2023–24 Southern Lady Jaguars basketball team
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 15–15 (13–5 SWAC) |
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Home arena | F. G. Clark Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 4 | – | 27 | .129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 3 | – | 26 | .103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 SWAC tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Southern Lady Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Jaguars, who were led by sixth-year head coach Carlos Funchess, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Lady Jaguars finished the 2022–23 season 18–15, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for second place.[1] They defeated Prairie View A&M,[2] Jackson State,[3] and Arkansas–Pine Bluff to win the SWAC tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament, and their first tournament appearance since 2019.[4] They received the #16 seed in the Seattle Regional 4,[5] where they would lose to Sacred Heart in the First Four.[6]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 19 Baylor | L 53–85 | 0–1 |
Ferrell Center (3,570) Waco, TX | |||||||
November 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, LHN |
at No. 13 Texas | L 35–80 | 0–2 |
Moody Center (5,106) Austin, TX | |||||||
November 12, 2023* 2:00 pm, B1G+ |
at Purdue | L 50–67 | 0–3 |
Mackey Arena (5,002) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
November 17, 2023* 4:00 pm, ACCNX |
at Miami (FL) | L 57–61 | 0–4 |
Watsco Center (2,188) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
November 20, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Iowa State | L 60–78 | 0–5 |
Hilton Coliseum (8,776) Ames, IA | |||||||
December 3, 2023* 3:00 pm, JSN |
Northwestern State | L 35–46 | 0–6 |
F. G. Clark Center (551) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
December 9, 2023* 3:00 pm |
Louisiana Christian | W 101–45 | 1–6 |
F. G. Clark Center (659) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
December 11, 2023* 9:00 pm, P12N |
at Oregon Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series |
L 37–67 | 1–7 |
Matthew Knight Arena (5,307) Eugene, OR | |||||||
December 17, 2023* 12:00 pm, B1G+ |
at Nebraska | L 51–76 | 1–8 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,488) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
December 20, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 12 Kansas State | L 52–84 | 1–9 |
Bramlage Coliseum (3,191) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
December 22, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Oklahoma | W 79–70 | 2–9 |
Lloyd Noble Center (3,731) Norman, OK | |||||||
SWAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 6, 2024 3:00 pm |
Texas Southern | W 64–45 | 3–9 (1–0) |
F. G. Clark Center (1,859) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
January 8, 2024 4:30 pm, JSN |
Prairie View A&M | W 84–56 | 4–9 (2–0) |
F. G. Clark Center (1,259) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm |
at Florida A&M | L 53–59 | 4–10 (2–1) |
Al Lawson Center (1,087) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
January 15, 2024 4:30 pm |
at Bethune–Cookman | W 71–66 | 5–10 (3–1) |
Moore Gymnasium (622) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
January 20, 2024 12:00 pm |
at Grambling State | L 45–69 | 5–11 (3–2) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (–) Grambling, LA | |||||||
January 27, 2024 3:00 pm, JSN |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 59–74 | 5–12 (3–3) |
F. G. Clark Center (3,764) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
January 29, 2024 5:30 pm, JSN |
Mississippi Valley State | W 64–45 | 6–12 (4–3) |
F. G. Clark Center (1,586) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
February 3, 2024 1:00 pm |
at Alcorn State | W 61–58 | 7–12 (5–3) |
Davey Whitney Complex (820) Lorman, MS | |||||||
February 5, 2024 5:30 pm |
at Jackson State | L 58–63 | 7–13 (5–4) |
Williams Assembly Center (2,655) Jackson, MS | |||||||
February 10, 2024 3:00 pm, JSN |
Alabama A&M | W 67–60 | 8–13 (6–4) |
F. G. Clark Center (1,929) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
February 12, 2024 3:00 pm, JSN |
Alabama State | W 79–63 | 9–13 (7–4) |
F. G. Clark Center (1,528) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
February 17, 2024 3:00 pm |
at Prairie View A&M | W 75–68 OT | 10–13 (8–4) |
William Nicks Building (405) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
February 19, 2024 5:30 pm |
at Texas Southern | W 68–52 | 11–13 (9–4) |
H&PE Arena (1,247) Houston, TX | |||||||
February 24, 2024 3:00 pm, JSN |
Grambling State | L 57–59 | 11–14 (9–5) |
F. G. Clark Center (4,689) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
March 2, 2024 12:00 pm |
Bethune–Cookman | W 65–59 OT | 12–14 (10–5) |
F. G. Clark Center (3,589) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
March 4, 2024 5:30 pm, JSN |
Florida A&M | W 67–61 | 13–14 (11–5) |
F. G. Clark Center (3,853) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
March 7, 2024 5:30 pm |
at Alabama State | W 61–49 | 14–14 (12–5) |
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,100) Montgomery, AL | |||||||
March 9, 2024 2:00 pm |
at Alabama A&M | W 59–50 | 15–14 (13–5) |
Alabama A&M Events Center (711) Huntsville, AL | |||||||
SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 14, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
(3) | vs. (6) Alcorn State Quarterfinals |
L 52–59 | 15–15 |
Bartow Arena (427) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ "Southern Blows Past Prairie View To Advance To The Semifinal Round Of The 2023 Cricket Wireless SWAC Championship". Southern University. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ "Jackson State women's basketball upset by Southern in SWAC semifinals 65-64". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ "Southern University Lady Jaguars Crowned 2023 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament Champions". HBCU Legends. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ "Sacred Heart University women's basketball tops Southern in NCAA tournament First Four, will play Stanford". CT Insider. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Southern University. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ "Southern Jaguars 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 19, 2024.