2023–24 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

2023–24 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
2023–24 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	12–18 (3–13 SEC)
Head coach	Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Tahnee Balerio
Assistant coaches	Isoken Uzamere; Nykesha Sales;
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 South Carolina †	16	–	0	1.000	38	–	0	1.000
No. 6 LSU	13	–	3	.813	31	–	6	.838
Ole Miss	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
Alabama	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
Tennessee	10	–	6	.625	20	–	13	.606
Vanderbilt	9	–	7	.563	23	–	10	.697
Mississippi State	8	–	8	.500	23	–	12	.657
Auburn	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Texas A&M	6	–	10	.375	19	–	13	.594
Arkansas	6	–	10	.375	18	–	15	.545
Florida	5	–	11	.313	16	–	16	.500
Kentucky	4	–	12	.250	12	–	20	.375
Georgia	3	–	13	.188	12	–	18	.400
Missouri	2	–	14	.125	11	–	19	.367

† 2024 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, were led by second-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson and played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).^[1]

Previous season[edit]

The Lady Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 22–12, 9–7 in SEC play to finish in three-way tie for fifth place.^[2] They defeated Auburn in the second round of the SEC tournament,^[3] before falling to LSU in the semifinals.^[4] They received an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament, receiving the #10 seed in the Seattle Regional 4.^[5] They upset #7 region seed Florida State in the first round,^[6] before falling to #2 region seed and eventual tournament runner-up Iowa in the second round.^[7]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Zoesha Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Glynn Academy	Brunswick, Georgia
G	1	Chloe Chapman	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Our Lady of Good Counsel High School	Mitchellville, Maryland
G	2	Savannah Henderson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Fr	Timber Creek High School	Orlando, Florida
F	4	Miyah Verse	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Arizona Elite Prep	Peoria, Arizona
G	10	De'Mauri Flournoy	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Vanderbilt	Villa Rica, Georgia
G	11	Asia Avinger	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	San Diego State	Cerritos, California
G	12	Taniyah Thompson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Penn State	Hamden, Connecticut
G	13	Stefanie Ingram	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Fr	Lake Highland Prep	Orlando, Florida
F	20	Jordan Cole	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	St. Francis School	Alpharetta, Georgia
F/C	21	Fatima Diakhate	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	RS Fr	Montverde Academy	Dakar, Senegal
F	30	Amiya Evans	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	DME Academy	Pensacola, Florida
F	33	Destiny Thomas	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	UCF	Atlanta, Georgia
F	35	Javyn Nicholson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Collins Hill High School	Lawrenceville, Georgia

