2023-24 Minutewomen Season

The 2023-24 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball team will represent the University of Massachusetts. The Head Coach will be Mike Leflar.

The season will represent the 49th season of women's basketball in the school's history.

Previous Season	Next Season
2022-23	2024-25

Roster

We're tracking what we know here. This is of course subject to change as the off-season progresses.

Name	Height	Pos.	Exp.	Status	Notes
Bellamy, Bre	6-0	F	4 years	Signed¹⁾²⁾	7.6 PPG, 6.0 RPG in 29 GP at William & Mary last season. W&M, SRWBB.
Childers, Avery	5-10	G/F	HS	Verbal³⁾⁴⁾	Played at Byrd HS in Clarksburg WV. Twitter
Hyduke, Tori	5-6	G	4 years	Signed⁵⁾⁶⁾⁷⁾	10.2 MPG, 2.8 PPG in 26 GP at Drexel last season. Drexel, SRWBB.
Jones, Mikenzie	6-1	F	1 year	Signed⁸⁾	3.4 PPG, 2.2 RPG in 11.1 MPG at Denver last season. Denver, SRWBB, Twitter.
Mapp, Jermany	6-0	G/F	3 years	Signed⁹⁾¹⁰⁾	7.4 PPG, 3.4 RPG in 30.2 MPG at Hampton last season. Hampton, SRWBB.
Odenigbo, Chinenye	6-5	C	HS	Signed¹¹⁾	Played at Noble and Greenough in Dedham MA.¹²⁾ Twitter.
Palmieri, Allie	5-10	G	3 years	Signed¹³⁾¹⁴⁾	Modest PT in 2 seasons at Boston College and 1 at Seton Hall. SRWBB, Twitter. Will sit out 2023-24 as a two-time transfer.¹⁵⁾
Pierce, Dallas	5-9	G	HS	Signed¹⁶⁾	Played at Sanford HS in Hockessin DE. MaxPreps' Delaware Player of the Year¹⁷⁾ Twitter.
Rose, Alexsia	5-7	G	3 years	Signed¹⁸⁾¹⁹⁾	3.1 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 1.5 APG at East Carolina last season. ECU, SRWBB, Twitter.
Taulelei, Lilly	6-3	F	HS	Signed²⁰⁾²¹⁾	From Wellington, New Zealand. Played HS basketball for DME Academy in Daytona Beach, FL last season.²²⁾ Twitter.

Aaryn Battle had signed an NLI while Tory Verdi was our coach.²³⁾ Since he departed, she has reopened her recruiting.²⁴⁾

Assuming they're back until we hear otherwise.

Name	Height	Pos.	Exp.	Notes
Ferguson, Lilly	5-10	G	1 year	Logged 13 minutes of action across 9 games. Limited opportunities to break through into a usual 7-player rotation. UM
Kulesza, Stefanie	5-11	G	2 years	Averaged 12.6 mpg in 27 games off the bench in 2022-23. UM, Twitter
Williams, Kristin	5-8	G	2 years	Averaged 4.7 mpg in 20 games off the bench in 2022-23. UM, Twitter

Name	Height	Pos.	Exp.	Status / Notes / 2022-23 Stats
Breen, Sam	6-1	F	6 years	Eligibility exhausted. 17.3 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 37.0 MPG, 34 GP, 34 GS. 2x A10 POY, 2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year. UM, SRWBB, Twitter
Dabo, Aisha	6-1	F	2 years	Entered transfer portal. Has since committed to Hampton.²⁵⁾ Was on UMWBB's roster for two seasons, but injuries kept her sidelined. UM
Fair, Laila	6-2	F	2 years	Entered transfer portal. Has since committed to Morgan State.²⁶⁾ Logged 9.1 MPG and 1.8 PPG across 19 games for UM in 2022-23. UM
Mayo, Ber'Nyah	5-6	G	3 years	Entered transfer portal. Has since committed to St. John's.²⁷⁾ 12.6 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 4.0 APG, 34.3 MPG, 34 GP, 34 GS. A10 Second Team. UM, SRWBB, Twitter
Ngalakulondi, Angelique	6-2	F	4 years	Entered transfer portal. Has since committed to Missouri.²⁸⁾ 7.7 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 18.9 MPG, 33 GP, 32 GS. UM, SRWBB, Twitter
Philoxy, Destiney	5-7	G	5 years	Eligibility exhausted. 10.7 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 5.0 APG, 33.9 MPG, 34 GP, 34 GS. A10 Defensive Team. UM, SRWBB, Twitter
Taylor, Sydney	5-9	G	4 years	Entered transfer portal. Has since committed to Louisville.²⁹⁾ 16.1 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 34.9 MPG, 33 GP, 33 GS. A10 First Team. UM, SRWBB, Twitter
White, Makennah	6-2	F	3 years	Entered transfer portal. Has since committed to Seton Hall.³⁰⁾ 9.5 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 23.0 MPG, 28 GP, 2 GS. UM, SRWBB, Twitter

Full non-conference schedule announced on August 3.
Nov 23-25, Cancun Challenge. UM will face Green Bay, Washington State, and Maryland.³¹⁾
The A10 conference game schedule will increase from 16 to 18 games.³²⁾