2023–24 USC Trojans women's basketball team
{{Short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|sport=Women's basketball
|year=2023–24
|team=USC Trojans
|image=USC Trojans logo.svg
|image_size=100px
|conference = Pac-12 Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Pac-12
|CoachRank= 6
|APRank= 5
|record= 29–6
|conf_record=13–5
|head_coach=Lindsay Gottlieb
|hc_year= 3rd
|asst_coach2=Beth Burns (2nd season)
|asst_coach3=Wendale Farrow (3rd season)
|asst_coach4=Willnett Crockett (1st season)
|asst_coach5=Courtney Jaco (1st season)
|stadium=Galen Center
|champion=Pac-12 tournament champions
|tourney = NCAA tournament
|tourney_result = Elite Eight
}}
{{2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2023–24 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. This was the last year the team played in the Pac-12 as they are slated to join the Big Ten Conference. The squad was led by third-year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb. The Trojans finished as 2024 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament champions and made it to the Elite 8. They finished the season with a No. 5 AP ranking and a No. 6 ranking in the Coaches' poll.
USC started off ranked No. 21 in the preseason rankings in both the AP and Coaches Polls. For the final regular season AP poll, they finished in 5th. Although they were picked to finished 6th by the last-ever Pac-12 coaches poll, the team finished tied for second. They earned the 2-seed in the Pac-12 tournament as they held the second tiebreaker over UCLA. In the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, they earned a 1-seed for the first time since 1986.
Previous season
The Women of Troy finished the regular Pac-12 season tied for 4th with UCLA and Arizona. Because both of those teams held tiebreakers over USC, the Trojans earned the 6th seed in the 2023 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament.
The squad earned its first bid for the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament since 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2023-03-12/ucla-usc-womens-basketball-march-madness-ncca-tournament-bracket|title=USC women are back in NCAA tournament; UCLA to host two rounds|date=March 13, 2023|website=Los Angeles Times}} and its first at-large bid since 2006. Holding an 8-seed in the 2023 NCAA tournament, the Women of Troy fell in overtime in the first round to 9-seeded South Dakota State, 62–57.
Last year's team spent much of the season receiving votes in both polls and made the top 25 once in the AP Poll. In the last AP Poll, they received 3 votes while they no longer received any votes in the final two coaches' polls.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/week/19/year/2023/seasontype/2|title=2022-23 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Week 19|website=ESPN}}
Offseason changes
The Women of Troy brought in 2 first-years out of high school, 1 transfer student, and 4 graduate students. 1 student who red-shirted last year is also expected to play this coming season. 6 players from the previous year graduated while 1 transferred and 1 retired.
Regarding coaching staff, Women of Troy alumna Courtney Jaco, who previously served as Director of Player Development and who as a player won the 2014 Pac-12 tournament to qualify for the NCAA tournament, was promoted to Assistant Coach.{{Cite web|url=https://bvmsports.com/2023/07/01/uscs-courtney-jaco-promoted-to-womens-basketball-assistant-coach/|title=USC's Courtney Jaco Promoted To Women's Basketball Assistant Coach|first=BVMSports|last=Team|date=July 1, 2023|website=BVM Sports}} Wilnett Crockett also joined the coaching staff as an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. Meanwhile, Nneka Enemkpali joined the Rutgers coaching staff during the off-season.{{Cite web|url=https://scarletknights.com/news/2023/7/18/nneka-enemkpali-joins-womens-basketball-coaching-staff.aspx |title=Nneka Enemkpali Joins Women's Basketball Coaching Staff }}
=Departures=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| Name
!Number !Pos. !Height !Year !Hometown !Reason for Departure | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koi Love
|0 |F |6'0" |Junior |Transferred to UT Arlington | ||||||
| Destiny Littleton | 11 | G | 5'9" | Graduate Student | San Diego, CA | Graduated |
| Bella Perkins | 12 | F | 5'9" | Sophomore | Fairfax, VA | Transferred to Pittsburgh |
| Madison Campbell
|23 |G |5'11" |RS Junior |Retired for Medical Reasons | ||||||
