2023–24 LSU Tigers women's basketball team

2023–24 LSU Tigers women's basketball
2023–24 LSU Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 10
Record	16–2 (3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Kim Mulkey (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Bob Starkey; Daphne Mitchell; Gary Redus II; Kaylin Rice; Joe Schwartz;
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center

2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 South Carolina	4	–	0	1.000	16	–	0	1.000
No. 10 LSU	3	–	1	.750	16	–	2	.889
Vanderbilt	3	–	1	.750	16	–	2	.889
Tennessee	3	–	1	.750	10	–	6	.625
Texas A&M	2	–	2	.500	14	–	3	.824
Alabama	2	–	2	.500	15	–	4	.789
Mississippi State	2	–	2	.500	15	–	4	.789
Arkansas	2	–	2	.500	14	–	5	.737
Ole Miss	2	–	2	.500	12	–	5	.706
Auburn	1	–	3	.250	12	–	5	.706
Florida	1	–	3	.250	10	–	6	.625
Georgia	1	–	3	.250	10	–	7	.588
Missouri	1	–	3	.250	10	–	7	.588
Kentucky	1	–	3	.250	8	–	10	.444

† 2024 SEC tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 LSU Tigers women's basketball team will represent Louisiana State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers will be led by third-year head coach Kim Mulkey, and will play their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 34–2 (15–1 SEC) to finish in second in the SEC. The Tigers won the NCAA tournament, 102–85, against Iowa. The championship was the first in program history and Kim Mulkey's fourth championship as a head coach.

Offseason

Departures

LSU Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref
LaDazhia Williams	0	F	6'4"	Graduate Student	Bradenton, FL	Graduated
Jasmine Carson	2	G	5'10"	Graduate Student	Memphis, TN	Graduated
Emily Ward	11	F	5'11"	Senior	Bossier City, LA	Graduated
Alisa Williams	15	F	6'2"	Freshman	Denton, TX	Transferred to Iowa State	^[1]
Alexis Morris	45	G	5'6"	Senior	Beaumont, TX	Graduated

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Mikaylah Williams G	Bossier City, LA	Parkway HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Mikaylah Williams G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Aalyah Del Rosario C	The Bronx, NY	The Webb School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A
Aalyah Del Rosario C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Angelica Velez G	The Bronx, NY	The Webb School	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
Angelica Velez G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Janae Kent G	Oak Forest, IL	Oak Forest HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Janae Kent G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
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 transfers

LSU Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Hailey Van Lith	11	G	5'7"	Graduate Student	Wenatchee, WA	Louisville
Aneesah Morrow	24	G	6'1"	Junior	Chicago, IL	DePaul
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Roster

2023–24 LSU Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Angelica Velez	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	The Webb School	The Bronx, NY
F	2	Amani Bartlett	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Houston Christian HS	Cleveland, TX
G	4	Flau'jae Johnson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Sprayberry HS	Savannah, GA
F	5	Sa'Myah Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	DeSoto HS	DeSoto, TX
F	10	Angel Reese	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Saint Frances Academy Maryland	Baltimore, MD
G	11	Hailey Van Lith	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Cashmere HS Louisville	Wenatchee, WA
G	12	Mikaylah Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Parkway HS	Bossier City, LA
G	13	Last-Tear Poa	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	UC Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra Northwest Florida State College	Melbourne, Australia
G	14	Izzy Besselman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Episcopal School	Baton Rouge, LA
G	20	Janae Kent	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Oak Forest HS	Oak Forest, IL
C	23	Aalyah Del Rosario	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Fr	The Webb School	The Bronx, NY
G	24	Aneesah Morrow	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Simeon Career Academy DePaul	Chicago, IL

