2023–24 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third-year head coach Jesyka Burks-Wiley, played their home games at Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, Florida as members of Conference USA.

2023–24 FIU Panthers women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	21–12 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Jesyka Burks-Wiley (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Christelle N'Garsanet Dan Wendt Heather Karner
Home arena	Ocean Bank Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Middle Tennessee †	16	–	0		1.000			30	–	5		.857
Liberty	11	–	5		.688			18	–	16		.529
FIU	11	–	5		.688			21	–	12		.636
Louisiana Tech	7	–	9		.438			14	–	19		.424
Jacksonville State	7	–	9		.438			12	–	17		.414
New Mexico State	6	–	10		.375			13	–	18		.419
Western Kentucky	6	–	10		.375			15	–	17		.469
UTEP	6	–	10		.375			12	–	19		.387
Sam Houston	2	–	14		.125			7	–	22		.241
† 2024 CUSA tournament winner

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 14–19, 7–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eighth place.^[1] Due to tiebreakers, they received the #8 seed in the C-USA tournament, they were defeated by #9 seed Charlotte in the quarterfinals.^[2] They received an invitation into the WBI,^[3] where they were defeated by East Tennessee State in the first round^[4] and defeated UIC in the consolation round,^[5] before defeating North Dakota in the 5th place game.^[6]

