2023–24 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

2023–24 South Florida Bulls women's basketball
2023–24 South Florida Bulls women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	19–14 (10–8 AAC)
Head coach	Jose Fernandez (24th season);
Associate head coach	Michele Woods-Baxter
Assistant coaches	Danny Hughes; Sheila Boykin; Gina Cerezuela Robuste; Tara Johns;
Home arena	Yuengling Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tulsa	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
North Texas	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
Temple	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
UTSA	10	–	8	.556	18	–	15	.545
South Florida	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Charlotte	9	–	9	.500	16	–	15	.516
UAB	9	–	9	.500	18	–	14	.563
Memphis	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
East Carolina	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Rice †	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
SMU	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12	.333	11	–	19	.367
Wichita State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	22	.313
Tulane	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375

† 2024 AAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by 24th-year head coach Jose Fernandez, played their home games at Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2022–23 season 27–7, 15–1 in AAC play to finish as AAC regular season champions.^[1] As the #1 seed in the AAC tournament, they were upset by #8 seed Wichita State in the quarterfinals.^[2] They received an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament, receiving the #8 seed in the Greenville 1 Region.^[3] They defeated #9 region seed Marquette in the first round,^[4] before falling to #1 overall seed South Carolina in the second round.^[5]

Offseason

Departures

South Florida Departures
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Priscilla Williams	2	G	6'2"	Sophomore	Branson, MO	Transferred to Oregon
Elena Tsineke	5	G	5'7"	Senior	Thessaloniki, Greece	Graduated/2023 WNBA draft; selected 20th overall by Washington Mystics
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu	32	F	6'4"	Senior	Nkongsamba, Cameroon	Graduated/2023 WNBA draft; selected 21st overall by Seattle Storm

Incoming

South Florida Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Romi Levy	23	F	6'3"	Junior	Herzliya, Israel	Auburn
Evelien Lutje Schipholt	32	F	6'2"	GS Senior	The Hague, Netherlands	California

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Caitlin McGee	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Ole Miss	Jacksonville, Florida
G	1	Maria Alvarez	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Miami Country Day School	Bal Harbour, Florida
G	3	Sammie Puisis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Florida State	Mason, Ohio
G	5	Vittoria Blasigh	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	SPAR Gran Canaria	Udine, Italy
G	10	Janette Aarnio	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Helsinki Basketball Academy	Vantaa, Finland
G	11	Judit Valero Rodriguez	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Barca	Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain
PG	12	Marina Asensio	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Segle XXI	Sabadell, Spain
F/C	14	Emma Johansson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Wetterbygden Sparks	Jönköping, Sweden
F	15	Judit Oliva Fernandez	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Barca	El Prat de Llobregat, Spain
F	20	Daniela Gonzalez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Nativos Valle	Jamundí, Colombia
F	21	L'or Mputu	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Eastern Florida State College	Kinshasa, DR Congo
PG	22	Aerial Wilson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Memphis	Dundas, Ontario
F	23	Romi Levy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Auburn	Herzliya, Israel
F	24	Evelien Lutje Schipholt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	California	The Hague, Netherlands
G/F	55	Carla Brito	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	SPAR Gran Canaria	Las Palmas, Spain

Head coach

Jose Fernandez (FIU)

Assistant coach(es)

Michele Woods-Baxter (St. John Fisher)
Danny Hughes (TCU)
Sheila Boykin (LSU)
Gina Cerezuela Robuste (Coker)
Tara Johns (Lindsey Wilson)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 13, 2023

