# 2023–24 East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buccaneers, who were led by second-year head coach Brenda Mock Brown, played their home games at Brooks Gymnasium in Johnson City, Tennessee as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 18–12, 7–7 in SoCon play, to finish in fifth place.

## Previous season

The Buccaneers finished the 2022–23 season 26–10, 9–5 in SoCon play, to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Samford in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament, before falling to eventual tournament champions Chattanooga in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the WBI, where they defeated FIU in the first round and lost to New Mexico State in the semifinals, before defeating Georgia Southern in the third-place game.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Kentucky | L 66–74 | 0–1 | Clive M. Beck Center (1,139) Lexington, KY |
| November 11, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lafayette | W 51–43 | 1–1 | Brooks Gymnasium (527) Johnson City, TN |
| November 15, 2023* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | W 49–45 | 2–1 | Dedmon Center (3,000) Radford, VA |
| November 19, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 72–56 | 3–1 | Templeton Physical Education Center (316) Clinton, SC |
| November 24, 2023* 1:30 p.m. | | vs. Norfolk State Miami Thanksgiving Tournament | W 55–35 | 4–1 | Watsco Center (2,169) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 26, 2023* 1:30 p.m., ACCNX/FS2 | | at Miami (FL) Miami Thanksgiving Tournament | L 44–68 | 4–2 | Watsco Center (2,038) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | L 45–68 | 4–3 | Brooks Gymnasium (473) Johnson City, TN |
| December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | W 56–52 | 5–3 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,050) Morehead, KY |
| December 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 79–52 | 6–3 | Brooks Gymnasium (378) Johnson City, TN |
| December 10, 2023* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lees–McRae | W 77–42 | 7–3 | Brooks Gymnasium (4,121) Johnson City, TN |
| December 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 60–51 | 8–3 | Brooks Gymnasium (412) Johnson City, TN |
| December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Campbell | W 54–39 | 9–3 | Brooks Gymnasium (683) Johnson City, TN |
| December 20, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 60–48 | 10–3 | Brooks Gymnasium (3,281) Johnson City, TN |
| December 22, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Clemson | L 50–73 | 10–4 | Littlejohn Coliseum (890) Clemson, SC |
| December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coker | W 65–53 | 11–4 | Brooks Gymnasium (522) Johnson City, TN |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Samford | W 57–40 | 12–4 (1–0) | Brooks Gymnasium (476) Johnson City, TN |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mercer | W 77–71 | 13–4 (2–0) | Brooks Gymnasium (561) Johnson City, TN |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | L 50–52 | 13–5 (2–1) | McKenzie Arena (1,849) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | W 56–47 | 14–5 (3–1) | Ramsey Center (558) Cullowhee, NC |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 50–54 | 14–6 (3–2) | Fleming Gymnasium (498) Greensboro, NC |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Furman | W 78–59 | 15–6 (4–2) | Brooks Gymnasium (659) Johnson City, TN |
| February 3, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wofford | L 65–77 | 15–7 (4–3) | Brooks Gymnasium (3,615) Johnson City, TN |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mercer | L 57–65 | 15–8 (4–4) | Hawkins Arena (618) Macon, GA |
| February 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Samford | W 69–56 | 16–8 (5–4) | Pete Hanna Center (379) Homewood, AL |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | L 41–56 | 16–9 (5–5) | Brooks Gymnasium (817) Johnson City, TN |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro | W 54–51 | 17–9 (6–5) | Brooks Gymnasium (411) Johnson City, TN |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | W 71–33 | 18–9 (7–5) | Brooks Gymnasium (1,052) Johnson City, TN |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wofford | L 64–75 | 18–10 (7–6) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (574) Spartanburg, SC |
| March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Furman | L 59–67 | 18–11 (7–7) | Timmons Arena (417) Greenville, SC |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2024 5:45 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Mercer Quarterfinals | L 52–67 | 18–12 | Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,029) Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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