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2023–24 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, were led by third-year head coach Johnnie Harris, will play their home games at Neville Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2023–24 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record20–12 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Fred Williams
  • Damitria Buchanan
  • Savannah Carter
  • Ketara Chapel
  • Alex Stewart
Home arenaNeville Arena
Seasons
2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
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 Tigers finished the season 16–15 (5–11 SEC) to finish in a tie for tenth in the SEC and received a bid to the WNIT, where they lost to Clemson in the second round.

Offseason edit

Departures edit

Auburn Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Ref
Amoura Graves 0 G/F 6'0" Sophomore Ponchatoula, LA Left team
Mya Pratcher 1 F 6'1" Freshman Memphis, TN Transferred to Jackson State [1]
Sania Wells 2 G 5'7" Senior Moss Point, MS Transferred to Louisiana–Monroe [2]
Jakayla Johnson 3 G 5'9" Junior Clinton, MS Transferred to Louisiana–Monroe [3]
Aicha Coulibaly 5 G 6'0" Junior Bamako, Mali Transferred to Texas A&M [4]
Romi Levy 11 F 6'3" Junior Herzliya, Israel Transferred to South Florida [5]
Kharyssa Richardson 33 F 6'2" Freshman Douglasville, GA Transferred to Ole Miss [6]
Precious Johnson 51 C 6'5" Junior Baytown, TX Left team

2023 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Yakiya Milton
F 		Jacksonville, FL Mandarin HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Savannah Scott
C 		Conway, AR Conway HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Timya Thurman
C 		Linden, AL Linden HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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 transfer edit

Auburn Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Celia Sumbane 1 F 6'2" Junior Maputo, Mozambique South Plains College
JaMya Mingo-Young 2 G 5'8" Graduate Student Bogalusa, LA Alabama
McKenna Eddings 3 G 6'0" Junior Williamsburg, VA Moberly Area Community College
Taylen Collins 14 F 6'1" Senior Muldrow, OK Oklahoma State
Kionna Gaines 15 G 5'9" Junior Columbus, GA Clemson
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Roster edit

