2023–24 Utah Utes women's basketball team explained

The 2023–24 Utah Utes women's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, led by ninth year head coach Lynne Roberts, played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference.^[1]

This is also the last season that Utah will play in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Big 12 Conference.^[2]

Previous season

The Utes finished the season with a record of 27–5, and a 15–3 record in Pac-12 play to win a share of the Pac-12 Regular Season championship with Stanford.^[3] They lost in the Quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament to Washington State.^{[4] [5]} They got an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a #2 seed in the Greenville Regional 2 where they defeat Gardner–Webb in the First Round,^[6] Princeton in the Second Round^[7] to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2006,^[8] where they lost to the National Champion LSU.^[9]

Offseason

Departures

Utah Departures

style=	Name	style=	Num	style=	Pos.	style=	Height	style=	Year	style=	Hometown	style= class=unsortable	Reason for Departure
Naya Ojukwu	13	G	6'0"	Freshman		Transferred to Gonzaga[10]
Teya Sidberry	32	F	6'1"	Freshman		Transferred to Boston College[11]
Peyton McFarland	42	F	6'4"	Junior		Transferred to Houston[12]
Kelsey Rees	53	F	6'5"	Sophomore		Transferred to Oregon State[13]

Incoming

Utah Incoming Transfers

style=	Name	style=	Num	style=	Pos.	style=	Height	style=	Year	style=	Hometown	style=	Previous School
Alyssa Blanck	15	F	6'2"	Freshman		BYU[14]
Maty Wilke	23	G	5'10"	Sophomore		Wisconsin[15]
Sam Crispe	44	F	6'2"	Sophomore		Boston University[16]

Recruiting class of 2024

Schedule and results

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See also

• 2023–24 Utah Utes men's basketball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-08-05 . The Big 12 announced the additions of Utah, Arizona and Arizona State on Friday evening shortly following the University of Utah’s Board of Trustees voting unanimously for the school to join the Big 12 Conference. . 2024-11-15 . Deseret News . en.
2. Web site: 2023-08-05 . The Big 12 announced the additions of Utah, Arizona and Arizona State on Friday evening shortly following the University of Utah’s Board of Trustees voting unanimously for the school to join the Big 12 Conference. . 2024-11-15 . Deseret News . en.
3. Web site: Pac-12 Women's Basketball Record Book (through 2023-24 season) (PDF) - Pac-12 Conference . 2024-11-15 . pac-12.com . 45 . en.
4. Web site: Pac-12 Women's Basketball Record Book (through 2023-24 season) (PDF) - Pac-12 Conference . 2024-11-15 . pac-12.com . 58 . en.
5. Web site: Washington State 66-58 Utah (Mar 2, 2023) Box Score . 2024-11-15 . ESPN . en.
6. Web site: Utah 103-77 Gardner-Webb (Mar 17, 2023) Box Score . 2024-11-15 . ESPN . en.
7. Web site: Utah 63-56 Princeton (Mar 19, 2023) Box Score . 2024-11-15 . ESPN . en.
8. Web site: 2023-03-20 . Utes dance into the Sweet 16 after holding off upset-minded Princeton . 2024-11-15 . Deseret News . en . No. 2-seeded Utes are headed to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2006.
9. Web site: LSU 66-63 Utah (Mar 24, 2023) Box Score . 2024-11-15 . ESPN . en.
10. Web site: 2023-04-21 . WBB: Zags Add Utah Transfer Naya Ojukwu . 2024-11-15 . Gonzaga University Athletics . en.
11. Web site: 2023-05-04 . Women's Basketball Announces Two Additions to Roster . 2024-11-15 . Boston College Athletics . en.
12. Web site: Peyton McFarland, 6'4" transfer from Utah, signs with Houston Cougars Women's Basketball . 2024-11-15 . www.thehrr.com.
13. Web site: Oregonian/OregonLive . Nick Daschel The . 2023-05-22 . Oregon State adds to its women’s basketball roster, lands Utah transfer post Kelsey Rees . 2024-11-15 . oregonlive . en.
14. Web site: Ireland . Kyle . 2023-04-13 . Former Olympus Titans Standout Transfers From BYU To Utah . 2024-11-15 . KSL Sports . en-us.
15. Web site: 2023-04-21 . Utah WBB Announces Newcomer Maty Wilke . 2024-11-15 . University of Utah Athletics . en.
16. Web site: Lynne Roberts talks staying at Utah, transfers in and out of the program, NIL, and the new standard of the Final Four . 2024-11-15 . The Salt Lake Tribune . en-US.
17. Web site: 2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule. University of Utah Athletics. utahutes.com. November 22, 2023.