2023–24 Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers basketball team

2023–24 Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	11–18 (7–11 SWAC)
Head coach	Sandy Pugh (6th season)
Associate head coach	Danny Evans
Assistant coaches	Rhonda Jackson David Frank Jr. Jeanette Jackson
Home arena	William Nicks Building

2023–24 SWAC women's basketball standings

v t e	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

The 2023–24 Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Panthers, who were led by sixth-year head coach Sandy Pugh, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Lady Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 15–15, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for second place.^[1] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Southern in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Prairie View A&M Panthers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jada Roberson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Austin Peay Indianapolis, Indiana G 2 Jayda Bowen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Crete-Monee High School Crete, Illinois G 3 Mikayla Hutchinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Trinity Valley Community College Mansfield, Texas G 4 Maya Williams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Illinois College Cooper City, Florida G 7 Mia Monroe 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr North American Colorado City, Texas G 10 Ryann Payne 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS LSU Los Angeles, California G/F 11 Jennifer Guibeaux 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, Kansas G/F 12 Kayla Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Winter Haven High School Winter Haven, Florida F 14 LaFaedria Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Trinity Valley Community College Monroe, Louisiana F/C 20 Adreanna Waddle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Weatherford College Fort Worth, Texas F 21 Gerlyn Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Tyler Junior College Miramar, Florida G/F 30 Jaliyah Harper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lancaster High School Lancaster, Texas F 31 Jessica Soders 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Blinn College Houston, Texas F 32 Desiree Lewis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Tulsa Converse, Texas C 44 Amauri Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Vanderbilt Little Rock, Arkansas	Head coach Kia Damon-Olson (Northwestern State) Assistant coach(es) Danny Evans (Oregon State) Rhonda Jackson (Arkansas) David Frank Jr. (Prairie View A&M) Jeanette Jackson (Prairie View A&M) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 24, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2023* 5:30 pm		Huston–Tillotson	W 102–62	1–0	William Nicks Building (234) Prairie View, TX
November 12, 2023* 3:00 pm		at McNeese	W 85–70	2–0	The Legacy Center (1,695) Lake Charles, LA
November 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulane	L 46–71	2–1	Devlin Fieldhouse (588) New Orleans, LA
November 16, 2023* 6:00 pm		North American	W 101–44	3–1	William Nicks Building (324) Prairie View, TX
November 19, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 24 Washington State	L 43–81	3–2	William Nicks Building (426) Prairie View, TX
November 27, 2023* 5:30 pm		Incarnate Word	L 44–57	3–3	William Nicks Building (246) Prairie View, TX
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at TCU	L 41–85	3–4	Schollmaier Arena (–) Fort Worth, TX
December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rice	L 59–85	3–5	Tudor Fieldhouse (765) Houston, TX
December 20, 2023* 1:00 pm, SECN+		at Texas A&M	L 36–88	3–6	Reed Arena (1,203) College Station, TX
December 30, 2023* 3:00 pm		Wiley	W 107–32	4–6	William Nicks Building (170) Prairie View, TX
SWAC regular season
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm		at Grambling State	L 54–82	4–7 (0–1)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (–) Grambling, LA
January 8, 2024 5:30 pm		at Southern	L 56–84	4–8 (0–2)	F. G. Clark Center (1,259) Baton Rouge, LA
January 13, 2024 3:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 83–69	5–8 (1–2)	William Nicks Building (–) Prairie View, TX
January 15, 2024 1:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Postponed[3]		William Nicks Building  Prairie View, TX
January 20, 2024 3:00 pm		at Jackson State	L 54–91	5–9 (1–3)	Williams Assembly Center (1,795) Jackson, MS
January 22, 2024 5:00 pm		at Alcorn State	W 61–55	6–9 (2–3)	Davey Whitney Complex (1,252) Lorman, MS
January 27, 2024 3:00 pm		Alabama State	W 46–43	7–9 (3–3)	William Nicks Building (595) Prairie View, TX
January 29, 2024 5:30 pm		Alabama A&M	W 65–59	8–9 (4–3)	William Nicks Building (789) Prairie View, TX
February 3, 2024 3:00 pm		Texas Southern	W 78–65	9–9 (5–3)	William Nicks Building (1,406) Prairie View, TX
February 5, 2024 5:30 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff Rescheduled from January 15	L 48–77	9–10 (5–4)	William Nicks Building (407) Prairie View, TX
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	L 61–74	9–11 (5–5)	Moore Gymnasium (608) Daytona Beach, FL
February 12, 2024 5:30 pm		at Florida A&M	L 63–71	9–12 (5–6)	Al Lawson Center (241) Tallahassee, FL
February 17, 2024 3:00 pm		Southern	L 68–75 ^OT	9–13 (5–7)	William Nicks Building (405) Prairie View, TX
February 19, 2024 5:30 pm		Grambling State	L 55–64	9–14 (5–8)	William Nicks Building (513) Prairie View, TX
February 24, 2024 3:00 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 66–57	10–14 (6–8)	H.O. Clemmons Arena (–) Pine Bluff, AR
February 26, 2024 5:30 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 69–63	11–14 (7–8)	Harrison HPER Complex (1,258) Itta Bena, MS
March 2, 2024 3:00 pm		Alcorn State	L 53–55	11–15 (7–9)	William Nicks Building (675) Prairie View, TX
March 4, 2024 5:30 pm		Jackson State	L 65–75	11–16 (7–10)	William Nicks Building (550) Prairie View, TX
March 9, 2024 3:00 pm		at Texas Southern	L 70–83	11–17 (7–11)	H&PE Arena (3,612) Houston, TX
SWAC tournament
March 13, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) Jackson State Quarterfinals	L 58–67	11–18	Bartow Arena (1,024) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4][5]

References

1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
2. "Prairie View A&M falls 64-37 to Southern". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
3. "#UAPBHoops: Men's and Women's Basketball Games Postponed Due to Inclement Weather". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
4. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
5. "Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 24, 2024.