2023–24 Temple Owls women's basketball team

2023–24 Temple Owls women's basketball
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
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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.

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

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

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

[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.

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