2023–24 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

2023–24 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
2023–24 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–7 (0–4 ACC)
Head coach	Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Alysiah Bond; Tori Jankoska; CJ Jones; Janko Popovic;
Home arena	John Paul Jones Arena

2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Virginia Tech	4	–	0	1.000	13	–	2	.867
No. 15 Louisville	3	–	0	1.000	14	–	2	.875
No. 21 Florida State	4	–	1	.800	13	–	4	.765
No. 6 NC State	3	–	1	.750	15	–	1	.938
Syracuse	3	–	1	.750	13	–	2	.867
Georgia Tech	3	–	1	.750	12	–	4	.750
No. 20 North Carolina	3	–	1	.750	11	–	5	.688
No. 18 Notre Dame	2	–	2	.500	11	–	3	.786
Duke	2	–	2	.500	10	–	5	.667
Miami (FL)	1	–	3	.250	11	–	4	.733
Boston College	1	–	3	.250	9	–	8	.529
Clemson	1	–	3	.250	8	–	8	.500
Virginia	0	–	4	.000	8	–	7	.533
Pittsburgh	0	–	4	.000	6	–	11	.353
Wake Forest	0	–	4	.000	4	–	12	.250

† 2024 ACC tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represents the University of Virginia during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers are led by second-year head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, and play their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

After firing Tina Thompson after the previous season, Virginia announced that Amaka Agugua-Hamilton would be the new head coach of the program.^[1]

The Cavaliers finished the season 15–15 and 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament they lost their First round matchup with Wake Forest. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament and declined an invitation to the WNIT.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Carole Miller	1	G	6'0"	Senior	Alexandria, Virginia	Graduated; Transferred to James Madison^[3]
Taylor Valladay	2	G	5'7"	Senior	Chicago, Illinois	Graduated; Transferred to Penn State^[4]
AnnaLiese Griffin	15	G	6'1"	Freshman	Joliet, Illinois	Transferred to Arkansas State^[5]
McKenna Dale	44	G	6'0"	Graduate Student	Storrs, Connecticut	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Paris Clark	1	G	5'8"	Sophomore	New York, New York	Arizona^[6]
Jillian Brown	4	G	5'10"	Junior	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Northwestern^[7]
Taylor Lauterbach	41	C	6'7"	Graduate Student	Appleton, Wisconsin	Kansas State^[8]

Recruiting Class

Source:^[9]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Kymora Johnson G	Charlottesville, Virginia	St. Anne's-Belfield	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
Kymora Johnson G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Olivia McGhee G	Louisa, Virginia	IMG Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Olivia McGhee G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Edessa Noyan F	Södertälje, Sweden	Täljegymnasiet	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Edessa Noyan F	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 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Olivia McGhee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	IMG Academy	Louisa, VA
G	1	Paris Clark	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Long Island Lutheran Arizona	New York, NY
G	4	Jillian Brown	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	East Grand Rapids Northwestern	Grand Rapids, MI
G	5	Yonta Vaughn	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Bishop McNamara	District Heights, MD
G/F	10	Mir Mclean	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Roland Park Connecticut	Baltimore, MD
F	12	Edessa Noyan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Täljegymnasiet	Södertälje, Sweden
G	14	Kaydan Lawson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Orange	Cleveland, OH
F	20	Camryn Taylor	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Richwoods Marquette	Peoria, IL
G	21	Kymora Johnson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	St. Anne's-Belfield	Charlottesville, VA
G	23	Alexia Smith	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Columbus Africentric Minnesota	Columbus, OH
G	32	Cady Pauley	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Milan	Milan, MO
F	33	Sam Brunelle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	William Monroe Notre Dame	Ruckersville, VA
F	34	London Clarkson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Pflugerville Florida State	Pflugerville, TX
C	41	Taylor Lauterbach	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	GS	Appleton West Kansas State	Appleton, WI

Head coach

Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (Hofstra)

Assistant coach(es)

CJ Jones (Francis Marion)
Tori Jankoska (Michigan State)
Alysiah Bond (Ohio State)
Janko Popovic (Winthrop)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2023

