# 2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team represented Houston Christian University in the 2023–24 college basketball season. The Huskies, led by eleventh-year head coach Donna Finnie, played their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium as members of the Southland Conference.

## Media

Home games were broadcast on ESPN+.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2022–23 season with a 11–18 overall record and a 6–12 record and ninth place in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2023 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament.

## Preseason polls
### Southland Conference poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 132 overall votes and two first-place votes, the Huskies tied with McNeese to finish fifth in the conference.

## Preseason poll

| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 159 (15) |
| 2 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 140 (3) |
| 3 | Lamar | 132 (2) |
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 97 |
| T5 | Houston Christian | 74 |
| T5 | McNeese | 74 |
| 7 | Northwestern State | 65 |
| 8 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 58 |
| 9 | New Orleans | 56 |
| 10 | Nicholls | 39 |

### Preseason All-Conference

Senior N'Denasija Collins, a forward, was selected to the Preseason All-Conference second team.

## Schedule and results

Sources:
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Rice | L 38–70 | 0–1 | 13 – K. Wilson | 8 – H. Fields | 2 – A. Cotton | Tudor Fieldhouse (622) Houston, TX |
| November 11, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Sam Houston | L 65–67 | 0–2 | 23 – E. McGuire | 11 – E. McGuire | 6 – K. Wilson | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (533) Huntsville, TX |
| November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | St. Thomas | W 79–49 | 1–2 | 12 – T. Caesar | 8 – E. Matadi | 6 – K. Wilson | Sharp Gymnasium (301) Houston, TX |
| November 16, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCN | at No. 9 Virginia Tech | L 36–105 | 1–3 | 13 – E. McGuire | 2 – E. Matadi | 1 – A. Cotton | Cassell Coliseum (4,226) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | at Texas A&M | L 35–80 | 1–4 | 8 – K. Wilson | 5 – N. Collins | 2 – E. McGuire | Reed Arena (3,073) College Station, TX |
| November 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Mount St. Joseph | W 80–46 | 2–4 | 17 – N. Collins | 7 – N. Collins | 6 – J. Oly | Sharp Gymnasium (205) Houston, TX |
| November 27, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Howard Payne | W 79–51 | 3–4 | 22 – Collins | 8 – Collins | 5 – Wilson | Sharp Gymnasium (250) Houston, TX |
| December 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Texas Tech | L 34–79 | 3–5 | 14 – N. Collins | 6 – A. Cotton | 4 – J. Oly | United Supermarkets Arena (4,516) Lubbock, TX |
| December 4, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Wichita State | W 49–44 | 4–5 | 13 – N. Collins | 10 – A. Cotton | 4 – K. Wilson | Charles Koch Arena (1,023) Wichita, KS |
| December 6, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Kansas | L 57–79 | 4–6 | 16 – N. Collins | 9 – N. Collins | 3 – J. Oly | Allen Fieldhouse (2,434) Lawrence, KS |
| December 18, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Schreiner | W 66–40 | 5–6 | 21 – N. Collins | 8 – A. Cotton | 4 – J. Oly | Sharp Gymnasium (267) Houston, TX |
| Southland Conference season |||||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 49–73 | 5–7 (0–1) | 8 – N. Collins | 9 – N. Collins | 4 – A. Cotton | American Bank Center (678) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Nicholls | L 55–73 | 5–8 (0–2) | 23 – N. Collins | 13 – N. Collins | 4 – E. Maguire | Sharp Gymnasium (243) Houston, TX |
| January 11, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Northwestern State | L 61–63 | 5–9 (0–3) | 24 – K. Wilson | 10 – J. Oly | 3 – K. Wilson | Prather Coliseum (824) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 13, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Texas A&M–Commerce | L 53–63 | 5–10 (0–4) | 15 – E. Maguire | 9 – tied (2) | 4 – tied (2) | The Field House (241) Commerce, TX |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | New Orleans | L 48–57 | 5–11 (0–5) | 13 – E. Maguire | 10 – N. Collins | 3 – N. Collins | Sharp Gymnasium (250) Houston, TX |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Lamar | L 54–65 | 5–12 (0–6) | 20 – N. Collins | 8 – tied (2) | 3 – tied (2) | Sharp Gymnasium (383) Houston, TX |
| January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Southeastern Louisiana | L 51–53 | 5–13 (0–7) | 16 – N. Collins | 12 – N. Collins | 4 – tied (2) | Sharp Gymnasium (200) Houston, TX |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Incarnate Word | L 49–77 | 5–14 (0–8) | 15 – N. Collins | 5 – N. Collins | 3 – E. Maguire | McDermott Center (181) San Antonio, TX |
| February 1, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at New Orleans | L 61–71 | 5–15 (0–9) | 22 – N. Collins | 9 – N. Collins | 5 – E. Maguire | Lakefront Arena (375) New Orleans, LA |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Nicholls | L 50–52 | 5–16 (0–10) | 14 – N. Collins | 10 – N. Collins | 3 – N. Collins | Stopher Gymnasium (503) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | McNeese | W 56–51 | 6–16 (1–10) | 21 – N. Collins | 11 – J. Oly | 5 – K. Wilson | Sharp Gymnasium (200) Houston, TX |
| February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Incarnate Word | L 40–67 | 6–17 (1–11) | 17 – E. Maguire | 7 – H. Fields | 1 – K. Wilson | Sharp Gymnasium (231) Houston, TX |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 40–60 | 6–18 (1–12) | 11 – K. Wilson | 6 – J. Oly | 3 – K. Wilson | Pride Roofing University Center (644) Hammond, LA |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 68–42 | 6–19 (1–13) | 14 – N. Collins | 9 – N. Collins | 2 – N. Collins | Sharp Gymnasium (280) Houston, TX |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Northwestern State | L 55–64 | 6–20 (1–14) | 19 – M. Bagayegou | 5 – E. Maguire | 4 – N. Collins | Sharp Gymnasium (245) Houston, TX |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at McNeese | L 64–72 | 6–21 (1–15) | 17 – E. Maguire | 13 – N. Collins | 2 – E. Maguire | The Legacy Center (1,190) Lake Charles, LA |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Texas A&M–Commerce | L 63–78 | 6–22 (1–16) | 19 – N. Collins | 9 – N. Collins | 5 – N. Collins | Sharp Gymnasium (259) Houston, TX |
| March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Lamar | L 47–69 | 6–23 (1–17) | 15 – N. Collins | 7 – N. Collins | 3 – N. Collins | Neches Arena (1,000) Beaumont, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||