2023–24 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

The 2023–24 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders, were led by fourth-year head coach Krista Gerlich and played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena as members of the Big 12 Conference.[1]

2023–24 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record17–16 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUnited Supermarkets Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Oklahoma 15 3   .833 23 10   .697
No. 7 Texas 14 4   .778 33 5   .868
No. 19 Kansas State 13 5   .722 26 8   .765
No. 25 Iowa State 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
No. 13 Baylor 12 6   .667 26 8   .765
No. 24 West Virginia 12 6   .667 25 8   .758
Kansas 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Oklahoma State 7 11   .389 14 16   .467
TCU 6 12   .333 21 12   .636
BYU 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
Cincinnati 5 13   .278 14 18   .438
Texas Tech 5 13   .278 17 16   .515
Houston 5 13   .278 14 16   .467
UCF 3 15   .167 12 17   .414
2024 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Lady Raiders finished the season 20–15, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Kansas State in the Big 12 Tournament. They were invited to the WNIT where they defeated UTEP in the first round, SMU in the second round before losing to Arkansas in the super 16.

Offseason

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Departures

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Texas Tech Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Ella Tofaeono 1 C 6'3" Junior Sydney, Australia Signed to play professionally in Australia with Townsville Fire
Bryn Gerlich 10 F 6'0" Senior Colleyville, TX Graduated
Lana Wenger 14 F 6'4" Sophomore Hersburg, Switzerland Transferred to Portland State
Bre'Amber Scott 23 G 5'11" Senior Little Rock, AR Graduated
Tatum Veitenheimer 32 G 5'8" Senior Windthorst, TX Graduated
Katie Ferrell 41 G/F 6'1" Senior Plano, TX Graduated

Incoming

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Texas Tech Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Jazion Jackson 1 G 5'9" Senior Dallas, TX UTEP
Jordyn Merritt 12 F 6'3" Senior Plano, TX Florida
Elina Arike 13 F 6'2" Senior Helsinki, Finland UTEP
Jada Wynn 24 G 6'1" Sophomore Yorba Linda, CA Colorado

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Loghan Johnson
G
Houston, TX Houston Chrisitan High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023.

