# 2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team

The 2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ladyjacks, who were led by first-year head coach Leonard Bishop, played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
This would be Stephen F. Austin's last season as members of the WAC, as on May 29, 2024, it was announced that they will be returning to the Southland Conference, which they left in 2021, with the move becoming official on July 1, 2024.

## Previous season

The Ladyjacks finished the 2022–23 season 27–7, 15–3 in WAC play, to finish in second place. Due to the WAC's new Resume Seeding ranking, which is an advanced analytic developed by Ken Pomeroy that incorporated the performance of teams in both conference and non-conference games, received the #1 seed in the WAC tournament. There, they defeated Sam Houston in the quarterfinals, before falling to California Baptist in the semifinals. They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they would defeat Texas State in the first round, before falling to Arkansas in the second round.
On April 3, 2023, it was announced that head coach Mark Kellogg would be leaving the program after eight seasons, in order to take the head coaching position at West Virginia. On April 18, the school announced that associate head coach Leonard Bishop would be named Kellogg's successor.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 9:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oklahoma Panhandle State | W 118–46 | 1–0 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (–) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 10, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Liberty WAC/C-USA Challenge | L 81–84 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,087) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 16, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Texas | L 55–78 | 1–2 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,126) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | at Texas Southern | W 73–58 | 2–2 | H&PE Arena (377) Houston, TX |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rice | W 67–56 | 3–2 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (751) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tarleton State | W 80–67 | 4–2 (1–0) | Wisdom Gym (857) Stephenville, TX |
| December 2, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | W 89–82 $^{2OT}$ | 5–2 (2–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,148) Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 7, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland | W 76–71 | 6–2 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,182) Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Alabama | L 69–74 | 6–3 | Coleman Coliseum (2,202) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Middle Tennessee | L 47–72 | 6–4 | Murphy Center (3,359) Murfreesboro, TN |
| December 20, 2023* 3:30 p.m. | | vs. Troy Austin Peay Classic | L 78–98 | 6–5 | F&M Bank Arena (1,548) Clarksville, TN |
| December 21, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay Austin Peay Classic | W 66–56 | 7–5 | F&M Bank Arena (1,632) Clarksville, TN |
| December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNT Dallas | W 111–38 | 8–5 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,320) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 4, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 79–69 | 9–5 (3–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (754) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 62–81 | 9–6 (3–1) | College Park Center (899) Arlington, TX |
| January 11, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Tech | W 76–67 | 10–6 (4–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (614) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | W 68–53 | 11–6 (5–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,116) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 18, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle | W 82–66 | 12–6 (6–1) | Redhawk Center (286) Seattle, WA |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | W 59–54 | 13–6 (7–1) | Global Credit Union Arena (568) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | L 75–97 | 13–7 (7–2) | Fowler Events Center (616) Riverside, CA |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | W 72–63 | 14–7 (8–2) | UCCU Center (521) Orem, UT |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | W 73–62 | 15–7 (9–2) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,136) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 8, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Rio Grande Valley | L 49–62 | 15–8 (9–3) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,497) Edinburg, TX |
| February 10, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | L 74–84 | 15–9 (9–4) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,682) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | W 89–83 | 16–9 (10–4) | Moody Coliseum (1,051) Abilene, TX |
| February 22, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle | W 87–62 | 17–9 (11–4) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,585) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | W 84–35 | 18–9 (12–4) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,232) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 29, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | California Baptist | L 96–100 $^{OT}$ | 18–10 (12–5) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,294) Nacogdoches, TX |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | W 85–77 | 19–10 (13–5) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,328) Nacogdoches, TX |
| March 7, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | W 81–74 | 20–10 (14–5) | America First Event Center (480) Cedar City, UT |
| March 9, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | L 61–69 | 20–11 (14–6) | Burns Arena (570) St. George, UT |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (7) Tarleton State Quarterfinals | W 70–58 | 21–11 | Orleans Arena (–) Paradise, NV |
| March 15, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) Grand Canyon Semifinals | W 66–63 | 22–11 | Orleans Arena (1,343) Paradise, NV |
| March 16, 2024 12:30 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (1) California Baptist Championship | L 74–75 | 22–12 | Orleans Arena (759) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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