2023–24 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes basketball team

2023–24 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes basketball
2023–24 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–27 (3–15 SWAC)
Head coach	Kimberly Anderson (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Jason James
Assistant coaches	Ashley Shields; Felton Young;
Home arena	Harrison HPER Complex

The 2023–24 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Devilettes, who were led by second-year head coach Kimberly Anderson, played their home games at the Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2023–24 SWAC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Jackson State †	18	–	0	1.000	26	–	7	.788
Grambling State	15	–	3	.833	23	–	10	.697
Southern	13	–	5	.722	15	–	15	.500
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	11	–	7	.611	17	–	16	.515
Alabama A&M	10	–	8	.556	15	–	16	.484
Florida A&M	8	–	10	.444	9	–	21	.300
Alcorn State	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Prairie View A&M	7	–	11	.389	11	–	18	.379
Texas Southern	6	–	12	.333	7	–	22	.241
Bethune–Cookman	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Mississippi Valley State	3	–	15	.167	4	–	27	.129
Alabama State	3	–	15	.167	3	–	26	.103

† 2024 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Devilettes finished the 2022–23 season 2–27, 0–18 in SWAC play to finish in 12th (last) place.[1] Since only the top eight teams qualify for the SWAC tournament, the Devilettes failed to qualify.[2][3]

Roster

2023–24 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Sadie Williams	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	East Mississippi CC	Pontiac, Michigan
G	1	Sh'Diamond McKnight	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Southern Arkansas Tech	Bossier City, Louisiana
G	2	Jaylia Reed	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Southern Arkansas Tech	Hot Springs, Arkansas
F	3	Lizzie Walker	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Meridian Community College	Crystal Springs, Mississippi
G	5	Gabrielle Bunch	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Mississippi College	Laurel, Mississippi
G	10	Teniya Morant	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Houston High School	Memphis, Tennessee
G	11	Leah Turner	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Griffin High School	Hampton, Georgia
F	12	Leah Perry	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Central Arkansas	Cairo, Georgia
C	13	Janna Dauer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Saarlouis Royals	Saarlouis, Germany
F	20	Ja'la Douglas	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Central High School	Louisville, Kentucky
F	21	Amberly Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Meridian Community College	Rome, Georgia
F	22	Aaliyah Duranham	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Griffin High School	Griffin, Georgia
F	23	SyAnn Holmes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Lincoln College	Evanston, Illinois
C	30	Lucia Lara	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Baloncesto Alcobendas	Madrid, Spain
C	33	Zyan Reynolds	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Texas Southern	Baltimore, Maryland

Head coach

Kimberly Anderson (Claflin)

Assistant coach(es)

