2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	10–5 (2–2 ACC)
Head coach	Kara Lawson (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Tia Jackson; Karen Lange; Karen Middleton; Pierre Miller;
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium

2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Virginia Tech	4	–	0	1.000	13	–	2	.867
No. 15 Louisville	3	–	0	1.000	14	–	2	.875
No. 21 Florida State	4	–	1	.800	13	–	4	.765
No. 6 NC State	3	–	1	.750	15	–	1	.938
Syracuse	3	–	1	.750	13	–	2	.867
Georgia Tech	3	–	1	.750	12	–	4	.750
No. 20 North Carolina	3	–	1	.750	11	–	5	.688
No. 18 Notre Dame	2	–	2	.500	11	–	3	.786
Duke	2	–	2	.500	10	–	5	.667
Miami (FL)	1	–	3	.250	11	–	4	.733
Boston College	1	–	3	.250	9	–	8	.529
Clemson	1	–	3	.250	8	–	8	.500
Virginia	0	–	4	.000	8	–	7	.533
Pittsburgh	0	–	4	.000	6	–	11	.353
Wake Forest	0	–	4	.000	4	–	12	.250

† 2024 ACC tournament winner As of January 12, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team will represent Duke University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils will be led by fourth year head coach Kara Lawson and play their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the season 26–7 overall and 14–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated rivals seventh seeded North Carolina before falling to eventual champions and third seed Virginia Tech in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the third seed in the Seattle 4 Region. They defeated fourteen seed Iona in the first round before being upset by sixth seed Colorado in the second round, in overtime, to end their season.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Celeste Taylor	0	G	5'11"	Senior	Valley Stream, New York	Graduated, transferred to Ohio State^[1]
Elizabeth Balogun	4	G/F	6'1"	Senior	Lagos, Nigeria	Graduated
Taya Corosdale	5	G/F	6'3"	Graduate Student	Bothell, Washington	Graduated
Jordyn Oliver	11	G	5'10"	Junior	Prosper, Texas	Graduated, transferred to Vanderbilt^[2]
Lee Volker	13	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Purcellville, Virginia	Transferred to Marquette^[3]
Shay Bollin	21	F	6'3"	Freshman	Raynham, Massachusetts	Transferred to Illinois^[4]
Imani Lewis	22	F	6'1"	Graduate Student	Willingboro, New Jersey	Graduated
Shayeann Day-Wilson	30	G	5'6"	Sophomore	Toronto, Canada	Transferred to Miami (FL)^[5]
Bo Shaffer	32	G	5'7"	Graduate Student	Lakewood, Colorado	Graduated
Jiselle Havas	33	G	5'10"	Graduate Student	Windermere, Florida	Graduated
Mia Heide	42	F	6'3"	Graduate Student	Austin, Texas	Graduated
Emma Schmidt	45	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Waukee, Iowa	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Camilla Emsbo	21	F	6'5"	Graduate Student	Lakewood, Colorado	Yale^[6]

Recruiting Class

Source:^[7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Jadyn Donovan G/F	Washington, D.C.	Sidwell Friends	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Jadyn Donovan G/F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Oluchi Okananwa G	Boston, Massachusetts	Worcester Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Oluchi Okananwa G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
Delaney Thomas F	Charles Town, West Virginia	St. John's College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Delaney Thomas F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
Jordan Wood F	Chicago, Illinois	Carmel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Jordan Wood F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2023–24 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Vanessa de Jesus	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Sierra Canyon	Valencia, CA
G	3	Ashlon Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Hardin-Jefferson	China, TX
G/F	4	Jadyn Donovan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Sidwell Friends	Washington, D.C.
G	5	Oluchi Okananwa	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Worcester Academy	Boston, MA
F	12	Delaney Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	St. John's College	Charles Town, WV
F	13	Jordan Wood	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Carmel	Chicago, IL
G	15	Emma Koabel	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Niagara Prep	Port Colborne, ON
F	21	Camilla Emsbo	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	GS	Lakewood Yale	Lakewood, CO
G	22	Taina Mair	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Brooks School Boston College	Boston, MA
G	24	Reigan Richardson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Cannon School Georgia	Charlotte, NC
C	42	Kennedy Brown	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Sr	Derby Oregon State	Derby, KS

