2023–24 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team

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2023–24 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record12–20 (3–15 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachAlan Frey
Assistant coaches
  • Olivia Grayson
  • Janet Butler
  • Moon Ursin
Home arenaDevlin Fieldhouse
Seasons
2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tulsa 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
North Texas 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Temple 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
UTSA 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
South Florida 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Charlotte 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
UAB 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
Memphis 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
East Carolina 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Rice 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
SMU 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Florida Atlantic 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Wichita State 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
Tulane 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
2024 AAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by 30th-year head coach Lisa Stockton, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Green Wave finished the 2022–23 season 18–14, 7–9 in AAC play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.[1] As the #6 seed in the AAC tournament, they defeated #11 seed Cincinnati in the first round,[2] before falling to #3 seed and eventual tournament champions East Carolina in the quarterfinals.[3] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT, where they would lose to Auburn in the first round.[4]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kyren Whittington 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Louisiana–Monroe Folsom, LA
G 1 Kaylah Rainey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Northwestern Belleville, IL
G 2 Kierra Middleton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Midlothian High School Arlington, TX
G 3 Marta Galic 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS San Francisco Zagreb, Croatia
G 5 Jaylee Womack 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Ponchatoula High School Springfield, LA
G 8 Joy Madison-Key 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr South Grand Prairie High School Grand Prairie, TX
F 12 Hannah Pratt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Columbia Boca Raton, FL
F 21 Irina Parau 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Nicolae Bălcescu Cluj-Napoca, Romania
G/F 22 McKenzi Carter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Fort Worth Country Day School Fort Worth, TX
F 23 Amira Mabry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Judson High School Converse, TX
G 24 Chiara Grattini 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr IIS Giordano Bruno Turin, Italy
C 33 Lily Ba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Blue Valley West High School Overland Park, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 15, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023*
6:00 pm
Loyola (New Orleans) W 72–38 
 20  Whittington   6  2 tied   5  Grattini  Devlin Fieldhouse (635)
New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Stetson W 68–57  1–0
 16  Whittington   8  Pratt   5  2 tied  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,251)
New Orleans, LA
November 8, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Nicholls L 66–69  1–1
 17  Pratt   10  Parau   6  Rainey  Devlin Fieldhouse (594)
New Orleans, LA
November 14, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Prairie View A&M W 71–46  2–1
 20  Whittington   9  Mabry   5  Parau  Devlin Fieldhouse (588)
New Orleans, LA
November 19, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer W 64–58  3–1
 15  2 tied   8  2 tied   5  Rainey  Hawkins Arena (607)
Macon, GA
November 24, 2023*
10:00 am, FloHoops
vs. Virginia
Cayman Islands Classic
L 59–81  3–2
 15  Pratt   9  Mabry   3  Pratt  John Gray Gymnasium 
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2023*
10:00 am, FloHoops
vs. No. 9 Virginia Tech
Cayman Islands Classic
L 70–76  3–3
 26  Whittington   7  Mabry   3  Rainey  John Gray Gymnasium (500)
George Town, Cayman Islands
December 1, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State L 60–70  3–4
 19  Galic   7  2 tied   5  Rainey  Great Southern Bank Arena (1,922)
Springfield, MO
December 6, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
New Orleans W 90–63  4–4
 22  Whittington   7  Parau   6  Galic  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,026)
New Orleans, LA
December 10, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Howard W 67–52  5–4