Jason James (Benedict)
Ashley Shields (SW Tennessee CC)
Felton Young (Jacksonville)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 28, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 6:00 pm	Voorhees	W 85–32	–	Harrison HPER Complex (978) Itta Bena, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:00 pm	at No. 5 Utah	L 45–104	0–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,830) Salt Lake City, UT
November 12, 2023* 2:00 pm, SECN+	at No. 1 LSU	L 47–109	0–2	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,720) Baton Rouge, LA
November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm	at McNeese McNeese MTE	W 85–82	1–2	The Legacy Center (1,698) Lake Charles, LA
November 17, 2023* 4:00 pm	vs. Louisiana–Monroe McNeese MTE	L 62–73	1–3	The Legacy Center (150) Lake Charles, LA
November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm	vs. Milwaukee McNeese MTE	L 61–67	1–4	The Legacy Center (150) Lake Charles, LA
November 24, 2023* 1:00 pm, SECN+	at No. 1 South Carolina	L 19–101	1–5	Colonial Life Arena (14,558) Columbia, SC
November 27, 2023* 11:00 am	Lipscomb	L 55–64	1–6	Harrison HPER Complex (1,265) Itta Bena, MS
November 29, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UAB	L 56–88	1–7	Bartow Arena (310) Birmingham, AL
December 4, 2023* 7:00 pm, MW Network	at New Mexico	L 45–68	1–8	The Pit (4,514) Albuquerque, NM
December 12, 2023* 6:30 pm, SECN+	at Ole Miss	L 56–84	1–9	SJB Pavilion (2,443) Oxford, MS
December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+	at Texas A&M	L 45–95	1–10	Reed Arena (3,439) College Station, TX
December 29, 2023* 6:30 pm, SECN+	at Mississippi State	L 35–99	1–11	Humphrey Coliseum (4,772) Starkville, MS
December 31, 2023* 2:00 pm, SECN+	at Alabama	L 26–91	1–12	Coleman Coliseum (2,036) Tuscaloosa, AL
SWAC regular season
January 6, 2024 4:00 pm	Alabama State	L 54–57	1–13 (0–1)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,305) Itta Bena, MS
January 8, 2024 5:30 pm	Alabama A&M	L 67–83	1–14 (0–2)	Harrison HPER Complex (1,974) Itta Bena, MS
January 13, 2024 3:00 pm	at Prairie View A&M	L 69–83	1–15 (0–3)	William Nicks Building (–) Prairie View, TX
January 15, 2024 12:00 pm	at Texas Southern	W 70–69	2–15 (1–3)	H&PE Arena (347) Houston, TX
January 20, 2024 4:00 pm	Bethune–Cookman	L 57–76	2–16 (1–4)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,012) Itta Bena, MS
January 22, 2024 5:30 pm	Florida A&M	L 55–62	2–17 (1–5)	Harrison HPER Complex (1,025) Itta Bena, MS
January 27, 2024 3:00 pm	at Grambling State	L 71–81	2–18 (1–6)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,068) Grambling, LA
January 29, 2024 5:30 pm	at Southern	L 45–64	2–19 (1–7)	F. G. Clark Center (1,586) Baton Rouge, LA
February 3, 2024 4:00 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 60–76	2–20 (1–8)	Harrison HPER Complex (1,409) Itta Bena, MS
February 10, 2024 4:00 pm	Jackson State	L 54–70	2–21 (1–9)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,209) Itta Bena, MS
February 12, 2024 5:30 pm	Alcorn State	L 65–70	2–22 (1–10)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,025) Itta Bena, MS
February 17, 2024 12:00 pm	at Alabama A&M	L 51–64	2–23 (1–11)	Alabama A&M Events Center (1,003) Huntsville, AL
February 19, 2024 5:30 pm	at Alabama State	W 67–59	3–23 (2–11)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (–) Montgomery, AL
February 24, 2024 4:00 pm	Texas Southern	W 71–65	4–23 (3–11)	Harrison HPER Complex (1,500) Itta Bena, MS
February 26, 2024 5:30 pm	Prairie View A&M	L 63–69	4–24 (3–12)	Harrison HPER Complex (1,258) Itta Bena, MS
March 2, 2024 3:00 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 57–78	4–25 (3–13)	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,143) Pine Bluff, AR
March 7, 2024 5:30 pm	at Alcorn State	L 48–63	4–26 (3–14)	Davey Whitney Complex (256) Lorman, MS
March 9, 2024 12:00 pm	at Jackson State	L 59–77	4–27 (3–15)	Williams Assembly Center (3,170) Jackson, MS
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5]

References

"2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
"Devilettes Come Short to Jackson State in Final Home Game". Mississippi Valley State University Athletics. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
"SWAC women's tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, scores, results for 2024 basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
"2023 Women's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi Valley State University Athletics. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
"Mississippi Valley State Devilettes 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

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[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

[2] "Devilettes Come Short to Jackson State in Final Home Game". Mississippi Valley State University Athletics. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

[3] "SWAC women's tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, scores, results for 2024 basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

[4] "2023 Women's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi Valley State University Athletics. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

[5] "Mississippi Valley State Devilettes 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 28, 2024.