2023–24 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

2023–24 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball
2023–24 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	7–10 (0–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Yolisha Jackson (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Eryc Pittman; Colby Davis; Brooke LeMar;
Home arena	Mitchell Center

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marshall	5	–	0	1.000	11	–	5	.688
James Madison	4	–	1	.800	12	–	5	.706
Old Dominion	4	–	1	.800	12	–	3	.800
Troy	4	–	1	.800	7	–	8	.467
Georgia Southern	3	–	2	.600	13	–	4	.765
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	2	.600	11	–	5	.688
Georgia State	3	–	2	.600	9	–	6	.600
Arkansas State	3	–	3	.500	9	–	7	.563
Appalachian State	2	–	3	.400	8	–	8	.500
Louisiana	2	–	3	.400	6	–	8	.429
Texas State	1	–	4	.200	10	–	7	.588
Southern Miss	1	–	4	.200	8	–	7	.533
Coastal Carolina	1	–	4	.200	7	–	11	.389
South Alabama	0	–	6	.000	7	–	11	.389

† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner As of January 17, 2024

The 2023–24 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team represents the University of South Alabama during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by first-year head coach Yolisha Jackson, will play all home games at the Mitchell Center along with the South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2022–23 season with a record of 7–23 overall and 3–15 in conference play. They lost to Georgia State in the first round of their conference tournament. They did not advance to postseason play.

On March 24, former South Florida coach Yolisha Jackson was hired to become the head coach of South Alabama.^[1]

Roster

2023–24 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Chrysta Narcisse	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Lafayette HS	Lafayette, Louisiana
C	1	Zena Elias	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Sr	Countryside HS Buffalo	Clearwater, Florida
G	2	Kelsey Thompson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Davidson HS	Mobile, Alabama
F	3	Naomi Smitherman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Ramsay HS	Birmingham, Alabama
G	4	Michiyah Simmons	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Blanche Ely HS	Pompano Beach, Florida
G	5	Camryn Berry	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Luella HS	Atlanta, Georgia
F	6	Kamaria Gipson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	A. C. Jones HS UT Arlington	Beeville, Texas
G	7	Tyrielle Williams	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Ursuline Academy	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	10	Janelle Jones	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	B. T. Washington HS	Pensacola, Florida
G	11	Nadia Howard	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Grayson HS	Grayson, Georgia
F	14	Kiana Anderson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Warren Easton Charter HS Trinity Valley CC	New Orleans, Louisiana
C	20	Cheyenne Pearson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Clay-Chalkville HS	Trussville, Alabama
G	22	Rachel Leggett	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Navarre HS	Navarre, Florida
G	24	Jordan Rosier	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Florida State University HS	Tallahassee, Florida
C	30	Debbie Reese	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	Lincoln Park Academy	Fort Pierce, Florida
F	33	Emani Burks	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Palm Bay Magnet HS	Melbourne, Florida

Head coach

Yolisha Jackson (Jacksonville)

Assistant coach(es)

Eryc Pittman (Hampton)
Colby Davis (South Alabama)
Brooke LeMar (North Dakota State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 30 October 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	West Alabama	W 70–30		12 – Tied	8 – Burks	7 – Thompson	Mitchell Center (340) Mobile, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Mobile	W 74–61	1–0	19 – Thompson	12 – Anderson	5 – Thompson	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Michigan MAC-SBC Challenge	W 77–55	2–0	16 – Elias	9 – Elias	4 – Williams	Mitchell Center (415) Mobile, AL
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tougaloo	W 93–57	3–0	17 – Leggett	9 – Thompson	5 – Thompson	Mitchell Center (302) Mobile, AL
November 19, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 12 Florida State	L 45–80	3–1	11 – Williams	12 – Elias	4 – Williams	Donald L. Tucker Center (1,889) Tallahassee, FL
November 24, 2023* 12:00 p.m.	vs. Nevada University of Denver Classic	L 62–73	3–2	19 – Rosier	8 – Leggett	3 – Tied	Magness Arena (156) Denver, CO
November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m.	vs. Denver University of Denver Classic	W 62–53	4–2	14 – Thompson	10 – Elias	2 – Tied	Magness Arena (612) Denver, CO
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Orleans	W 80–63	5–2	18 – Thompson	13 – Thompson	7 – Thompson	Mitchell Center (380) Mobile, AL
December 4, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Nicholls	L 58–61	5–3	16 – Rosier	10 – Elias	4 – Williams	Mitchell Center (329) Mobile, AL
December 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m.	at Florida A&M	W 68–65	6–3	14 – Thompson	8 – Anderson	4 – Simmons	Al Lawson Center (247) Tallahassee, FL
December 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana	W 67–60	7–3	16 – Simmons	9 – Burks	3 – Tied	Pride Roofing University Center (629) Hammond, LA
December 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Ole Miss	L 41–64	7–4	12 – Leggett	7 – Anderson	4 – Simmons	Mitchell Center (617) Mobile, AL
December 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana Tech	L 34–68	7–5	8 – Thompson	9 – Elias	1 – Tied	Mitchell Center (294) Mobile, AL
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Old Dominion	L 56–62	7–6 (0–1)	13 – Leggett	9 – Elias	2 – Tied	Mitchell Center (326) Mobile, AL
January 4, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Marshall	L 64–90	7–7 (0–2)	15 – Howard	6 – Elias	3 – Thompson	Cam Henderson Center (999) Huntington, WV
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Appalachian State	L 49–96	7–8 (0–3)	11 – Simmons	10 – Elias	2 – Tied	Holmes Center (362) Boone, NC
January 11, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe	L 51–67	7–9 (0–4)	15 – Rosier	9 – Tied	2 – Jones	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,007) Monroe, LA
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Miss	L 69–77	7–10 (0–5)	20 – Thompson	5 – Thompson	3 – Rosier	Reed Green Coliseum (1,586) Hattiesburg, MS
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Arkansas State						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia State						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
January 25, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Texas State						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Miss						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
January 31, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas State						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
February 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at James Madison						Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 10, 2024 TBA	TBA MAC-SBC Challenge						TBA TBA
February 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia Southern						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Troy						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
February 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
March 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Troy						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
Sun Belt tournament
March 5, 2024 TBA	vs. TBD						Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source: South Alabama Athletics^[2]

References

↑ Stephenson, Creg (March 24, 2023). "Yolisha Jackson hired as South Alabama women's basketball coach". Al.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of South Alabama. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

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[1] Stephenson, Creg (March 24, 2023). "Yolisha Jackson hired as South Alabama women's basketball coach". Al.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

[2] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of South Alabama. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

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