2023–24 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Yakiya Milton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Mandarin HS Jacksonville, FL    
F 1 Celia Sumbane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Quinta dos Lombos
South Plains College 		Maputo, Mozambique  
G 2 JaMya Mingo-Young 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Loranger HS
Alabama 		Bogalusa, LA    
G 3 McKenna Eddings 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Warhill HS
Moberly Area CC 		Williamsburg, VA    
G 4 Kaitlyn Duhon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Summer Creek HS Houston, TX    
G 5 Sydney Shaw 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So DME Academy Miami, FL    
G 12 Mar'shaun Bostic 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Vashon HS St. Louis, MO    
F 14 Taylen Collins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Muldrow HS
Oklahoma State 		Muldrow, OK    
G 15 Kionna Gaines 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Carver HS
Clemson 		Columbus, GA    
C 20 Oyindamola Akinbolawa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Zenith League Lagos, Nigeria  
G 21 Audia Young 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr FSU School Tallahassee, FL    
G 23 Honesty Scott-Grayson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Riverdale Baptist School
Baylor 		Brick, NJ    
G 24 Carsen McFadden 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Lovejoy HS Fairview, TX    
C 30 Savannah Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Conway HS Conway, AR    
C 32 Timya Thurman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Linden HS Linden, AL    
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
October 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		West Georgia W 77–49 
 15 – Collins   8 – Mingo-Young   5 – Bostic  Neville Arena 
Auburn, AL
November 2, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		Columbus State W 94–65 
 20 – Scott-Grayson   10 – Duhon   5 – Bostic  Neville Arena 
Auburn, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Jacksonville State W 78–49  1–0
  14 – Scott-Grayson   8 – Scott   4 – Shaw  Neville Arena (2,232)
Auburn, AL
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Louisiana W 60–54  2–0
  16 – Scott   14 – Collins   3 – Collins  Neville Arena (2,225)
Auburn, AL
November 12, 2023*
4:00 p.m., BTN 		at Rutgers W 76–56  3–0
  21 – Scott   11 – Scott   4 – Scott–Grayson  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,619)
Piscataway, NJ
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		California L 53–67  3–1
  18 – Scott–Grayson   9 – Scott–Grayson   5 – Mingo–Young  Neville Arena (2,559)
Auburn, AL
November 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m. 		at UCF L 53–60  3–2
  17 – Shaw   8 – Collins   4 – Mingo–Young  Addition Financial Arena (1,180)
Orlando, FL
November 26, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Alabama A&M W 68–45  4–2
  15 – Shaw   10 – Collins   3 – Mingo–Young  Neville Arena (2,427)
Auburn, AL
November 30, 2023*
8:00 p.m., SECN 		Clemson
ACC–SEC Challenge 		W 83–53  5–2
  18 – Scott–Grayson   6 – Shaw   5 – Scott–Grayson  Neville Arena (2,388)
Auburn, AL
December 3, 2023*
2:30 p.m. 		at UAB W 72–62  6–2
  22 – Scott–Grayson   8 – Collins   4 – Scott–Grayson  Bartow Arena (861)
Birmingham, AL
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m. 		at Little Rock W 58–45  7–2
  12 – Scott-Grayson   8 – Collins   4 – Mingo-Young  Jack Stephens Center (1,378)
Little Rock, AR
December 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Alabama State W 94–37  8–2
  24 – Scott-Grayson   7 – Sumbane   6 – Mingo-Young  Neville Arena (2,246)
Auburn, AL
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Norfolk State W 67–39  9–2
  16 – Mingo-Young   5 – Tied   4 – Mingo-Young  Neville Arena (2,396)
Auburn, AL
December 20, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Washington State W 69–62  10–2
  17 – Scott-Grayson   7 – Mingo-Young   7 – Mingo-Young  Neville Arena (2,341)
Auburn, AL
December 31, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SECN+ 		North Alabama W 79–58  11–2
  14 – Eddings   10 – Mingo-Young   7 – Mingo-Young  Neville Arena (2,422)
Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Tennessee L 67–75  11–3
(0–1) 		 17 – Bostic   6 – Collins   2 – Tied  Neville Arena (2,928)
Auburn, AL
January 7, 2024
3:00 p.m., SECN 		at Texas A&M L 44–66  11–4
(0–2) 		 15 – Scott-Grayson   8 – Mingo-Young   3 – Mingo-Young  Reed Arena (5,953)
College Station, TX
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Ole Miss L 55–58  11–5
(0–3) 		 16 – Scott-Grayson   6 – Akinbolawa   2 – Bostic  SJB Pavilion (2,350)
Oxford, MS
January 14, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 7 LSU W 67–62  12–5
(1–3) 		 21 – Scott-Grayson   6 – Collins   5 – Mingo-Young  Neville Arena (7,720)
Auburn, AL
January 18, 2024
6:30 p.m., SECN+ 		at Vanderbilt L 50–53  12–6
(1–4) 		 15 – Scott-Grayson   9 – Collins   6 – Scott-Grayson  Memorial Gymnasium (1,848)
Nashville, TN
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Alabama W 78–65  13–6
(2–4) 		 19 – Scott-Grayson   9 – Mingo-Young   4 – Tied  Neville Arena (6,075)
Auburn, AL
January 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN 		Georgia W 67–49  14–6
(3–4) 		 21 – Scott-Grayson   6 – Scott-Grayson   4 – Bostic  Neville Arena (3,165)
Auburn, AL
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 1 South Carolina L 54–76  14–7
(3–5) 		 31 – Scott-Grayson   6 – Collins   4 – Mingo-Young  Neville Arena (4,814)
Auburn, AL
February 4, 2024
5:00 p.m., SECN 		at Arkansas L 72–74  14–8
(3–6) 		 27 – Scott-Grayson   11 – Collins   5 – Bostic  Bud Walton Arena (4,450)
Fayetteville, AR
February 11, 2024
3:00 p.m., SECN 		at Missouri W 70–59  15–8
(4–6) 		 24 – Scott-Grayson   11 – Mingo-Young   5 – Mingo-Young  Mizzou Arena (4,480)
Columbia, MO
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN 		Kentucky W 78–50  16–8
(5–6) 		 22 – Scott-Grayson   11 – Collins   6 – Mingo-Young  Neville Arena (2,653)
Auburn, AL
February 18, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Alabama L 61–67  16–9
(5–7) 		 15 – Scott-Grayson   7 – Collins   6 – Mingo-Young  Coleman Coliseum (3,569)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 22, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN 		at No. 13 LSU L 66–71  16–10
(5–8) 		 28 – Scott-Grayson   6 – Mingo-Young   3 – Bostic  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,453)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 25, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Texas A&M W 57–41  17–10
(6–8) 		 10 – Tied   7 – Tied   2 – Tied  Neville Arena (3,760)
Auburn, AL
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Mississippi State W 77–60  18–10
(7–8) 		 32 – Scott-Grayson   8 – Mingo-Young   7 – Mingo-Young  Neville Arena (2,818)
Auburn, AL
March 3, 2024
11:00 a.m., SECN 		at Florida W 77–74  19–10
(8–8) 		 18 – Bostic   7 – Scott   9 – Bostic  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
SEC Tournament
March 7, 2024
5:00 p.m., SECN 		(7) vs. (10) Arkansas
Second Round 		W 67–48  20–10
  11 – Tied   8 – Mingo-Young   8 – Mingo-Young  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,187)
Greenville, SC
March 8, 2024
5:00 p.m., SECN 		(7) vs. (2) No. 8 LSU
Quarterfinals 		L 48–78  20–11
  15 – Eddings   6 – Collins   3 – Shaw  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,377)
Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(11 P3) vs. (11 P3) Arizona
First Four 		L 59–69  20–12
  13 – Scott-Grayson   4 – Tied   6 – Bostic  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (533)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P3=Portland 3.
All times are in Central Time.
[8]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Auburn transfer Mya Pratcher commits to Jackson State women's basketball". clarionledger.com. April 20, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "ULM Women's Basketball Finalizes 2023-24 Roster". ulmwarhawks.com. September 22, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "ULM Women's Basketball Adds Auburn Transfer Johnson to 2023-24 Roster". ulmwarhawks.com. April 25, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "All-SEC Veteran Aicha Coulibaly Joins Aggie Women's Basketball". 12thman.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Live updates: USF women's basketball transfer portal update". usforacle.com. April 20, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "Damage Done, Ole Miss Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Additions". olemisssports.com. May 8, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Auburn women's basketball adds six for 2023-24; eight total newcomers". auburntigers.com. May 6, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  8. ^ "Auburn women's basketball announces 2023-24 schedule". auburntigers.com. September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
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