| Okako Adika
|24 |G/F |6'0" |Graduate Student |Graduated | ||||||
| Alyson Miura
|25 |G |5'9" |Senior |Graduated | ||||||
| Kadi Sissoko
|30 |F |6'2" |Graduate Student |Graduated | ||||||
| Rokia Doumbia
|52 |G |5'9" |Graduate Student |Graduated |
=Incoming transfers=
=2023 recruiting class=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||||
| Name
!Overall Rank !Position !Position Rank !Hometown !High School !Height !ESPN Stars !ESPN Grade | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JuJu Watkins | 1 | PG/SG | 1 | Los Angeles, CA | Sierra Canyon | 6'0" | 5 | 98 |
| Malia Samuels
| - |G | - |5'6" |4 |94 |
The Women of Troy brought in the tenth-ranked recruiting class in the country.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35033062/no-1-women-basketball-recruit-juju-watkins-commits-usc|title=Top women's hoops recruit Watkins chooses USC|date=November 15, 2022|website=ESPN.com}} The incoming squad featured top-ranked high school recruit JuJu Watkins and 49th-ranked Malia Samuels.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/rankings/_/class/2023|title=2023 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings - espnW 100 - ESPN|website=ESPN.com}} Redshirt first-year Aaliyah Gayles also played periodically after having sat out the previous season due to injury.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/sports-columns/ed-graney/graney-aaliyah-gayles-authoring-a-remarkable-comeback-story-2737902/|title=Graney: Aaliyah Gayles authoring a remarkable comeback story|date=March 2, 2023}} Gayles, ranked No. 8 in the country for the class of 2022, was recruited by previous head coach Mark Trakh{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/college/2022/06/02/usc-signee-aaliyah-gayles-graduates-high-school-after-shooting|title=Watch: USC Celebrates Graduation of Signee Aaliyah Gayles, Victim of April Shooting|first=Nick|last=Selbe|date=June 2, 2022|magazine=Sports Illustrated}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kayla|last=Williams|link=|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=SR|rs=|home=Los Angeles, CA|high_school=UC Irvine}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kaitlyn|last=Davis|link=y|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=GS|rs=|home=Norwalk, CT|high_school=Columbia}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Roxane|last=Makolo|link=|num=30|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=GS|rs=|home=Quebec, CA|high_school=Purdue}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Clarice|last=Akunwafo|link=|num=32|pos=C|ft=6|in=6|class=JR|rs=|home=Inglewood, CA|high_school=Rolling Hills Prep}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kayla|last=Padilla|link=|num=45|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=GS|rs=|home=Torrance, CA|high_school=Penn}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Lindsay Gottlieb ({{college|Brown}})
|asst_coach=
- Beth Burns ({{college|Ohio Wesleyan}})
- Wendale Farrow ({{college|Eastern Michigan}})
- Courtney Jaco ({{college|Southern California}})
- Wilnett Crockett ({{college|Connecticut}})
|roster_url=https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster?path=wbball
|accessdate=November 7, 2023
}}
Schedule and results
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|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 6, 2023
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| away =
| rank = 21
| opprank = 7
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| tv = TruTV
| opponent = Ohio State
| gamename = Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas
| score = 83–74
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 32
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 17
| highassister = Watkins
| assists = 5
| site_stadium = T-Mobile Arena
| attend =
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 10, 2023
| nonconf = yes
| neutral =
| away =
| rank = 21
| opprank =
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| tv =
| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast
| gamename =
| score = 67–51
| highscorer = Tied
| points = 18
| highrebounder = Tied
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Forbes
| assists = 6
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| attend = 4,712
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 13, 2023
| nonconf = yes
| neutral =
| away =
| rank = 10
| opprank =
| time = 5:30 p.m.
