2023–24 East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball team
{{Short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| sport = women's basketball
| year = 2023–24
| team = East Tennessee State Buccaneers
| logo = ETSU Buccaneers Wordmark.png
| logo_size = 300
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 18–12
| conf_record = 7–7
| head_coach = Brenda Mock Brown
| hc_year = 2nd
| asst_coach1 = Honey Brown
| asst_coach2 = Eric Gracia
| arena = Brooks Gymnasium
}}
{{2023–24 Southern Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2023–24 East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buccaneers, who were led by second-year head coach Brenda Mock Brown, played their home games at Brooks Gymnasium in Johnson City, Tennessee as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 18–12, 7–7 in SoCon play, to finish in fifth place.{{Cite web |title=SoCon {{!}} Women’s Basketball {{!}} 2024 Standings |url=https://soconsports.com/wbb/standings/?standings=257 |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Southern Conference}}
Previous season
The Buccaneers finished the 2022–23 season 26–10, 9–5 in SoCon play, to finish in a tie for second place.{{Cite web |title=Women's College Basketball Standings - 2022-23 Southern Conference Standings |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/table/_/season/2023/group/24 |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=ESPN}} They defeated Samford in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament,{{Cite news |date=March 2, 2023 |title=Samford Falls Short In SoCon Tournament To ETSU |url=https://samfordsports.com/news/2023/3/2/womens-basketball-samford-falls-short-in-socon-tournament-to-etsu.aspx |access-date=May 30, 2024 |work=Samford University Athletics |language=en}} before falling to eventual tournament champions Chattanooga in the semifinals.{{Cite news |last=Powers |first=Cody |date=March 5, 2023 |title=Men and women's basketball knocked out of SoCon Tournament over weekend |url=https://easttennessean.com/2023/03/05/men-and-womens-basketball-knocked-out-of-socon-tournament-over-weekend/ |access-date=May 30, 2024 |work=East Tennessean |language=en}} They received an invitation to the WBI,{{Cite news |date=March 12, 2023 |title=2023 Bracket |url=https://www.womensbasketballinvitational.com/2023-bracket |access-date=May 30, 2024 |work=Women's Basketball Invitational |language=en}} where they defeated FIU in the first round{{Cite news |last=Dugan |first=Nick |date=March 17, 2023 |title=ETSU cruises into WBI semifinals; sets program record with 24 wins |url=https://www.wjhl.com/sports/college-sports-2/etsu-bucs/etsu-cruises-into-wbi-semifinals-sets-program-record-with-24-wins/ |access-date=October 31, 2024 |work=wjhl.com |language=en}} and lost to New Mexico State in the semifinals,{{Cite news |last=Groves |first=Jason |date=March 18, 2023 |title=New Mexico State advances to WBI championship game |url=https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/sports/2023/03/18/new-mexico-state-advances-to-wbi-championship-game/70022682007/ |access-date=May 30, 2024 |work=Las Cruces Sun-News |language=en}} before defeating Georgia Southern in the third-place game.{{Cite news |date=March 19, 2023 |title=Eagles Fall To ETSU In WBI Third-Place Game, 96-49 |url=https://gseagles.com/news/2023/3/19/womens-basketball-eagles-fall-to-etsu-in-wbi-third-place-game-96-49.aspx |access-date=May 30, 2024 |work=Georgia Southern University Athletics |language=en}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Nevaeh|last=Brown|num=0|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=jr|rs=|home=Charlotte, NC|high_school=Northwest Florida State}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lyndie|last=Ramsey|num=1|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=fr|rs=|home=Elizabethton, TN|high_school=Unaka High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Journee|last=McDaniel|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=so|rs=|home=New Bern, NC|high_school=Farmville Central High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Brecken|last=Snotherly|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=fr|rs=|home=Franklinville, NC|high_school=Eastern Randolph High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Meleah|last=Kirtner|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=jr|rs=|home=Wytheville, VA|high_school=Wythe High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jaileyah|last=Cotton|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=so|rs=|home=Bardstown, KY|high_school=Bardstown High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Courtney|last=Moore|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=sr|rs=|home=Gainesville, FL|high_school=P. K. Yonge Developmental Research School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Breanne|last=Beatty|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=gs|rs=|home=Worthington, OH|high_school=Oakland}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kendall|last=Folley|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=jr|rs=|home=Lebanon, OH|high_school=Oakland}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=River|last=Ruffus-Milner|num=14|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=gs|rs=|home=North Hills, CA|high_school=Pepperdine}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Samiah|last=Puckett|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=fr|rs=|home=Griffin, GA|high_school=Griffin High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Meghan|last=Downing|num=20|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=so|rs=|home=New Madison, OH|high_school=Tri-Village High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sarah|last=Thompson|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=jr|rs=|home=Gate City, VA|high_school=Gate City High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jakhyia|last=Davis|num=24|pos=C|ft=6|in=3|class=sr|rs=|home=Knoxville, TN|high_school=Bearden High School}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Brenda Mock Brown ({{college|Wake Forest}})
|asst_coach=
- Honey Brown (Maryville)
- Eric Gracia ({{college|Texas–Pan American}})
|roster_url=https://etsubucs.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2023-24
|accessdate=May 30, 2024
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|East Tennessee State Buccaneers}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 7, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = Clive M. Beck Center
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| tv = SECN+
| score = 66–74
| attend = 1,139
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 11, 2023
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Lafayette
| site_stadium = Brooks Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 51–43
| attend = 527
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 15, 2023
| time = 11:30 a.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Radford
| site_stadium = Dedmon Center
| site_cityst = Radford, VA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 49–45
| attend = 3,000
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 19, 2023
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Presbyterian
| site_stadium = Templeton Physical Education Center
| site_cityst = Clinton, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 72–56
