2023–24 Denver Pioneers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Denver Pioneers women's basketball team represented the University of Denver in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by fourth-year head coach Doshia Woods, competed in the Summit League. They played their home games at Hamilton Gymnasium.

2023–24 Denver Pioneers women's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record8–22 (5–11 The Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachLindsay Werntz
Assistant coaches
  • Sarah Miles
  • Marquelle Dent
Home arenaHamilton Gymnasium
Seasons
2023–24 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 16 0   1.000 27 6   .818
North Dakota State 13 3   .813 22 12   .647
Oral Roberts 11 5   .688 21 11   .656
South Dakota 9 7   .563 23 13   .639
St. Thomas* 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
North Dakota 5 11   .313 9 21   .300
Denver 5 11   .313 8 22   .267
Kansas City 3 13   .188 12 20   .375
Omaha 3 13   .188 8 23   .258
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2024 Summit League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Pioneers finished the 2022–23 season 12–18, 8–10 in Summit League play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. Due to a tiebreaker, they were the No. 7 seed in the Summit League tournament; they lost in the first round to Kansas City.

Offseason

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Departures

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Denver departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Sophia Zulich 1 F 5'11"   Junior Ontario, Canada TBD
Mikayla Brandon 14 F 6'1" GS Senior Bourbonnais, IL Graduated
Ally Haar 20 G 5'6" GS Senior West Chester, OH Graduated
Mikenzie Jones 22 F 6'1" Freshman Aurora, CO Transferred to UMass
Tsimba Malonga 32 G 5'7" GS Senior Bolingbrook, IL Graduated
Cheyenne Forney 34 F 6'3" Junior Riverside, CA Transferred to Arkansas State

Incoming

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Denver incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Laila McLeod 1 G 6'0" Sophomore Dallas, TX Grand Canyon
Lauren With 32 F 6'2" GS Senior Hartland, WI Indianapolis

Recruiting

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There was no recruiting class for 2023.

Roster

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2023–24 Denver Pioneers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Emma Smith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Vestavia Hills HS Vestavia Hills, AL
F 1 Laila McLeod 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Bella Vista College Prep
Grand Canyon
Dallas, TX
G 2 Angelina Robles 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So The Bishop's School San Diego, CA
G 3 Madelyn Atkins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Beebe HS Beebe, AR
G 4 Jordan Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Cheyenne East HS Cheyenne, WY
G 11 Emily Counsel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Willetton Sr. HS Perth, Australia
G 12 Joclyen Wyatt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Silas HS Tacoma, WA
G 13 Emari Doby 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Shawnee Heights HS Topeka, KS
G 15 Alaisha Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr James Bowie HS Arlington, TX
G 20 Reagan Pahl 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Cedarburg HS Cedarburg, WI
F 21 Makayla Minnett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Pearl City HS
Howard
Chicago, IL
F 32 Lauren With 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Arrowhead HS
Indianapolis
Hartland, WI
G 33 Mary Wilson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Center Grove HS Greenwood, IN
F 45 Shira Hagag 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Hof Hasharon Netanya, Israel
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2024-05-18

