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2023–24 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

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2023–24 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record12–20 (4–12 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachNiya Butts
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
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

The 2023–24 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fourth-year head coach Kyra Elzy, played most of their home games at Rupp Arena as Memorial Coliseum underwent extensive renovations this season and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Wildcats played five games at other venues in and near their home city of Lexington, Kentucky. Four home games, including the season opener, were at the Clive M. Beck Center at Transylvania University in Lexington, and one was at Davis–Reid Alumni Gym at Georgetown College in Georgetown.[1][2]

On March 11, 2024, following back-to-back losing seasons and after failing to qualify for the NCAA Tournament in consecutive years, Kentucky announced that Elzy had been fired as head coach.[3]

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season 12–19, 2–14 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 13th (last) place.[4] In the SEC tournament, they upset Florida in the first round,[5] and Alabama in the second round,[6] before falling to Tennessee in the quarterfinals.[7]

Roster

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2023–24 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brooklynn Miles 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Tennessee Frankfort, Kentucky
G 2 Saniah Tyler 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Incarnate Word Academy Florissant, Missouri
G 3 Jordy Griggs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Montverde Academy Moreno Valley, California
G 4 Eniya Russell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr South Carolina Baltimore, Maryland
G 5 Cassidy Rowe 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Shelby Valley High School Virgie, Kentucky
F 13 Ajae Petty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr LSU Baltimore, Maryland
G 20 Amiya Jenkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Anderson County High School Lexington, Kentucky
F 21 Nyah Leveretter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Westwood High School Blythewood, South Carolina
G 22 Maddie Scherr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Oregon Florence, Kentucky
G 34 Emma King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Lincoln County High School Stanford, Kentucky
F 44 Janae Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Sandy Creek High School Tyrone, 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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
11:00 a.m.
Kentucky State W 88–71 
                  Rupp Arena (5,457)
Lexington, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
East Tennessee State W 74–66  1–0
 16  Jenkins   13  Petty   4  Miles  Clive M. Beck Center (1,139)
Lexington, KY
November 11, 2023*
6:00 p.m., SECN+
USC Upstate W 82–54  2–0
 19  Petty   9  Petty   6  Scherr  Rupp Arena (1,465)
Lexington, KY
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., SECN+
Austin Peay L 63–68  2–1
 19  Petty   14  Petty   7  Miles  Davis–Reid Alumni Gym (935)
Georgetown, KY
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast L 48–59  2–2
 18  Jenkins   13  Petty   3  Miles  Alico Arena (1,863)
Fort Myers, FL
November 23, 2023*
3:15 p.m., ESPN+
vs. No. 10 NC State
Paradise Jam Island Division
L 55–84  2–3
 9  3 Tied   6  2 Tied   2  Rowe  Sports and Fitness Center (624)
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. No. 3 Colorado
Paradise Jam Island Division
L 53–96  2–4
 14  Russell   7  Petty   3  Scherr  Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2023*
3:15 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Cincinnati
Paradise Jam Island Division
L 41–65  2–5
 25  Scherr   7  Petty   2  Miles  Sports and Fitness Center (924)
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN
Boston College
ACC–SEC Challenge
W 83–81  3–5
 21  Russell   8  Petty   6  Miles  Clive M. Beck Center (910)
Lexington, KY
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Tennessee Tech W 73–67  4–5
 33  Petty   15  Petty   6  Rowe  Clive M. Beck Center (743)
Lexington, KY
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Minnesota L 57–76  4–6
 20  Petty   12  Petty   5  2 Tied  Rupp Arena (3,386)
