2023–24 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

The 2023–24 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by third-year head coach Toyelle Wilson, played their home games at Moody Coliseum in University Park, Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference. This will be SMU's final season as members of the American Athletic Conference, as they were joining the Atlantic Coast Conference in July 2024.[1]

2023–24 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record14–16 (8–10 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDeneen Parker
Assistant coaches
  • Danielle Edwards
  • Anthony Anderson
  • Brian Porth
  • Alex Furr
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
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

Previous season

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The Mustangs finished the 2022–23 season 17–12, 7–8 in AAC play to finish in fifth place.[2] As the #5 seed in the AAC tournament, they lost to #4 seed Houston in the quarterfinals.[3] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT, where they would defeat Little Rock in the first round,[4] before falling to Texas Tech in the second round.[5]

Roster

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2023–24 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tamia Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr The Colony High School The Colony, Texas
G 1 Tiara Young 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Houston Shreveport, Louisiana
G 2 TK Pitts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Union High School Lubbock, Texas
G 3 Aaliyah Henderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Norman High School Norman, Oklahoma
G 4 Jiya Perry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So DeSoto High School DeSoto, Texas
G 5 Ella Brow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Palm Beach Currumbin High School Palm Beach, Australia
G 10 Maya Chandler 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Loyola Chicago Martinsville, Indiana
G 13 Reagan Bradley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Little Rock Christian Academy Little Rock, Arkansas
G 14 Shanel Reid 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Austin High School Austin, Texas
F 23 Amirah Abdur-Rahim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Notre Dame Marietta, Georgia
G 24 Donavia Hall 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Plano East High School Plano, Texas
F 33 Chantae Embry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Texas Tech Norman, Oklahoma
C 35 Jessica Peterson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Fresno State Rancho Cucamonga, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 16, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 pm
Southern Nazarene W 74–58 
                  Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Riverside W 78–55  1–0
 20  Young   12  Embry   5  2 Tied  Moody Coliseum (541)
University Park, TX
November 11, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Alabama State W 96–47  2–0
 18  Abdur-Rahim   11  Abdur-Rahim   9  Bradley  Moody Coliseum (549)
University Park, TX
November 14, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+
Nicholls W 69–54  3–0
 24  Young   10  Pitts   8  Jones  Moody Coliseum (4,548)
University Park, TX
November 18, 2023*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 5 Colorado L 69–84  3–1
 30  Young   8  Embry   4  Embry  Moody Coliseum (1,749)
University Park, TX
November 24, 2023*
2:00 pm, FloSports
vs. Toledo
San Diego Classic
L 73–74  3–2
 18  Young   9  Abdur-Rahim   5  Jones  Harry West Gymnasium 
San Diego, CA
November 25, 2023*
4:30 pm, FloSports
vs. Harvard
San Diego Classic
L 67–80  3–3
 17  Young   8  Young   4  Bradley  Harry West Gymnasium (255)
San Diego, CA
November 30, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 13 Baylor L 61–85  3–4
 17  Jones   9  Young   3  2 Tied  Moody Coliseum (2,294)
University Park, TX
December 4, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 76–78  3–5
 22  Young   10  Pitts   5  Bradley  Moody Coliseum (969)
University Park, TX
December 14, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech W 69–53  4–5
 19  Young   7  Henderson   5  Jones  Thomas Assembly Center (1,655)
Ruston, LA
December 18, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Sam Houston W 69–64  5–5
 15  Abdur-Rahim   13  Abdur-Rahim   6  Bradley  Moody Coliseum (1,186)
University Park, TX
December 21, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Air Force W 75–55  6–5
 19  Abdur-Rahim   11  Abdur-Rahim   6  Jones  Moody Coliseum (1,031)
University Park, TX
AAC regular season
December 30, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Florida L 61–70  6–6
(0–1)
 17  Young   7  Abdur-Rahim   3  Bradley  Yuengling Center (2,142)
Tampa, FL
January 4, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida Atlantic W 57–52  7–6
(1–1)
 16  Jones   10  Abdur-Rahim   7  Bradley  Moody Coliseum (724)
University Park, TX
January 7, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Rice L 63–65  7–7
(1–2)
 24  Abdur-Rahim   7  Abdur-Rahim   6  Jones  Moody Coliseum (985)
University Park, TX
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Memphis W 91–86 2OT 8–7
(2–2)
 38  Young   15  Young   2  Bradley  Elma Roane Fieldhouse (854)
Memphis, TN
January 14, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UAB L 75–84  8–8
(2–3)
 32  Young   6  Young   5  2 Tied  Bartow Arena (491)
Birmingham, AL
January 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Texas L 61–76  8–9
(2–4)
 16  Young   7  Abdur-Rahim   5  Jones  Moody Coliseum (902)
University Park, TX
January 20, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Carolina L 61–68  8–10
(2–5)
 19  Embry   9  2 Tied   4  2 Tied  Williams Arena (1,259)
Greenville, NC
January 24, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Temple W 68–66  9–10
(3–5)
 24  Embry   8  Embry   3  Embry  Moody Coliseum (865)
University Park, TX
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UTSA W 75–58  10–10
(4–5)
 18  2 Tied   10  Abdur-Rahim   7  Bradley  Moody Coliseum (1,396)
University Park, TX
January 31, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rice L 60–69  10–11
(4–6)
 18  Young   10  Embry   6  Young  Tudor Fieldhouse (804)
Houston, TX
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Memphis W 81–73  11–11
(5–6)
 26  Embry   5  2 Tied   8  Bradley  Moody Coliseum (1,456)
University Park, TX
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Texas L 65–78  11–12
(5–7)
 21  Abdur-Rahim   9  Abdur-Rahim   3  Embry  The Super Pit (1,878)
Denton, TX
February 14, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tulane W 63–53  12–12
(6–7)
 14  2 Tied   7  2 Tied   3  2 Tied  Devlin Fieldhouse (762)
New Orleans, LA
February 18, 2024
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Charlotte W 64–49  13–12
(7–7)
 17  Embry   8  Embry   10  Bradley  Moody Coliseum (1,407)
University Park, TX
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
East Carolina L 74–84  13–13
(7–8)
 14  Abdur-Rahim   6  2 Tied   5  Bradley  Moody Coliseum (1,021)
University Park, TX
February 28, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wichita State W 88–84 OT 14–13
(8–8)
 25  Young   9  Pitts   6  Bradley  Charles Koch Arena (1,231)
Wichita, KS
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tulsa L 73–91  14–14
(8–9)
 22  Young   10  Pitts   1  3 Tied  Reynolds Center (1,563)
Tulsa, OK
March 5, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
South Florida L 61–68 OT 14–15
(8–10)
 21  Embry   8  Chandler   4  2 Tied  Moody Coliseum (1,065)
University Park, TX
AAC tournament
March 9, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(11) vs. (14) Tulane
First Round
L 62–68  14–16
 17  Young   7  Abdur-Rahim   4  Chandler  Dickies Arena (1,518)
Fort Worth, TX
*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. ^ "The Atlantic Coast Conference Welcomes the University of California, Berkeley, Southern Methodist University and Stanford University as New Members". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "SMU Falls In AAC Quarterfinal". SMU Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "SMU women's basketball cruises to victory over Arkansas-Little Rock to advance in WNIT". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "Lady Raiders beat SMU to advance to WNIT Super 16". KCBD. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". SMU Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "SMU Mustangs 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2023.