2023–24 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball team

2023–24 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record23–10 (15–3 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Courtney Simmons (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kyra Collier
  • Brandi Washington
Home arenaFredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 SWAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball team represented Grambling State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, who were led by first-year head coach Courtney Simmons, played their home games at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center in Grambling, Louisiana, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 10–20, 9–9 in SWAC play, to finish in eighth place.[1] They were defeated by top-seeded Jackson State in the first round of the SWAC tournament.[2]

On March 20, 2023, the school announced that head coach Freddie Murray would be relieved of his duties, after seven seasons at the helm.[3] On April 6, 2023, longtime Troy assistant coach Courtney Simmons was hired as the Tigers' next head coach.[4]

Roster

2023–24 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
PG 1 Douthshine Prien 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Pensacola State College Boynton Beach, FL
G 2 Jordaynia Ivie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr UNC Asheville St. Louis, MO
SG 3 Arianna Mosley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Tampa Prep Tampa, FL
SG 4 Jazmyne Jackson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Braswell High School Aubrey, TX
SG 5 Zayla Tinner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Northwest Florida State College Amarillo, TX
SF 10 Brenda McKinney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Chipola College Washington, D.C.
PG 12 Kahia Warmsley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Tulane Shreveport, LA
SG 13 Kaci Chairs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Metairie Park Country Day School New Orleans, LA
PF 15 Anijah Grant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Tulane Orlando, FL
PG 23 Jordyn Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS North Texas Austin, TX
SG 24 DeMya Young 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Little Rock Manor, TX
PF 32 Tiana Gardner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Incarnate Word Austin, TX
C 34 Amanda Blake 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr UNC Asheville Summerville, SC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 19, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:30 p.m. 		Champion Christian W 93–48  1–0
 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (176)
Grambling, LA
November 9, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at North Texas L 60–83  1–1
 The Super Pit (1,645)
Denton, TX
November 13, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Florida L 57–83  1–2
 Yuengling Center (2,061)
Tampa, FL
November 16, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arizona State
Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series 		W 70–67  2–2
 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (521)
Grambling, LA
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Houston L 74–106  2–3
 Fertitta Center (897)
Houston, TX
November 22, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northwestern State W 64–59  3–3
 Prather Coliseum (387)
Natchitoches, LA
December 1, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma L 69–103  3–4
 Lloyd Noble Center (2,305)
Norman, OK
December 11, 2023*
12:00 p.m. 		Wiley W 109–41  4–4
 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (987)
Grambling, LA
December 13, 2023*
11:00 a.m., B1G+ 		at Minnesota L 64–96  4–5
 Williams Arena (5,291)
Minneapolis, MN
December 20, 2023*
12:00 p.m. 		Nicholls W 69–50  5–5
 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (87)
Grambling, LA
January 2, 2024*
2:00 p.m. 		Biblical Studies W 159–18  6–5
 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (65)
Grambling, LA
SWAC regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m. 		Prairie View A&M W 82–54  7–5
(1–0) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (–)
Grambling, LA
January 8, 2024
5:30 p.m. 		Texas Southern L 67–72  7–6
(1–1) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (268)
Grambling, LA
January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m. 		at Bethune–Cookman W 63–62  8–6
(2–1) 		Moore Gymnasium (776)
Daytona Beach, FL
January 15, 2024
4:30 p.m. 		at Florida A&M W 88–85 3OT 9–6
(3–1) 		Al Lawson Center (740)
Tallahassee, FL
January 20, 2024
12:00 p.m. 		Southern W 69–45  10–6
(4–1) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (–)
Grambling, LA
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m. 		Mississippi Valley State W 81–71  11–6
(5–1) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,068)
Grambling, LA
January 29, 2024
5:30 p.m. 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 49–56  11–7
(5–2) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,133)
Grambling, LA
February 3, 2024
3:00 p.m. 		at Jackson State L 63–71  11–8
(5–3) 		Williams Assembly Center (856)
Jackson, MS
February 5, 2024
5:30 p.m. 		at Alcorn State W 72–55  12–8
(6–3) 		Davey Whitney Complex (752)
Lorman, MS
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m. 		Alabama State W 65–48  13–8
(7–3) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (629)
Grambling, LA
February 12, 2024
5:30 p.m. 		Alabama A&M W 69–52  14–8
(8–3) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (518)
Grambling, LA
February 17, 2024
3:00 p.m. 		at Texas Southern W 60–55  15–8
(9–3) 		H&PE Arena (2,863)
Houston, TX
February 19, 2024
5:30 p.m. 		at Prairie View A&M W 64–55  16–8
(10–3) 		William Nicks Building (513)
Prairie View, TX
February 24, 2024
3:00 p.m. 		at Southern W 59–57  17–8
(11–3) 		F. G. Clark Center (4,689)
Baton Rouge, LA
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m. 		Florida A&M W 65–54  18–8
(12–3) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (916)
Grambling, LA
March 4, 2024
5:30 p.m. 		Bethune–Cookman W 64–54  19–8
(13–3) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (979)
Grambling, LA
March 7, 2024
5:30 p.m. 		at Alabama A&M W 60–55  20–8
(14–3) 		Alabama A&M Events Center (1,117)
Huntsville, AL
March 9, 2024
2:00 p.m. 		at Alabama State W 52–47  21–8
(15–3) 		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,234)
Montgomery, AL
SWAC tournament
March 13, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (7) Florida A&M
Quarterfinals 		W 66–60  22–8
 Bartow Arena (428)
Birmingham, AL
March 15, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (6) Alcorn State
Semifinals 		L 59–61  22–9
 Bartow Arena (927)
Birmingham, AL
WNIT
March 21, 2024
7:00 p.m. 		at Oral Roberts
First round 		W 93–91  23–9
 Mabee Center (2,591)
Tulsa, OK
March 25, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe
Second round 		L 76–102  23–10
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,805)
Monroe, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Ford, Curtis (March 8, 2023). "GSU Falls to JSU in SWAC Women's Basketball Quarterfinals". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Grambling fires women's basketball coach Freddie Murray". Shreveport-Bossier Journal. March 21, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Boutwell, Josh (April 6, 2023). "Grambling State Basketball hires Troy assistant Courtney Simmons". The Troy Messenger. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "Grambling Lady Tigers Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved April 19, 2024.