2023–24 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball team

The 2023–24 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Anteaters, led by eighth-year head coach Tamara Inoue, played their home games at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California as members of the Big West Conference.

2023–24 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball
Big West tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	23–9 (16–4 Big West)
Head coach	Tamara Inoue (8th season)
Associate head coach	Cecilia Russell-Nava
Assistant coaches	Derek Wynn Tyler Ellis
Home arena	Bren Events Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big West women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Hawai'i	17	–	3		.850			20	–	12		.625
UC Irvine †	16	–	4		.800			23	–	9		.719
UC Riverside	13	–	7		.650			18	–	14		.563
Cal Poly	13	–	7		.650			17	–	14		.548
UC Davis	13	–	7		.650			20	–	14		.588
UC Santa Barbara	10	–	10		.500			16	–	15		.516
UC San Diego*	8	–	12		.400			12	–	19		.387
Long Beach State	8	–	12		.400			15	–	18		.455
Cal State Fullerton	6	–	14		.300			10	–	21		.323
Cal State Bakersfield	5	–	15		.250			8	–	21		.276
Cal State Northridge	1	–	19		.050			3	–	27		.100
† 2024 Big West tournament winner * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

Previous season

The Anteaters finished the 2022–23 season 25–7, 16–2 in Big West play, to finish as Big West regular-season champions.^[1] As the #1 seed in the Big West tournament, they were upset by #9 seed Cal State Bakersfield in the quarterfinals.^[2] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,^[3] where they defeated San Diego State in the first round,^[4] before falling to San Diego in the second round.^[5]

