2023–24 UNC Asheville Bulldogs women's basketball team

2023–24 UNC Asheville Bulldogs women's basketball
2023–24 UNC Asheville Bulldogs women's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	11–19 (4–12 Big South)
Head coach	Honey Brown (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Dyandria Anderson; Ivey Slaughter; Brittany Bigott;
Home arena	Kimmel Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big South women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
High Point	14	–	2	.875	20	–	12	.625
USC Upstate	10	–	6	.625	16	–	16	.500
Radford	9	–	7	.563	15	–	18	.455
Charleston Southern	8	–	8	.500	11	–	19	.367
Presbyterian †	8	–	8	.500	21	–	15	.583
Winthrop	8	–	8	.500	14	–	16	.467
Longwood	6	–	10	.375	9	–	21	.300
Gardner–Webb	5	–	11	.313	6	–	24	.200
UNC Asheville	4	–	12	.250	11	–	20	.355

† 2024 Big South tournament winner

The 2023–24 UNC Asheville Bulldogs women's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Honey Brown, play their home games at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 12–19, 7–11 in Big South play to finish in a tie for seventh place.^[1] As the #8 seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated #9 seed Winthrop in the first round,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Gardner–Webb in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 UNC Asheville Bulldogs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	LaImani Simmons	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	High Point	Greenville, South Carolina
G	1	Jaila Lee	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	St. Francis Brooklyn	Brentwood, Tennessee
G	2	Faith Adams	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Oakland High School	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G	3	Trinity Fields	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	Brentwood Academy	Old Hickory, Tennessee
G	4	Taylor Wilkins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	McNeese	New Orleans, Louisiana
F	5	Nycerra Minnis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Sr	Virginia	Riverdale, Maryland
G/F	10	Jamaya Blanks	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Maryland Eastern Shore	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	11	Millie Brown	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Brentwood Academy	Nashville, Tennessee
G	13	McKinley Brooks-Sumpter	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Sr	USC Upstate	Columbia, South Carolina
F	15	Briauna Thompson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	South Carolina State	Montgomery, Alabama
G	20	Dakota McCaughan	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	USC Upstate	Secane, Pennsylvania
G	23	Mallory Bruce	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Travelers Rest High School	Greenville, South Carolina
G	24	Jada Brigman	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Olympic High School	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	45	Abigail Wilson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	West Rowan High School	China Grove, North Carolina

Head coach

Honey Brown (Maryville (TN))

Assistant coach(es)

