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2023–24 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Ball Dawgs Classic champions
Pac-12 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 9
Record30–6 (15–3 Pac-12)
Head coach
Associate head coachKate Paye (17th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
Seasons← 2022–232024–25 →
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Stanford 15 3   .833 30 6   .833
No. 5 USC 13 5   .722 29 6   .829
No. 10 UCLA 13 5   .722 27 7   .794
No. 8 Oregon State 12 6   .667 27 8   .771
No. 15 Colorado 11 7   .611 24 10   .706
No. 22 Utah 11 7   .611 23 11   .676
Arizona 8 10   .444 18 16   .529
California 7 11   .389 19 15   .559
Washington State 7 11   .389 21 15   .583
Washington 6 12   .333 16 15   .516
Arizona State 3 15   .167 11 20   .355
Oregon 2 16   .111 11 21   .344
2024 Pac-12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by 38th-year head coach Tara VanDerveer, and played their home games at Maples Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season at 30–6, 15–3 in Pac-12 play to win the regular season championship. As a No. 1 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament, they defeated California in the quarterfinals and Oregon State in the semifinals before losing to USC in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed in the Portland regional 4 bracket where they defeated Norfolk State and Iowa State in the first and second rounds before losing to NC State in the Sweet Sixteen.

After the season's conclusion, VanDerveer announced her retirement, making this her 38th and final season as Stanford head coach. This was also the team's final season in the Pac-12, as they will move to the Atlantic Coast Conference beginning on August 1, 2024.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Agnes Emma-Nnopu 2 G 5'11" Junior Ocean Grove, Australia Transferred to TCU
Francesca Belibi 5 F 6'1" Senior Centennial, CO Graduated
Ashten Prechtel 11 F 6'5" Senior Colorado Springs, CO Graduated/2023 WNBA draft; selected 34th overall by Connecticut Sun
Indya Nivar 12 G 5'10" Freshman Apex, NC Transferred to North Carolina
Haley Jones 30 G 6'1" Senior Santa Cruz, CA Graduated/2023 WNBA draft; selected 6th overall by Atlanta Dream
Lauren Betts 51 C 6'7" Freshman Centennial, CO Transferred to UCLA

Acquisitions

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Courtney Ogden
PG
Atlanta, Georgia Westminster School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Sunaja Agara
G
Minnetonka, MN Hopkins High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Chloe Clardy
G
Conway, AR Conway High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
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:

Recruiting class of 2024
College recruiting information (2024)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kennedy Ume
F
Owings Mills, MD McDonogh School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Wrenwyck Ijiwoye
PG
Phoenix, AZ Desert Vista High School 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Harper Peterson
F
Rocklin, CA Whitney High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:

