2023–24 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions women's basketball team

2023–24 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions women's basketball
2023–24 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions women's basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	17–16 (11–7 SWAC)
Head coach	Dawn Thornton (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Nicole Mealing; Briona Brown; Nathaniel Bell;
Home arena	H.O. Clemmons Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Lions, who were led by fifth-year head coach Dawn Thornton, played their home games at the H.O. Clemmons Arena in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2023–24 SWAC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Jackson State †	18	–	0	1.000	26	–	7	.788
Grambling State	15	–	3	.833	23	–	10	.697
Southern	13	–	5	.722	15	–	15	.500
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	11	–	7	.611	17	–	16	.515
Alabama A&M	10	–	8	.556	15	–	16	.484
Florida A&M	8	–	10	.444	9	–	21	.300
Alcorn State	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Prairie View A&M	7	–	11	.389	11	–	18	.379
Texas Southern	6	–	12	.333	7	–	22	.241
Bethune–Cookman	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Mississippi Valley State	3	–	15	.167	4	–	27	.129
Alabama State	3	–	15	.167	3	–	26	.103

† 2024 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Golden Lions finished the 2022–23 season 14–17, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.^[1] They upset #2 seed Alabama A&M,^[2] and #3 seed Alabama State,^[3] before falling to Southern in the SWAC tournament championship game.^[4]

Roster

2023–24 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	00	Zaay Green	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Texas A&M	Duncanville, Texas
G	2	Shayla Bouie	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Daytona State College	Jacksonville, Florida
G	4	Kourtney Rittenberry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Grayson High School	Loganville, Georgia
F	7	Starr Jacobs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	UT Arlington	Dallas, Texas
G	11	Tia Morgan	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Tyler Junior College	Chicago, Illinois
G	12	Empress Roberts	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Harker Heights High School	Harker Heights, Texas
G	13	Uriah Jennings	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Cleveland Heights High School	Mayfield Heights, Ohio
F	14	Azaria Robinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Little Rock	Anchorage, Alaska
G	15	Coriah Beck	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Memphis	Memphis, Tennessee
C	23	Maori Davenport	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	Georgia	Troy, Alabama
G	25	Kalia Walker	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Bryant High School	Alexander, Arkansas
F	32	Stephanie Okowi	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Oakland Tech High School	Oakland, California
F	35	Crystianna Whitehead	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Memphis Business Academy	Cordova, Tennessee
C	54	Maya Peat	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Sr	Chandler High School	Chandler, Arizona

Head coach

Dawn Thornton (Jackson State)

Assistant coach(es)

