#21 Louisville Women's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Louisville Cardinals
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #21
 
Conference Rank: #5 ACC
 
 
2022-23 Record: 26-12, 12-6
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Jeff Walz
Coach Record: 440-125 at Louisville, 440-125 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Hailey Van Lith, Guard, 19.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.2 apg
Chrislyn Carr, Guard, 11.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.6 apg
Morgan Jones, Guard, 8.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.4 apg
Mykasa Robinson, Guard, 6.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 4.2 apg
Liz Dixon, Forward, 5.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.5 apg
Norika Konno, Guard, 2.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 1.1 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Olivia Cochran, Senior, Forward, 8.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.1 apg
Merissah Russell, Senior, Guard, 4.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.9 apg
Nyla Harris, Sophomore, Forward, 4.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key New Players:
Jayda Curry, Junior, Guard, Transfer from California
Eseosa Imafidon, Freshman, Center
Elif Istanbulluoglu, Freshman, Forward
Kiki Jefferson, Senior, Guard, Transfer from James Madison
Eylia Love, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Georgia Tech
Nina Rickards, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Florida
Sydney Taylor, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Massachusetts
Hennie van Schaik, Junior, Forward, Transfer from CSU Bakersfield
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.3 (45th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.2 (178, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.0 (27, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.2 (174, 12)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.4 (201, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.4 (52, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.3 (56, 2)
Rebound Margin: 4.6 (57, 6)
Assists Per Game: 14.9 (64, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.9 (116, 6)