# 2023–24 Jackson State Lady Tigers basketball team

The 2023–24 Jackson State Lady Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by fifth-year head coach Tomekia Reed, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

## Previous season

The Lady Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 21–9, 17–1 in SWAC play, to win the SWAC regular season championship. As a No. 1 seed in the WAC tournament they defeated Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the quarterfinals before losing to Southern in the semifinals. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost in the first round to Memphis.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | LeMoyne–Owen | W 113–39 | 1–0 | Williams Assembly Center (592) Jackson, MS |
| November 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | Tougaloo | W 105–47 | 2–0 | Williams Assembly Center (721) Jackson, MS |
| November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 63–54 | 3–0 | Pride Roofing University Center (712) Hammond, LA |
| November 23, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. UCF Discover Puerto Rico Classic | L 54–63 | 3–1 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR |
| November 24, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Puerto Rico–Mayagüez Discover Puerto Rico Classic | W 80–33 | 4–1 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR |
| November 25, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. St. John's Discover Puerto Rico Classic | W 60–56 | 5–1 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR |
| December 1, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 14 Kansas State | L 37–79 | 5–2 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,236) Manhattan, KS |
| December 9, 2023* 8:00 p.m. | | at Oregon State | L 58–78 | 5–3 | Gill Coliseum (3,583) Corvallis, OR |
| December 14, 2023* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Mississippi State | L 72–82 | 5–4 | Humphrey Coliseum (4,423) Starkville, MS |
| December 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Miami (FL) | L 52–59 | 5–5 | Watsco Center (2,117) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 27, 2023* 7:00 p.m., LHN | | at No. 5 Texas | L 52–97 | 5–6 | Moody Center (5,988) Austin, TX |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 12:00 p.m. | | Alcorn State | W 74–46 | 6–6 (1–0) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| January 11, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | at Alabama State | W 75–59 | 7–6 (2–0) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,255) Montgomery, AL |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | at Alabama A&M | W 70–41 | 8–6 (3–0) | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,533) Huntsville, AL |
| January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m. | | Prairie View A&M | W 91–54 | 9–6 (4–0) | Williams Assembly Center (1,795) Jackson, MS |
| January 22, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | Texas Southern | W 75–50 | 10–6 (5–0) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m. | | at Bethune–Cookman | W 81–65 | 11–6 (6–0) | Moore Gymnasium (509) Daytona Beach, FL |
| January 29, 2024 4:30 p.m. | | at Florida A&M | W 79–60 | 12–6 (7–0) | Al Lawson Center (550) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m. | | Grambling State | W 71–63 | 13–6 (8–0) | Williams Assembly Center (856) Jackson, MS |
| February 5, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | Southern | W 63–58 | 14–6 (9–0) | Williams Assembly Center (2,655) Jackson, MS |
| February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m. | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 70–54 | 15–6 (10–0) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,209) Itta Bena, MS |
| February 12, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 72–56 | 16–6 (11–0) | H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m. | | Florida A&M | W 71–44 | 17–6 (12–0) | Williams Assembly Center (1,478) Jackson, MS |
| February 19, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | Bethune–Cookman | W 52–39 | 18–6 (13–0) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m. | | at Alcorn State | W 62–54 | 19–6 (14–0) | Davey Whitney Complex (968) Lorman, MS |
| March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m. | | at Texas Southern | W 101–51 | 20–6 (15–0) | H&PE Arena (1,350) Houston, TX |
| March 4, 2024 3:00 p.m. | | at Prairie View A&M | W 75–65 | 21–6 (16–0) | William Nicks Building (550) Prairie View, TX |
| March 7, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 82–67 | 22–6 (17–0) | Williams Assembly Center (1,752) Jackson, MS |
| March 9, 2024 12:00 p.m. | | Mississippi Valley State | W 77–59 | 23–6 (18–0) | Williams Assembly Center (3,170) Jackson, MS |
| SWAC women's tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (8) Prairie View A&M Quarterfinals | W 67–58 | 24–6 | Bartow Arena (1,024) Birmingham, AL |
| March 15, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (4) Arkansas–Pine Bluff Semifinals | W 70–48 | 25–6 | Bartow Arena (1,072) Birmingham, AL |
| March 16, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPNU | (1) | vs. (6) Alcorn State Championship | W 68–44 | 26–6 | Bartow Arena (2,856) Birmingham, AL |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 23, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ABC | (14 P3) | at (3 P3) No. 10 UConn First round | L 64–86 | 26–7 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P3=Portland 3. All times are in Central. ||||||