2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
Record16–1 (4–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ebony Gilliam
  • Ebony Haliburton
  • Staci Gregorio
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum
2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Kansas State40 1.000161  .941
Iowa State40 1.000114  .733
No. 10 Texas31 .750161  .941
No. 4 Baylor31 .750141  .933
Oklahoma State31 .750105  .667
Oklahoma31 .75096  .600
No. 24 West Virginia22 .500132  .867
Texas Tech22 .500134  .765
TCU13 .250143  .824
Houston13 .250105  .667
Cincinnati13 .25096  .600
Kansas13 .25087  .533
BYU04 .000107  .588
UCF04 .00095  .643
† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner
As of January 11, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represents Kansas State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by tenth-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They play their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas, and are members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

They finished the season 19–17, 5–13 in Big 12 play and finished ninth in the conference. As the ninth seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they played in the first round and beat the eighth seed Texas Tech 79–69, but were defeated by the number one seed Texas in the Quarterfinals by a score of 42–60. The Wildcats earned an at-large bid to the WNIT.[1] The Wildcats first round opponent was against Wichita State and beat them 90–56. In the second round, they played against Wyoming and beat them 71–55 to reach the Super 16 of the WNIT. In the Super 16, the Wildcats would lose to Washington 48–55.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Kansas State Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Sarah Shematsi1F6'2"GS SeniorAnnecy, FranceGraduated
Mimi Gatewood23G5'6"FreshmanGlenn Heights, TXTransferred to Stephen F. Austin
Emilee Ebert24G6'0"SeniorFrankfort, KSGraduated
Taylor Lauterbach41C6'7"JuniorAppleton, WITransferred to Virginia

Incoming

Kansas State Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Zyanna Walker1G5'8"Redshirt FreshmanWichita, KSLouisville
Imani Lester32F6'3"SophomoreRaleigh, NCLouisville

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Zyanna Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrWichita Heights High School
Louisville
Wichita, KS
G 2 Ka'Mia Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrDeSoto High School Lancaster, TX
G 3 Jaelyn Glenn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrThe Barstow School Kansas City, MO
G 4 Serena Sundell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrMaryville Maryville, MO
G 5 Brylee Glenn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrThe Barstow School Kansas City, MO
G 10 Mikayla Parks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoNorman High School Norman, OK
G 11 Taryn Sides 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrPhillipsburg High School Phillipsburg, KS
G 12 Gabby Gregory 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GSHolland Hall School
Oklahoma
Tulsa, OK
G 14 Rebekah Dallinger 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrNarrabeen Sports High School
Miles Community College
Sydney, Australia
C 15 Heavenly Greer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrGanesha High School
Oklahoma
Phoenix, AZ
F 21 Eliza Maupin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoWebster Groves High School Webster Groves, MO
F 30 Gisela Sanchez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SoSegle XXI
Arizona
Barcelona, Spain
F 32 Imani Lester 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS FrNorth Raleigh Christian Academy
Louisville
Raleigh, NC
F 35 Alexis Hess 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrFleetwood Area High School Blandon, PA
C 50 Ayoka Lee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SrByron Byron, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ebony Gilliam (TCU)
  • Ebony Haliburton (Oral Roberts)
  • Staci Gregorio (San Diego Mesa College)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:[3][4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Pittsburg State W 79–65 
Bramlage Coliseum (2,919)
Manhattan, KS
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Presbyterian W 69–35  1–0
Bramlage Coliseum (2,868)
Manhattan, KS
November 11, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Little Rock W 77–39  2–0
Jack Stephens Center (756)
Little Rock, AR
November 16, 2023*
7:30 pm, FS1
at No. 2 Iowa W 65–58  3–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
November 19, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Wisconsin W 75–57  4–0
Bramlage Coliseum (5,424)
Manhattan, KS
November 24, 2023*
10:00 am, FloHoops
No. 16 vs. Western Kentucky
Gulf Coast Showcase First Round
W 77–61  5–0
Hertz Arena (312)
Estero, FL
November 25, 2023*
4:00 pm, FloHoops
No. 16 vs. No. 18 North Carolina
Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals
W 63–56  6–0
Hertz Arena (2,207)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FloHoops
No. 16 vs. No. 5 Iowa
Gulf Coast Showcase Championship
L 70–77  6–1
Hertz Arena (3,007)
Estero, FL
December 1, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
No. 14 Jackson State W 79–37  7–1
Bramlage Coliseum (3,236)
Manhattan, KS
December 6, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
No. 13 McNeese W 101–39  8–1
Bramlage Coliseum (3,245)
Manhattan, KS
December 9, 2023*
5:00 pm
No. 13 vs. Missouri
Bill Snyder Classic
W 84–56  9–1
Civic Arena (3,500)
St. Joseph, MO
December 16, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 12т North Florida W 79–53  10–1
Bramlage Coliseum (3,419)
Manhattan, KS
December 18, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
No. 12 Oral Roberts W 102–59  11–1
Bramlage Coliseum (2,935)
Manhattan, KS
December 20, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
No. 12 Southern W 84–52  12–1
Bramlage Coliseum (3,191)
Manhattan, KS
Conference regular season
December 30, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 11 at Cincinnati W 66–41  13–1
(1–0)
Fifth Third Arena (1,472)
Cincinnati, OH
January 3, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
No. 11 Houston W 72–38  14–1
(2–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,397)
Manhattan, KS
January 6, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 11 at UCF W 72–56  15–1
(3–0)
Addition Financial Arena (1,154)
Orlando, FL
January 10, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 12 Oklahoma W 74–57  16–1
(4–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,889)
Manhattan, KS
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 12 No. 10 Texas Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
January 17, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at TCU Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
January 20, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
January 22, 2024
7:30 pm, FS1
at Baylor Foster Pavilion 
Waco, TX
January 27, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
BYU Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
January 31, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 4, 2024
1:00 pm, FS1
at Texas Moody Center 
Austin, TX
February 10, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Oklahoma State Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
February 14, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Iowa State Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 17, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
UCF Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
February 21, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
West Virginia Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
February 25, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at Kansas Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 28, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Iowa State Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas Tech United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 7-12, 2024
TBD
vs. TBD T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.
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References

  1. "Kansas, Kansas State, Mizzou women receive WNIT bid". fox4kc.com. March 12, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  2. "K-State Falls at Washington in WNIT Super 16". kstatesports.com. March 25, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  3. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". kstatesports.com. November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  4. "Kansas State Wildcats Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
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