2023–24 LSU Tigers women's basketball team

2023–24 LSU Tigers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
Record31–6 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Starkey
  • Daphne Mitchell
  • Gary Redus II
  • Kaylin Rice
  • Joe Schwartz
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 16 0   1.000 38 0   1.000
No. 6 LSU 13 3   .813 31 6   .838
Ole Miss 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
Alabama 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Tennessee 10 6   .625 20 13   .606
Vanderbilt 9 7   .563 23 10   .697
Mississippi State 8 8   .500 23 12   .657
Auburn 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Texas A&M 6 10   .375 19 13   .594
Arkansas 6 10   .375 18 15   .545
Florida 5 11   .313 16 16   .500
Kentucky 4 12   .250 12 20   .375
Georgia 3 13   .188 12 18   .400
Missouri 2 14   .125 11 19   .367
2024 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 LSU Tigers women's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by third-year head coach Kim Mulkey, and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the season 34–2 (15–1 SEC) to finish in second in the SEC. The Tigers won the NCAA tournament, 102–85, against Iowa. The championship was the first in program history and Kim Mulkey's fourth championship as a head coach.

Offseason

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Departures

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LSU Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Ref
LaDazhia Williams 0 F 6'4" Graduate Student Bradenton, FL Graduated
Jasmine Carson 2 G 5'10" Graduate Student Memphis, TN Graduated
Emily Ward 11 F 5'11" Senior Bossier City, LA Graduated
Alisa Williams 15 F 6'2" Freshman Denton, TX Transferred to Iowa State [1]
Alexis Morris 45 G 5'6" Senior Beaumont, TX Graduated

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mikaylah Williams
G
Bossier City, LA Parkway HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Aalyah Del Rosario
C
The Bronx, NY The Webb School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Angelica Velez
G
The Bronx, NY The Webb School 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Janae Kent
G
Oak Forest, IL Oak Forest HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:

Incoming transfers

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LSU Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Hailey Van Lith 11 G 5'7" Graduate Student Wenatchee, WA Louisville
Aneesah Morrow 24 G 6'1" Junior Chicago, IL DePaul
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Roster

