2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	12–20 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach	Doug Bruno (38th season)
Associate head coach	Jill M. Pizzotti
Assistant coaches	Ashton Millender Bradley Bruno
Home arena	Wintrust Arena

2023–24 Big East women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 UConn †	18	–	0		1.000			33	–	6		.846
No. 23 Creighton	15	–	3		.833			26	–	6		.813
St. John's	11	–	7		.611			18	–	15		.545
Villanova	11	–	7		.611			22	–	13		.629
Marquette	11	–	7		.611			23	–	9		.719
Georgetown	9	–	9		.500			23	–	12		.657
Seton Hall	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Butler	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
Providence	6	–	12		.333			13	–	21		.382
DePaul	4	–	14		.222			12	–	20		.375
Xavier	0	–	18		.000			1	–	27		.036
† 2024 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons were led by thirty-eighth year head coach Doug Bruno and played their home games at the Wintrust Arena as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the season 16–17, 8–12 in Big East play to finish in seventh place. As a No. 7 seed, they defeated Providence in the first round of the Big East women's tournament before losing to Villanova in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

DePaul Departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Tara Daye	0	G	5'10"	Freshman	Newark, NJ	Transferred to St. John's
Keke Rimmer	1	G	5'10"	Senior	Maywood, IL	Graduate transferred to UIC
Madisen Wardell	5	G/F	6'0"	Freshman	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Central Michigan
Kierra Collier	11	G	5'6"	Senior	Lee Summit, MO	Graduated
Nazlah Morrow	15	F	6'1"	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Zaria Hurston	20	F	5'10"	Freshman	Decatur, GA	Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Darrione Rogers	21	G	5'11"	Junior	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Mississippi State
Aneesah Morrow	24	F	6'1"	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Transferred to LSU
Kendall Holmes	35	G	5'11"	Junior	Plainfield, IL	Transferred to South Dakota

Incoming transfers

DePaul Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Katlyn Gilbert	0	G	5'10"	GS Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Missouri
Brynn Masikewich	5	F	6'3"	GS Senior	Calgary, AL	UCLA
Michelle Sidor	23	G	5'8"	GS Senior	Upper Saddle River, NJ	Michigan
Kate Clarke	25	G	6'1"	Sophomore	Carmel, IN	Michigan