Roster

2023–24 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 3 Nunu Agara 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Hopkins Minnetonka, MN
G 10 Talana Lepolo 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Carondelet Alameda, CA
G 13 Chloe Clardy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Conway Conway, AR
G 20 Elena Bosgana 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr American Community Athens, Greece
F 21 Brooke Demetre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Mater Dei Foothill Ranch, CA
F 22 Cameron Brink 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Mountainside Beaverton, OR
G 24 Stavi Papadaki 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So 2nd EPAL Chanion Chania, Greece
G 31 Lauren Green 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Castro Valley Castro Valley, CA
G 32 Jzaniya Harriel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Antelope Sacramento, CA
G 33 Hannah Jump 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Pinewood San Jose, CA
F 40 Courtney Ogden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Westminster School Atlanta, GA
F 44 Kiki Iriafen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Harvard-Westlake Los Angeles, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
No. 15 Dominican W 126–53 
 19 – Tied   14 – Iriafen   4 – Bosgana  Maples Pavilion (2,308)
Stanford, CA
Regular season
November 8, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
No. 15 Hawaii W 87–40  1–0
 23 – Iriafen   13 – Iriafen   5 – Brink  Maples Pavilion (2,535)
Stanford, CA
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 15 No. 9 Indiana W 96–64  2–0
 20 – Tied   17 – Brink   4 – Lepolo  Maples Pavilion (3,678)
Stanford, CA
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 Cal Poly W 86–32  3–0
 15 – Bosgana   11 – Demetre   4 – Lepolo  Maples Pavilion (2,554)
Stanford, CA
November 19, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ABC
No. 6 Duke W 82–79  4–0
 29 – Brink   11 – Brink   4 – Agara  Maples Pavilion (4,236)
Stanford, CA
November 22, 2023*
1:30 p.m., FloSports
No. 4 vs. Belmont
Ball Dawgs Classic semifinals
W 74–55  5–0
 27 – Brink   16 – Brink   4 – Ogden  Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
November 24, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FloSports
No. 4 vs. No. 13 Florida State
Ball Dawgs Classic championship
W 100–88  6–0
 30 – Iriafen   17 – Iriafen   6 – Tied  Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
November 26, 2023*
1:00 p.m., P12N
No. 4 Albany W 79–35  7–0
 21 – Brink   19 – Brink   3 – Jump  Maples Pavilion (2,754)
Stanford, CA
December 1, 2023*
11:00 a.m., MW Network
No. 3 at San Diego State W 85–44  8–0
 25 – Brink   12 – Brink   4 – Clardy  Viejas Arena (3,708)
San Diego, CA
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 3 at Gonzaga L 78–96  8–1
 13 – Tied   7 – Iriafen   5 – Lepolo  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
December 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 9 Portland W 81–51  9–1
 23 – Brink   15 – Brink   7 – Lepolo  Maples Pavilion (2,875)
Stanford, CA
December 20, 2023*
1:00 p.m.
No. 9 UC Davis W 92–52  10–1
 21 – Brink   11 – Iriafen   3 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (2,701)
Stanford, CA
December 29, 2023
2:00 p.m., P12N
No. 9 at California W 78–51  11–1
(1–0)
 20 – Lepolo   10 – Iriafen   6 – Lepolo  Haas Pavilion (4,197)
Berkeley, CA
December 31, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
No. 9 Morgan State W 98–38  12–1
 18 – Brink   8 – Tied   8 – Lepolo  Maples Pavilion (2,751)
Stanford, CA
January 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 8 Washington State W 74–65  13–1
(2–0)
 20 – Brink   18 – Brink   4 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (3,084)
Stanford, CA
January 7, 2024
1:00 p.m., P12N
No. 8 Washington W 71–59  14–1
(3–0)
 19 – Iriafen   16 – Brink   5 – Lepolo  Maples Pavilion (3,924)
Stanford, CA
January 12, 2024
5:00 p.m., P12N
No. 8 at No. 19 Utah W 66–64  15–1
(4–0)
 25 – Iriafen   16 – Iriafen   7 – Lepolo  Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,608)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 14, 2024
11:00 a.m., P12N
No. 8 at No. 5 Colorado L 59–71  15–2
(4–1)
 19 – Iriafen   17 – Iriafen   5 – Lepolo  CU Events Center (9,111)
Boulder, CO
January 19, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 8 Oregon W 88–63  16–2
(5–1)
 21 – Iriafen   15 – Iriafen   8 – Lepolo  Maples Pavilion (4,556)
Stanford, CA
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., P12N
No. 8 Oregon State W 65–56  17–2
(6–1)
 36 – Iriafen   12 – Iriafen   6 – Lepolo  Maples Pavilion (7,022)
Stanford, CA
January 26, 2024
5:00 p.m., P12N
No. 6 at Arizona State W 80–50  18–2
(7–1)
 27 – Iriafen   16 – Brink   7 – Lepolo  Desert Financial Arena (2,578)
Tempe, AZ
January 28, 2024
11:00 a.m., P12N
No. 6 at Arizona W 96–64  19–2
(8–1)
 25 – Brink   19 – Brink   6 – Lepolo  McKale Center (7,692)
Tucson, AZ
February 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 4 No. 15 USC L 58–67  19–3
(8–2)
 19 – Brink   15 – Brink   3 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (5,371)
Stanford, CA
February 4, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 4 No. 7 UCLA W 80–60  20–3
(9–2)
 19 – Brink   19 – Brink   7 – Lepolo  Maples Pavilion (7,207)
Stanford, CA
February 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 6 at Washington W 63–59  21–3
(10–2)
 22 – Brink   9 – Tied   4 – Brink  Alaska Airlines Arena (4,454)
Seattle, WA
February 11, 2024
1:00 p.m., P12N
No. 6 at Washington State W 73–58  22–3
(11–2)
 21 – Brink   14 – Iriafen   5 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (1,304)
Pullman, WA
February 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 3 California W 84–49  23–3
(12–2)
 23 – Iriafen   11 – Iriafen   4 – Ogden  Maples Pavilion (4,604)
Stanford, CA
February 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 3 Arizona L 61–68  23–4
(12–3)
 21 – Iriafen   15 – Iriafen   4 – Iriafen  Maples Pavilion (4,423)
Stanford, CA
February 25, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N
No. 3 Arizona State W 81–67  24–4
(13–3)
 22 – Iriafen   20 – Iriafen   7 – Brink  Maples Pavilion (4,271)
Stanford, CA
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 4 at No. 11 Oregon State W 67–63  25–4
(14–3)
 25 – Brink   23 – Brink   4 – Tied  Gill Coliseum (7,867)
Corvallis, OR
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., P12N
No. 4 at Oregon W 76–56  26–4
(15–3)
 18 – Brink   17 – Brink   5 – Brink  Matthew Knight Arena (6,996)
Eugene, OR
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 7, 2024
2:30 p.m., P12N
(1) No. 2 vs. (8) California
Quarterfinals
W 71–57  27–4
 28 – Iriafen   18 – Iriafen   5 – Iriafen  MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,883)
Paradise, NV
March 8, 2024
5:00 p.m., P12N
(1) No. 2 vs. (4) No. 13 Oregon State
Semifinals
W 66–57  28–4
 20 – Jump   12 – Brink   9 – Brink  MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN
(1) No. 2 vs. (2) No. 5 USC
Championship
L 61–74  28–5
 19 – Brink   10 – Brink   4 – Jump  MGM Grand Garden Arena (5,526)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(2 P4) No. 5 (15 P4) Norfolk State
First Round
W 79–50  29–5
 18 – Bosgana   15 – Brink   4 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (4,537)
Stanford, CA
March 24, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN
(2 P4) No. 5 (7 P4) Iowa State
Second Round
W 87–81  30–5
 41 – Iriafen   16 – Iriafen   7 – Lepolo  Maples Pavilion (5,811)
Stanford, CA
March 29, 2024*
4:30 p.m., ESPN
(2 P4) No. 5 vs. (3 P4) No. 11 NC State
Sweet Sixteen
L 67–77  30–6
 26 – Iriafen   10 – Iriafen   6 – Lepolo  Moda Center 
Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P4=Portland 4.
All times are in PST.

Source:

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
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Coaches1363310999888363352558

See also

References

  1. "Stanford Athletics". GoStanford.com.
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