Dyandria Anderson (Florida)
Ivey Slaughter (Florida State)
Brittany Bigott (St. Thomas (TX))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 12, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 61–71	0–1	14 – Simmons	6 – 3 Tied	2 – Lee	Timmons Arena (577) Greenville, SC
November 12, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 53–38	1–1	14 – Simmons	9 – Lee	4 – Brown	Kimmel Arena (341) Asheville, NC
November 14, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Charlotte	L 51–67	1–2	10 – Blanks	7 – Wilson	3 – 2 Tied	Dale F. Halton Arena (722) Charlotte, NC
November 21, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Queens	W 67–53	2–2	20 – Brooks-Sumpter	11 – Brooks-Sumpter	3 – McCaughan	Kimmel Arena (267) Asheville, NC
November 24, 2023* 4:00 pm		vs. Morgan State Puerto Rico Thanksgiving Clasico	L 51–53	2–3	14 – Simmons	8 – Brooks-Sumpter	3 – Adams	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
November 25, 2023* 4:00 pm		vs. Western Michigan Puerto Rico Thanksgiving Clasico	L 54–58	2–4	17 – Brooks-Sumpter	9 – Blanks	3 – Adams	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford	L 54–63	2–5	18 – Brooks-Sumpter	9 – Brooks-Sumpter	3 – Adams	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (340) Spartanburg, SC
December 6, 2023* 11:30 am, ESPN+		Warren Wilson	W 88–33	3–5	16 – Brooks-Sumpter	7 – 3 Tied	5 – McCaughan	Kimmel Arena (1,561) Asheville, NC
December 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	W 59–48	4–5	20 – Simmons	6 – 3 Tied	4 – Brooks-Sumpter	Ramsey Center (581) Cullowhee, NC
December 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 51–60	4–6	15 – Simmons	7 – Brooks-Sumpter	2 – 2 Tied	Brooks Gymnasium (412) Johnson City, TN
December 18, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Carolina Central	L 63–65	4–7	17 – Simmons	10 – Blanks	4 – Brooks-Sumpter	Kimmel Arena (263) Asheville, NC
December 21, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+/CW62		UNC Greensboro	W 72–71	5–7	15 – Simmons	8 – Brooks-Sumpter	4 – Blanks	Kimmel Arena (217) Asheville, NC
December 29, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Brevard	W 72–34	6–7	17 – Lee	12 – Brooks-Sumpter	4 – Wilkins	Kimmel Arena (334) Asheville, NC
Big South regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate Ingles I-26 Rivalry	L 44–71	6–8 (0–1)	10 – McCaughan	9 – Bruce	2 – Bruce	G. B. Hodge Center (212) Spartanburg, SC
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	L 46–55	6–9 (0–2)	14 – Brooks-Sumpter	8 – Wilson	3 – Brooks-Sumpter	Kimmel Arena (235) Asheville, NC
January 10, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		High Point	L 50–64	6–10 (0–3)	21 – Simmons	10 – Blanks	2 – Brooks-Sumpter	Kimmel Arena (316) Asheville, NC
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood	W 69–61	7–10 (1–3)	21 – Brooks-Sumpter	14 – Brooks-Sumpter	5 – Brooks-Sumpter	Joan Perry Brock Center (879) Farmville, VA
January 17, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Winthrop	L 64–70 ^OT	7–11 (1–4)	21 – Brooks-Sumpter	6 – 2 Tied	6 – Brooks-Sumpter	Kimmel Arena (500) Asheville, NC
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Radford	L 46–59	7–12 (1–5)	16 – Bruce	7 – Brooks-Sumpter	2 – 2 Tied	Dedmon Center (833) Radford, VA
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 62–59	8–12 (2–5)	25 – Brooks-Sumpter	11 – Brooks-Sumpter	6 – Adams	Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, SC
January 31, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 72–58	9–12 (3–5)	28 – Bruce	8 – Bruce	5 – Brooks-Sumpter	Kimmel Arena (341) Asheville, NC
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop	L 56–65	9–13 (3–6)	12 – Blanks	6 – Blanks	3 – Brooks-Sumpter	Winthrop Coliseum (391) Rock Hill, SC
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	L 54–62	9–14 (3–7)	20 – Brooks-Sumpter	10 – Lee	3 – 2 Tied	Qubein Center (931) High Point, NC
February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+/CW62		USC Upstate Ingles I-26 Rivalry	L 65–71	9–15 (3–8)	21 – Bruce	6 – 3 Tied	3 – 3 Tied	Kimmel Arena (276) Asheville, NC
February 14, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	L 42–59	9–16 (3–9)	25 – Bruce	9 – Blanks	2 – Adams	Templeton Physical Education Center (434) Clinton, SC
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 68–63 ^OT	10–16 (4–9)	20 – Brooks-Sumpter	8 – Bruce	3 – 2 Tied	Kimmel Arena (583) Asheville, NC
February 21, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Longwood	L 60–66	10–17 (4–10)	19 – Bruce	9 – Adams	5 – Brooks-Sumpter	Kimmel Arena (238) Asheville, NC
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	L 65–80	10–18 (4–11)	21 – 2 Tied	8 – Bruce	2 – Adams	Paul Porter Arena (255) Boiling Springs, NC
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Radford	L 54–55	10–19 (4–12)	15 – Brooks-Sumpter	8 – Brooks-Sumpter	4 – Brooks-Sumpter	Kimmel Arena (592) Asheville, NC
Big South tournament
March 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) Gardner–Webb Opening round	W 75–74	11–19	23 – Brooks-Sumpter	10 – Wilson	6 – Brooks-Sumpter	Qubein Center High Point, NC
March 7, 2024 11:30 a.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (1) High Point Quarterfinals						Qubein Center High Point, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
^ "Bulldogs Complete Massive Comeback over Winthrop in the First Round of the Big South Conference Tournament". UNC Asheville Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
^ "No. 1 Gardner-Webb Rolls Past No. 8 UNC Asheville in Quarterfinals of 2023 Hercules Tires Big South Basketball Championships". Gardner-Webb University Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UNC Asheville Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
^ "UNC Asheville Bulldogs 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

[2] "Bulldogs Complete Massive Comeback over Winthrop in the First Round of the Big South Conference Tournament". UNC Asheville Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

[3] "No. 1 Gardner-Webb Rolls Past No. 8 UNC Asheville in Quarterfinals of 2023 Hercules Tires Big South Basketball Championships". Gardner-Webb University Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

[4] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UNC Asheville Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

[5] "UNC Asheville Bulldogs 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

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