2023–24 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team

2023–24 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball
2023–24 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	20–13 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Brandon Schneider (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Morgan Paige; Karyla Knight; Brock McGinnis; Marqu'es Webb; Patrick Schrater;
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Oklahoma	15	–	3	.833	23	–	10	.697
No. 7 Texas †	14	–	4	.778	33	–	5	.868
No. 19 Kansas State	13	–	5	.722	26	–	8	.765
No. 25 Iowa State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
No. 13 Baylor	12	–	6	.667	26	–	8	.765
No. 24 West Virginia	12	–	6	.667	25	–	8	.758
Kansas	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Oklahoma State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
TCU	6	–	12	.333	21	–	12	.636
BYU	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Cincinnati	5	–	13	.278	14	–	18	.438
Texas Tech	5	–	13	.278	17	–	16	.515
Houston	5	–	13	.278	14	–	16	.467
UCF	3	–	15	.167	12	–	17	.414

† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Kansas Lady Jayhawks basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jayhawks were led by ninth-year head coach Brandon Schneider and played their home games at the Allen Fieldhouse as members of the Big 12 Conference.^[1]

Previous season[edit]

The Jayhawks finished the season 25–11, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they lost to TCU in the first round. They were invented to the WNIT, where they defeated Western Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas, Washington and Columbia to win the WNIT.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Kansas departures
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Mia Vuksic	4	G	5'10"	Junior	Šibenik, Croatia	Transferred to San Francisco
Ioanna Chatzileonti	10	F	6'2"	Junior	Athens, Greece	Transferred to Pittsburgh
Sanna Ström	11	F	6'0"	Sophomore	Luleå, Sweden	Transferred to Colorado State
Katrine Jessen	12	F	6'3"	Junior	Skovlunde, Denmark	Transferred to Missouri State
Breeley Oakley	22	G	5'9"	Junior	Trophy Club, TX
Chandler Prater	25	G	5'11"	Junior	Kansas City, MO	Transferred to Oklahoma State
Chisom Ajekwu	45	C	6'4"	Senior	Lawrence, KS	Graduated

Incoming[edit]

Kansas incoming transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Ryan Cobbins	5	G/F	6'0"	GS Senior	Kansas City, KS	Alabama
Skyler Gill	32	G/F	5'11"	Junior	Wichita, KS	North Alabama

Recruiting[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
S'mya Nichols W	Overland Park, KS	Shawnee Mission West	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
S'mya Nichols W	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
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 13, 2023.

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G	0	Wyvette Mayberry	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Tulsa, OK
C	1	Taiyanna Jackson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	GS	East Chicago, IN
G/F	5	Ryan Cobbins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Kansas City, KS
G	6	Laia Conesa	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Barcelona, Spain
C	7	Paris Gaines	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Orlando, FL
G	12	S'Mya Nichols	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Overland Park, KS
G	13	Holly Kersgieter	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Sand Springs, OK
C	14	Danai Papadopoulou	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Thessaloniki, Greece
G	15	Zakiyah Franklin	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Lakeland, FL
F	23	Zsófia Telegdy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Budapest, Hungary
G/F	25	McKenzie Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Amarillo, TX
G/F	32	Skyler Gill	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Wichita, KS
C	33	Nadira Eltayeb	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Seattle, WA

Head coach

Brandon Schneider (Wayland Baptist)

Assistant coach(es)

Morgan Paige (Wisconsin)
Karyla Knight (Alabama)
Brock McGinnis (Ottawa)
Marqu'es Webb (Vanderbilt)
Patrick Schrater (Kansas)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

