2023–24 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

The 2023–24 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fifth year head coach Kim McNeill, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were ninth year members of the American Athletic Conference.

2023–24 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record19–14 (9–9 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cory McNeill
  • Tamoria Holmes
  • Jeff Williams
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tulsa 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
North Texas 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Temple 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
UTSA 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
South Florida 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Charlotte 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
UAB 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
Memphis 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
East Carolina 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Rice 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
SMU 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Florida Atlantic 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Wichita State 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
Tulane 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
2024 AAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Pirates finished the 2022–23 season 23–10, 11–5 in AAC play to finish in third place. They won the American Athletic Conference women's tournament, as a result they received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2007. They lost in the first round to Texas.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Alexsia Rose 0 G 5'7" Junior Bloomfield, CT Transferred to UMass
Paige Lyons 2 G 5'7" Sophomore Norcross, GA Transferred to Wagner
Xianna Josephs 3 G 6'0" Senior Brampton, ON Graduated
Iycez Adams 20 F 5'11" Sophomore Kernsville, NC Transferred to Elon
Brittany Franklin 31 C 6'5" GS Senior Plymouth, NC Graduated
Tiara Chambers 33 F 6'3" GS Senior Portsmouth, VA Graduated
Samora Watson 55 G 5'6" Freshman League City, TX Transferred to Central Connecticut

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous
school
Taliyah Wyche 00 F 6'3" Junior Fort Lauderdale, FL Florida
Tatyana Wyche 3 F 6'2" Junior Fort Lauderdale, FL Florida

Recruiting

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Khia Miller
G
Woodbridge, MD Sidwell Friends School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 91
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:

  • "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023.

Media

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All Pirates home and road games will have a video stream on ESPN+.