Head coach

Kara Lawson (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Tia Jackson (Iowa)
Karen Lange (Iowa)
Karen Middleton (South Carolina)
Pierre Miller (Presbyterian)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2023

Schedule

Source:^[8]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2023* 1:00 p.m.	Wingate	W 106–33	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,078) Durham, NC
November 12, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX	USA Basketball	L 58–87	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,357) Durham, NC
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX	Richmond	W 83–53	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,864) Durham, NC
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Coastal Carolina	W 88–42	2–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,027) Durham, NC
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Columbia	W 66–62	3–0	Levien Gymnasium (2,027) New York, NY
November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Davidson	L 62–69	3–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,083) Durham, NC
November 19, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ABC	at No. 6 Stanford	L 79–82 ^OT	3–2	Maples Pavilion (4,236) Stanford, CA
November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	North Carolina Central	W 93–45	4–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,211) Durham, NC
November 30, 2023* 5:00 p.m., SECN	at Georgia ACC–SEC Challenge	W 72–65 ^OT	5–2	Stegeman Coliseum (2,446) Athens, GA
December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ABC	No. 1 South Carolina Jimmy V Classic	L 61–77	5–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,607) Durham, NC
December 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Clemson	L 64–80	5–4 (0–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum (910) Clemson, SC
December 10, 2023* 23:00 p.m., ACCN	Florida Gulf Coast	W 82–63	6–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,573) Durham, NC
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Toledo	W 70–45	7–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,482) Durham, NC
December 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Coppin State	W 68–34	8–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,808) Durham, NC
December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Boston College	W 80–75	9–4 (1–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,898) Durham, NC
January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at No. 17 Louisville	L 44–61	9–5 (1–2)	KFC Yum! Center (7,789) Louisville, KY
January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW	at Virginia	W 60–56	10–5 (2–2)	John Paul Jones Arena (5,041) Charlottesville, VA
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Georgia Tech			Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 18, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Virginia Tech			Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN	at NC State Rivalry			Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Florida State			Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN	at Miami (FL)			Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Pittsburgh			Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Wake Forest			Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN	North Carolina Rivalry			Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 15, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia Tech			Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	Notre Dame			Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Syracuse			JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
February 25, 2024 5:30 p.m., ACCN	NC State Rivalry			Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Virginia			Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
March 3, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN2	at North Carolina Rivalry			Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
	vs.			Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR										N/A
Coaches	19	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked in previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References

↑ Philippou, Alexa (April 20, 2023). "Former Duke star Celeste Taylor transferring to Ohio State". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
↑ "Jordyn Oliver to Join Dores". vucommodores.com. Vanderbilt Athletics. May 4, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
↑ "WBB Announces Addition of Transfer Lee Volker". gomarquette.com. Marquette Athletics. May 23, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
↑ "Illinois Women's Basketball Adds Sophomore Transfer Shay Bollin". fightingillini.com. University of Illinois Athletics. April 25, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
↑ "Canada's Shayeann Day-Wilson announces transfer to University of Miami". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. April 23, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
↑ Creme, Charlie (September 26, 2023). "How the top transfers will impact women's college basketball". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
↑ "Duke Blue Devils". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
↑ "Women's Basketball 2023-24 Schedule/Results". goduke.com. Duke Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

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[1] Philippou, Alexa (April 20, 2023). "Former Duke star Celeste Taylor transferring to Ohio State". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

[2] "Jordyn Oliver to Join Dores". vucommodores.com. Vanderbilt Athletics. May 4, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[3] "WBB Announces Addition of Transfer Lee Volker". gomarquette.com. Marquette Athletics. May 23, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[4] "Illinois Women's Basketball Adds Sophomore Transfer Shay Bollin". fightingillini.com. University of Illinois Athletics. April 25, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[5] "Canada's Shayeann Day-Wilson announces transfer to University of Miami". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. April 23, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[6] Creme, Charlie (September 26, 2023). "How the top transfers will impact women's college basketball". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[7] "Duke Blue Devils". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

[8] "Women's Basketball 2023-24 Schedule/Results". goduke.com. Duke Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

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Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
Venues	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1975–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina (Carlyle Cup)
Culture & lore	"Blue and White" "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics