2023–24 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

The 2023–24 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team will represent Lamar University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by fifth year head coach Aqua Franklin, play their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

For information on all Lamar University sports, see Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals
2023–24 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 SLC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bianca Smith (3rd season)
  • Raymond Patche (2nd season)
  • Omar Sneed (2nd season)
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
2023–24 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Houston Christian00 00  
Incarnate Word00 00  
Lamar00 00  
McNeese00 00  
New Orleans00 00  
Nicholls00 00  
Northwestern State00 00  
Southeastern Louisiana00 00  
Texas A&M–Commerce*00 00  
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi00 00  
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 Southland tournament winner


Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 132 overall votes and 2 first place votes, the Lady Cardinals were picked to finish third in the conference.[1][2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Southeastern Louisiana159 (15)
2Texas A&M–Corpus Christi140 (3)
3Lamar132 (2)
4Incarnate Word97
T5Houston Christian74
T5McNeese74
7Northwestern State65
8Texas A&M–Commerce58
9New Orleans56
10Nicholls39

Preseason All Conference

Junior Akasha Davis, Forward/Center, was selected to the Preseason All Conference first team. Senior Sabria Dean, Guard, was selected to second team.[1][2]


Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2023*
6:00 pm
North American Neches Arena 
Beaumont, Texas
Non-Conference season
Nov 8, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas College Neches Arena 
Beaumont, Texas
Nov 8, 2023*
6:00 pm
at UT Arlington College Park Center 
Arlington, Texas
Nov 13, 2023*
6:00 pm
at Texas Tech United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, Texas
Nov 16, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
LSU–Alexandria Neches Arena 
Beaumont, Texas
Nov 22, 2023*
12:00 pm
vs. UTEP
St. Pete Showcase
TBA 
St. Petersburg, Florida
Nov 23, 2023*
12:00 pm
vs. Nebraska
St. Pete Showcase
TBA 
St. Petersburg, Florida
Dec 6, 2023*
11:00 am
at Texas A&M Reed Arena 
College Station, Texas
Dec 13, 2023*
5:00 pm
at Louisiana Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 17, 2023*
2:00 pm
at TCU Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, Texas
Dec 30, 2023*
2:00 pm
LMU Neches Arena 
Beaumont, Texas
Southland regular season
Jan 4, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Incarnate Word Neches Arena 
Beaumont, Texas
Jan 6, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Northwestern State Neches Arena 
Beaumont, Texas
Jan 11, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at McNeese
Battle of the Border (Rivalry)
The Legacy Center 
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Jan 13, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Nicholls Stopher Gymnasium 
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Jan 18, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Commerce Neches Arena 
Beaumont, Texas
Jan 20, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Houston Christian Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, Texas
Jan 25, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
New Orleans Neches Arena 
Beaumont, Texas
Jan 27, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana Neches Arena 
Beaumont, Texas
Feb 3, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, Texas
Feb 8, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Incarnate Word McDermott Center 
San Antonio, Texas
Feb 10, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Nicholls Neches Arena 
Beaumont, Texas
Feb 15, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southeastern Louisiana Pride Roofing University Center 
Hammond, Louisiana
Feb 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Orleans Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
McNeese
Battle of the Border (Rivalry)
Neches Arena 
Beaumont, Texas
Feb 24, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Neches Arena 
Beaumont, Texas
Feb 29, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Commerce The Field House 
Commerce, Texas
Mar 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northwestern State Prather Coliseum 
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Mar 6, 2024
TBA, ESPN+
Houston Christian Neches Arena 
Beaumont, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[3][4]

See also

2023–24 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

References

  1. "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. Kenneth Cline (October 10, 2023). "Cards Place Third in Preseason Polls; Davis & Dean Named Preseason All-Conference". Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. "Lamar Cardinals Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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