Sport: | women's basketball |
Year: | 2023–24 |
Team: | North Carolina Central Eagles |
Conference: | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Short Conf: | MEAC |
Record: | 16–15 |
Conf Record: | 9–5 |
Head Coach: | Terrence Baxter (interim) |
Asst Coach1: | Dorthell Little |
Asst Coach2: | N'Dea Bryant |
Asst Coach3: | Ashlyn Lockard |
Arena: | McDougald–McLendon Arena |
The 2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by interim head coach Terrence Baxter, played their home games at McDougald–McLendon Arena in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 15–16, 8–6 in MEAC play, to finish in fourth place.[1] In the MEAC tournament, they defeated Coppin State in the quarterfinals,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Norfolk State in the semifinals.[3]
On September 13, 2023, the school announced that they released head coach Trisha Stafford-Odom from her contract, after six years with the team, with assistant coach Terrence Baxter being named the interim head coach for the 2023–24 season.[4]
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