2023–24 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season
The 2023–24 Big Ten women's basketball season began with practices in October 2023, followed by the start of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November 2023. The regular season will end in March, 2024.
| 2023–24 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season | |
|---|---|
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | Big Ten Network, Fox, FS1, Peacock |
| 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season | |
| Tournament | |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Indiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Iowa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Maryland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Ohio State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Big Ten Tournament winner As of October 17, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This will be the last season played with 14 teams in the conference, with four schools joining the following year.[1] This will be the first season played under the Big Ten's new seven-year media rights deal. As a result, no conference games will be played on ESPN and some games will be played on Peacock for the first time.[2]
Head coaches
Michigan State
On March 31, 2023, Robyn Fralick was named the sixth head coach of Michigan State.[3][4]
Minnesota
On March 18, 2023, Dawn Plitzuweit was named the 13th head coach of Minnesota.[5][6]
Coaches
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Big Ten record | Big Ten titles | Big Ten Tournament titles | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | Shauna Green | Dayton | 2 | 22–10 | 11–7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | Teri Moren | Indiana State | 10 | 200–93 | 99–57 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | Lisa Bluder | Drake | 24 | 494–246 | 247–142 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Maryland | Brenda Frese | Minnesota | 22 | 563–146 | 137–20* | 6 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| Michigan | Kim Barnes Arico | St. John's (Asst.) | 12 | 241–119 | 109–75 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan State | Robyn Fralick | Bowling Green | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Dawn Plitzuweit | West Virginia | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | Amy Williams | South Dakota | 8 | 110–95 | 58–65 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | Joe McKeown | George Washington | 16 | 250–219 | 104–152 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State | Kevin McGuff | Washington | 11 | 172–97 | 87–55 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Penn State | Carolyn Kieger | Marquette | 3 | 41–73 | 16–57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue | Katie Gearlds | Marian | 3 | 36–26 | 16–19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rutgers | Coquese Washington | Notre Dame (Assoc.) | 2 | 12–20 | 5–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | Marisa Moseley | Boston University | 3 | 19–40 | 11–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
- Year at school includes 2023–24 season.
- Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school and are through the beginning of the season.
- Frese's ACC conference record excluded since Maryland began Big Ten Conference play in 2014–15.
Preseason
Preseason Big Ten poll
Prior to the conference's annual media day, conference standings were projected by a panel of writers.[7]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa |
| 2 | Indiana |
| 3 | Ohio State |
| 4 | Maryland |
| 5 | Michigan |
Preseason All-Big Ten
A select media panel named a preseason All-Big Ten team and player of the year.[7]
| Honor | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Preseason Player of the Year | Caitlin Clark, Iowa |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Makira Cook, Illinois |
| Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana | |
| Caitlin Clark, Iowa | |
| Shyanne Sellers, Maryland | |
| Laila Phelia, Michigan | |
| Alexis Markowski, Nebraska | |
| Jaz Shelley, Nebraska | |
| Cotie McMahon, Ohio State | |
| Jacy Sheldon, Ohio State | |
| Makenna Marisa, Penn State |
Regular season
Rankings
References
- Rittenberg, Adam (August 4, 2023). "Big Ten adds Oregon, Washington as newest members in blow to Pac-12". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- Rittenberg, Adam (August 18, 2022). "Big Ten completes 7-year, $7 billion media rights agreement with Fox, CBS, NBC". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- "Robyn Fralick Named Spartan Women's Basketball Head Coach". msuspartans.com. March 31, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- Paul, Tony (March 31, 2023). "MSU hires Okemos native Robyn Fralick as women's basketball coach". The Detroit News. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- "Plitzuweit Named Women's Basketball Head Coach", gophersports.com, March 18, 2023, retrieved October 17, 2023
- Philippou, Alexa (March 18, 2023), "Dawn Plitzuweit named Minnesota women's basketball coach", ESPN.com, retrieved October 17, 2023
- "Iowa and Caitlin Clark Lead Big Ten Preseason Women's Basketball Honors". BigTen.org. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
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