2023–24 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions women's basketball team

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2023–24 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions women's basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record17–16 (11–7 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Dawn Thornton (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Nicole Mealing
  • Briona Brown
  • Nathaniel Bell
Home arenaH.O. Clemmons Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 SWAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Jackson State † 18 – 0   1.000 26 – 7   .788
Grambling State 15 – 3   .833 23 – 10   .697
Southern 13 – 5   .722 15 – 15   .500
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 11 – 7   .611 17 – 16   .515
Alabama A&M 10 – 8   .556 15 – 16   .484
Florida A&M 8 – 10   .444 9 – 21   .300
Alcorn State 8 – 10   .444 12 – 20   .375
Prairie View A&M 7 – 11   .389 11 – 18   .379
Texas Southern 6 – 12   .333 7 – 22   .241
Bethune–Cookman 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484
Mississippi Valley State 3 – 15   .167 4 – 27   .129
Alabama State 3 – 15   .167 3 – 26   .103
† 2024 SWAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Lions, who were led by fifth-year head coach Dawn Thornton, played their home games at the H.O. Clemmons Arena in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Golden Lions finished the 2022–23 season 14–17, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.[1] They upset #2 seed Alabama A&M,[2] and #3 seed Alabama State,[3] before falling to Southern in the SWAC tournament championship game.[4]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Zaay Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Texas A&M Duncanville, Texas
G 2 Shayla Bouie 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Daytona State College Jacksonville, Florida
G 4 Kourtney Rittenberry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Grayson High School Loganville, Georgia
F 7 Starr Jacobs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr UT Arlington Dallas, Texas
G 11 Tia Morgan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Tyler Junior College Chicago, Illinois
G 12 Empress Roberts 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Harker Heights High School Harker Heights, Texas
G 13 Uriah Jennings 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Cleveland Heights High School Mayfield Heights, Ohio
F 14 Azaria Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Little Rock Anchorage, Alaska
G 15 Coriah Beck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Memphis Memphis, Tennessee
C 23 Maori Davenport 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Georgia Troy, Alabama
G 25 Kalia Walker 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Bryant High School Alexander, Arkansas
F 32 Stephanie Okowi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Oakland Tech High School Oakland, California
F 35 Crystianna Whitehead 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Memphis Business Academy Cordova, Tennessee
C 54 Maya Peat 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr Chandler High School Chandler, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 22, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 pm 		at Oregon State L 74–85  0–1
 Gill Coliseum (3,305)
Corvallis, OR
November 8, 2023*
8:00 pm 		at Oregon L 60–86  0–2
 Matthew Knight Arena (5,020)
Eugene, OR
November 18, 2023*
5:00 pm 		Texas A&M–Texarkana W 118–51  1–2
 H.O. Clemmons Arena (658)
Pine Bluff, AR
November 24, 2023*
3:45 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Tulsa
Van Chancellor Classic 		L 79–90  1–3
 Merrell Center (324)
Katy, TX
November 25, 2023*
3:45 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. No. 25 Mississippi State
Van Chancellor Classic 		L 68–77  1–4
 Merrell Center (545)
Katy, TX
November 26, 2023*
3:15 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Clemson
Van Chancellor Classic 		L 66–92  1–5
 Merrell Center (217)
Katy, TX
November 28, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State L 65–85  1–6
 First National Bank Arena (2,229)
Jonesboro, AR
December 1, 2023*
11:00 am 		Arkansas Baptist W 103–35  2–6
 H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,462)
Pine Bluff, AR
December 4, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at SMU W 78–76  3–6
 Moody Coliseum (969)
University Park, TX
December 6, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at North Texas L 66–73  3–7
 The Super Pit (2,319)
Denton, TX
December 10, 2023*
1:00 pm, SECN 		at Arkansas W 74–70  4–7
 Bud Walton Arena (3,330)
Fayetteville, AR
December 21, 2023*
1:00 pm 		Ole Miss L 47–62  4–8
 H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,246)
Pine Bluff, AR
December 31, 2023*
1:00 pm 		at McNeese W 103–87  5–8
 The Legacy Center (1,693)
Lake Charles, LA
SWAC regular season
January 6, 2024
3:00 pm 		Alabama A&M W 75–67  6–8
(1–0) 		H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,145)
Pine Bluff, AR
January 8, 2024
5:30 pm 		Alabama State W 85–52  7–8
(2–0) 		H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,103)
Pine Bluff, AR
January 13, 2024
3:00 pm 		at Texas Southern L 80–85  7–9
(2–1) 		H&PE Arena (346)
Houston, TX
January 15, 2024
1:00 pm 		at Prairie View A&M Postponed[5] William Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
January 20, 2024
1:00 pm 		Florida A&M W 85–62  8–9
(3–1) 		H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,281)
Pine Bluff, AR
January 22, 2024
5:30 pm 		Bethune–Cookman L 70–73  8–10
(3–2) 		H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,346)
Pine Bluff, AR
January 27, 2024
3:00 pm 		at Southern W 74–59  9–10
(4–2) 		F. G. Clark Center (3,764)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 29, 2024
5:30 pm 		at Grambling State W 56–49  10–10
(5–2) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,133)
Grambling, LA
February 3, 2024
4:00 pm 		at Mississippi Valley State W 76–60  11–10
(6–2) 		Harrison HPER Complex (1,409)
Itta Bena, MS
February 5, 2024
5:30 pm 		at Prairie View A&M
Rescheduled from January 15 		W 77–48  12–10
(7–2) 		William Nicks Building (407)
Prairie View, TX
February 10, 2024
12:05 pm 		Alcorn State W 80–57  13–10
(8–2) 		H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,306)
Pine Bluff, AR
February 12, 2024
5:30 pm 		Jackson State L 56–72  13–11
(8–3) 		H.O. Clemmons Arena (–)
Pine Bluff, AR
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm 		at Alabama State W 70–47  14–11
(9–3) 		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,506)
Montgomery, AL
February 19, 2024
5:00 pm 		at Alabama A&M L 59–67  14–12
(9–4) 		Alabama A&M Events Center (941)
Huntsville, AL
February 24, 2024
3:00 pm 		Prairie View A&M L 57–66  14–13
(9–5) 		H.O. Clemmons Arena (–)
Pine Bluff, AR
February 26, 2024
5:30 pm 		Texas Southern W 81–62  15–13
(10–5) 		H.O. Clemmons Arena (768)
Pine Bluff, AR
March 2, 2024
3:00 pm 		Mississippi Valley State W 78–57  16–13
(11–5) 		H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,143)
Pine Bluff, AR
March 7, 2024
5:30 pm 		at Jackson State L 67–82  16–14
(11–6) 		Williams Assembly Center (1,752)
Jackson, MS
March 9, 2024
1:00 pm 		at Alcorn State L 52–59  16–15
(11–7) 		Davey Whitney Complex (452)
Lorman, MS
SWAC tournament
March 14, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (5) Alabama A&M
Quarterfinals 		W 82–74  17–15
 Bartow Arena (827)
Birmingham, AL
March 15, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (1) Jackson State
Semifinals 		L 48–70  17–16
 Bartow Arena (1,072)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "#UAPBWomensHoop Secures Victory Against Alabama A&M On Fourth-Quarter Comeback". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Arkansas-Pine Bluff advances to SWAC championship game". HBCU Gameday. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Southern University Lady Jaguars Crowned 2023 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament Champions". HBCU Legends. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Todays Basketball Games versus Arkansas Pine Bluff has been Cancelled". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "2023 Women's Basketball Schedule". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
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