2023–24 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

2023–24 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
2023–24 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	15–18 (4–14 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Anita Howard (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Dexter Jenkins; Olivia Gaines; Chris Godfrey;
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marshall †	17	–	1	.944	26	–	7	.788
Troy	15	–	3	.833	22	–	12	.647
James Madison	13	–	5	.722	23	–	12	.657
Old Dominion	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
Louisiana–Monroe	10	–	8	.556	21	–	14	.600
Southern Miss	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Louisiana	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Appalachian State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Georgia State	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Arkansas State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
Coastal Carolina	5	–	13	.278	12	–	21	.364
Georgia Southern	4	–	14	.222	15	–	18	.455
Texas State	4	–	14	.222	14	–	18	.438
South Alabama	2	–	16	.111	9	–	23	.281

† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2023–24 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by fifth-year head coach Anita Howard, played all home games at the Hanner Fieldhouse along with the Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Torrion Starks	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Hart County HS East Georgia State	Hartwell, Georgia
G	1	Kanija Daniel	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Carrollton HS	Carrollton, Georgia
G	2	Paris Miller	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Johns Creek HS	Hampton, Georgia
G	3	Terren Ward	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Wayne County HS	Jesup, Georgia
G	4	Constance Thomas	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Camp Jewell House Penn State	Plant City, Florida
F	5	Diamond Stokes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Simeon Career Wright State	Chicago, Illinois
F	11	Shy Booker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Ardrey Kelly HS Austin Peay State	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	12	Liv Fuller	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Clearwater HS	Clearwater, Florida
F	14	Kayla Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Emerge Christian Academy Penn State	Beltsville, Maryland
G/F	15	Zaria Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Hightower HS Gulf Coast State	Houston, Texas
G	21	Amoni Byrd	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Archbishop Molloy HS	Bayside, New York
G	22	Ja'nya Love-Hill	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	GS	G.W. Carver HS	Columbus, Georgia
G/F	33	Simone James	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Christian HS	San Diego, California
F	41	Eden Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	Haines City HS Fordham	Kissimmee, Florida
C	55	Lydia Freeman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	Westlake HS	Atlanta, Georgia

Head coach

Anita Howard (Armstrong State)

Assistant coach(es)

Dexter Jenkins (North Carolina Central)
Olivia Gaines (South Carolina)
Chris Godfrey (Armstrong State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 18 December 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Allen	W 103–49	1–0	Hanner Fieldhouse (917) Statesboro, GA
November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Michigan MAC-SBC Challenge	W 82–58	2–0	Hanner Fieldhouse (511) Statesboro, GA
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at Georgia	L 59–85	2–1	Stegeman Coliseum (2,109) Athens, GA
November 16, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville	L 59–61	2–2	Swisher Gymnasium (378) Jacksonville, FL
November 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Life	W 97–49	3–2	Hanner Fieldhouse (573) Statesboro, GA
November 24, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		North Florida GATA Turkey Throwdown	W 85–75	4–2	Hanner Fieldhouse (459) Statesboro, GA
November 29, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		Detroit Mercy GATA Turkey Throwdown	W 81–59	5–2	Hanner Fieldhouse (502) Statesboro, GA
November 29, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU	W 81–69	6–2	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (323) Miami, FL
December 11, 2023* 4:00 p.m., YouTube		at Chicago State	W 111–67	7–2	Jones Convocation Center (48) Chicago, IL
December 14, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 81–59	8–2	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,808) Statesboro, GA
December 19, 2023* 3:00 p.m.		vs. Hampton Coastal Empire Eagle Classic	W 74–48	9–2	Enmarket Arena (407) Savannah, GA
December 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Longwood	W 87–65	10–2	Joan Perry Brook Center (957) Farmville, VA
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State	W 70–69	11–2 (1–0)	Strahan Arena (851) San Marcos, TX
January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Troy	L 71–74	11–3 (1–1)	Hanner Fieldhouse (515) Statesboro, GA
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 69–66	12–3 (2–1)	Hanner Fieldhouse (643) Statesboro, GA
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Appalachian State	W 83–77	13–3 (3–1)	Hanner Fieldhouse (812) Statesboro, GA
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Old Dominion	L 50–70	13–4 (3–2)	Hanner Fieldhouse (697) Statesboro, GA
January 18, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison	L 51–72	13–5 (3–3)	Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,160) Harrisonburg, VA
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Appalachian State	L 74–82	13–6 (3–4)	Holmes Center (370) Boone, NC
January 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State	L 66–74	13–7 (3–5)	Hanner Fieldhouse (782) Statesboro, GA
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall	L 95–106	13–8 (3–6)	Hanner Fieldhouse (763) Statesboro, GA
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	L 55–73	13–9 (3–7)	HTC Center (681) Conway, SC
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State	L 49–74	13–10 (3–8)	GSU Convocation Center (1,621) Atlanta, GA
February 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Miss	L 54–62	13–11 (3–9)	Hanner Fieldhouse (632) Statesboro, GA
February 10, 2024* ESPN+		at Northern Illinois MAC-SBC Challenge	L 84–91	13–12	Convocation Center (846) DeKalb, IL
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 57–62	13–13 (3–10)	Cajundome (608) Lafayette, LA
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Alabama	W 85–70	14–13 (4–10)	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
February 22, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		James Madison	L 65–71	14–14 (4–11)	Hanner Fieldhouse (659) Statesboro, GA
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	L 81–87	14–15 (4–12)	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
February 27, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 54–61	14–16 (4–13)	Chartway Arena (1,896) Norfolk, VA
March 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	L 43–90	14–17 (4–14)	Cam Henderson Center (2,791) Huntington, WV
Sun Belt tournament
March 5, 2024 12:30 p.m., ESPN+	(12)	vs. (12) Texas State First Round	W 72–70	15–17	Pensacola Bay Center (380) Pensacola, FL
March 6, 2024 3:10 p.m., ESPN+	(12)	vs. (5) Louisiana–Monroe Second Round	L 57–78	15–18	Pensacola Bay Center (902) Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References[edit]

^ "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[1] "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

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v t e Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
Venues	Hanner Fieldhouse (1973–present)
Rivalries	Georgia State
Culture & lore	Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

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