2023–24 Jackson State Lady Tigers basketball team

The 2023–24 Jackson State Lady Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by fifth-year head coach Tomekia Reed, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2023–24 Jackson State Lady Tigers basketball
SWAC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	26–7 (18–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Tomekia Reed (5th season)
Assistant coaches	LaShonda Cousin Chase Campbell Jonathan Williams
Home arena	Williams Assembly Center

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

Previous season

The Lady Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 21–9, 17–1 in SWAC play to win the SWAC regular season championship. As a No. 1 seed in the WAC tournament they defeated Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the quarterfinals before losing to Southern in the semifinals. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost in the first round to Memphis.

Roster

2023–24 Jackson State Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Ti'Ian Boler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Meridian HS Meridian, MS C 5 Laila Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Harrison Central HS Gulfport, MS G 10 Keshuna Luckett 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Lanier HS Jackson, MS G 11 Madison Roshelle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Hamilton HS Wabash Valley College Cincinnati, OH G 12 Mikayla Woods 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Hendrickson HS Sam Houston Pflugerville, TX C 15 Angel Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) GS Salesian Prep Richmond, CA G 20 Areyanna Hunter 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Louisville HS Louisville, MS C 21 Daphane White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS St. Martin HS Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Gulfport, MS G 22 Zakiya Mahoney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Bishop O'Dowd HS Mississippi Valley State Oakland, CA G 23 Ja'Leah Hickman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Newton HS Newton, MS G 24 Andriana Avent 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Sacramento Charter HS Texas Southern Sacramento, CA F 25 Alexis Roberts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr MSD Newton, MS G 30 Hayleigh Breland 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Stone HS Wiggins, MS F 35 Katelyn Brinkley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Ridgeland HS Ridgeland, MS	Head coach Tomekia Reed (Georgia Southwestern State) Assistant coach(es) LaShonda Cousin (Mississippi State) Chase Campbell (Paine College) Jonathan Williams (Faulkner) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		LeMoyne–Owen	W 113–39	1–0	Williams Assembly Center (592) Jackson, MS
November 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		Tougaloo	W 105–47	2–0	Williams Assembly Center (721) Jackson, MS
November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 63–54	3–0	Pride Roofing University Center (712) Hammond, LA
November 23, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. UCF Discover Puerto Rico Classic	L 54–63	3–1	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR
November 24, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Puerto Rico–Mayagüez Discover Puerto Rico Classic	W 80–33	4–1	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR
November 25, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. St. John's Discover Puerto Rico Classic	W 60–56	5–1	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR
December 1, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 14 Kansas State	L 37–79	5–2	Bramlage Coliseum (3,236) Manhattan, KS
December 9, 2023* 8:00 p.m.		at Oregon State	L 58–78	5–3	Gill Coliseum (3,583) Corvallis, OR
December 14, 2023* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Mississippi State	L 72–82	5–4	Humphrey Coliseum (4,423) Starkville, MS
December 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		at Miami (FL)	L 52–59	5–5	Watsco Center (2,117) Coral Gables, FL
December 27, 2023* 7:00 p.m., LHN		at No. 5 Texas	L 52–97	5–6	Moody Center (5,988) Austin, TX
SWAC regular season
January 6, 2024 12:00 p.m.		Alcorn State	W 74–46	6–6 (1–0)	Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
January 11, 2024 5:30 p.m.		at Alabama State	W 75–59	7–6 (2–0)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,255) Montgomery, AL
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m.		at Alabama A&M	W 70–41	8–6 (3–0)	Alabama A&M Events Center (1,533) Huntsville, AL
January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m.		Prairie View A&M	W 91–54	9–6 (4–0)	Williams Assembly Center (1,795) Jackson, MS
January 22, 2024 5:30 p.m.		Texas Southern	W 75–50	10–6 (5–0)	Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m.		at Bethune–Cookman	W 81–65	11–6 (6–0)	Moore Gymnasium (509) Daytona Beach, FL
January 29, 2024 4:30 p.m.		at Florida A&M	W 79–60	12–6 (7–0)	Al Lawson Center (550) Tallahassee, FL
February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m.		Grambling State	W 71–63	13–6 (8–0)	Williams Assembly Center (856) Jackson, MS
February 5, 2024 5:30 p.m.		Southern	W 63–58	14–6 (9–0)	Williams Assembly Center (2,655) Jackson, MS
February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m.		at Mississippi Valley State	W 70–54	15–6 (10–0)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,209) Itta Bena, MS
February 12, 2024 5:30 p.m.		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 72–56	16–6 (11–0)	H.O. Clemmons Arena  Pine Bluff, AR
February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m.		Florida A&M	W 71–44	17–6 (12–0)	Williams Assembly Center (1,478) Jackson, MS
February 19, 2024 5:30 p.m.		Bethune–Cookman	W 52–39	18–6 (13–0)	Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m.		at Alcorn State	W 62–54	19–6 (14–0)	Davey Whitney Complex (968) Lorman, MS
March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m.		at Texas Southern	W 101–51	20–6 (15–0)	H&PE Arena (1,350) Houston, TX
March 4, 2024 3:00 p.m.		at Prairie View A&M	W 75–65	21–6 (16–0)	William Nicks Building (550) Prairie View, TX
March 7, 2024 5:30 p.m.		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 82–67	22–6 (17–0)	Williams Assembly Center (1,752) Jackson, MS
March 9, 2024 12:00 p.m.		Mississippi Valley State	W 77–59	23–6 (18–0)	Williams Assembly Center (3,170) Jackson, MS
SWAC Women's Tournament
March 13, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	vs. (8) Prairie View A&M Quarterfinals	W 67–58	24–6	Bartow Arena (1,024) Birmingham, AL
March 15, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	(1)	vs. (4) Arkansas–Pine Bluff Semifinals	W 70–48	25–6	Bartow Arena (1,072) Birmingham, AL
March 16, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPNU	(1)	vs. (6) Alcorn State Championship	W 68–44	26–6	Bartow Arena (2,856) Birmingham, AL
NCAA women's tournament
March 23, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ABC	(14 P3)	at (3 P3) No. 10 UConn First round	L 64–86	26–7	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P3=Portland 3. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2023–24 Jackson State Tigers basketball team