# 2023–24 Tarleton State Texans women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Tarleton State Texans women's basketball team represented Tarleton State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Texans, who were led by first-year head coach Bill Brock, played their home games at the Wisdom Gym in Stephenville, Texas, as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
This season marked Tarleton State's final year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Texans were not eligible to play in the NCAA tournament, but were eligible to play in the WAC tournament.

## Previous season

The Texans finished the 2022–23 season 8–21, 2–16 in WAC play, to finish in 13th (last) place. Due to the WAC's new Resume Seeding ranking, which is an advanced analytic developed by Ken Pomeroy that incorporated the performance of teams in both conference and non-conference games, they failed to qualify for the WAC tournament, as only the top 12 teams qualify.
On March 2, 2023, it was announced that the school would be parting ways with head coach Misty Wilson, ending her nine-year tenure. On March 14, the school announced that longtime Baylor assistant coach Bill Brock would be named the Texans' new head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 25, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | McMurry | W 71–33 | – | Wisdom Gym (207) Stephenville, TX |
| October 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | UNT Dallas | W 94–53 | – | Wisdom Gym (450) Stephenville, TX |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Howard Payne | W 106–38 | 1–0 | Wisdom Gym (1,036) Stephenville, TX |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | L 63–70 | 1–1 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,514) Lubbock, TX |
| November 12, 2023* 3:00 p.m., MW Network | | at New Mexico | L 55–64 | 1–2 | The Pit (4,626) Albuquerque, NM |
| November 16, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northwestern State | Postponed | Postponed | Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA |
| November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington | L 62–64 | 1–3 | Wisdom Gym (427) Stephenville, TX |
| November 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | L 67–80 | 1–4 (0–1) | Wisdom Gym (857) Stephenville, TX |
| December 2, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Rio Grande Valley | W 72–66 | 2–4 (1–1) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (358) Edinburg, TX |
| December 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northwestern State Rescheduled from November 16 | L 51–59 | 2–5 | Prather Coliseum (135) Natchitoches, LA |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | L 42–57 | 2–6 | Wisdom Gym (419) Stephenville, TX |
| December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at McNeese | W 88–64 | 3–6 | The Legacy Center (1,667) Lake Charles, LA |
| December 18, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at New Orleans | L 59–67 | 3–7 | Lakefront Arena (877) New Orleans, LA |
| December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., YouTube | | at Texas Southern | W 52–40 | 4–7 | H&PE Arena (340) Houston, TX |
| January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 49–73 | 4–8 (1–2) | College Park Center (952) Arlington, TX |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | California Baptist | L 59–89 | 4–9 (1–3) | Wisdom Gym (810) Stephenville, TX |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | L 47–79 | 4–10 (1–4) | Wisdom Gym (710) Stephenville, TX |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 51–73 | 4–11 (1–5) | Moody Coliseum (1,125) Abilene, TX |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Rio Grande Valley | L 57–61 | 4–12 (1–6) | Wisdom Gym (490) Stephenville, TX |
| January 25, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | W 71–60 | 5–12 (2–6) | America First Event Center (1,145) Cedar City, UT |
| January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | L 48–75 | 5–13 (2–7) | Burns Arena (441) St. George, UT |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | W 74–66 | 6–13 (3–7) | Wisdom Gym (1,555) Stephenville, TX |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 62–73 | 6–14 (3–8) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,136) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | W 60–55 | 7–14 (4–8) | Wisdom Gym (747) Stephenville, TX |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle | L 57–61 | 7–15 (4–9) | Wisdom Gym (618) Stephenville, TX |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | L 58–71 | 7–16 (4–10) | Wisdom Gym (670) Stephenville, TX |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 43–62 | 7–17 (4–11) | Global Credit Union Arena (578) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | L 64–97 | 7–18 (4–12) | Fowler Events Center (401) Riverside, CA |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Tech | W 76–60 | 8–18 (5–12) | Wisdom Gym (1,013) Stephenville, TX |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | W 69–63 | 9–18 (6–12) | Wisdom Gym (1,111) Stephenville, TX |
| March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | L 66–73 | 9–19 (6–13) | UCCU Center (699) Orem, UT |
| March 9, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle | W 62–57 | 10–19 (7–13) | Redhawk Center (701) Seattle, WA |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (6) Abilene Christian First round | W 54–41 | 11–19 | Orleans Arena (–) Paradise, NV |
| March 14, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (3) Stephen F. Austin Quarterfinals | L 58–70 | 11–20 | Orleans Arena (–) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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