2023–24 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
The 2023–24 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange were led by second-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. The Orange were tenth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York.
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NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 23 |
| AP | No. 20 |
| Record | 24–8 (13–5 ACC) |
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| Home arena | JMA Wireless Dome |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Virginia Tech | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 NC State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 31 | – | 7 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Syracuse | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Notre Dame † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Duke | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Orange started the season with three straight wins before losing to number 20 Maryland. That would be their final loss of the non-conference regular season as they won the South Point Shootout and defeated Alabama in their ACC–SEC Challenge game. They finished the non-conference regular season 10–1. The began the ACC regular season with a win over number 13 Notre Dame and became ranked for the first time during the season at number 25. They lost their first game after becoming ranked to North Carolina. They fell out of the rankings after that, but then they won seven straight games to return to the rankings. The seven game winning streak included wins over number 15 Florida State and a second win over then number 15 Notre Dame. They then lost two straight games against number 19 Virginia Tech and number 16 Louisville. The Orange then won five straight games including avenging their earlier loss against Louisville. They finished the season only winning one of their last three games, with the final game of the season being an overtime loss to number 12 NC State.
The Orange finished the season 24–8 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they were upset by sixth seed Florida State. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking their first appearance since 2021. As the sixth seed in the Portland 3 they defeated eleventh seed Arizona in the First Round before losing to third seed Connecticut in the Second Round to end their season.