| tv =
| opponent = Le Moyne
| gamename =
| score = 93–43
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 35
| highrebounder = Watkins
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Forbes
| assists = 5
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| attend = 1,009
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 20, 2023
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| away =
| rank = 8
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| tv = FloHoops
| opponent = Seton Hall
| gamename = Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship
| score = 64–54
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 15
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 15
| highassister = Tied
| assists = 3
| site_stadium = Baha Mar Convention Center
| attend = 409
| site_cityst = Nassau, Bahamas
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 22, 2023
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| away =
| rank = 8
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| tv = FloHoops
| opponent = Penn State
| gamename = Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship
| score = 71–70
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 31
| highrebounder = Watkins
| rebounds = 12
| highassister = Watkins
| assists = 3
| site_stadium = Baha Mar Convention Center
| attend = 297
| site_cityst = Nassau, Bahamas
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 28, 2023
| nonconf = yes
| neutral =
| away =
| rank = 6
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| tv =
| opponent = Cal Poly
| gamename =
| score = 85–44
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 30
| highrebounder = Akunwafo
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Padilla
| assists = 6
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| attend = 1,419
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| record = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 3, 2023
| nonconf = yes
| neutral =
| away =
| rank = 6
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| tv =
| opponent = San Diego
| gamename =
| score = 89–58
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 30
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 12
| highassister = Padilla
| assists = 6
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| attend = 2,169
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| record =7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 10, 2023
| nonconf = yes
| neutral =
| away =
| rank = 6
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| tv =
| opponent = UC Riverside
| gamename =
| score = 85–53
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 27
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 12
| highassister = Tied
| assists = 5
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| attend = 4,201
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| record = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 18, 2023
| nonconf = yes
| neutral =
| away =
| rank = 6
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| tv = P12N
| opponent = Cal State Fullerton
| gamename =
| score = 93–44
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 23
| highrebounder = Tied
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Watkins
| assists = 6
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| attend = 1,962
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| record = 9–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 21, 2023
| nonconf = yes
| neutral =
| away = yes
| rank = 6
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| tv = ESPN+
| opponent = Long Beach State
| gamename =
| score = 85–77
| highscorer = Forbes
| points = 36
| highrebounder = Akunwafo
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Tied
| assists = 4
| site_stadium = Walter Pyramid
| attend = 1,243
| site_cityst = Long Beach, CA
| record = 10–0
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans}}| Pac-12 Conference Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 30, 2023
| nonconf =
| neutral =
| away = yes
| rank = 6
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| tv = P12N
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 2
| gamename = Rivalry
| score = 64–71
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 27
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 13
| highassister = Padilla
| assists = 5
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| attend = 13,659
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| record = 10–1
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 5, 2024
| nonconf =
| neutral =
| away =
| rank = 9
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| tv = P12N
| opponent = Oregon State
| gamename =
| score = 56–54
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 28
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 14
| highassister = Marshall
| assists = 5
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| attend = 2,749
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| record = 11–1
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7, 2024
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank =
| score = 68–54
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv = P12N
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 17
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|Marshall, Watkins}}
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Watkins
| assists = 6
| record = 12–1
| conference = 2–1
| overtime =
| attend = 2,282
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14, 2024
| nonconf =
| neutral =
| away =
| opprank = 2
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| tv = P12N
| opponent = UCLA
| rank = 9
| gamename = Rivalry
| score = 73–65
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 32
| highrebounder = Watkins
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Forbes
| assists = 4
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| attend = 10,258
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| record = 13–1
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 19, 2024
| nonconf =
| neutral =
| away = yes
| rank = 6
| opprank = 20
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| tv = P12N
| opponent = Utah
| gamename =
| score = 58–78
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 26
| highrebounder = Davis
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Watkins
| assists = 2
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| attend = 5,561
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| record =13–2
| conference =3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 21, 2024
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Colorado
| opprank = 3
| score = 59–63
| site_stadium = CU Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| tv = P12N
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 20
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Forbes, Padilla}}
| assists = 3
| record = 13–3
| conference = 3–3
| overtime =
| attend = 8,474
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 26, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank =
| score = 70–62
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv = P12N
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 29
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|Davis, Watkins}}
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Padilla
| assists = 5
| record = 14–3
| conference = 4–3
| overtime =
| attend = 2,671
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 28, 2024
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| score = 59–62
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv = P12N
| highscorer = Padilla
| points = 20
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Forbes, Watkins}}
| assists = 4
| record = 14–4
| conference = 4–4
| overtime =
| attend = 3,416
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 2, 2024
| nonconf =
| neutral =
| away = yes
| opprank = 4
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| tv = P12N
| opponent = Stanford
| rank = 15
| gamename =
| score = 67–58
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 51
| highrebounder = Watkins
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Davis, Watkins}}
| assists = 2
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| attend = 5,371
