2023–24 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

2023–24 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
2023–24 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–12 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach	Johnnie Harris (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Fred Williams; Damitria Buchanan; Savannah Carter; Ketara Chapel; Alex Stewart;
Home arena	Neville Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	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 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, were led by third-year head coach Johnnie Harris, will play their home games at Neville Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season[edit]

The Tigers finished the season 16–15 (5–11 SEC) to finish in a tie for tenth in the SEC and received a bid to the WNIT, where they lost to Clemson in the second round.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Auburn Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref
Amoura Graves	0	G/F	6'0"	Sophomore	Ponchatoula, LA	Left team
Mya Pratcher	1	F	6'1"	Freshman	Memphis, TN	Transferred to Jackson State	^[1]
Sania Wells	2	G	5'7"	Senior	Moss Point, MS	Transferred to Louisiana–Monroe	^[2]
Jakayla Johnson	3	G	5'9"	Junior	Clinton, MS	Transferred to Louisiana–Monroe	^[3]
Aicha Coulibaly	5	G	6'0"	Junior	Bamako, Mali	Transferred to Texas A&M	^[4]
Romi Levy	11	F	6'3"	Junior	Herzliya, Israel	Transferred to South Florida	^[5]
Kharyssa Richardson	33	F	6'2"	Freshman	Douglasville, GA	Transferred to Ole Miss	^[6]
Precious Johnson	51	C	6'5"	Junior	Baytown, TX	Left team

2023 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Yakiya Milton F	Jacksonville, FL	Mandarin HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Yakiya Milton F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Savannah Scott C	Conway, AR	Conway HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Savannah Scott C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Timya Thurman C	Linden, AL	Linden HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Timya Thurman C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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 transfer[edit]

Auburn Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Celia Sumbane	1	F	6'2"	Junior	Maputo, Mozambique	South Plains College
JaMya Mingo-Young	2	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Bogalusa, LA	Alabama
McKenna Eddings	3	G	6'0"	Junior	Williamsburg, VA	Moberly Area Community College
Taylen Collins	14	F	6'1"	Senior	Muldrow, OK	Oklahoma State
Kionna Gaines	15	G	5'9"	Junior	Columbus, GA	Clemson
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Roster[edit]

2023–24 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Yakiya Milton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Mandarin HS	Jacksonville, FL
F	1	Celia Sumbane	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Quinta dos Lombos South Plains College	Maputo, Mozambique
G	2	JaMya Mingo-Young	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Loranger HS Alabama	Bogalusa, LA
G	3	McKenna Eddings	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Warhill HS Moberly Area CC	Williamsburg, VA
G	4	Kaitlyn Duhon	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Summer Creek HS	Houston, TX
G	5	Sydney Shaw	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	DME Academy	Miami, FL
G	12	Mar'shaun Bostic	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Vashon HS	St. Louis, MO
F	14	Taylen Collins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Muldrow HS Oklahoma State	Muldrow, OK
G	15	Kionna Gaines	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Carver HS Clemson	Columbus, GA
C	20	Oyindamola Akinbolawa	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Zenith League	Lagos, Nigeria
G	21	Audia Young	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Fr	FSU School	Tallahassee, FL
G	23	Honesty Scott-Grayson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Riverdale Baptist School Baylor	Brick, NJ
G	24	Carsen McFadden	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Lovejoy HS	Fairview, TX
C	30	Savannah Scott	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Conway HS	Conway, AR
C	32	Timya Thurman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Linden HS	Linden, AL

Head coach

Johnnie Harris (Arkansas Baptist)

Assistant coach(es)

