2023–24 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by 38th-year head coach Tara VanDerveer, and played their home games at Maples Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season at 30–6, 15–3 in Pac-12 play to win the regular season championship. As a No. 1 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament, they defeated California in the quarterfinals and Oregon State in the semifinals before losing to USC in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed in the Portland regional 4 bracket where they defeated Norfolk State and Iowa State in the first and second rounds before losing to NC State in the Sweet Sixteen.

2023–24 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Ball Dawgs Classic champions Pac-12 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 9
Record	30–6 (15–3 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kate Paye (38th season)
Assistant coaches	Katy Steding (4th season) Tempie Brown (8th season) Erica McCall (1st season)
Home arena	Maples Pavilion

2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Stanford	15	–	3		.833			30	–	6		.833
No. 5 USC †	13	–	5		.722			29	–	6		.829
No. 10 UCLA	13	–	5		.722			27	–	7		.794
No. 8 Oregon State	12	–	6		.667			27	–	8		.771
No. 15 Colorado	11	–	7		.611			24	–	10		.706
No. 22 Utah	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Arizona	8	–	10		.444			18	–	16		.529
California	7	–	11		.389			19	–	15		.559
Washington State	7	–	11		.389			21	–	15		.583
Washington	6	–	12		.333			16	–	15		.516
Arizona State	3	–	15		.167			11	–	20		.355
Oregon	2	–	16		.111			11	–	21		.344
† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

After the season's conclusion, VanDerveer announced her retirement, making this her 38th and final season as Stanford head coach. This was also the team's final season in the Pac-12, as they will move to the Atlantic Coast Conference beginning on August 1, 2024.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Agnes Emma-Nnopu	2	G	5'11"	Junior	Ocean Grove, Australia	Transferred to TCU
Francesca Belibi	5	F	6'1"	Senior	Centennial, CO	Graduated
Ashten Prechtel	11	F	6'5"	Senior	Colorado Springs, CO	Graduated/2023 WNBA draft; selected 34th overall by Connecticut Sun
Indya Nivar	12	G	5'10"	Freshman	Apex, NC	Transferred to North Carolina
Haley Jones	30	G	6'1"	Senior	Santa Cruz, CA	Graduated/2023 WNBA draft; selected 6th overall by Atlanta Dream
Lauren Betts	51	C	6'7"	Freshman	Centennial, CO	Transferred to UCLA

Acquisitions

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Courtney Ogden PG	Atlanta, Georgia	Westminster School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
Sunaja Agara G	Minnetonka, MN	Hopkins High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Chloe Clardy G	Conway, AR	Conway High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 94
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 6, 2021.

