2023–24 Jacksonville State Gamecocks women's basketball team

2023–24 Jacksonville State Gamecocks women's basketball
2023–24 Jacksonville State Gamecocks women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	12–17 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Pietri (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Destiny Thomas; Ka'Vonne Towns; Eric Wise;
Home arena	Pete Mathews Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Jacksonville State Gamecocks women's basketball team represented Jacksonville State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by eleventh-year head coach Rick Pietri, played their home games at the Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama as first-year members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 12–17, 7–9 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.^[1]

2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Middle Tennessee †	16	–	0	1.000	30	–	5	.857
Liberty	11	–	5	.688	18	–	16	.529
FIU	11	–	5	.688	21	–	12	.636
Louisiana Tech	7	–	9	.438	14	–	19	.424
Jacksonville State	7	–	9	.438	12	–	17	.414
New Mexico State	6	–	10	.375	13	–	18	.419
Western Kentucky	6	–	10	.375	15	–	17	.469
UTEP	6	–	10	.375	12	–	19	.387
Sam Houston	2	–	14	.125	7	–	22	.241

† 2024 CUSA tournament winner

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2022–23 season 16–14, 9–9 in ASUN play, to finish in eighth place.^[2] As the #8 seed in the ASUN tournament, they were defeated by #7 seed Kennesaw State in the first round.^[3] This was their last season as members of the ASUN Conference, as they became members of Conference USA, effective July 1, 2023.^[4]

Roster

2023–24 Jacksonville State Gamecocks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Rachel Johnson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Georgia Southern	Eufaula, AL
G	1	Jaz Spencer	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Hillsborough Community College	Bartow, FL
G	2	Shaquice May	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Rockdale County High School	Atlanta, GA
G	3	Samiya Steele	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Alabama State	Meridianville, AL
F	4	Keiara Griffin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Ramsay High School	Birmingham, AL
G	5	Elsie Harris	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	RS Jr	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College	Mobile, AL
F	10	Bre'Anna Rhodes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Carver High School	Montgomery, AL
G	11	Eden Sample	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS So	Old Dominion	Gwinnett, GA
G	13	Kristol Ayson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Arizona Western College	Tacoma, WA
F	15	Madison McCoy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Walters State Community College	Knoxville, TN
F	22	Mya Barnes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Shelton State Community College	Montgomery, AL
F	23	Brooklyn McDaniel	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Cleburne County High School	Heflin, AL
F	35	Asia Barclay	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Shelton State Community College	Anniston, AL

