2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball team

2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	16–15 (9–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Terrence Baxter (interim)
Assistant coaches	Dorthell Little N'Dea Bryant Ashlyn Lockard
Home arena	McDougald–McLendon Arena

2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Norfolk State †	13	–	1		.929			27	–	6		.818
Howard	10	–	4		.714			15	–	16		.484
North Carolina Central	9	–	5		.643			16	–	15		.516
Maryland Eastern Shore	8	–	6		.571			15	–	15		.500
Coppin State	8	–	6		.571			12	–	18		.400
Delaware State	4	–	10		.286			8	–	20		.286
Morgan State	3	–	11		.214			8	–	22		.267
South Carolina State	1	–	13		.071			2	–	28		.067
† 2024 MEAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by interim head coach Terrence Baxter, played their home games at McDougald–McLendon Arena in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 15–16, 8–6 in MEAC play, to finish in fourth place.^[1] In the MEAC tournament, they defeated Coppin State in the quarterfinals,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Norfolk State in the semifinals.^[3]

On September 13, 2023, the school announced that they released head coach Trisha Stafford-Odom from her contract, after six years with the team, with assistant coach Terrence Baxter being named the interim head coach for the 2023–24 season.^[4]

Roster

2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kimeira Burks 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Daytona State College Chicago, IL F/C 1 Jada Creech 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Winston Salem Christian School Charlotte, NC G/F 2 Taylor Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr College of Charleston Daytona Beach, FL F 3 Morgan Callahan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Zion-Benton Township High School Beach Park, IL G 4 Tierney Coleman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Sam Houston Missouri City, TX G 5 Kyla Bryant 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Salisbury High School Salisbury, NC G 11 Tippy Robertson 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Sr Stetson Chicago, IL G/F 12 Jada Tiggett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Rancho Christian School Winchester, CA G 13 Ray'ven Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Lake Region State College Minneapolis, MN F 15 Sydney Avoletta 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Iona Sterling, VA G 23 Janiah Jones 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Richard Bland College Woodbridge, VA F 24 Aniya Finger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Hopewell High School Charlotte, NC G 32 Kimia Carter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Florida Atlantic Chattanooga, TN C 33 Nijah Cunningham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Catawba Valley Community College Charlotte, NC	Head coach Terrence Baxter (interim) (Pfeiffer) Assistant coach(es) Dorthell Little (Catawba Valley) N'Dea Bryant (North Carolina) Ashlyn Lockard (North Carolina Central) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 29, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2023* 8:00 p.m.		at Washington	L 39–113	0–1	Alaska Airlines Arena (1,481) Seattle, WA
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wofford	L 52–82	0–2	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (512) Spartanburg, SC
November 17, 2023* 5:30 p.m.		Mid-Atlantic Christian	W 132–22	1–2	McDougald–McLendon Arena (475) Durham, NC
November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m.		Johnson & Wales (NC)	W 83–50	2–2	McDougald–McLendon Arena (379) Durham, NC
November 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., NCCUSN		Western Carolina	W 69–58	3–2	McDougald–McLendon Arena (268) Durham, NC
November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Duke	L 45–93	3–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,211) Durham, NC
November 29, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Presbyterian	L 58–76	3–4	Templeton Physical Education Center (507) Clinton, SC
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Campbell	L 61–74	3–5	Gore Arena (909) Buies Creek, NC
December 11, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville	L 67–70	3–6	Swisher Gymnasium (72) Jacksonville, FL
December 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 55–66	3–7	Fleming Gymnasium (252) Greensboro, NC
December 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	W 65–63	4–7	Kimmel Arena (263) Asheville, NC
December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at UNC Wilmington	W 70–65	5–7	Trask Coliseum (507) Wilmington, NC
December 31, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Furman	L 63–73	5–8	Timmons Arena (366) Greenville, SC
January 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Chattanooga	L 59–65	5–9	McKenzie Arena (1,301) Chattanooga, TN
MEAC regular season
January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., NCCUSN		Howard	W 79–76 ^OT	6–9 (1–0)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (783) Durham, NC
January 8, 2024 5:30 p.m., NCCUSN		Norfolk State	L 60–81	6–10 (1–1)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (649) Durham, NC
January 16, 2024* 6:00 p.m., NCCUSN		North Carolina Wesleyan	W 110–42	7–10	McDougald–McLendon Arena (492) Durham, NC
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m.		at South Carolina State	W 75–61	8–10 (2–1)	SHM Memorial Center (650) Orangeburg, SC
January 27, 2024 3:15 p.m.		at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 61–78	8–11 (2–2)	Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD
January 29, 2024 5:30 p.m.		at Delaware State	W 64–58	9–11 (3–2)	Memorial Hall (450) Dover, DE
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., NCCUSN		Coppin State	W 53–48	10–11 (4–2)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,182) Durham, NC
February 5, 2024 5:30 p.m., NCCUSN		Morgan State	W 66–65	11–11 (5–2)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (942) Durham, NC
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m.		at Howard	W 70–64 ^OT	12–11 (6–2)	Burr Gymnasium (567) Washington, D.C.
February 19, 2024 5:30 p.m.		at Norfolk State	L 44–72	12–12 (6–3)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,723) Norfolk, VA
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., NCCUSN		Maryland Eastern Shore	L 64–71	12–13 (6–4)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,212) Durham, NC
February 26, 2024 5:30 p.m., NCCUSN		Delaware State	L 64–75 ^OT	12–14 (6–5)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,019) Durham, NC
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m.		at Coppin State	W 52–44	13–14 (7–5)	Physical Education Complex (411) Baltimore, MD
March 4, 2024 5:30 p.m.		at Morgan State	W 63–58	14–14 (8–5)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,987) Baltimore, MD
March 7, 2024 5:30 p.m., NCCUSN		South Carolina State			McDougald–McLendon Arena  Durham, NC
MEAC tournament
March 13–16, 2024  ESPN+		vs.			Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5][6]

References

1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". meacsports.com. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
2. "NCCU Tops Coppin State to Advance to MEAC Semifinals". North Carolina Central University Athletics. March 9, 2023. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
3. Warner, Kendall (March 10, 2023). "Norfolk State defeats NC Central during semifinal round of MEAC Tournament". The Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
4. Stevens, Chris (September 15, 2023). "North Carolina Central makes coaching change in women's basketball". HBCU Sports. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
5. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
6. "North Carolina Central Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.