The 2023–24 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers were led by first-year head coach Tory Verdi, and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Panthers started the season winning only one of their first five games. However, their fortunes improved over the remainder of their non-conference schedule, as they won five of their last eight non-conference games. They finished the non-conference portion of the season with a 6–7 record. They lost their first six conference games before winning against Virginia. The Panthers lost another six games before defeating Clemson for their second conference win of the season. The team lost their last four regular season games. They finished the season 8–24 overall and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their first round matchup with Georgia Tech. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.
Previous season
The Panthers finished the season 10–20 overall and 3–15 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their first round matchup with Clemson. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.
After the season, Head Coach Lance White was fired. Tory Verdi was hired as the new head coach on April 7, 2023.
Off-season
Departures
Departures Sandrine Clesca 0 G 5'9" Junior Laval, Quebec Transferred to Monmouth Dayshanette Harris 1 G 5'7" Graduate student Youngstown, Ohio Clemson Taisha Exanor 3 G 6'0" Junior Châteauguay, Quebec Transferred to Monmouth Emy Hayford 4 G 5'8" Senior Maastricht, Netherlands Graduated, Transferred to Fordham Amber Brown 5 F 6'0" Senior Monroe, Louisiana Graduated, Transferred to St. John's Channise Lewis 10 G 5'8" Graduate student Miami, Florida Graduated Destiny Strother 13 G 5'9" Senior Flint, Michigan Graduated, Transferred to Niagara Cynthia Ezeja 14 F 6'2" Junior Athens, Greece Transferred to Loyola Marymount Maliyah Johnson 21 F 6'0" Sophomore Columbus, Ohio Transferred to Houston Avery Strickland 23 G 5'10" Freshman Knoxville, Tennessee Transferred to Tennessee
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Raeven Boswell 5 G 5'11" Sophomore Austin, Texas Georgia Tech Bella Perkins 10 G 5'9" Junior Chantilly, Virginia USC Jala Jordan 14 F 6'2" Graduate student Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Seton Hall Rapuluchi Ayodele 15 F 6'1" Senior Athens, Greece Eastern Florida State Ioanna Chatzileonti 18 G 5'10" Sophomore Carnegie, Pennsylvania Kansas
Recruiting class
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Roster
Schedule
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Rankings
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