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| record = 15–4
| conference = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 4, 2024
| nonconf =
| neutral =
| away = yes
| opprank =
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| tv = P12N
| opponent = California
| rank = 15
| gamename =
| score = 79–69
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 29
| highrebounder = Davis
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Forbes, Watkins}}
| assists = 5
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| attend = 4,356
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| record = 16–4
| conference = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 9, 2024
| nonconf =
| neutral =
| away =
| opprank =
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| tv = P12N
| opponent = Arizona State
| rank = 10
| gamename =
| score = 81–63
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 31
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 16
| highassister = Padilla
| assists = 6
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| attend = 3,128
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| record = 17–4
| conference = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 12, 2024
| nonconf =
| neutral =
| away =
| rank = 10
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| tv = ESPN2
| opponent = Arizona
| gamename =
| score = 81–64
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 32
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Padilla
| assists = 7
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| attend = 4,569
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| record = 18–4
| conference = 8–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 16, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank =
| score = 88–51
| site_stadium = Matthew Knight Arena
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| gamename =
| tv = P12N
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 33
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 12
| highassister = Davis
| assists = 5
| record = 19–4
| conference = 9–4
| overtime =
| attend = 7,145
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 18, 2024
| nonconf =
| neutral =
| away = yes
| rank = 10
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| tv = P12N
| opponent = Oregon State
| opprank = 11
| gamename =
| score = 58–50
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 18
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 17
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Forbes, Padilla}}
| assists = 2
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| attend = 8,210
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| record = 20–4
| conference = 10–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 23, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 7
| opponent = Colorado
| opprank = 11
| score = 87–81
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv = P12N
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 42
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|Davis, Akunwafo}}
| rebounds = 5
| highassister = Forbes
| assists = 7
| record = 21–4
| conference = 11–4
| overtime =
| attend = 5,762
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 25, 2024
| nonconf =
| neutral =
| away =
| opprank = 18
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| tv = P12N
| opponent = Utah
| rank = 7
| gamename =
| score = 68–74
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 30
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|Davis, Marshall}}
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Watkins
| assists = 5
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| attend = 7,129
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| record = 21–5
| conference = 11–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 29, 2024
| nonconf =
| neutral =
| away = yes
| opprank =
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| tv = P12N
| opponent = Arizona
| rank = 7
| gamename =
| score = 95–93
| overtime = 2OT
| highscorer = Marshall
| points = 26
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = Forbes
| assists = 5
| site_stadium = McKale Center
| attend = 7,594
| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ
| record = 22–5
| conference = 12–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 2, 2024
| nonconf =
| neutral =
| away = yes
| opprank =
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| tv = P12N
| opponent = Arizona State
| rank = 7
| gamename =
| score = 70–55
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 26
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 15
| highassister = Forbes
| assists = 4
| site_stadium = Desert Financial Arena
| attend = 2,739
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| record = 23–5
| conference = 13–5
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|USC Trojans}}| 2024 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 7, 2024
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 5
| seed = 2
| opponent = Arizona
| opprank =
| oppseed = 7
| site_stadium = MGM Grand Garden Arena
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = P12N
| score = 65–62
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 17
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 15
| highassister = Forbes
| assists = 5
| record = 24–5
| overtime =
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 8, 2024
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 5
| seed = 2
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 7
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = MGM Grand Garden Arena
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = Semifinals/Rivalry
| tv = P12N
| score = 80–70
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 33
| highrebounder = Davis
| rebounds = 16
| highassister = Padilla
| assists = 3
| record = 25–5
| overtime = 2OT
| attend = 5,713
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 10, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 5
| seed = 2
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 2
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = MGM Grand Garden Arena
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = Championship
| tv = ESPN
| score = 74–61
| highscorer = Forbes
| points = 26
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 18
| highassister = Davis
| assists = 5
| record = 26–5
| overtime =
| attend = 5,526
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|USC Trojans}}| 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 23, 2024
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| neutral =
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 3
| seed = 1 P3
| opponent = Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
| opprank =
| oppseed = 16 P3
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| tv = ESPN
| gamename = First Round
| score = 87–55
| highscorer = {{tooltip|Tied|Forbes, Watkins}}
| points = 23
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Forbes, Padilla, Watkins}}
| assists = 4
| attend = 8,386
| record = 27–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 25, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| neutral =
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 3
| seed = 1 P3
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank =
| oppseed = 8 P3
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| tv = ESPN
| gamename = Second Round
| score = 73–55
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 28
| highrebounder = Watkins
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = Watkins
| assists = 5
| attend = 8,941
| record = 28–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 30, 2024
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| neutral = yes
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 3
| seed = 1 P3
| opponent = Baylor
| opprank = 19
| oppseed = 5 P3
| site_stadium = Moda Center
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| tv = ESPN
| gamename = Sweet Sixteen
| score = 74–70
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 30
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 16
| highassister = Watkins
| assists = 4
| attend = 10,104
| record = 29–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = April 1, 2024
| time = 6:31 p.m.
