The Hawkeyes are led by head coach Jan Jensen in her first season, and play their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hawkeyes finished the 2023–24 season with a 34–5 record, including 15–3 in Big Ten play.

They won the 2024 Big Ten women's basketball tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

[1] They advanced to the championship game for the second time in program history and lost to South Carolina 75–87.

[2][3] On May 13, 2024, head coach Lisa Bluder announced her retirement after 24 seasons.