2023–24 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commodores, were led by third-year head coach Shea Ralph and played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[1]

2023–24 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record23–10 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachTom Garrick
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 16 0   1.000 38 0   1.000
No. 6 LSU 13 3   .813 31 6   .838
Ole Miss 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
Alabama 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Tennessee 10 6   .625 20 13   .606
Vanderbilt 9 7   .563 23 10   .697
Mississippi State 8 8   .500 23 12   .657
Auburn 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Texas A&M 6 10   .375 19 13   .594
Arkansas 6 10   .375 18 15   .545
Florida 5 11   .313 16 16   .500
Kentucky 4 12   .250 12 20   .375
Georgia 3 13   .188 12 18   .400
Missouri 2 14   .125 11 19   .367
2024 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Commodores finished the 2022–23 season 12–19, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in 12th place.[2] They were defeated by Texas A&M in the first round of the SEC tournament.[3]

Roster

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2023–24 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Jada Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Bentonville High School Bentonville, Arkansas
G 3 Jordyn Cambridge 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS The Ensworth School Nashville, Tennessee
G 4 Madison Greene 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Pickerington High School Central Columbus, Ohio
G 5 Ryanne Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Archbishop Wood High School Warminster, Pennsylvania
F 10 Bailey Gilmore   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Bradwell Institute Midway, Georgia
G 11 Jordyn Oliver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Duke Prosper, Texas
F 12 Khamil Pierre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Perry High School Queen Creek, Arizona
G/F 13 Justine Pissott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Tennessee Toms River, New Jersey
F 14 Aiyana Mitchell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Fountain-Fort Carson High School Fountain, Colorado
G 21 Bella LaChance 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr St. Thomas Aquinas High School Davie, Florida
G 23 Iyana Moore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Blackman High School Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G 24 Aga Makurat 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Sopocka Akademia Tenisowa Sierakowice, Poland
F 35 Sacha Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Collins Hill High School Lawrenceville, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 20, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
11:00 a.m., SECN+
Kennesaw State W 98–51  1–0
Memorial Gymnasium (2,943)
Nashville, TN
November 9, 2023*
5:30 p.m., ESPN3
at UT Martin W 70–68  2–0
Skyhawk Arena (1,987)
Martin, TN
November 12, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN
Fairfield W 73–70  3–0
Memorial Gymnasium (1,886)
Nashville, TN
November 15, 2023*
6:30 p.m., SECN+
Western Kentucky W 77–74  4–0
Memorial Gymnasium (1,642)
Nashville, TN
November 20, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Alabama State W 88–42  5–0
Memorial Gymnasium (1,612)
Nashville, TN
November 24, 2023*
3:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Iowa State
South Point Shootout
W 68–53  6–0
South Point Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 25, 2023*
3:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Northern Iowa
South Point Shootout
W 68–64  7–0
South Point Arena (245)
Las Vegas, NV
November 29, 2023*
6:15 p.m., ACCN
at No. 5 NC State
ACC–SEC Challenge
L 62–70  7–1
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Louisiana Tech W 71–63  8–1
Memorial Gymnasium (1,829)
Nashville, TN
December 7, 2023*
6:00 p.m., FloSports
at Butler W 51–39  9–1
Hinkle Fieldhouse (873)
Indianapolis, IN
December 17, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lipscomb W 72–50  10–1
Memorial Gymnasium (2,258)
Nashville, TN
December 20, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Dayton W 70–53  11–1
Memorial Gymnasium (1,855)
Nashville, TN
December 29, 2023*
6:30 p.m., SECN+
Fairleigh Dickinson W 73–41  12–1
Memorial Gymnasium (1,960)
Nashville, TN
December 31, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Radford W 80–53  13–1
Memorial Gymnasium (1,843)
Nashville, TN
SEC regular season
January 4, 2024
6:30 p.m., SECN+
at Mississippi State W 71–66  14–1
(1–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (4,261)
Starkville, MS
January 7, 2024
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Florida W 63–57  15–1
(2–0)
Memorial Gymnasium (4,737)
Nashville, TN
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN+
at Kentucky W 95–73  16–1
(3–0)
Rupp Arena (3,339)
Lexington, KY
January 14, 2024
12:00 p.m., SECN
Missouri L 63–65  16–2
(3–1)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,650)
Nashville, TN
January 18, 2024
6:30 p.m., SECN+
Auburn W 53–50  17–2
(4–1)
Memorial Gymnasium (1,848)
Nashville, TN
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN
at Tennessee
rivalry
L 64–73  17–3
(4–2)
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,088)
Knoxville, TN
January 28, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 1 South Carolina L 74–91  17–4
(4–3)
Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
February 1, 2024
6:30 p.m., SECN+
Ole Miss L 61–67  17–5
(4–4)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,106)
Nashville, TN
February 5, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN
Alabama L 66–74  17–6
(4–5)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,057)
Nashville, TN
February 8, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 13 LSU L 62–85  17–7
(4–6)
Memorial Gymnasium (6,354)
Nashville, TN
February 11, 2024
11:00 a.m., SECN
at Georgia W 61–55  18–7
(5–6)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,187)
Athens, GA
February 15, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN
at Texas A&M W 49–45  19–7
(6–6)
Reed Arena (3,067)
College Station, TX
February 18, 2024
1:00 p.m., SECN
Tennessee
rivalry
L 61–86  19–8
(6–7)
Memorial Gymnasium (6,259)
Nashville, TN
February 25, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN+
at Arkansas W 62–53  20–8
(7–7)
Bud Walton Arena (3,839)
Fayetteville, AR
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN+
at Missouri W 68–61  21–8
(8–7)
Mizzou Arena (4,071)
Columbia, MO
March 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Georgia W 72–55  22–8
(9–7)
Memorial Gymnasium (3,739)
Nashville, TN
SEC Tournament
March 7, 2024
8:30 p.m., SECN
(6) vs. (11) Florida
Second Round
L 59–62  22–9
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,187)
Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
(12 P3) vs. (12 P3) Columbia
First Four
W 72–68  23–9
Cassell Coliseum (599)
Blacksburg, VA
March 22, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPNU
(12 P3) vs. (5 P3) No. 19 Baylor
First Round
L 63–80  23–10
Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P3=Portland 3.
All times are in Central Time.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gerson, Aria (September 6, 2023). "Vanderbilt women's basketball SEC schedule released: See every game in 2023-24". Nashville Tennessean. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Commodore Comeback Comes Up Short". Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Nonconference Schedule". vucommodores.com. August 28, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "SEC Women's Basketball Schedule Released". vucommodores.com. September 6, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.