Head coach

Rick Pietri (South Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Destiny Thomas (Clemson)
Ka'Vonne Towns (Chattanooga)
Eric Wise (Louisiana)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 30, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 11:30 a.m.		Montevallo	W 85–55	–	–	–	–	Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at Auburn	L 49–78	0–1	11 – Steele	7 – McCoy	2 – Steele	Neville Arena (2,232) Auburn, AL
November 9, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Tech	L 58–73	0–2	19 – Ayson	9 – 2 tied	3 – 2 tied	Burns Arena (592) St. George, UT
November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		at No. 25 Mississippi State	L 45–84	0–3	8 – 3 tied	5 – Barnes	3 – Spencer	Humphrey Coliseum (4,354) Starkville, MS
November 17, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Alabama–Huntsville	W 67–53	1–3	13 – Ayson	10 – Rhodes	3 – 2 tied	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,017) Jacksonville, AL
November 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Life	W 83–31	2–3	12 – May	10 – Barclay	6 – Harris	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,002) Jacksonville, AL
November 27, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UAB	L 78–85 ^OT	2–4	23 – Harris	9 – Barclay	3 – 2 tied	Bartow Arena (289) Birmingham, AL
November 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m., YouTube		at Alabama State	W 74–53	3–4	20 – Rhodes	7 – Rhodes	5 – Ayson	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (360) Montgomery, AL
December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Samford	L 51–65	3–5	12 – Johnson	4 – 2 tied	4 – Harris	Pete Hanna Center (339) Homewood, AL
December 11, 2023* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Charleston	L 58–69	3–6	17 – Spencer	9 – Rhodes	3 – Barclay	TD Arena (122) Charleston, SC
December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	W 84–72	4–6	13 – McCoy	8 – Rhodes	3 – 2 tied	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,012) Jacksonville, AL
December 19, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	L 64–69	4–7	12 – Ayson	7 – Rhodes	4 – Johnson	Pete Mathews Coliseum (912) Jacksonville, AL
December 29, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		South Carolina State	W 55–41	5–7	12 – McDaniel	11 – Barclay	4 – Steele	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,012) Jacksonville, AL
C-USA regular season
January 6, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU	L 50–75	5–8 (0–1)	14 – Barnes	8 – Johnson	4 – Spencer	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (478) Miami, FL
January 10, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Liberty	W 78–63	6–8 (1–1)	22 – Spencer	8 – McCoy	6 – Spencer	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,110) Jacksonville, AL
January 13, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		Western Kentucky	L 52–62	6–9 (1–2)	12 – Rhodes	11 – Rhodes	2 – McCoy	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,013) Jacksonville, AL
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 53–67	6–10 (1–3)	12 – Johnson	9 – Barnes	5 – Harris	Thomas Assembly Center (1,690) Ruston, LA
January 24, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	L 45–66	6–11 (1–4)	9 – Ayson	8 – Rhodes	2 – 2 tied	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,024) Jacksonville, AL
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Liberty	L 32–63	6–12 (1–5)	11 – Rhodes	7 – Barnes	2 – 2 tied	Liberty Arena (1,238) Lynchburg, VA
February 1, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		UTEP	W 70–62	7–12 (2–5)	21 – Barnes	5 – Rhodes	2 – 2 tied	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,025) Jacksonville, AL
February 3, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State	W 56–49	8–12 (3–5)	17 – Ayson	8 – 2 tied	3 – Ayson	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,203) Jacksonville, AL
February 8, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston	W 58–56	9–12 (4–5)	10 – Barclay	10 – Barclay	3 – 2 tied	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (413) Huntsville, TX
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	L 45–54	9–13 (4–6)	13 – Spencer	10 – Barclay	4 – Ayson	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,251) Bowling Green, KY
February 15, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	L 51–61	9–14 (4–7)	10 – McCoy	7 – 2 tied	2 – 3 tied	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,015) Jacksonville, AL
February 21, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 40–66	9–15 (4–8)	12 – Ayson	7 – Ayson	3 – 2 tied	Murphy Center (3,613) Murfreesboro, TN
February 24, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	W 80–63	10–15 (5–8)	25 – Johnson	8 – Rhodes	5 – Harris	Pete Mathews Coliseum (268) Jacksonville, AL
February 29, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTEP	L 48–70	10–16 (5–9)	15 – Johnson	6 – Johnson	4 – Johnson	Don Haskins Center (1,215) El Paso, TX
March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State	W 60–51	11–16 (6–9)	14 – Steele	4 – McCoy	4 – 2 tied	Pan American Center (2,893) Las Cruces, NM
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sam Houston	W 74–70 ^OT	12–16 (7–9)	19 – McCoy	10 – Ayson	4 – Harris	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,223) Jacksonville, AL
C-USA tournament
March 14, 2024 11:30 a.m., ESPN+	(5)	vs. (5) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals	L 54–60	12–17	22 – Barnes	7 – Barnes	3 – Ayson	Von Braun Center (2,157) Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Women's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24 Conference USA Standings". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
^ "Gamecocks Suffer Setback in ASUN Tournament". Jacksonville State University Athletics. March 4, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
^ "Conference USA Officially Welcomes Four New Members". Conference USA. July 1, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
^ "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

[1] "Women's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24 Conference USA Standings". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[2] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

[3] "Gamecocks Suffer Setback in ASUN Tournament". Jacksonville State University Athletics. March 4, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

[4] "Conference USA Officially Welcomes Four New Members". Conference USA. July 1, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

[5] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

[6] "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

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