# 2023–24 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball team represented Grambling State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, who were led by first-year head coach Courtney Simmons, played their home games at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center in Grambling, Louisiana, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 10–20, 9–9 in SWAC play, to finish in eighth place. They were defeated by top-seeded Jackson State in the first round of the SWAC tournament.
On March 20, 2023, the school announced that head coach Freddie Murray would be relieved of his duties, after seven seasons at the helm. On April 6, 2023, longtime Troy assistant coach Courtney Simmons was hired as the Tigers' next head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m. | | Champion Christian | W 93–48 | 1–0 | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (176) Grambling, LA |
| November 9, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Texas | L 60–83 | 1–1 | The Super Pit (1,645) Denton, TX |
| November 13, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Florida | L 57–83 | 1–2 | Yuengling Center (2,061) Tampa, FL |
| November 16, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arizona State Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series | W 70–67 | 2–2 | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (521) Grambling, LA |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Houston | L 74–106 | 2–3 | Fertitta Center (897) Houston, TX |
| November 22, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northwestern State | W 64–59 | 3–3 | Prather Coliseum (387) Natchitoches, LA |
| December 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma | L 69–103 | 3–4 | Lloyd Noble Center (2,305) Norman, OK |
| December 11, 2023* 12:00 p.m. | | Wiley | W 109–41 | 4–4 | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (987) Grambling, LA |
| December 13, 2023* 11:00 a.m., B1G+ | | at Minnesota | L 64–96 | 4–5 | Williams Arena (5,291) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 20, 2023* 12:00 p.m. | | Nicholls | W 69–50 | 5–5 | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (87) Grambling, LA |
| January 2, 2024* 2:00 p.m. | | Biblical Studies | W 159–18 | 6–5 | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (65) Grambling, LA |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | Prairie View A&M | W 82–54 | 7–5 (1–0) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (–) Grambling, LA |
| January 8, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | Texas Southern | L 67–72 | 7–6 (1–1) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (268) Grambling, LA |
| January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m. | | at Bethune–Cookman | W 63–62 | 8–6 (2–1) | Moore Gymnasium (776) Daytona Beach, FL |
| January 15, 2024 4:30 p.m. | | at Florida A&M | W 88–85 $^{3OT}$ | 9–6 (3–1) | Al Lawson Center (740) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 20, 2024 12:00 p.m. | | Southern | W 69–45 | 10–6 (4–1) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (–) Grambling, LA |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | Mississippi Valley State | W 81–71 | 11–6 (5–1) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,068) Grambling, LA |
| January 29, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 49–56 | 11–7 (5–2) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,133) Grambling, LA |
| February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m. | | at Jackson State | L 63–71 | 11–8 (5–3) | Williams Assembly Center (856) Jackson, MS |
| February 5, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | at Alcorn State | W 72–55 | 12–8 (6–3) | Davey Whitney Complex (752) Lorman, MS |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | Alabama State | W 65–48 | 13–8 (7–3) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (629) Grambling, LA |
| February 12, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | Alabama A&M | W 69–52 | 14–8 (8–3) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (518) Grambling, LA |
| February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m. | | at Texas Southern | W 60–55 | 15–8 (9–3) | H&PE Arena (2,863) Houston, TX |
| February 19, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | at Prairie View A&M | W 64–55 | 16–8 (10–3) | William Nicks Building (513) Prairie View, TX |
| February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m. | | at Southern | W 59–57 | 17–8 (11–3) | F. G. Clark Center (4,689) Baton Rouge, LA |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | Florida A&M | W 65–54 | 18–8 (12–3) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (916) Grambling, LA |
| March 4, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | Bethune–Cookman | W 64–54 | 19–8 (13–3) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (979) Grambling, LA |
| March 7, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | at Alabama A&M | W 60–55 | 20–8 (14–3) | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,117) Huntsville, AL |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | at Alabama State | W 52–47 | 21–8 (15–3) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,234) Montgomery, AL |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Florida A&M Quarterfinals | W 66–60 | 22–8 | Bartow Arena (428) Birmingham, AL |
| March 15, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (6) Alcorn State Semifinals | L 59–61 | 22–9 | Bartow Arena (927) Birmingham, AL |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 21, 2024 7:00 p.m. | | at Oral Roberts First round | W 93–91 | 23–9 | Mabee Center (2,591) Tulsa, OK |
| March 25, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe Second round | L 76–102 | 23–10 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,805) Monroe, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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