# 2023–24 Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Salukis, led by second-year head coach Kelly Bond-White, played their home games at the Banterra Center in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

## Previous season

The Salukis finished the 2022–23 season 12–19, 8–12 in MVC play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Indiana State in the opening round of the MVC tournament, before falling to Belmont in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2023* 6:00 pm | | Greenville | W 94–43 | – | Banterra Center (121) Carbondale, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 85–70 | 1–0 | Banterra Center (1,017) Carbondale, IL |
| November 11, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cornell | L 77–80 | 1–1 | Banterra Center (680) Carbondale, IL |
| November 15, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 64–70 | 1–2 | Banterra Center (600) Carbondale, IL |
| November 19, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Texas | L 73–79 | 1–3 | Banterra Center (500) Carbondale, IL |
| November 23, 2023* 9:00 am, FloHoops | | vs. Charlotte San Juan Shootout | W 55–52 | 2–3 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR |
| November 24, 2023* 11:30 am, FloHoops | | vs. George Washington San Juan Shootout | W 66–55 | 3–3 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR |
| November 25, 2023* 9:00 am, FloHoops | | vs. West Virginia San Juan Shootout | L 55–73 | 3–4 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR |
| December 6, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 77–53 | 4–4 | Banterra Center (5,000) Carbondale, IL |
| December 9, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Louis | W 75–67 | 5–4 | Banterra Center (600) Carbondale, IL |
| December 17, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 58–76 | 5–5 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,001) Stillwater, OK |
| MVC regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Drake | L 59–78 | 5–6 (0–1) | Banterra Center (672) Carbondale, IL |
| January 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UIC | L 59–66 | 5–7 (0–2) | Banterra Center (206) Carbondale, IL |
| January 6, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Valparaiso | W 75–66 | 6–7 (1–2) | Banterra Center (235) Carbondale, IL |
| January 10, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | L 43–76 | 6–8 (1–3) | CEFCU Arena (1,075) Normal, IL |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bradley | L 56–58 | 6–9 (1–4) | Renaissance Coliseum (308) Peoria, IL |
| January 19, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Indiana State | L 63–64 | 6–10 (1–5) | Banterra Center (558) Carbondale, IL |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Evansville | W 99–60 | 7–10 (2–5) | Banterra Center (564) Carbondale, IL |
| January 26, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 70–75 | 7–11 (2–6) | CFSB Center (1,931) Murray, KY |
| January 28, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 64–72 | 7–12 (2–7) | Curb Event Center (892) Nashville, TN |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Missouri State | W 62–45 | 7–13 (2–8) | Banterra Center (887) Carbondale, IL |
| February 9, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Murray State | L 74–81 | 7–14 (2–9) | Banterra Center (474) Carbondale, IL |
| February 11, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 55–65 | 7–15 (2–10) | Banterra Center (325) Carbondale, IL |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Evansville | L 89–93 $^{OT}$ | 7–16 (2–11) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (215) Evansville, IN |
| February 17, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Indiana State | W 80–70 | 8–16 (3–11) | Hulman Center (1,186) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | L 51–74 | 8–17 (3–12) | McLeod Center (3,821) Cedar Falls, IA |
| February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | L 42–77 | 8–18 (3–13) | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,229) Springfield, MO |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Illinois State | L 66–75 $^{OT}$ | 8–19 (3–14) | Banterra Center (600) Carbondale, IL |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bradley | W 70–54 | 9–19 (4–14) | Banterra Center (–) Carbondale, IL |
| March 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | W 60–51 | 10–19 (5–14) | Athletics–Recreation Center (155) Valparaiso, IN |
| March 9, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UIC | W 69-65 | 11-19 (6-14) | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,477) Chicago, IL |
| MVC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Indiana State Opening Round | L 54-66 | 11-20 | Vibrant Arena at The MARK (776) Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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