2023–24 Temple Owls women's basketball team

2023–24 Temple Owls women's basketball
AAC regular season co-champions
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	20–12 (13–5 AAC)
Head coach	Diane Richardson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Cheyenne Curley Myles Jackson Wanisha Smith
Home arena	Liacouras Center

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 Temple Owls women's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by second-year head coach Diane Richardson, played their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2022–23 season 11–18, 6–10 in AAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.^[1] As the #9 seed in the AAC tournament, they lost to #8 seed Wichita State in the first round.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Temple Owls women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Kendall Currence 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Northeastern Bourne, Massachusetts G 2 Aleah Nelson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Towson Baltimore, Maryland G 3 Makayla Waleed 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Emerge Academy Upper Marlboro, Maryland F 8 Jaleesa Molina 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Landslake Lions The Hague, Netherlands G 11 Tristen Taylor 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Duncanville High School Duncanville, Texas G 12 Demi Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Vanderbilt Wake Forest, North Carolina F/C 13 Alexandra Wilkinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr CCBC Essex Woodbury, New Jersey F 14 Ines Piper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Northwest Florida State College Paris, France G 15 Channing Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Shabach Christian Academy Bowie, Maryland F/C 21 Rayne Tucker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Towson New Carrollton, Maryland G 22 Tarriyonna Gary 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Towson Brooksville, Florida C 25 Denise Solis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS UMass Lowell Windsor, Connecticut G 30 Drew Alexander 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Shabach Christian Academy Greensboro, North Carolina C 34 Sheyenne Swain-Price 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dexter Southfield School Stoughton, Massachusetts G 55 Tiarra East 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Butler Traditional High School Louisville, Kentucky	Head coach Diane Richardson (Frostburg State) Assistant coach(es) Cheyenne Curley (Howard) Myles Jackson (Towson) Wanisha Smith (Duke) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 16, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Delaware State	W 109–43	1–0	Liacouras Center  Philadelphia, PA
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgetown	L 45–68	1–1	Liacouras Center (1,117) Philadelphia, PA
November 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bucknell	W 77–53	2–1	Liacouras Center (1,101) Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at No. 23 Ole Miss	L 63–80	2–2	SJB Pavilion (2,335) Oxford, MS
November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloSports		at Villanova Big 5	L 62–90	2–3	Finneran Pavilion (2,185) Villanova, PA
November 22, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Joseph's Rivalry/Big 5	L 65–67	2–4	Liacouras Center (1,016) Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2023* 6:00 pm, P12N		vs. Xavier Briann January Classic	W 78–41	3–4	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
December 2, 2023* 3:00 pm, P12N		vs. Pacific Briann January Classic	L 78–79	3–5	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Penn Big 5	W 61–47	4–5	Liacouras Center (1,364) Philadelphia, PA
December 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Delaware	W 72–65	5–5	Liacouras Center (1,109) Philadelphia, PA
December 17, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle Big 5	W 85–61	6–5	Tom Gola Arena (412) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Northwestern	L 68–72	6–6	Liacouras Center (2,233) Philadelphia, PA
AAC regular season
December 30, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UTSA	W 71–58	7–6 (1–0)	Liacouras Center (1,324) Philadelphia, PA
January 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Texas	L 63–74	7–7 (1–1)	Liacouras Center (871) Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulsa	W 58–48	8–7 (2–1)	Reynolds Center (1,218) Tulsa, OK
January 9, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wichita State	W 72–49	9–7 (3–1)	Charles Koch Arena (1,060) Wichita, KS
January 14, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Memphis	L 57–59	9–8 (3–2)	Liacouras Center (1,621) Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Charlotte	W 73–68	10–8 (4–2)	Liacouras Center (1,165) Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at SMU	L 66–68	10–9 (4–3)	Moody Coliseum (865) University Park, TX
January 28, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulane	W 68–50	11–9 (5–3)	Devlin Fieldhouse (861) New Orleans, LA
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Wichita State	W 66–65	12–9 (6–3)	Liacouras Center (835) Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charlotte	L 81–88 ^2OT	12–10 (6–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,006) Charlotte, NC
February 10, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		South Florida	W 59–55	13–10 (7–4)	Liacouras Center (1,596) Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UAB	W 86–72	14–10 (8–4)	Bartow Arena (417) Birmingham, AL
February 19, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Tulane	W 69–52	15–10 (9–4)	Liacouras Center (1,033) Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at UTSA	W 56–48	16–10 (10–4)	Convocation Center (881) San Antonio, TX
February 25, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rice	W 75–66	17–10 (11–4)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,109) Houston, TX
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Tulsa	L 67–76	17–11 (11–5)	Liacouras Center (2,341) Philadelphia, PA
March 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Carolina	W 81–66	18–11 (12–5)	Williams Arena (1,170) Greenville, NC
March 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	W 74–53	19–11 (13–5)	Liacouras Center (1,189) Philadelphia, PA
AAC tournament
March 11, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (14) Tulane Quarterfinals	W 76–72 ^3OT	20–11	Dickies Arena (1,602) Fort Worth, TX
March 12, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (10) Rice Semifinals	L 57–60	20–12	Dickies Arena (1,520) Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3][4]

References

1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
2. "Comeback Effort Falls Short as Women's Basketball is Downed by Wichita State in AAC Tournament". Temple. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
3. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Temple. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
4. "Temple Owls 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2023.