2023–24 Texas Southern Lady Tigers basketball team

The 2023–24 Texas Southern Lady Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Tigers, who were led by second-year head coach Vernette Skeete, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena located in Houston, Texas, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

2023–24 Texas Southern Lady Tigers basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	7–22 (5–12 SWAC)
Head coach	Vernette Skeete (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Mercedes Brooks India Elliott Danielle King
Home arena	Health and Physical Education Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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

Previous season

The Lady Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 2–27, 2–16 in SWAC play, to finish in eleventh place.^[1] Since only the top eight teams qualify for the SWAC tournament, the Lady Tigers failed to qualify.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Texas Southern Lady Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Tatyanna Clayburne 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Cal State Bakersfield Gilbert, AZ G 2 Daeja Holmes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Fresno City College Fresno, CA G 3 Taniya Lawson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Archbishop Carroll High School Capitol Heights, MD G 4 Nya Harmon 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Texas A&M–Commerce Dallas, TX F/C 5 Jaida Belton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So New Hope Academy Baltimore, MD G 10 Maci Quiller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Hendrickson High School Pflugerville, TX F/C 11 Imani Morris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Duncanville High School Cedar Hill, TX G 12 Gretta Galban 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Concello De Vigo Galicia, Spain G 15 Alisa Knight 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Cedar Park High School Cedar Park, TX F/C 20 Jordyn Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr UT Arlington Oklahoma City, OK G 21 Shomari Phillips 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Indian River State College Winter Haven, FL G 22 Kamaya Middleton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Cajon High School San Bernardino, CA G 23 Ashara Spruill 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Uwharrie Charter Academy Asheboro, NC G 24 Anela Thomas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Saint Mary's Oakland, CA	Head coach Vernette Skeete (Alcorn State) Assistant coach(es) Mercedes Brooks (LSU) India Elliott (Coker) Danielle King (Marquette) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 26, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., MW Network		at New Mexico	L 59–76	0–1	The Pit (5,055) Albuquerque, NM
November 14, 2023* 11:00 a.m., YouTube		North American	W 109–67	1–1	H&PE Arena (883) Houston, TX
November 17, 2023* 10:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 38–57	1–2	Chartway Arena (2,552) Norfolk, VA
November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at No. 7 LSU	L 47–106	1–3	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,787) Baton Rouge, LA
November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., YouTube		Stephen F. Austin	L 58–73	1–4	H&PE Arena (377) Houston, TX
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rice	L 44–74	1–5	Tudor Fieldhouse (591) Houston, TX
December 12, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Houston	L 42–89	1–6	Fertitta Center (3,658) Houston, TX
December 15, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulsa	L 45–82	1–7	Reynolds Center (1,153) Tulsa, OK
December 18, 2023* 5:30 p.m., YouTube		Omaha	L 63–68	1–8	H&PE Arena (300) Houston, TX
December 20, 2023* 2:00 p.m., YouTube		California Baptist	L 62–83	1–9	H&PE Arena (150) Houston, TX
December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., YouTube		Tarleton State	L 40–52	1–10	H&PE Arena (340) Houston, TX
SWAC regular season
January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m.		at Southern	L 45–64	1–11 (0–1)	F. G. Clark Center (1,859) Baton Rouge, LA
January 8, 2024 5:30 p.m.		at Grambling State	W 72–67	2–11 (1–1)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (268) Grambling, LA
January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m.		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 85–80	3–11 (2–1)	H&PE Arena (346) Houston, TX
January 15, 2024 12:00 p.m.		Mississippi Valley State	L 69–70	3–12 (2–2)	H&PE Arena (–) Houston, TX
January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m.		at Alcorn State	L 51–69	3–13 (2–3)	Davey Whitney Complex (252) Lorman, MS
January 22, 2024 5:30 p.m.		at Jackson State	L 50–75	3–14 (2–4)	Williams Assembly Center (–) Jackson, MS
January 27, 2024 12:00 p.m., HBCU GO		Alabama A&M	W 61–55	4–14 (3–4)	H&PE Arena (750) Houston, TX
January 29, 2024 5:30 p.m.		Alabama State	L 55–62	4–15 (3–5)	H&PE Arena (1,128) Houston, TX
February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m.		at Prairie View A&M	L 65–78	4–16 (3–6)	William Nicks Building (1,406) Prairie View, TX
February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m.		at Florida A&M	L 57–71	4–17 (3–7)	Al Lawson Center (313) Tallahassee, FL
February 12, 2024 4:30 p.m.		at Bethune–Cookman	W 65–64	5–17 (4–7)	Moore Gymnasium (401) Daytona Beach, FL
February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m.		Grambling State	L 55–60	5–18 (4–8)	H&PE Arena (2,863) Houston, TX
February 19, 2024 5:30 p.m.		Southern	L 52–68	5–19 (4–9)	H&PE Arena (1,247) Houston, TX
February 24, 2024 4:00 p.m.		at Mississippi Valley State	L 65–71	5–20 (4–10)	Harrison HPER Complex (1,500) Itta Bena, MS
February 26, 2024 5:30 p.m.		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 62–81	5–21 (4–11)	H.O. Clemmons Arena (768) Pine Bluff, AR
March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m.		Jackson State	L 51–101	5–22 (4–12)	H&PE Arena (1,350) Houston, TX
March 4, 2024 5:30 p.m.		Alcorn State	W 71–63	6–22 (5–12)	H&PE Arena (730) Houston, TX
March 9, 2024 3:00 p.m.		Prairie View A&M	W 83–70	7–22 (6–12)	H&PE Arena (3,612) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3][4]

References

1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
2. Hensley, Chad (March 4, 2023). "Lawson Posts Career-High In Regular Season Finale At Prairie View A&M". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
3. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
4. "Texas Southern Tigers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2024.