| neutral = yes
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 3
| seed = 1 P3
| opponent = UConn
| opprank = 10
| oppseed = 3 P3
| site_stadium = Moda Center
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| tv = ESPN
| gamename = Elite Eight
| score = 73–80
| highscorer = Watkins
| points = 27
| highrebounder = Marshall
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = Forbes
| assists = 3
| attend = 10,869
| record = 29–6
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Pacific Time|region=P3|regionname=Portland 3}}
Source: USCTrojans.com{{cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule?path=wbball|title=2023-2024 USC Women's Basketball Schedule|publisher=USCTrojans.com |date=|accessdate=November 8, 2023}}
= [[2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament#Portland regional 3 – Portland, Oregon|NCAA women's basketball tournament]] =
== Portland regional 3 - Portland, Oregon ==
{{16TeamBracket | nowrap = yes
| RD1=First round
Round of 64
March 22–23
| RD2=Second round
Round of 32
March 24–25
| RD3=Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 30
| RD4=Regional Final
Elite 8
April 1
| boldwinner = high
| subgroup1= Los Angeles, California – Sat/Mon
| subgroup2= Blacksburg, Virginia – Fri/Sun
| subgroup3= Storrs, Connecticut – Sat/Mon
| subgroup4= Columbus, Ohio – Fri/Sun
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01=USC
| RD1-score01=84
| RD1-seed02=16
| RD1-team02=Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
| RD1-score02=55
| RD1-seed03=8
| RD1-team03=Kansas
| RD1-score03=81OT
| RD1-seed04=9
| RD1-team04=Michigan
| RD1-score04=72
| RD1-seed05=5
| RD1-team05=Baylor
| RD1-score05=80
| RD1-seed06=12
| RD1-team06=Vanderbilt
| RD1-score06=63
| RD1-seed07=4
| RD1-team07=Virginia Tech
| RD1-score07=92
| RD1-seed08=13
| RD1-team08=Marshall
| RD1-score08=49
| RD1-seed09=6
| RD1-team09=Syracuse
| RD1-score09=74
| RD1-seed10=11
| RD1-team10=Arizona
| RD1-score10=69
| RD1-seed11=3
| RD1-team11=UConn
| RD1-score11=86
| RD1-seed12=14
| RD1-team12=Jackson State
| RD1-score12=64
| RD1-seed13=7
| RD1-team13=Duke
| RD1-score13=72
| RD1-seed14=10
| RD1-team14=Richmond
| RD1-score14=61
| RD1-seed15=2
| RD1-team15=Ohio State
| RD1-score15=80
| RD1-seed16=15
| RD1-team16=Maine
| RD1-score16=57
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=USC
| RD2-score01=73
| RD2-seed02=8
| RD2-team02=Kansas
| RD2-score02=55
| RD2-seed03=5
| RD2-team03=Baylor
| RD2-score03=75
| RD2-seed04=4
| RD2-team04=Virginia Tech
| RD2-score04=72
| RD2-seed05=6
| RD2-team05=Syracuse
| RD2-score05=64
| RD2-seed06=3
| RD2-team06=UConn
| RD2-score06=72
| RD2-seed07=7
| RD2-team07=Duke
| RD2-score07=75
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08=Ohio State
| RD2-score08=63
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=USC
| RD3-score01=74
| RD3-seed02=5
| RD3-team02=Baylor
| RD3-score02=70
| RD3-seed03=3
| RD3-team03=UConn
| RD3-score03=53
| RD3-seed04=7
| RD3-team04=Duke
| RD3-score04=45
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01= USC
| RD4-score01=73
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-team02=UConn
| RD4-score02=80
}}
===Portland regional 3 final===
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = April 1
| time = 9:31 p.m. EDT
| report =
| team1 = No. 1 USC
| score1 = 73
| team2 = No. 3 UConn
| score2 = 80
| points1 =
| rebounds1 =
| assist1 =
| points2 =
| rebounds2 =
| assist2 =
| Q1 = 17-15
| Q2 = 16–18
| Q3 = 18–22
| Q4 = 22–25
| place = Moda Center – Portland, Oregon
| attendance = 10,869
| referee = Maj Forsberg, Kyle Bacon, Brian Hall
| TV = ESPN
}}
Game summaries
This section will be filled in as the season progresses.
