2023–24 UAB Blazers women's basketball team
{{Short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| sport = women's basketball
| year = 2023–24
| team = UAB Blazers
| logo = UAB Blazers wordmark.png
| logo_size = 150
| conference = American Athletic Conference
| short_conf = AAC
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| record = 18–14
| conf_record = 9–9
| head_coach = Randy Norton
| hc_year = 11th
| assoc_coach = Taren Martin
| asst_coach1 = Kayla Alexander
| asst_coach2 = Alison Seberger
| asst_coach3 = Kara Rawls
| arena = Bartow Arena
| champion =
| tourney =WNIT
| tourney_result = First Round
}}
{{2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2023–24 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by 11th-year head coach Randy Norton, played their home games at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama as first year members of the American Athletic Conference.
Previous season
The Blazers finished the 2022–23 season 14–17, 5–15 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for tenth (last) place.{{Cite news|url=https://conferenceusa.com/standings.aspx?standings=126|title=2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings|work=Conference USA|access-date=December 13, 2023|language=en}} As the #10 seed in the C-USA tournament, they upset #7 seed North Texas in the first round,{{Cite news|url=https://uabsports.com/news/2023/3/8/womens-basketball-uab-wbb-advances-to-c-usa-quarterfinals-after-75-71-victory-over-north-texas|title=UAB WBB Advances to C-USA Quarterfinals After 75-71 Victory Over North Texas|work=UAB Athletics|access-date=December 13, 2023|language=en}} before falling to #2 seed Western Kentucky in the quarterfinals.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bgdailynews.com/sports/wku/lady-tops-hold-off-uab-in-c-usa-quarterfinals/article_0a9b0549-ebe3-581c-83d8-5b3ba4de52ef.html|title=Lady Tops hold off UAB in C-USA quarterfinals|work=Bowling Green Daily News|access-date=December 13, 2023|language=en}} This was the Blazers' final season as members of Conference USA, as they moved to the American Athletic Conference effective July 1, 2023.{{Cite news|url=https://theamerican.org/news/2023/6/30/general-american-athletic-conference-welcomes-six-new-members.aspx|title=American Athletic Conference Welcomes Six New Members|work=American Athletic Conference|access-date=December 13, 2023|language=en}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Denim|last=DeShields|num=0|pos=G|ft=5|in=5|class=so|rs=|home=Atlanta, Georgia|high_school=La Lumiere School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Mia|last=Moore|num=1|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=so|rs=y|home=Alpharetta, Georgia|high_school=Mississippi State}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Desiree|last=Ware|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=so|rs=|home=Brooklyn Park, Minnesota|high_school=Minnetonka High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Amiya|last=Payne|num=5|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=0|class=so|rs=y|home=Trussville, Alabama|high_school=Middle Tennessee}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tenley|last=Dowell|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=gs|rs=|home=Morton, Illinois|high_school=Butler}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Genevive|last=Wedemeyer|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=fr|rs=|home=Hamburg, Germany|high_school=Putnam Science Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Molly|last=Moffitt|num=12|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=so|rs=|home=Seattle, Washington|high_school=Putnam Science Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Valentina|last=Monzo|num=13|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=jr|rs=|home=Santiago, Chile|high_school=McCook Community College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Maddie|last=Walsh|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|class=sr|rs=|home=Hartland, Wisconsin|high_school=Arrowhead Union High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ashton|last=Elley|num=22|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=so|rs=|home=Little Rock, Arkansas|high_school=Little Rock Christian Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jade|last=Weathersby|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=fr|rs=|home=Aurora, Colorado|high_school=Brookwood High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tracey|last=Bershers|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=so|rs=y|home=Fort Smith, Arkansas|high_school=Oklahoma State}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kylee|last=Schneringer|num=32|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=sr|rs=|home=Normal, Illinois|high_school=Normal Community High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sara|last=Bershers|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=sr|rs=|home=Fort Smith, Arkansas|high_school=UT Rio Grande Valley}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Randy Norton ({{college|Iowa}})
|asst_coach=
- Taren Martin ({{college|Illinois State}})
- Kayla Alexander ({{college|UAB}})
- Alison Seberger ({{college|Illinois State}})
- Kara Rawls ({{college|UAB}})
|roster_url=https://uabsports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2023-24
|accessdate=December 13, 2023
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|rank=yes|gamehighs=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|UAB Blazers}}| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 1, 2023
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Shorter
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv =
| score = 71–60
| attend = 155
| record = –
| highscorer = Schneringer
| points = 15
| highrebounder = Weathersby
| rebounds = 12
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 3
