# 2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball team

The 2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by interim head coach Terrence Baxter, played their home games at McDougald–McLendon Arena in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 15–16, 8–6 in MEAC play, to finish in fourth place. In the MEAC tournament, they defeated Coppin State in the quarterfinals, before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Norfolk State in the semifinals.
On September 13, 2023, the school announced that they released head coach Trisha Stafford-Odom from her contract, after six years with the team, with assistant coach Terrence Baxter being named the interim head coach for the 2023–24 season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2023* 8:00 p.m. | | at Washington | L 39–113 | 0–1 | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,481) Seattle, WA |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wofford | L 52–82 | 0–2 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (512) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 17, 2023* 5:30 p.m. | | Mid-Atlantic Christian | W 132–22 | 1–2 | McDougald–McLendon Arena (475) Durham, NC |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | Johnson & Wales (NC) | W 83–50 | 2–2 | McDougald–McLendon Arena (379) Durham, NC |
| November 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., NCCUSN | | Western Carolina | W 69–58 | 3–2 | McDougald–McLendon Arena (268) Durham, NC |
| November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Duke | L 45–93 | 3–3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,211) Durham, NC |
| November 29, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 58–76 | 3–4 | Templeton Physical Education Center (507) Clinton, SC |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Campbell | L 61–74 | 3–5 | Gore Arena (909) Buies Creek, NC |
| December 11, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | L 67–70 | 3–6 | Swisher Gymnasium (72) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 55–66 | 3–7 | Fleming Gymnasium (252) Greensboro, NC |
| December 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | W 65–63 | 4–7 | Kimmel Arena (263) Asheville, NC |
| December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at UNC Wilmington | W 70–65 | 5–7 | Trask Coliseum (507) Wilmington, NC |
| December 31, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Furman | L 63–73 | 5–8 | Timmons Arena (366) Greenville, SC |
| January 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | L 59–65 | 5–9 | McKenzie Arena (1,301) Chattanooga, TN |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., NCCUSN | | Howard | W 79–76 $^{OT}$ | 6–9 (1–0) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (783) Durham, NC |
| January 8, 2024 5:30 p.m., NCCUSN | | Norfolk State | L 60–81 | 6–10 (1–1) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (649) Durham, NC |
| January 16, 2024* 6:00 p.m., NCCUSN | | North Carolina Wesleyan | W 110–42 | 7–10 | McDougald–McLendon Arena (492) Durham, NC |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | at South Carolina State | W 75–61 | 8–10 (2–1) | SHM Memorial Center (650) Orangeburg, SC |
| January 27, 2024 3:15 p.m. | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 61–78 | 8–11 (2–2) | Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD |
| January 29, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | at Delaware State | W 64–58 | 9–11 (3–2) | Memorial Hall (450) Dover, DE |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., NCCUSN | | Coppin State | W 53–48 | 10–11 (4–2) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,182) Durham, NC |
| February 5, 2024 5:30 p.m., NCCUSN | | Morgan State | W 66–65 | 11–11 (5–2) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (942) Durham, NC |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m. | | at Howard | W 70–64 $^{OT}$ | 12–11 (6–2) | Burr Gymnasium (567) Washington, D.C. |
| February 19, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | at Norfolk State | L 44–72 | 12–12 (6–3) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,723) Norfolk, VA |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., NCCUSN | | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 64–71 | 12–13 (6–4) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,212) Durham, NC |
| February 26, 2024 5:30 p.m., NCCUSN | | Delaware State | L 64–75 $^{OT}$ | 12–14 (6–5) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,019) Durham, NC |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | at Coppin State | W 52–44 | 13–14 (7–5) | Physical Education Complex (411) Baltimore, MD |
| March 4, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | at Morgan State | W 63–58 | 14–14 (8–5) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,987) Baltimore, MD |
| March 7, 2024 5:30 p.m., NCCUSN | | South Carolina State | W 73-54 | 15-14 (9-5) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (627) Durham, NC |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Delaware State Quarterfinals | W 66-56 | 16-14 | Norfolk Scope (657) Norfolk, VA |
| March 15, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) Howard Semifinals | L 56-69 | 16-15 | Norfolk Scope (512) Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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