2023–24 Tarleton State Texans women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Tarleton State Texans women's basketball team represented Tarleton State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Texans, who were led by first-year head coach Bill Brock, played their home games at the Wisdom Gym in Stephenville, Texas, as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

2023–24 Tarleton State Texans women's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record11–20 (7–13 WAC)
Head coach
  • Bill Brock (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Geoff Golden
  • Monique Whaley-Briggs
Home arenaWisdom Gym
2023–24 WAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
California Baptist †18–2 .90028–4  .875
Grand Canyon16–4 .80024–8  .750
Stephen F. Austin14–6 .70021–12  .636
Utah Tech*12–8 .60018–14  .563
UT Arlington11–9 .55017–16  .515
Abilene Christian10–10 .50014–16  .467
Tarleton State*7–13 .35012–20  .375
Seattle6–14 .3006–23  .207
Southern Utah6–14 .3008–22  .267
UT Rio Grande Valley5–15 .2506–23  .207
Utah Valley5–15 .25010–19  .345
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 WAC tournament winner

This season marked Tarleton State's final year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Texans were not eligible to play in the NCAA tournament, but were eligible to play in the WAC tournament.

Previous season

The Texans finished the 2022–23 season 8–21, 2–16 in WAC play to finish in 13th (last) place.[1] 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[2], they failed to qualify for the WAC tournament, as only the top 12 teams qualify.[3]

On March 2, 2023, it was announced that the school would be parting ways with head coach Misty Wilson, ending her nine-year tenure.[4] On March 14, the school announced that longtime Baylor assistant coach Bill Brock would be named the Texans' new head coach.[5]

Roster
2023–24 Tarleton State Texans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Andjela Bigovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoCochise College Herceg Novi, Montenegro
F 2 Anya McKenzie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrIpswich Basketball Club Luton, England
G 4 Teresa Da Silva 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrArizona Western College London, England
G 5 Nykesha Sanders 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrParis Junior College Detroit, Michigan
G 10 Miannah Little 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrMcLennan Community College Waco, Texas
G 11 Jakoriah Long 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrBlinn College Waco, Texas
C 13 Vitória Carvalho 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrSouth Plains College Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
G 14 Teresa Maggio 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS FrIUPUI Lafayette, Indiana
G 15 Karyn Sanford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoAlbany Bergen, Norway
G 22 Tyler Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrLouisiana Tech Allen, Texas
F 23 Lexi Bull 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrWyoming Pocatello, Idaho
F 24 Elise Turrubiates 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) JrFrank Phillips College Hobbs, New Mexico
F 30 Dyamon Griggs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoMidwestern State Waco, Texas
G 33 Malgorzata Byczkowska 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoHoward College Gdynia, Poland
C 55 Faith Acker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWinnsboro High School Winnsboro, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 3, 2024

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2023*
6:00 pm		 McMurry W 71–33  –
 Wisdom Gym (207)
Stephenville, TX
October 30, 2023*
6:00 pm		 UNT Dallas W 94–53  –
 Wisdom Gym (450)
Stephenville, TX
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Howard Payne W 106–38  1–0
 Wisdom Gym (1,036)
Stephenville, TX
November 10, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Texas Tech L 63–70  1–1
 United Supermarkets Arena (4,514)
Lubbock, TX
November 12, 2023*
3:00 pm, MW Network		 at New Mexico L 55–64  1–2
 The Pit (4,626)
Albuquerque, NM
November 16, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Northwestern State Postponed[6] Prather Coliseum 
Natchitoches, LA
November 22, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Eastern Washington L 62–64  1–3
 Wisdom Gym (427)
Stephenville, TX
November 29, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Stephen F. Austin L 67–80  1–4
(0–1)		 Wisdom Gym (857)
Stephenville, TX
December 2, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UT Rio Grande Valley W 72–66  2–4
(1–1)		 UTRGV Fieldhouse (358)
Edinburg, TX
December 6, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northwestern State
Rescheduled from November 16		 L 51–59  2–5
 Prather Coliseum (135)
Natchitoches, LA
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Incarnate Word L 42–57  2–6
 Wisdom Gym (419)
Stephenville, TX
December 16, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at McNeese W 88–64  3–6
 The Legacy Center (1,667)
Lake Charles, LA
December 18, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at New Orleans L 59–67  3–7
 Lakefront Arena (877)
New Orleans, LA
December 30, 2023*
2:00 pm, YouTube		 at Texas Southern W 52–40  4–7
 H&PE Arena (340)
Houston, TX
January 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UT Arlington L 49–73  4–8
(1–2)		 College Park Center (952)
Arlington, TX
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 California Baptist L 59–89  4–9
(1–3)		 Wisdom Gym (810)
Stephenville, TX
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Grand Canyon L 47–79  4–10
(1–4)		 Wisdom Gym (710)
Stephenville, TX
January 18, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Abilene Christian L 51–73  4–11
(1–5)		 Moody Coliseum (1,125)
Abilene, TX
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 UT Rio Grande Valley L 57–61  4–12
(1–6)		 Wisdom Gym (490)
Stephenville, TX
January 25, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Utah W 71–60  5–12
(2–6)		 America First Event Center (1,145)
Cedar City, UT
January 27, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Utah Tech L 48–75  5–13
(2–7)		 Burns Arena (441)
St. George, UT
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Abilene Christian W 74–66  6–13
(3–7)		 Wisdom Gym (1,555)
Stephenville, TX
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Stephen F. Austin L 62–73  6–14
(3–8)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,136)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Utah Valley W 60–55  7–14
(4–8)		 Wisdom Gym (747)
Stephenville, TX
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Seattle L 57–61  7–15
(4–9)		 Wisdom Gym (618)
Stephenville, TX
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 UT Arlington L 58–71  7–16
(4–10)		 Wisdom Gym (670)
Stephenville, TX
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Grand Canyon L 43–62  7–17
(4–11)		 Global Credit Union Arena (578)
Phoenix, AZ
February 24, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at California Baptist L 64–97  7–18
(4–12)		 Fowler Events Center (401)
Riverside, CA
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Utah Tech W 76–60  8–18
(5–12)		 Wisdom Gym (1,013)
Stephenville, TX
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southern Utah W 69–63  9–18
(6–12)		 Wisdom Gym (1,111)
Stephenville, TX
March 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Utah Valley L 66–73  9–19
(6–13)		 UCCU Center (699)
Orem, UT
March 9, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Seattle W 62–57  10–19
(7–13)		 Redhawk Center (701)
Seattle, WA
WAC tournament
March 13, 2024
4:30 pm, ESPN+		 (7) vs. (6) Abilene Christian
First round		 W 54–41  11–19
 Orleans Arena (–)
Paradise, NV
March 14, 2024
4:30 pm, ESPN+		 (7) vs. (3) Stephen F. Austin
Quarterfinals		 L 58–70  11–20
 Orleans Arena (–)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[7][8]

References
  1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  2. "WAC to Seed Conference Tournament Using KenPom Ratings, per Report". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  3. "WAC Tournament Brackets, Schedules Released For 2022-23 Season". KSL Sports. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  4. "Tarleton parts ways with WBB head coach Misty Wilson". The Flash Today Erath County. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  5. "Report: Bill Brock to take Tarleton Head Coaching job". KWKT - FOX 44. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  6. "Women's basketball home opener postponed". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  7. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  8. "Tarleton State Texans 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
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