2023–24 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

2023–24 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball
Mountain West regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 20
Record30–3 (17–1 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roman Owen
  • Mia Bell
  • Karlie Burris
Home arenaCox Pavilion
Thomas & Mack Center
Seasons
2023–24 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNLV † 17 – 1   .944 30 – 3   .909
New Mexico 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656
Wyoming 11 – 7   .611 18 – 15   .545
Nevada 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
Colorado State 10 – 8   .556 20 – 11   .645
San Diego State 10 – 8   .556 22 – 13   .629
Boise State 10 – 8   .556 21 – 14   .600
Air Force 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469
Fresno State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Utah State 2 – 16   .111 5 – 25   .167
San Jose State 2 – 16   .111 7 – 24   .226
† 2024 Mountain West tournament winner

The 2023–24 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels were led by fourth-year head coach Lindy La Rocque.[1] They played their home games at the Cox Pavilion, attached to the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference.

Roster

2023–24 UNLV Lady Rebels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ashley Scoffin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Westview HS
Nebraska 		Dallas, OR
F 1 Nneka Obiazor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Eden Prairie HS
Youngstown State 		Eden Prairie, MN
G 2 Kenadee Winfrey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Canyon HS Canyon, TX
G 3 Kiara Jackson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr South Grand Prairie HS Grand Prairie, TX
G 10 Jasmyn Lott 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Frisco Memorial HS Frisco, TX
G 12 Alyssa Durazo-Frescas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Mater Dei HS Newport Beach, CA
G 14 Macy Spencer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Tompkins HS Katy, TX
F 20 Macie James 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr San Joaquin Memorial HS
Oklahoma State 		Fresno, CA
F 21 McKinna Brackens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Fairfield HS Fairfield, TX
C 23 Desi-Rae Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Desert Oasis HS Las Vegas, NV
C 31 Erica Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Chino Hills HS Chino Hills, CA
F 32 Meadow Roland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr San Joaquin Memorial HS Fresno, CA
G 33 Amarachi Kimpson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Little Elm HS Little Elm, TX
F 44 Alyssa Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Sahuaro HS Tucson, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
6:30 p.m. 		Cal State Los Angeles W 95–59 
Cox Pavilion (702)
Paradise, NV
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Loyola Marymount W 72–62  1–0
 Gersten Pavilion (517)
Los Angeles, CA
November 10, 2023*
6:30 p.m., MWN/SSSEN 		Charleston W 85–60  2–0
 Cox Pavilion (777)
Paradise, NV
November 14, 2023*
6:30 p.m., MWN/SSSEN 		Utah Tech W 100–67  3–0
 Cox Pavilion (803)
Paradise, NV
November 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., MWN/SSSEN 		New Hampshire W 93–30  4–0
 Cox Pavilion (724)
Paradise, NV
November 24, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. UC Santa Barbara
The Dana on Mission Bay Thanksgiving Tournament 		W 68–49  5–0
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (161)
San Diego, CA
November 25, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at San Diego
The Dana on Mission Bay Thanksgiving Tournament 		W 93–56  6–0
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (223)
San Diego, CA
November 29, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Arizona W 85–69  7–0
 Rolle Activity Center (400)
Flagstaff, AZ
December 2, 2023*
5:00 p.m., MWN/SSSEN 		Arizona W 72–53  8–0
 Thomas & Mack Center (3,953)
Paradise, NV
December 9, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma W 92–76  9–0
 Lloyd Noble Center (4,246)
Norman, OK
December 16, 2023*
10:00 p.m., FloHoops 		No. 23 at Seton Hall L 54–84  9–1
 Walsh Gymnasium (522)
South Orange, NJ
December 21, 2023*
9:30 a.m., YES 		at Fairleigh Dickinson W 71–59  10–1
 Stratis Arena (475)
Hackensack, NJ
Mountain West regular season
December 30, 2023
1:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Utah State W 108–68  11–1
(1–0) 		Cox Pavilion (1,363)
Paradise, NV
January 6, 2024
12:00 p.m. 		at Colorado State W 83–78  12–1
(2–0) 		Moby Arena (2,018)
Fort Collins, CO
January 10, 2024
6:30 p.m. 		No. 25 San Jose State W 91–55  13–1
(3–0) 		Cox Pavilion (848)
Paradise, NV
January 13, 2024
12:00 p.m. 		No. 25 at Air Force W 76–64  14–1
(4–0) 		Clune Arena (631)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 17, 2024
11:00 a.m. 		No. 25 at San Diego State W 67–60  15–1
(5–0) 		Viejas Arena (2,908)
San Diego, CA
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m. 		No. 25 New Mexico L 66–69  15–2
(5–1) 		Cox Pavilion (1,188)
Paradise, NV
January 24, 2024
5:30 p.m. 		at Boise State W 84–63  16–2
(6–1) 		ExtraMile Arena (1,058)
Boise, ID
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m. 		Nevada W 92–47  17–2
(7–1) 		Thomas & Mack Center (2,555)
Paradise, NV
January 31, 2024
6:30 p.m. 		Wyoming W 58–51  18–2
(8–1) 		Cox Pavilion (2,059)
Paradise, NV
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m. 		at New Mexico W 62–56  19–2
(9–1) 		The Pit (6,018)
Albuquerque, NM
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m. 		at Fresno State W 63–49  20–2
(10–1) 		Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
February 14, 2024
6:30 p.m. 		Colorado State W 67–64  21–2
(11–1) 		Cox Pavilion (958)
Paradise, NV
February 17, 2024
5:00 p.m. 		Air Force W 95–68  22–2
(12–1) 		Thomas & Mack Center (1,908)
Paradise, NV
February 21, 2024
5:30 p.m. 		at Wyoming W 63–60 OT 23–2
(13–1) 		Arena-Auditorium (2,261)
Laramie, WY
February 24, 2024
6:30 p.m., FS1 		at Nevada W 98–67  24–2
(14–1) 		Lawlor Events Center (2,127)
Reno, NV
February 28, 2024
6:30 p.m. 		No. 24т Boise State W 63–57  25–2
(15–1) 		Cox Pavilion (1,044)
Paradise, NV
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m. 		No. 24т San Diego State W 100–41  26–2
(16–1) 		Cox Pavilion (1,851)
Paradise, NV
March 5, 2024
5:00 p.m. 		No. 23 at Utah State W 104–44  27–2
(17–1) 		Smith Spectrum (483)
Logan, UT
Mountain West tournament
March 11, 2024
12:00 p.m., MWN 		(1) No. 21 vs. (9) Fresno State
Quarterfinals 		W 83–35  28–2
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 12, 2024
5:00 p.m., MWN 		(1) No. 21 vs. (5) Colorado State
Semifinals 		W 62–52  29–2
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 13, 2024
7:30 p.m., CBSSN 		(1) No. 21 vs. (7) San Diego State
Championship 		W 66–49  30–2
 Thomas & Mack Center (2,045)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 23, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPNews 		(10 A2) No. 20 vs. (7 A2) No. 24 Creighton
First Round 		L 73–87  30–3
 Pauley Pavilion (8,841)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A2=Albany 2.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
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See also

References

  1. ^ Seeman, Matthew (January 8, 2024). "UNLV Lady Rebels return to AP Top 25 after starting conference play 2–0, Alyssa Brown name". KSNV. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule".