The 2023–24 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars were led by sixth-year head coach Kamie Ethridge and they played their home games at Beasley Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They were invited to compete in the inaugural 2024 WBIT as a number one-seeded team. This was the team's be final season as a Pac-12 member, as they were to join West Coast Conference as affiliate member for the next two years.
Previous season The Cougars went 23–11, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. They defeated California, Utah, Colorado and UCLA to win their first ever Pac-12 women's tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament. They received the number 5 seed in the Greenville Regional 2. They were upset in the first round by number 12 seed Florida Gulf Coast.
Offseason Departures Washington State departuresNameNumPos.HeightYearHometownReason for departure Kaia Woods 0 G 5'3" Sophomore Tiffin, OH Transferred to Akron Emma Nankervis 3 G 6'3" Senior Mount Eliza, Australia Graduated Ula Motuga 15 F 6'0" GS senior Logan, Australia Graduated Grace Sarver 20 G 5'8" Senior Seattle, WA Graduated Lauren Glazier 25 F/C 6'4" Freshman North Bend, WA Transferred to Pacific
Incoming Washington State incoming transfersNameNumPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious school Beyonce Bea 25 G/F 6'1" GS senior Washougal, WA Idaho
Recruiting
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Pac-12 Women's Tournament
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Rankings
See also 2023–24 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
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