2023–24 Summit League women's basketball season
The 2023–24 Summit League women's basketball season will begin non-conference play on November 6, 2023. Conference play will start on December 29, 2023, and will culminate to the Summit League tournament from March 8–12, 2024. This will be the seventeenth season of women's basketball play under the Summit League name and the forty-second overall for the conference.
| 2023–24 Summit League women's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| TV partner(s) | Summit League Network, CBS Sports Network |
| Regular season | |
| Summit League tournament | |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner As of October 23, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conference changes
Just after the conclusion of the Spring regular season, Western Illinois announced they would be leaving the Summit League on July 1, 2023, and joining the Ohio Valley Conference in all sports except men's soccer (which will join the OVC the following fall). The Leathernecks were the only remaining charter member of the Mid-Continent Conference.[1]
Preseason
The preseason Summit League women's basketball poll was released on October 10, 2023.[2]
Preseason poll
First place votes in parentheses
- South Dakota State (27) – 577
- North Dakota State (5) – 526
- South Dakota (2) – 485
- North Dakota – 434
- Oral Roberts (1) – 357
- Omaha – 263
- Denver (1) – 233
- St. Thomas – 203
- Kansas City – 174
Preseason awards
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Preseason Player of the Year | Kacie Borowicz, North Dakota |
| Preseason All-Summit League First Team | Hannah Cooper, Oral Roberts |
| Elle Evans, North Dakota State | |
| Heaven Hamling, North Dakota State | |
| Grace Larkins, South Dakota | |
| Paige Meyer, South Dakota State | |
| Preseason All-Summit League Second Team | Carley Duffney, South Dakota |
| Makayla Minett, Denver | |
| Tori Nelson, South Dakota State | |
| Emma Smith, Denver | |
| Ruthie Udoumoh, Oral Roberts |
Regular season
Records against other conferences
2023–24 records against non-conference foes as of October 10, 2023:
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Regular season
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Post Season
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Conference matrix
The matrix represents head-to-head matchups within the conference.
| Denver | Kansas City | North Dakota | North Dakota State | Omaha | Oral Roberts | St. Thomas | South Dakota | South Dakota State | |
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| vs. Denver | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. Kansas City | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. North Dakota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. North Dakota State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. Omaha | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. Oral Roberts | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. St. Thomas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. South Dakota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. South Dakota State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
As of October 10, 2023
Points scored
| Team | For | Against | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | - |
| North Dakota | 0 | 0 | - |
| North Dakota State | 0 | 0 | - |
| Omaha | 0 | 0 | - |
| Oral Roberts | 0 | 0 | - |
| St. Thomas | 0 | 0 | - |
| South Dakota | 0 | 0 | - |
| South Dakota State | 0 | 0 | - |
Through October 10, 2023
National Television Games
Before the 2023-24 season began, the Summit League announced a new media deal with CBS Sports Network that would show up to 12 regular season games (6 guaranteed men's games) on the network, as well as moving the league's tournament final games to CBSSN. The women's tournament semifinal games will also be broadcast on CBSSN. On October 18, 2023, the Summit League and CBS Sports Network announced the league's 2023-24 slate of games to appear on the network throughout the conference season.[3] Those games and any others that league members will play are listed here.
Summit League members in bold
| Date Time (CT) |
Road Team | Home Team | Final Score | Network |
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| December 31, 2023 12 PM |
South Dakota State | North Dakota | – | CBSSN |
| January 28, 2024 3 PM |
Oral Roberts | South Dakota State | – | CBSSN |
Home attendance
| Team | Arena | Capacity | Total Games | Average Attendance | Attendance High | Total Attendance | % of Capacity |
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| Denver | Hamilton Gymnasium | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | % |
| Kansas City | Swinney Recreation Center | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | % |
| North Dakota | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center | 3,300 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | % |
| North Dakota State | Scheels Center | 5,460 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | % |
| Omaha | Baxter Arena | 7,898 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | % |
| Oral Roberts | Mabee Center | 10,154 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | % |
| St. Thomas | Schoenecker Arena | 1,800 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | % |
| South Dakota | Sanford Coyote Sports Center | 6,000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | % |
| South Dakota State | Frost Arena | 6,500 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | % |
Bold - Exceed capacity
As of October 10, 2023
Does not include exhibition games
Head coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Summit League records are from time at current school.
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Seasons at school | Overall record | Summit record | Summit titles | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | NCAA Championships |
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| Denver | Doshia Woods | Tulane (recruiting coordinator) | 4th | 29–54 (.349) | 18–32 (.360) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City | Dionnah Jackson-Durrett | Texas (Associate head coach) | 2nd | 9–23 (.281) | 3–15 (.167) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota | Mallory Bernhard | North Dakota (assistant) | 4th | 36–47 (.434) | 22–29 (.431) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota State | Jory Collins | Kansas (assistant) | 5th | 55–58 (.487) | 35-33 (.515) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omaha | Carrie Banks | Ohio State (assistant) | 4th | 29–49 (.372) | 15–32 (.319) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oral Roberts | Kelsi Musick | Southwestern Oklahoma State | 2nd | 12–19 (.387) | 8–10 (.444) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Thomas | Ruth Sinn | Apple Valley HS | 19th | 376–126 (.749) | 11–25 (.306) † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | Kayla Karius | Drake (assistant) | 2nd | 14–16 (.467) | 10–8 (.556) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota State | Aaron Johnston | South Dakota State (assistant) | 24th | 571–185 (.752) | 228–34 (.861) | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
Notes:
- † St. Thomas joined the Summit League in the summer of 2021.
- Overall and Summit League records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2022–23 season.
- NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
Awards and honors
Players of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the Summit League offices named one or two players of the week each Monday.
| Week | Player of the Week | School | Ref. |
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Postseason
Summit League tournament
All 9 teams qualify for the Summit League tournament. The tournament is held at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It will be held from March 8 to March 12, 2024.
| First Round March 8 Summit League Network | Quarterfinals March 9 & 10 Summit League Network | Semifinals March 11 CBS Sports Network | Championship March 12 CBS Sports Network | ||||||||||||||||
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References
- "Western Illinois to depart Summit League beginning next season". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 12, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- "Jackrabbits favored for the 2023-24 #SummitWBB crown". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- "CBS Sports, Summit League release 13-game national television schedule". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.