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2023–24 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

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The 2023–24 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cyclones, were led by twenty-ninth-year head coach Bill Fennelly and played their home games at the Hilton Coliseum as members of the Big 12 Conference.[1]

ConferenceBig 12 Conference
APNo. 25
Record21–12 (12–6 Big 12)
Headcoach
Quick facts Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball, NCAA tournament, Second Round ...
2023–24 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
APNo. 25
Record21–12 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachJodi Steyer
Assistant coaches
  • Latoja Schaben
  • Billy Fennelly
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
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2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 21 Oklahoma15–3 .83323–10  .697
No. 7 Texas †14–4 .77833–5  .868
No. 19 Kansas State13–5 .72226–8  .765
No. 25 Iowa State12–6 .66721–12  .636
No. 13 Baylor12–6 .66726–8  .765
No. 24 West Virginia12–6 .66725–8  .758
Kansas11–7 .61120–13  .606
Oklahoma State7–11 .38914–16  .467
TCU6–12 .33321–12  .636
BYU6–12 .33316–17  .485
Cincinnati5–13 .27814–18  .438
Texas Tech5–13 .27817–16  .515
Houston5–13 .27814–16  .467
UCF3–15 .16712–17  .414
† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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Previous season

The Cyclones finished the 2022–23 season 22–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. The Cyclones defeated Baylor, Oklahoma and Texas to win the Big 12 women's tournament, as at result they received an automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament as a 5th seed in the Seattle Region 3 where they were upset by 11th seed Toledo in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

More information Name, Number ...
Iowa State Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Denae Fritz3G5'11"Redshirt FreshmanMaryville, TNTransferred to Baylor
Stephanie Soares10F/C6'6"Redshirt SeniorSão Paulo, BrazilGraduated/2023 WNBA draft; selected 4th overall by Washington Mystics
Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw13G5'10"SeniorIndiaola, IAGraduate transferred to Montana
Izzi Zingaro15F6'4"Redshirt SophomoreBolton, ONLeft the team for personal reasons[2]
Lexi Donarski21G6'0"JuniorLa Crosse, WITransferred to North Carolina
Ashley Joens24G6'1"GS SeniorIowa City, IAGraduated/2023 WNBA draft; selected 19th overall by Dallas Wings
Beatriz Jordão25C6'3"GS SeniorPombal, PortugalGraduated
Morgan Kane31F6'3"Redshirt SeniorWest Jordan, UTGraduate transferred to Nova Southeastern
Maggie Vick32F6'2"SophomoreMorristown, TNTransferred to Pepperdine
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Incoming

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Iowa State incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Isnelle Natabou1C6'5"SeniorČeská Lípa, Czech RepublicSacramento State
Alisa Williams3F6'2"SophomoreDenton, TXLSU
Hannah Belanger13G5'8"GS SeniorGrafton, WITruman State
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Recruiting

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Addyson Brown
W		 Derby, KS Derby Senior High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (95)
Jalynn Bristow
F		 Wichita Falls, TX Holliday High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (94)
Audi Crooks
P		 Algona, IA Bishop Garrigan High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (93)
Arianna Jackson
G		 Des Moines, IA Theodore Roosevelt High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "2023 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023.
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Recruiting class of 2024

