# 2023–24 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes basketball team

The 2023–24 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Devilettes, who were led by second-year head coach Kimberly Anderson, played their home games at the Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 4–27, 3–15 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for 11th (last) place.

## Previous season

The Devilettes finished the 2022–23 season 2–27, 0–18 in SWAC play, to finish in 12th (last) place. Since only the top eight teams qualify for the SWAC tournament, the Devilettes failed to qualify.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | Voorhees | W 85–32 | – | Harrison HPER Complex (978) Itta Bena, MS |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Utah | L 45–104 | 0–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,830) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | at No. 1 LSU | L 47–109 | 0–2 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,720) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | at McNeese McNeese MTE | W 85–82 | 1–2 | The Legacy Center (1,698) Lake Charles, LA |
| November 17, 2023* 4:00 p.m. | vs. Louisiana–Monroe McNeese MTE | L 62–73 | 1–3 | The Legacy Center (150) Lake Charles, LA |
| November 18, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | vs. Milwaukee McNeese MTE | L 61–67 | 1–4 | The Legacy Center (150) Lake Charles, LA |
| November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m., SECN+ | at No. 1 South Carolina | L 19–101 | 1–5 | Colonial Life Arena (14,558) Columbia, SC |
| November 27, 2023* 11:00 a.m. | Lipscomb | L 55–64 | 1–6 | Harrison HPER Complex (1,265) Itta Bena, MS |
| November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UAB | L 56–88 | 1–7 | Bartow Arena (310) Birmingham, AL |
| December 4, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | at New Mexico | L 45–68 | 1–8 | The Pit (4,514) Albuquerque, NM |
| December 12, 2023* 6:30 p.m., SECN+ | at Ole Miss | L 56–84 | 1–9 | SJB Pavilion (2,443) Oxford, MS |
| December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | at Texas A&M | L 45–95 | 1–10 | Reed Arena (3,439) College Station, TX |
| December 29, 2023* 6:30 p.m., SECN+ | at Mississippi State | L 35–99 | 1–11 | Humphrey Coliseum (4,772) Starkville, MS |
| December 31, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | at Alabama | L 26–91 | 1–12 | Coleman Coliseum (2,036) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m. | Alabama State | L 54–57 | 1–13 (0–1) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,305) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 8, 2024 5:30 p.m. | Alabama A&M | L 67–83 | 1–14 (0–2) | Harrison HPER Complex (1,974) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m. | at Prairie View A&M | L 69–83 | 1–15 (0–3) | William Nicks Building (–) Prairie View, TX |
| January 15, 2024 12:00 p.m. | at Texas Southern | W 70–69 | 2–15 (1–3) | H&PE Arena (347) Houston, TX |
| January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman | L 57–76 | 2–16 (1–4) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,012) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 22, 2024 5:30 p.m. | Florida A&M | L 55–62 | 2–17 (1–5) | Harrison HPER Complex (1,025) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m. | at Grambling State | L 71–81 | 2–18 (1–6) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,068) Grambling, LA |
| January 29, 2024 5:30 p.m. | at Southern | L 45–64 | 2–19 (1–7) | F. G. Clark Center (1,586) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 60–76 | 2–20 (1–8) | Harrison HPER Complex (1,409) Itta Bena, MS |
| February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m. | Jackson State | L 54–70 | 2–21 (1–9) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,209) Itta Bena, MS |
| February 12, 2024 5:30 p.m. | Alcorn State | L 65–70 | 2–22 (1–10) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,025) Itta Bena, MS |
| February 17, 2024 12:00 p.m. | at Alabama A&M | L 51–64 | 2–23 (1–11) | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,003) Huntsville, AL |
| February 19, 2024 5:30 p.m. | at Alabama State | W 67–59 | 3–23 (2–11) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (–) Montgomery, AL |
| February 24, 2024 4:00 p.m. | Texas Southern | W 71–65 | 4–23 (3–11) | Harrison HPER Complex (1,500) Itta Bena, MS |
| February 26, 2024 5:30 p.m. | Prairie View A&M | L 63–69 | 4–24 (3–12) | Harrison HPER Complex (1,258) Itta Bena, MS |
| March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m. | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 57–78 | 4–25 (3–13) | H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,143) Pine Bluff, AR |
| March 7, 2024 5:30 p.m. | at Alcorn State | L 48–63 | 4–26 (3–14) | Davey Whitney Complex (256) Lorman, MS |
| March 9, 2024 12:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | L 59–77 | 4–27 (3–15) | Williams Assembly Center (3,170) Jackson, MS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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