2023–24 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team

2023–24 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record16–15 (9–9 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCait Wetmore
Assistant coaches
  • Deont'a McChester
  • Ciara Gregory
Home arenaDale F. Halton Arena
Seasons
2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tulsa 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
North Texas 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Temple 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
UTSA 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
South Florida 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Charlotte 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
UAB 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
Memphis 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
East Carolina 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Rice 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
SMU 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Florida Atlantic 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Wichita State 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
Tulane 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
2024 AAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 49ers, led by 13th-year head coach Cara Consuegra, playes their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina as first year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The 49ers finished the 2022–23 season 12–19, 7–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eighth place.[1] As the #9 seed in the C-USA tournament, they defeated #8 seed FIU in the first round,[2] before falling to top seed and eventual tournament champions Middle Tennessee in the quarterfinals.[3] This was the 49ers' final season as members of Conference USA, as they moved to the American Athletic Conference effective July 1, 2023.[4]

Roster

2023–24 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Aylesha Wade 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Clover High School York, South Carolina
G 1 Jewel Watkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Coppin State Columbus, Ohio
G 3 Tamia Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Kansas Raleigh, North Carolina
G 5 Nia Young 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Leesville Road High School Raleigh, North Carolina
F 9 Anna Ekerstedt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Rider Varberg, Sweden
G 10 Dazia Lawrence 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Jr Mallard Creek High School Greenville, North Carolina
G 12 Imani Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Gulf Coast State Hiram, Georgia
F 13 Tracey Hueston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Pittsburgh Roanoke, Virginia
G 20 Jacee Busick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Glenn High School Kernersville, North Carolina
G/F 22 Caroline Thiel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Rocky Mount High School Rocky Mount, North Carolina
G 23 Olivia Porter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Michigan State Chapel Hill, North Carolina
F 24 Fatou Diakite 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Niagara Prep Abidjan, Ivory Coast
F 31 Keanna Rembert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Illinois Raleigh, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 14, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 pm, ACCN
at NC State L 43–84  0–1
 12  Hueston   7  Lawrence   2  Lawrence  Reynolds Coliseum (4,496)
Raleigh, NC
November 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee State W 84–35  1–1
 18  Lawrence   11  Busick   7  Busick  Dale F. Halton Arena (1,056)
Charlotte, NC
November 14, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
UNC Asheville W 67–51  2–1
 26  Lawrence   13  Busick   5  Porter  Dale F. Halton Arena (722)
Charlotte, NC
November 17, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Gardner–Webb W 93–43  3–1
 15  Hueston   6  3 Tied   5  Porter  Dale F. Halton Arena (635)
Charlotte, NC
November 23, 2023*
10:00 am, FloHoops
vs. Southern Illinois
San Juan Shootout
L 52–55  3–2
 32  Lawrence   6  2 Tied   2  Porter  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 24, 2023*
10:00 am, FloHoops
vs. West Virginia
San Juan Shootout
L 56–84  3–3
 12  Hueston   5  Hueston   3  Wade  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 25, 2023*
12:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. George Washington
San Juan Shootout
W 50–38  4–3
 12  2 Tied   9  Diakite   4  Lawrence  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 29, 2023*
5:30 pm, ESPN+
Mercer W 65–58  5–3
 22  Lawrence   6  Lawrence   4  Porter  Dale F. Halton Arena (733)
Charlotte, NC
December 2, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at VCU L 49–57  5–4
 17  Lawrence   8  Smith   3  2 Tied  Siegel Center (362)
Richmond, VA
December 7, 2023*
6:00 pm, ACCNX
at Wake Forest W 69–58  6–4
 21  Hueston   6  Rembert   6  Porter  LJVM Coliseum (971)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 18, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charleston Southern W 65–60  7–4
 21  Lawrence   8  Rembert   4  Smith  Buccaneer Field House (143)
North Charleston, SC
December 21, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Davidson L 56–83  7–5
 13  Porter   8  Rembert   2  Porter  Dale F. Halton Arena (1,046)
Charlotte, NC
AAC regular season
December 30, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+
North Texas W 74–64  8–5
(1–0)
 23  Lawrence   10  Smith   6  Smith  Dale F. Halton Arena (686)
Charlotte, NC
January 3, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at South Florida W 66–61 OT 9–5
(2–0)
 26  Lawrence   6  2 Tied   4  Lawrence  Yuengling Center (2,305)
Tampa, FL
January 7, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
UAB W 91–69  10–5
(3–0)
 30  Lawrence   9  Rembert   6  Lawrence  Dale F. Halton Arena (624)
Charlotte, NC
January 11, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rice W 61–54  11–5
(4–0)
 24  Lawrence   8  2 Tied   4  Porter  Tudor Fieldhouse (697)
Houston, TX
January 14, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at UTSA L 80–81 2OT 11–6
(4–1)
 27  Hueston   7  Smith   6  Smith  Convocation Center (671)
San Antonio, TX
January 17, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Tulane W 66–64  12–6
(5–1)
 19  Hueston   6  Rembert   11  Lawrence  Dale F. Halton Arena (734)
Charlotte, NC
January 21, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Temple L 68–73  12–7
(5–2)
 16  Lawrence   7  Smith   4  Smith  Liacouras Center (1,165)
Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Tulsa L 55–65  12–8
(5–3)
 14  Lawrence   12  Rembert   3  Smith  Dale F. Halton Arena (996)
Charlotte, NC
January 31, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tulane L 68–70  12–9
(5–4)
 18  Lawrence   5  Busick   7  Lawrence  Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
February 4, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Temple W 88–81  13–9
(6–4)
 29  Lawrence   10  Hueston   7  Porter  Dale F. Halton Arena (1,006)
Charlotte, NC
February 7, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Florida Atlantic L 55–66  13–10
(6–5)
 15  Hueston   7  Busick   3  2 Tied  Dale F. Halton Arena (668)
Charlotte, NC
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Carolina L 56–70  13–11
(6–6)
 14  Lawrence   7  Busick   4  Porter  Williams Arena (1,363)
Greenville, NC
February 14, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Memphis W 65–56  14–11
(7–6)
 30  Lawrence   9  Lawrence   3  Porter  Dale F. Halton Arena (723)
Charlotte, NC
February 18, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at SMU L 49–64  14–12
(7–7)
 16  Lawrence   10  Lawrence   3  Busick  Moody Coliseum (1,407)
University Park, TX
February 21, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at North Texas W 70–69 OT 15–12
(8–7)
 26  Lawrence   8  Busick   3  Rembert  The Super Pit (1,457)
Denton, TX
February 24, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Wichita State W 74–48  16–12
(9–7)
 22  Lawrence   10  Busick   8  Lawrence  Dale F. Halton Arena (803)
Charlotte, NC
March 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic L 47–56  16–13
(9–8)
 15  Lawrence   10  Rembert   4  Porter  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (512)
Boca Raton, FL
March 5, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
East Carolina L 66–71  16–14
(9–9)
 22  Rembert   10  Rembert   5  Porter  Dale F. Halton Arena (803)
Charlotte, NC
AAC tournament
March 10, 2024
9:00 pm, ESPN+
(6) vs. (14) Tulane
Second Round
L 52–65  16–15
 20  Lawrence   7  2 Tied   5  Porter  Dickies Arena (1,483)
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Lawrence Scores 27, Ties Tourney Record for Steals, Women's Basketball Rolls Past FIU 72-59 in C-USA First Round". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "MTSU women's basketball rolls into Conference USA tournament semifinals". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "American Athletic Conference Welcomes Six New Members". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "Charlotte 49ers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 14, 2023.