Recruiting class of 2024

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US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kalysta Martin
G
San Antonio, TX Providence Catholic School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2023–24 Texas Tech Lady Raiders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jazion Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Skyline
UTEP
Dallas, TX
G/F 2 Kilah Freelon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Mullen Denver, CO
G 3 Jasmine Shavers 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Dr. John Horn
Mississippi State
Mesquite, TX
F/C 4 JoJo Nworie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Southern Idaho Lagos, Nigeria
G 5 Rhyle McKinney 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Argyle
SMU
Argyle, TX
C 10 Achol Magot 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Fr Southern Arizona Volunteers Prep Tucson, AZ
G 11 Saga Ukkonen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Mäkelänrinne Helsinki, Finland
G/F 12 Jordyn Merritt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Plano Sr.
Florida
Plano, TX
F 13 Elina Arike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Mäkelänrinne
UTEP
Helsinki, Finland
G 20 Bailey Maupin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Gruver Gruver, TX
G 23 Loghan Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Houston Christian Houston, TX
G 24 Jada Wynn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Troy
Colorado
Yorba Linda, CA
G 25 Ashley Chevalier 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Sierra Canyon
Texas
Chatsworth, CA
G 30 Kelly Mora 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Monterey Lubbock, TX
C 42 Jazmaine Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Center
Houston
Kansas City, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Source:[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023*
12:00 p.m.
Northern Arizona
Maui Relief Game
L 58–63 
United Supermarkets Arena (600)
Lubbock, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
UT Rio Grande Valley W 95–53  1–0
United Supermarkets Arena (4,140)
Lubbock, TX
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Tarleton State W 70–63  2–0
United Supermarkets Arena (4,514)
Lubbock, TX
November 13, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Lamar W 61–44  3–0
United Supermarkets Arena (3,678)
Lubbock, TX
November 17, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Texas A&M–Commerce W 91–45  4–0
United Supermarkets Arena (4,802)
Lubbock, TX
November 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
UTSA W 63–58  5–0
United Supermarkets Arena (4,155)
Lubbock, TX
November 24, 2023*
8:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Rutgers
Las Vegas Thanksgiving Classic
W 79–72  6–0
South Point Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 25, 2023*
6:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. Santa Clara
Las Vegas Thanksgiving Classic
W 61–56  7–0
South Point Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
UC Irvine W 60–54  8–0
United Supermarkets Arena (4,258)
Lubbock, TX
December 1, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Houston Christian W 79–34  9–0
United Supermarkets Arena (4,516)
Lubbock, TX
December 5, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Sam Houston W 93–60  10–0
United Supermarkets Arena (4,089)
Lubbock, TX
December 13, 2023*
11:30 a.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Incarnate Word W 76–35  11–0
United Supermarkets Arena (13,743)
Lubbock, TX
December 19, 2023*
9:00 p.m., YouTube
vs. Tulsa
Maui Classic
L 58–66  11–1
Seabury Hall 
Makawao, HI
December 20, 2023*
11:30 p.m., YouTube
vs. Oregon State
Maui Classic
L 65–77  11–2
Seabury Hall (1,100)
Makawao, HI
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 30, 2023
1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at Houston W 79–71  12–2
(1–0)
Fertitta Center (1,975)
Houston, TX
January 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 10 Texas L 47–74  12–3
(1–1)
United Supermarkets Arena (8,207)
Lubbock, TX
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Kansas W 73–64  13–3
(2–1)
United Supermarkets Arena (5,747)
Lubbock, TX
January 10, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at Oklahoma State L 58–71  13–4
(2–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,947)
Stillwater, OK
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oklahoma L 55–73  13–5
(2–3)
Lloyd Noble Center (5,223)
Norman, OK
January 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 24 Iowa State W 71–63  14–5
(3–3)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,410)
Lubbock, TX
January 20, 2024
5:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at BYU L 46–60  14–6
(3–4)
Marriott Center (1,873)
Provo, UT
January 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Houston W 66–48  15–6
(4–4)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,775)
Lubbock, TX
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
TCU W 71–65  16–6
(5–4)
United Supermarkets Arena (7,530)
Lubbock, TX
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at Cincinnati L 56–74  16–7
(5–5)
Fifth Third Arena (2,510)
Cincinnati, OH
February 6, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at No. 22 West Virginia L 59–82  16–8
(5–6)
WVU Coliseum (2,428)
Morgantown, WV
February 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
UCF L 64–69  16–9
(5–7)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,511)
Lubbock, TX
February 14, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Oklahoma State L 50–60  16–10
(5–8)
United Supermarkets Arena (5,063)
Lubbock, TX
February 18, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 21 Baylor L 32–61  16–11
(5–9)
Foster Pavilion (7,093)
Waco, TX
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., LHN
at No. 5 Texas L 72–77  16–12
(5–10)
Moody Center (5,892)
Austin, TX
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
Cincinnati L 56–68  16–13
(5–11)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,788)
Lubbock, TX
February 28, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
at TCU L 52–73  16–14
(5–12)
Schollmaier Arena (2,237)
Fort Worth, TX
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+
No. 15 Kansas State L 49–73  16–15
(5–13)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,852)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 7, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
(12) vs. (13) Houston
First Round
W 74–60  17–15
T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
March 8, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
(12) vs. (5) No. 17 Baylor
Second Round
L 60–71  17–16
T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Giese, Nathan (November 6, 2023). "Texas Tech basketball: Everything you need to know about the 2023-24 Red Raiders". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Lady Raiders announce non-conference slate". texastech.com. August 16, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "Big 12 announces conference slate". texastech.com. September 26, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "Texas Tech Lady Raiders Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "Texas Tech Lady Raiders". FOX SPORTS. Retrieved November 21, 2023.