2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2023–24
Prev Year:2022–23
Next Year:2024–25
Team:Southern Miss Lady Eagles
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:Sun Belt
Record:20–14
Conf Record:10–8
Head Coach:Joye Lee-McNelis
Hc Year:20th
Asst Coach1:Jack Trosper
Asst Coach2:Jessica Barber
Tourney Result:Super 16

The 2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by 20th-year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, and played their home games at the Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Previous season

The Lady Eagles finished as co-conference champions for the 2022–23 basketball season with an overall record of 21–10 and 13–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for first place. They lost in the conference tournament to Texas State 85–57[1] and were unable to secure a bid into the NCAA tournament.

Despite her recurring battle with lung cancer, head coach Joye Lee-McNelis stated that she would be back to coach the 2023–24 season.[2]

Schedule and results

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 5, 2023 . Cold Third Quarter Dooms Southern Miss in Sun Belt Tournament Semifinals Loss . October 7, 2024 . southernmiss.com.
  2. Web site: Busby . Garrett . 2023-09-28 . Southern Miss’ Joye Lee-McNelis to remain coaching despite reoccurring battle with cancer . 2023-12-07 . WLBT 3 . en.
  3. Web site: 2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule . December 7, 2023 . Southern Miss Athletics.