2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team


The 2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons were led by thirty-eighth year head coach Doug Bruno and played their home games at the Wintrust Arena as members of the Big East Conference.

2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record12–20 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachJill M. Pizzotti
Assistant coaches
  • Ashton Millender
  • Bradley Bruno
Home arenaWintrust Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 UConn 18 0   1.000 33 6   .846
No. 23 Creighton 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
St. John's 11 7   .611 18 15   .545
Villanova 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
Marquette 11 7   .611 23 9   .719
Georgetown 9 9   .500 23 12   .657
Seton Hall 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Butler 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Providence 6 12   .333 13 21   .382
DePaul 4 14   .222 12 20   .375
Xavier 0 18   .000 1 27   .036
2024 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Blue Demons finished the season 16–17, 8–12 in Big East play to finish in seventh place. As a No. 7 seed, they defeated Providence in the first round of the Big East women's tournament before losing to Villanova in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

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Departures

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DePaul Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Tara Daye 0 G 5'10" Freshman Newark, NJ Transferred to St. John's
Keke Rimmer 1 G 5'10" Senior Maywood, IL Graduate transferred to UIC
Madisen Wardell 5 G/F 6'0" Freshman Detroit, MI Transferred to Central Michigan
Kierra Collier 11 G 5'6" Senior Lee Summit, MO Graduated
Nazlah Morrow 15 F 6'1" Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Zaria Hurston 20 F 5'10" Freshman Decatur, GA Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Darrione Rogers 21 G 5'11" Junior Chicago, IL Transferred to Mississippi State
Aneesah Morrow 24 F 6'1" Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred to LSU
Kendall Holmes 35 G 5'11" Junior Plainfield, IL Transferred to South Dakota

Incoming transfers

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DePaul Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Katlyn Gilbert 0 G 5'10" GS Senior Indianapolis, IN Missouri
Brynn Masikewich 5 F 6'3" GS Senior Calgary, AL UCLA
Michelle Sidor 23 G 5'8" GS Senior Upper Saddle River, NJ Michigan
Kate Clarke 25 G 6'1" Sophomore Carmel, IN Michigan

Recruiting

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There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

