The 2023–24 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange were led by second-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. The Orange were tenth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York.
The Orange started the season with three straight wins before losing to number 20 Maryland. That would be their final loss of the non-conference regular season as they won the South Point Shootout and defeated Alabama in their ACC–SEC Challenge game. They finished the non-conference regular season 10–1. They began the ACC regular season with a win over number 13 Notre Dame and became ranked for the first time during the season at number 25. They lost their first game after becoming ranked to North Carolina. They fell out of the rankings after that, but then they won seven straight games to return to the rankings. The seven game winning streak included wins over number 15 Florida State and a second win over then number 15 Notre Dame. They then lost two straight games against number 19 Virginia Tech and number 16 Louisville. The Orange then won five straight games including avenging their earlier loss against Louisville. They finished the season only winning one of their last three games, with the final game of the season being an overtime loss to number 12 NC State.
The Orange finished the season 24–8 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they were upset by sixth seed Florida State. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking their first appearance since 2021. As the sixth seed in the Portland 3 they defeated eleventh seed Arizona in the First Round before losing to third seed Connecticut in the Second Round to end their season.
Previous season
Prior to the season beginning Felisha Legette-Jack was announced as the head coach at Syracuse. She took over from interim head coach Von Read.
The Orange finished the season 20–13 overall and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, the received a bye to the Second Round, where they lost to NC State. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. The Orange defeated in the First Round and in the Second Round before losing to Columbia in the Super 16 to end their season.
Off-season
Departures
Departures Olivia Owens 00 F 6'4" Graduate Student Albany, New York Graduated Nyah Wilson 3 G 5'8" Sophomore Dallas, Texas Transferred to New Mexico Teisha Hyman 4 G 5'8" Junior White Plains, New York Transferred to Rhode Island Ava Irvin 10 G 5'8" Junior Atlanta, Georgia Graduated Asia Strong 15 F 6'2" Graduate Student South Bend, Indiana Graduated Dariauna Lewis 24 F 6'1" Graduate Student Omaha, Nebraska Graduated
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Dominique Camp 24 G 5'8" Graduate Student Dayton, Ohio Akron Izabel Varejão 34 C 6'4" Graduate Student Vitória, Brazil Michigan
Recruiting class
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Roster
Schedule
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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 NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 25 RV RV 22 21 23 19 17 19 20 22 22 20 Coaches NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 22 23 23 20 17 19 20 23 23 23
+ Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked in previous week (RV) Received Votes (NR) Not Ranked
2024 WNBA draft
Dyaisha Fair Las Vegas Aces 2 16 PG
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