2023–24 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season
2023–24 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 20
Record24–8 (13–5 ACC)
Head coach
  • Felisha Legette-Jack (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Khyreed Carter
  • Sue Ludwig
  • Kristen Sharkey
Home arenaJMA Wireless Dome
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Virginia Tech 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
No. 4 NC State 13 – 5   .722 31 – 7   .816
No. 20 Syracuse 13 – 5   .722 24 – 8   .750
No. 11 Notre Dame † 13 – 5   .722 28 – 7   .800
Louisville 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Florida State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
No. 17 Duke 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
North Carolina 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Miami (FL) 8 – 10   .444 19 – 12   .613
Georgia Tech 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Virginia 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Clemson 5 – 13   .278 12 – 19   .387
Boston College 5 – 13   .278 14 – 19   .424
Wake Forest 2 – 16   .111 7 – 25   .219
Pittsburgh 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† 2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange were led by second-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. The Orange were tenth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York.

The Orange started the season with three straight wins before losing to number 20 Maryland. That would be their final loss of the non-conference regular season as they won the South Point Shootout and defeated Alabama in their ACC–SEC Challenge game. They finished the non-conference regular season 10–1. The began the ACC regular season with a win over number 13 Notre Dame and became ranked for the first time during the season at number 25. They lost their first game after becoming ranked to North Carolina. They fell out of the rankings after that, but then they won seven straight games to return to the rankings. The seven game winning streak included wins over number 15 Florida State and a second win over then number 15 Notre Dame. They then lost two straight games against number 19 Virginia Tech and number 16 Louisville. The Orange then won five straight games including avenging their earlier loss against Louisville. They finished the season only winning one of their last three games, with the final game of the season being an overtime loss to number 12 NC State.

The Orange finished the season 24–8 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they were upset by sixth seed Florida State. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking their first appearance since 2021. As the sixth seed in the Portland 3 they defeated eleventh seed Arizona in the First Round before losing to third seed Connecticut in the Second Round to end their season.

Previous season

Prior to the season beginning Felisha Legette-Jack was announced as the head coach at Syracuse.[1] She took over from interim head coach Von Read.

The Orange finished the season 20–13 overall and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, the received a bye to the Second Round, where they lost to NC State. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. The Orange defeated Kent State in the First Round and Seton Hall in the Second Round before losing to Columbia in the Super 16 to end their season.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Olivia Owens 00 F 6'4" Graduate Student Albany, New York Graduated
Nyah Wilson 3 G 5'8" Sophomore Dallas, Texas Transferred to New Mexico[2]
Teisha Hyman 4 G 5'8" Redshirt Junior White Plains, New York Transferred to Rhode Island[3]
Ava Irvin 10 G 5'8" Junior Atlanta, Georgia Graduated
Asia Strong 15 F 6'2" Graduate Student South Bend, Indiana Graduated
Dariauna Lewis 24 F 6'1" Graduate Student Omaha, Nebraska Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Dominique Camp 24 G 5'8" Graduate Student Dayton, Ohio Akron[4]
Izabel Varejão 34 C 6'4" Graduate Student Vitória, Brazil Michigan[5]

Recruiting Class

Source:[6]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alyssa Latham
F 		Glenwood, Illinois Homewood-Flossmoor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Sophie Burrows
G 		Victoria, Australia Viewbank College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Marilena Triantafylli
C 		Athens, Greece 2nd GEL of Agia Paraskevi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kennedi Perkins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL
G 2 Dyaisha Fair 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS Edison Tech
Buffalo 		Rochester, NY
G 4 Sophie Burrows 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Viewbank College Victoria, Australia
G 5 Georgia Woolley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr St Paul's School
Buffalo 		Brisbane, Australia
G 11 Lexi McNabb 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Lincoln Prep Chandler, AZ
G 12 Cheyenne McEvans 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Southfield A&T
Buffalo 		Southfield, MI
C 15 Marilena Triantafylli 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr 2nd GEL of Agia Paraskevi Athens, Greece
F 22 Kyra Wood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr City Honors
Temple 		Buffalo, NY
F 23 Alyssa Latham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Homewood-Flossmoor Glenwood, IL
G 24 Dominique Camp 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Lakota West
Akron 		Dayton, OH
G 25 Alaina Rice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS IMG Academy
Auburn 		Rockledge, FL
C 34 Izabel Varejão 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GS Neuse Christian Academy
Michigan 		Vitória, Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 20, 2023