Head coach

Kim Mulkey (Louisiana Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Starkey
Daphne Mitchell (Georgia Tech)
Gary Redus II (South Alabama)
Kaylin Rice (Baylor)
Joe Schwartz (Texas)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 1	East Texas Baptist	W 99–26		18 – Johnson	12 – Smith	3 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,771) Baton Rouge, LA
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 1	Loyola New Orleans	W 121–36		20 – Williams	14 – Smith	6 – Poole	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,605) Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:30 p.m., TNT	No. 1	vs. No. 20 Colorado Naismith Hall of Fame Series	L 78–92	0–1	17 – Williams	12 – Reese	7 – Van Lith	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 1	Queens	W 112–55	1–1	28 – Reese	14 – Reese	5 – Poa	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,371) Baton Rouge, LA
November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 1	Mississippi Valley State	W 109–47	2–1	21 – Smith	11 – Smith	6 – Van Lith	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,720) Baton Rouge, LA
November 14, 2023* 11:00 a.m., SECN+	No. 7	Kent State	W 109–79	3–1	42 – Williams	11 – Smith	5 – Van Lith	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,117) Baton Rouge, LA
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 7	at Southeastern Louisiana	W 73–50	4–1	17 – Johnson	10 – Morrow	3 – Tied	Pride Roofing University Center (7,500) Hammond, LA
November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 7	Texas Southern	W 106–47	5–1	17 – Johnson	8 – Johnson	5 – Van Lith	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,787) Baton Rouge, LA
November 24, 2023* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops	No. 7	vs. Niagara Cayman Islands Classic	W 99–65	6–1	28 – Morrow	10 – Morrow	7 – Van Lith	John Gray Gymnasium (300) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2023* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops	No. 7	vs. Virginia Cayman Islands Classic	W 76–73	7–1	37 – Morrow	16 – Morrow	5 – Tied	John Gray Gymnasium (1,650) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 30, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 7т	No. 9 Virginia Tech ACC–SEC Challenge	W 82–64	8–1	20 – Williams	15 – Morrow	5 – Williams	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,790) Baton Rouge, LA
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 7	Louisiana	W 83–53	9–1	27 – Morrow	11 – Williams	7 – Poa	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,794) Baton Rouge, LA
December 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 7	McNeese	W 133–44	10–1	27 – Del Rosario	11 – Reese	6 – Williams	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,653) Baton Rouge, LA
December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN	No. 7	Northwestern State	W 81–36	11–1	25 – Reese	14 – Tied	5 – Johnson	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,432) Baton Rouge, LA
December 20, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 7	at Coppin State	W 80–48	12–1	26 – Reese	13 – Morrow	8 – Poa	Physical Education Complex (4,100) Baltimore, MD
December 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 7	Jacksonville	W 110–68	13–1	20 – Tied	20 – Reese	7 – Poa	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,347) Baton Rouge, LA
SEC regular season
January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 7	Missouri	W 92–72	14–1 (1–0)	25 – Morrow	13 – Reese	7 – Williams	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,286) Baton Rouge, LA
January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN	No. 7	at Ole Miss	W 84–73	15–1 (2–0)	21 – Reese	9 – Reese	4 – Tied	SJB Pavilion (9,074) Oxford, MS
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 7	Texas A&M	W 87–70	16–1 (3–0)	21 – Morrow	18 – Reese	7 – Reese	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,536) Baton Rouge, LA
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 7	at Auburn	L 62–67	16–2 (3–1)	24 – Reese	15 – Morrow	5 – Williams	Neville Arena (7,720) Auburn, AL
January 18, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 10	at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 21, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 10	Arkansas						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		South Carolina College GameDay						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
February 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN		Florida						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 8, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Vanderbilt						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 11, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN2/SECN		Alabama						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 19, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN		at Texas A&M						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 22, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN		Auburn						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 25, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN		at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 29, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN		at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
March 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN		Kentucky						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
March 6–10, 2024		vs. TBD						Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	1 (35)	7	7	7т	7	7	7	7	7	7	10									Not released
Coaches	1 (29)	5	5	5	4	6	6	6	5	4	9

References

↑ "Iowa State Adds Williams to 2023-24 Roster". cyclones.com. June 14, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
↑ "Hailey Van Lith Transfers To LSU". lsusports.net. April 28, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
↑ "SEC Announces Women's Basketball Conference Schedule". lsusports.net. September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.

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[1] "Iowa State Adds Williams to 2023-24 Roster". cyclones.com. June 14, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.

[2] "Hailey Van Lith Transfers To LSU". lsusports.net. April 28, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.

[3] "SEC Announces Women's Basketball Conference Schedule". lsusports.net. September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.

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LSU Tigers women's basketball
Venues	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1975–present) LSU Basketball Practice Facility LSU Strength and Conditioning facility LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes
Culture & lore	History Traditions Mike the Tiger
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2023 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References