2023–24 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

2023–24 Memphis Tigers women's basketball
2023–24 Memphis Tigers women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	13–17 (9–9 AAC)
Head coach	Alex Simmons (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Harlyn Wyatt; Josh Cooperwood; Whitney Bays; Nadiria Evans; Keke McKinney;
Home arena	Elma Roane Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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

The 2023–24 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team represents the University of Memphis during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Alex Simmons, play their home games at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse in Memphis, Tennessee as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 22–11, 11–4 in AAC play to finish in second place.^[1] As the #2 seed in the AAC tournament, they defeated #10 seed UCF in the quarterfinals,^[2] before falling to #3 seed East Carolina in the semifinals.^[3] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they would defeat Jackson State in the first round^[4] and Ball State in the second round,^[5] before falling to Bowling Green in the Super 16.^[6]

On March 24, 2023, head coach Katrina Merriweather announced her resignation after two years at the helm, in order to take the head coaching job at her alma mater, Cincinnati.^[7] On April 6, Gardner–Webb head coach Alex Simmons was announced as Merriweather's successor.^[8]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Destyne Jackson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Wright State	Lexington, Kentucky
G	1	Ki'Ari Cain	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Gardner–Webb	Sumter, South Carolina
G	2	Madison Griggs	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Houston High School	Memphis, Tennessee
F	3	Shelbee Brown	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Northwest Florida State College	Memphis, Tennessee
G	5	Ally Hollifield	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Shelby High School	Shelby, North Carolina
F	7	Hannah Riddick	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Cairine Wilson Secondary School	Calgary, Alberta
G	11	Tanyuel Welch	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	North Central High School	Anderson, Indiana
F	12	Jana Sallman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Western Reserve Academy	Cairo, Egypt
G	20	Nikole Thomas	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Kamiakin High School	Pasco, Washington
F	21	Latazia Williamson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Hillsboro High School	Nashville, Tennessee
F	22	Layken Cox	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Gardner–Webb	Sumter, South Carolina
G	23	Raven Sims	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Bartlett High School	Memphis, Tennessee
G	24	Kai Carter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Rutgers	Atlanta, Georgia
F	30	Alasia Smith	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Gardner–Webb	Johnson City, Tennessee
F	35	Aliyah Green	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Raymore–Peculiar High School	Peculiar, Missouri

