2023–24 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Razorbacks, led by seventh-year head coach Mike Neighbors, played their home games at Bud Walton Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2023–24 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
West Palm Beach Classic Champions
WBIT, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–15 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Todd Schaefer
  • Lacey Goldwire
  • Pauline Love
Home arenaBud Walton Arena
Seasons
2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 16 0   1.000 38 0   1.000
No. 6 LSU 13 3   .813 31 6   .838
Ole Miss 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
Alabama 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Tennessee 10 6   .625 20 13   .606
Vanderbilt 9 7   .563 23 10   .697
Mississippi State 8 8   .500 23 12   .657
Auburn 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Texas A&M 6 10   .375 19 13   .594
Arkansas 6 10   .375 18 15   .545
Florida 5 11   .313 16 16   .500
Kentucky 4 12   .250 12 20   .375
Georgia 3 13   .188 12 18   .400
Missouri 2 14   .125 11 19   .367
2024 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Razorbacks finished the season 24–13 (7–9 SEC) to finish in eighth in the SEC and received a bid to the WNIT, where they lost to Kansas in the Great Eight.

Offseason

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Departures

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Arkansas Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Ref
Erynn Barnum 4 F 6'2" RS Senior Little Rock, AR Transferred to Mississippi State [1]
Rylee Langerman 11 G 5'9" Junior Norman, OK Transferred to Oklahoma State [2]
Avery Hughes 22 G 5'7" Senior Bentonville, AR Graduated
Chrissy Carr 34 G 6'1" RS Senior Eden Prairie, MN Graduated

2023 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Taliah Scott
G
Orange Park, FL St. Johns Country Day School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 97
Jenna Lawrence
F
Farmington, AR Farmington HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 93
Maryn Archer
G
Derby, KS Derby HS 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Cristina Sánchez Cerqueira
F
Granada, Spain Segle XXI 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Incoming transfer

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Arkansas Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Carly Keats 23 G 5'8" Sophomore Choctaw, MS Jones County Junior College
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Roster

