2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster (2024)

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Who is the number 1 womens basketball recruit 2023? ›

Deja Kelly (born September 8, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). She is a three-time first-team All-ACC selection. Kelly graduated from Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas, where she was named a McDonald's All-American.

The title game is set for the women's NCAA March Madness tournament. The South Carolina Gameco*cks will put their undefeated record on the line against Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes — and per usual, South Carolina is favored.

Aaliyah Chavez, jr., Monterey (Texas)

The defending fans' choice as national girls basketball player of the year in 2023, Chavez keeps getting better. The point guard and ESPN's top-ranked player in the Class of 2025 is averaging 38.5 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and 3.2 steals per game this season.

The UConn and Duke women's basketball teams are going head-to-head for cornerstone 2024 recruit Sarah Strong, the top player in her class who recently narrowed her list of potential schools to three (UConn, Duke and North Carolina).

RJ Davis and his girlfriend Deja Kelly are a basketball power couple at UNC. While Davis has made headlines with the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team during March Madness, Kelly has had an equally successful career playing for the university's women's basketball team.

Kelly, a 5-foot-8 senior guard from Duncanville, Texas, has a fifth and final season of collegiate eligibility remaining, as the NCAA granted student athletes a "freebie" season during the COVID-19 pandemic. She was also eligible to depart for the 2024 WNBA Draft.

Deja Kelly is going portaling… for now. The UNC women's basketball guard, who helped the Tar Heels back onto the national stage under head coach Courtney Banghart, has entered the transfer portal with an option to return to Carolina.

Who won womens basketball coach of the year 2023? ›

South Carolina women's basketball's Dawn Staley named Naismith Coach of the Year for fourth time. CLEVELAND – For the fourth time, South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley is the Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year.

Player of the Year: Caitlin Clark, Iowa

1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a Big Ten Tournament title. Clark became the all-time leading scorer in all of NCAA Division I basketball this season as she passed former Washington star Kelsey Plum and Pete Maravich.

South Carolina is the most recent women's team to complete an undefeated season after taking down Iowa to claim the 2024 NCAA women's national title. Before the Gameco*cks, UConn was the most recent women's team to complete an undefeated season by cutting down the nets, going 38-0 in 2015-16.

Archbishop Mitty is still the top high school girls basketball team in the nation, but in-state rival Etiwanda is gaining ground. Etiwanda, who beat Mitty in the 2023 California Open Division girls basketball state championship game, upset No.

Sarah Strong from Sanford's Grace Christian School, the nation's No. 1 recruit in the 2024 class, announced Saturday she'll sign with UConn and play for coach Geno Auriemma.

There are nine players in ESPN's updated ranking of the top 25 players in women's college basketball for the 2023-24 season who weren't included in the preseason rankings in November. One thing didn't change: Iowa senior guard Caitlin Clark was the unanimous selection at No. 1 on all 21 ballots.