2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	7–1 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Joye Lee-McNelis (20th season);
Assistant coaches	Jack Trosper; Jessica Barber; Barbara Farris;
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marshall †	17	–	1	.944	26	–	7	.788
Troy	15	–	3	.833	22	–	12	.647
James Madison	13	–	5	.722	23	–	12	.657
Old Dominion	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
Louisiana–Monroe	10	–	8	.556	21	–	14	.600
Southern Miss	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Louisiana	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Appalachian State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Georgia State	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Arkansas State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
Coastal Carolina	5	–	13	.278	12	–	21	.364
Georgia Southern	4	–	14	.222	15	–	18	.455
Texas State	4	–	14	.222	14	–	18	.438
South Alabama	2	–	16	.111	9	–	23	.281

† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represents the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team is led by twentieth-year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, and plays their home games at the Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Lady Eagles finished as co-conference season champions for the 2022–23 basketball season. They lost in the conference tournament to Texas State 85–57 and were unable to secure a bid into the NCAA tournament.

Despite her recurring battle with lung cancer, head coach Lee-McNelis stated that she would be back to coach the 2023–24 season.^[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m.	Mississippi College	W 96–44		Reed Green Coliseum (350) Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	William Carey	W 88–46	1–0	Reed Green Coliseum (3,566) Hattiesburg, MS
November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Akron MAC-SBC Challenge	W 77–60	2–0	Reed Green Coliseum (1,375) Hattiesburg, MS
November 18, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Alabama	W 91–63	3–0	Flowers Hall Florence, AL
November 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Valparaiso	W 61–49	4–0	Reed Green Coliseum (1,374) Hattiesburg, MS
November 24, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	North Dakota Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic	W 75–53	5–0	Reed Green Coliseum (1,366) Hattiesburg, MS
November 25, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Samford Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic	W 51–33	6–0	Reed Green Coliseum (1,489) Hattiesburg, MS
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 19 Ole Miss	W 61–59	7–0	Reed Green Coliseum (2,653) Hattiesburg, MS
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Memphis	L 67–69	7–1	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,077) Memphis, TN
December 20, 2023* 3:30 p.m.	vs. Cleveland State Homewood Suites Classic			Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
December 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m.	vs. Florida Gulf Coast Homewood Suites Classic			Alice Arena Fort Myers, FL
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Marshall			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
January 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina			HTC Center Conway, SC
January 6, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Old Dominion			Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	James Madison			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Alabama			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia State			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
January 20, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Troy			Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Alabama			Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Troy			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 7, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgia Southern			Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
February 10, 2024* TBA	at TBD MAC-SBC Challenge
February 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Arkansas State			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 17, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas State			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 22, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe			Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arkansas State			First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas State			Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
March 1, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana			Cajundome Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt tournament
March 5, 2024 TBA	vs. TBD			Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source: Southern Miss Athletics^[2]

References

^ Busby, Garrett (September 28, 2023). "Southern Miss' Joye Lee-McNelis to remain coaching despite reoccurring battle with cancer". WLBT 3. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
^ "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Southern Miss Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[1] Busby, Garrett (September 28, 2023). "Southern Miss' Joye Lee-McNelis to remain coaching despite reoccurring battle with cancer". WLBT 3. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[2] "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Southern Miss Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

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Schedule and results

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References