Roster

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2023–24 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Taliyah Wyche 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr American Heritage School
Florida
Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 1 Micah Dennis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Cairine Wilson
Oklahoma State
Toronto, ON
F 2 Tatyana Wyche 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr American Heritage School
Florida
Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 3 Karina Gordon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas Hallandale Beach, FL
G 4 Synia Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Riverdale Baptist Waldorf, MD
G 5 Jayla Hearp 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Smithfield Hampton, VA
G 11 Khia Miller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Sidwell Friends School Woodbridge, VA
G/F 12 Morgan Moseley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Saint James School Centreville, MD
G 14 Bobbi Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Southeast Raleigh Garner, NC
F 15 Jaedyn Cook 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr John Marshall High School Richmond, VA
G/F 20 Jade Tillman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Good Counsel Rockville, MD
G 22 Danae McNeal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Swansea
Clemson
Swansea, SC
F 23 Amiya Joyner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Farmville Central Farmville, NC
G 24 Kimora Jenkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Millbrook
Georgia
Long Island, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at Elon W 68–37  1–0
 22  McNeal   10  Tat. Wyche   5  Johnson  Schar Center (692)
Elon, NC
November 9, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
USC Upstate W 105–35  2–0
 18  Joyner   8  Joyner   4  Dennis  Williams Arena (1,353)
Greenville, NC
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at VCU L 50–55  2–1
 18  McNeal   11  Joyner   4  Johnson  Siegel Center (549)
Richmond, VA
November 20, 2023*
1:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. No. 15 Ohio State
Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship
L 55–79  2–2
 14  Johnson   9  Joyner   4  Dennis  Baha Mar Convention Center (391)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2023*
11:00 a.m., FloSports
vs. Seton Hall
Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship
L 57–68  2–3
 17  McNeal   6  Dennis   3  Dennis  Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 29, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Hampton W 75–55  3–3
 31  McNeal   10  Tat. Wyche   7  Dennis  Williams Arena (6,166)
Greenville, NC
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Coppin State W 59–51  4–3
 17  Tied   7  Joyner   4  Dennis  Williams Arena (1,088)
Greenville, NC
December 4, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Maryland Eastern Shore W 72–57  5–3
 34  McNeal   10  Tat. Wyche   6  Dennis  Williams Arena (1,053)
Greenville, NC
December 18, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
George Mason W 65–44  6–3
 27  Joyner   16  Joyner   6  Dennis  Williams Arena (1,141)
Greenville, NC
December 21, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Charleston Southern W 75–46  7–3
 16  Gordon   11  Joyner   6  Joyner  Williams Arena (1,092)
Greenville, NC
December 30, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 South Carolina L 36–73  7–4
 10  Joyner   6  Tied   1  Tied  Williams Arena (5,717)
Greenville, NC
AAC regular season
January 2, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTSA W 82–54  8–4
(1–0)
 22  Gordon   13  Tat. Wyche   7  Gordon  Williams Arena (956)
Greenville, NC
January 6, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Memphis W 64–63  9–4
(2–0)
 17  McNeal   7  Joyner   4  McNeal  Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,315)
Memphis, TN
January 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UAB L 64–73  9–5
(2–1)
 18  McNeal   15  Joyner   3  Joyner  Williams Arena (1,114)
Greenville, NC
January 13, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tulane L 55–81  9–6
(2–2)
 12  McNeal   8  Joyner   2  Tat. Wyche  Devlin Fieldhouse (709)
New Orleans, LA
January 17, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Rice L 67–80  9–7
(2–3)
 19  McNeal   11  Joyner   8  Joyner  Williams Arena (5,552)
Greenville, NC
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
SMU W 68–61  10–7
(3–3)
 35  McNeal   8  Joyner   3  Tied  Williams Arena (1,259)
Greenville, NC
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic W 78–71  11–7
(4–3)
 30  McNeal   9  Joyner   2  McNeal  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (435)
Boca Raton, FL
January 28, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
at South Florida L 40–54  11–8
(4–4)
 25  McNeal   9  McNeal   1  Tied  Yuengling Center (2,984)
Tampa, FL
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tulsa W 56–48  12–8
(5–4)
 17  McNeal   6  Tied   4  Tied  Williams Arena (968)
Greenville, NC
February 4, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wichita State W 72–51  13–8
(6–4)
 23  McNeal   12  Tat. Wyche   5  McNeal  Charles Koch Arena (1,500)
Wichita, KS
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Charlotte W 70–56  14–8
(7–4)
 24  Joyner   13  Joyner   6  McNeal  Williams Arena (1,363)
Greenville, NC
February 14, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rice L 57–75  14–9
(7–5)
 22  McNeal   7  Tal. Wyche   4  McNeal  Tudor Fieldhouse (623)
Houston, TX
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Memphis L 70–72  14–10
(7–6)
 28  McNeal   20  Joyner   6  Joyner  Williams Arena (1,287)
Greenville, NC
February 21, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Florida L 68–78  14–11
(7–7)
 25  McNeal   10  Joyner   6  Gordon  Williams Arena (1,106)
Greenville, NC
February 24, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at SMU W 84–74  15–11
(8–7)
 22  McNeal   13  Joyner   3  Tied  Moody Coliseum (1,021)
University Park, TX
February 27, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at North Texas L 91–93 4OT 15–12
(8–8)
 32  McNeal   16  Joyner   3  Joyner  The Super Pit (1,542)
Denton, TX
March 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Temple L 66–81  15–13
(8–9)
 21  McNeal   7  Tat. Wyche   4  McNeal  Williams Arena (1,170)
Greenville, NC
March 5, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte W 71–66  16–13
(9–9)
 25  McNeal   16  Joyner   4  Tied  Dale F. Halton Arena (803)
Charlotte, NC
AAC Women's Tournament
March 10, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
(9) vs. (8) Memphis
Second Round
W 65–63  17–13
 19  McNeal   17  Tat. Wyche   4  Tied  Dickies Arena (1,506)
Fort Worth, TX
March 11, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
(9) vs. (1) Tulsa
Quarterfinals
W 75–71  18–13
 29  McNeal   14  Joyner   4  Gordon  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 12, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(9) vs. (4) UTSA
Semifinals
W 55–54  19–13
 15  Joyner   13  Joyner   4  Mcneal  Dickies Arena (1,520)
Fort Worth, TX
March 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
(9) vs. (10) Rice
Championship
L 41–61  19–14
 14  McNeal   8  Joyner   3  Miller  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP—*Not released
Coaches—*—^

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.

See also

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References

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