2023–24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represent Wake Forest University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons are led by second-year head coach Megan Gebbia, and compet as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum

2023–24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–7 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Megan Gebbia (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Nikki Flores Emily Stallings Millette Green
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Clemson	1	–	0		1.000			6	–	4		.600
No. 3 NC State	0	–	0		–			10	–	0		1.000
No. 24 Miami (FL)	0	–	0		–			8	–	0		1.000
No. 18 Louisville	0	–	0		–			10	–	1		.909
Syracuse	0	–	0		–			8	–	1		.889
No. 14 Notre Dame	0	–	0		–			7	–	1		.875
Virginia	0	–	0		–			7	–	2		.778
No. 16 Virginia Tech	0	–	0		–			7	–	2		.778
No. 22 Florida State	0	–	0		–			7	–	3		.700
Georgia Tech	0	–	0		–			7	–	3		.700
No. 25 North Carolina	0	–	0		–			6	–	4		.600
Boston College	0	–	0		–			7	–	5		.583
Pittsburgh	0	–	0		–			5	–	5		.500
Wake Forest	0	–	0		–			3	–	7		.300
Duke	0	–	1		.000			6	–	4		.600
† 2024 ACC tournament winner As of December 15, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

Main article: 2022–23 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

The Demon Deacons finished the season 17–17 overall and 5–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated thirteenth seed Virginia in the First Round and fifth seed Florida State in the Second Round before losing to fourth seed Louisville in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated Morgan State in the First Round before losing to Florida in the Second Round to end their season.^[1]

Off-season

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Mack Maier	3	G	5'10"	Senior	Parker, Colorado	Graduated; Transferred to High Point^[2]
Marta Morales	13	F	6'1"	Sophomore	Barcelona, Spain	Transferred to Providence^[3]
Niyah Becker	14	G	6'2"	Senior	Winnipeg, Canada	Graduated
Olivia Summiel	20	F	6'2"	Senior	Dayville, Connecticut	Graduated; Transferred to Virginia Tech^[4]
Jewel Spear	24	G	5'10"	Junior	The Colony, Texas	Transferred to Tennessee^[5]

Recruiting Class

Source:^[6]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Madisyn Jordan G	Morrisville, North Carolina	Panther Creek	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 93
Rylie Theuerkauf G	Tenafly, New Jersey	Tenafly	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 93
Makaela Quimby G	Owings Mills, Maryland	McDonogh School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2023–24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Alyssa Andrews 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Colgan Woodbridge, VA G 1 Makaela Quimby 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr McDonogh Owings Mills, MD G 2 Kaia Harrison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Baldwin Baldwin, NY G 4 Aliah McWhorter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Sycamore Cincinnati, OH G 5 Malaya Cowles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Winston-Salem Christian Wilkesboro, NC G 11 Raegyn Conley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Baylor School Chattanooga, TN G 12 Kate Deeble 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr BA Centre of Excellence Brisbane, Australia G 14 Rylie Theuerkauf 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Tenafly Tenafly, NJ G 21 Elise Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Wakefield Raleigh, NC G 22 Madisyn Jordan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Panther Creek Morrisville, NC F 25 DeMeara Hinds 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Lithia Springs Douglasville, GA G 32 Alexandria Scruggs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS E. E. Smith Fayetteville, NC	Head coach Megan Gebbia (Towson) Assistant coach(es) Nikki Flores (Marist) Emily Stallings (East Stroudsburg) Millette Green (UMBC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 26, 2023

Schedule

Source:^[7]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX		Wofford	W 75–65	1–0	LJVM Coliseum (712) Winston-Salem, NC
November 11, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Davidson	L 52–57	1–1	John M. Belk Arena (933) Davidson, NC
November 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		North Carolina A&T	L 51–56	1–2	LJVM Coliseum (943) Winston-Salem, NC
November 18, 2023* 9:30 p.m., BYUtv		vs. BYU North Shore Showcase	L 44–67	1–3	Cannon Activities Center  Laie, HI
November 20, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Saint Louis North Shore Showcase	W 94–66	2–3	Cannon Activities Center (76) Laie, HI
November 26, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ACCN		Villanova	L 65–74	2–4	LJVM Coliseum (760) Winston-Salem, NC
November 30, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ACCN		Texas A&M ACC–SEC Challenge	L 57–81	2–5	LJVM Coliseum (763) Winston-Salem, NC
December 3, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison	L 53–55	2–6	Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,446) Harrisonburg, VA
December 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		Charlotte	L 58–69	2–7	LJVM Coliseum (971) Winston-Salem, NC
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Norfolk State	W 51–46	3–7	LJVM Coliseum (843) Winston-Salem, NC
December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Georgetown			McDonough Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		Marshall			LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Regular Season
December 31, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at Florida State			Donald L. Tucker Center  Tallahassee, FL
January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		Virginia Tech			LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Miami (FL)			Watsco Center  Coral Gables, FL
January 11, 2024 11:30 p.m., ACCNX		Syracuse			LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN		at Louisville			KFC Yum! Center  Louisville, KY
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Boston College			Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Notre Dame			LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
January 28, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Clemson			Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		Miami (FL)			LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN		Georgia Tech			LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Duke			Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Virginia			LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		Florida State			LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
February 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN		North Carolina			LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Pittsburgh			Peterson Events Center  Pittsburgh, PA
February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Georgia Tech			McCamish Pavilion  Atlanta, GA
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN		Clemson			LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at NC State			Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
		vs.			Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR													N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked in previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2023–24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

References

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2. "Women's Basketball Transfers: D-I, 2022-23". wbbblog.com. Wordpress. September 8, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
3. "First-Year Head Coach Erin Batth Signs Two Transfers". friars.com. Providence University Athletics. April 21, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
4. Berman, Mark (November 6, 2023). "Virginia Tech women's basketball transfers hope to pitch in". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
5. Philippou, Alexa (May 4, 2023). "Wake Forest transfer Jewel Spear commits to Tennessee". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
6. "Wake Forest Demon Deacons". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
7. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". WakeForestSports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2023.