The 2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the

2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season The 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 6, 2023. The regular season ended on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament beginning on March 20 and ending with the 2024 NCAA Division ...

. The Gamecocks, led by sixteenth-year head coach

Dawn Staley Dawn Michelle Staley (born May 4, 1970) is an American basketball Hall of Fame player and coach, who is currently the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Staley won three Olympic gold medals with Team USA as a player and later was head co ...

, played their home games at Colonial Life Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Staley won her 600th game as head coach on February 22, 2024, in 786 games (534 at South Carolina). The season saw the Gamecocks not only capture their third national title in the history of the school's women's basketball program, but also become the 10th Division I women's basketball team to finish the season undefeated.

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the season 36–1 (16–0 SEC). They won the SEC regular season and tournament championships and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated

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, UCLA, and Maryland before falling to Iowa in the Final Four.

Offseason

Departures

2023 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Roster

SEC Media Poll

Schedule and results

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Rankings

NOTE: AP never releases final ranking.

References

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