2023–24 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

The 2023–24 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fifth year head coach Kim McNeill, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were ninth year members of the American Athletic Conference.

2023–24 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	19–14 (9–9 The American)
Head coach	Kim McNeill (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Cory McNeill Tamoria Holmes Jeff Williams
Home arena	Williams Arena

2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Tulsa	13	–	5		.722			25	–	10		.714
North Texas	13	–	5		.722			23	–	9		.719
Temple	13	–	5		.722			20	–	12		.625
UTSA	10	–	8		.556			18	–	15		.545
South Florida	10	–	8		.556			19	–	14		.576
Charlotte	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
UAB	9	–	9		.500			18	–	14		.563
Memphis	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
East Carolina	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Rice †	9	–	9		.500			19	–	15		.559
SMU	8	–	10		.444			14	–	16		.467
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Wichita State	5	–	13		.278			10	–	22		.313
Tulane	3	–	15		.167			12	–	20		.375
† 2024 AAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2022–23 season 23–10, 11–5 in AAC play to finish in third place. They won the American Athletic Conference women's tournament, as a result they received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2007. They lost in the first round to Texas.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Alexsia Rose	0	G	5'7"	Junior	Bloomfield, CT	Transferred to UMass
Paige Lyons	2	G	5'7"	Sophomore	Norcross, GA	Transferred to Wagner
Xianna Josephs	3	G	6'0"	Senior	Brampton, ON	Graduated
Iycez Adams	20	F	5'11"	Sophomore	Kernsville, NC	Transferred to Elon
Brittany Franklin	31	C	6'5"	GS Senior	Plymouth, NC	Graduated
Tiara Chambers	33	F	6'3"	GS Senior	Portsmouth, VA	Graduated
Samora Watson	55	G	5'6"	Freshman	League City, TX	Transferred to Central Connecticut

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Taliyah Wyche	00	F	6'3"	Junior	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Florida
Tatyana Wyche	3	F	6'2"	Junior	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Florida

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Khia Miller G	Woodbridge, MD	Sidwell Friends School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   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: "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023.

Media

All Pirates home and road games will have a video stream on ESPN+.

