The 2023–24 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Cardinals were led by seventeenth-year head coach

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, and played their home games at the

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. This season was their tenth year competing in the

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. The Cardinals started the season ranked seventeenth in the nation and won their first four games of the season before losing to

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. After the loss, they would go on a six-game win streak that included wins over number 19

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in the

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and over

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. Their non-conference season concluded with a loss at number 17

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and a win over number 23

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. The Cardinals finished the non-conference season 11–2. Louisville started the ACC season with five straight wins to reach their highest ranking of thirteenth. However, they lost at number 23

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before winning three more games. In their final nine games, each loss was followed by a win. They defeated number 12 Notre Dame but lost to four ranked teams in that span, including a final day loss to then number 17 Notre Dame. The Cardinals finished the season 24–10 overall and 12–6 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated thirteenth seed

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in the Second Round before losing to fourth seed and eventual champion Notre Dame in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking the thirteenth straight time the Cardinals qualified for the tournament. As the sixth seed in the Albany 2 they were upset by eleventh seed

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in the First Round to end their season.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the season 26–12 overall and 12–6 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the quarterfinals where they defeated twelfth seed Wake Forest. They then defeated first seed Notre Dame in the semifinals before falling short in the final to third seed

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. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the fifth seed in the Seattle 4 Regional. They defeated twelfth seed

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in the first round, fourth seed

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in the second round, and eighth seed

in the Sweet Sixteen, before losing to second seed

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in the Elite Eight to end their season. The Cardinals' 24 total wins was their lowest season win total since 2011–12.

Off-season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class

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Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

2024 WNBA Draft

References

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