Fred Williams (Boise State)
Damitria Buchanan (Texas A&M)
Savannah Carter (Mississippi State)
Ketara Chapel (Mississippi State)
Alex Stewart (Georgia Tech)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
October 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		West Georgia	W 77–49		15 – Collins	8 – Mingo-Young	5 – Bostic	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		Columbus State	W 94–65		20 – Scott-Grayson	10 – Duhon	5 – Bostic	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Jacksonville State	W 78–49	1–0	14 – Scott-Grayson	8 – Scott	4 – Shaw	Neville Arena (2,232) Auburn, AL
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Louisiana	W 60–54	2–0	16 – Scott	14 – Collins	3 – Collins	Neville Arena (2,225) Auburn, AL
November 12, 2023* 4:00 p.m., BTN		at Rutgers	W 76–56	3–0	21 – Scott	11 – Scott	4 – Scott–Grayson	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,619) Piscataway, NJ
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		California	L 53–67	3–1	18 – Scott–Grayson	9 – Scott–Grayson	5 – Mingo–Young	Neville Arena (2,559) Auburn, AL
November 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		at UCF	L 53–60	3–2	17 – Shaw	8 – Collins	4 – Mingo–Young	Addition Financial Arena (1,180) Orlando, FL
November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Alabama A&M	W 68–45	4–2	15 – Shaw	10 – Collins	3 – Mingo–Young	Neville Arena (2,427) Auburn, AL
November 30, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SECN		Clemson ACC–SEC Challenge	W 83–53	5–2	18 – Scott–Grayson	6 – Shaw	5 – Scott–Grayson	Neville Arena (2,388) Auburn, AL
December 3, 2023* 2:30 p.m.		at UAB	W 72–62	6–2	22 – Scott–Grayson	8 – Collins	4 – Scott–Grayson	Bartow Arena (861) Birmingham, AL
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m.		at Little Rock	W 58–45	7–2	12 – Scott-Grayson	8 – Collins	4 – Mingo-Young	Jack Stephens Center (1,378) Little Rock, AR
December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Alabama State	W 94–37	8–2	24 – Scott-Grayson	7 – Sumbane	6 – Mingo-Young	Neville Arena (2,246) Auburn, AL
December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Norfolk State	W 67–39	9–2	16 – Mingo-Young	5 – Tied	4 – Mingo-Young	Neville Arena (2,396) Auburn, AL
December 20, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Washington State	W 69–62	10–2	17 – Scott-Grayson	7 – Mingo-Young	7 – Mingo-Young	Neville Arena (2,341) Auburn, AL
December 31, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		North Alabama	W 79–58	11–2	14 – Eddings	10 – Mingo-Young	7 – Mingo-Young	Neville Arena (2,422) Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Tennessee	L 67–75	11–3 (0–1)	17 – Bostic	6 – Collins	2 – Tied	Neville Arena (2,928) Auburn, AL
January 7, 2024 3:00 p.m., SECN		at Texas A&M	L 44–66	11–4 (0–2)	15 – Scott-Grayson	8 – Mingo-Young	3 – Mingo-Young	Reed Arena (5,953) College Station, TX
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN+		at Ole Miss	L 55–58	11–5 (0–3)	16 – Scott-Grayson	6 – Akinbolawa	2 – Bostic	SJB Pavilion (2,350) Oxford, MS
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 7 LSU	W 67–62	12–5 (1–3)	21 – Scott-Grayson	6 – Collins	5 – Mingo-Young	Neville Arena (7,720) Auburn, AL
January 18, 2024 6:30 p.m., SECN+		at Vanderbilt	L 50–53	12–6 (1–4)	15 – Scott-Grayson	9 – Collins	6 – Scott-Grayson	Memorial Gymnasium (1,848) Nashville, TN
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Alabama	W 78–65	13–6 (2–4)	19 – Scott-Grayson	9 – Mingo-Young	4 – Tied	Neville Arena (6,075) Auburn, AL
January 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN		Georgia	W 67–49	14–6 (3–4)	21 – Scott-Grayson	6 – Scott-Grayson	4 – Bostic	Neville Arena (3,165) Auburn, AL
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN+		No. 1 South Carolina	L 54–76	14–7 (3–5)	31 – Scott-Grayson	6 – Collins	4 – Mingo-Young	Neville Arena (4,814) Auburn, AL
February 4, 2024 5:00 p.m., SECN		at Arkansas	L 72–74	14–8 (3–6)	27 – Scott-Grayson	11 – Collins	5 – Bostic	Bud Walton Arena (4,450) Fayetteville, AR
February 11, 2024 3:00 p.m., SECN		at Missouri	W 70–59	15–8 (4–6)	24 – Scott-Grayson	11 – Mingo-Young	5 – Mingo-Young	Mizzou Arena (4,480) Columbia, MO
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN		Kentucky	W 78–50	16–8 (5–6)	22 – Scott-Grayson	11 – Collins	6 – Mingo-Young	Neville Arena (2,653) Auburn, AL
February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN+		at Alabama	L 61–67	16–9 (5–7)	15 – Scott-Grayson	7 – Collins	6 – Mingo-Young	Coleman Coliseum (3,569) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 22, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 13 LSU	L 66–71	16–10 (5–8)	28 – Scott-Grayson	6 – Mingo-Young	3 – Bostic	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,453) Baton Rouge, LA
February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Texas A&M	W 57–41	17–10 (6–8)	10 – Tied	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	Neville Arena (3,760) Auburn, AL
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Mississippi State	W 77–60	18–10 (7–8)	32 – Scott-Grayson	8 – Mingo-Young	7 – Mingo-Young	Neville Arena (2,818) Auburn, AL
March 3, 2024 11:00 a.m., SECN		at Florida	W 77–74	19–10 (8–8)	18 – Bostic	7 – Scott	9 – Bostic	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
SEC Tournament
March 7, 2024 5:00 p.m., SECN	(7)	vs. (10) Arkansas Second Round	W 67–48	20–10	11 – Tied	8 – Mingo-Young	8 – Mingo-Young	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,187) Greenville, SC
March 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., SECN	(7)	vs. (2) No. 8 LSU Quarterfinals	L 48–78	20–11	15 – Eddings	6 – Collins	3 – Shaw	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,377) Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	(11 P3)	vs. (11 P3) Arizona First Four	L 59–69	20–12	13 – Scott-Grayson	4 – Tied	6 – Bostic	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (533) Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P3=Portland 3. All times are in Central Time. ^[8]

