2023–24 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

The 2023–24 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Patriots, led by fourth-year head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis, played their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2023–24 George Mason Patriots women's basketball
WBIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	23–8 (14–4 A-10)
Head coach	Vanessa Blair-Lewis (4th season)
Associate head coach	Niki Washington Andre Bolton
Assistant coach	Demetria Frank
Home arena	EagleBank Arena

2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Richmond †	16	–	2		.889			29	–	6		.829
VCU	15	–	3		.833			26	–	6		.813
Saint Joseph's	15	–	3		.833			28	–	6		.824
George Mason	14	–	4		.778			23	–	8		.742
Duquesne	13	–	5		.722			21	–	13		.618
Rhode Island	10	–	8		.556			21	–	14		.600
Saint Louis	9	–	9		.500			22	–	18		.550
Davidson*	8	–	10		.444			18	–	8		.692
Loyola Chicago	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Fordham	8	–	10		.444			12	–	17		.414
George Washington	6	–	12		.333			13	–	18		.419
Dayton	5	–	13		.278			12	–	19		.387
La Salle	5	–	13		.278			8	–	22		.267
UMass	2	–	16		.111			5	–	27		.156
St. Bonaventure	1	–	17		.056			4	–	26		.133
* Season cancelled on March 1, 2024.
† 2024 A10 tournament winner

