2023–24 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team

2023–24 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record10–22 (5–13 AAC)
Head coach
  • Terry Nooner (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles Koch 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 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team represented Wichita State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Shockers, led by first-year head coach Terry Nooner, played their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Shockers finished the 2022–23 season 18–15, 6–10 in AAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.[1] As the #8 seed in the AAC tournament, they defeated #9 seed Temple in the first round[2] and upset top-seeded South Florida in the semifinals,[3] before falling to #4 seed Houston in the semifinals.[4] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT, where they would be defeated by Kansas State in the first round.[5]

On April 11, 2023, head coach Keitha Adams announced that she would be leaving the program to re-take the head coaching position at UTEP, the job she held prior to her hiring at Wichita State.[6] On April 17, Kansas associate head coach Terry Nooner was announced as the team's next head coach.[7]

Roster

2023–24 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Aniya Bell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Fairleigh Dickinson Washington, D.C.
G 1 DJ McCarty 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Cedar Hill High School DeSoto, Texas
F 2 Sierra Morrow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Miami (OH) Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 3 Tre'Zure Jobe 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Emporia State Wichita, Kansas
F 4 Jayla Murray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Florida SouthWestern State St. Louis, Missouri
F 5 Ornella Niankan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Odessa College Montreal, Quebec
F 11 Jordan Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Texas Woman's Sachse, Texas
G 12 Raissa Nsabua 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Mineral Area College Ottawa, Ontario
C 13 Ella Anciaux 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School Wichita, Kansas
F 14 Carla Budane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Escola Secundária Vergílio Ferreira Maputo, Mozambique
F 15 Sophia Goncalves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Oakland Tech High School Oakland, California
G 22 Ambah Kowcun 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr North Dakota State College of Science Adelaide, Australia
F 23 Daniela Abies 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Salesianos San Bartolomé Málaga, Spain
G 25 Salese Blow 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Plano Senior High School Murphy, Texas
G 45 Jeniah Thompson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr John A. Logan College Carterville, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 17, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
6:00 pm 		Missouri Southern W 75–65  –
  22 – Jobe   10 – Abies   4 – McCarty  Charles Koch Arena (1,087)
Wichita, KS
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma L 68–92  0–1
  19 – McCarty   6 – Abies   2 – Blow  Lloyd Noble Center (2,133)
Norman, OK
November 8, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Presbyterian W 60–41  1–1
  13 – Jobe   9 – Thompson   4 – Thompson  Charles Koch Arena (2,835)
Wichita, KS
November 15, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Belmont L 67–75  1–2
  16 – Jobe   8 – Abies   2 – Jobe  Curb Event Center (775)
Nashville, TN
November 20, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Omaha W 92–86  2–2
  19 – Blow   8 – 2 Tied   5 – Niankan  Charles Koch Arena (1,052)
Wichita, KS
November 24, 2023*
10:00 am, FloHoops 		vs. Akron
Daytona Beach Classic 		W 63–61  3–2
  18 – Abies   11 – Abies   4 – Jobe  Ocean Center (200)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 25, 2023*
10:00 am, FloHoops 		vs. Dayton
Daytona Beach Classic 		L 63–74  3–3
  20 – Blow   5 – 2 Tied   3 – McCarty  Ocean Center (200)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 28, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana L 36–64  3–4
  10 – Jobe   7 – Niankan   3 – Jobe  Charles Koch Arena (1,200)
Wichita, KS
December 1, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Louis W 78–59  4–4
  24 – Jobe   15 – Thompson   5 – Thompson  Charles Koch Arena (1,155)
Wichita, KS
December 4, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Houston Christian L 44–49  4–5
  11 – McCarty   12 – Abies   2 – 3 Tied  Charles Koch Arena (1,023)
Wichita, KS
December 10, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kansas L 56–76  4–6
  12 – 2 Tied   8 – Morrow   3 – Jobe  Charles Koch Arena (1,991)
