# 2023–24 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

The 2023–24 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by first-year head coach Yolisha Jackson, played all home games at the Mitchell Center along with the South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2022–23 season with a record of 7–23 overall and 3–15 in conference play. They lost to Georgia State in the first round of their conference tournament. They did not advance to postseason play.
On March 24, former South Florida coach Yolisha Jackson was hired to become the head coach of South Alabama.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | West Alabama | W 70–30 | | 12 – Tied | 8 – Burks | 7 – Thompson | Mitchell Center (340) Mobile, AL |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mobile | W 74–61 | 1–0 | 19 – Thompson | 12 – Anderson | 5 – Thompson | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Michigan MAC-SBC Challenge | W 77–55 | 2–0 | 16 – Elias | 9 – Elias | 4 – Williams | Mitchell Center (415) Mobile, AL |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tougaloo | W 93–57 | 3–0 | 17 – Leggett | 9 – Thompson | 5 – Thompson | Mitchell Center (302) Mobile, AL |
| November 19, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 12 Florida State | L 45–80 | 3–1 | 11 – Williams | 12 – Elias | 4 – Williams | Donald L. Tucker Center (1,889) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 24, 2023* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. Nevada University of Denver Classic | L 62–73 | 3–2 | 19 – Rosier | 8 – Leggett | 3 – Tied | Magness Arena (156) Denver, CO |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Denver University of Denver Classic | W 62–53 | 4–2 | 14 – Thompson | 10 – Elias | 2 – Tied | Magness Arena (612) Denver, CO |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Orleans | W 80–63 | 5–2 | 18 – Thompson | 13 – Thompson | 7 – Thompson | Mitchell Center (380) Mobile, AL |
| December 4, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Nicholls | L 58–61 | 5–3 | 16 – Rosier | 10 – Elias | 4 – Williams | Mitchell Center (329) Mobile, AL |
| December 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | at Florida A&M | W 68–65 | 6–3 | 14 – Thompson | 8 – Anderson | 4 – Simmons | Al Lawson Center (247) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 67–60 | 7–3 | 16 – Simmons | 9 – Burks | 3 – Tied | Pride Roofing University Center (629) Hammond, LA |
| December 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ole Miss | L 41–64 | 7–4 | 12 – Leggett | 7 – Anderson | 4 – Simmons | Mitchell Center (617) Mobile, AL |
| December 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | L 34–68 | 7–5 | 8 – Thompson | 9 – Elias | 1 – Tied | Mitchell Center (294) Mobile, AL |
| December 30, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | L 56–62 | 7–6 (0–1) | 13 – Leggett | 9 – Elias | 2 – Tied | Mitchell Center (326) Mobile, AL |
| January 4, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 64–90 | 7–7 (0–2) | 15 – Howard | 6 – Elias | 3 – Thompson | Cam Henderson Center (999) Huntington, WV |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 49–96 | 7–8 (0–3) | 11 – Simmons | 10 – Elias | 2 – Tied | Holmes Center (362) Boone, NC |
| January 11, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 51–67 | 7–9 (0–4) | 15 – Rosier | 9 – Tied | 2 – Jones | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,007) Monroe, LA |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | L 69–77 | 7–10 (0–5) | 20 – Thompson | 5 – Thompson | 3 – Rosier | Reed Green Coliseum (1,586) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | L 69–78 | 7–11 (0–6) | 25 – Thompson | 7 – Leggett | 3 – Tied | Mitchell Center (249) Mobile, AL |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia State | L 47–73 | 7–12 (0–7) | 11 – Rosier | 8 – Burks | 3 – Simmons | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL |
| January 25, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | L 44–63 | 7–13 (0–8) | 17 – Leggett | 11 – Burks | 6 – Simmons | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | L 43–77 | 7–14 (0–9) | 16 – Simmons | 4 – Simmons | 4 – Simmons | Mitchell Center (331) Mobile, AL |
| January 31, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 61–73 | 7–15 (0–10) | 14 – Tied | 8 – Leggett | 6 – Thompson | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | W 65–64 | 8–15 (1–10) | 27 – Thompson | 9 – Leggett | 3 – Tied | Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX |
| February 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 66–82 | 8–16 (1–11) | 18 – Rosier | 8 – Burks | 4 – Howard | Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,087) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 10, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan MAC-SBC Challenge | L 69–81 | 8–17 | 23 – Rosier | 3 – Simmons | 5 – Thompson | Convocation Center (1,318) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | L 60–68 | 8–18 (1–12) | 20 – Rosier | 8 – Leggett | 6 – Thompson | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | L 70–85 | 8–19 (1–13) | 18 – Leggett | 9 – Leggett | 4 – Simmons | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | L 42–74 | 8–20 (1–14) | 9 – Burks | 6 – Howard | 2 – Simmons | Mitchell Center (258) Mobile, AL |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy | L 79–88 | 8–21 (1–15) | 21 – Simmons | 11 – Leggett | 3 – Tied | Mitchell Center (358) Mobile, AL |
| February 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | W 46–43 | 9–21 (2–15) | 17 – Simmons | 7 – Simmons | 2 – Tied | Cajundome (826) Lafayette, LA |
| March 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 71–108 | 9–22 (2–16) | 26 – Leggett | 9 – Leggett | 4 – Williams | Trojan Arena (2,796) Troy, AL |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (14) | vs. (11) Coastal Carolina First round | L 60–79 | 9–23 | 21 – Leggett | 8 – Smitherman | 3 – Simmons | Pensacola Bay Center (453) Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
* Source: South Alabama Athletics