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2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team

The 2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ladyjacks, who were led by first-year head coach Leonard Bishop, played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record22–12 (14–6 WAC)
Head coach
  • Leonard Bishop (1st season)
Associate head coachPatrick Harrison
Assistant coaches
  • Jordynn Hernandez
  • Lexi Murphy
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 WAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
California Baptist †18–2 .90028–4 .875
Grand Canyon16–4 .80024–8 .750
Stephen F. Austin14–6 .70021–12 .636
Utah Tech*12–8 .60018–14 .563
UT Arlington11–9 .55017–16 .515
Abilene Christian10–10 .50014–16 .467
Tarleton State*7–13 .35012–20 .375
Seattle6–14 .3006–23 .207
Southern Utah6–14 .3008–22 .267
UT Rio Grande Valley5–15 .2506–23 .207
Utah Valley5–15 .25010–19 .345
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 WAC tournament winner

This would be Stephen F. Austin's last season as members of the WAC, as on May 29, 2024, it was announced that they will be returning to the Southland Conference, which they left in 2021, with the move becoming official on July 1, 2024.[1]

Previous season

The Ladyjacks finished the 2022–23 season 27–7, 15–3 in WAC play to finish in second place.[2] Due to the WAC's new Resume Seeding ranking, which is an advanced analytic developed by Ken Pomeroy that incorporated the performance of teams in both conference and non-conference games, received the #1 seed in the WAC tournament.[3] There, they defeated Sam Houston in the quarterfinals,[4] before falling to California Baptist in the semifinals.[5] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,[6] where they would defeat Texas State in the first round,[7] before falling to Arkansas in the second round.[8]

On April 3, 2023, it was announced that head coach Mark Kellogg would be leaving the program after eight seasons, in order to take the head coaching position at West Virginia.[9] On April 18, the school announced that assosciate head coach Leonard Bishop would be named Kellogg's successor.[10]

Roster

2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F1Zoe Nelson6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrHendrickson High SchoolAustin, Texas
G2Tyler McCliment-Call6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SrPortlandSpokane, Washington
G3Avery VanSickle5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)RS SoRegis Jesuit High SchoolDenver, Colorado
G4Destini Lombard5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SrLSUNew Iberia, Louisiana
G10Trinity Slocum5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS SoMountain View High SchoolBoise, Idaho
PG11Lydia Cooke-Wiggins5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrJohn Paul II High SchoolDallas, Texas
G12Kyla Deck5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoLone Star High SchoolFrisco, Texas
F13Ituau Tuisaula6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrPeninsula CollegeSoldotna, Alaska
F14Jasmyne Boles6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS SrNorth TexasNampa, Idaho
G15Mimi Gatewood5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)SoDeSoto High SchoolDeSoto, Texas
C24Kurstyn Harden6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)RS SrNorthern ColoradoLufkin, Texas
F33Trinity Moore6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrOral RobertsOklahoma City, Oklahoma
G35Mele Finau5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)GSUC RiversideDublin, California
G42Atalia Ballesteros5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrPadre PiquerMadrid, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 1, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
9:30 pm, ESPN+		 Oklahoma Panhandle StateW 118–46 1–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (–)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 10, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Liberty
WAC/C-USA Challenge		L 81–84 OT1–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,087)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 16, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 North TexasL 55–78 1–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,126)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 22, 2023*
7:00 pm		 at Texas SouthernW 73–58 2–2
H&PE Arena (377)
Houston, TX
November 25, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 RiceW 67–56 3–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (751)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 29, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Tarleton StateW 80–67 4–2
(1–0)		Wisdom Gym (857)
Stephenville, TX
December 2, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Abilene ChristianW 89–82 2OT5–2
(2–0)		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,148)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 7, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 PortlandW 76–71 6–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,182)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 9, 2023*
2:00 pm, SECN+		 at AlabamaL 69–74 6–3
Coleman Coliseum (2,202)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 17, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Middle TennesseeL 47–72 6–4
Murphy Center (3,359)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 20, 2023*
3:30 pm		 vs. Troy
Austin Peay Classic		L 78–98 6–5
F&M Bank Arena (1,548)
Clarksville, TN
December 21, 2023*
2:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Austin Peay
Austin Peay Classic		W 66–56 7–5
F&M Bank Arena (1,632)
Clarksville, TN
December 30, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 UNT DallasW 111–38 8–5
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,320)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 4, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 UT Rio Grande ValleyW 79–69 9–5
(3–0)		William R. Johnson Coliseum (754)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UT ArlingtonL 62–81 9–6
(3–1)		College Park Center (899)
Arlington, TX
January 11, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Utah TechW 76–67 10–6
(4–1)		William R. Johnson Coliseum (614)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southern UtahW 68–53 11–6
(5–1)		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,116)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 18, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at SeattleW 82–66 12–6
(6–1)		Redhawk Center (286)
Seattle, WA
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Grand CanyonW 59–54 13–6
(7–1)		Global Credit Union Arena (568)
Phoenix, AZ
January 27, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at California BaptistL 75–97 13–7
(7–2)		Fowler Events Center (616)
Riverside, CA
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Utah ValleyW 72–63 14–7
(8–2)		UCCU Center (521)
Orem, UT
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Tarleton StateW 73–62 15–7
(9–2)		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,136)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 8, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at UT Rio Grande ValleyL 49–62 15–8
(9–3)		UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,497)
Edinburg, TX
February 10, 2024
2:30 pm, ESPN+		 UT ArlingtonL 74–84 15–9
(9–4)		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,682)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Abilene ChristianW 89–83 16–9
(10–4)		Moody Coliseum (1,051)
Abilene, TX
February 22, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 SeattleW 87–62 17–9
(11–4)		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,585)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Utah ValleyW 84–35 18–9
(12–4)		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,232)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 29, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 California BaptistL 96–100 OT18–10
(12–5)		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,294)
Nacogdoches, TX
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Grand CanyonW 85–77 19–10
(13–5)		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,328)
Nacogdoches, TX
March 7, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern UtahW 81–74 20–10
(14–5)		America First Event Center (480)
Cedar City, UT
March 9, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Utah TechL 61–69 20–11
(14–6)		Burns Arena (570)
St. George, UT
WAC tournament
March 14, 2024
4:30 pm, ESPN+		(3) vs. (7) Tarleton State
Quarterfinals		W 70–58 21–11
Orleans Arena (–)
Paradise, NV
March 15, 2024
4:30 pm, ESPN+		(3) vs. (2) Grand Canyon
Semifinals		W 66–63 22–11
Orleans Arena (1,343)
Paradise, NV
March 16, 2024
12:30 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+		(3) vs. (1) California Baptist
Championship		L 74–75 22–12
Orleans Arena (759)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[11][12]

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