Roster

2023–24 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 00 Taliyah Wyche 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr American Heritage School Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL G 1 Micah Dennis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Cairine Wilson Oklahoma State Toronto, ON F 2 Tatyana Wyche 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr American Heritage School Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL G 3 Karina Gordon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas Hallandale Beach, FL G 4 Synia Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Riverdale Baptist Waldorf, MD G 5 Jayla Hearp 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Smithfield Hampton, VA G 11 Khia Miller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Sidwell Friends School Woodbridge, VA G/F 12 Morgan Moseley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Saint James School Centreville, MD G 14 Bobbi Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Southeast Raleigh Garner, NC F 15 Jaedyn Cook 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr John Marshall High School Richmond, VA G/F 20 Jade Tillman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Good Counsel Rockville, MD G 22 Danae McNeal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Swansea Clemson Swansea, SC F 23 Amiya Joyner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Farmville Central Farmville, NC G 24 Kimora Jenkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Millbrook Georgia Long Island, NY	Head coach Kim McNeill (Richmond) Assistant coach(es) Cory McNeill (Morgan State) Tamoria Holmes (Howard) Jeff Williams (Howard) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		at Elon	W 68–37	1–0	22 – McNeal	10 – Tat. Wyche	5 – Johnson	Schar Center (692) Elon, NC
November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		USC Upstate	W 105–35	2–0	18 – Joyner	8 – Joyner	4 – Dennis	Williams Arena (1,353) Greenville, NC
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VCU	L 50–55	2–1	18 – McNeal	11 – Joyner	4 – Johnson	Siegel Center (549) Richmond, VA
November 20, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. No. 15 Ohio State Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship	L 55–79	2–2	14 – Johnson	9 – Joyner	4 – Dennis	Baha Mar Convention Center (391) Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloSports		vs. Seton Hall Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship	L 57–68	2–3	17 – McNeal	6 – Dennis	3 – Dennis	Baha Mar Convention Center  Nassau, Bahamas
November 29, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Hampton	W 75–55	3–3	31 – McNeal	10 – Tat. Wyche	7 – Dennis	Williams Arena (6,166) Greenville, NC
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coppin State	W 59–51	4–3	17 – Tied	7 – Joyner	4 – Dennis	Williams Arena (1,088) Greenville, NC
December 4, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 72–57	5–3	34 – McNeal	10 – Tat. Wyche	6 – Dennis	Williams Arena (1,053) Greenville, NC
December 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Mason	W 65–44	6–3	27 – Joyner	16 – Joyner	6 – Dennis	Williams Arena (1,141) Greenville, NC
December 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 75–46	7–3	16 – Gordon	11 – Joyner	6 – Joyner	Williams Arena (1,092) Greenville, NC
December 30, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 1 South Carolina	L 36–73	7–4	10 – Joyner	6 – Tied	1 – Tied	Williams Arena (5,717) Greenville, NC
AAC regular season
January 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTSA	W 82–54	8–4 (1–0)	22 – Gordon	13 – Tat. Wyche	7 – Gordon	Williams Arena (956) Greenville, NC
January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Memphis	W 64–63	9–4 (2–0)	17 – McNeal	7 – Joyner	4 – McNeal	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,315) Memphis, TN
January 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UAB	L 64–73	9–5 (2–1)	18 – McNeal	15 – Joyner	3 – Joyner	Williams Arena (1,114) Greenville, NC
January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulane	L 55–81	9–6 (2–2)	12 – McNeal	8 – Joyner	2 – Tat. Wyche	Devlin Fieldhouse (709) New Orleans, LA
January 17, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Rice	L 67–80	9–7 (2–3)	19 – McNeal	11 – Joyner	8 – Joyner	Williams Arena (5,552) Greenville, NC
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		SMU	W 68–61	10–7 (3–3)	35 – McNeal	8 – Joyner	3 – Tied	Williams Arena (1,259) Greenville, NC
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	W 78–71	11–7 (4–3)	30 – McNeal	9 – Joyner	2 – McNeal	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (435) Boca Raton, FL
January 28, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		at South Florida	L 40–54	11–8 (4–4)	25 – McNeal	9 – McNeal	1 – Tied	Yuengling Center (2,984) Tampa, FL
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tulsa	W 56–48	12–8 (5–4)	17 – McNeal	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Williams Arena (968) Greenville, NC
February 4, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wichita State	W 72–51	13–8 (6–4)	23 – McNeal	12 – Tat. Wyche	5 – McNeal	Charles Koch Arena (1,500) Wichita, KS
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charlotte	W 70–56	14–8 (7–4)	24 – Joyner	13 – Joyner	6 – McNeal	Williams Arena (1,363) Greenville, NC
February 14, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rice	L 57–75	14–9 (7–5)	22 – McNeal	7 – Tal. Wyche	4 – McNeal	Tudor Fieldhouse (623) Houston, TX
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Memphis	L 70–72	14–10 (7–6)	28 – McNeal	20 – Joyner	6 – Joyner	Williams Arena (1,287) Greenville, NC
February 21, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Florida	L 68–78	14–11 (7–7)	25 – McNeal	10 – Joyner	6 – Gordon	Williams Arena (1,106) Greenville, NC
February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at SMU	W 84–74	15–11 (8–7)	22 – McNeal	13 – Joyner	3 – Tied	Moody Coliseum (1,021) University Park, TX
February 27, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at North Texas	L 91–93 4OT	15–12 (8–8)	32 – McNeal	16 – Joyner	3 – Joyner	The Super Pit (1,542) Denton, TX
March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Temple	L 66–81	15–13 (8–9)	21 – McNeal	7 – Tat. Wyche	4 – McNeal	Williams Arena (1,170) Greenville, NC
March 5, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Charlotte	W 71–66	16–13 (9–9)	25 – McNeal	16 – Joyner	4 – Tied	Dale F. Halton Arena (803) Charlotte, NC
AAC Women's Tournament
March 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) Memphis Second Round	W 65–63	17–13	19 – McNeal	17 – Tat. Wyche	4 – Tied	Dickies Arena (1,506) Fort Worth, TX
March 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (1) Tulsa Quarterfinals	W 75–71	18–13	29 – McNeal	14 – Joyner	4 – Gordon	Dickies Arena  Fort Worth, TX
March 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (4) UTSA Semifinals	W 55–54	19–13	15 – Joyner	13 – Joyner	4 – Mcneal	Dickies Arena (1,520) Fort Worth, TX
March 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	(9)	vs. (10) Rice Championship	L 41–61	19–14	14 – McNeal	8 – Joyner	3 – Miller	Dickies Arena  Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—*	—	—	—															Not released
Coaches	—	—*	—^	—	—

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.

See also

• 2023–24 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team