# 2023–24 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans (UNO) during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Privateers were led by first-year head coach Trelanne Powell and played their home games at the Lakefront Arena located on the UNO campus in New Orleans, Louisiana. They were members of the Southland Conference. The Privateers compiled an 11–19 overall record and an 8–10 record in conference play. Their season ended with a 66–73 loss to Nicholls in the first round of the SLC tournament.

## Media

Home games were broadcast on ESPN+.

## Preseason polls
### Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 56 overall votes, the Privateers were picked to finish ninth in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 159 (15) |
| 2 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 140 (3) |
| 3 | Lamar | 132 (2) |
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 97 |
| T5 | Houston Christian | 74 |
| T5 | McNeese | 74 |
| 7 | Northwestern State | 65 |
| 8 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 58 |
| 9 | New Orleans | 56 |
| 10 | Nicholls | 39 |

### Preseason All Conference

Graduate student DeArica Pryor, a guard, was selected to the Preseason All Conference first team.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 8, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 66–74 | 0–1 | 23 – D. Pryor | 7 – Z. Cooper | 3 – D. Pryor | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,204) Stillwater, OK |
| November 10, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulsa | L 61–86 | 0–2 | 17 – D. Pryor | 9 – B. Ellis | 2 – A. Calderon | Reynolds Center (2,256) Tulsa, OK |
| November 15, 2023* 11:00 a.m., SECN+ | | at Mississippi State | L 26–87 | 0–3 | 7 – J. Kimbrough | 4 – D. Pryor | 2 – A. Calderon | Humphrey Coliseum (6,427) Starkville, MS |
| November 21, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Alcorn State | W 53–42 | 1–3 | 14 – A. Calderon | 6 – A. Calderon | 4 – A. Calderon | Lakefront Arena (493) New Orleans, LA |
| November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Houston | L 54–81 | 1–4 | 13 – Ross | 7 – Ross | 4 – Pryor | Fertitta Center (1,139) Houston, TX |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | L 63–80 | 1–5 | 19 – Kimbrough | 9 – Cooper | 1 – Pryor | Mitchell Center (380) Mobile, AL |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | L 41–44 | 1–6 | 9 – A. Calderon | 8 – N. Francois | 2 – J. Kimbrough | Lakefront Arena (573) New Orleans, LA |
| December 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulane | L 63–90 | 1–7 | 18 – D. Pryor | 5 – Z. Cooper | 3 – D. Pryor | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,026) New Orleans, LA |
| December 11, 2023* 10:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at UCF | L 45–72 | 1–8 | 11 – A. Calderon | 5 – J. Ross | 2 – tied | UCF Arena (1,238) Orlando, FL |
| December 18, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | W 67–59 | 2–8 | 16 – D. Pryor | 7 – D. Pryor | 7 – A. Calderon | Lakefront Arena (877) New Orleans, LA |
| December 20, 2023* 12:00 p.m. | | at Alcorn State | W 83–59 | 3–8 | 22 – D. Pryor | 8 – A. Calderon | 5 – J. Ross | Davey Whitney Complex (35) Lorman, MS |
| Southland regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Commerce | W 88–78 | 4–8 (1–0) | 24 – B. Ellis | 9 – B. Ellis | 6 – B. Ellis | Lakefront Arena (521) New Orleans, LA |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southeastern Louisiana | L 44–57 | 4–9 (1–1) | 18 – J. Kimbrough | 7 – J. Kimbrough | 3 – A. Calderon | Lakefront Arena (603) New Orleans, LA |
| January 11, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Nicholls | W 69–63 | 5–9 (2–1) | 21 – D. Pryor | 8 – Z. Cooper | 5 – B. Ellis | Stopher Gymnasium (376) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 54–61 | 5–10 (2–2) | 13 – D. Pryor | 7 – B. Ellis | 3 – B. Ellis | Lakefront Arena (492) New Orleans, LA |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Houston Christian | W 57–48 | 6–10 (3–2) | 16 – Z. Cooper | 8 – A. Calderon | 2 – Z. Cooper | Sharp Gymnasium (250) Houston, TX |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | L 43–72 | 6–11 (3–3) | 18 – N. Scott | 7 – D. Pryor | 1 – tied (3) | Lakefront Arena (488) New Orleans, LA |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lamar | L 62–65 | 6–12 (3–4) | 15 – A. Calderon | 6 – N. Francois | 6 – J. Ross | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at McNeese | W 74–59 | 7–12 (4–4) | 22 – N. Francios | 9 – Z. Cooper | 6 – J. Ross | The Legacy Center (1,340) Lake Charles, LA |
| February 1, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Houston Christian | W 71–61 | 8–12 (5–4) | 22 – C. Pryor | 9 – Z. Cooper | 6 – A. Calderon | Lakefront Arena (375) New Orleans, LA |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | L 54–64 | 8–13 (5–5) | 15 – N. Francois | 11 – N. Francois | 2 – B. Ellis | Lakefront Arena (440) New Orleans, LA |
| February 8, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northwestern State | W 80–57 | 9–13 (6–5) | 25 – J. Kimbrough | 9 – J. Kimbrough | 4 – D. Pryor | Prather Coliseum (784) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 10, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Commerce | L 63–67 $^{OT}$ | 9–14 (6–6) | 32 – D. Pryor | 13 – D. Pryor | 3 – D. Pryor | The Field House Commerce, TX |
| February 15, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Nicholls | W 80–78 | 10–14 (7–6) | 20 – N. Francois | 10 – N. Francois | 6 – A. Calderon | Lakefront Arena (454) New Orleans, LA |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lamar | L 60–63 | 10–15 (7–7) | 22 – D. Pryor | 10 – N. Francois | 2 – A. Calderon | Lakefront Arena (588) New Orleans, LA |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 66–69 $^{OT}$ | 10–16 (7–8) | 30 – N. Francois | 13 – N. Francois | 4 – A. Calderon | Pride Roofing University Center (783) Hammond, LA |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 54–81 | 10–17 (7–9) | 12 – A. Calderon | 6 – N. Francois | 4 – D. Pryor | American Bank Center (851) Corpus Christi, TX |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Incarnate Word | L 76–79 $^{OT}$ | 10–18 (7–10) | 20 – D. Pryor | 10 – N. Francois | 4 – D. Pryor | McDermott Center (319) San Antonio, TX |
| March 6, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | McNeese | W 67–64 | 11–18 (8–10) | 23 – D. Pryor | 9 – N. Francois | 6 – A. Calderon | Lakefront Arena (543) New Orleans, LA |
| 2024 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (7) Nicholls First round | L 66–73 | 11–19 | 22 – N. Francois | 11 – N. Francois | 3 – A. Calderon | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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## Conference awards and honors
### Weekly awards

Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date awarded | Ref. |
| SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | DeArica Pryor | G | January 2, 2024 | |
| SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | DeArica Pryor | G | February 12, 2024 | |