Wichita, KS
December 16, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Missouri State L 65–72  4–7
  18 – 2 Tied   6 – Abies   3 – Jobe  Great Southern Bank Arena (3,001)
Springfield, MO
December 20, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Oral Roberts L 74–76  4–8
  29 – Morrow   9 – Morrow   7 – Jobe  Charles Koch Arena (1,435)
Wichita, KS
AAC regular season
December 30, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tulane W 63–60  5–8
(1–0) 		 21 – Jobe   9 – Abies   8 – Jobe  Charles Koch Arena (1,300)
Wichita, KS
January 3, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Rice L 64–76  5–9
(1–1) 		 16 – Blow   10 – Jobe   3 – Jobe  Fertitta Center (424)
Houston, TX
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UTSA L 60–74  5–10
(1–2) 		 12 – Abies   12 – Abies   3 – Thompson  Convocation Center (722)
San Antonio, TX
January 9, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Temple L 49–72  5–11
(1–3) 		 10 – Blow   9 – Murray   3 – Blow  Charles Koch Arena (1,060)
Wichita, KS
January 14, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Texas L 68–72  5–12
(1–4) 		 23 – Blow   11 – Abies   4 – Blow  The Super Pit (1,445)
Denton, TX
January 17, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Memphis W 71–66  6–12
(2–4) 		 18 – Abies   16 – Abies   3 – 2 Tied  Charles Koch Arena (1,133)
Wichita, KS
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tulsa L 70–93  6–13
(2–5) 		 17 – Abies   10 – Abies   6 – Jobe  Reynolds Center (1,186)
Tulsa, OK
January 25, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UAB L 81–83 OT 6–14
(2–6) 		 23 – Abies   10 – Abies   6 – Blow  Charles Koch Arena (1,092)
Wichita, KS
January 27, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Florida Atlantic L 56–63  6–15
(2–7) 		 16 – Blow   11 – Abies   4 – 2 Tied  Charles Koch Arena (1,440)
Wichita, KS
January 31, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Temple L 65–66  6–16
(2–8) 		 19 – Abies   14 – Abies   3 – 2 Tied  Liacouras Center (835)
Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		East Carolina L 51–72  6–17
(2–9) 		 13 – Blow   8 – 2 Tied   3 – McCarty  Charles Koch Arena (1,500)
Wichita, KS
February 10, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Florida Atlantic W 67–56  7–17
(3–9) 		 15 – 2 Tied   15 – Abies   4 – 2 Tied  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (708)
Boca Raton, FL
February 13, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Florida L 57–79  7–18
(3–10) 		 11 – 3 Tied   8 – Abies   5 – McCarty  Yuengling Center (3,063)
Tampa, FL
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tulsa W 74–65  8–18
(4–10) 		 26 – McCarty   13 – Abies   5 – McCarty  Charles Koch Arena (1,638)
Wichita, KS
February 24, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Charlotte L 48–74  8–19
(4–11) 		 17 – Blow   3 – 2 Tied   7 – McCarty  Dale F. Halton Arena (803)
Charlotte, NC
February 28, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		SMU L 84–88 OT 8–20
(4–12) 		 24 – Blow   13 – Abies   9 – McCarty  Charles Koch Arena (1,231)
Wichita, KS
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UTSA L 61–68  8–21
(4–13) 		 18 – Blow   9 – Thompson   4 – 2 Tied  Charles Koch Arena (1,223)
Wichita, KS
March 5, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UAB W 68–65  9–21
(5–13) 		 21 – Abies   12 – Abies   4 – McCarty  Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
AAC tournament
March 9, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(13) vs. (12) Florida Atlantic
First Round 		W 64–50  10–21
  22 – Abies   22 – Abies   5 – Nsabua  Dickies Arena (1,518)
Fort Worth, TX
March 9, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(13) vs. (5) South Florida
Second Round 		L 62–69  10–22
  20 – Blow   13 – Abies   6 – Abies  Dickies Arena (1,506)
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[8][9]

References

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  2. ^ "Shockers Lead Wire-to-Wire in First Round Win over Temple". Wichita State Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wichita State shocks top-seeded USF women in AAC tournament opener". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Shocker women fall to Houston in semifinal round of AAC tournament". KWCH-DT. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Kansas State women's basketball rolls at home in 90-56 WNIT blowout of Wichita State". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Keitha Adams leaving Wichita State to return UTEP". The Sunflower. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "Wichita State hires KU associate head coach Terry Nooner as head women's basketball coach". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Wichita State Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  9. ^ "Wichita State Shockers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2023.