Lexington, KY
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 18 Louisville
rivalry
L 61–73  4–7
 22  Scherr   10  Petty   6  King  KFC Yum! Center (11,291)
Louisville, KY
December 17, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Furman W 75–45  5–7
 17  Tyler   9  Petty   8  Scherr  Rupp Arena (3,287)
Lexington, KY
December 21, 2023*
11:00 a.m., SECN+
Lipscomb W 87–80  6–7
 25  Scherr   6  Petty   7  Scherr  Rupp Arena (3,424)
Lexington, KY
December 31, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Samford W 72–59  7–7
 22  Petty   13  Petty   6  Miles  Clive M. Beck Center (1,010)
Lexington, KY
SEC regular season
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Arkansas W 73–63  8–7
(1–0)
 22  Petty   19  Petty   3  2 Tied  Rupp Arena (2,998)
Lexington, KY
January 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., SECN
at Tennessee
rivalry
L 69–87  8–8
(1–1)
 16  Russell   14  Petty   5  Scherr  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,823)
Knoxville, TN
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Vanderbilt L 73–95  8–9
(1–2)
 23  Petty   21  Petty   3  Scherr  Rupp Arena (3,339)
Lexington, KY
January 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 1 South Carolina L 36–98  8–10
(1–3)
 13  Tyler   5  Petty   2  Scherr  Colonial Life Arena (15,929)
Columbia, SC
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN+
Missouri W 76–71  9–10
(2–3)
 20  Russell   10  Petty   6  Scherr  Rupp Arena (3,665)
Lexington, KY
January 25, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN+
at Arkansas L 61–88  9–11
(2–4)
 20  Russell   16  Petty   2  2 Tied  Bud Walton Arena (3,719)
Fayetteville, AR
January 28, 2024
5:00 p.m., SECN
at Alabama L 74–91  9–12
(2–5)
 14  2 Tied   9  Scherr   6  Scherr  Coleman Coliseum (2,444)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Mississippi State L 74–77 OT 9–13
(2–6)
 19  Scherr   10  Petty   5  Scherr  Rupp Arena (3,743)
Lexington, KY
February 4, 2024
12:00 pm, SECN
at Georgia L 65–72  9–14
(2–7)
 25  Petty   5  Petty   4  Scherr  Stegeman Coliseum (3,177)
Athens, GA
February 11, 2024
4:00 p.m., SECN
Texas A&M L 44–61  9–15
(2–8)
 11  Petty   7  Petty   3  Miles  Rupp Arena (3,632)
Lexington, KY
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN
at Auburn L 50–78  9–16
(2–9)
 13  Petty   13  Petty   3  Miles  Neville Arena (2,653)
Auburn, AL
February 18, 2024
12:00 p.m., SECN
Florida W 81–77  10–16
(3–9)
 24  Russell   11  Petty   3  Russell  Rupp Arena (4,692)
Lexington, KY
February 22, 2024
7:30 p.m., SECN+
at Mississippi State W 78–68  11–16
(4–9)
 20  Petty   12  Petty   7  Scherr  Humphrey Coliseum (5,975)
Starkville, MS
February 25, 2024
3:00 p.m., SECN
No. 1 South Carolina L 55–103  11–17
(4–10)
 16  Petty   8  Petty   3  Miles  Rupp Arena (5,626)
Lexington, KY
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Ole Miss L 45–75  11–18
(4–11)
 10  2 Tied   6  Russell   2  3 Tied  Rupp Arena (3,227)
Lexington, KY
March 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 9 LSU L 56–77  11–19
(4–12)
 14  2 Tied   15  Petty   7  Miles  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,044)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
March 6, 2024
11:00 a.m., SECN
(12) vs. (13) Georgia
First Round
W 64–50  12–19
 19  Russell   14  Petty   5  Miles  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,409)
Greenville, SC
March 7, 2024
2:30 p.m., SECN
(12) vs. (5) Tennessee
Second Round
L 62–76  12–20
 17  Tyler   10  Petty   3  Miles  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (6,144)
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rupp Arena to Serve as Primary Home Venue for UK Indoor Sports in 2023-24" (Press release). Kentucky Wildcats. April 18, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Kentucky names Kyra Elzy Women's Basketball head coach, removes interim tag". UKAtheltics.com. March 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Kentucky Beats Florida in SEC Tournament First Round". UK Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Alabama women's basketball falls to Kentucky in SEC Tournament". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "The end of the road: Kentucky falls 80-71 to Tennessee in SEC Tournament quarterfinals". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's Basketball Announces Non-Conference Slate". 12thman.com. September 5, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "Women's Basketball Learns Conference Dates for 2024 SEC Campaign". 12thman.com. September 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.