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Katlyn Gilbert 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Heritage Christian Missouri Indianapolis, IN G 2 Grace Carstensen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Nazareth Academy Hinsdale, IL G/F 3 Charlece Ohiaeri 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Centennial Las Vegas, NV F 5 Brynn Masikewich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Lincoln Prep UCLA Calgary, AB G 10 Haley Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Rice Memorial Burlington, VT G 11 Sumer Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr King's Christian Toronto, ON G 12 Jade Edwards 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Latin American Chicago, IL G 13 Maeve McErlane 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Notre Dame Philadelphia, PA G 20 Shakara McCline 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr East St. Louis East St. Louis, IL G 22 Anaya Peoples 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Schlarman Academy Notre Dame Danville, IL G 23 Michelle Sidor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Saddle River Day Michigan Upper Saddle River, NJ G 25 Kate Clarke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Carmel Michigan Carmel, IN F 33 Jorie Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS North Lawrence Indiana Bedford, IN	Head coach Doug Bruno (DePaul) Assistant coach(es) Jill M. Pizzotti (Southeast Missouri State) Ashton Millender (DePaul) Bradley Bruno (DePaul) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Source:^[1]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 15, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 3 Iowa Crossover at Kinnick	L 72–94		19 – Peoples	7 – Tied	4 – McErlane	Kinnick Stadium (55,646) Iowa City, IA
October 29, 2023* 4:00 p.m.		Lewis	W 68–45		20 – Peoples	16 – Peoples	5 – McErlane	Wintrust Arena (886) Chicago, IL
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		Western Michigan	W 77–53	1–0	20 – Peoples	13 – Peoples	5 – McErlane	Wintrust Arena (1,111) Chicago, IL
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		Stonehill	W 99–52	2–0	20 – Peoples	10 – Gilbert	5 – Gilbert	Wintrust Arena (849) Chicago, IL
November 12, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 17 Louisville	L 74–81	2–1	32 – Clarke	8 – Peoples	4 – Tied	KFC Yum! Center (7,456) Louisville, KY
November 18, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. South Dakota Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	L 71–83	2–2	22 – Peoples	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Imperial Arena (422) Nassau, Bahamas
November 19, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Middle Tennessee Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round	L 69–71	2–3	18 – Peoples	6 – Tied	5 – McErlane	Imperial Arena (400) Nassau, Bahamas
November 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Howard Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game	W 85–62	3–3	21 – Peoples	13 – Peoples	6 – Gilbert	Imperial Arena (257) Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., Marquee		Loyola–Chicago	W 99–52	4–3	29 – Peoples	7 – Allen	8 – Peoples	Wintrust Arena (1,469) Chicago, IL
November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Michigan State	L 64–102	4–4	18 – Peoples	7 – Allen	3 – Peoples	Wintrust Arena (1,174) Chicago, IL
December 5, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloSports		Green Bay	W 68–64	5–4	22 – Peoples	9 – Peoples	5 – Tied	Wintrust Arena (6,057) Chicago, IL
December 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Miami (FL)	L 70–75	5–5	18 – Peoples	9 – Tied	3 – Tied	Watsco Center (2,172) Coral Gables, FL
December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Marquee		Northwestern	W 90–65	6–5	21 – Peoples	8 – Allen	7 – Peoples	Wintrust Arena (1,050) Chicago, IL
December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloSports		Alabama State	W 98–69	7–5	26 – McErlane	10 – Peoples	4 – Tied	Wintrust Arena (1,278) Chicago, IL
December 20, 2023 11:00 a.m., FloSports		at Xavier	W 70–55	8–5 (1–0)	15 – Peoples	8 – Gilbert	4 – Tied	Cintas Center (326) Cincinnati, OH
December 28, 2023* 6:00 p.m., FloSports		Alcorn State	W 77–39	9–5	13 – McCline	8 – Walker	5 – Sidor	Wintrust Arena (1,183) Chicago, IL
December 31, 2023 4:00 p.m., FloSports		Georgetown	L 62–66	9–6 (1–1)	21 – Peoples	10 – Allen	8 – Allen	Wintrust Arena (1,167) Chicago, IL
January 3, 2024 10:00 a.m., FloSports		at Providence	L 65–72	9–7 (1–2)	25 – Gilbert	6 – Allen	2 – Tied	Alumni Hall (1,263) Providence, RI
January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., FS1		No. 21 Creighton	L 68–75	9–8 (1–3)	22 – Allen	10 – Allen	5 – Peoples	Wintrust Arena (1,404) Chicago, IL
January 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at No. 23 Marquette	L 47–78	9–9 (1–4)	13 – McCline	6 – Tied	3 – Allen	Al McGuire Center (1,830) Milwaukee, WI
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports		Xavier	W 79–47	10–9 (2–4)	19 – Sidor	10 – Peoples	5 – Peoples	Wintrust Arena (854) Chicago, IL
January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., SNY		at No. 9 UConn	L 51–88	10–10 (2–5)	15 – McErlane	9 – Peoples	4 – Allen	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports		St. John's	L 77–83 ^2OT	10–11 (2–6)	37 – Peoples	16 – Peoples	4 – Allen	Wintrust Arena (994) Chicago, IL
January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., FS1		Villanova	L 64–95	10–12 (2–7)	12 – Gilbert	5 – Peoples	3 – Gilbert	Wintrust Arena (1,555) Chicago, IL
January 31, 2024 6:00 p.m., FloSports		at Butler	W 67–57	11–12 (3–7)	24 – Peoples	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Hinkle Fieldhouse (808) Indianapolis, IN
February 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloSports		at Georgetown	L 42–44	11–13 (3–8)	10 – Peoples	9 – Peoples	3 – Tied	McDonough Gymnasium (738) Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports		Providence	W 84–72	12–13 (4–8)	28 – Peoples	8 – Allen	3 – Peoples	Wintrust Arena (1,125) Chicago, IL
February 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., FloSports		at No. 21 Creighton	L 59–88	12–14 (4–9)	17 – Peoples	9 – Peoples	3 – Tied	D. J. Sokol Arena (2,102) Omaha, NE
February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports		Marquette	L 58–69	12–15 (4–10)	18 – Allen	12 – Peoples	5 – Gilbert	Wintrust Arena (1,029) Chicago, IL
February 17, 2024 12:00 p.m., FloSports		at Seton Hall	L 78–91	12–16 (4–11)	25 – Peoples	10 – Peoples	8 – Peoples	Walsh Gymnasium (1,065) South Orange, NJ
February 25, 2024 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		No. 15 UConn	L 67–104	12–17 (4–12)	24 – Clarke	10 – Gilbert	9 – McErlane	Wintrust Arena (5,477) Chicago, IL
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports		Butler	L 70–73	12–18 (4–13)	20 – Allen	17 – Gilbert	9 – McErlane	Wintrust Arena (1,154) Chicago, IL
March 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., FS1		at Villanova	L 66–68	12–19 (4–14)	14 – Tied	12 – Allen	4 – Gilbert	Finneran Pavilion (2,619) Villanova, PA
Big East Women's Tournament
March 8, 2024 12:30 p.m., FloSports	(10)	vs. (7) Seton Hall First Round	L 64–71	12–20	18 – Tied	9 – Allen	5 – McErlane	Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—												Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.

See also

• 2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

References

1. "2023–24 DePaul Women's Basketball Schedule". depaulbluedemons.com. DePaul University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2023.