Source:
Rankings
{{See also|2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = AP
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek = 20
| poll1_0=21
| poll1_1=10
| poll1_2=8
| poll1_3=6
| poll1_4=6
| poll1_5=6
| poll1_6=6
| poll1_7=6
| poll1_8=9
| poll1_9=9
| poll1_10=6
| poll1_11=11
| poll1_12=15
| poll1_13=10
| poll1_14=10
| poll1_15=7
| poll1_16=7
| poll1_17=5
| poll1_18=3
| poll1_19=3
| poll1_20=5
| poll2title = Coaches
| poll2firstweek = 0
| poll2lastweek =20
| poll2_0= 21
| poll2_1= 10т
| poll2_2= 10
| poll2_3= 8
| poll2_4= 6
| poll2_5= 5
| poll2_6= 5
| poll2_7= 5
| poll2_8= 6
| poll2_9= 6
| poll2_10= 4
| poll2_11= 10
| poll2_12= 15
| poll2_13= 11
| poll2_14= 10
| poll2_15= 7
| poll2_16= 9
| poll2_17= 8
| poll2_18= 3
| poll2_19= 3
| poll2_20=6
}}
=Awards and honors=
- Forbes
- All-Pac-12 Team
- Cheryl Miller Preseason Watchlist
- Pac-12 Player of the Week
- Ann Meyers Drysdale Women's National Players of the Week
- Cheryl Miller Award Top 10 List
- Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Gayles
- Tammy Blackburn Inspiration Award
- Marshall
- All-Pac-12 Team Honorable Mention
- All-Pac-12 Defensive Team Honorable Mention
- Silver Medalist at the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usab.com/|title=Rayah Marshall|website=USA Basketball}}
- Jersey Mike's Naismith Award Watchlist
- Lisa Leslie Preaseason Watchlist
- Preseason All-Pac-12 Team
- John Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watchlist
- Naismith Women’s College Defensive Player of the Year Watch List
- Watkins*Incoming first-year JuJu Watkins was ranked as the number one recruit in the nation.
- No. 1 recruit in the nation
- National Gatorade Player of the Year
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
- All-Pac-12 Team
- All-Pac-12 Defensive Team Honorable Mention
- Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
- ESPN National Freshman of the Year
- ESPN All-America Team
- ESPN National Player of the Year Runner Up
- The Athletic Freshman of the Year award
- The Athletic First Team All American
- Gold Medalist and MVP of the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
- 2020 Sports Illustrated Sports Kid of the Year
- McDonald's All-American
- Los Angeles Times Girls Basketball Player of the Year, 2021, 2022, 2023{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/story/2023-03-19/la-times-girls-basketball-player-of-the-year-juju-watkins-sierra-canyon|title=Girls' basketball player of the year: Sierra Canyon's JuJu Watkins, again|date=March 19, 2023|website=Los Angeles Times}}
- USA Today Girls Basketball Player of the Year
- Dawn Staley Award Finalist
- Finalist, Honda Sport Award for Basketball
- NCAA Record holder for any first-year in women's college basketball
- Jersey Mike's Naismith Award Watchlist
- Preseason All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
- USBWA Tamika Catchings Freshman of the Week (3x)
- USBWA Tamika Catchings Award, National Freshman Player of the Year
- USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week
- USBWA All-America Team
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (x14) - All-Time Pac-12 record
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (x3) - Only player in history to sweep Player of the Week and Freshman of the week multiple times.
- John Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watchlist
- John Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watchlist
- John Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watchlist
- John Wooden Award Finalist
- Wooden All-American
- AP National Player of the Week (x2)
- Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Top 10 List
- Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Final Five
- Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Award
- Lily Margaret Wade Watchlist
- WBCA Freshman of the Year
- Naismith Women’s College Player of the Week
- ESPN Player of the Week
- Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year Midseason List
- Semifinalist, Jersey Mike's Naismith Player of the Year
- NCAA Starting Five of the Week
- Gottlieb
- ESPN Coach of the Week
- Naismith Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List
- Semifinalist, Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year
- Team
- ESPN Team of the Week
- Pac-12 Tournament Champions
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-basketball USC Athletics Site]
- [https://www.uscbasketball.com/ USC Basketball Fan Forums]
{{USC Trojans women's basketball navbox}}
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