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 p.m., MW Network
at Air Force L 63–65  0–1
 22  Smith   13  Jones   3  tied  Clune Arena (579)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 10, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Alabama W 67–51  1–1
 16  Minett   11  Smith   6  Jones  CB&S Bank Arena (1,072)
Florence, AL
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., Altitude2/SLN
Wyoming L 41–58  1–2
 15  Counsel   6  tied   3  Smith  Hamilton Gymnasium (615)
Denver, CO
November 24, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SLN
Central Arkansas
Denver Classic
L 84–90  1–3
 29  Jones   9  tied   7  Robles  Hamilton Gymnasium (352)
Denver, CO
November 25, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SLN
South Alabama
Denver Classic
L 53–62  1–4
 17  Jones   16  Minett   3  Smith  Hamilton Gymnasium (612)
Denver, CO
November 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount L 61–79  1–5
 20  Smith   9  Minett   5  Robles  Gersten Pavilion (249)
Los Angeles, CA
December 2, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Irvine L 47–50  1–6
 18  Counsel   9  Jones   3  Jones  Bren Events Center (587)
Irvine, CA
December 9, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SLN
Stetson W 74–52  2–6
 21  Counsel   8  With   7  Smith  Hamilton Gymnasium (273)
Denver, CO
December 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas State L 46–72  2–7
 13  Counsel   8  Minett   3  Smith  Strahan Arena (771)
San Marcos, TX
December 19, 2023*
6:00 p.m., SLN
Colorado Christian W 81–59  3–7
 15  tied   9  Jones   5  Robles  Hamilton Gymnasium (260)
Denver, CO
December 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m., SLN
Saint Mary's L 56–61  3–8
 24  Smith   8  With   4  Smith  Hamilton Gymnasium (230)
Denver, CO
December 29, 2023
6:00 p.m., SLN
Omaha W 81–63  4–8
(1–0)
 23  Jones   16  Jones   4  tied  Hamilton Gymnasium (344)
Denver, CO
December 31, 2023
1:00 p.m., SLN
at Oral Roberts L 64–95  4–9
(1–1)
 14  Robles   5  tied   4  Robles  Mabee Center (1,492)
Tulsa, OK
January 3, 2023*
5:00 p.m., Altitude/SLN
Idaho
Big Sky–Summit Challenge
L 51–60  4–10
 23  Jones   12  Jones   2  tied  Hamilton Gymnasium (302)
Denver, CO
January 6, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Colorado
Big Sky–Summit Challenge
L 56–59  4–11
 20  Jones   14  Minett   5  Jones  Bank of Colorado Arena (693)
Greeley, CO
January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m., SLN
at South Dakota State L 50–68  4–12
(1–2)
 13  Smith   11  Minett   7  Jones  Frost Arena (1,226)
Brookings, SD
January 18, 2024
6:00 p.m., SLN
North Dakota State L 63–84  4–13
(1–3)
 18  Jones   6  Smith   4  Smith  Hamilton Gymnasium (268)
Denver, CO
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., SLN
North Dakota L 68–78  4–14
(1–4)
 21  Counsel   8  Smith   5  tied  Hamilton Gymnasium (545)
Denver, CO
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., SLN
at South Dakota L 70–78  4–15
(1–5)
 18  Jones   10  Jones   6  Jones  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,577)
Vermillion, SD
January 27, 2024
6:00 p.m., SLN
at Omaha L 77–80  4–16
(1–6)
 28  Robles   18  Minett   5  Robles  Baxter Arena (431)
Omaha, NE
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., SLN
Kansas City W 65–50  5–16
(2–6)
 20  Jones   12  Minett   4  tied  Hamilton Gymnasium (245)
Denver, CO
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., SLN
Oral Roberts W 102–92  6 16
(3–6)
 24  Jones   16  Minett   9  Smith  Hamilton Gymnasium (322)
Denver, CO
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., SLN
South Dakota L 48–78  6–17
(3–7)
 14  Robles   10  Jones   4  Robles  Hamilton Gymnasium (348)
Denver, CO
February 10, 2024
11:00 a.m., SLN
at St. Thomas (MN) W 67–61  7–17
(4–7)
 21  tied   9  tied   6  Robles  Schoenecker Arena (345)
St. Paul, MN
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., SLN
at North Dakota L 65–75  7–18
(4–8)
 20  Jones   12  Minett   5  tied  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,232)
Grand Forks, ND
February 17, 2024
12:00 p.m., SLN
at North Dakota State L 65–86  7–19
(4–9)
 24  Jones   4  Minett   5  Jones  Scheels Center (1,255)
Fargo, ND
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., SLN
South Dakota State L 64–73  7–20
(4–10)
 21  Jones   5  Jones   6  Smith  Hamilton Gymnasium (262)
Denver, CO
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., SLN
at Kansas City W 74–60  8–20
(5–10)
 16  Smith   11  tied   7  Jones  Swinney Recreation Center (771)
Kansas City, MO
March 2, 2024
3:00 p.m., SLN
St. Thomas (MN) L 68–79  8–21
(5–11)
 22  Jones   10  Jones   4  Smith  Hamilton Gymnasium (517)
Denver, CO
Summit League women's tournament
March 9, 2024
11:30 a.m., SLN
(7) vs. (2) North Dakota State
Quarterfinals
L 60–72  8–22
 16  Jones   6  Jones   4  Jones  Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Denver Athletics. Retrieved 2024-05-18.