Roster

2023–24 FIU Panthers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Angena Belloso 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So St. Francis Brooklyn Montgat, Spain G 1 Kaliah Henderson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Saint Joseph's Tampa, Florida SG 2 Olivia Trice 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Bowling Green Huber Heights, Ohio PG 3 Tanajah Hayes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Zebulon B. Vance High School Charlotte, North Carolina F 5 Lauren Stewart 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Mainland High School Flagler Beach, Florida F 12 Ajae Yoakum 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Eastern Arizona College Portland, Oregon G 15 Fantasia James 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Oakleaf High School Jacksonville, Florida F 21 Courtney Turner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr USC Upstate Smyrna, Delaware F 23 Mya Kone 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So James Madison Pompano Beach, Florida SG 24 Sariana Rodriguez Camacho 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Florida SouthWestern Morovis, Puerto Rico SG 30 Aileen Marquez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Clarendon College Puebla, Mexico F 34 Courtney Prenger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Xavier Minster, Ohio F 44 Maria Torres 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Colorado State Madrid, Spain	Head coach Jesyka Burks-Wiley (Boston University) Assistant coach(es) Christelle N'Garsanet (Missouri) Dan Wendt (West Valley College) Heather Karner (Youngstown State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 27, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida National	W 113–30	1–0	20 – Kone	14 – Kone	8 – Hayes	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (494) Miami, FL
November 10, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley	W 65–64	2–0	13 – Yoakum	7 – Kone	5 – Hayes	UTRGV Fieldhouse (634) Edinburg, TX
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 48–81	2–1	15 – Trice	5 – Hayes	1 – 4 Tied	Alico Arena (1,503) Fort Myers, FL
November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Coppin State	L 66–70	2–2	19 – Yoakum	11 – Yoakum	3 – Hayes	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (404) Miami, FL
November 24, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Bryant FIU Thanksgiving Tournament	W 88–59	3–2	22 – Kone	11 – Kone	7 – Trice	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (324) Miami, FL
November 26, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		William & Mary FIU Thanksgiving Tournament	L 57–59	3–3	16 – Kone	10 – Kone	2 – 2 Tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (389) Miami, FL
November 29, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia Southern	L 69–81	3–4	11 – Belloso	8 – Kone	3 – Trice	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (323) Miami, FL
December 1, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 88–81	4–4	21 – Trice	10 – Yoakum	3 – 4 Tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (355) Miami, FL
December 3, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Bethune–Cookman	W 54–51	5–4	10 – 2 Tied	6 – 2 Tied	3 – Prenger	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (318) Miami, FL
December 14, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	W 65–62	6–4	16 – Henderson	11 – Yoakum	4 – Yoakum	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (2,067) Boca Raton, FL
December 18, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas State MTE Christmas Classic	L 61–67	6–5	16 – Prenger	8 – Yoakum	5 – 2 Tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (331) Miami, FL
December 19, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Alabama A&M MTE Christmas Classic	W 87–63	7–5	30 – Yoakum	10 – Kone	4 – 2 Tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (321) Miami, FL
December 20, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Chicago State MTE Christmas Classic	W 73–55	8–5	14 – Belloso	9 – Turner	2 – 5 Tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (326) Miami, FL
December 30, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Utah Tech	W 68–62	9–5	19 – Kone	9 – Yoakum	4 – Belloso	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (298) Miami, FL
C-USA regular season
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville State	W 75–50	10–5 (1–0)	28 – Kone	11 – Kone	7 – Hayes	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (478) Miami, FL
January 11, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Mexico State	W 57–52	11–5 (2–0)	18 – Hayes	13 – Kone	3 – Hayes	Pan American Center (846) Las Cruces, NM
January 13, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+		at UTEP	W 83–62	12–5 (3–0)	17 – Trice	9 – Kone	8 – Hayes	Don Haskins Center (978) El Paso, TX
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Liberty	W 70–59	13–5 (4–0)	14 – Kone	9 – 2 Tied	3 – 2 Tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (553) Miami, FL
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Kentucky	W 70–60	14–5 (5–0)	15 – Hayes	10 – Yoakum	3 – 2 Tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (405) Miami, FL
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	L 62–92	14–6 (5–1)	26 – Henderson	8 – Kone	6 – Hayes	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (325) Miami, FL
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	W 73–71	15–6 (6–1)	14 – Hayes	7 – Kone	4 – Hayes	Thomas Assembly Center (1,902) Ruston, LA
February 3, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sam Houston	W 71–65	16–6 (7–1)	24 – Hayes	13 – Kone	4 – Hayes	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (510) Huntsville, TX
February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 54–73	16–7 (7–2)	13 – 2 Tied	7 – Belloso	2 – Belloso	Murphy Center (4,428) Murfreesboro, TN
February 15, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+		Sam Houston	W 64–49	17–7 (8–2)	16 – Hayes	8 – Belloso	5 – Rodriguez Camacho	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (2,084) Miami, FL
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	W 68–51	18–7 (9–2)	13 – 2 Tied	18 – Kone	3 – Hayes	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (419) Miami, FL
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Liberty	L 56–71	18–8 (9–3)	17 – Henderson	6 – Henderson	4 – Hayes	Liberty Arena (1,396) Lynchburg, VA
February 24, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 63–81	18–9 (9–4)	17 – Kone	12 – Kone	3 – 2 Tied	Pete Mathews Coliseum (268) Jacksonville, AL
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	W 71–68	19–9 (10–4)	23 – Henderson	8 – Kone	5 – Hayes	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,153) Bowling Green, KY
March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UTEP	W 88–62	20–9 (11–4)	15 – Hayes	9 – Hayes	7 – Hayes	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (444) Miami, FL
March 9, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		New Mexico State	L 56–65	20–10 (11–5)	18 – Hayes	6 – Kone	3 – Henderson	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (405) Miami, FL
C-USA tournament
March 14, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) New Mexico State Quarterfinals	L 58–63	20–11	18 – Hayes	7 – Henderson	3 – Hayes	Von Braun Center (2,029) Huntsville, AL
WNIT
March 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Stetson First Round	W 60–47	21–11	17 – Hayes	9 – Kone	6 – Trice	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (358) Miami, FL
March 25, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Troy Second Round	L 62–92	21–12	22 – Prenger	15 – Kone	5 – Hayes	Trojan Arena (2,196) Troy, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7][8]

References

1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
2. "FIU Women's Hoops Falls to Charlotte in in[sic] first round of C-USA Tournament, 72-59". FIU Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
3. "2023 Bracket". Women's Basketball Invitational. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
4. "ETSU breaks win record and advances in the WBI with 81-56 win over FIU". Southern Conference. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
5. "Women's Basketball Falls to FIU in Day Two of the WBI Saturday". UIC Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
6. "FIU Women's Hoops Cap Off Season with Win Over North Dakota, 76-73, in the Women's Basketball Invitational". FIU Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
7. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". FIU Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
8. "Florida International Panthers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 27, 2024.