# 2023–24 Jacksonville State Gamecocks women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Jacksonville State Gamecocks women's basketball team represented Jacksonville State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by eleventh-year head coach Rick Pietri, played their home games at the Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama as first-year members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 12–17, 7–9 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.

## Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2022–23 season 16–14, 9–9 in ASUN play, to finish in eighth place. As the #8 seed in the ASUN tournament, they were defeated by #7 seed Kennesaw State in the first round. This was their last season as members of the ASUN Conference, as they became members of Conference USA, effective July 1, 2023.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2023* 11:30 a.m. | | Montevallo | W 85–55 | – | – | – | – | Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Auburn | L 49–78 | 0–1 | 11 – Steele | 7 – McCoy | 2 – Steele | Neville Arena (2,232) Auburn, AL |
| November 9, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | L 58–73 | 0–2 | 19 – Ayson | 9 – 2 tied | 3 – 2 tied | Burns Arena (592) St. George, UT |
| November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at No. 25 Mississippi State | L 45–84 | 0–3 | 8 – 3 tied | 5 – Barnes | 3 – Spencer | Humphrey Coliseum (4,354) Starkville, MS |
| November 17, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Alabama–Huntsville | W 67–53 | 1–3 | 13 – Ayson | 10 – Rhodes | 3 – 2 tied | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,017) Jacksonville, AL |
| November 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Life | W 83–31 | 2–3 | 12 – May | 10 – Barclay | 6 – Harris | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,002) Jacksonville, AL |
| November 27, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UAB | L 78–85 $^{OT}$ | 2–4 | 23 – Harris | 9 – Barclay | 3 – 2 tied | Bartow Arena (289) Birmingham, AL |
| November 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m., YouTube | | at Alabama State | W 74–53 | 3–4 | 20 – Rhodes | 7 – Rhodes | 5 – Ayson | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (360) Montgomery, AL |
| December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Samford | L 51–65 | 3–5 | 12 – Johnson | 4 – 2 tied | 4 – Harris | Pete Hanna Center (339) Homewood, AL |
| December 11, 2023* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Charleston | L 58–69 | 3–6 | 17 – Spencer | 9 – Rhodes | 3 – Barclay | TD Arena (122) Charleston, SC |
| December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 84–72 | 4–6 | 13 – McCoy | 8 – Rhodes | 3 – 2 tied | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,012) Jacksonville, AL |
| December 19, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | L 64–69 | 4–7 | 12 – Ayson | 7 – Rhodes | 4 – Johnson | Pete Mathews Coliseum (912) Jacksonville, AL |
| December 29, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Carolina State | W 55–41 | 5–7 | 12 – McDaniel | 11 – Barclay | 4 – Steele | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,012) Jacksonville, AL |
| C-USA regular season |||||||||
| January 6, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at FIU | L 50–75 | 5–8 (0–1) | 14 – Barnes | 8 – Johnson | 4 – Spencer | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (478) Miami, FL |
| January 10, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Liberty | W 78–63 | 6–8 (1–1) | 22 – Spencer | 8 – McCoy | 6 – Spencer | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,110) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 13, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky | L 52–62 | 6–9 (1–2) | 12 – Rhodes | 11 – Rhodes | 2 – McCoy | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,013) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana Tech | L 53–67 | 6–10 (1–3) | 12 – Johnson | 9 – Barnes | 5 – Harris | Thomas Assembly Center (1,690) Ruston, LA |
| January 24, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee | L 45–66 | 6–11 (1–4) | 9 – Ayson | 8 – Rhodes | 2 – 2 tied | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,024) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 32–63 | 6–12 (1–5) | 11 – Rhodes | 7 – Barnes | 2 – 2 tied | Liberty Arena (1,238) Lynchburg, VA |
| February 1, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTEP | W 70–62 | 7–12 (2–5) | 21 – Barnes | 5 – Rhodes | 2 – 2 tied | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,025) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 3, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Mexico State | W 56–49 | 8–12 (3–5) | 17 – Ayson | 8 – 2 tied | 3 – Ayson | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,203) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 8, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston | W 58–56 | 9–12 (4–5) | 10 – Barclay | 10 – Barclay | 3 – 2 tied | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (413) Huntsville, TX |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Kentucky | L 45–54 | 9–13 (4–6) | 13 – Spencer | 10 – Barclay | 4 – Ayson | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,251) Bowling Green, KY |
| February 15, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | L 51–61 | 9–14 (4–7) | 10 – McCoy | 7 – 2 tied | 2 – 3 tied | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,015) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 21, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Middle Tennessee | L 40–66 | 9–15 (4–8) | 12 – Ayson | 7 – Ayson | 3 – 2 tied | Murphy Center (3,613) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 24, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | FIU | W 80–63 | 10–15 (5–8) | 25 – Johnson | 8 – Rhodes | 5 – Harris | Pete Mathews Coliseum (268) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 29, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UTEP | L 48–70 | 10–16 (5–9) | 15 – Johnson | 6 – Johnson | 4 – Johnson | Don Haskins Center (1,215) El Paso, TX |
| March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State | W 60–51 | 11–16 (6–9) | 14 – Steele | 4 – McCoy | 4 – 2 tied | Pan American Center (2,893) Las Cruces, NM |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sam Houston | W 74–70 $^{OT}$ | 12–16 (7–9) | 19 – McCoy | 10 – Ayson | 4 – Harris | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,223) Jacksonville, AL |
| C-USA tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2024 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (5) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals | L 54–60 | 12–17 | 22 – Barnes | 7 – Barnes | 3 – Ayson | Von Braun Center (2,157) Huntsville, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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