# 2023–24 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

The 2023–24 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by third-year head coach Toyelle Wilson, played their home games at Moody Coliseum in University Park, Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference. This will be SMU's final season as members of the American Athletic Conference, as they were joining the Atlantic Coast Conference in July 2024.

## Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2022–23 season 17–12, 7–8 in AAC play to finish in fifth place. As the #5 seed in the AAC tournament, they lost to #4 seed Houston in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid into the WNIT, where they would defeat Little Rock in the first round, before falling to Texas Tech in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 pm | | Southern Nazarene | W 74–58 | – | – | – | – | Moody Coliseum University Park, TX |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UC Riverside | W 78–55 | 1–0 | 20 – Young | 12 – Embry | 5 – 2 Tied | Moody Coliseum (541) University Park, TX |
| November 11, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Alabama State | W 96–47 | 2–0 | 18 – Abdur-Rahim | 11 – Abdur-Rahim | 9 – Bradley | Moody Coliseum (549) University Park, TX |
| November 14, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Nicholls | W 69–54 | 3–0 | 24 – Young | 10 – Pitts | 8 – Jones | Moody Coliseum (4,548) University Park, TX |
| November 18, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 5 Colorado | L 69–84 | 3–1 | 30 – Young | 8 – Embry | 4 – Embry | Moody Coliseum (1,749) University Park, TX |
| November 24, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. Toledo San Diego Classic | L 73–74 | 3–2 | 18 – Young | 9 – Abdur-Rahim | 5 – Jones | Harry West Gymnasium San Diego, CA |
| November 25, 2023* 4:30 pm, FloSports | | vs. Harvard San Diego Classic | L 67–80 | 3–3 | 17 – Young | 8 – Young | 4 – Bradley | Harry West Gymnasium (255) San Diego, CA |
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 13 Baylor | L 61–85 | 3–4 | 17 – Jones | 9 – Young | 3 – 2 Tied | Moody Coliseum (2,294) University Park, TX |
| December 4, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 76–78 | 3–5 | 22 – Young | 10 – Pitts | 5 – Bradley | Moody Coliseum (969) University Park, TX |
| December 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana Tech | W 69–53 | 4–5 | 19 – Young | 7 – Henderson | 5 – Jones | Thomas Assembly Center (1,655) Ruston, LA |
| December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sam Houston | W 69–64 | 5–5 | 15 – Abdur-Rahim | 13 – Abdur-Rahim | 6 – Bradley | Moody Coliseum (1,186) University Park, TX |
| December 21, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Air Force | W 75–55 | 6–5 | 19 – Abdur-Rahim | 11 – Abdur-Rahim | 6 – Jones | Moody Coliseum (1,031) University Park, TX |
| AAC regular season |||||||||
| December 30, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Florida | L 61–70 | 6–6 (0–1) | 17 – Young | 7 – Abdur-Rahim | 3 – Bradley | Yuengling Center (2,142) Tampa, FL |
| January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Atlantic | W 57–52 | 7–6 (1–1) | 16 – Jones | 10 – Abdur-Rahim | 7 – Bradley | Moody Coliseum (724) University Park, TX |
| January 7, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rice | L 63–65 | 7–7 (1–2) | 24 – Abdur-Rahim | 7 – Abdur-Rahim | 6 – Jones | Moody Coliseum (985) University Park, TX |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Memphis | W 91–86 $^{2OT}$ | 8–7 (2–2) | 38 – Young | 15 – Young | 2 – Bradley | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (854) Memphis, TN |
| January 14, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UAB | L 75–84 | 8–8 (2–3) | 32 – Young | 6 – Young | 5 – 2 Tied | Bartow Arena (491) Birmingham, AL |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Texas | L 61–76 | 8–9 (2–4) | 16 – Young | 7 – Abdur-Rahim | 5 – Jones | Moody Coliseum (902) University Park, TX |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | L 61–68 | 8–10 (2–5) | 19 – Embry | 9 – 2 Tied | 4 – 2 Tied | Williams Arena (1,259) Greenville, NC |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Temple | W 68–66 | 9–10 (3–5) | 24 – Embry | 8 – Embry | 3 – Embry | Moody Coliseum (865) University Park, TX |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UTSA | W 75–58 | 10–10 (4–5) | 18 – 2 Tied | 10 – Abdur-Rahim | 7 – Bradley | Moody Coliseum (1,396) University Park, TX |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rice | L 60–69 | 10–11 (4–6) | 18 – Young | 10 – Embry | 6 – Young | Tudor Fieldhouse (804) Houston, TX |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Memphis | W 81–73 | 11–11 (5–6) | 26 – Embry | 5 – 2 Tied | 8 – Bradley | Moody Coliseum (1,456) University Park, TX |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Texas | L 65–78 | 11–12 (5–7) | 21 – Abdur-Rahim | 9 – Abdur-Rahim | 3 – Embry | The Super Pit (1,878) Denton, TX |
| February 14, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tulane | W 63–53 | 12–12 (6–7) | 14 – 2 Tied | 7 – 2 Tied | 3 – 2 Tied | Devlin Fieldhouse (762) New Orleans, LA |
| February 18, 2024 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Charlotte | W 64–49 | 13–12 (7–7) | 17 – Embry | 8 – Embry | 10 – Bradley | Moody Coliseum (1,407) University Park, TX |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | East Carolina | L 74–84 | 13–13 (7–8) | 14 – Abdur-Rahim | 6 – 2 Tied | 5 – Bradley | Moody Coliseum (1,021) University Park, TX |
| February 28, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wichita State | W 88–84 $^{OT}$ | 14–13 (8–8) | 25 – Young | 9 – Pitts | 6 – Bradley | Charles Koch Arena (1,231) Wichita, KS |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tulsa | L 73–91 | 14–14 (8–9) | 22 – Young | 10 – Pitts | 1 – 3 Tied | Reynolds Center (1,563) Tulsa, OK |
| March 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | South Florida | L 61–68 $^{OT}$ | 14–15 (8–10) | 21 – Embry | 8 – Chandler | 4 – 2 Tied | Moody Coliseum (1,065) University Park, TX |
| AAC tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (11) | vs. (14) Tulane First Round | L 62–68 | 14–16 | 17 – Young | 7 – Abdur-Rahim | 4 – Chandler | Dickies Arena (1,518) Fort Worth, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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