2023–24 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by twelfth-year head coach Garry Brodhead, played all home games at the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana, along with the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2023–24 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record17–14 (10–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Deacon Jones
  • M. C. Vogt
  • Adrian Sanders
Home arenaCajundome
Seasons
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marshall 17 1   .944 26 7   .788
Troy 15 3   .833 22 12   .647
James Madison 13 5   .722 23 12   .657
Old Dominion 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
Louisiana–Monroe 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Southern Miss 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Louisiana 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Appalachian State 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Georgia State 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Arkansas State 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Coastal Carolina 5 13   .278 12 21   .364
Georgia Southern 4 14   .222 15 18   .455
Texas State 4 14   .222 14 18   .438
South Alabama 2 16   .111 9 23   .281
2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

Previous season

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The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2022–23 season 16–15, 10–8 in Sun Belt play, to finish seventh in the conference. They made it to the 2023 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where they ultimately lost to Appalachian State in the second round.[1] They were not invited to any additional postseason play.

Roster

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2023–24 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Ashlyn Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Klein Oak HS Houston, TX
C 1 Mariah Stewart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Hancock Place HS
Mineral Area
St. Louis, MO
G 2 Brandi Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Barbe HS Lake Charles, LA
G 3 Nubia Benedith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Heritage HS
North Florida
Palm Bay, FL
G 4 Lanay Wheaton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Holmes HS
Old Dominion
Hope, AR
F 5 Tamera Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lafayette Christian Lafayette, LA
G 9 Dacia Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, LA
G 10 Aasia Sam 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr LaGrange HS
Louisiana–Monroe
Lake Charles, LA
G 11 Imani Rothschild 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Warren Easton HS New Orleans, LA
G 13 Tamiah Robinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr West Catholic Prep HS
Labette CC
Utah State
Philadelphia, PA
F 15 Uniyah Franklin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Everglades HS Pompano Beach, FL
G/F 21 Jasmine Matthews 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr East St. John HS LaPlace, LA
G 22 Jaylyn James 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Mandeville HS Madisonville, LA
G 23 Alicia Blanton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Foster HS Richmond, TX
G 24 Destiny Rice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr North Caddo Magnet
Alabama
Shreveport, LA
G 25 Imani Ivery 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Foster HS Houston, TX
C 35 Wilnie Joseph 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Whiteland HS
Labette CC
Greenwood, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN
Spring Hill W 75–45  1–0
Cajundome (624)
Lafayette, LA
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN
at Auburn L 54–60  1–1
Neville Arena (2,225)
Auburn, AL
November 12, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN
Kent State
MAC–SBC Challenge
L 55–64  1–2
Cajundome (572)
Lafayette, LA
November 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN
Nicholls W 69–63 OT 2–2
Cajundome (808)
Lafayette, LA
Exhibition
November 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
Xavier (LA) W 64–40 
Cajundome (794)
Lafayette, LA
November 27, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
Loyola (LA) W 76–47 
Cajundome (646)
Lafayette, LA
Non-conference regular season
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN
at New Orleans W 44–41  3–2
Lakefront Arena (573)
New Orleans, LA
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 7 LSU L 53–83  3–3
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,794)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 13, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN
Lamar L 60–63  3–4
Cajundome (648)
Lafayette, LA
December 17, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN
North Texas L 48–71  3–5
Cajundome (816)
Lafayette, LA
December 19, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN
LSU–Shreveport
Education Game
W 64–46  4–5
Cajundome (3,572)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN
Appalachian State L 56–69  4–6
(0–1)
Cajundome (862)
Lafayette, LA
January 4, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN
at Old Dominion W 66–61  5–6
(1–1)
Chartway Arena (1,745)
Norfolk, VA
January 6, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN
at James Madison L 72–77 OT 5–7
(1–2)
Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,268)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 10, 2024
5:15 p.m., ESPN
at Troy L 44–90  5–8
(1–3)
Trojan Arena (2,345)
Troy, AL
January 13, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN
at Arkansas State W 64–63  6–8
(2–3)
First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
January 18, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN
Louisiana–Monroe L 59–65  6–9
(2–4)
Cajundome (619)
Lafayette, LA
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN
Troy L 57–65  6–10
(2–5)
Cajundome (611)
Lafayette, LA
January 25, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN
Coastal Carolina W 67–51  7–10
(3–5)
Cajundome (648)
Lafayette, LA
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN
Texas State W 59–52  8–10
(4–5)
Cajundome (512)
Lafayette, LA
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN
at Southern Miss L 48–55  8–11
(4–6)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,606)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN
at Louisiana–Monroe W 73–52  9–11
(5–6)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,481)
Monroe, LA
February 7, 2024
10:00 a.m., ESPN
at Marshall L 42–74  9–12
(5–7)
Cam Henderson Center (3,024)
Huntington, WV
February 10, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN
at Central Michigan
MAC–SBC Challenge
W 54–51  10–12
McGuirk Arena (1,260)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN
Georgia Southern W 62–57  11–12
(6–7)
Cajundome (608)
Lafayette, LA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN
Arkansas State W 59–46  12–12
(7–7)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at South Alabama W 74–42  13–12
(8–7)
Mitchell Center (258)
Mobile, AL
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN
at Texas State W 55–50  14–12
(9–7)
Strahan Arena (903)
San Marcos, TX
February 27, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN
South Alabama L 43–46  14–13
(9–8)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
March 1, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN
Southern Miss W 58–57 OT 15–13
(10–8)
Cajundome (872)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt tournament
March 6, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN
(7) vs. (10) Arkansas State
Second round
W 54–41  16–13
Pensacola Bay Center (690)
Pensacola, FL
March 8, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN
(7) vs. (2) Troy
Quarterfinals
W 67–65  17–13
Pensacola Bay Center (1,136)
Pensacola, FL
March 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN
(7) vs. (3) James Madison
Semifinals
L 54–64  17–14
Pensacola Bay Center (946)
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Roberts, Evan (March 1, 2023). "Ragin' Cajuns Fall to App State in SBC Tournament". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2024.