2023–24 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team

2023–24 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball
2023–24 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball
AAC regular season co-champions
WBIT, First Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	23–9 (13–5 AAC)
Head coach	Jason Burton (1st season);
Associate head coach	Britney Brown
Assistant coaches	Dr. Leah Foster; Durmon Jennings; Princess Davis;
Home arena	The Super Pit
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tulsa	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
North Texas	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
Temple	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
UTSA	10	–	8	.556	18	–	15	.545
South Florida	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Charlotte	9	–	9	.500	16	–	15	.516
UAB	9	–	9	.500	18	–	14	.563
Memphis	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
East Carolina	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Rice †	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
SMU	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12	.333	11	–	19	.367
Wichita State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	22	.313
Tulane	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375

† 2024 AAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by first-year head coach Jason Burton, played their home games at the UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas as first year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Mean Green finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 8–12 in C-USA play to finish in seventh place.^[1] As the #7 seed in the C-USA tournament, they were upset by #10 seed UAB in the first round.^[2] This was the Mean Green's final season as members of Conference USA, as they moved to the American Athletic Conference effective July 1, 2023.^[3]

On March 20, 2023, it was announced that head coach Jalie Mitchell would be leaving the program after eight seasons at the helm.^[4] A week later, on March 27, the school hired Texas A&M–Commerce head coach Jason Burton as the Mean Green's new head coach.^[5]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Sophie Benharouga	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Morehead State	Grenoble, France
G	2	Ereauna Hardaway	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Jonesboro High School	Jonesboro, Arkansas
G	3	Desiree Wooten	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Fr	Mansfield Timberview High School	Dallas, Texas
G	4	Jaaucklyn Moore	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Incarnate Word	Round Rock, Texas
G	5	Breanna Davis	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Red Oak High School	Red Oak, Texas
F	10	DesiRay Kernal	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Texas A&M–Commerce	Newton, Kansas
G	11	Jahcelyn Hartfield	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Fr	South Grand Prairie High School	Grand Prairie, Texas
G	12	Dyani Robinson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Texas A&M–Commerce	Cypress, Texas
G	14	Maddie Cleary	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Prosper High School	Prosper, Texas
G	20	Shamaryah Duncan	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Wichita State	Waco, Texas
F	21	Jaylen Mallard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	South Alabama	Little Rock, Arkansas
G/F	23	Shadasia Brackens	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Fairfield High School	Fairfield, Texas
F	24	Tommisha Lampkin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Mansfield Summit High School	Mansfield, Texas
F	35	Aniyah Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Red Oak High School	Killeen, Texas

Head coach

Jason Burton (Austin College)

Assistant coach(es)