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|UAB Blazers}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 6, 2023
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Alabama A&M
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 70–63
| attend = 157
| record = 1–0
| highscorer = Moore
| points = 27
| highrebounder = T. Bershers
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 13, 2023
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Western Carolina
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 81–56
| attend = 125
| record = 2–0
| highscorer = T. Bershers
| points = 20
| highrebounder = Weathersby
| rebounds = 13
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 18, 2023
| time = 8:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Eastern Kentucky
| site_stadium = Alaska Airlines Center
| site_cityst = Anchorage, AK
| gamename = Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
| tv =
| score = 64–68
| attend = 1,613
| record = 2–1
| highscorer = Moore
| points = 21
| highrebounder = Moore
| rebounds = 13
| highassister = Moore
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 19, 2023
| time = 8:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Alaska Anchorage
| site_stadium = Alaska Airlines Center
| site_cityst = Anchorage, AK
| gamename = Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game
| tv =
| score = 63–52
| attend = 1,044
| record = 3–1
| highscorer = Moore
| points = 11
| highrebounder = Walsh
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 25, 2023
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Valparaiso
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 78–68
| attend = 159
| record = 4–1
| highscorer = Moore
| points = 21
| highrebounder = Moore
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 27, 2023
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Jacksonville State
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 85–78
| overtime = OT
| attend = 289
| record = 5–1
| highscorer = Moore
| points = 27
| highrebounder = Moore
| rebounds = 14
| highassister = Moore
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 29, 2023
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Mississippi Valley State
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 88–56
| attend = 310
| record = 6–1
| highscorer = Elley
| points = 17
| highrebounder = Moore
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 3, 2023
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Auburn
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 62–72
| attend = 861
| record = 6–2
| highscorer = Weathersby
| points = 17
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|T. Bershers, Moore}}
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 9, 2023
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Nicholls
| site_stadium = Stopher Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 73–62
| attend = 344
| record = 7–2
| highscorer = Moore
| points = 19
| highrebounder = Moore
| rebounds = 12
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 12, 2023
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = South Carolina State
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 69–54
| attend = 289
| record = 8–2
| highscorer = Moore
| points = 21
| highrebounder = Moore
| rebounds = 12
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 20, 2023
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Wagner
| site_stadium = Hagan Arena
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = Hawk Classic
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 79–39
| attend = 113
| record = 9–2
| highscorer = Moore
| points = 17
| highrebounder = Moore
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = Moore
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 21, 2023
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Saint Joseph's
| site_stadium = Hagan Arena
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = Hawk Classic
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 57–63
| attend = 434
| record = 9–3
| highscorer = Moore
| points = 14
| highrebounder = Moore
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = T. Bershers
| assists = 2
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|UAB Blazers}}| AAC regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 30, 2023
| time = 12:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Florida Atlantic
| site_stadium = Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena
| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 65–53
| attend = 346
| record = 10–3
| conference = 1–0
| highscorer = DeSheilds
| points = 16
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|T. Bershers, Moore}}
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|DeShields, Moore}}
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 3, 2024
| time = 6:00 pm
| opponent = Memphis
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 65–63
| attend = 489
| record = 11–3
| conference = 2–0
| highscorer = DeShields
| points = 20
| highrebounder = Moore
| rebounds = 17
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7, 2024
| time = 12:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Charlotte
| site_stadium = Dale F. Halton Arena
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 69–91
| attend = 624
| record = 11–4
| conference = 2–1
| highscorer = T. Bershers
| points = 18
| highrebounder = Moffitt
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 10, 2024
| time = 5:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = East Carolina
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 73–64
| attend = 1,114
| record = 12–4
| conference = 3–1
| highscorer = Walsh
| points = 24
| highrebounder = Weathersby
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14, 2024
| time = 2:00 pm
| opponent = SMU
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 84–75
| attend = 491
| record = 13–4
| conference = 4–1
| highscorer = DeShields
| points = 31
| highrebounder = Moore