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2023–24 LSU Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Angelica Velez 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr The Webb School The Bronx, NY United States New York (state)
F 2 Amani Bartlett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Houston Christian HS Cleveland, TX United States Texas
G 4 Flau'jae Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Sprayberry HS Savannah, GA United States Georgia (U.S. state)
F 5 Sa'Myah Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So DeSoto HS DeSoto, TX United States Texas
F 10 Angel Reese 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Saint Frances Academy
Maryland
Baltimore, MD United States Maryland
G 11 Hailey Van Lith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Cashmere HS
Louisville
Wenatchee, WA United States Washington (state)
G 12 Mikaylah Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Parkway HS Bossier City, LA United States Louisiana
G 13 Last-Tear Poa 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr UC Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra
Northwest Florida State College
Melbourne, Australia Australia Victoria (state)
G 14 Izzy Besselman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Episcopal School Baton Rouge, LA United States Louisiana
G 20 Janae Kent 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Oak Forest HS Oak Forest, IL United States Illinois
C 23 Aalyah Del Rosario 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr The Webb School The Bronx, NY United States New York (state)
G 24 Aneesah Morrow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Simeon Career Academy
DePaul
Chicago, IL United States Illinois
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 1 East Texas Baptist W 99–26 
 18  Johnson   12  Smith   3  Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,771)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 1 Loyola New Orleans W 121–36 
 20  Williams   14  Smith   6  Poole  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,605)
Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:30 p.m., TNT
No. 1 vs. No. 20 Colorado
Naismith Hall of Fame Series
L 78–92  0–1
 17  Williams   12  Reese   7  Van Lith  T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 1 Queens W 112–55  1–1
 28  Reese   14  Reese   5  Poa  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,371)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 1 Mississippi Valley State W 109–47  2–1
 21  Smith   11  Smith   6  Van Lith  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,720)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 14, 2023*
11:00 a.m., SECN+
No. 7 Kent State W 109–79  3–1
 42  Williams   11  Smith   5  Van Lith  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,117)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 7 at Southeastern Louisiana W 73–50  4–1
 17  Johnson   10  Morrow   3  Tied  Pride Roofing University Center (7,500)
Hammond, LA
November 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 7 Texas Southern W 106–47  5–1
 17  Johnson   8  Johnson   5  Van Lith  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,787)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 24, 2023*
12:30 p.m., FloHoops
No. 7 vs. Niagara
Cayman Islands Classic
W 99–65  6–1
 28  Morrow   10  Morrow   7  Van Lith  John Gray Gymnasium (300)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2023*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 7 vs. Virginia
Cayman Islands Classic
W 76–73  7–1
 37  Morrow   16  Morrow   5  Tied  John Gray Gymnasium (1,650)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 30, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 7т No. 9 Virginia Tech
ACC–SEC Challenge
W 82–64  8–1
 20  Williams   15  Morrow   5  Williams  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,790)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 7 Louisiana W 83–53  9–1
 27  Morrow   11  Williams   7  Poa  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,794)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 12, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 7 McNeese W 133–44  10–1
 27  Del Rosario   11  Reese   6  Williams  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,653)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SECN
No. 7 Northwestern State W 81–36  11–1
 25  Reese   14  Tied   5  Johnson  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,432)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 20, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 7 at Coppin State W 80–48  12–1
 26  Reese   13  Morrow   8  Poa  Physical Education Complex (4,100)
Baltimore, MD
December 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 7 Jacksonville W 110–68  13–1
 20  Tied   20  Reese   7  Poa  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,347)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC regular season
January 4, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 7 Missouri W 92–72  14–1
(1–0)
 25  Morrow   13  Reese   7  Williams  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,286)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 7, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN
No. 7 at Ole Miss W 84–73  15–1
(2–0)
 21  Reese   9  Reese   4  Tied  SJB Pavilion (9,074)
Oxford, MS
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 7 Texas A&M W 87–70  16–1
(3–0)
 21  Morrow   18  Reese   7  Reese  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,536)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 14, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 7 at Auburn L 62–67  16–2
(3–1)
 24  Reese   15  Morrow   5  Williams  Neville Arena (7,720)
Auburn, AL
January 18, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 10 at Alabama W 78–58  17–2
(4–1)
 20  Tied   17  Reese   4  Van Lith  Coleman Coliseum (5,575)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 21, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 10 Arkansas W 99–68  18–2
(5–1)
 21  Williams   17  Reese   6  Van Lith  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,873)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 9 No. 1 South Carolina
College GameDay
L 70–76  18–3
(5–2)
 16  Morrow   10  Morrow   6  Williams  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,205)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 9 at Mississippi State L 73–77  18–4
(5–3)
 20  Reese   18  Reese   3  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (9,121)
Starkville, MS
February 4, 2024
1:00 p.m., SECN
No. 9 Florida W 106–66  19–4
(6–3)
 21  Williams   20  Morrow   6  Reese  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,707)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 8, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 13 at Vanderbilt W 85–62  20–4
(7–3)
 17  Johnson   16  Reese   2  Tied  Memorial Gymnasium (6,354)
Nashville, TN
February 11, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 13 Alabama W 85–66  21–4
(8–3)
 27  Reese   19  Reese   6  Reese  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,228)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 19, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN
No. 13 at Texas A&M W 81–58  22–4
(9–3)
 25  Morrow   15  Morrow   6  Johnson  Reed Arena (6,908)
College Station, TX
February 22, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 13 Auburn W 71–66  23–4
(10–3)
 25  Reese   20  Reese   4  Van Lith  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,453)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 25, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN
No. 13 at Tennessee W 75–60  24–4
(11–3)
 26  Van Lith   15  Reese   5  Williams  Thompson–Boling Arena (15,261)
Knoxville, TN
February 29, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 9 at Georgia W 80–54  25–4
(12–3)
 18  Van Lith   15  Reese   5  Morrow  Stegeman Coliseum (7,406)
Athens, GA
March 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., SECN
No. 9 Kentucky W 77–56  26–4
(13–3)
 22  Reese   14  Reese   6  Poa  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,044)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
March 8, 2024
5:00 p.m., SECN
(2) No. 8 vs. (7) Auburn
Quarterfinals
W 78–48  27–4
 25  Johnson   11  Reese   3  Reese  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,377)
Greenville, SC
March 9, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(2) No. 8 vs. (3) Ole Miss
Semifinals
W 75–67  28–4
 21  Tied   17  Reese   4  Tied  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (12,784)
Greenville, SC
March 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN
(2) No. 8 vs. (1) No. 1 South Carolina
Championship
L 72–79  28–5
 19  Morrow   13  Reese   3  Van Lith  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (13,163)
Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN
(3 A2) No. 8 (14 A2) Rice
First round
W 70–60  29–5
 15  Morrow   19  Reese   4  Johnson  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,957)
Baton Rouge, LA
March 24, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ABC
(3 A2) No. 8 (11 A2) Middle Tennessee
Second round
W 83–56  30–5
 21  Johnson   13  Morrow   5  Poa  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,632)
Baton Rouge, LA
March 30, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ABC
(3 A2) No. 8 vs. (2 A2) No. 6 UCLA
Sweet Sixteen
W 78–69  31–5
 24  Johnson   12  Johnson   5  Van Lith  MVP Arena 
Albany, NY
April 1, 2024*
6:15 p.m., ESPN
(3 A2) No. 8 vs. (1 A2) No. 2 Iowa
Elite Eight
L 87–94  31–6
 23  Johnson   20  Reese   4  Reese  MVP Arena 
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A2=Albany 2.
All times are in Central Time.
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP1 (35)77777777109913131398886
Coaches1 (29)555466654991112111075667

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Iowa State Adds Williams to 2023-24 Roster". cyclones.com. June 14, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Hailey Van Lith Transfers To LSU". lsusports.net. April 28, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "SEC Announces Women's Basketball Conference Schedule". lsusports.net. September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.