# 2023–24 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by twelfth-year head coach Garry Brodhead, played all home games at the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana, along with the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2022–23 season 16–15, 10–8 in Sun Belt play, to finish seventh in the conference. They made it to the 2023 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where they ultimately lost to Appalachian State in the second round. They were not invited to any additional postseason play.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Spring Hill | W 75–45 | 1–0 | Cajundome (624) Lafayette, LA |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Auburn | L 54–60 | 1–1 | Neville Arena (2,225) Auburn, AL |
| November 12, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kent State MAC–SBC Challenge | L 55–64 | 1–2 | Cajundome (572) Lafayette, LA |
| November 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Nicholls | W 69–63 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | Cajundome (808) Lafayette, LA |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | Xavier (LA) | W 64–40 | | Cajundome (794) Lafayette, LA |
| November 27, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | Loyola (LA) | W 76–47 | | Cajundome (646) Lafayette, LA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Orleans | W 44–41 | 3–2 | Lakefront Arena (573) New Orleans, LA |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at No. 7 LSU | L 53–83 | 3–3 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,794) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 13, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lamar | L 60–63 | 3–4 | Cajundome (648) Lafayette, LA |
| December 17, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Texas | L 48–71 | 3–5 | Cajundome (816) Lafayette, LA |
| December 19, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | LSU–Shreveport Education Game | W 64–46 | 4–5 | Cajundome (3,572) Lafayette, LA |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | L 56–69 | 4–6 (0–1) | Cajundome (862) Lafayette, LA |
| January 4, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | W 66–61 | 5–6 (1–1) | Chartway Arena (1,745) Norfolk, VA |
| January 6, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 72–77 $^{OT}$ | 5–7 (1–2) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,268) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 10, 2024 5:15 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 44–90 | 5–8 (1–3) | Trojan Arena (2,345) Troy, AL |
| January 13, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | W 64–63 | 6–8 (2–3) | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | L 59–65 | 6–9 (2–4) | Cajundome (619) Lafayette, LA |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy | L 57–65 | 6–10 (2–5) | Cajundome (611) Lafayette, LA |
| January 25, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 67–51 | 7–10 (3–5) | Cajundome (648) Lafayette, LA |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 59–52 | 8–10 (4–5) | Cajundome (512) Lafayette, LA |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | L 48–55 | 8–11 (4–6) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,606) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 73–52 | 9–11 (5–6) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,481) Monroe, LA |
| February 7, 2024 10:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 42–74 | 9–12 (5–7) | Cam Henderson Center (3,024) Huntington, WV |
| February 10, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan MAC–SBC Challenge | W 54–51 | 10–12 | McGuirk Arena (1,260) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 62–57 | 11–12 (6–7) | Cajundome (608) Lafayette, LA |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 59–46 | 12–12 (7–7) | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | W 74–42 | 13–12 (8–7) | Mitchell Center (258) Mobile, AL |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | W 55–50 | 14–12 (9–7) | Strahan Arena (903) San Marcos, TX |
| February 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Alabama | L 43–46 | 14–13 (9–8) | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| March 1, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 58–57 $^{OT}$ | 15–13 (10–8) | Cajundome (872) Lafayette, LA |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (10) Arkansas State Second round | W 54–41 | 16–13 | Pensacola Bay Center (690) Pensacola, FL |
| March 8, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Troy Quarterfinals | W 67–65 | 17–13 | Pensacola Bay Center (1,136) Pensacola, FL |
| March 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (3) James Madison Semifinals | L 54–64 | 17–14 | Pensacola Bay Center (946) Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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