# 2023–24 Southern Lady Jaguars basketball team

The 2023–24 Southern Lady Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Jaguars, who were led by sixth-year head coach Carlos Funchess, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Lady Jaguars finished the 2022–23 season 18–15, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. They defeated Prairie View A&M, Jackson State, and Arkansas–Pine Bluff to win the SWAC tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament, and their first tournament appearance since 2019. They received the #16 seed in the Seattle Regional 4, where they would lose to Sacred Heart in the First Four.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 19 Baylor | L 53–85 | 0–1 | Ferrell Center (3,570) Waco, TX |
| November 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, LHN | | at No. 13 Texas | L 35–80 | 0–2 | Moody Center (5,106) Austin, TX |
| November 12, 2023* 2:00 pm, B1G+ | | at Purdue | L 50–67 | 0–3 | Mackey Arena (5,002) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 17, 2023* 4:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Miami (FL) | L 57–61 | 0–4 | Watsco Center (2,188) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 20, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iowa State | L 60–78 | 0–5 | Hilton Coliseum (8,776) Ames, IA |
| December 3, 2023* 3:00 pm, JSN | | Northwestern State | L 35–46 | 0–6 | F. G. Clark Center (551) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 9, 2023* 3:00 pm | | Louisiana Christian | W 101–45 | 1–6 | F. G. Clark Center (659) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 11, 2023* 9:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series | L 37–67 | 1–7 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,307) Eugene, OR |
| December 17, 2023* 12:00 pm, B1G+ | | at Nebraska | L 51–76 | 1–8 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,488) Lincoln, NE |
| December 20, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 12 Kansas State | L 52–84 | 1–9 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,191) Manhattan, KS |
| December 22, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma | W 79–70 | 2–9 | Lloyd Noble Center (3,731) Norman, OK |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 3:00 pm | | Texas Southern | W 64–45 | 3–9 (1–0) | F. G. Clark Center (1,859) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 8, 2024 4:30 pm, JSN | | Prairie View A&M | W 84–56 | 4–9 (2–0) | F. G. Clark Center (1,259) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 13, 2024 1:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | L 53–59 | 4–10 (2–1) | Al Lawson Center (1,087) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 15, 2024 4:30 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | W 71–66 | 5–10 (3–1) | Moore Gymnasium (622) Daytona Beach, FL |
| January 20, 2024 12:00 pm | | at Grambling State | L 45–69 | 5–11 (3–2) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (–) Grambling, LA |
| January 27, 2024 3:00 pm, JSN | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 59–74 | 5–12 (3–3) | F. G. Clark Center (3,764) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 29, 2024 5:30 pm, JSN | | Mississippi Valley State | W 64–45 | 6–12 (4–3) | F. G. Clark Center (1,586) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 pm | | at Alcorn State | W 61–58 | 7–12 (5–3) | Davey Whitney Complex (820) Lorman, MS |
| February 5, 2024 5:30 pm | | at Jackson State | L 58–63 | 7–13 (5–4) | Williams Assembly Center (2,655) Jackson, MS |
| February 10, 2024 3:00 pm, JSN | | Alabama A&M | W 67–60 | 8–13 (6–4) | F. G. Clark Center (1,929) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 12, 2024 3:00 pm, JSN | | Alabama State | W 79–63 | 9–13 (7–4) | F. G. Clark Center (1,528) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 17, 2024 3:00 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | W 75–68 $^{OT}$ | 10–13 (8–4) | William Nicks Building (405) Prairie View, TX |
| February 19, 2024 5:30 pm | | at Texas Southern | W 68–52 | 11–13 (9–4) | H&PE Arena (1,247) Houston, TX |
| February 24, 2024 3:00 pm, JSN | | Grambling State | L 57–59 | 11–14 (9–5) | F. G. Clark Center (4,689) Baton Rouge, LA |
| March 2, 2024 12:00 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | W 65–59 $^{OT}$ | 12–14 (10–5) | F. G. Clark Center (3,589) Baton Rouge, LA |
| March 4, 2024 5:30 pm, JSN | | Florida A&M | W 67–61 | 13–14 (11–5) | F. G. Clark Center (3,853) Baton Rouge, LA |
| March 7, 2024 5:30 pm | | at Alabama State | W 61–49 | 14–14 (12–5) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,100) Montgomery, AL |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 59–50 | 15–14 (13–5) | Alabama A&M Events Center (711) Huntsville, AL |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Alcorn State Quarterfinals | L 52–59 | 15–15 | Bartow Arena (427) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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