# 2023–24 Alabama State Lady Hornets basketball team

The 2023–24 Alabama State Lady Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Hornets, who were led by 26th-year head coach Freda Freeman-Jackson, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

## Previous season

The Lady Hornets finished the 2022–23 season 16–15, 12–6 in SWAC play, to finish in a four-way tie for second place. They defeated Bethune–Cookman in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament, before being upset by #7 seed Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | Shorter | W 76–41 | – | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (345) Montgomery, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 4:30 p.m., SECN+ | at Alabama | L 39–93 | 0–1 | Coleman Coliseum (1,264) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Memphis | L 51–95 | 0–2 | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,444) Memphis, TN |
| November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at SMU | L 47–96 | 0–3 | Moody Coliseum (549) University Park, TX |
| November 15, 2023* 10:30 a.m., ESPN+ | at No. 25 Oklahoma | L 46–92 | 0–4 | Lloyd Noble Center (8,939) Norman, OK |
| November 18, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Samford | L 47–69 | 0–5 | Pete Hanna Center (303) Homewood, AL |
| November 20, 2023* 1:00 p.m., SECN+ | at Vanderbilt | L 42–88 | 0–6 | Memorial Gymnasium (1,612) Nashville, TN |
| November 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | Jacksonville State | L 53–74 | 0–7 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (360) Montgomery, AL |
| December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | at Auburn | L 37–94 | 0–8 | Neville Arena (2,246) Auburn, AL |
| December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | at DePaul | L 69–98 | 0–9 | Wintrust Arena (1,278) Chicago, IL |
| December 20, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | at No. 21 Florida State | L 45–110 | 0–10 | Donald L. Tucker Center (1,244) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 28, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | at Miami (FL) | L 36–81 | 0–11 | Watsco Center (2,227) Coral Gables, FL |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m. | at Mississippi Valley State | W 57–54 | 1–11 (1–0) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,305) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 8, 2024 5:30 p.m. | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 52–85 | 1–12 (1–1) | H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,103) Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 11, 2024 5:30 p.m. | Jackson State | L 49–75 | 1–13 (1–2) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,255) Montgomery, AL |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m. | Alcorn State | L 42–49 | 1–14 (1–3) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,500) Montgomery, AL |
| January 15, 2024 4:00 p.m. | vs. Alabama A&M Bridge Builder Classic | L 49–66 | 1–15 (1–4) | Mitchell Center (2,900) Mobile, AL |
| January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m. | at Prairie View A&M | L 43–46 | 1–16 (1–5) | William Nicks Building (595) Prairie View, TX |
| January 29, 2024 5:30 p.m. | at Texas Southern | W 62–55 | 2–16 (2–5) | H&PE Arena (1,128) Houston, TX |
| February 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., HBCU GO | Bethune–Cookman | W 56–53 | 3–16 (3–5) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,200) Montgomery, AL |
| February 5, 2024 5:30 p.m. | Florida A&M | L 40–49 | 3–17 (3–6) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,727) Montgomery, AL |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m. | at Grambling State | L 48–65 | 3–18 (3–7) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (629) Grambling, LA |
| February 12, 2024 3:00 p.m. | at Southern | L 63–79 | 3–19 (3–8) | F. G. Clark Center (1,528) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 47–70 | 3–20 (3–9) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,506) Montgomery, AL |
| February 19, 2024 5:30 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State | L 59–67 | 3–21 (3–10) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (–) Montgomery, AL |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m. | at Florida A&M | L 66–70 | 3–22 (3–11) | Al Lawson Center (356) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 26, 2024 4:30 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman | L 43–84 | 3–23 (3–12) | Moore Gymnasium (439) Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m. | at Alabama A&M | L 47–58 | 3–24 (3–13) | Alabama A&M Events Center (5,127) Huntsville, AL |
| March 7, 2024 5:30 p.m. | Southern | L 49–61 | 3–25 (3–14) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,100) Montgomery, AL |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m. | Grambling State | L 47–52 | 3–26 (3–15) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,234) Montgomery, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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