2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball team

2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball
2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	14–14 (8–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Terrence Baxter (interim);
Assistant coaches	Dorthell Little; N'Dea Bryant; Ashlyn Lockard;
Home arena	McDougald–McLendon Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Norfolk State †	13	–	1	.929	27	–	6	.818
Howard	10	–	4	.714	15	–	16	.484
North Carolina Central	9	–	5	.643	16	–	15	.516
Maryland Eastern Shore	8	–	6	.571	15	–	15	.500
Coppin State	8	–	6	.571	12	–	18	.400
Delaware State	4	–	10	.286	8	–	20	.286
Morgan State	3	–	11	.214	8	–	22	.267
South Carolina State	1	–	13	.071	2	–	28	.067

† 2024 MEAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball team represents North Carolina Central University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by interim head coach Terrence Baxter, play their home games at McDougald–McLendon Arena in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 15–16, 8–6 in MEAC play to finish in fourth place.^[1] In the MEAC tournament, they defeated Coppin State in the quarterfinals,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Norfolk State in the semifinals.^[3]

On September 13, 2023, the school announced that they released head coach Trisha Stafford-Odom from her contract, after six years with the team, with assistant coach Terrence Baxter being named the interim head coach for the 2023–24 season.^[4]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kimeira Burks	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	Daytona State College	Chicago, Illinois
F/C	1	Jada Creech	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Winston Salem Christian School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G/F	2	Taylor Williams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	College of Charleston	Daytona Beach, Florida
F	3	Morgan Callahan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Zion-Benton Township High School	Beach Park, Illinois
G	4	Tierney Coleman	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Jr	Sam Houston	Missouri City, Texas
G	5	Kyla Bryant	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Salisbury High School	Salisbury, North Carolina
G	11	Tippy Robertson	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	RS Sr	Stetson	Chicago, Illinois
G/F	12	Jada Tiggett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Rancho Christian School	Winchester, California
G	13	Ray'ven Robinson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Lake Region State College	Minneapolis, Minnesota
F	15	Sydney Avoletta	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Jr	Iona	Sterling, Virginia
G	23	Janiah Jones	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Richard Bland College	Woodbridge, Virginia
F	24	Aniya Finger	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Hopewell High School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	32	Kimia Carter	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Florida Atlantic	Chattanooga, Tennessee
C	33	Nijah Cunningham	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Jr	Catawba Valley Community College	Charlotte, North Carolina

Head coach

Terrence Baxter (interim) (Pfeiffer)

Assistant coach(es)

Dorthell Little (Catawba Valley)
N'Dea Bryant (North Carolina)
Ashlyn Lockard (North Carolina Central)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 29, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2023* 8:00 pm	at Washington	L 39–113	0–1	Alaska Airlines Arena (1,481) Seattle, WA
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wofford	L 52–82	0–2	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (512) Spartanburg, SC
November 17, 2023* 5:30 pm	Mid-Atlantic Christian	W 132–22	1–2	McDougald–McLendon Arena (475) Durham, NC
November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm	Johnson & Wales (NC)	W 83–50	2–2	McDougald–McLendon Arena (379) Durham, NC
November 22, 2023* 1:00 pm, NCCUSN	Western Carolina	W 69–58	3–2	McDougald–McLendon Arena (268) Durham, NC
November 26, 2023* 2:00 pm, ACCNX	at Duke	L 45–93	3–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,211) Durham, NC
November 29, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Presbyterian	L 58–76	3–4	Templeton Physical Education Center (507) Clinton, SC
December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Campbell	L 61–74	3–5	Gore Arena (909) Buies Creek, NC
December 11, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville	L 67–70	3–6	Swisher Gymnasium (72) Jacksonville, FL
December 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UNC Greensboro	L 55–66	3–7	Fleming Gymnasium (252) Greensboro, NC
December 18, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UNC Asheville	W 65–63	4–7	Kimmel Arena (263) Asheville, NC
December 21, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops	at UNC Wilmington	W 70–65	5–7	Trask Coliseum (507) Wilmington, NC
December 31, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Furman	L 63–73	5–8	Timmons Arena (366) Greenville, SC
January 3, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Chattanooga	L 59–65	5–9	McKenzie Arena (1,301) Chattanooga, TN
MEAC regular season
January 6, 2024 3:00 pm, NCCUSN	Howard	W 79–76 ^OT	6–9 (1–0)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (783) Durham, NC
January 8, 2024 5:30 pm, NCCUSN	Norfolk State	L 60–81	6–10 (1–1)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (649) Durham, NC
January 16, 2024* 6:00 pm, NCCUSN	North Carolina Wesleyan	W 110–42	7–10	McDougald–McLendon Arena (492) Durham, NC
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm	at South Carolina State	W 75–61	8–10 (2–1)	SHM Memorial Center (650) Orangeburg, SC
January 27, 2024 3:15 pm	at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 61–78	8–11 (2–2)	Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD
January 29, 2024 5:30 pm	at Delaware State	W 64–58	9–11 (3–2)	Memorial Hall (450) Dover, DE
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, NCCUSN	Coppin State	W 53–48	10–11 (4–2)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,182) Durham, NC
February 5, 2024 5:30 pm, NCCUSN	Morgan State	W 66–65	11–11 (5–2)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (942) Durham, NC
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm	at Howard	W 70–64 ^OT	12–11 (6–2)	Burr Gymnasium (567) Washington, D.C.
February 19, 2024 5:30 pm	at Norfolk State	L 44–72	12–12 (6–3)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,723) Norfolk, VA
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, NCCUSN	Maryland Eastern Shore	L 64–71	12–13 (6–4)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,212) Durham, NC
February 26, 2024 5:30 pm, NCCUSN	Delaware State	L 64–75 ^OT	12–14 (6–5)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,019) Durham, NC
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm	at Coppin State	W 52–44	13–14 (7–5)	Physical Education Complex (411) Baltimore, MD
March 4, 2024 5:30 pm	at Morgan State	W 63–58	14–14 (8–5)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,987) Baltimore, MD
March 7, 2024 5:30 pm, NCCUSN	South Carolina State			McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
MEAC tournament
March 13–16, 2024 ESPN+	vs.			Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ "NCCU Tops Coppin State to Advance to MEAC Semifinals". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ "Norfolk State defeats NC Central during semifinal round of MEAC Tournament". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ "North Carolina Central makes coaching change in women's basketball". HBCU Sports. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ "North Carolina Central Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[2] "NCCU Tops Coppin State to Advance to MEAC Semifinals". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[3] "Norfolk State defeats NC Central during semifinal round of MEAC Tournament". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[4] "North Carolina Central makes coaching change in women's basketball". HBCU Sports. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[5] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[6] "North Carolina Central Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

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