Schedule

Source:[7]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Saint Rose W 77–73  –
 JMA Wireless Dome (187)
Syracuse, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Lafayette W 75–41  1–0
 JMA Wireless Dome (1,162)
Syracuse, NY
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Central Connecticut W 101–53  2–0
 JMA Wireless Dome (1,494)
Syracuse, NY
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Coppin State W 80–47  3–0
 JMA Wireless Dome (1,085)
Syracuse, NY
November 19, 2023*
12:00 p.m., BTN 		at No. 20 Maryland L 81–83  3–1
 Xfinity Center (7,090)
College Park, MD
November 24, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Northern Iowa
South Point Shootout 		W 71–54  4–1
 South Point Casino 
Las Vegas, NV
November 25, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Iowa State
South Point Shootout 		W 81–69  5–1
 South Point Casino 
Las Vegas, NV
November 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Alabama
ACC–SEC Challenge 		W 79–73  6–1
 JMA Wireless Dome (1,819)
Syracuse, NY
December 4, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Northeastern W 79–57  7–1
 JMA Wireless Dome (1,077)
Syracuse, NY
December 9, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Ohio W 82–62  8–1
 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
December 18, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Cornell W 78–71  9–1
 JMA Wireless Dome (1,772)
Syracuse, NY
December 21, 2023*
10:30 a.m., ACCNX 		Saint Francis W 85–43  10–1
 JMA Wireless Dome (9,109)
Syracuse, NY
ACC regular season
December 31, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 13 Notre Dame W 86–81  11–1
(1–0) 		JMA Wireless Dome (2,755)
Syracuse, NY
January 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 25 at North Carolina L 51–75  11–2
(1–1) 		Carmichael Arena (2,006)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 7, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 25 Boston College W 71–64  12–2
(2–1) 		JMA Wireless Dome (1,811)
Syracuse, NY
January 11, 2024
11:30 a.m., ACCNX 		at Wake Forest W 77–56  13–2
(3–1) 		LJVM Coliseum (6,374)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 14, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Clemson W 83–82  14–2
(4–1) 		JMA Wireless Dome (3,044)
Syracuse, NY
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 15 Florida State W 79–73  15–2
(5–1) 		JMA Wireless Dome (2,533)
Syracuse, NY
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Pittsburgh W 72–59  16–2
(6–1) 		Peterson Events Center (1,555)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 22 at No. 15 Notre Dame W 79–65  17–2
(7–1) 		Purcell Pavilion (5,512)
Notre Dame, IN
January 28, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 22 No. 19 Virginia Tech L 62–75  17–3
(7–2) 		JMA Wireless Dome (6,003)
Syracuse, NY
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 21 at No. 16 Louisville L 69–81  17–4
(7–3) 		KFC Yum! Center (8,254)
Louisville, KY
February 4, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 21 at Boston College W 75–63  18–4
(8–3) 		Conte Forum (1,836)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 23 Georgia Tech W 62–59  19–4
(9–3) 		JMA Wireless Dome (2,603)
Syracuse, NY
February 11, 2024
12:00 p.m., The CW 		No. 23 No. 15 Louisville W 73–72  20–4
(10–3) 		JMA Wireless Dome (3,912)
Syracuse, NY
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 19 at Miami (FL) W 71–60  21–4
(11–3) 		Watsco Center (2,310)
Coral Gables, FL
February 18, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 19 at Virginia W 85–79  22–4
(12–3) 		John Paul Jones Arena (6,619)
Charlottesville, VA
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 17 Duke L 45–58  22–5
(12–4) 		JMA Wireless Dome (3,480)
Syracuse, NY
February 25, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 17 Pittsburgh W 63–53  23–5
(13–4) 		JMA Wireless Dome (4,178)
Syracuse, NY
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 19 at No. 12 NC State L 71–75 OT 23–6
(13–5) 		Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
ACC tournament
March 8, 2024
7:30 p.m., ACCN 		(3) No. 20 vs. (6) Florida State
Quarterfinals 		L 65–78  23–7
 Greensboro Coliseum (7,720)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 23, 2024*
3:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(6 P3) No. 22 vs. (11 P3) Arizona
First Round 		W 74–69  24–7
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299)
Storrs, CT
March 25, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		(6 P3) No. 22 at (3 P3) No. 10 UConn
Second Round/Rivalry 		L 64–72  24–8
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P3=Portland 3.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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20		 Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 25 RV RV 22 21 23 19 17 19 20 22 22 20
Coaches NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 22 23 23 20 17 19 20 23 23 23
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked in previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

2024 WNBA Draft

Player Team Round Pick # Position
United States Dyaisha Fair Las Vegas Aces 2 16 PG

References

  1. ^ Jackson, Wilton (26 March 2022). "Syracuse Hires Program Legend As New Women's Basketball Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ Weiss, Allison (May 1, 2023). "Lobos Add Nyah Wilson". golobos.com. University of New Mexico Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Reiss Adds Syracuse Transfer Teisha Hyman". gorhody.com. University of Rhode Island Athletics. April 19, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Orange Welcome Dominique Camp for 2023-24 Season". cuse.com. University of Syracuse Athletics. April 5, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Orange Add Michigan Transfer Izabel Varejão". cuse.com. University of Syracuse Athletics. May 23, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "Syracuse Orange". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
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