2023–24 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

2023–24 Memphis Tigers women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	13–17 (9–9 AAC)
Head coach	Alex Simmons (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Harlyn Wyatt Josh Cooperwood Whitney Bays Nadiria Evans Keke McKinney
Home arena	Elma Roane Fieldhouse

2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Tulsa	13	–	5		.722			25	–	10		.714
North Texas	13	–	5		.722			23	–	9		.719
Temple	13	–	5		.722			20	–	12		.625
UTSA	10	–	8		.556			18	–	15		.545
South Florida	10	–	8		.556			19	–	14		.576
Charlotte	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
UAB	9	–	9		.500			18	–	14		.563
Memphis	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
East Carolina	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Rice †	9	–	9		.500			19	–	15		.559
SMU	8	–	10		.444			14	–	16		.467
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Wichita State	5	–	13		.278			10	–	22		.313
Tulane	3	–	15		.167			12	–	20		.375
† 2024 AAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Memphis during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Alex Simmons, played their home games at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse in Memphis, Tennessee as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 22–11, 11–4 in AAC play to finish in second place.^[1] As the #2 seed in the AAC tournament, they defeated #10 seed UCF in the quarterfinals,^[2] before falling to #3 seed East Carolina in the semifinals.^[3] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they would defeat Jackson State in the first round^[4] and Ball State in the second round,^[5] before falling to Bowling Green in the Super 16.^[6]

On March 24, 2023, head coach Katrina Merriweather announced her resignation after two years at the helm, in order to take the head coaching job at her alma mater, Cincinnati.^[7] On April 6, Gardner–Webb head coach Alex Simmons was announced as Merriweather's successor.^[8]