Source:^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2023* 6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		Northwestern State	W 88–46	1–0	Allen Fieldhouse (2,954) Lawrence, KS
November 13, 2023* 5:00 p.m., BTN		at Penn State	L 85–91	1–1	Bryce Jordan Center (1,938) State College, PA
November 18, 2023* 3:30 p.m.		vs. Kansas City	W 70–61	2–1	Municipal Auditorium (867) Kansas City, MO
November 24, 2023* 4:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. No. 9 Virginia Tech Cayman Islands Classic	L 58–59	2–2	John Gray Gymnasium (1,100) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. No. 6 UConn Cayman Islands Classic	L 63–71	2–3	John Gray Gymnasium (1,650) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 30, 2023* 6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 67–56	3–3	Allen Fieldhouse (2,483) Lawrence, KS
December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., SECN		at Texas A&M	L 52–63	3–4	Reed Arena (3,950) College Station, TX
December 6, 2023* 6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		Houston Christian	W 79–57	4–4	Allen Fieldhouse (2,434) Lawrence, KS
December 10, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wichita State	W 76–56	5–4	Charles Koch Arena (1,991) Wichita, KS
December 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 69–48	6–4	Allen Fieldhouse (2,861) Lawrence, KS
December 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		Nebraska	W 69–52	7–4	Allen Fieldhouse (3,194) Lawrence, KS
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 30, 2023 12:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		No. 25 West Virginia	L 60–85	7–5 (0–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (3,895) Lawrence, KS
January 3, 2024 6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at Iowa State	L 61–69	7–6 (0–2)	Hilton Coliseum (8,929) Ames, IA
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at Texas Tech	L 64–73	7–7 (0–3)	United Supermarkets Arena (5,747) Lubbock, TX
January 10, 2024 6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		No. 4 Baylor	W 87–66	8–7 (1–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (2,971) Lawrence, KS
January 13, 2024 6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		Oklahoma State	W 70–64	9–7 (2–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (3,204) Lawrence, KS
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., LHN		at No. 11 Texas	L 56–91	9–8 (2–4)	Moody Center (4,837) Austin, TX
January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at No. 24 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 58–69	9–9 (2–5)	Bramlage Coliseum (9,602) Manhattan, KS
January 24, 2024 6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		Iowa State	W 60–58	10–9 (3–5)	Allen Fieldhouse (3,157) Lawrence, KS
January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., EPSN+		at Oklahoma	L 65–68	10–10 (3–6)	Lloyd Noble Center (4,036) Norman, OK
January 31, 2024 6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		BYU	W 67–53	11–10 (4–6)	Allen Fieldhouse (2,964) Lawrence, KS
February 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at TCU	W 81–74	12–10 (5–6)	Schollmaier Arena (2,961) Fort Worth, TX
February 8, 2024 6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		Houston	W 69–52	13–10 (6–6)	Allen Fieldhouse (3,090) Lawrence, KS
February 14, 2024 6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		Cincinnati	W 75–60	14–10 (7–6)	Allen Fieldhouse (2,872) Lawrence, KS
February 17, 2024 5:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at BYU	W 70–62	15–10 (8–6)	Marriott Center (2,317) Provo, UT
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at No. 24 Baylor	L 61–69	15–11 (8–7)	Foster Pavilion (4,238) Waco, TX
February 25, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 10 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 58–55	16–11 (9–7)	Allen Fieldhouse (9,007) Lawrence, KS
February 28, 2024 5:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at UCF	W 65–53	17–11 (10–7)	Addition Financial Arena (1,071) Orlando, FL
March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		No. 20 Oklahoma	W 83–74	18–11 (11–7)	Allen Fieldhouse (4,609) Lawrence, KS
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 8, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) BYU Second Round	W 77–53	19–11	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
March 9, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) No. 6 Texas Quarterfinals	L 60–76	19–12	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 23, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPNews	(8 P3)	vs. (9 P3) Michigan First round	W 81–72 ^OT	20–12	Galen Center (4,318) Los Angeles, CA
March 25, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN	(8 P3)	at (1 P3) No. 3 USC Second round	L 55–73	20–13	Galen Center (8,941) Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P3=Portland 3. All times are in Central Time. ^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Kansas women's basketball coach Brandon Schneider previews Jayhawks' 2023-24 season". The Topeka Capital-Journal. November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". kuathletics.com. University of Kansas Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "Kansas Women's Hoops Announces Non-Conference Schedule". kuathletics.com. August 30, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ "Big 12 Announces 2023-24 Women's Basketball Conference Schedule". kuathletics.com. September 26, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[1] "Kansas women's basketball coach Brandon Schneider previews Jayhawks' 2023-24 season". The Topeka Capital-Journal. November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[2] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". kuathletics.com. University of Kansas Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[3] "Kansas Women's Hoops Announces Non-Conference Schedule". kuathletics.com. August 30, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[4] "Big 12 Announces 2023-24 Women's Basketball Conference Schedule". kuathletics.com. September 26, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

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v t e Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball
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Rivalries	Kansas State Missouri (dormant)
Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk"
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