2023–24 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

2023–24 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
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

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.

Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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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References[edit]

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

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

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v t e Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
Venues	Earl K. Long Gymnasium (1939–1949) Blackham Coliseum (1949–1985) Cajundome (1985–present)
Culture & lore	Cayenne "Ragin' Cajuns Fight Song"
People	Linda Nance (1971–1976) Jill Kelly (1976–1978) Mary Jo Castell (1978–1982) Jim Izard (1982–1983) Ross Cook (1983–1987) Wilo Colon (1987–1988) Mike Doucet (1988–1990) Dwayne Searle (1990–1996) Gay Nix (1996–2002) J. Kelley Hall (2002–2007) Meredith Hall (2006–2007) Errol Rogers (2007–2012) Garry Brodhead (2012– )
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Previous season[edit]

Roster[edit]

Schedule and results[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]