The 2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by eleventh-year head coach Bob Boldon, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the regular season 11–18, 8–10 in MAC play, to finish tied for 6th place. They lost to Ball State in the first round of the MAC tournament.

Previous season

They finished 6–23 and 4–14 in the MAC play to finish tied for eleventh in the MAC. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

Offseason Departures DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReasonCaitlyn Kroll5G5'10"RS-SeniorBridgeport, OHGraduated, exhausted eligibilityAbby Garnett20F6'1"RS-JuniorGolden, COGraduatedAlexandra Antonova35F6'2"RS-JuniorMoscow, RussiaGraduatedJasmine Hale23G5'9"RS-JuniorCincinnati, OHGraduatedElla Pope4F5'11"RS-SophomoreOrem, UTLeft team for personal reasonsKendall Hale22G5'11"SophomoreCincinnati, OHLeft team for personal reasonsYaya Felder2G5'11"SophomoreHartford, CTTransferred to Baylor

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReasonKennedi Watkins5G5'10"JuniorBallwin, MOTransferred from Southeast Missouri State. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.Bengisu Alper33G5'11"SeniorIstanbul, TurkeyTransferred from Northwestern State. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.

2023 recruiting class Recruiting classNameNumberPos.HeightHigh schoolHometownAylasia Fantroy2G5'11"PalestinePalestine, TXMonica Williams12G5'9"Lawrence NorthIndianapolis, INBailey Tabeling21G5'10"Trinity LutheranSeymour, INAsiah Baxter22G5'11"Warren CentralIndianapolis, INEmma Barnett34F6'1"Mercy AcademyMount Washington, KY

Preseason Prior to the season Ohio was picked ninth in the MAC preseason poll. No Bobcats were named to the preseason All-MAC team.

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason pollPredicted finishTeamVotes (1st place) 1 Toledo 121 (11) 2 Ball State 110 (1) 3 Kent State 102 4 Bowling Green 77 5 Northern Illinois 99 6 Akron 69 7 Eastern Michigan 66 8 Buffalo 50 9 Ohio 40 10 Western Michigan 38 11 Central Michigan 24 12 Miami 23 MAC tournament champion: Toledo (10), Ball State (2)

Source

Roster

Support staff

2023–24 Ohio Bobcats support staff Ebony Pegues – Director of Basketball Operations Kaylee Gregory Bambule – Video Coordinator Tyler Johnson – Graduate Assistant Ben Gilkey – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Becca Gaddy – Director of Athletics Communications (Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Cross Country/Track & Field, Baseball) Morgan Hall – Staff Athletic Trainer Jessica Arquette – Ohio Athletics Sports Dietitian Kaitlyn Michener – Nutritionist Hannah Rastatter – Nutritionist Source:

Schedule

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!colspan=9 style="| Non-conference regular season

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Source

Awards and honors All-MAC Awards Postseason All-MAC teamsTeamPlayerPositionYearAll-MAC Honorable MentionJaya McClureGSo.All-MAC Honorable MentionKennedi WatkinsGJr.All-MAC Freshman TeamBailey TabelingGFr. Source

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