2023–24 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 22nd-year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at the Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

2023–24 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
ASUN regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	ASUN
Record	29–5 (16–0 ASUN)
Head coach	Karl Smesko (22nd season)
Assistant coaches	Chelsea Lyles Shannon Murphy Camryn Brown
Home arena	Alico Arena

2023–24 ASUN women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Florida Gulf Coast †	16	–	0		1.000			29	–	5		.853
Stetson	12	–	4		.750			17	–	15		.531
Central Arkansas	11	–	5		.688			21	–	12		.636
Lipscomb	10	–	6		.625			17	–	13		.567
Eastern Kentucky	9	–	7		.563			22	–	12		.647
North Alabama	8	–	8		.500			12	–	18		.400
Austin Peay	8	–	8		.500			17	–	16		.515
Kennesaw State	7	–	9		.438			11	–	19		.367
Jacksonville	6	–	10		.375			11	–	20		.355
Bellarmine*	5	–	11		.313			10	–	19		.345
North Florida	3	–	13		.188			9	–	21		.300
Queens*	1	–	15		.063			7	–	22		.241
*Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 ASUN tournament winner

Roster

2023–24 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Casey Santoro 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Bellevue HS Kent State Bellevue, OH G 1 Emani Jefferson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Northport HS Wright State Memphis Miami, FL G 2 Sofia Persson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Lulea Gymnasieskola Odessa San Francisco Eckerd Arvika, Sweden G 3 Cerina Rolle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Eustis HS Eustis, FL G 4 Dolly Cairns 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Saratoga Springs HS Rhode Island Saratoga Springs, NY G 5 Ajulu Thatha 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Decatur Central HS SIU Edwardsville Indianapolis, IN G 10 Jordan Campbell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So IMG Academy Purcellville, VA G/F 11 Maddie Antenucci 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Indian Hill Cincinnati, OH G 12 Alyssa Jimenez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Horizon HS Nevada Thornton, CO F 14 Shekinah Guthrie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Centennial Palm Beach Atlantic Atlanta, GA G 20 Maca Retamales 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Liceo San Pedro Poveda HS Florida SouthWestern State Santiago, Chile G 21 Kierra Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Brookwood Vancouver, WA G 22 Brylee Bartram 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Seffner Vanderbilt Tampa, FL G 23 Ashley Baez 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Hyde School Chipola College Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic F 24 Uju Ezeudu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Reynoldsburg Denver Reynoldsburg, OH G 32 Emani Theodule 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr American Heritage HS Warner Miramar, FL	Head coach Karl Smesko (Kent State) Assistant coach(es) Chelsea Lyles (Florida Gulf Coast) Shannon Murphy (Florida Gulf Coast) Camryn Brown (High Point) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 28, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Brown	W 80–58	1–0	Pizzitola Sports Center (648) Providence, RI
November 10, 2023* 10:00 p.m.		at No. 21 USC	L 51–67	1–1	Galen Center (4,712) Los Angeles, CA
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	W 81–48	2–1	Alico Arena (1,503) Fort Myers, FL
November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kentucky	W 59–48	3–1	Alico Arena (1,863) Fort Myers, FL
November 24, 2023* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Delaware Gulf Coast Showcase first round	W 83–68	4–1	Hertz Arena (1,034) Estero, FL
November 25, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 5 Iowa Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals	L 62–100	4–2	Hertz Arena (4,257) Estero, FL
November 26, 2023* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 18 North Carolina Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd-place game	W 65–64	5–2	Hertz Arena (2,120) Estero, FL
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ave Maria	W 108–31	6–2	Alico Arena (1,349) Fort Myers, FL
December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 42–55	6–3	Chartway Arena (1,759) Norfolk, VA
December 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 102–53	7–3	Alico Arena (1,251) Fort Myers, FL
December 10, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at Duke	L 63–82	7–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,573) Durham, NC
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Drexel Homewood Suites Classic	W 61–35	8–4	Alico Arena (1,416) Fort Myers, FL
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Miss Homewood Suites Classic	W 78–62	9–4	Alico Arena (1,319) Fort Myers, FL
December 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Webber International	W 106–42	10–4	Alico Arena (1,443) Fort Myers, FL
ASUN Regular Season
January 4, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville	W 69–47	11–4 (1–0)	Swisher Gymnasium (75) Jacksonville, FL
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Florida	W 70–38	12–4 (2–0)	UNF Arena (346) Jacksonville, FL
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Stetson	W 66–51	13–4 (3–0)	Edmunds Center (252) DeLand, FL
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Queens	W 82–57	14–4 (4–0)	Alico Arena (1,708) Fort Myers, FL
January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 93–56	15–4 (5–0)	Alico Arena (1,734) Fort Myers, FL
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lipscomb	W 75–54	16–4 (6–0)	Allen Arena (521) Nashville, TN
January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Austin Peay	W 65–54	17–4 (7–0)	F&M Bank Arena (2,061) Clarksville, TN
January 31, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Bellarmine	W 72–55	18–4 (8–0)	Freedom Hall (362) Louisville, KY
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	W 82–69	19–4 (9–0)	Alico Arena (1,804) Fort Myers, FL
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 65–43	20–4 (10–4)	Alico Arena (1,602) Fort Myers, FL
February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Alabama	W 84–42	21–4 (11–0)	Alico Arena (1,821) Fort Myers, FL
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	W 77–42	22–4 (12–0)	KSU Convocation Center (739) Kennesaw, GA
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Queens	W 86–60	23–4 (13–0)	Curry Arena (125) Charlotte, NC
February 24, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stetson	W 68–52	24–4 (14–0)	Alico Arena (1,984) Fort Myers, FL
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Florida	W 75–33	25–4 (15–0)	Alico Arena (1,830) Fort Myers, FL
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 80–55	26–4 (16–0)	Alico Arena (1,814) Fort Myers, FL
ASUN women's tournament
March 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(9) Jacksonville Quarterfinals	W 76–69	27–4	Alico Arena (1,261) Fort Myers, FL
March 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(7) Austin Peay Semifinals	W 74–52	28–4	Alico Arena (1,487) Fort Myers, FL
March 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(3) Central Arkansas Championship	W 76–47	29–4	Alico Arena (2,259) Fort Myers, FL
NCAA tournament
March 23, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPNews	(12 A1)	vs. (5 A1) No. 18 Oklahoma First round	L 70–73	29–5	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,753) Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A1=Albany 1. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

See also

• 2023–24 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team