2023–24 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team explained

Sport:women's basketball
Prev Year:2022–23
Year:2023–24
Next Year:2024–25
Team:Memphis Tigers
Conference:American Athletic Conference
Short Conf:AAC
Record:13–17
Conf Record:9–9
Head Coach:Alex Simmons
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Harlyn Wyatt
Asst Coach2:Josh Cooperwood
Asst Coach3:Whitney Bays
Asst Coach4:Nadiria Evans
Asst Coach5:Keke McKinney
Arena:Elma Roane Fieldhouse

The 2023–24 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team represents the University of Memphis during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Alex Simmons, play their home games at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse in Memphis, Tennessee as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 22–11, 11–4 in AAC play to finish in second place.[1] As the #2 seed in the AAC tournament, they defeated #10 seed UCF in the quarterfinals,[2] before falling to #3 seed East Carolina in the semifinals.[3] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they would defeat Jackson State in the first round[4] and Ball State in the second round,[5] before falling to Bowling Green in the Super 16.[6]

On March 24, 2023, head coach Katrina Merriweather announced her resignation after two years at the helm, in order to take the head coaching job at her alma mater, Cincinnati.[7] On April 6, Gardner–Webb head coach Alex Simmons was announced as Merriweather's successor.[8]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings. American Athletic Conference. December 17, 2023. en.
  2. News: Tigers Survive UCF To Move On to Semi-Final Round of AAC Championship. University of Memphis Athletics. December 17, 2023. en.
  3. News: Memphis women's basketball loses in AAC semifinals to East Carolina 69-60. Action News 5. December 17, 2023. en.
  4. News: JSU Falls Short to Memphis in First Round of WNIT. Southwestern Athletic Conference. December 17, 2023. en.
  5. News: Memphis women's basketball defeats Ball State to reach first WNIT Super 16 since 1999. The Commercial Appeal. December 17, 2023. en.
  6. News: Bowling Green's Elissa Brett Punched by Memphis Guard After WNIT Win. Sports Illustrated. December 17, 2023. en.
  7. News: Katrina Merriweather Resigns as Memphis Women's Basketball Head Coach. The Daily Helmsman. December 17, 2023. en.
  8. News: Memphis hires Gardner-Webb head coach Alex Simmons as new women's basketball coach. WATN-TV. December 17, 2023. en.
  9. News: 2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule. University of Memphis Athletics. December 17, 2023. en.
  10. News: Memphis Tigers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule. ESPN. December 17, 2023. en.