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 21, 2024
| time = 1:00 pm
| opponent = UTSA
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 54–53
| attend = 322
| record = 14–4
| conference = 5–1
| highscorer = DeShields
| points = 22
| highrebounder = DeShields
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25, 2024
| time = 6:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Wichita State
| site_stadium = Charles Koch Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 83–81
| overtime = OT
| attend = 1,092
| record = 15–4
| conference = 6–1
| highscorer = DeShields
| points = 23
| highrebounder = Moore
| rebounds = 15
| highassister = Moore
| assists = 7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 28, 2024
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = North Texas
| site_stadium = The Super Pit
| site_cityst = Denton, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 72–87
| attend = 1,592
| record = 15–5
| conference = 6–2
| highscorer = {{tooltip|Tied|DeShields, Moore}}
| points = 15
| highrebounder = T. Bershers
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 31, 2024
| time = 6:00 pm
| opponent = Florida Atlantic
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 83–72
| attend = 516
| record = 16–5
| conference = 7–2
| highscorer = Schneringer
| points = 18
| highrebounder = Elley
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|DeShields, Moore, Elley}}
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 3, 2024
| time = 4:00 pm
| opponent = South Florida
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 69–72
| attend = 508
| record = 16–6
| conference = 7–3
| highscorer = Moore
| points = 19
| highrebounder = Walsh
| rebounds = 5
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 7, 2024
| time = 6:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Tulane
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 94–77
| attend = 855
| record = 17–6
| conference = 8–3
| highscorer = Walsh
| points = 28
| highrebounder = Moore
| rebounds = 12
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 11, 2024
| time = 1:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = UTSA
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 58–76
| attend = 738
| record = 17–7
| conference = 8–4
| highscorer = Schneringer
| points = 12
| highrebounder = Elley
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 14, 2024
| time = 6:00 pm
| opponent = Temple
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 72–86
| attend = 417
| record = 17–8
| conference = 8–5
| highscorer = Moore
| points = 22
| highrebounder = Moore
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = Moore
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 17, 2024
| time = 1:00 pm
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 87–74
| attend = 927
| record = 18–8
| conference = 9–5
| highscorer = Moore
| points = 22
| highrebounder = Moore
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 21, 2024
| time = 6:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Reynolds Center
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 72–84
| attend = 1,058
| record = 18–9
| conference = 9–6
| highscorer = {{tooltip|Tied|DeShields, Weathersby}}
| points = 17
| highrebounder = Moore
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 24, 2024
| time = 2:00 pm
| opponent = North Texas
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 77–95
| attend = 516
| record = 18–10
| conference = 9–7
| highscorer = DeShields
| points = 28
| highrebounder = Bershers
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Schneringer
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 2, 2024
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Memphis
| site_stadium = Elma Roane Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 61–82
| attend = 1,131
| record = 18–11
| conference = 9–8
| highscorer = DeShields
| points = 17
| highrebounder = Moore
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 5, 2024
| time = 6:00 pm
| opponent = Wichita State
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 65–68
| attend =
| record = 18–12
| conference = 9–9
| highscorer = Moore
| points = 16
| highrebounder = Moore
| rebounds = 12
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 6
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UAB Blazers}}|2024 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 10, 2024
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 7
| opponent = Rice
| opprank =
| oppseed = 10
| site_stadium = Dickies Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
| gamename = Second Round
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 56–71
| highscorer = DeShields
| points = 20
| highrebounder = Weathersby
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = DeShields
| assists = 6
| record = 18–13
| overtime =
| attend = 1,483
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UAB Blazers}}|2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 20, 2024
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Southern Miss
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Reed Green Coliseum
| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS
| gamename = First Round
| tv =
| score = 74–79
| highscorer = Weathersby
| points = 19
| highrebounder = Weathersby
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Moore
| assists = 6
| record = 18–14
| overtime =
| attend = 1,130
}}
|-
{{CBB schedule end
|timezone=Central
|poll=AP Poll}}
Sources:{{Cite news|url=https://uabsports.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2023-24|title=2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule|work=UAB Athletics|access-date=December 13, 2023|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/5/season/2024|title=UAB Blazers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule|work=ESPN|access-date=December 13, 2023|language=en}}
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