2023–24 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

2023–24 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
2023–24 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	24–10 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach	Kristy Curry (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Tennille Adams; Kelly Curry; Roman Tubner;
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, were led by eleventh-year head coach Kristy Curry, played their home games at Coleman Coliseum and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 South Carolina †	16	–	0	1.000	38	–	0	1.000
No. 6 LSU	13	–	3	.813	31	–	6	.838
Ole Miss	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
Alabama	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
Tennessee	10	–	6	.625	20	–	13	.606
Vanderbilt	9	–	7	.563	23	–	10	.697
Mississippi State	8	–	8	.500	23	–	12	.657
Auburn	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Texas A&M	6	–	10	.375	19	–	13	.594
Arkansas	6	–	10	.375	18	–	15	.545
Florida	5	–	11	.313	16	–	16	.500
Kentucky	4	–	12	.250	12	–	20	.375
Georgia	3	–	13	.188	12	–	18	.400
Missouri	2	–	14	.125	11	–	19	.367

† 2024 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season edit

The Crimson Tide finished the season 20–11 (9–7 SEC) to finish in a tie for fifth in the SEC and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Baylor in the first round.

Offseason edit

Departures edit

Alabama Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref
Megan Abrams	1	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Lafayette, LA	Graduated
JaMya Mingo-Young	4	G	5'8"	Senior	Bogalusa, LA	Transferred to Auburn	^[1]
Hannah Barber	5	G	5'6"	Graduate Student	Homewood, AL	Graduated
Ryan Cobbins	10	G/F	6'0"	Senior	Kansas City, KS	Transferred to Kansas	^[2]
Myra Gordon	15	G/F	6'0"	Junior	Fort Worth, TX	Transferred to Pepperdine	^[3]
Brittany Davis	23	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Manchester, GA	Graduated
Jada Rice	31	C	6'4"	Graduate Student	Suwanee, GA	Graduated
Khyla Wade-Warren	33	F	6'2"	Junior	Selmer, TN	Transferred to Chattanooga	^[4]

2023 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Essence Cody F	Valdosta, GA	Valdosta HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Essence Cody F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Reychel Douglas G	Raleigh, NC	Millbrook HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Reychel Douglas G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Naomi Jones F	Jackson, AL	Jackson HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Naomi Jones F	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 edit

Alabama Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jessica Timmons	23	G	5'8"	Junior	Charlotte, NC	NC State
Meg Newman	42	F	6'3"	RS Sophomore	Indianapolis, IN	Arizona State
Del'Janae Williams	51	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Detroit, MI	Indiana State
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Roster edit

2023–24 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Loyal McQueen	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Wilson HS Georgia Tech	Florence, SC
G	3	Sarah Ashlee Barker	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Spain Park HS Georgia	Birmingham, AL
G	5	Reychel Douglas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Millbrook HS	Raleigh, NC
C	13	JeAnna Cunningham	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	St. Francis Prep West Virginia	Long Island, NY
F	21	Essence Cody	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Valdosta HS	Valdosta, GA
G	22	Karly Weathers	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Loretto HS	Loretto, TN
G	23	Jessica Timmons	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	North Mecklenburg HS NC State	Charlotte, NC
F	31	Naomi Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Jackson HS	Jackson, AL
G/F	32	Aaliyah Nye	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	East Lansing HS Illinois	East Lansing, MI
F	42	Meg Newman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS So	North Central HS Arizona State	Indianapolis, IN
G	51	Del'Janae Williams	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Martin Luther King Jr. HS Indiana State	Detroit, MI

Head coach

Kristy Curry (Louisiana–Monroe)

Assistant coach(es)

Tennille Adams (Arkansas)
Kelly Curry (Texas A&M)
Roman Tubner (Centenary)

