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2023–24 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team

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2023–24 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record22–18 (9–9 A-10)
Head coach
Associate head coachJimmy Colloton
Assistant coaches
  • Kelsey Johnson
  • Tra'Dayja Smith
Home arenaChaifetz Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond 16 2   .889 29 6   .829
VCU 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
Saint Joseph's 15 3   .833 28 6   .824
George Mason 14 4   .778 23 8   .742
Duquesne 13 5   .722 21 13   .618
Rhode Island 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Saint Louis 9 9   .500 22 18   .550
Davidson* 8 10   .444 18 8   .692
Loyola Chicago 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Fordham 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
George Washington 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Dayton 5 13   .278 12 19   .387
La Salle 5 13   .278 8 22   .267
UMass 2 16   .111 5 27   .156
St. Bonaventure 1 17   .056 4 26   .133
* Season cancelled on March 1, 2024.
2024 A10 tournament winner

The 2023–24 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team represented Saint Louis University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Billikens, led by second-year head coach Rebecca Tillett, played their home games at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

Previous season

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The Billikens finished the 2022–23 season 17–18, 10–6 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for third place.[1] They defeated Saint Joseph's,[2] Rhode Island[3] and UMass to win their first-ever A-10 tournament championship, to clinch the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament, their first NCAA tournament appearance in program history.[4] They were placed in the Seattle Regional 3 as the #13 seed, where they were defeated by Tennessee in the first round.[5]

Roster

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2023–24 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Kyla McMakin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Longwood Virginia Beach, VA
G 2 Camreé Clegg 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS St. John's Westland, MI
PG 4 Kennedy Calhoun 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Longwood Harrisburg, NC
PG 10 Isabel Tillett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Longwood Manassas, VA
G 11 Julia Martinez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Loyola Academy Chicago, IL
F 12 Tierra Simon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Pearl River Community College Houston, TX
G 15 Ashleigh Connor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Mt. Lebanon High School Pittsburgh, PA
F 21 Nafatoumata Haidara 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS Chicago State Bamako, Mali
G/F 22 Mia Nicastro 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So St. Charles West High School St. Charles, MO
C 25 Marcavia Shavers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Pearl River Community College Biloxi, MS
F 32 Peyton Kennedy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Boylan Catholic High School Rockford, IL
G/F 35 Bri Johns 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Longwood Alexandria, VA
G 45 Brooklyn Gray 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Wabash Valley College Rockford, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2023