Head coach

Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Tahnee Balerio (Missouri State)
Isoken Uzamere (Hofstra)
Nykesha Sales (Connecticut)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 20, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		North Carolina A&T	W 71–59	1–0	Stegeman Coliseum (2,116) Athens, GA
November 10, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Belmont	L 50–76	1–1	Curb Event Center (1,203) Nashville, TN
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Georgia Southern	W 85–59	2–1	Stegeman Coliseum (2,109) Athens, GA
November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Mercer	W 77–57	3–1	Hawkins Arena (2,372) Macon, GA
November 20, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloSports		vs. Columbia Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship	W 73–56	4–1	Baha Mar Convention Center (239) Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2023* 4:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Purdue Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship	W 65–57	5–1	Baha Mar Convention Center (278) Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2023* 5:00 p.m., SECN		Duke ACC–SEC Challenge	L 65–72 ^OT	5–2	Stegeman Coliseum (2,446) Athens, GA
December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Furman	W 85–55	6–2	Stegeman Coliseum (2,944) Athens, GA
December 6, 2023* 11:00 a.m., SECN+		Troy	W 86–70	7–2	Stegeman Coliseum (4,221) Athens, GA
December 16, 2023* 1:30 p.m., SECN+		Georgia Tech Rivalry	L 53–64	7–3	Stegeman Coliseum (3,744) Athens, GA
December 20, 2023* 12:00 p.m., SECN+		vs. Pittsburgh Sun Coast Tournament	W 65–59	8–3	Pasco–Hernando State College (133) Tampa, FL
December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m., SECN+		vs. Ball State Sun Coast Tournament	L 51–52	8–4	Pasco–Hernando State College (123) Tampa, FL
December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Wofford	W 76–57	9–4	Stegeman Coliseum (2,406) Athens, GA
SEC regular season
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Texas A&M	W 54–50	10–4 (1–0)	Stegeman Coliseum (3,425) Athens, GA
January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN		at Arkansas	L 43–83	10–5 (1–1)	Bud Walton Arena (3,993) Fayetteville, AR
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Alabama	L 63–81	10–6 (1–2)	Stegeman Coliseum (2,641) Athens, GA
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN+		at Florida	L 69–78	10–7 (1–3)	O'Connell Center (2,324) Gainesville, FL
January 18, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN+		at Missouri	L 57–69	10–8 (1–4)	Mizzou Arena (3,836) Columbia, MO
January 21, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN		Ole Miss	L 59–69	10–9 (1–5)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN		at Auburn	L 49–67	10–10 (1–6)	Neville Arena (3,165) Auburn, AL
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN		Tennessee	L 73–95	10–11 (1–7)	Stegeman Coliseum (2,596) Athens, GA
February 4, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN		Kentucky	W 72–65	11–11 (2–7)	Stegeman Coliseum (3,177) Athens, GA
February 8, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN+		at Mississippi State	L 57–76	11–12 (2–8)	Humphrey Coliseum (6,137) Starkville, MS
February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN		Vanderbilt	L 55–61	11–13 (2–9)	Stegeman Coliseum (3,187) Athens, GA
February 18, 2024 1:00 p.m., ABC		at No. 1 South Carolina College GameDay	L 56–70	11–14 (2–10)	Colonial Life Arena (18,478) Columbia, SC
February 22, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN+		at Ole Miss	L 51–73	11–15 (2–11)	SJB Pavilion (2,505) Oxford, MS
February 25, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN		Florida	W 76–60	12–15 (3–11)	Stegeman Coliseum (3,802) Athens, GA
February 29, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 9 LSU	L 54–80	12–16 (3–12)	Stegeman Coliseum (7,406) Athens, GA
March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN+		at Vanderbilt	L 55–72	12–17 (3–13)	Memorial Gymnasium (3,739) Nashville, TN
SEC tournament
March 6, 2024 11:00 a.m., SECN	(13)	vs. (12) Kentucky First Round	L 50–64	12–18	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,409) Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ^[8]^[9]

References[edit]

^ Tidwell, Sara (November 1, 2023). "Why Katie Abrahamson-Henderson calls Georgia women's basketball a 'secret' entering 2023-24". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ "Georgia Advances to Quarterfinals of SEC Tournament". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ "LSU women's basketball makes it rain in rout of Georgia in SEC Tournament quarterfinals". Lafayette Daily Advertiser. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ "2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ "Georgia ousts Florida State women from March Madness 66-54". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ "Sweet victory: Iowa women's basketball takes down Georgia, advances to NCAA Tournament Sweet 16". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ "Georgia Announces 2023-24 Non-Conference Slate". georgiadogs.com. August 23, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
^ "SEC Sets Georgia's Conference Slate". georgiadogs.com. September 6, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

[1] Tidwell, Sara (November 1, 2023). "Why Katie Abrahamson-Henderson calls Georgia women's basketball a 'secret' entering 2023-24". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

[2] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[3] "Georgia Advances to Quarterfinals of SEC Tournament". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[4] "LSU women's basketball makes it rain in rout of Georgia in SEC Tournament quarterfinals". Lafayette Daily Advertiser. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[5] "2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[6] "Georgia ousts Florida State women from March Madness 66-54". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[7] "Sweet victory: Iowa women's basketball takes down Georgia, advances to NCAA Tournament Sweet 16". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[8] "Georgia Announces 2023-24 Non-Conference Slate". georgiadogs.com. August 23, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

[9] "SEC Sets Georgia's Conference Slate". georgiadogs.com. September 6, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

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Previous season[edit]

Roster[edit]

Schedule and results[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]