2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team explained

Sport:basketball
Sex:none
Year:2023–24
Team:Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:WAC
Record:22–12
Conf Record:14–6
Head Coach:Leonard Bishop
Hc Year:1st
Assoc Coach:Patrick Harrison
Asst Coach1:Jordynn Hernandez
Asst Coach2:Lexi Murphy
Arena:William R. Johnson Coliseum

The 2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ladyjacks, who were led by first-year head coach Leonard Bishop, played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

This would be Stephen F. Austin's last season as members of the WAC, as on May 29, 2024, it was announced that they will be returning to the Southland Conference, which they left in 2021, with the move becoming official on July 1, 2024.[1]

Previous season

The Ladyjacks finished the 2022–23 season 27–7, 15–3 in WAC play to finish in second place.[2] Due to the WAC's new Resume Seeding ranking, which is an advanced analytic developed by Ken Pomeroy that incorporated the performance of teams in both conference and non-conference games, received the #1 seed in the WAC tournament.[3] There, they defeated Sam Houston in the quarterfinals,[4] before falling to California Baptist in the semifinals.[5] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,[6] where they would defeat Texas State in the first round,[7] before falling to Arkansas in the second round.[8]

On April 3, 2023, it was announced that head coach Mark Kellogg would be leaving the program after eight seasons, in order to take the head coaching position at West Virginia.[9] On April 18, the school announced that assosciate head coach Leonard Bishop would be named Kellogg's successor.[10]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| WAC tournament|-Sources:[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. News: SFA Athletics Accepts Invitation to Join Southland Conference in 2024-25. Southland Conference. June 4, 2024. en.
  2. News: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings. Western Athletic Conference. June 1, 2024. en.
  3. News: WAC to Seed Conference Tournament Using KenPom Ratings, per Report. Sports Illustrated. June 1, 2024. en.
  4. News: SFA ends Kats' run in WAC Tournament. Sam Houston. June 1, 2024. en.
  5. News: CBU Women's Basketball Defeats Defending WAC Champion SFA in Semifinals. CBU Athletics. June 1, 2024. en.
  6. News: Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT. WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. June 1, 2024. en.
  7. News: Texas State's Season Ends with 89-79 Loss at SFA in WNIT. Texas State Athletics. June 1, 2024. en.
  8. News: Razorbacks Defense Stifles SFA In WNIT Second Round, 60-37. Arkansas Razorbacks. June 1, 2024. en.
  9. News: Head Coach Mark Kellogg to leave SFA Ladyjacks basketball team. KTRE. June 1, 2024. en.
  10. News: Leonard Bishop named SFA women's head basketball coach. KETK. June 1, 2024. en.
  11. News: 2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule. Stephen F. Austin. June 1, 2024. en.
  12. News: Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule. ESPN. June 1, 2024. en.