Roster

2023–24 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Destyne Jackson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Wright State Lexington, Kentucky G 1 Ki'Ari Cain 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Gardner–Webb Sumter, South Carolina G 2 Madison Griggs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Houston High School Memphis, Tennessee F 3 Shelbee Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Northwest Florida State College Memphis, Tennessee G 5 Ally Hollifield 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Shelby High School Shelby, North Carolina F 7 Hannah Riddick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Cairine Wilson Secondary School Calgary, Alberta G 11 Tanyuel Welch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So North Central High School Anderson, Indiana F 12 Jana Sallman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Western Reserve Academy Cairo, Egypt G 20 Nikole Thomas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Kamiakin High School Pasco, Washington F 21 Latazia Williamson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Hillsboro High School Nashville, Tennessee F 22 Layken Cox 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Gardner–Webb Sumter, South Carolina G 23 Raven Sims 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Bartlett High School Memphis, Tennessee G 24 Kai Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Rutgers Atlanta, Georgia F 30 Alasia Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Gardner–Webb Johnson City, Tennessee F 35 Aliyah Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Raymore–Peculiar High School Peculiar, Missouri	Head coach Alex Simmons (Tennessee) Assistant coach(es) Harlyn Wyatt (Tulane) Josh Cooperwood (Tennessee State) Whitney Bays (Purdue) Nadiria Evans (UNC Asheville) Keke McKinney (Charlotte) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 17, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 47–67	0–1	12 – Griggs	9 – Smith	2 – 2 Tied	Murphy Center (3,505) Murfreesboro, TN
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Alabama State	W 95–51	1–1	18 – Griggs	6 – 2 Tied	3 – Carter	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,444) Memphis, TN
November 13, 2023* 5:30 pm, SECN+		at No. 15 Tennessee	L 74–84 ^OT	1–2	18 – Carter	5 – 3 Tied	4 – Brown	Thompson–Boling Arena (7,729) Knoxville, TN
November 18, 2023* 1:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Arizona Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	L 67–90	1–3	22 – 2 Tied	11 – Smith	3 – Cain	Imperial Arena (247) Nassau, Bahamas
November 19, 2023* 4:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Howard Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round	W 52–43	2–3	20 – Griggs	9 – Brown	4 – Carter	Imperial Arena (248) Nassau, Bahamas
November 20, 2023* 4:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Middle Tennessee Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place game	L 57–64	2–4	16 – Carter	10 – Sallman	5 – Cain	Imperial Arena (113) Nassau, Bahamas
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at No. 23 Marquette	L 59–88	2–5	18 – Carter	6 – Riddick	2 – 2 Tied	Al McGuire Center (1,226) Milwaukee, WI
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Troy	W 100–88	3–5	22 – Griggs	14 – Smith	5 – Smith	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,084) Memphis, TN
December 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Columbia	L 66–76	3–6	25 – Griggs	11 – Smith	3 – 2 Tied	Levien Gymnasium (907) New York, NY
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Miss	W 69–67	4–6	14 – 2 Tied	9 – Smith	7 – Smith	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,077) Memphis, TN
December 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Mississippi State	L 63–81	4–7	24 – Griggs	15 – Smith	3 – 4 Tied	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,636) Memphis, TN
AAC regular season
December 30, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Tulsa	L 62–71	4–8 (0–1)	19 – Griggs	13 – Smith	3 – Griggs	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (739) Memphis, TN
January 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UAB	L 63–65	4–9 (0–2)	22 – Griggs	20 – Smith	3 – Cain	Bartow Arena (489) Birmingham, AL
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		East Carolina	L 63–64	4–10 (0–3)	22 – Riddick	8 – Green	3 – Green	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,315) Memphis, TN
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		SMU	L 86–91 ^OT	4–11 (0–4)	22 – Riddick	9 – Smith	5 – Griggs	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (854) Memphis, TN
January 14, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Temple	W 59–57	5–11 (1–4)	18 – Smith	10 – Smith	3 – Smith	Liacouras Center (1,621) Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wichita State	L 66–71	5–12 (1–5)	19 – Riddick	9 – Brown	3 – Griggs	Charles Koch Arena (1,133) Wichita, KS
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	W 76–56	6–12 (2–5)	19 – Carter	12 – Smith	7 – Cain	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (959) Memphis, TN
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rice	W 73–66	7–12 (3–5)	15 – Smith	13 – Smith	4 – Carter	Tudor Fieldhouse (841) Houston, TX
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		South Florida	L 46–69	7–13 (3–6)	13 – Griggs	5 – Smith	3 – Cain	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (995) Memphis, TN
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at SMU	L 73–81	7–14 (3–7)	25 – Griggs	8 – Riddick	4 – Smith	Moody Coliseum (1,456) University Park, TX
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Tulane	W 80–79 ^OT	8–14 (4–7)	20 – Griggs	11 – Smith	5 – Jackson	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,473) Memphis, TN
February 14, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Charlotte	L 56–65	8–15 (4–8)	21 – Griggs	9 – Smith	3 – Griggs	Dale F. Halton Arena (723) Charlotte, NC
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Carolina	W 72–70	9–15 (5–8)	19 – Brown	10 – Brown	5 – Griggs	Williams Arena (1,287) Greenville, NC
February 20, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rice	W 79–74 ^OT	10–15 (6–8)	18 – Smith	14 – Smith	7 – Griggs	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (881) Memphis, TN
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulane	W 54–44	11–15 (7–8)	15 – Griggs	6 – 2 Tied	4 – Cain	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,201) New Orleans, LA
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UTSA	W 60–53	12–15 (8–8)	13 – Griggs	17 – Smith	2 – Jackson	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (973) Memphis, TN
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UAB	W 82–61	13–15 (9–8)	21 – Griggs	11 – Smith	6 – Cain	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,131) Memphis, TN
March 5, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at North Texas	L 66–78	13–16 (9–9)	24 – Griggs	6 – Smith	5 – Cain	The Super Pit (2,528) Denton, TX
AAC tournament
March 10, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) East Carolina Second Round	L 63–65	13–17	16 – Griggs	13 – Smith	3 – 3 Tied	Dickies Arena (1,506) Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[9][10]

References

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2. "Tigers Survive UCF To Move On to Semi-Final Round of AAC Championship". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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7. "Katrina Merriweather Resigns as Memphis Women's Basketball Head Coach". The Daily Helmsman. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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