Nicole Mealing (Francis Marion)
Briona Brown (Jacksonville)
Nathaniel Bell (Texas Southern)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 22, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 pm		at Oregon State	L 74–85	0–1	Gill Coliseum (3,305) Corvallis, OR
November 8, 2023* 8:00 pm		at Oregon	L 60–86	0–2	Matthew Knight Arena (5,020) Eugene, OR
November 18, 2023* 5:00 pm		Texas A&M–Texarkana	W 118–51	1–2	H.O. Clemmons Arena (658) Pine Bluff, AR
November 24, 2023* 3:45 pm, ESPN+		vs. Tulsa Van Chancellor Classic	L 79–90	1–3	Merrell Center (324) Katy, TX
November 25, 2023* 3:45 pm, ESPN+		vs. No. 25 Mississippi State Van Chancellor Classic	L 68–77	1–4	Merrell Center (545) Katy, TX
November 26, 2023* 3:15 pm, ESPN+		vs. Clemson Van Chancellor Classic	L 66–92	1–5	Merrell Center (217) Katy, TX
November 28, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Arkansas State	L 65–85	1–6	First National Bank Arena (2,229) Jonesboro, AR
December 1, 2023* 11:00 am		Arkansas Baptist	W 103–35	2–6	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,462) Pine Bluff, AR
December 4, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at SMU	W 78–76	3–6	Moody Coliseum (969) University Park, TX
December 6, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at North Texas	L 66–73	3–7	The Super Pit (2,319) Denton, TX
December 10, 2023* 1:00 pm, SECN		at Arkansas	W 74–70	4–7	Bud Walton Arena (3,330) Fayetteville, AR
December 21, 2023* 1:00 pm		Ole Miss	L 47–62	4–8	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,246) Pine Bluff, AR
December 31, 2023* 1:00 pm		at McNeese	W 103–87	5–8	The Legacy Center (1,693) Lake Charles, LA
SWAC regular season
January 6, 2024 3:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 75–67	6–8 (1–0)	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,145) Pine Bluff, AR
January 8, 2024 5:30 pm		Alabama State	W 85–52	7–8 (2–0)	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,103) Pine Bluff, AR
January 13, 2024 3:00 pm		at Texas Southern	L 80–85	7–9 (2–1)	H&PE Arena (346) Houston, TX
January 15, 2024 1:00 pm		at Prairie View A&M	Postponed^[5]		William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm		Florida A&M	W 85–62	8–9 (3–1)	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,281) Pine Bluff, AR
January 22, 2024 5:30 pm		Bethune–Cookman	L 70–73	8–10 (3–2)	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,346) Pine Bluff, AR
January 27, 2024 3:00 pm		at Southern	W 74–59	9–10 (4–2)	F. G. Clark Center (3,764) Baton Rouge, LA
January 29, 2024 5:30 pm		at Grambling State	W 56–49	10–10 (5–2)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,133) Grambling, LA
February 3, 2024 4:00 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 76–60	11–10 (6–2)	Harrison HPER Complex (1,409) Itta Bena, MS
February 5, 2024 5:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M Rescheduled from January 15	W 77–48	12–10 (7–2)	William Nicks Building (407) Prairie View, TX
February 10, 2024 12:05 pm		Alcorn State	W 80–57	13–10 (8–2)	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,306) Pine Bluff, AR
February 12, 2024 5:30 pm		Jackson State	L 56–72	13–11 (8–3)	H.O. Clemmons Arena (–) Pine Bluff, AR
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm		at Alabama State	W 70–47	14–11 (9–3)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,506) Montgomery, AL
February 19, 2024 5:00 pm		at Alabama A&M	L 59–67	14–12 (9–4)	Alabama A&M Events Center (941) Huntsville, AL
February 24, 2024 3:00 pm		Prairie View A&M	L 57–66	14–13 (9–5)	H.O. Clemmons Arena (–) Pine Bluff, AR
February 26, 2024 5:30 pm		Texas Southern	W 81–62	15–13 (10–5)	H.O. Clemmons Arena (768) Pine Bluff, AR
March 2, 2024 3:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 78–57	16–13 (11–5)	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,143) Pine Bluff, AR
March 7, 2024 5:30 pm		at Jackson State	L 67–82	16–14 (11–6)	Williams Assembly Center (1,752) Jackson, MS
March 9, 2024 1:00 pm		at Alcorn State	L 52–59	16–15 (11–7)	Davey Whitney Complex (452) Lorman, MS
SWAC tournament
March 14, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Alabama A&M Quarterfinals	W 82–74	17–15	Bartow Arena (827) Birmingham, AL
March 15, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (1) Jackson State Semifinals	L 48–70	17–16	Bartow Arena (1,072) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^ "#UAPBWomensHoop Secures Victory Against Alabama A&M On Fourth-Quarter Comeback". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^ "Arkansas-Pine Bluff advances to SWAC championship game". HBCU Gameday. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^ "Southern University Lady Jaguars Crowned 2023 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament Champions". HBCU Legends. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^ "Todays Basketball Games versus Arkansas Pine Bluff has been Cancelled". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^ "2023 Women's Basketball Schedule". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^ "Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[2] "#UAPBWomensHoop Secures Victory Against Alabama A&M On Fourth-Quarter Comeback". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[3] "Arkansas-Pine Bluff advances to SWAC championship game". HBCU Gameday. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[4] "Southern University Lady Jaguars Crowned 2023 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament Champions". HBCU Legends. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[5] "Todays Basketball Games versus Arkansas Pine Bluff has been Cancelled". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[6] "2023 Women's Basketball Schedule". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[7] "Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

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