Schedule

Source:^[10]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m.	Pitt Johnstown	W 102–51	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Non-Conference Regular season
November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 76–52	1–0	John Paul Jones Arena (3,797) Charlottesville, VA
November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Campbell	W 74–49	2–0	John Paul Jones Arena (3,965) Charlottesville, VA
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	William & Mary	W 80–51	3–0	John Paul Jones Arena (3,588) Charlottesville, VA
November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 25 Oklahoma	L 67–82	3–1	John Paul Jones Arena (4,198) Charlottesville, VA
November 24, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops	vs. Tulane Cayman Islands Classic	W 81–59	4–1	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2023* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops	vs. No. 7 LSU Cayman Islands Classic	L 73–76	4–2	John Gray Gymnasium (1,650) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 30, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCN	Missouri ACC–SEC Challenge	W 87–81 ^OT	5–2	John Paul Jones Arena (3,701) Charlottesville, VA
December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at La Salle	W 94–73	6–2	Tom Gola Arena (387) Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Rider	W 78–51	7–2	John Paul Jones Arena (3,676) Charlottesville, VA
December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Wofford	L 70–71	7–3	John Paul Jones Arena (3,955) Charlottesville, VA
December 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Fordham	W 82–56	8–3	John Paul Jones Arena (4,208) Charlottesville, VA
ACC Regular season
December 31, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 3 NC State	L 61–72	8–4 (0–1)	John Paul Jones Arena (4,541) Charlottesville, VA
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Georgia Tech	L 60–63	8–5 (0–2)	McCamish Pavilion (1,237) Atlanta, GA
January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW	Duke	L 56–60	8–6 (0–3)	John Paul Jones Arena (5,041) Charlottesville, VA
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 6 NC State	L 66–93	8–7 (0–4)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
January 14, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN	at No. 20 North Carolina			Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Notre Dame			John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Florida State			Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Pittsburgh			John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 28, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW	North Carolina			John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia Tech Rivalry			Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 4, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Clemson			John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at Boston College			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Wake Forest			LJVM Coliseum Winston–Salem, NC
February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN	Syracuse			John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Miami (FL)			John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 25, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW	at Louisville			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Duke			Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
March 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Virginia Tech Rivalry			John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
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

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	Week 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR										N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

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

References

↑ "Virginia hires Missouri State's Amaka Agugua-Hamilton as women's basketball coach". espn.com. Associated Press. March 21, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
↑ "Virginia Declines WNIT Invitation". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
↑ Sheinin, Peri (May 23, 2023). "UVA graduate transfer Carole Miller signs with JMU women's basketball". whsv.com. Gray Media. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
↑ "Lady Lions Add Three Transfers, Tay Valladay, Grace Hall and Kylie Lavelle". gopsusports.com. Penn State University Athletics. April 26, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
↑ Hudgison, Chris (May 7, 2023). "Former Virginia guard Annaliese Griffin commits to Arkansas State women's basketball". kait8.com. Gray Media. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
↑ "Agugua-Hamilton Adds Arizona Transfer Paris Clark". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. April 7, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
↑ "Agugua-Hamilton Adds Northwestern Transfer Jillian Brown". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. May 4, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
↑ "Agugua-Hamilton Adds Kansas State Transfer Taylor Lauterbach". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. April 13, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
↑ "Virginia Cavaliers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". virginiasports.com. The University of Virginia. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

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[1] "Virginia hires Missouri State's Amaka Agugua-Hamilton as women's basketball coach". espn.com. Associated Press. March 21, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

[2] "Virginia Declines WNIT Invitation". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

[3] Sheinin, Peri (May 23, 2023). "UVA graduate transfer Carole Miller signs with JMU women's basketball". whsv.com. Gray Media. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[4] "Lady Lions Add Three Transfers, Tay Valladay, Grace Hall and Kylie Lavelle". gopsusports.com. Penn State University Athletics. April 26, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[5] Hudgison, Chris (May 7, 2023). "Former Virginia guard Annaliese Griffin commits to Arkansas State women's basketball". kait8.com. Gray Media. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[6] "Agugua-Hamilton Adds Arizona Transfer Paris Clark". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. April 7, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[7] "Agugua-Hamilton Adds Northwestern Transfer Jillian Brown". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. May 4, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[8] "Agugua-Hamilton Adds Kansas State Transfer Taylor Lauterbach". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. April 13, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[9] "Virginia Cavaliers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[10] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". virginiasports.com. The University of Virginia. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

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Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
Venues	University Hall (1974–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)
Rivalries	Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	"The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics