The 2023–24 Kansas City Roos women's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Roos, led by second-year head coach Dionnah Jackson-Durrett, competed in the Summit League. They played their home games at Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Previous season The Roos finished the 2022–23 season 9–25, 3–15 in Summit League play, to finish in last place. As the No. 10 seed in the Summit League tournament, they defeated Denver in the first round and North Dakota State in the quarterfinals before losing to Omaha in the semifinals.
Offseason Departures Kansas City departures E'Lease Stafford 0 G/F 6' 0" GS senior Lawrence, KS Graduated Manna Mensah 4 G 5' 8" GS senior Toronto, ON Graduated Machia Mullens 11 F 6' 0" Junior Liberal, KS TBD Ava Murphy 12 G 5' 11" Sophomore Liberty, MO Transferred to Ave Maria Sanna' St. Andre 20 G 5' 8" Junior Oakdale, LA Transferred to Tennessee State Rain Green 23 G 5' 8" Sophomore Baltimore, MD TBD Trinity Moreland 44 C 6' 2" Freshman Charlotte, NC Transferred to Gardner–Webb
Incoming Kansas City incoming transfers Alayna Contreras 3 G 5' 6" Sophomore Minneapolis, MN Cochise College Dominique Phillips 4 F 5' 11" GS senior Goodyear, AZ Grand Canyon Nariyah Simmons 5 G 5' 5" Junior Florissant, MO Johnson City CC Kelby Bannerman 11 F 6' 1" Junior Hampshire, IL Davidson Dayshawna Carter 12 G 5' 7" Junior Brooklyn, NY Garden City CC Ifunanya Nwachukwu 13 G/F 6' 2' Junior Lagos, Nigeria Chipola College Lisa Thomas 21 G 5' 6" Junior Kansas City, MO Johnson City CC Zanaa Cordis 44 F 6' 3" Junior Junction City, KS New Orleans
Recruiting There was no recruiting class of 2023.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Summit League women's tournament
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See also 2023–24 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team
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