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2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Katlyn Gilbert 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Heritage Christian
Missouri
Indianapolis, IN
G 2 Grace Carstensen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Nazareth Academy Hinsdale, IL
G/F 3 Charlece Ohiaeri 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Centennial Las Vegas, NV
F 5 Brynn Masikewich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Lincoln Prep
UCLA
Calgary, AB
G 10 Haley Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Rice Memorial Burlington, VT
G 11 Sumer Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr King's Christian Toronto, ON
G 12 Jade Edwards 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Latin
American
Chicago, IL
G 13 Maeve McErlane 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Notre Dame Philadelphia, PA
G 20 Shakara McCline 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr East St. Louis East St. Louis, IL
G 22 Anaya Peoples 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Schlarman Academy
Notre Dame
Danville, IL
G 23 Michelle Sidor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Saddle River Day
Michigan
Upper Saddle River, NJ
G 25 Kate Clarke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Carmel
Michigan
Carmel, IN
F 33 Jorie Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS North Lawrence
Indiana
Bedford, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 15, 2023*
2:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 3 Iowa
Crossover at Kinnick
L 72–94 
 19  Peoples   7  Tied   4  McErlane  Kinnick Stadium (55,646)
Iowa City, IA
October 29, 2023*
4:00 p.m.
Lewis W 68–45 
 20  Peoples   16  Peoples   5  McErlane  Wintrust Arena (886)
Chicago, IL
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Western Michigan W 77–53  1–0
 20  Peoples   13  Peoples   5  McErlane  Wintrust Arena (1,111)
Chicago, IL
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Stonehill W 99–52  2–0
 20  Peoples   10  Gilbert   5  Gilbert  Wintrust Arena (849)
Chicago, IL
November 12, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 17 Louisville L 74–81  2–1
 32  Clarke   8  Peoples   4  Tied  KFC Yum! Center (7,456)
Louisville, KY
November 18, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. South Dakota
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals
L 71–83  2–2
 22  Peoples   7  Tied   3  Tied  Imperial Arena (422)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 19, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Middle Tennessee
Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round
L 69–71  2–3
 18  Peoples   6  Tied   5  McErlane  Imperial Arena (400)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 20, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Howard
Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game
W 85–62  3–3
 21  Peoples   13  Peoples   6  Gilbert  Imperial Arena (257)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2023*
2:00 p.m., Marquee
Loyola–Chicago W 99–52  4–3
 29  Peoples   7  Allen   8  Peoples  Wintrust Arena (1,469)
Chicago, IL
November 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Michigan State L 64–102  4–4
 18  Peoples   7  Allen   3  Peoples  Wintrust Arena (1,174)
Chicago, IL
December 5, 2023*
11:00 a.m., FloSports
Green Bay W 68–64  5–4
 22  Peoples   9  Peoples   5  Tied  Wintrust Arena (6,057)
Chicago, IL
December 8, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Miami (FL) L 70–75  5–5
 18  Peoples   9  Tied   3  Tied  Watsco Center (2,172)
Coral Gables, FL
December 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., Marquee
Northwestern W 90–65  6–5
 21  Peoples   8  Allen   7  Peoples  Wintrust Arena (1,050)
Chicago, IL
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Alabama State W 98–69  7–5
 26  McErlane   10  Peoples   4  Tied  Wintrust Arena (1,278)
Chicago, IL
December 20, 2023
11:00 a.m., FloSports
at Xavier W 70–55  8–5
(1–0)
 15  Peoples   8  Gilbert   4  Tied  Cintas Center (326)
Cincinnati, OH
December 28, 2023*
6:00 p.m., FloSports
Alcorn State W 77–39  9–5
 13  McCline   8  Walker   5  Sidor  Wintrust Arena (1,183)
Chicago, IL
December 31, 2023
4:00 p.m., FloSports
Georgetown L 62–66  9–6
(1–1)
 21  Peoples   10  Allen   8  Allen  Wintrust Arena (1,167)
Chicago, IL
January 3, 2024
10:00 a.m., FloSports
at Providence L 65–72  9–7
(1–2)
 25  Gilbert   6  Allen   2  Tied  Alumni Hall (1,263)
Providence, RI
January 6, 2024
3:00 p.m., FS1
No. 21 Creighton L 68–75  9–8
(1–3)
 22  Allen   10  Allen   5  Peoples  Wintrust Arena (1,404)
Chicago, IL
January 13, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at No. 23 Marquette L 47–78  9–9
(1–4)
 13  McCline   6  Tied   3  Allen  Al McGuire Center (1,830)
Milwaukee, WI
January 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Xavier W 79–47  10–9
(2–4)
 19  Sidor   10  Peoples   5  Peoples  Wintrust Arena (854)
Chicago, IL
January 20, 2024
6:00 p.m., SNY
at No. 9 UConn L 51–88  10–10
(2–5)
 15  McErlane   9  Peoples   4  Allen  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299)
Storrs, CT
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
St. John's L 77–83 2OT 10–11
(2–6)
 37  Peoples   16  Peoples   4  Allen  Wintrust Arena (994)
Chicago, IL
January 28, 2024
1:00 p.m., FS1
Villanova L 64–95  10–12
(2–7)
 12  Gilbert   5  Peoples   3  Gilbert  Wintrust Arena (1,555)
Chicago, IL
January 31, 2024
6:00 p.m., FloSports
at Butler W 67–57  11–12
(3–7)
 24  Peoples   7  Tied   3  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (808)
Indianapolis, IN
February 4, 2024
1:00 p.m., FloSports
at Georgetown L 42–44  11–13
(3–8)
 10  Peoples   9  Peoples   3  Tied  McDonough Gymnasium (738)
Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Providence W 84–72  12–13
(4–8)
 28  Peoples   8  Allen   3  Peoples  Wintrust Arena (1,125)
Chicago, IL
February 10, 2024
3:00 p.m., FloSports
at No. 21 Creighton L 59–88  12–14
(4–9)
 17  Peoples   9  Peoples   3  Tied  D. J. Sokol Arena (2,102)
Omaha, NE
February 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Marquette L 58–69  12–15
(4–10)
 18  Allen   12  Peoples   5  Gilbert  Wintrust Arena (1,029)
Chicago, IL
February 17, 2024
12:00 p.m., FloSports
at Seton Hall L 78–91  12–16
(4–11)
 25  Peoples   10  Peoples   8  Peoples  Walsh Gymnasium (1,065)
South Orange, NJ
February 25, 2024
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 15 UConn L 67–104  12–17
(4–12)
 24  Clarke   10  Gilbert   9  McErlane  Wintrust Arena (5,477)
Chicago, IL
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Butler L 70–73  12–18
(4–13)
 20  Allen   17  Gilbert   9  McErlane  Wintrust Arena (1,154)
Chicago, IL
March 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., FS1
at Villanova L 66–68  12–19
(4–14)
 14  Tied   12  Allen   4  Gilbert  Finneran Pavilion (2,619)
Villanova, PA
Big East Women's Tournament
March 8, 2024
12:30 p.m., FloSports
(10) vs. (7) Seton Hall
First Round
L 64–71  12–20
 18  Tied   9  Allen   5  McErlane  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—*Not released
Coaches

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2023–24 DePaul Women's Basketball Schedule". depaulbluedemons.com. DePaul University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2023.