Recruiting class of 2024

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kennedy Ume F	Owings Mills, MD	McDonogh School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 94
Wrenwyck Ijiwoye PG	Phoenix, AZ	Desert Vista High School	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 94
Harper Peterson F	Rocklin, CA	Whitney High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 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: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 3 Nunu Agara 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Hopkins Minnetonka, MN G 10 Talana Lepolo 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Carondelet Alameda, CA G 13 Chloe Clardy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Conway Conway, AR G 20 Elena Bosgana 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr American Community Athens, Greece F 21 Brooke Demetre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Mater Dei Foothill Ranch, CA F 22 Cameron Brink 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Mountainside Beaverton, OR G 24 Stavi Papadaki 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So 2nd EPAL Chanion Chania, Greece G 31 Lauren Green 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Castro Valley Castro Valley, CA G 32 Jzaniya Harriel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Antelope Sacramento, CA G 33 Hannah Jump 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Pinewood San Jose, CA F 40 Courtney Ogden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Westminster School Atlanta, GA F 44 Kiki Iriafen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Harvard-Westlake Los Angeles, CA	Head coach Tara VanDerveer (Indiana) Assistant coach(es) Kate Paye (Stanford) Katy Steding (Stanford) Tempie Brown (Michigan) Erica McCall (Stanford) 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
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	No. 15	Dominican	W 126–53		19 – Tied	14 – Iriafen	4 – Bosgana	Maples Pavilion (2,308) Stanford, CA
Regular season
November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	No. 15	Hawaii	W 87–40	1–0	23 – Iriafen	13 – Iriafen	5 – Brink	Maples Pavilion (2,535) Stanford, CA
November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 15	No. 9 Indiana	W 96–64	2–0	20 – Tied	17 – Brink	4 – Lepolo	Maples Pavilion (3,678) Stanford, CA
November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	No. 6	Cal Poly	W 86–32	3–0	15 – Bosgana	11 – Demetre	4 – Lepolo	Maples Pavilion (2,554) Stanford, CA
November 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ABC	No. 6	Duke	W 82–79 OT	4–0	29 – Brink	11 – Brink	4 – Agara	Maples Pavilion (4,236) Stanford, CA
November 22, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloSports	No. 4	vs. Belmont Ball Dawgs Classic semifinals	W 74–55	5–0	27 – Brink	16 – Brink	4 – Ogden	Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV
November 24, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloSports	No. 4	vs. No. 13 Florida State Ball Dawgs Classic championship	W 100–88	6–0	30 – Iriafen	17 – Iriafen	6 – Tied	Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV
November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m., P12N	No. 4	Albany	W 79–35	7–0	21 – Brink	19 – Brink	3 – Jump	Maples Pavilion (2,754) Stanford, CA
December 1, 2023* 11:00 a.m., MW Network	No. 3	at San Diego State	W 85–44	8–0	25 – Brink	12 – Brink	4 – Clardy	Viejas Arena (3,708) San Diego, CA
December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 3	at Gonzaga	L 78–96	8–1	13 – Tied	7 – Iriafen	5 – Lepolo	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
December 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 9	Portland	W 81–51	9–1	23 – Brink	15 – Brink	7 – Lepolo	Maples Pavilion (2,875) Stanford, CA
December 20, 2023* 1:00 p.m.	No. 9	UC Davis	W 92–52	10–1	21 – Brink	11 – Iriafen	3 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (2,701) Stanford, CA
December 29, 2023 2:00 p.m., P12N	No. 9	at California	W 78–51	11–1 (1–0)	20 – Lepolo	10 – Iriafen	6 – Lepolo	Haas Pavilion (4,197) Berkeley, CA
December 31, 2023* 6:00 p.m.	No. 9	Morgan State	W 98–38	12–1	18 – Brink	8 – Tied	8 – Lepolo	Maples Pavilion (2,751) Stanford, CA
January 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 8	Washington State	W 74–65	13–1 (2–0)	20 – Brink	18 – Brink	4 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (3,084) Stanford, CA
January 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N	No. 8	Washington	W 71–59	14–1 (3–0)	19 – Iriafen	16 – Brink	5 – Lepolo	Maples Pavilion (3,924) Stanford, CA
January 12, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N	No. 8	at No. 19 Utah	W 66–64	15–1 (4–0)	25 – Iriafen	16 – Iriafen	7 – Lepolo	Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,608) Salt Lake City, UT
January 14, 2024 11:00 a.m., P12N	No. 8	at No. 5 Colorado	L 59–71	15–2 (4–1)	19 – Iriafen	17 – Iriafen	5 – Lepolo	CU Events Center (9,111) Boulder, CO
January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 8	Oregon	W 88–63	16–2 (5–1)	21 – Iriafen	15 – Iriafen	8 – Lepolo	Maples Pavilion (4,556) Stanford, CA
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., P12N	No. 8	Oregon State	W 65–56	17–2 (6–1)	36 – Iriafen	12 – Iriafen	6 – Lepolo	Maples Pavilion (7,022) Stanford, CA
January 26, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N	No. 6	at Arizona State	W 80–50	18–2 (7–1)	27 – Iriafen	16 – Brink	7 – Lepolo	Desert Financial Arena (2,578) Tempe, AZ
January 28, 2024 11:00 a.m., P12N	No. 6	at Arizona	W 96–64	19–2 (8–1)	25 – Brink	19 – Brink	6 – Lepolo	McKale Center (7,692) Tucson, AZ
February 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 4	No. 15 USC	L 58–67	19–3 (8–2)	19 – Brink	15 – Brink	3 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (5,371) Stanford, CA
February 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 4	No. 7 UCLA	W 80–60	20–3 (9–2)	19 – Brink	19 – Brink	7 – Lepolo	Maples Pavilion (7,207) Stanford, CA
February 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 6	at Washington	W 63–59 OT	21–3 (10–2)	22 – Brink	9 – Tied	4 – Brink	Alaska Airlines Arena (4,454) Seattle, WA
February 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N	No. 6	at Washington State	W 73–58	22–3 (11–2)	21 – Brink	14 – Iriafen	5 – Tied	Beasley Coliseum (1,304) Pullman, WA
February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 3	California	W 84–49	23–3 (12–2)	23 – Iriafen	11 – Iriafen	4 – Ogden	Maples Pavilion (4,604) Stanford, CA
February 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 3	Arizona	L 61–68	23–4 (12–3)	21 – Iriafen	15 – Iriafen	4 – Iriafen	Maples Pavilion (4,423) Stanford, CA
February 25, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N	No. 3	Arizona State	W 81–67	24–4 (13–3)	22 – Iriafen	20 – Iriafen	7 – Brink	Maples Pavilion (4,271) Stanford, CA
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 4	at No. 11 Oregon State	W 67–63	25–4 (14–3)	25 – Brink	23 – Brink	4 – Tied	Gill Coliseum (7,867) Corvallis, OR
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., P12N	No. 4	at Oregon	W 76–56	26–4 (15–3)	18 – Brink	17 – Brink	5 – Brink	Matthew Knight Arena (6,996) Eugene, OR
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 7, 2024 2:30 p.m., P12N	(1) No. 2	vs. (8) California Quarterfinals	W 71–57	27–4	28 – Iriafen	18 – Iriafen	5 – Iriafen	MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,883) Paradise, NV
March 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N	(1) No. 2	vs. (4) No. 13 Oregon State Semifinals	W 66–57	28–4	20 – Jump	12 – Brink	9 – Brink	MGM Grand Garden Arena  Paradise, NV
March 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN	(1) No. 2	vs. (2) No. 5 USC Championship	L 61–74	28–5	19 – Brink	10 – Brink	4 – Jump	MGM Grand Garden Arena (5,526) Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	(2 P4) No. 5	(15 P4) Norfolk State First Round	W 79–50	29–5	18 – Bosgana	15 – Brink	4 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (4,537) Stanford, CA
March 24, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	(2 P4) No. 5	(7 P4) Iowa State Second Round	W 87–81 OT	30–5	41 – Iriafen	16 – Iriafen	7 – Lepolo	Maples Pavilion (5,811) Stanford, CA
March 29, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN	(2 P4) No. 5	vs. (3 P4) No. 11 NC State Sweet Sixteen	L 67–77	30–6	26 – Iriafen	10 – Iriafen	6 – Lepolo	Moda Center  Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P4=Portland 4. All times are in PST.

Source:

Rankings

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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	15	6	4	3	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	6	4	6	3	3	4	2	4	5	9
Coaches	13	6	3	3	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	5т	3	6	3	3	5	2	5	5	8

See also

• 2023–24 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team