# 2023–24 Chicago State Cougars women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Chicago State Cougars women's basketball team represented Chicago State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, who were led by second-year head coach Andrea Williams, played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center in Chicago, Illinois and competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. They finished the season with a record of 1–26. On February 25, 2024, head coach Andrea Williams was fired after only two seasons, posting a combined record of 7–48 during those two seasons.
This was the Cougars' final season competing as an independent, with the university set to join the Northeast Conference, effective July 1, 2024.

## Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2022–23 season 6–22.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 4:00 p.m. | Loyola Chicago | L 47–74 | 0–1 | Jones Convocation Center (143) Chicago, IL |
| November 10, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Detroit Mercy | L 48–83 | 0–2 | Calihan Hall (480) Detroit, MI |
| November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | at Minnesota | L 42–100 | 0–3 | Williams Arena (2,856) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 14, 2023* 5:00 p.m. | Ball State | L 56–85 | 0–4 | Jones Convocation Center (–) Chicago, IL |
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Florida Atlantic | L 57–80 | 0–5 | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (492) Boca Raton, FL |
| November 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | at No. 17 Notre Dame | L 35–113 | 0–6 | Purcell Pavilion (4,987) Notre Dame, IN |
| November 22, 2023* 12:00 p.m. | vs. Kansas City Cleveland State Tournament | L 46–77 | 0–7 | Woodling Gym (–) Cleveland, OH |
| November 24, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Cleveland State Cleveland State Tournament | L 41–95 | 0–8 | Woodling Gym (380) Cleveland, OH |
| November 25, 2023* 11:30 a.m. | vs. Austin Peay Cleveland State Tournament | L 49–60 | 0–9 | Woodling Gym (266) Cleveland, OH |
| November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | Evansville | L 102–103 $^{3OT}$ | 0–10 | Jones Convocation Center (79) Chicago, IL |
| November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Western Illinois | L 72–86 | 0–11 | Western Hall (566) Macomb, IL |
| November 30, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Illinois State | L 47–102 | 0–12 | CEFCU Arena (916) Normal, IL |
| December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | Norfolk State | L 68–76 | 0–13 | Jones Convocation Center (72) Chicago, IL |
| December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Valparaiso | L 64–83 | 0–14 | Athletics–Recreation Center (376) Valparaiso, IN |
| December 10, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FloHoops | at Butler | L 51–84 | 0–15 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (654) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 11, 2023* 3:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | L 67–111 | 0–16 | Jones Convocation Center (48) Chicago, IL |
| December 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UIC | L 46–76 | 0–17 | Credit Union 1 Arena (942) Chicago, IL |
| December 18, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | vs. Alabama A&M Florida International Tournament | L 43–80 | 0–18 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (331) Miami, FL |
| December 19, 2023* 1:30 p.m. | vs. Texas State Florida International Tournament | L 76–84 | 0–19 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (321) Miami, FL |
| December 20, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | at FIU Florida International Tournament | L 55–73 | 0–20 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (326) Miami, FL |
| January 6, 2024* 1:00 p.m. | Idaho | L 52–80 | 0–21 | Jones Convocation Center (43) Chicago, IL |
| January 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | Kuyper | W 105–37 | 1–21 | Jones Convocation Center (110) Chicago, IL |
| January 15, 2024* 1:00 p.m. | LIU | L 58–66 | 1–22 | Jones Convocation Center (84) Chicago, IL |
| January 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | L 55–66 | 1–23 | Jones Convocation Center (130) Chicago, IL |
| January 23, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 76–102 | 1–24 | Jones Convocation Center (154) Chicago, IL |
| February 5, 2024* 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | at LIU | L 71–80 | 1–25 | Steinberg Wellness Center (182) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky | L 63–85 | 1–26 | Jones Convocation Center (313) Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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