2023–24 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season

The 2023–24 Big Ten women's basketball season began with practices in October 2023, followed by the start of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November 2023. The regular season ended in March 2024.

2023–24 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Big Ten Network, Fox, FS1, Peacock
2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
Regular-season championsOhio State
Season MVPCaitlin Clark, Iowa
Tournament
ChampionsIowa
  Runners-upNebraska
Finals MVPCaitlin Clark, Iowa
Basketball seasons
2023–24 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Ohio State 16 2   .889 26 6   .813
No. 2 Iowa 15 3   .833 34 5   .872
No. 12 Indiana 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
Michigan State 12 6   .667 22 9   .710
Nebraska 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
Michigan 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Penn State 9 9   .500 22 13   .629
Maryland 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Illinois 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Wisconsin 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Minnesota 5 13   .278 20 16   .556
Purdue 5 13   .278 15 19   .441
Northwestern 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
Rutgers 2 16   .111 8 24   .250
2024 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

This was the last season played with 14 teams in the conference, with four schools joining the following year.[1] This was the first season played under the Big Ten's new seven-year media rights deal. As a result, no conference games aired on ESPN and some games were streamed by Peacock for the first time.[2]

Head coaches

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Coaching changes prior to the season

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Michigan State

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On March 31, 2023, Robyn Fralick was named the sixth head coach of Michigan State.[3][4]

Minnesota

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On March 18, 2023, Dawn Plitzuweit was named the 13th head coach of Minnesota.[5][6]

Coaches

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Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Big Ten record Big Ten titles Big Ten Tournament titles NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Illinois Shauna Green Dayton 2 22–10 11–7 0 0 1 0 0
Indiana Teri Moren Indiana State 10 200–93 99–57 1 0 5 0 0
Iowa Lisa Bluder Drake 24 494–246 247–142 2 4 17 1 0
Maryland Brenda Frese Minnesota 22 563–146 137–20* 6 5 19 3 1
Michigan Kim Barnes Arico St. John's (Asst.) 12 241–119 109–75 0 0 6 0 0
Michigan State Robyn Fralick Bowling Green 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota Dawn Plitzuweit West Virginia 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0
Nebraska Amy Williams South Dakota 8 110–95 58–65 0 0 2 0 0
Northwestern Joe McKeown George Washington 16 250–219 104–152 0 0 2 0 0
Ohio State Kevin McGuff Washington 11 172–97 87–55 3 1 6 0 0
Penn State Carolyn Kieger Marquette 3 41–73 16–57 0 0 0 0 0
Purdue Katie Gearlds Marian 3 36–26 16–19 0 0 1 0 0
Rutgers Coquese Washington Notre Dame (Assoc.) 2 12–20 5–13 0 0 0 0 0
Wisconsin Marisa Moseley Boston University 3 19–40 11–25 0 0 0 0 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2023–24 season.
  • Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school and are through the beginning of the season.
  • Frese's ACC conference record excluded since Maryland began Big Ten Conference play in 2014–15.

Preseason

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Preseason Big Ten poll

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Prior to the conference's annual media day, conference standings were projected by a panel of writers.[7]

Rank Team
1 Iowa
2 Indiana
3 Ohio State
4 Maryland
5 Michigan

Preseason All-Big Ten

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A select media panel named a preseason All-Big Ten team and player of the year.[7]

Honor Recipient
Preseason Player of the Year Caitlin Clark, Iowa
Preseason All-Big Ten Team Makira Cook, Illinois
Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana
Caitlin Clark, Iowa
Shyanne Sellers, Maryland
Laila Phelia, Michigan
Alexis Markowski, Nebraska
Jaz Shelley, Nebraska
Cotie McMahon, Ohio State
Jacy Sheldon, Ohio State
Makenna Marisa, Penn State

Regular season

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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Players of the Week

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Throughout the conference regular season, Big Ten Conference offices named two players (Player and Freshman) of the week each Monday.

