2023–24 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

2023–24 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
2023–24 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	16–10 (7–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kim Barnes Arico (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Melanie Moore; Harry Rafferty; Jillian Dunston;
Home arena	Crisler Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Ohio State	13	–	1	.929	22	–	3	.880
No. 4 Iowa	12	–	2	.857	23	–	3	.885
No. 14 Indiana	12	–	2	.857	21	–	3	.875
Nebraska	8	–	6	.571	16	–	9	.640
Michigan State	7	–	6	.538	17	–	7	.708
Michigan	7	–	7	.500	16	–	10	.615
Penn State	7	–	7	.500	16	–	9	.640
Maryland	6	–	7	.462	14	–	10	.583
Illinois	6	–	8	.429	12	–	12	.500
Minnesota	4	–	9	.308	14	–	10	.583
Wisconsin	4	–	9	.308	11	–	12	.478
Purdue	4	–	9	.308	11	–	13	.458
Northwestern	3	–	10	.231	8	–	16	.333
Rutgers	2	–	12	.143	8	–	19	.296

† 2024 Big Ten tournament winner As of February 15, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represents the University of Michigan during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines are led by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her twelfth year, and play their home games at the Crisler Center. This season marks the program's 42nd season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Wolverines finished the 2022–23 season with a 23–10 record, including 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They were ranked the No. 6 seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the second round, before being eliminated by eventually tournament champion LSU.^[1]

Offseason[edit]

On March 20, 2023, former assistant coach Erin Batth was named head coach for Providence.^[2] On March 27, former assistant coach Valerie Nainima followed Batth and joined Providence's coaching staff as an assistant coach.^[3] On March 30, Michigan named Melanie Moore an assistant coach.^[4] On April 17, Jillian Dunston was named an assistant coach for the Wolverines, returning to her alma mater.^[5]

Departures[edit]

Michigan Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Maddie Nolan	3	G	5'9"	Senior	Zionsville, IN	Transferred to Colorado
Ari Wiggins	12	G	5'8"	Sophomore	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Butler
Kate Clarke	13	G	6'1"	Freshman	Carmel, IN	Transferred to DePaul
Michelle Sidor	24	G	5'8"	Senior	Upper Saddle River, NJ	Transferred to DePaul
Leigha Brown	32	F	6'1"	Graduate student	Auburn, IN	Graduated
Emily Kiser	33	F	6'3"	Graduate student	Noblesville, IN	Graduated
Izabel Varejão	34	C	6'4"	Senior	Vitória, Brazil	Transferred to Syracuse

Incoming transfers[edit]

Michigan incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Elissa Brett	0	G	5'10"	Graduate student	Adelaide	Bowling Green
Lauren Hansen	1	G	5'8"	Graduate student	Long Island, NY	Missouri
Taylor Williams	33	F	6'2"	Graduate student	New Baltimore, MI	Western Michigan

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Elissa Brett	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Bowling Green	Adelaide
G	1	Lauren Hansen	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Missouri	Long Island, NY
G	2	Macy Brown	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	East Grand Rapids	East Grand Rapids, MI
G	5	Laila Phelia	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Mount Notre Dame	Cincinnati, OH
G	10	Jordan Hobbs	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Springboro	Springboro, OH
G	11	Greta Kampschroeder	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Naperville North	Naperville, IL
F	20	Alyssa Crockett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Westfield	Westfield, IN
F	21	Taylor Woodson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Hopkins	Minnetonka, MN
F	22	Chyra Evans	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Lake Ginninderra	Newcastle, NSW
F	25	Whitney Sollom	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Hartland	Hartland, MI
F	30	Elise Stuck	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Charlevoix	Charlevoix, MI
F	33	Taylor Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Western Michigan	New Baltimore, MI
F	44	Cameron Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Whitney Young	Chicago, IL

Head coach

Kim Barnes Arico (Montclair State)

Assistant coach(es)