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 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Arlington	W 76–61	1–0	16 – Gonzalez	7 – 2 Tied	8 – Wilson	Yuengling Center (2,033) Tampa, FL
November 10, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Stetson	W 67–55	2–0	20 – Brito	11 – Brito	6 – Wilson	Yuengling Center (1,711) Tampa, FL
November 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Grambling State	W 83–57	3–0	21 – Blasigh	9 – Johansson	5 – Asensio	Yuengling Center (2,061) Tampa, FL
November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Alabama	L 41–70	3–1	18 – Blasigh	11 – Brito	3 – Blasigh	Coleman Coliseum (1,925) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Florida	W 56–55	4–1	27 – Blasigh	10 – Brito	8 – Wilson	Yuengling Center (4,534) Tampa, FL
November 23, 2023* 5:45 pm, ESPN+		vs. High Point Paradise Jam Reef Division	W 61–32	5–1	12 – Johansson	7 – 2 Tied	3 – 2 Tied	Sports and Fitness Center (1,224) St. Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2023* 5:45 pm, ESPN+		vs. Arizona State Paradise Jam Reef Division	L 49–66	5–2	13 – Brito	8 – Brito	2 – 2 Tied	Sports and Fitness Center (1,824) St. Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. No. 12 Texas Paradise Jam Reef Division	L 44–76	5–3	10 – 2 Tied	5 – Asensio	2 – 3 Tied	Sports and Fitness Center (2,424) St. Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 81–35	6–3	17 – Lutje Schipholt	11 – Lutje Schipholt	5 – 2 Tied	Yuengling Center (9,574) Tampa, FL
December 10, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 105–75	7–3	31 – Blasigh	10 – Brito	7 – Asensio	Yuengling Center (2,346) Tampa, FL
December 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 3 NC State	L 54–66	7–4	11 – Levy	12 – Lutje Schipholt	3 – 2 Tied	Yuengling Center (4,959) Tampa, FL
December 20, 2023* 1:15 pm, FloHoops		vs. IUPUI West Palm Beach Classic	W 85–49	8–4	21 – Levy	11 – Lutje Schipholt	7 – Wilson	Massimino Court West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2023* 3:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. No. 10 Baylor West Palm Beach Classic	L 50–73	8–5	16 – Blasigh	11 – Brito	5 – Wilson	Massimino Court (452) West Palm Beach, FL
AAC regular season
December 30, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		SMU	W 70–61	9–5 (1–0)	16 – Blasigh	11 – Brito	7 – Wilson	Yuengling Center (2,142) Tampa, FL
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Charlotte	L 61–66 ^OT	9–6 (1–1)	24 – Levy	10 – Lutje Schipholt	6 – Levy	Yuengling Center (2,305) Tampa, FL
January 6, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulane	W 70–63	10–6 (2–1)	32 – Levy	12 – Lutje Schipholt	4 – 2 Tied	Devlin Fieldhouse (817) New Orleans, LA
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Tulsa	W 68–52	11–6 (3–1)	35 – Blasigh	10 – Lutje Schipholt	7 – Wilson	Yuengling Center (2,633) Tampa, FL
January 14, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at Rice	L 64–67	11–7 (3–2)	26 – Blasigh	8 – Levy	4 – Wilson	Tudor Fieldhouse (893) Houston, TX
January 16, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at UTSA	L 42–65	11–8 (3–3)	12 – Levy	6 – 2 Tied	2 – 3 Tied	Convocation Center (758) San Antonio, TX
January 20, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Texas	L 61–65	11–9 (3–4)	27 – Levy	11 – Brito	5 – 2 Tied	Yuengling Center (2,516) Tampa, FL
January 28, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPNU		East Carolina	W 54–40	12–9 (4–4)	21 – Levy	10 – Lutje Schipholt	4 – Levy	Yuengling Center (2,984) Tampa, FL
February 1, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Memphis	W 69–46	13–9 (5–4)	24 – Levy	7 – Lutje Schipholt	3 – 2 Tied	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (995) Memphis, TN
February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at UAB	W 72–69	14–9 (6–4)	21 – Blasigh	8 – Lutje Schipholt	7 – Wilson	Bartow Arena (508) Birmingham, AL
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rice	L 59–69	14–10 (6–5)	17 – Blasigh	14 – Lutje Schipholt	8 – Wilson	Yuengling Center (3,005) Tampa, FL
February 10, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Temple	L 55–59	14–11 (6–6)	26 – Levy	19 – Lutje Schipholt	6 – Wilson	Liacouras Center (1,596) Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Wichita State	W 79–57	15–11 (7–6)	28 – Levy	8 – Levy	7 – Wilson	Yuengling Center (3,063) Tampa, FL
February 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	L 55–67	15–12 (7–7)	21 – Levy	11 – 2 Tied	7 – Wilson	Yuengling Center (3,724) Tampa, FL
February 21, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Carolina	W 78–68	16–12 (8–7)	22 – Levy	10 – Lutje Schipholt	10 – Wilson	Williams Arena (1,106) Greenville, NC
February 25, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulsa	L 65–72	16–13 (8–8)	17 – Levy	11 – Gonzalez	3 – Wilson	Reynolds Center (1,393) Tulsa, OK
March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Tulane	W 53–51	17–13 (9–8)	21 – Levy	8 – Levy	3 – 2 Tied	Yuengling Center (3,923) Tampa, FL
March 5, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at SMU	W 68–61 ^OT	18–13 (10–8)	15 – 2 Tied	10 – Lutje Schipholt	5 – Wilson	Moody Coliseum (1,065) University Park, TX
AAC Women's Tournament
March 10, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (13) Wichita State Second Round	W 69–62	19–13	14 – Brito	11 – Mputu	5 – Wilson	Dickies Arena (1,506) Fort Worth, TX
March 11, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) UTSA Quarterfinals	L 56–58	19–14	23 – Blasigh	13 – Lutje Schipholt	6 – Wilson	Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "Top-Seeded South Florida Falls to Wichita State, 65-53, in AAC Quarterfinals". USF Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "Marquette women's basketball team sees season end with overtime loss to South Florida in NCAA Tournament". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "South Carolina women's basketball beats South Florida 76 to 45". FOX Carolina. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". USF Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "South Florida Bulls 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[2] "Top-Seeded South Florida Falls to Wichita State, 65-53, in AAC Quarterfinals". USF Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[3] "2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[4] "Marquette women's basketball team sees season end with overtime loss to South Florida in NCAA Tournament". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[5] "South Carolina women's basketball beats South Florida 76 to 45". FOX Carolina. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[6] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". USF Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[7] "South Florida Bulls 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

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