The 2023–24 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by seventeenth-year head coach Jeff Walz, and played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center. This season was their tenth year competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cardinals started the season ranked seventeenth in the nation and won their first four games of the season before losing to Alabama. After the loss, they went on a six-game win streak that included wins over number 19 Ole Miss in the ACC–SEC Challenge and over rivals Kentucky. Their non-conference season concluded with a loss at number 17 Connecticut and a win over number 23 Washington. The Cardinals finished the non-conference season 11–2. Louisville started the ACC season with five straight wins to reach their highest ranking of thirteenth. However, they lost at number 23 North Carolina before winning three more games. In their final nine games, each loss was followed by a win. They defeated number 12 Notre Dame but lost to four ranked teams in that span, including a final day loss to then number 17 Notre Dame.
The Cardinals finished the season 24–10 overall and 12–6 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated thirteenth seed Boston College in the Second Round before losing to fourth seed and eventual champion Notre Dame in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking the thirteenth straight time the Cardinals qualified for the tournament. As the sixth seed in the Albany 2, they were upset by eleventh seed Middle Tennessee in the first round to end their season.
Previous season
The Cardinals finished the season 26–12 overall and 12–6 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the quarterfinals, where they defeated twelfth seed Wake Forest. They then defeated first seed Notre Dame in the semifinals before falling short in the final to third seed Virginia Tech. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the fifth seed in the Seattle 4 Regional. They defeated twelfth seed Drake in the first round, fourth seed Texas in the second round, and eighth seed Ole Miss in the Sweet Sixteen, before losing to second seed Iowa in the Elite Eight to end their season. The Cardinals' 24 total wins was their lowest season win total since 2011–12.
Off-season
Departures Departures Zyanna Walker 1 G 5'8" Freshman Wichita, Kansas Transferred to Kansas State Chrislyn Carr 3 G 5'5" Graduate student Davenport, Iowa Graduated Mykasa Robinson 5 G 5'7" Graduate student Ashland, Kentucky Graduated Hailey Van Lith 10 G 5'7" Junior Wenatchee, Washington Transferred to LSU Norika Konno 11 G 5'10" Senior Sendai, Japan Graduated Payton Verhulst 12 G 6'1" Sophomore De Soto, Kansas Transferred to Oklahoma Jalyn Brown 15 G 6'0" Freshman Baltimore, Maryland Entered transfer portal Elizabeth Dixon 22 F 6'5" Graduate student Memphis, Tennessee Graduated Morgan Jones 24 G 6'2" Graduate student Jonesboro, Georgia Graduated Imani Lester 32 F 6'3" Freshman Raleigh, North Carolina Transferred to Kansas State Josie Williams 40 C 6'5" Graduate student West Haven, Utah Graduated
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Sydney Taylor 1 G 5'9" Graduate student Long Island, New York UMass Hennie van Schaik 3 F 6'2" Junior Urk, Netherlands Cal State Bakersfield Kiki Jefferson 12 G 6'1" Graduate student Lancaster, Pennsylvania James Madison Nina Rickards 15 G 5'9" Graduate student Queens, New York Florida Eylia Love 24 G/F 6'1" Junior Kansas City, Missouri Georgia Tech Jayda Curry 30 G 5'6" Sophomore Corona, California California
Recruiting class
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Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
+ Regular season pollsPoll Pre-season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Week20 Final AP 17 19 20 22 18 18 19 19 17 15 13 18 16 15 18 20 22 24 24 23 RV Coaches 15 15 15 19 18 17 19 19 16 15 12 16 12 15 18 20 23 24 25 25 RV
Note: The AP does not release a final poll.
+ Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week (RV) Received votes
2024 WNBA draft
Kiki Jefferson Minnesota Lynx 3 31 G
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