Jillian Dunston (Michigan)
Melanie Moore (Siena)
Harry Rafferty (Michigan)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Saginaw Valley State	W 95–41	–	Crisler Center (1,024) Ann Arbor, MI
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Purdue Fort Wayne	W 80–61	1–0	Crisler Center (2,389) Ann Arbor, MI
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Oakland	W 80–39	2–0	Crisler Center (2,307) Ann Arbor, MI
November 18, 2023* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops	vs. Middle Tennessee Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	W 63–49	3–0	Imperial Arena (393) Nassau, Bahamas
November 19, 2023* 2:30 p.m., FloHoops	vs. South Dakota Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals	W 70–52	4–0	Imperial Arena (222) Nassau, Bahamas
November 20, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. No. 24 Ole Miss Battle 4 Atlantis championship	L 49–60	4–1	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m., BTN+	Eastern Michigan	W 80–44	5–1	Crisler Center (4,052) Ann Arbor, MI
November 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN+	SIUE	W 103–59	6–1	Crisler Center (2,145) Ann Arbor, MI
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Harvard	W 80–66	7–1	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA
December 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Toledo	L 46–69	7–2	Savage Arena (7,082) Toledo, OH
December 10, 2023 3:00 p.m., BTN+	at Illinois	W 84–48	8–2 (1–0)	State Farm Center (3,763) Champaign, IL
December 16, 2023* 11:00 a.m., BTN+	Miami (OH)	W 75–49	9–2	Crisler Center (3,065) Ann Arbor, MI
December 20, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Florida Jumpman Invitational	L 65–82	9–3	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BTN+	Florida A&M	W 77–35	10–3	Crisler Center (2,308) Ann Arbor, MI
December 30, 2023 12:00 p.m., Fox	No. 17 Ohio State Rivalry	W 69–60	11–3 (2–0)	Crisler Center (8,078) Ann Arbor, MI
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN	at No. 14 Indiana	L 59–80	11–4 (2–1)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (8,723) Bloomington, IN
January 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN	Minnesota	L 66–82	11–5 (2–2)	Crisler Center (2,112) Ann Arbor, MI
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+	Wisconsin	W 76–52	12–5 (3–2)	Crisler Center (4,906) Ann Arbor, MI
January 17, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN+	at Nebraska	L 43–62	12–6 (3–3)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,398) Lincoln, NE
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+	at Rutgers	W 56–50	13–6 (4–3)	Jersey Mike's Arena (4,647) Piscataway, NJ
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Maryland	W 79–77 ^OT	14–6 (5–3)	Crisler Center (2,586) Ann Arbor, MI
January 27, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN+	at Michigan State Rivalry	L 61–82	14–7 (5–4)	Breslin Center (9,385) East Lansing, MI
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Illinois	L 64–77	14–8 (5–5)	Crisler Center (2,522) Ann Arbor, MI
February 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN	at Penn State	W 80–75	15–8 (6–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (4,745) State College, PA
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Nebraska	L 59–65	15–9 (6–6)	Crisler Center (2,113) Ann Arbor, MI
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN	Rutgers	W 86–58	16–9 (7–6)	Crisler Center (4,238) Ann Arbor, MI
February 15, 2024 8:00 p.m., Peacock	at No. 4 Iowa	L 89–106	16–10 (7–7)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA
February 18, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN	Michigan State Rivalry			Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., BTN+	at Northwestern			Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock	at Ohio State Rivalry			Value City Arena Columbus, OH
March 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1	Purdue			Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 6–10, 2024	vs. TBD			Target Center Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[6]^[7]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes 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	Final
AP	—	—	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—					Not released
Coaches	25т	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—

References[edit]

^ VanMetre, Sarah (March 19, 2023). "Wolverines End Season in NCAA Second Round". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ "Erin Batth Named Head Coach Of Women's Basketball Program". friars.com. March 20, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ Daniels, Taylor (March 27, 2023). "Michigan assistant coaches Batth, Nainima and graduate manager Frost leave for Providence". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ VanMetre, Sarah (March 30, 2023). "Moore Returns To Ann Arbor as Assistant Coach". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ VanMetre, Sarah (April 17, 2023). "Dunston Returns to Michigan as Assistant Coach". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ VanMetre, Sarah (September 21, 2023). "Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[1] VanMetre, Sarah (March 19, 2023). "Wolverines End Season in NCAA Second Round". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[2] "Erin Batth Named Head Coach Of Women's Basketball Program". friars.com. March 20, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[3] Daniels, Taylor (March 27, 2023). "Michigan assistant coaches Batth, Nainima and graduate manager Frost leave for Providence". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[4] VanMetre, Sarah (March 30, 2023). "Moore Returns To Ann Arbor as Assistant Coach". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[5] VanMetre, Sarah (April 17, 2023). "Dunston Returns to Michigan as Assistant Coach". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[6] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[7] VanMetre, Sarah (September 21, 2023). "Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

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