Roster

2023–24 UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Moulayna Johnson Sidi Baba 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Miami (FL) Stockholm, Sweden G 2 Haley Hernandez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose, CA G 3 Nikki Tom 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Clovis West High School Fresno, CA G 5 Tarryn Ross 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Orangewood Academy Garden Grove, CA G 11 Amelia Scharpf 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose, CA G 12 Shirel Nahum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Wingate Academy Ra'anana, Israel G 13 Déja Lee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Semiahmoo Secondary School Surrey, BC G 20 Hunter Hernandez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose, CA G 21 Olivia Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Archbishop Mitty High School South San Francisco, CA F 22 Clara Djoko 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Lycée Marcelin-Berthelot Entzheim, France G 23 Diaba Konate 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Idaho State Paris, France F 24 Nevaeh Dean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Cincinnati Hamilton, OH C 32 Nevaeh Parkinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr New Mexico Dallas, TX F 33 Caiyle Kaupu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Konawaena High School Holualoa, HI	Head coach Tamara Inoue (Long Beach State) Assistant coach(es) Cecilia Russell-Nava (New Mexico State) Derek Wynn (Cal State Fullerton) Tyler Ellis (New Mexico State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 16, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pepperdine	L 58–63	0–1	23 – Lee	9 – Parkinson	3 – Konate	Firestone Fieldhouse (237) Malibu, CA
November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Seattle	W 74–43	1–1	17 – 2 tied	7 – Parkinson	5 – 2 tied	Bren Events Center (647) Irvine, CA
November 14, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Mary's	L 37–52	1–2	9 – 2 tied	8 – Parkinson	5 – Lee	University Credit Union Pavilion (311) Moraga, CA
November 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Washington	W 71–63	2–2	15 – 2 tied	8 – Parkinson	8 – Konate	Bren Events Center (537) Irvine, CA
November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. St. Thomas Tiger Turkey Tip-Off	W 74–63	3–2	23 – Lee	6 – Dean	7 – Konate	Alex G. Spanos Center (253) Stockton, CA
November 25, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Pacific Tiger Turkey Tip-Off	W 66–60	4–2	15 – Tom	5 – 2 tied	3 – Konate	Alex G. Spanos Center (506) Stockton, CA
November 29, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas Tech	L 54–60	4–3	21 – Johnson Sidi Baba	7 – Tom	3 – Konate	United Supermarkets Arena (4,258) Lubbock, TX
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Denver	W 50–47	5–3	8 – 2 tied	11 – Parkinson	3 – 2 tied	Bren Events Center (587) Irvine, CA
December 5, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State	W 61–55	6–3	16 – Nahum	9 – Johnson Sidi Baba	3 – Konate	Pan American Center (478) Las Cruces, NM
December 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Colorado State Beach Classic	L 63–69	6–4	19 – Johnson Sidi Baba	11 – Johnson Sidi Baba	3 – Konate	Walter Pyramid (834) Long Beach, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Riverside	W 67–52	7–4 (1–0)	18 – Konate	7 – Parkinson	4 – 2 tied	SRC Arena (137) Riverside, CA
December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield	W 71–48	8–4 (2–0)	22 – Lee	9 – Johnson Sidi Baba	6 – Konate	Bren Events Center (580) Irvine, CA
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Fullerton	W 68–44	9–4 (3–0)	18 – Johnson Sidi Baba	10 – Parkinson	4 – Nahum	Titan Gym (172) Fullerton, CA
January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., SPECTSN/ESPN+		at UC Davis	L 57–60	9–5 (3–1)	17 – Lee	5 – Scharpf	3 – Tom	University Credit Union Center (1,012) Davis, CA
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hawaii	L 49–56	9–6 (3–2)	15 – Lee	8 – Parkinson	9 – Lee	Bren Events Center (640) Irvine, CA
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC San Diego	W 57–49	10–6 (4–2)	14 – Johnson Sidi Baba	6 – Johnson Sidi Baba	5 – Konate	LionTree Arena (518) La Jolla, CA
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Davis	W 79–61	11–6 (5–2)	15 – 2 tied	8 – Parkinson	7 – Konate	Bren Events Center (889) Irvine, CA
January 25, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Long Beach State	W 74–59	12–6 (6–2)	13 – Parkinson	9 – Parkinson	6 – Konate	Bren Events Center (2,294) Irvine, CA
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	W 67–63	13–6 (7-2)	16 – Lee	10 – Parkinson	4 – 3 tied	Premier America Credit Union Arena  Northridge, CA
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal Poly	W 2–0 (Forfeit)	13–6 (8–2)	–	–	–	Bren Events Center  Irvine, CA
February 3, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Hawaii	L 43-55	13–7 (8–3)	21 – Lee	8 – Johnson Sidi Baba	2 – Lee	Stan Sheriff Center (2,171) Honolulu, HI
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara	W 60–38	14–7 (9–3)	10 – 3 tied	8 – Tom	4 – Konate	Bren Events Center (643) Irvine, CA
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Riverside	W 62–53	15–7 (10–3)	15 – Lee	10 – Parkinson	6 – Lee	Bren Events Center (789) Irvine, CA
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 72–68	16–7 (11–3)	16 – Parkinson	15 – Johnson Sidi Baba	4 – Tom	Icardo Center (491) Bakersfield, CA
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	W 54–46	17–7 (12–3)	14 – Lee	6 – Johnson Sidi Baba	4 – Konate	The Thunderdome (782) Santa Barbara, CA
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC San Diego	L 65–69	17–8 (12–4)	18 – Lee	8 – Parkinson	9 – Konate	Bren Events Center (837) Irvine, CA
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Northridge	W 64-54	18-8 (13-4)	20 – Lee	12 – Johnson Sidi Baba	3 – Lee	Bren Events Center (524) Irvine, CA
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Long Beach State	W 86–76 OT	19–8 (14–4)	29 – Lee	12 – Johnson Sidi Baba	5 – 2 tied	Walter Pyramid (819) Long Beach, CA
March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal Poly	W 65-31	20–8 (15–4)	14 – 2 tied	10 – Parkinson	3 – 2 tied	Mott Athletics Center (827) San Luis Obispo, CA
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Fullerton	W 69–53	21–8 (16–4)	20 – Johnson Sidi Baba	9 – Johnson Sidi Baba	7 – Konate	Bren Events Center (890) Irvine, CA
Big West tournament
March 15, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Long Beach State Semifinals	W 69–57	22–8	22 – Johnson Sidi Baba	10 – Johnson Sidi Baba	4 – 2 tied	Dollar Loan Center (1,237) Henderson, NV
March 16, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (5) UC Davis Championship game	W 53–39	23–8	21 – Lee	9 – Johnson Sidi Baba	3 – Konate	Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV
NCAA women's tournament
March 23, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN2	(13 P4)	at (4 P4) No. 16 Gonzaga First round	L 56–75	23–9	18 – Parkinson	12 – Johnson Sidi Baba	2 – 2 tied	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[6][7]