All-Big Ten awards and teams

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On March 5, 2024, the Big Ten announced its conference awards.[15][16]

Honor Coaches Media
Player of the Year Caitlin Clark, Iowa Caitlin Clark, Iowa
Coach of the Year Kevin McGuff, Ohio State Kevin McGuff, Ohio State
Freshman of the Year Natalie Potts, Nebraska Mary Ashley Stevenson, Purdue
Defensive Player of the Year Celeste Taylor, Ohio State Serah Williams, Wisconsin
Sixth Player of the Year Theryn Hallock, Michigan State Theryn Hallock, Michigan State
All-Big Ten First Team Julia Ayrault, Michigan State Julia Ayrault, Michigan State
Caitlin Clark, Iowa Caitlin Clark, Iowa
Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana
Alexis Markowski, Nebraska Alexis Markowski, Nebraska
Cotie McMahon, Ohio State Cotie McMahon, Ohio State
Laila Phelia, Michigan Laila Phelia, Michigan
Sara Scalia, Indiana Sara Scalia, Indiana
Shyanne Sellers Shyanne Sellers
Jacy Sheldon, Ohio State Jacy Sheldon, Ohio State
Serah Williams, Wisconsin Serah Williams, Wisconsin
All-Big Ten Second Team* Destiny Adams, Rutgers Kendall Bostic, Illinois
Jakia Brown-Turner, Maryland Makira Cook, Illinois
Makira Cook, Illinois Moira Joiner, Michigan State
DeeDee Hagemann, Michigan State Makenna Marisa, Penn State
Moira Joiner, Michigan State Kate Martin, Iowa
Kate Martin, Iowa Chloe Moore-McNeil, Indiana
Chloe Moore-McNeil, Indiana Jaz Shelley, Nebraska
Ashley Owusu, Penn State Hannah Stuelke, Iowa
Jaz Shelley, Nebraska Celeste Taylor, Ohio State
Hannah Stuelke, Iowa Taylor Thierry, Ohio State
Celeste Taylor, Ohio State Not Selected[a]
Taylor Thierry, Ohio State
All-Freshman Team Mary Ashley Stevenson, Purdue Mary Ashley Stevenson, Purdue
Gretchen Dolan, Illinois Grace Grocholski, Minnesota
Grace Grocholski, Minnesota Rashunda Jones, Purdue
Logan Nissley, Nebraska Logan Nissley, Nebraska
Natalie Potts, Nebraska Natalie Potts, Nebraska
All-Defensive Team Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana
Leilani Kapinus, Penn State Leilani Kapinus, Penn State
Chloe Moore-McNeil, Indiana Jacy Sheldon, Ohio State
Celeste Taylor, Ohio State Celeste Taylor, Ohio State
Serah Williams, Wisconsin Serah Williams, Wisconsin
  1. ^ The coaches' All-Big Ten Second Team had 12 members due to a tie in voting.

References

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  1. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (August 4, 2023). "Big Ten adds Oregon, Washington as newest members in blow to Pac-12". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  2. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (August 18, 2022). "Big Ten completes 7-year, $7 billion media rights agreement with Fox, CBS, NBC". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Robyn Fralick Named Spartan Women's Basketball Head Coach". msuspartans.com. March 31, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  4. ^ Paul, Tony (March 31, 2023). "MSU hires Okemos native Robyn Fralick as women's basketball coach". The Detroit News. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Plitzuweit Named Women's Basketball Head Coach", gophersports.com, March 18, 2023, retrieved October 17, 2023
  6. ^ Philippou, Alexa (March 18, 2023), "Dawn Plitzuweit named Minnesota women's basketball coach", ESPN.com, retrieved October 17, 2023
  7. ^ a b "Iowa and Caitlin Clark Lead Big Ten Preseason Women's Basketball Honors". BigTen.org. October 4, 2023. Archived from the original on October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "Clark Earns B1G Player of the Week Honors". hawkeyesports.com. November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  9. ^ "Potts Earns Big Ten Freshman Honor". huskers.com. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  10. ^ "Scalia Earns Big Ten Player Of The Week Honors". iuhoosiers.com. November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  11. ^ "Jones Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week". purduesports.com. November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  12. ^ "Clark Notches 20th Career Big Ten Weekly Honor". hawkeyesports.com. November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  13. ^ "Potts Picks Up Second Big Ten Freshman Honor". huskers.com. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Ohio State and Minnesota Garner Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". Big Ten Conference. December 4, 2023. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  15. ^ "2023-24 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 5, 2024. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  16. ^ "2023-24 All-Big Ten Women's Basketball Teams & Honors" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 5, 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.