2023–24 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team


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The 2023–24 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by fifth year head coach Aqua Franklin, played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They won the Southland Conference regular season championship with a 17–1 record. Lamar was defeated by Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the SLC tournament championship game. They were invited to compete in the inaugural 2024 WBIT. Their season ended with a first round loss to Washington State.

Media
Home games were broadcast on ESPN+. Nine games during the season were broadcast on 560 KLVI/iHeartRadio.

Previous season
The Lady Cardinals finished the 2022–23 season with an overall record of 20–12 and 12–6 in conference play. Their season ended losing to Southeastern Louisiana in the Southland Conference tournament championship game. Lamar entered the tournament as third seed.

Offseason
Lamar announced four additions to the roster on May 1, 2023, three transfers and one recruit.

Incoming transfers
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Recruits
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Southland Conference Poll
The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 132 overall votes and 2 first place votes, the Lady Cardinals were picked to finish third in the conference.

Preseason All Conference
Junior Akasha Davis, Forward/Center, was selected to the Preseason All Conference first team. Senior Sabria Dean, Guard, was selected to second team.

Schedule
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=12 style=| Non-Conference season

!colspan=12 style=| Southland regular season

!colspan=9 style=|2024 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference Tournament

!colspan=9 style=|2024 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament

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