Previous season

The Patriots finished the 2022–23 season 16–15, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the #9 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated #8 seed La Salle in the second round, before falling to top-seeded UMass in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2023–24 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Taylor Jameson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Wichita Heights High School Wichita, Kansas C 1 Jazmyn Doster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Lake Taylor High School Norfolk, Virginia F 2 Zahirah Walton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Kentlake High School Seattle, Washington G 3 Kennedy Harris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Hampton High School Hampton, Virginia G 4 Sonia Smith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Sacred Heart Upper Marlboro, Maryland G 5 Brianna Hill 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Example Academy Lansing, Illinois F 10 Trinity Massenburg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore, Maryland F 11 Nekhu Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So McDonogh School Baltimore, Maryland G 13 Jada Brown 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So New Hope Academy Falls Church, Virginia G 14 Paula Suárez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr IES Mateo Hernandez Pamplona, Spain F 21 Faith Okorie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Example Academy Chicago, Illinois G 22 Ta'Viyanna Habib 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Indian River State College Tampa, Florida G 23 Carmen Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Radford Voorhees, New Jersey F 30 Amy O'Hara 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Bacchus Marsh Grammar School Hoppers Crossing, Victoria G 32 Page Greenburg 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Brown Washington, D.C. F 42 Nalani Kaysia 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Charlotte Washington, D.C.	Head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis (Mount St. Mary's) Assistant coach(es) Niki Washington (Southern Illinois) Andre Bolton (Christopher Newport) Demetria Frank (Bethune–Cookman) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 19, 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* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Bowie State	W 96–45	1–0	18 – Habib	10 – Walton	5 – Suárez	EagleBank Arena (673) Fairfax, VA
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marshall	W 84–77	2–0	20 – Habib	10 – Kaysia	4 – Smith	EagleBank Arena (706) Fairfax, VA
November 12, 2023* 1:00 pm, FloHoops		at William & Mary	W 77–72	3–0	16 – 2 Tied	8 – Kaysia	5 – Jameson	Kaplan Arena (962) Williamsburg, VA
November 15, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Pittsburgh	W 60–52	4–0	15 – Smith	6 – 2 Tied	5 – Suárez	EagleBank Arena (1,181) Fairfax, VA
November 18, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Robert Morris	W 83–63	5–0	13 – Harris	6 – Habib	4 – Smith	EagleBank Arena (915) Fairfax, VA
November 22, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at American	W 72–62	6–0	18 – Smith	9 – Doster	6 – Smith	Bender Arena (439) Washington, D.C.
November 26, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Coppin State	W 70–38	7–0	10 – Smith	9 – Mitchell	3 – Suárez	Physical Education Complex (418) Baltimore, MD
December 3, 2023* 1:00 pm, B1G+		at Maryland	L 77–86	7–1	21 – Smith	14 – Walton	4 – Smith	Xfinity Center (5,901) College Park, MD
December 9, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's	W 77–30	8–1	15 – Harris	7 – 3 Tied	6 – 2 Tied	Knott Arena (624) Emmitsburg, MD
December 18, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Carolina	L 44–65	8–2	9 – Habib	9 – Doster	2 – 2 Tied	Williams Arena (1,141) Greenville, NC
December 22, 2023* 12:00 pm, FloHoops		at Towson	W 83–76	9–2	23 – Walton	10 – Smith	2 – 2 Tied	SECU Arena (515) Towson, MD
A-10 regular season
December 30, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		La Salle	W 74–37	10–2 (1–0)	12 – Walton	6 – 2 Tied	3 – 2 Tied	EagleBank Arena (5,100) Fairfax, VA
January 2, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 68–70	10–3 (1–1)	20 – Smith	7 – 2 Tied	2 – 2 Tied	Ryan Center (974) Kingston, RI
January 7, 2024 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Duquesne	W 101–75	11–3 (2–1)	30 – Smith	9 – Smith	8 – Smith	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (924) Pittsburgh, PA
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Davidson	W 79–41	12–3 (3–1)	17 – Smith	7 – Habib	2 – 2 Tied	EagleBank Arena (740) Fairfax, VA
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Louis	W 91–61	13–3 (4–1)	21 – Walton	6 – Mitchell	3 – Suárez	EagleBank Arena (747) Fairfax, VA
January 21, 2024 4:00 pm, CBSSN		at UMass	W 73–52	14–3 (5–1)	15 – Smith	10 – Doster	5 – Suárez	Mullins Center (1,485) Amherst, MA
January 24, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry	W 57–41	15–3 (6–1)	23 – Walton	16 – Walton	3 – Smith	Charles E. Smith Center (602) Washington, D.C.
January 28, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+/MASN		VCU Rivalry	W 60–47	16–3 (7–1)	13 – 2 Tied	9 – Habib	4 – Smith	EagleBank Arena (2,048) Fairfax, VA
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fordham	W 54–47	17–3 (8–1)	15 – Smith	9 – Mitchell	4 – Smith	EagleBank Arena (743) Fairfax, VA
February 3, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola Chicago	W 61–52	18–3 (9–1)	21 – Smith	7 – Jameson	6 – Suárez	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (492) Chicago, IL
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, NBC Sports App		Saint Joseph's	L 47–59	18–4 (9–2)	12 – Habib	8 – 2 Tied	3 – Suarez	EagleBank Arena (1,540) Fairfax, VA
February 11, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dayton	W 74–50	19–4 (10–2)	19 – Walton	8 – Walton	5 – Smith	UD Arena (2,008) Dayton, OH
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Davidson	L 67–75	19–5 (10–3)	18 – Habib	10 – Habib	3 – Jameson	John M. Belk Arena (521) Davidson, NC
February 17, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+/MASN		George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry	W 60–57	20–5 (11–3)	17 – Doster	8 – Doster	6 – Suarez	EagleBank Arena (1,891) Fairfax, VA
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	W 57–53	21–5 (12–3)	19 – Habib	7 – Habib	4 – Suárez	Reilly Center (243) St. Bonaventure, NY
February 24, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Richmond	W 82–76 OT	22–5 (13–3)	23 – Smith	14 – Walton	4 – Suárez	EagleBank Arena (2,457) Fairfax, VA
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Dayton	W 78–53	23–5 (14–3)	27 – Harris	8 – Harris	4 – Smith	EagleBank Arena (1,142) Fairfax, VA
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU Rivalry	L 56–61	23–6 (14–4)	23 – Smith	6 – Walton	4 – Suarez	Siegel Center (6,054) Richmond, VA
A-10 tournament
March 8, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Duquesne Quarterfinals	L 62–63	23–7	24 – Smith	7 – Walton	3 – Smith	Henrico Sports & Events Center (3,556) Henrico, VA
WBIT
March 21, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at (1) Penn State First Round	L 80–84 OT	23–8	24 – 2 Tied	7 – Doster	6 – Suárez	Bryce Jordan Center (1,635) University Park, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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