2023–24 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans (UNO) during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Privateers were led by first-year head coach Trelanne Powell and played their home games at the Lakefront Arena located on the UNO campus in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the Southland Conference. The Privateers compiled an 11–19 overall record and an 8–10 record in conference play. Their season ended with a 66–73 loss to Nicholls in the first round of the SLC tournament.

2023–24 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record11–19 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach
  • Trelanne Powell (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brittany White
  • Lonnika Thompson
  • Kate Zhibareva
Home arenaLakefront Arena
2023–24 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lamar17–1 .94424–7  .774
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi †14–4 .77823–9  .719
Southeastern Louisiana14–4 .77819–12  .613
Incarnate Word12–6 .66719–11  .633
Texas A&M–Commerce*8–10 .44415–16  .484
New Orleans8–10 .44411–19  .367
Nicholls7–11 .38914–18  .438
Northwestern State7–11 .38911–19  .367
McNeese2–16 .1116–25  .194
Houston Christian1–17 .0566–23  .207
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II.
† 2024 Southland tournament winner

Media

Home games are broadcast on ESPN+.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 56 overall votes, the Privateers were picked to finish ninth in the conference.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Southeastern Louisiana159 (15)
2Texas A&M–Corpus Christi140 (3)
3Lamar132 (2)
4Incarnate Word97
T5Houston Christian74
T5McNeese74
7Northwestern State65
8Texas A&M–Commerce58
9New Orleans56
10Nicholls39

Preseason All Conference

Graduate student DeArica Pryor, a guard, was selected to the Preseason All Conference first team.[1]

