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 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
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	17–14 (10–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Garry Brodhead (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Deacon Jones M. C. Vogt Adrian Sanders
Home arena	Cajundome
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	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

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 the ultimately lost to Appalachian State in the second round. They were not invited to any additional post-season play.

Roster

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, Texas C 1 Mariah Stewart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Hancock Place HS Mineral Area St. Louis, Missouri G 2 Brandi Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Barbe HS Lake Charles, Louisiana G 3 Nubia Benedith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Heritage HS North Florida Palm Bay, Florida G 4 Lanay Wheaton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Holmes HS Old Dominion Hope, Arkansas F 5 Tamera Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lafayette Christian Lafayette, Louisiana G 9 Dacia Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, Louisiana G 10 Aasia Sam 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr LaGrange HS Louisiana–Monroe Lake Charles, Louisiana G 11 Imani Rothschild 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Warren Easton HS New Orleans, Louisiana G 13 Tamiah Robinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr West Catholic Prep HS Labette CC Utah State Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 15 Uniyah Franklin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Everglades HS Pompano Beach, Florida G/F 21 Jasmine Matthews 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr East St. John HS LaPlace, Louisiana G 22 Jaylyn James 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Mandeville HS Madisonville, Louisiana G 23 Alicia Blanton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Foster HS Richmond, Texas G 24 Destiny Rice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr North Caddo Magnet Alabama Shreveport, Louisiana G 25 Imani Ivery 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Foster HS Houston, Texas C 35 Wilnie Joseph 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Whiteland HS Labette CC Greenwood, Indiana	Head coach Garry Brodhead (Louisiana) Assistant coach(es) Deacon Jones (Louisiana) M. C. Vogt (Texas A&M) Adrian Sanders (Southern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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	PMA 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 Time.

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See also

• 2023–24 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

References

1. "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2023.