Britney Brown (Oklahoma)
Dr. Leah Foster (St. Edward's)
Durmon Jennings (Indianapolis)
Princess Davis (Texas A&M–Commerce)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 13, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 6:30 pm		Oklahoma Christian	W 100–63	–	18 – Lampkin	9 – Lampkin	5 – Hardaway	The Super Pit (1,428) Denton, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		UNT Dallas	W 117–42	1–0	18 – Moore	11 – Johnson	8 – Hardaway	The Super Pit (1,508) Denton, TX
November 9, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Grambling State	W 83–60	2–0	24 – Moore	11 – Kernal	4 – 2 Tied	The Super Pit (1,645) Denton, TX
November 12, 2023* 2:00 pm, SECN+		at Texas A&M	L 55–74	2–1	16 – Moore	8 – Lampkin	3 – Hardaway	Reed Arena (3,094) College Station, TX
November 16, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	W 78–55	3–1	17 – Kernal	14 – Kernal	6 – Robinson	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,126) Nacogdoches, TX
November 19, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	W 79–73	4–1	19 – Lampkin	4 – 2 Tied	5 – Hardaway	Banterra Center (500) Carbondale, IL
November 24, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Samford Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic	W 71–59	5–1	17 – 2 Tied	15 – Kernal	6 – Wooten	Reed Green Coliseum (1,366) Hattiesburg, MS
November 25, 2023* 8:00 am, ESPN+		vs. North Dakota Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic	W 71–50	6–1	16 – Moore	10 – 2 Tied	3 – Robinson	Reed Green Coliseum (56) Hattiesburg, MS
December 1, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Pepperdine	W 74–57	7–1	28 – Lampkin	9 – Kernal	3 – 3 Tied	The Super Pit (1,549) Denton, TX
December 6, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 73–66	8–1	28 – Kernal	12 – Kernal	2 – Wooten	The Super Pit (2,319) Denton, TX
December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Alcorn State	W 84–50	9–1	19 – 2 Tied	10 – Kernal	5 – Robinson	The Super Pit (1,375) Denton, TX
December 17, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana	W 71–48	10–1	18 – Kernal	6 – Kernal	4 – 2 Tied	Cajundome (816) Lafayette, LA
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana State	L 58–71	10–2	18 – Lampkin	6 – Kernal	3 – Wooten	Worthington Arena (1,396) Bozeman, MT
AAC regular season
December 30, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charlotte	L 64–74	10–3 (0–1)	18 – Lampkin	6 – Lampkin	7 – Hardaway	Dale F. Halton Arena (686) Charlotte, NC
January 2, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Temple	W 74–63	11–3 (1–1)	20 – Lampkin	10 – Lampkin	5 – Duncan	Liacouras Center (871) Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	W 86–52	12–3 (2–1)	22 – Robinson	7 – Brackens	5 – Robinson	The Super Pit (1,368) Denton, TX
January 14, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Wichita State	W 72–68	13–3 (3–1)	21 – Kernal	9 – Kernal	4 – Robinson	The Super Pit (1,445) Denton, TX
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at SMU	W 76–61	14–3 (4–1)	15 – Kernal	10 – Kernal	4 – Robinson	Moody Coliseum (902) University Park, TX
January 20, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Florida	W 65–61	15–3 (5–1)	20 – Kernal	8 – Lampkin	4 – Robinson	Yuengling Center (2,516) Tampa, FL
January 24, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Tulane	W 77–70 ^OT	16–3 (6–1)	19 – Kernal	15 – Lampkin	5 – Kernal	The Super Pit (1,667) Denton, TX
January 28, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UAB	W 87–72	17–3 (7–1)	28 – Kernal	9 – Kernal	3 – Kernal	The Super Pit (1,592) Denton, TX
January 31, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at UTSA	L 67–75	17–4 (7–2)	18 – Robinson	9 – Robinson	3 – Kernal	Convocation Center (924) San Antonio, TX
February 4, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulsa	L 74–79	17–5 (7–3)	29 – Lampkin	13 – Lampkin	5 – Hardaway	Reynolds Center (1,792) Tulsa, OK
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		SMU	W 78–65	18–5 (8–3)	22 – Robinson	10 – Lampkin	6 – Robinson	The Super Pit (1,878) Denton, TX
February 14, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	W 67–57	19–5 (9–3)	20 – Lampkin	12 – Lampkin	3 – Hardaway	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (212) Boca Raton, FL
February 18, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UTSA	L 63–66	19–6 (9–4)	16 – Kernal	12 – Kernal	1 – 7 Tied	The Super Pit (1,826) Denton, TX
February 21, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Charlotte	L 69–70 ^OT	19–7 (9–5)	14 – 2 Tied	12 – Lampkin	5 – Kernal	The Super Pit (1,457) Denton, TX
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UAB	W 95–77	20–7 (10–5)	25 – Lampkin	13 – Kernal	7 – Kernal	Bartow Arena (516) Birmingham, AL
February 27, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		East Carolina	W 93–91 ^4OT	21–7 (11–5)	23 – Lampkin	19 – Kernal	5 – Kernal	The Super Pit (1,542) Denton, TX
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rice	W 63–54	22–7 (12–5)	22 – Kernal	10 – Kernal	5 – Wooten	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,071) Houston, TX
March 5, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Memphis	W 78–66	23–7 (13–5)	25 – Kernal	10 – Kernal	3 – 2 Tied	The Super Pit (2,528) Denton, TX
AAC Women's Tournament
March 11, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (10) Rice Quarterfinals	L 59–61	23–8	15 – Robinson	10 – Lampkin	5 – Kernal	Dickies Arena (1,602) Fort Worth, TX
WBIT
March 21, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at (3) TCU First Round	L 58–67	23–9	24 – Lampkin	10 – Lampkin	4 – Robinson	Schollmaier Arena (1,634) Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

References[edit]

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "Women's Basketball Falls to UAB in Opening Round of C-USA Tournament". University of North Texas Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "American Athletic Conference Welcomes Six New Members". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "Jalie Mitchell out as UNT women's basketball coach". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "North Texas hires Jason Burton as women's basketball coach". AP News. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of North Texas Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "North Texas Mean Green 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "Montana State 71-58 North Texas (Dec 21, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ "Charlotte 74-64 North Texas (Dec 30, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ "North Texas 74-63 Temple (Jan 2, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ "North Texas 86-52 Florida Atlantic (Jan 7, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ "North Texas 72-68 Wichita State (Jan 14, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ "North Texas 76-61 SMU (Jan 17, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[2] "Women's Basketball Falls to UAB in Opening Round of C-USA Tournament". University of North Texas Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[3] "American Athletic Conference Welcomes Six New Members". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[4] "Jalie Mitchell out as UNT women's basketball coach". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[5] "North Texas hires Jason Burton as women's basketball coach". AP News. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[6] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of North Texas Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[7] "North Texas Mean Green 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[8] "Montana State 71-58 North Texas (Dec 21, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[9] "Charlotte 74-64 North Texas (Dec 30, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[10] "North Texas 74-63 Temple (Jan 2, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[11] "North Texas 86-52 Florida Atlantic (Jan 7, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[12] "North Texas 72-68 Wichita State (Jan 14, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[13] "North Texas 76-61 SMU (Jan 17, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

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