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	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 5:30 p.m.		Alabama–Huntsville	W 82–32		16 – Nye	8 – Weathers	4 – Williams	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 4:30 p.m., SECN+		Alabama State	W 93–39	1–0	23 – Barker	8 – Barker	3 – McQueen	Coleman Coliseum (1,264) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 10, 2023* 4:30 p.m., SECN+		Winthrop	W 79–50	2–0	19 – Barker	8 – Cody	3 – Nye	Coleman Coliseum (1,234) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Morehead State	W 85–45	3–0	14 – Nye	7 – Cody	4 – Timmons	Coleman Coliseum (2,033) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 16, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN+		South Florida	W 70–41	4–0	25 – Barker	9 – Barker	4 – Barker	Coleman Coliseum (1,925) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 19, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	W 63–39	5–0	15 – Barker	9 – Timmons	4 – Barker	Jack Stephens Center (151) Little Rock, AR
November 24, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		vs. No. 20 Louisville Betty Chancellor Classic	W 78–73	6–0	18 – Barker	7 – Tied	4 – McQueen	Merrell Center Katy, TX
November 25, 2023* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Gonzaga Betty Chancellor Classic	L 58–68	6–1	14 – Williams	11 – Cody	2 – McQueen	Merrell Center (530) Katy, TX
November 26, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		vs. Liberty Betty Chancellor Classic	W 72–47	7–1	12 – Weathers	7 – Cody	4 – Williams	Merrell Center Katy, TX
November 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Syracuse ACC–SEC Challenge	L 73–79	7–2	18 – Barker	9 – Cody	8 – Barker	JMA Wireless Dome (1,819) Syracuse, NY
December 6, 2023* 11:30 a.m., SECN+		Coastal Carolina	W 88–46	8–2	17 – Barker	6 – Cunningham	3 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (1,925) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Stephen F. Austin	W 74–69	9–2	22 – Nye	7 – Barker	8 – Barker	Coleman Coliseum (2,202) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Samford	W 69–39	10–2	11 – Tied	11 – Newman	3 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (2,135) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 17, 2023* 12:00 p.m., SECN		Louisiana–Monroe	W 70–54	11–2	18 – Barker	9 – Cody	3 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (2,188) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN+		Jacksonville	W 99–61	12–2	22 – Timmons	7 – Newman	6 – McQueen	Coleman Coliseum (2,036) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 31, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Mississippi Valley State	W 91–26	13–2	18 – Tied	7 – Tied	5 – Weathers	Coleman Coliseum (2,036) Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN+		Ole Miss	L 45–55	13–3 (0–1)	15 – Barker	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (2,140) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 7, 2024 5:00 p.m., SECN		at Missouri	W 79–64	14–3 (1–1)	23 – Tied	7 – Barker	5 – Timmons	Mizzou Arena (4,851) Columbia, MO
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN+		at Georgia	W 81–63	15–3 (2–1)	22 – Barker	8 – Barker	5 – Barker	Stegeman Coliseum (2,641) Athens, GA
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN		Arkansas	L 59–77	15–4 (2–2)	18 – Barker	7 – Nye	4 – McQueen	Coleman Coliseum (2,467) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 18, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN		No. 10 LSU	L 58–78	15–5 (2–3)	18 – Nye	8 – Cody	4 – Barker	Coleman Coliseum (5,575) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN+		at Auburn	L 65–78	15–6 (2–4)	26 – Timmons	6 – Tied	4 – Barker	Neville Arena (6,075) Auburn, AL
January 28, 2024 4:00 p.m., SECN		Kentucky	W 91–74	16–6 (3–4)	34 – Barker	10 – Tied	4 – Timmons	Coleman Coliseum (2,444) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 1, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Arkansas	W 86–70	17–6 (4–4)	25 – Barker	11 – Barker	6 – McQueen	Bud Walton Arena (2,756) Fayetteville, AR
February 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN		at Vanderbilt	W 74–66	18–6 (5–4)	24 – Barker	9 – Barker	6 – Barker	Memorial Gymnasium (2,057) Nashville, TN
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN+		Tennessee	W 72–56	19–6 (6–4)	23 – Nye	8 – Cody	4 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (2,655) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 11, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 13 LSU	L 66–85	19–7 (6–5)	19 – Nye	7 – Barker	6 – Timmons	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,228) Baton Rouge, LA
February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Auburn	W 67–61	20–7 (7–5)	26 – Barker	7 – Tied	5 – Timmons	Coleman Coliseum (3,569) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 1 South Carolina	L 44–72	20–8 (7–6)	20 – Timmons	8 – Timmons	3 – McQueen	Colonial Life Arena (16,229) Columbia, SC
February 25, 2024 4:00 p.m., SECN		Mississippi State	W 87–75	21–8 (8–6)	28 – Nye	12 – Barker	5 – Barker	Coleman Coliseum (2,980) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN+		Florida	W 76–73	22–8 (9–6)	18 – Barker	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (2,257) Tuscaloosa, AL
March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN+		at Texas A&M	W 78–71	23–8 (10–6)	29 – Barker	8 – Timmons	4 – McQueen	Reed Arena (3,526) College Station, TX
SEC Tournament
March 8, 2024 1:30 p.m., SECN	(4)	vs. (5) Tennessee Quarterfinals	L 61–83	23–9	17 – Barker	7 – Barker	5 – Barker	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,841) Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN2	(8 P4)	vs. (9 P4) Florida State First round	W 82–74	24–9	20 – Cody	14 – Cody	6 – McQueen	Moody Center (7,487) Austin, TX
March 24, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN	(8 P4)	at (1 P4) No. 4 Texas Second round	L 54–65	24–10	17 – Barker	6 – Tied	4 – Nye	Moody Center (9,753) Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P4=Portland 4. All times are in Central Time. ^[6]

References edit

^ "Auburn women's basketball adds six for 2023-24; eight total newcomers". auburntigers.com. May 6, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ "Women's Basketball Adds Three for 2023-24". kuathletics.com. August 7, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ "Waves Sign First Four Recruits in the Tim Hays Era". pepperdinewaves.com. May 23, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ "Women's Basketball Signs Khyla Wade-Warren from Alabama". gomocs.com. May 3, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ "Alabama Signs North Carolina State Transfer Jessica Timmons". rolltide.com. April 17, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ "Alabama Women's Basketball Announces Complete 2023-24 Schedule". rolltide.com. September 14, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[1] "Auburn women's basketball adds six for 2023-24; eight total newcomers". auburntigers.com. May 6, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[2] "Women's Basketball Adds Three for 2023-24". kuathletics.com. August 7, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[3] "Waves Sign First Four Recruits in the Tim Hays Era". pepperdinewaves.com. May 23, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[4] "Women's Basketball Signs Khyla Wade-Warren from Alabama". gomocs.com. May 3, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[5] "Alabama Signs North Carolina State Transfer Jessica Timmons". rolltide.com. April 17, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[6] "Alabama Women's Basketball Announces Complete 2023-24 Schedule". rolltide.com. September 14, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

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2023–24 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

Contents

Previous season edit

Offseason edit

Departures edit

2023 recruiting class edit

Incoming transfers edit

Roster edit

Schedule and results edit

See also edit

References edit