2023–24 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by 21st-year head coach Joe Foley, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center located in Little Rock, Arkansas, as second-year members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

2023–24 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record12–18 (11–7 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Alicia Cash
  • Steve Wiedower
  • Bobby Brasel
Home arenaJack Stephens Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Indiana* † 17 1   .944 25 7   .781
Little Rock 11 7   .611 12 18   .400
UT Martin 11 7   .611 16 17   .485
Eastern Illinois 11 7   .611 15 18   .455
Morehead State 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Tennessee Tech 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Western Illinois 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
Tennessee State 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Southeast Missouri State 6 12   .333 9 20   .310
Lindenwood* 5 13   .278 7 21   .250
SIU Edwardsville 2 16   .111 5 26   .161
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 OVC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Trojans finished the 2022–23 season 21–10, 17–1 in OVC play to finish as OVC regular season champions.[1] They defeated Southeast Missouri State in the semifinals of the OVC tournament,[2] before falling to Tennessee Tech in the championship game.[3] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,[4] where they would be defeated by SMU in the first round.[5]

Roster

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2023–24 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Leilani Wimbish-Gay 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Temple College Victoria, Texas
F 1 Mira Hanna 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Berkeley Prep Tampa, Florida
G 2 Jaiyah Harris-Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Ole Miss Miami, Florida
G 3 Jayla Brooks 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Panola College Sachse, Texas
G 4 Sha'Nequa Henry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Eastern Oklahoma State Texarkana, Texas
G/F 5 Jordan Holman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Northern Oklahoma College Hugo, Oklahoma
G 8 Courtney Davis 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Highland Community College Warner Robins, Georgia
G 10 Sug Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Oakland Eastpointe, Michigan
F 11 Faith Lee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Ouachita Parish High School Monroe, Louisiana
G 12 Tia Harvey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Sachse High School Sachse, Texas
F/C 14 Trinity Hudson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Prairie View A&M Little Rock, Arkansas
F 22 Mesi Triplett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr St. Petersburg College Orlando, Florida
F 23 Annemarie Batista 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Mesa Community College Tucson, Arizona
C 24 Camryn James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr South Georgia Tech Macon, Georgia
C 25 Emerald Parker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Carroll High School Monroe, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 13, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Missouri State L 47–52  0–1
Jack Stephens Center (–)
Little Rock, AR
November 11, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Kansas State L 39–77  0–2
Jack Stephens Center (756)
Little Rock, AR
November 14, 2023*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Arkansas L 36–77  0–3
Bud Walton Arena (2,608)
Fayetteville, AR
November 19, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Alabama L 39–63  0–4
Jack Stephens Center (151)
Little Rock, AR
November 25, 2023*
3:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 24 Ole Miss L 45–58  0–5
SJB Pavilion (2,258)
Oxford, MS
December 2, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Arkansas
Governor's I-40 Showdown
L 58–63  0–6
Jack Stephens Center (657)
Little Rock, AR
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Auburn L 45–58  0–7
Jack Stephens Center (1,378)
Little Rock, AR
December 14, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Murray State L 79–98  0–8
CFSB Center (937)
Murray, KY
December 17, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas State L 59–74  0–9
First National Bank Arena (1,008)
Jonesboro, AR
December 20, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tulane
Tulane Holiday Tournament
L 57–66  0–10
Devlin Fieldhouse (721)
New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2023*
11:00 am
vs. Duquesne
Tulane Holiday Tournament
W 63–52  1–10
Devlin Fieldhouse (565)
New Orleans, LA
OVC regular season
December 28, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech W 59–57  2–10
(1–0)
Eblen Center (1,013)
Cookeville, TN
December 30, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee State L 78–83 OT 2–11
(1–1)
Gentry Complex (286)
Nashville, TN
January 4, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
SIU Edwardsville W 79–59  3–11
(2–1)
Jack Stephens Center (–)
Little Rock, AR
January 6, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Illinois W 53–49  4–11
(3–1)
Jack Stephens Center (–)
Little Rock, AR
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Martin W 57–48  5–11
(4–1)
Skyhawk Arena (1,248)
Martin, TN
January 18, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Indiana L 48–58  5–12
(4–2)
Screaming Eagles Arena (669)
Evansville, IN
January 25, 2024
11:30 am, ESPN+
Lindenwood W 50–45  6–12
(5–2)
Jack Stephens Center (–)
Little Rock, AR
January 27, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State W 53–47  7–12
(6–2)
Jack Stephens Center (423)
Little Rock, AR
February 1, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at SIU Edwardsville L 61–67  7–13
(6–3)
First Community Arena (360)
Edwardsville, IL
February 3, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Illinois W 55–48  8–13
(7–3)
Groniger Arena (588)
Charleston, IL
February 6, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Martin L 58–64  8–14
(7–4)
Jack Stephens Center (214)
Little Rock, AR
February 8, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Illinois W 50–41  9–14
(8–4)
Western Hall (796)
Macomb, IL
February 15, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Morehead State L 47–50  9–15
(8–5)
Jack Stephens Center (473)
Little Rock, AR
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Indiana L 51–88  9–16
(8–6)
Jack Stephens Center (205)
Little Rock, AR
February 22, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri State W 61–48  10–16
(9–6)
Show Me Center (625)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lindenwood L 54–61  10–17
(9–7)
Hyland Performance Arena (737)
St. Charles, MO
February 29, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee State W 68–46  11–17
(10–7)
Jack Stephens Center (327)
Little Rock, AR
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee Tech W 72–69 OT 12–17
(11–7)
Jack Stephens Center (717)
Little Rock, AR
OVC tournament
March 8, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (3) UT Martin
Semifinals
L 48–54  12–18
Ford Center (1,157)
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Little Rock Heads to OVC Championship Game with 49-35 Win over Southeast Missouri". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Tennessee Tech women's basketball wins OVC tournament, advances to March Madness". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "SMU women's basketball cruises to victory over Arkansas-Little Rock to advance in WNIT". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Little Rock Trojans 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2024.