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
November 1, 2023*
5:00 pm
Missouri S&T W 100–65 
 26  Kennedy   10  Martinez   8  Martinez  Chaifetz Arena (237)
St. Louis, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Drake L 66–78  0–1
 20  McMakin   13  Simon   3  McMakin  Chaifetz Arena (602)
St. Louis, MO
November 12, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Missouri W 93–85  1–1
 22  2 tied   7  Simon   11  Martinez  Chaifetz Arena (2,276)
St. Louis, MO
November 15, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Missouri State W 79–67  2–1
 24  Kennedy   10  Shavers   6  Martinez  Chaifetz Arena (923)
St. Louis, MO
November 18, 2023*
6:00 pm
vs. Chaminade
North Shore Showcase
W 109–63  3–1
 19  McMakin   10  Simon   7  2 tied  Cannon Activities Center (157)
Laie, HI
November 20, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Wake Forest
North Shore Showcase
L 66–94  3–2
 26  McMakin   9  Martinez   1  8 tied  Cannon Activities Center (76)
Laie, HI
November 21, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. BYU
North Shore Showcase
L 66–87  3–3
 16  Kennedy   16  Simon   5  Calhoun  Cannon Activities Center (220)
Laie, HI
November 26, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UIC W 79–75  4–3
 29  Kennedy   6  Shavers   5  Calhoun  Chaifetz Arena (527)
St. Louis, MO
December 1, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wichita State L 59–78  4–4
 11  3 tied   9  Shavers   6  Calhoun  Charles Koch Arena (1,155)
Wichita, KS
December 3, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Ball State L 64–71  4–5
 22  McMakin   11  Kennedy   4  McMakin  Chaifetz Arena (812)
St. Louis, MO
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Indiana W 89–53  5–5
 27  McMakin   11  Simon   7  Martinez  Chaifetz Arena (416)
St. Louis, MO
December 9, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Illinois L 67–75  5–6
 15  2 tied   6  Kennedy   5  Calhoun  Banterra Center (600)
Carbondale, IL
December 16, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay L 54–87  5–7
 11  McMakin   5  Simon   5  Martinez  Kress Events Center (1,756)
Green Bay, WI
December 19, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Illinois State L 81–87  5–8
 23  Kennedy   8  Martinez   9  Martinez  CEFCU Arena (1,281)
Normal, IL
A-10 regular season
December 30, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Rhode Island L 58–63  5–9
(0–1)
 14  McMakin   7  Martinez   5  Martinez  Chaifetz Arena (1,247)
St. Louis, MO
January 3, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola Chicago L 72–74  5–10
(0–2)
 19  Gray   14  Simon   13  Martinez  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (613)
Chicago, IL
January 6, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at UMass W 79–75  6–10
(1–2)
 27  McMakin   9  Kennedy   6  Martinez  Mullins Center (955)
Amherst, MA
January 9, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Joseph's L 57–69  6–11
(1–3)
 16  McMakin   8  Shavers   8  Martinez  Chaifetz Arena (276)
St. Louis, MO
January 12, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Dayton W 74–70  7–11
(2–3)
 17  McMakin   5  2 tied   3  Martinez  Chaifetz Arena (2,118)
St. Louis, MO
January 17, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Mason L 61–91  7–12
(2–4)
 13  Kennedy   7  Martinez   8  Martinez  EagleBank Arena (747)
Fairfax, VA
January 20, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Washington W 66–56  8–12
(3–4)
 12  McMakin   8  Simon   9  Martinez  Charles E. Smith Center (342)
Washington, D.C.
January 28, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Richmond L 61–72  8–13
(3–5)
 20  Kennedy   8  2 tied   6  Martinez  Chaifetz Arena (1,112)
St. Louis, MO
January 31, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dayton W 87–61  9–13
(4–5)
 26  McMakin   7  2 tied   5  2 tied  UD Arena (1,879)
Dayton, OH
February 3, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Davidson L 58–66  9–14
(4–6)
 15  Gray   7  Martinez   7  Martinez  John M. Belk Arena (733)
Davidson, NC
February 7, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
VCU L 67–76  9–15
(4–7)
 15  McMakin   5  2 tied   3  Martinez  Chaifetz Arena (7,459)
St. Louis, MO
February 11, 2024
11:00 am, ESPNU
at Rhode Island W 76–73  10–15
(5–7)
 31  Kennedy   4  3 tied   6  Martinez  Ryan Center (1,225)
Kingston, RI
February 14, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola Chicago W 77–68  11–15
(6–7)
 22  Gray   9  Martinez   4  2 tied  Chaifetz Arena (776)
St. Louis, MO
February 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Duquesne L 65–82  11–16
(6–8)
 24  McMakin   8  Martinez   4  Martinez  Chaifetz Arena (1,013)
St. Louis, MO
February 21, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fordham L 64–79  11–17
(6–9)
 24  Kennedy   10  Martinez   7  Martinez  Rose Hill Gymnasium (321)
The Bronx, NY
February 25, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Bonaventure W 83–61  12–17
(7–9)
 30  McMakin   8  Kennedy   6  2 tied  Chaifetz Arena (825)
St. Louis, MO
February 28, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at La Salle W 78–57  13–17
(8–9)
 17  Kennedy   12  Simon   10  Martinez  Tom Gola Arena (234)
Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Davidson W 2–0 Forfeit  13–17
(9–9)
                  Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
March 2, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Knox College W 119–42  14–17
 26  Kennedy   15  Kennedy   11  Martinez  Chaifetz Arena (1,125)
St. Louis, MO
A-10 tournament
March 7, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (10) George Washington
Second round
W 75–68  15–17
 22  McMakin   13  Simon   4  Martinez  Henrico Sports & Events Center 
Henrico, VA
March 8, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (2) VCU
Quarterfinals
W 65–63  16–17
 22  Kennedy   7  2 tied   6  Martinez  Henrico Sports & Events Center 
Henrico, VA
March 9, 2024
12:30 pm, CBSSN
(7) vs. (6) Rhode Island
Semifinals
L 62–68  16–18
 16  Kennedy   7  Kennedy   4  Calhoun  Henrico Sports & Events Center (2,271)
Henrico, VA
WNIT
March 21, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Central Arkansas
First round
W 66–61  17–18
 28  Kennedy   8  McMakin   11  Martinez  Farris Center (625)
Conway, AR
March 24, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Iowa
Second round
W 68–64  18–18
 19  Kennedy   8  2 tied   4  3 tied  Chaifetz Arena (511)
St. Louis, MO
March 29, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Purdue Fort Wayne
Super 16
W 82–78  19–18
 31  Kennedy   11  Simon   8  Martinez  Hilliard Gates Sports Center (767)
Fort Wayne, IN
April 1, 2024*
7:00 pm
at Wisconsin
Great 8
W 65–60  20–18
 18  McMakin   8  Simon   5  Martinez  Kohl Center (2,198)
Madison, WI
April 3, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Vermont
Fab 4
W 57–54  21–18
 23  Kennedy   14  Simon   4  Martinez  Patrick Gym (1,694)
Burlington, VT
April 6, 2024*
2:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Minnesota
Championship
W 69–50  22–18
 20  McMakin   10  Martinez   6  Martinez  First Community Arena (1,545)
Edwardsville, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Billikens Smother Saint Joseph's, Advance to A-10 Semifinals". Saint Louis University. March 3, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Rhode Island women's basketball ousted from Atlantic 10 tournament". The Providence Journal. March 5, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "Saint Louis Topples UMass in OT Thriller, Claims First-Ever A-10 Women's Basketball Title". Atlantic 10. March 5, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Durando, Stu (March 18, 2023). "SLU women's basketball season ends with loss to Tennessee Lady Vols in NCAA Tournament". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Saint Louis University. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  7. ^ "Saint Louis Billikens 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2023.