Head coach

Alex Simmons (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Harlyn Wyatt (Tulane)
Josh Cooperwood (Tennessee State)
Whitney Bays (Purdue)
Nadiria Evans (UNC Asheville)
Keke McKinney (Charlotte)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 17, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 47–67	0–1	12 – Griggs	9 – Smith	2 – 2 Tied	Murphy Center (3,505) Murfreesboro, TN
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Alabama State	W 95–51	1–1	18 – Griggs	6 – 2 Tied	3 – Carter	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,444) Memphis, TN
November 13, 2023* 5:30 pm, SECN+		at No. 15 Tennessee	L 74–84 ^OT	1–2	18 – Carter	5 – 3 Tied	4 – Brown	Thompson–Boling Arena (7,729) Knoxville, TN
November 18, 2023* 1:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Arizona Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	L 67–90	1–3	22 – 2 Tied	11 – Smith	3 – Cain	Imperial Arena (247) Nassau, Bahamas
November 19, 2023* 4:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Howard Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round	W 52–43	2–3	20 – Griggs	9 – Brown	4 – Carter	Imperial Arena (248) Nassau, Bahamas
November 20, 2023* 4:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Middle Tennessee Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place game	L 57–64	2–4	16 – Carter	10 – Sallman	5 – Cain	Imperial Arena (113) Nassau, Bahamas
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at No. 23 Marquette	L 59–88	2–5	18 – Carter	6 – Riddick	2 – 2 Tied	Al McGuire Center (1,226) Milwaukee, WI
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Troy	W 100–88	3–5	22 – Griggs	14 – Smith	5 – Smith	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,084) Memphis, TN
December 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Columbia	L 66–76	3–6	25 – Griggs	11 – Smith	3 – 2 Tied	Levien Gymnasium (907) New York, NY
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Miss	W 69–67	4–6	14 – 2 Tied	9 – Smith	7 – Smith	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,077) Memphis, TN
December 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Mississippi State	L 63–81	4–7	24 – Griggs	15 – Smith	3 – 4 Tied	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,636) Memphis, TN
AAC regular season
December 30, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Tulsa	L 62–71	4–8 (0–1)	19 – Griggs	13 – Smith	3 – Griggs	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (739) Memphis, TN
January 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UAB	L 63–65	4–9 (0–2)	22 – Griggs	20 – Smith	3 – Cain	Bartow Arena (489) Birmingham, AL
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		East Carolina	L 63–64	4–10 (0–3)	22 – Riddick	8 – Green	3 – Green	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,315) Memphis, TN
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		SMU	L 86–91 ^OT	4–11 (0–4)	22 – Riddick	9 – Smith	5 – Griggs	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (854) Memphis, TN
January 14, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Temple	W 59–57	5–11 (1–4)	18 – Smith	10 – Smith	3 – Smith	Liacouras Center (1,621) Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wichita State	L 66–71	5–12 (1–5)	19 – Riddick	9 – Brown	3 – Griggs	Charles Koch Arena (1,133) Wichita, KS
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	W 76–56	6–12 (2–5)	19 – Carter	12 – Smith	7 – Cain	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (959) Memphis, TN
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rice	W 73–66	7–12 (3–5)	15 – Smith	13 – Smith	4 – Carter	Tudor Fieldhouse (841) Houston, TX
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		South Florida	L 46–69	7–13 (3–6)	13 – Griggs	5 – Smith	3 – Cain	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (995) Memphis, TN
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at SMU	L 73–81	7–14 (3–7)	25 – Griggs	8 – Riddick	4 – Smith	Moody Coliseum (1,456) University Park, TX
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Tulane	W 80–79 ^OT	8–14 (4–7)	20 – Griggs	11 – Smith	5 – Jackson	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,473) Memphis, TN
February 14, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Charlotte	L 56–65	8–15 (4–8)	21 – Griggs	9 – Smith	3 – Griggs	Dale F. Halton Arena (723) Charlotte, NC
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Carolina	W 72–70	9–15 (5–8)	19 – Brown	10 – Brown	5 – Griggs	Williams Arena (1,287) Greenville, NC
February 20, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rice	W 79–74 ^OT	10–15 (6–8)	18 – Smith	14 – Smith	7 – Griggs	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (881) Memphis, TN
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulane	W 54–44	11–15 (7–8)	15 – Griggs	6 – 2 Tied	4 – Cain	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,201) New Orleans, LA
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UTSA	W 60–53	12–15 (8–8)	13 – Griggs	17 – Smith	2 – Jackson	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (973) Memphis, TN
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UAB	W 82–61	13–15 (9–8)	21 – Griggs	11 – Smith	6 – Cain	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,131) Memphis, TN
March 5, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at North Texas	L 66–78	13–16 (9–9)	24 – Griggs	6 – Smith	5 – Cain	The Super Pit (2,528) Denton, TX
AAC tournament
March 10, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) East Carolina Second Round	L 63–65	13–17	16 – Griggs	13 – Smith	3 – 3 Tied	Dickies Arena (1,506) Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[9]^[10]

References[edit]

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^ "Tigers Survive UCF To Move On to Semi-Final Round of AAC Championship". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^ "Memphis women's basketball loses in AAC semifinals to East Carolina 69-60". Action News 5. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^ "JSU Falls Short to Memphis in First Round of WNIT". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^ "Memphis women's basketball defeats Ball State to reach first WNIT Super 16 since 1999". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^ "Bowling Green's Elissa Brett Punched by Memphis Guard After WNIT Win". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^ "Katrina Merriweather Resigns as Memphis Women's Basketball Head Coach". The Daily Helmsman. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^ "Memphis hires Gardner-Webb head coach Alex Simmons as new women's basketball coach". WATN-TV. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^ "Memphis Tigers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[2] "Tigers Survive UCF To Move On to Semi-Final Round of AAC Championship". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[3] "Memphis women's basketball loses in AAC semifinals to East Carolina 69-60". Action News 5. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[4] "JSU Falls Short to Memphis in First Round of WNIT". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[5] "Memphis women's basketball defeats Ball State to reach first WNIT Super 16 since 1999". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[6] "Bowling Green's Elissa Brett Punched by Memphis Guard After WNIT Win". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[7] "Katrina Merriweather Resigns as Memphis Women's Basketball Head Coach". The Daily Helmsman. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[8] "Memphis hires Gardner-Webb head coach Alex Simmons as new women's basketball coach". WATN-TV. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[9] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[10] "Memphis Tigers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

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