References[edit]

^ "Auburn transfer Mya Pratcher commits to Jackson State women's basketball". clarionledger.com. April 20, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ "ULM Women's Basketball Finalizes 2023-24 Roster". ulmwarhawks.com. September 22, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ "ULM Women's Basketball Adds Auburn Transfer Johnson to 2023-24 Roster". ulmwarhawks.com. April 25, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ "All-SEC Veteran Aicha Coulibaly Joins Aggie Women's Basketball". 12thman.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ "Live updates: USF women's basketball transfer portal update". usforacle.com. April 20, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ "Damage Done, Ole Miss Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Additions". olemisssports.com. May 8, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ "Auburn women's basketball adds six for 2023-24; eight total newcomers". auburntigers.com. May 6, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
^ "Auburn women's basketball announces 2023-24 schedule". auburntigers.com. September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.

[1] "Auburn transfer Mya Pratcher commits to Jackson State women's basketball". clarionledger.com. April 20, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[2] "ULM Women's Basketball Finalizes 2023-24 Roster". ulmwarhawks.com. September 22, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[3] "ULM Women's Basketball Adds Auburn Transfer Johnson to 2023-24 Roster". ulmwarhawks.com. April 25, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[4] "All-SEC Veteran Aicha Coulibaly Joins Aggie Women's Basketball". 12thman.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[5] "Live updates: USF women's basketball transfer portal update". usforacle.com. April 20, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[6] "Damage Done, Ole Miss Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Additions". olemisssports.com. May 8, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[7] "Auburn women's basketball adds six for 2023-24; eight total newcomers". auburntigers.com. May 6, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.

[8] "Auburn women's basketball announces 2023-24 schedule". auburntigers.com. September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.

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