The 2023–24 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University 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 Cougars were led by sixth-year head coach

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and they played their home games at

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as members of the

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. They were invited to compete in the inaugural 2024 WBIT as a number one seeded team. This would be final season as Pac-12 member as they will join

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as affiliate member for the next two years.

Previous season

The

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23–11, 9–9 in

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play to finish in a seventh place. They defeated California, Utah, Colorado and UCLA to win their first ever Pac-12 women's tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament. They received the number 5 seed in the Greenville Regional 2. They were upset in the first round by number 12 seed Florida Gulf Coast.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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