| attend = 316
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 24, 2023
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Norfolk State
| site_stadium = Watsco Center
| site_cityst = Coral Gables, FL
| gamename = Miami Thanksgiving Tournament
| tv =
| score = 55–35
| attend = 2,169
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 26, 2023
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| site_stadium = Watsco Center
| site_cityst = Coral Gables, FL
| gamename = Miami Thanksgiving Tournament
| score = 44–68
| attend = 2,038
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 30, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Lipscomb
| site_stadium = Brooks Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 45–68
| attend = 473
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = December 3, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Morehead State
| site_stadium = Ellis Johnson Arena
| site_cityst = Morehead, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 56–52
| attend = 1,050
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = December 6, 2023
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Charleston Southern
| site_stadium = Brooks Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 79–52
| attend = 378
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = December 10, 2023
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Lees–McRae
| site_stadium = Brooks Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 77–42
| attend = 4,121
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = December 14, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = UNC Asheville
| site_stadium = Brooks Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 60–51
| attend = 412
| record = 8–3
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = December 17, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Campbell
| site_stadium = Brooks Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 54–39
| attend = 683
| record = 9–3
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = December 20, 2023
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Gardner–Webb
| site_stadium = Brooks Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 60–48
| attend = 3,281
| record = 10–3
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = December 22, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Clemson
| site_stadium = Littlejohn Coliseum
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| tv = ACCNX
| score = 50–73
| attend = 890
| record = 10–4
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = December 30, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| opponent = Coker
| site_stadium = Brooks Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 65–53
| attend = 522
| record = 11–4
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|East Tennessee State Buccaneers}}| SoCon regular season
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 11, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent = Samford
| site_stadium = Brooks Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 57–40
| attend = 476
| record = 12–4
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 13, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| opponent = Mercer
| site_stadium = Brooks Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 77–71
| attend = 561
| record = 13–4
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 20, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = McKenzie Arena
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 50–52
| attend = 1,849
| record = 13–5
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 25, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Western Carolina
| site_stadium = Ramsey Center
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 56–47
| attend = 558
| record = 14–5
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 27, 2024
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = UNC Greensboro
| site_stadium = Fleming Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 50–54
| attend = 498
| record = 14–6
| conference = 3–2
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 1, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Brooks Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 78–59
| attend = 659
| record = 15–6
| conference = 4–2
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 3, 2024
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| opponent = Wofford
| site_stadium = Brooks Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 65–77
| attend = 3,615
| record = 15–7
| conference = 4–3
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 8, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Mercer
| site_stadium = Hawkins Arena
| site_cityst = Macon, GA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 57–65
| attend = 618
| record = 15–8
| conference = 4–4
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 10, 2024
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Samford
| site_stadium = Pete Hanna Center
| site_cityst = Homewood, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 69–56
| attend = 379
| record = 16–8
| conference = 5–4
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 17, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Brooks Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 41–56
| attend = 817
| record = 16–9
| conference = 5–5
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 22, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent = UNC Greensboro
| site_stadium = Brooks Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 54–51
| attend = 411
| record = 17–9
| conference = 6–5
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 24, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| opponent = Western Carolina
| site_stadium = Brooks Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 71–33
| attend = 1,052
| record = 18–9
| conference = 7–5
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 29, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Wofford
| site_stadium = Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 64–75
| attend = 574
| record = 18–10
| conference = 7–6
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = March 2, 2024
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 59–67
| attend = 417
| record = 18–11
| conference = 7–7
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|East Tennessee State Buccaneers}}| 2024 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 7, 2024
| time = 5:45 p.m.
| seed = 5
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Mercer
| oppseed = 4
| site_stadium = Harrah's Cherokee Center
| site_cityst = Asheville, NC
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 52–67
| attend = 3,029
| record = 18–12
}}
|-
{{CBB Schedule End
|timezone=Eastern
|poll=AP poll}}
Sources:{{Cite news |title=2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule |url=https://etsubucs.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2023-24 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |work=East Tennessee State University}}{{Cite news |title=East Tennessee State Bucs Schedule 2023-24 |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2193/season/2024 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |work=ESPN}}
References
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