More information College recruiting (2024), Name ...
College recruiting (2024)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Aili Tanke
G		 Johnston, IA Johnston High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (91)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2023–24 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 0 Isnelle Natabou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrSacramento State Česká Lípa, Czech Republic
F 1 Jalynn Bristow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrHolliday Holliday, TX
G 2 Arianna Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrRoosevelt Des Moines, IA
F 3 Alisa Williams Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoLSU Denton, TX
G 4 Shantavia Dawkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoSouthwest Academy Brampton, ON
F 5 Nyamer Diew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrButler Marshall, MN
G 11 Emily Ryan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrCentral Plains Claflin, KS
G 12 Mary Kate King 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) JrWahlert Catholic Dubuque, IA
G 13 Hannah Belanger 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GSTruman State Grafton, IA
G 23 Kelsey Joens 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrWest Liberty Iowa City, IA
F 24 Addy Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrDerby Derby, KS
C 55 Audi Crooks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrBishop Garrigan Algona, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
6:30 p.m.		 Truman State W 88–68 
Hilton Coliseum (9,711)
Ames, IA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
11:00 a.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 Butler W 82–55  1–0
 Hilton Coliseum (9,938)
Ames, IA
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Drake L 73–85  1–1
 Knapp Center (4,203)
Des Moines, IA
November 20, 2023*
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 Southern W 78–60  2–1
 Hilton Coliseum (8,776)
Ames, IA
November 24, 2023*
3:30 p.m., FloSports		 vs. Vanderbilt
South Point Shootout		 L 53–68  2–2
 South Point Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 25, 2023*
1:00 p.m., FloSports		 vs. Syracuse
South Point Shootout		 L 69–81  2–3
 South Point Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m.		 at St. Thomas W 85–44  3–3
 Schoenecker Arena (979)
Saint Paul, MN
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 UNC Wilmington W 85–58  4–3
 Hilton Coliseum (9,933)
Ames, IA
December 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 4 Iowa
rivalry/Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series		 L 58–67  4–4
 Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, IA
December 10, 2023*
5:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 North Dakota State W 89–59  5–4
 Hilton Coliseum (9,808)
Ames, IA
December 17, 2023*
12:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 Troy W 105–68  6–4
 Hilton Coliseum (9,089)
Ames, IA
December 20, 2023*
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 Northern Iowa W 87–70  7–4
 Hilton Coliseum (9,346)
Ames, IA
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 at Oklahoma State W 76–68  8–4
(1–0)		 Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,770)
Stillwater, OK
January 3, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 Kansas W 69–61  9–4
(2–0)		 Hilton Coliseum (8,929)
Ames, IA
January 6, 2024
5:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 at BYU W 80–75  10–4
(3–0)		 Marriott Center (1,872)
Provo, UT
January 10, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 No. 24 West Virginia W 74–64  11–4
(4–0)		 Hilton Coliseum (8,798)
Ames, IA
January 13, 2024
12:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 No. 4 Baylor W 66–63  12–4
(5–0)		 Hilton Coliseum (9,420)
Ames, IA
January 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 No. 24 at Texas Tech L 63–71  12–5
(5–1)		 United Supermarkets Arena (4,410)
Lubbock, TX
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 No. 24 TCU W 2–0 Forfeit  12–5
(6–1)		 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 24, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 at Kansas L 58–60  12–6
(6–2)		 Allen Fieldhouse (3,157)
Lawrence, KS
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 at No. 24 West Virginia L 78–84  12–7
(6–3)		 WVU Coliseum (4,905)
Morgantown, WV
January 31, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 Oklahoma State W 78–67  13–7
(7–3)		 Hilton Coliseum (9,962)
Ames, IA
February 3, 2024
11:00 a.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 at UCF L 66–71  13–8
(7–4)		 Addition Financial Arena (1,088)
Orlando, FL
February 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 No. 24 Oklahoma L 72–86  13–9
(7–5)		 Hilton Coliseum (10,377)
Ames, IA
February 14, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 No. 7 Kansas State W 96–93 2OT 14–9
(8–5)		 Hilton Coliseum (9,936)
Ames, IA
February 17, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at No. 5 Texas L 60–81  14–10
(8–6)		 Moody Center (7,013)
Austin, TX
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 at Houston W 76–64  15–10
(9–6)		 Fertitta Center (995)
Houston, TX
February 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 BYU W 74–49  16–10
(10–6)		 Hilton Coliseum (10,896)
Ames, IA
February 28, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 at No. 15 Kansas State W 82–76  17–10
(11–6)		 Bramlage Coliseum (5,340)
Manhattan, KS
March 2, 2024
1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		 Cincinnati W 76–60  18–10
(12–6)		 Hilton Coliseum (10,632)
Ames, IA
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 9, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+		 (4) vs. (5) No. 17 Baylor
Quarterfinals		 W 67–62  19–10
 T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
March 11, 2024
1:30 p.m., ESPN2		 (4) vs. (1) No. 17 Oklahoma
Semifinals		 W 85–68  20–10
 T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
March 12, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN2		 (4) vs. (2) No. 5 Texas
Championship		 L 53–70  20–11
 T-Mobile Center (5,380)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2		 (7 P4) vs. (10 P4) Maryland
First round		 W 93–86  21–11
 Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
March 24, 2024*
9:00 p.m., ESPN		 (7 P4) at (2 P4) No. 5 Stanford
Second round		 L 81–87 OT 21–12
 Maples Pavilion (5,811)
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P4=Portland 4.
All times are in Central Time.
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