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2023–24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

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2023–24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–25 (2–16 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nikki Flores
  • Emily Stallings
  • Millette Green
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
Seasons
2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
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 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by second-year head coach Megan Gebbia, and competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

The Demon Deacons started the season by winning only two of their first five games and their luck did not improve as they only won one of their next five games. They finished their non-conference portion of the schedule 4–8. They lost their first fourteen straight ACC regular season games before defeating Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech for their only two ACC wins of the year. The Demon Deacons finished the season 7–25 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated eleventh seed with Virginia in the First Round before losing to sixth seed Florida State in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT. Their seven overall wins was their lowest win total since the 1999-2000 season.

Previous season

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The Demon Deacons finished the season 17–17 overall and 5–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated thirteenth seed Virginia in the First Round and fifth seed Florida State in the Second Round before losing to fourth seed Louisville in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated Morgan State in the First Round before losing to Florida in the Second Round to end their season.[1]

Off-season

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Mack Maier 3 G 5'10" Senior Parker, Colorado Graduated; Transferred to High Point[2]
Marta Morales 13 F 6'1" Sophomore Barcelona, Spain Transferred to Providence[3]
Niyah Becker 14 G 6'2" Senior Winnipeg, Canada Graduated
Olivia Summiel 20 F 6'2" Senior Dayville, Connecticut Graduated; Transferred to Virginia Tech[4]
Jewel Spear 24 G 5'10" Junior The Colony, Texas Transferred to Tennessee[5]

Recruiting Class

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Source:[6]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Madisyn Jordan
G
Morrisville, North Carolina Panther Creek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Rylie Theuerkauf
G
Tenafly, New Jersey Tenafly 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Makaela Quimby
G
Owings Mills, Maryland McDonogh School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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2023–24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Alyssa Andrews 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Colgan Woodbridge, VA
G 1 Makaela Quimby 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr McDonogh Owings Mills, MD
G 2 Kaia Harrison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Baldwin Baldwin, NY
G 4 Aliah McWhorter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Sycamore Cincinnati, OH
G 5 Malaya Cowles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Winston-Salem Christian Wilkesboro, NC
G 11 Raegyn Conley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Baylor School Chattanooga, TN
G 12 Kate Deeble 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr BA Centre of Excellence Brisbane, Australia
G 14 Rylie Theuerkauf 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Tenafly Tenafly, NJ
G 21 Elise Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Wakefield Raleigh, NC
G 22 Madisyn Jordan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Panther Creek Morrisville, NC
F 25 DeMeara Hinds 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Lithia Springs Douglasville, GA
G 32 Alexandria Scruggs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS E. E. Smith Fayetteville, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2023

Schedule

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Source:[7]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
Wofford W 75–65  1–0
LJVM Coliseum (712)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 11, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN
at Davidson L 52–57  1–1
John M. Belk Arena (933)
Davidson, NC
November 15, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
North Carolina A&T L 51–56  1–2
LJVM Coliseum (943)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 18, 2023*
9:30 p.m., BYUtv
vs. BYU
North Shore Showcase
L 44–67  1–3
Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, HI
November 20, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. Saint Louis
North Shore Showcase
W 94–66  2–3
Cannon Activities Center (76)
Laie, HI
November 26, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ACCN
Villanova L 65–74  2–4
LJVM Coliseum (760)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 30, 2023*
9:00 p.m., ACCN
Texas A&M
ACC–SEC Challenge
L 57–81  2–5
LJVM Coliseum (763)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 3, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN
at James Madison L 53–55  2–6
Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,446)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 7, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Charlotte L 58–69  2–7
LJVM Coliseum (971)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Norfolk State W 51–46  3–7
LJVM Coliseum (843)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Georgetown L 44–60  3–8
McDonough Gymnasium (783)
Washington, D.C.
December 21, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
Marshall W 66–59  4–8
LJVM Coliseum (941)
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Regular Season
December 31, 2023
12:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 22 Florida State L 61–73  4–9
(0–1)
Donald L. Tucker Center (1,407)
Tallahassee, FL
January 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 13 Virginia Tech L 73–82  4–10
(0–2)
LJVM Coliseum (1,303)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 7, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Miami (FL) L 47–77  4–11
(0–3)
Watsco Center (2,269)
Coral Gables, FL
January 11, 2024
11:30 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse L 56–77  4–12
(0–4)
LJVM Coliseum (6,374)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 14, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 15 Louisville L 62–83  4–13
(0–5)
KFC Yum! Center (8,901)
Louisville, KY
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Boston College L 65–68  4–14
(0–6)
Conte Forum (803)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 19 Notre Dame L 56–75  4–15
(0–7)
LJVM Coliseum (1,566)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 28, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Clemson L 59–73  4–16
(0–8)
Littlejohn Coliseum (990)
Clemson, SC
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Miami (FL) L 54–72  4–17
(0–9)
LJVM Coliseum (811)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 4, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCN
Georgia Tech L 55–58  4–18
(0–10)
LJVM Coliseum (1,197)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Duke L 46–69  4–19
(0–11)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,640)
Durham, NC
February 11, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia L 79–87  4–20
(0–12)
LJVM Coliseum (1,201)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Florida State L 63–71  4–21
(0–13)
LJVM Coliseum (736)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 18, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN
North Carolina L 50–58  4–22
(0–14)
LJVM Coliseum (1,943)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Pittsburgh W 65–50  5–22
(1–14)
Peterson Events Center (1,111)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 25, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Georgia Tech W 71–66  6–22
(2–14)
McCamish Pavilion (1,823)
Atlanta, GA
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Clemson L 64–68  6–23
(2–15)
LJVM Coliseum (910)
Winston-Salem, NC
March 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 12 NC State L 57–75  6–24
(2–16)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2024
6:30 p.m., ACCN
(14) vs. (11) Virginia
First Round
W 58–55  7–24
Greensboro Coliseum (6,322)
Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2024
7:30 p.m., ACCN
(14) vs. (6) Florida State
Second Round
L 53–70  7–25
Greensboro Coliseum (7,424)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked in previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Women's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Transfers: D-I, 2022-23". wbbblog.com. WordPress. September 8, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "First-Year Head Coach Erin Batth Signs Two Transfers". friars.com. Providence University Athletics. April 21, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  4. ^ Berman, Mark (November 6, 2023). "Virginia Tech women's basketball transfers hope to pitch in". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Philippou, Alexa (May 4, 2023). "Wake Forest transfer Jewel Spear commits to Tennessee". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". WakeForestSports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2023.