The 2023–24 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by eleventh-year head coach Wes Moore and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Wolfpack got off to a hot start to the season when they upset second ranked Connecticut in the second game of the season. The Wolfpack were unranked at the time and vaulted to fourteenth in the nation with the win. They carried their momentum through the Paradise Jam, defeating number 3 Colorado to win the championship. After the tournament win, the team was ranked fifth. Following and ACC–SEC Challenge win over Vanderbilt and a win over Illinois State, the Wolfpack reached their season highest ranking of third. The Wolfpack finished off the non-conference season with three more wins, and finished that portion of the season undefeated. The Wolfpack started the ACC season with wins over Virginia and an overtime victory over number 22 Florida State. Their first loss of the season was not until January 7, 2024, when they lost away to number 13 Virginia Tech. They were upset just two games later against Miami (FL), but then won five straight games, including a rivalry game against number 24 North Carolina and over number 15 Louisville. The Wolfpack were again ranked third before losing again to Virginia Tech, this time when the Hokies were ranked number 16. They defeated number 16 Notre Dame and survived an upset scare in overtime against Georgia Tech before losing their rivalry rematch with North Carolina and losing at Duke. They finished the season with an overtime win over number 19 Syracuse and a final game victory over Wake Forest.
The Wolfpack finished the season 31–7 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the quarterfinals, where they defeated seventh seed Duke. They defeated sixth seed Florida State to reach the finals. They could not prevail in a low-scoring game and lost 55–51. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking the sixth straight time the Wolfpack qualified for the tournament. As the third seed in the Portland 4 region they defeated fourteenth seed Chattanooga in the first round, sixth seed Tennessee in the second round, second seed Stanford in the Sweet 16, and regional first seed Texas in the Elite Eight to qualify for the second Final Four in program history. In the Final Four, they could not overcome overall first seed South Carolina, and lost 78–59 to end their season.
Previous season
The Wolfpack finished the season 20–12 overall and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the second round, where they defeated ninth seed Syracuse, then lost to first seed Notre Dame in the quarterfinals. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the seventh seed in the Greenville 2 Region. They were upset by ten-seed Princeton in the first round to end their season.
Off-season
Departures Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Diamond Johnson 3 G 5'5" Junior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Transferred to Norfolk State Jada Boyd 5 F 6'2" Senior Petersburg, Virginia Graduated Jakia Brown-Turner 11 G/F 6'0" Senior Temple Hills, Maryland Transferred to Maryland Jessica Timmons 23 G 5'8" Freshman Charlotte, North Carolina Transferred to Alabama Sophie Hart 32 C 6'5" Sophomore Farmington, Minnesota Transferred to Minnesota Camille Hobby 41 C 6'3" Senior Jacksonville, Florida Graduated; transferred to Illinois
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school Lizzy Williamson 15 C 6'5" Graduate student Adelaide, Australia Southern Utah Katie Peneueta 20 F 6'2" Junior Vancouver, Washington Sacramento State
Recruiting class
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Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| ACC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| ACC tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
Rankings
+ Regular season pollsPoll Pre-Season Week1 Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP RV 14 10т 5 3 3 3 3 3 6 4 7 5 3 6 6 12 10 11 11 4 Coaches RV 18 16 10 5 4 4 4 4 9 5т 7 5 3 7 6 11 10 11 11 4
+ Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked in previous week (RV) Received votes (NR) Not ranked
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