2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team

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2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record22–12 (14–6 WAC)
Head coach
  • Leonard Bishop (1st season)
Associate head coachPatrick Harrison
Assistant coaches
  • Jordynn Hernandez
  • Lexi Murphy
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California Baptist † 18 – 2   .900 28 – 4   .875
Grand Canyon 16 – 4   .800 24 – 8   .750
Stephen F. Austin 14 – 6   .700 21 – 12   .636
Utah Tech* 12 – 8   .600 18 – 14   .563
UT Arlington 11 – 9   .550 17 – 16   .515
Abilene Christian 10 – 10   .500 14 – 16   .467
Tarleton State* 7 – 13   .350 12 – 20   .375
Seattle 6 – 14   .300 6 – 23   .207
Southern Utah 6 – 14   .300 8 – 22   .267
UT Rio Grande Valley 5 – 15   .250 6 – 23   .207
Utah Valley 5 – 15   .250 10 – 19   .345
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 WAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ladyjacks, who were led by first-year head coach Leonard Bishop, played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Ladyjacks finished the 2022–23 season 27–7, 15–3 in WAC play to finish in second place.[1] Due to the WAC's new Resume Seeding ranking, which is an advanced analytic developed by Ken Pomeroy that incorporated the performance of teams in both conference and non-conference games, received the #1 seed in the WAC tournament.[2] There, they defeated Sam Houston in the quarterfinals,[3] before falling to California Baptist in the semifinals.[4] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,[5] where they would defeat Texas State in the first round,[6] before falling to Arkansas in the second round.[7]

On April 3, 2023, it was announced that head coach Mark Kellogg would be leaving the program after eight seasons, in order to take the head coaching position at West Virginia.[8] On April 18, the school announced that assosciate head coach Leonard Bishop would be named Kellogg's successor.[9]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Zoe Nelson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Hendrickson High School Austin, Texas
G 2 Tyler McCliment-Call 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Portland Spokane, Washington
G 3 Avery VanSickle 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Regis Jesuit High School Denver, Colorado
G 4 Destini Lombard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr LSU New Iberia, Louisiana
G 10 Trinity Slocum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Mountain View High School Boise, Idaho
PG 11 Lydia Cooke-Wiggins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr John Paul II High School Dallas, Texas
G 12 Kyla Deck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Lone Star High School Frisco, Texas
F 13 Ituau Tuisaula 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Peninsula College Soldotna, Alaska
F 14 Jasmyne Boles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr North Texas Nampa, Idaho
G 15 Mimi Gatewood 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So DeSoto High School DeSoto, Texas
C 24 Kurstyn Harden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Northern Colorado Lufkin, Texas
F 33 Trinity Moore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Oral Roberts Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G 35 Mele Finau 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS UC Riverside Dublin, California
G 42 Atalia Ballesteros 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Padre Piquer Madrid, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 1, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
9:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Oklahoma Panhandle State W 118–46  1–0
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (–)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 10, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Liberty
WAC/C-USA Challenge 		L 81–84 OT 1–1
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,087)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 16, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		North Texas L 55–78  1–2
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,126)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 22, 2023*
7:00 pm 		at Texas Southern W 73–58  2–2
 H&PE Arena (377)
Houston, TX
November 25, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Rice W 67–56  3–2
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (751)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 29, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tarleton State W 80–67  4–2
(1–0) 		Wisdom Gym (857)
Stephenville, TX
December 2, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian W 89–82 2OT 5–2
(2–0) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,148)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 7, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Portland W 76–71  6–2
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,182)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 9, 2023*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Alabama L 69–74  6–3
 Coleman Coliseum (2,202)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 17, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Middle Tennessee L 47–72  6–4
 Murphy Center (3,359)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 20, 2023*
3:30 pm 		vs. Troy
Austin Peay Classic 		L 78–98  6–5
 F&M Bank Arena (1,548)
Clarksville, TN
December 21, 2023*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Austin Peay
Austin Peay Classic 		W 66–56  7–5
 F&M Bank Arena (1,632)
Clarksville, TN
December 30, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNT Dallas W 111–38  8–5
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,320)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 4, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Rio Grande Valley W 79–69  9–5
(3–0) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (754)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 62–81  9–6
(3–1) 		College Park Center (899)
Arlington, TX
January 11, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Tech W 76–67  10–6
(4–1) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (614)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Utah W 68–53  11–6
(5–1) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,116)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 18, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Seattle W 82–66  12–6
(6–1) 		Redhawk Center (286)
Seattle, WA
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Grand Canyon W 59–54  13–6
(7–1) 		Global Credit Union Arena (568)
Phoenix, AZ
January 27, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at California Baptist L 75–97  13–7
(7–2) 		Fowler Events Center (616)
Riverside, CA
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Valley W 72–63  14–7
(8–2) 		UCCU Center (521)
Orem, UT
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tarleton State W 73–62  15–7
(9–2) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,136)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 8, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Rio Grande Valley L 49–62  15–8
(9–3) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,497)
Edinburg, TX
February 10, 2024
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Arlington L 74–84  15–9
(9–4) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,682)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian W 89–83  16–9
(10–4) 		Moody Coliseum (1,051)
Abilene, TX
February 22, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Seattle W 87–62  17–9
(11–4) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,585)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Valley W 84–35  18–9
(12–4) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,232)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 29, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		California Baptist L 96–100 OT 18–10
(12–5) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,294)
Nacogdoches, TX
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Grand Canyon W 85–77  19–10
(13–5) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,328)
Nacogdoches, TX
March 7, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Utah W 81–74  20–10
(14–5) 		America First Event Center (480)
Cedar City, UT
March 9, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Tech L 61–69  20–11
(14–6) 		Burns Arena (570)
St. George, UT
WAC tournament
March 14, 2024
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (7) Tarleton State
Quarterfinals 		W 70–58  21–11
 Orleans Arena (–)
Paradise, NV
March 15, 2024
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (2) Grand Canyon
Semifinals 		W 66–63  22–11
 Orleans Arena (1,343)
Paradise, NV
March 16, 2024
12:30 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (1) California Baptist
Championship 		L 74–75  22–12
 Orleans Arena (759)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[10][11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "WAC to Seed Conference Tournament Using KenPom Ratings, per Report". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "SFA ends Kats' run in WAC Tournament". Sam Houston. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "CBU Women's Basketball Defeats Defending WAC Champion SFA in Semifinals". CBU Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "Texas State's Season Ends with 89-79 Loss at SFA in WNIT". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  7. ^ "Razorbacks Defense Stifles SFA In WNIT Second Round, 60-37". Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "Head Coach Mark Kellogg to leave SFA Ladyjacks basketball team". KTRE. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "Leonard Bishop named SFA women's head basketball coach". KETK. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  10. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Stephen F. Austin. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  11. ^ "Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
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