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2023–24 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Taliah Scott 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Johns Country Day School Orange Park, FL    
G 2 Samara Spencer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr St. Thomas Aquinas HS Fort Lauderdale, FL    
G 4 Saylor Poffenbarger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Middletown HS
UConn
Middletown, MD    
F 10 Cristina Sánchez Cerqueira 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Segle XXI Granada, Spain  
G 13 Sasha Goforth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Fayetteville HS
Oregon State
Fayetteville, AR    
G 20 Karley Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Mustang HS Oklahoma City, OK    
G 21 Loren Lindsey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Fayetteville HS Fayetteville, AR    
G 23 Carly Keats 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Neshoba Central HS
Jones County JC
Choctaw, MS    
F 30 Maryam Dauda 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Bentonville HS Bentonville, AR    
F 34 Jenna Lawrence 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Farmington HS Farmington, AR    
G 43 Makayla Daniels 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Frederick HS Frederick, MD    
G 44 Maryn Archer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Derby HS Derby, KS    
F 55 Emrie Ellis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Vanoss HS Vanoss, OK    
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 81–76  1–0
 29  Scott   21  Poffenbarger   2  Spencer  Bud Walton Arena (2,630)
Fayetteville, AR
November 10, 2023*
10:30 a.m., SECN+
Murray State W 82–79  2–0
 25  Scott   12  Poffenbarger   7  Spencer  Bud Walton Arena (11,026)
Fayetteville, AR
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Little Rock W 77–36  3–0
 18  Scott   8  Poffenbarger   5  Spencer  Bud Walton Arena (2,608)
Fayetteville, AR
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Arkansas State
rivalry
W 82–67  4–0
 27  Higginbottom   11  Gillispie   3  Pendleton  First National Bank Arena (3,208)
Jonesboro, AR
November 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Central Arkansas W 81–67  5–0
 17  Poffenbarger   8  Dauda   4  Daniels  Bud Walton Arena (4,194)
Fayetteville, AR
November 24, 2023*
1:00 p.m.
vs. Wisconsin
Fort Myers Tip-Off
W 65–62  6–0
 22  Daniels   11  Dauda   3  Tied  Suncoast Credit Union Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
November 25, 2023*
4:00 p.m.
vs. Marquette
Fort Myers Tip-Off
L 58–74  6–1
 21  Scott   7  Poffenbarger   6  Daniels  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (227)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 15 Florida State
ACC–SEC Challenge
W 71–58  7–1
 24  Scott   23  Poffenbarger   6  Spencer  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,216)
Tallahassee, FL
December 3, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 2 UCLA L 66–81  7–2
 23  Scott   7  Poffenbarger   2  Dauda  Bud Walton Arena (4,261)
Fayetteville, AR
December 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Louisiana Tech W 100–60  8–2
 29  Scott   11  Poffenbarger   7  Daniels  Bud Walton Arena (2,599)
Fayetteville, AR
December 10, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN
Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 70–74  8–3
 31  Scott   10  Poffenbarger   4  Daniels  Bud Walton Arena (3,330)
Fayetteville, AR
December 16, 2023*
12:30 p.m., SECN+
vs. Samford W 68–54  9–3
 20  Spencer   13  Poffenbarger   4  Spencer  Simmons Bank Arena (2,513)
North Little Rock, AR
December 20, 2023*
10:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. Illinois
West Palm Beach Classic
W 60–59  10–3
 17  Tied   19  Poffenbarger   4  Daniels  Massimino Court (313)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2023*
10:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. UIC
West Palm Beach Classic
W 66–58  11–3
 26  Scott   11  Poffenbarger   3  Dauda  Massimino Court 
West Palm Beach, FL
December 31, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Incarnate Word W 67–48  12–3
 24  Scott   19  Poffenbarger   4  Scott  Bud Walton Arena (3,420)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC regular season
January 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN+
at Kentucky L 63–73  12–4
(0–1)
 25  Spencer   15  Poffenbarger   3  Spencer  Rupp Arena (2,998)
Lexington, KY
January 7, 2024
1:00 p.m., SECN
Georgia W 83–43  13–4
(1–1)
 24  Daniels   17  Poffenbarger   4  Tied  Bud Walton Arena (3,993)
Fayetteville, AR
January 11, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN
Mississippi State L 63–66  13–5
(1–2)
 17  Dauda   13  Dauda   6  Spencer  Bud Walton Arena (2,627)
Fayetteville, AR
January 14, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN
at Alabama W 77–59  14–5
(2–2)
 31  Spencer   14  Spencer   5  Dauda  Coleman Coliseum (2,467)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 21, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 10 LSU L 68–99  14–6
(2–3)
 20  Spencer   6  Daniels   7  Spencer  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,873)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Kentucky W 88–61  15–6
(3–3)
 22  Daniels   7  Tied   7  Daniels  Bud Walton Arena (3,719)
Fayetteville, AR
January 28, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN+
at Missouri W 67–58  16–6
(4–3)
 24  Poffenbarger   9  Poffenbarger   6  Spencer  Mizzou Arena (4,968)
Columbia, MO
February 1, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN
Alabama L 70–86  16–7
(4–4)
 23  Poffenbarger   11  Poffenbarger   5  Daniels  Bud Walton Arena (2,756)
Fayetteville, AR
February 4, 2024
5:00 p.m., SECN
Auburn W 74–72  17–7
(5–4)
 33  Scott   13  Poffenbarger   5  Spencer  Bud Walton Arena (4,450)
Fayetteville, AR
February 8, 2024
5:00 p.m., SECN+
at Florida L 81–85  17–8
(5–5)
 26  Daniels   12  Poffenbarger   4  Spencer  O'Connell Center (1,407)
Gainesville, FL
February 12, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN
at Tennessee L 55–81  17–9
(5–6)
 23  Scott   7  Poffenbarger   4  Spencer  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,161)
Knoxville, TN
February 18, 2024
3:00 p.m., SECN
Missouri W 75–68  18–9
(6–6)
 18  Dauda   11  Poffenbarger   6  Spencer  Bud Walton Arena (5,927)
Fayetteville, AR
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN+
at Texas A&M L 67–73  18–10
(6–7)
 24  Spencer   9  Poffenbarger   3  Daniels  Reed Arena (3,712)
College Station, TX
February 25, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN+
Vanderbilt L 53–62  18–11
(6–8)
 19  Spencer   12  Poffenbarger   2  Tied  Bud Walton Arena (3,839)
Fayetteville, AR
February 29, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 1 South Carolina L 61–98  18–12
(6–9)
 19  Dauda   6  Lawrence   3  Tied  Bud Walton Arena (3,891)
Fayetteville, AR
March 3, 2024
3:00 p.m., SECN
at Ole Miss L 43–87  18–13
(6–10)
 11  Tied   6  Poffenbarger   3  Tied  SJB Pavilion (3,353)
Oxford, MS
SEC Tournament
March 7, 2024
5:00 p.m., SECN
(10) vs. (7) Auburn
Second Round
L 48–67  18–14
 13  Tied   6  Daniels   4  Keats  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,187)
Greenville, SC
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at (3) Tulsa
First Round
L 62–80  18–15
 22  Dauda   9  Dauda   4  Spencer  Reynolds Center (1,831)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Purcell Adds All-SEC Standout to 2023 Signing Class". hailstate.com. May 9, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cowgirls Add In-State Veteran To Backcourt". okstate.com. April 25, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "#SigningStories: Carly Keats". arkansasrazorbacks.com. November 16, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Releases 2023 Non-Conference Schedule". rolltide.com. August 17, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.