Roster
2023–24 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
C 00 Nora Francois 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 1 Evangelia Davlakou 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Athens, Greece
G 4 Kristen Crenshaw-Gill 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Youngstown, Ohio
G 5 Alexis Calderon 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Jacksonville, Texas
F 10 Nahja Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Shreveport, Louisiana
G 11 Imani Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Hopkins, South Carolina
G 14 Kyla Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Fort Worth, Texas
G 20 Justice Ross 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Des Moines, Iowa
G 23 DeArica Pryor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Urbandale, Iowa
G 24 Yaly Ben Harush 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Elitzur Holon, Israel
F 31 Zoe Cooper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Birmingham, Alabama
G 32 Brianna Ellis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Palm Coast, Florida
G 33 Jayla Kimbrough 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Decatur, Georgia
F/C 34 Patricia Sherrill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Alexandria, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Sources:[2][3]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at Oklahoma State L 66–74  0–1
  23 – D. Pryor  7 – Z. Cooper  3 – D. Pryor  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,204)
Stillwater, OK
Nov 10, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at Tulsa L 61–86  0–2
  17 – D. Pryor  9 – B. Ellis  2 – A. Calderon  Reynolds Center (2,256)
Tulsa, OK
Nov 15, 2023*
11:00 am, SECN+		 at Mississippi State L 26–87  0–3
  7 – J. Kimbrough  4 – D. Pryor  2 – A. Calderon  Humphrey Coliseum (6,427)
Starkville, MS
Nov 21, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Alcorn State W 53–42  1–3
  14 – A. Calderon  6 – A. Calderon  4 – A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (493)
New Orleans, LA
Nov 26, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Houston L 54–81  1–4
  13 – Ross  7 – Ross  4 – Pryor  Fertitta Center (1,139)
Houston, TX
Nov 29, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at South Alabama L 63–80  1–5
  19 – Kimbrough  9 – Cooper  1 – Pryor  Mitchell Center (380)
Mobile, AL
Dec 2, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Louisiana L 41–44  1–6
  9 – A. Calderon  8 – N. Francois  2 – J. Kimbrough  Lakefront Arena (573)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 6, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Tulane L 63–90  1–7
  18 – D. Pryor  5 – Z. Cooper  3November 13, 2023 – D. Pryor  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,026)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 11, 2023*
10:00 am, ESPN+		 at UCF L 45–72  1–8
  11 – A. Calderon  5 – J. Ross  2 – Tied  UCF Arena (1,238)
Orlando, FL
Dec 18, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 Tarleton State W 67–59  2–8
  16 – D. Pryor  7 – D. Pryor  7 – A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (877)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 20, 2023*
12:00 pm		 at Alcorn State W 83–59  3–8
  22 – D. Pryor  8 – A. Calderon  5 – J. Ross  Davey Whitney Complex (35)
Lorman, MS
Southland regular season
Jan 4, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Texas A&M–Commerce W 88–78  4–8
(1–0)		  24 – B. Ellis  9 – B. Ellis  6 – B. Ellis  Lakefront Arena (521)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southeastern Louisiana L 44–57  4–9
(1–1)		  18 – J. Kimbrough  7 – J. Kimbrough  3 – A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (603)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 11, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Nicholls W 69–63  5–9
(2–1)		  21 – D. Pryor  8 – Z. Cooper  5 – B. Ellis  Stopher Gymnasium (376)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 54–61  5–10
(2–2)		  13 – D. Pryor  7 – B. Ellis  3 – B. Ellis  Lakefront Arena (492)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 18, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Houston Christian W 57–48  6–10
(3–2)		  16 – Z. Cooper  8 – A. Calderon  2 – Z. Cooper  Sharp Gymnasium (250)
Houston, TX
Jan 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northwestern State L 43–72  6–11
(3–3)		  18 – N. Scott  7 – D. Pryor  1 – Tied (3)  Lakefront Arena (488)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 25, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Lamar L 62–65  6–12
(3–4)		  15 – A. Calderon  6 – N. Francois  6 – J. Ross  Neches Arena 
Beaumont, TX
Jan 27, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at McNeese W 74–59  7–12
(4–4)		  22 – N. Francios  9 – Z. Cooper  6 – J. Ross  The Legacy Center (1,340)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 1, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Houston Christian W 71–61  8–12
(5–4)		  22 – C. Pryor  9 – Z. Cooper  6 – A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (375)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Incarnate Word L 54–64  8–13
(5–5)		  15 – N. Francois  11 – N. Francois  2 – B. Ellis  Lakefront Arena (440)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 8, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Northwestern State W 80–57  9–13
(6–5)		  25 – J. Kimbrough  9 – J. Kimbrough  4 – D. Pryor  Prather Coliseum (784)
Natchitoches, LA
Feb 10, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Texas A&M–Commerce L 63–67 OT 9–14
(6–6)		  32 – D. Pryor  13 – D. Pryor  3 – D. Pryor  The Field House 
Commerce, TX
Feb 15, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Nicholls W 80–78  10–14
(7–6)		  20 – N. Francois  10 – N. Francois  6 – A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (454)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Lamar L 60–63  10–15
(7–7)		  22 – D. Pryor  10 – N. Francois  2 – A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (588)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 24, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Southeastern Louisiana L 66–69 OT 10–16
(7–8)		  30 – N. Francois  13 – N. Francois  4 – A. Calderon  Pride Roofing University Center (783)
Hammond, LA
Feb 29, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 54–81  10–17
(7–9)		  12 – A. Calderon  6 – N. Francois  4 – D. Pryor  American Bank Center (851)
Corpus Christi, TX
Mar 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Incarnate Word L 76–79 OT 10–18
(7–10)		  20 – D. Pryor  10 – N. Francois  4 – D. Pryor  McDermott Center (319)
San Antonio, TX
Mar 6, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 McNeese W 67–64  11–18
(8–10)		  23 – D. Pryor  9 – N. Francois  6 – A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (543)
New Orleans, LA
2024 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference Tournament
Mar 11, 2024
1:30 pm, ESPN+		 (6) vs. (7) Nicholls
First round		 L 66–73  11–19
  22 – N. Francois  11 – N. Francois  3 – A. Calderon  The Legacy Center 
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards
Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date awarded Ref.
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week DeArica Pryor G January 2, 2024 [4]
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week DeArica Pryor G February 12, 2024 [5]

See also

References
  1. "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of New Orleans. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  3. "New Orleans Privateers Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  4. Squires, Callum (January 2, 2024). "UNO's Pryor takes home Southland Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  5. Squires, Callum (February 12, 2024). "DeArica Pryor of New Orleans earns SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week honor for 2nd time this season". Retrieved February 13, 2024.
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