 22  Whittington   8  Whittington   5  Parau  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,243)
New Orleans, LA
December 20, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock
Tulane Holiday Tournament
W 66–57  6–4
 24  Galic   5  3 tied   6  Rainey  Devlin Fieldhouse (721)
New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2023*
1:30 pm, ESPN+
Maine
Tulane Holiday Tournament
W 64–61  7–4
 19  Whittington   11  Parau   9  Rainey  Devlin Fieldhouse (782)
New Orleans, LA
AAC regular season
December 30, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wichita State L 60–63  7–5
(0–1)
 17  Whittington   7  4 tied   4  Whittington  Charles Koch Arena (1,300)
Wichita, KS
January 2, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Tulsa L 54–72  7–6
(0–2)
 12  Galic   11  Parau   5  Madison-Key  Reynolds Center (1,031)
Tulsa, OK
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
South Florida L 63–70  7–7
(0–3)
 23  Galic   7  2 tied   6  Parau  Devlin Fieldhouse (817)
New Orleans, LA
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
East Carolina W 81–55  8–7
(1–3)
 26  Pratt   11  Mabry   7  2 tied  Devlin Fieldhouse (709)
New Orleans, LA
January 17, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Charlotte L 64–66  8–8
(1–4)
 23  Mabry   7  Mabry   8  Grattini  Dale F. Halton Arena (734)
Charlotte, NC
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Rice L 44–61  8–9
(1–5)
 14  Mabry   7  Mabry   5  2 tied  Devlin Fieldhouse (982)
New Orleans, LA
January 24, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at North Texas L 70–77 OT 8–10
(1–6)
 21  Galic   7  2 tied   6  Rainey  The Super Pit (1,667)
Denton, TX
January 28, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Temple L 50–68  8–11
(1–7)
 14  Whittington   12  Parau   3  2 tied  Devlin Fieldhouse (861)
New Orleans, LA
January 31, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Charlotte W 70–68  9–11
(2–7)
 21  Mabry   7  Pratt   4  3 tied  Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
February 4, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UTSA W 75–64  10–11
(3–7)
 15  Mabry   5  Pratt   4  2 tied  Convocation Center (990)
San Antonio, TX
February 7, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
UAB L 77–94  10–12
(3–8)
 14  Pratt   8  Mabry   10  Madison-Key  Devlin Fieldhouse (855)
New Orleans, LA
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Memphis L 79–80 OT 10–13
(3–9)
 33  Whittington   9  Mabry   5  Whittington  Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,473)
Memphis, TN
February 14, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
SMU L 53–63  10–14
(3–10)
 15  Whittington   7  Parau   5  Rainey  Devlin Fieldhouse (762)
New Orleans, LA
February 19, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Temple L 52–69  10–15
(3–11)
 18  Mabry   13  Mabry   5  Rainey  Liacouras Center (1,033)
Philadelphia, PA
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Memphis L 44–54  10–16
(3–12)
 14  Mabry   7  Whittington   3  Whittington  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,201)
New Orleans, LA
February 28, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic L 67–80  10–17
(3–13)
 28  Whittington   8  Mabry   6  Parau  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (404)
Boca Raton, FL
March 2, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Florida L 51–53  10–18
(3–14)
 22  Whittington   7  2 tied   5  Grattini  Yuengling Center (3,923)
Tampa, FL
March 5, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Tulsa L 56–61  10–19
(3–15)
 16  Parau   14  Parau   7  Rainey  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,008)
New Orleans, LA
AAC tournament
March 9, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(14) vs. (11) SMU
First round
W 68–62  11–19
 28  Whittington   6  2 tied   5  Rainey  Dickies Arena (1,518)
Fort Worth, TX
March 10, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(14) vs. (6) Charlotte
Second round
W 65–52  12–19
 20  Mabry   7  2 tied   7  Parau  Dickies Arena (1,483)
Fort Worth, TX
March 11, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(14) vs. (3) Temple
Quarterfinals
L 72–76 3OT 12–20
 31  Whittington   12  Mabry   6  Whittington  Dickies Arena (1,602)
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Green Wave Rallies Past Cincinnati to Advance to the Quarterfinals". Tulane University Athletics. March 6, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  3. ^ Mason, Patrick (March 7, 2023). "ECU women's basketball: Pirates advance to AAC semifinals with win over Tulane". The Daily Reflector. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Heim, Grace (March 18, 2023). "Tigers advance to second round of WNIT, dominating Tulane at home". The Auburn Plainsman. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Tulane University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "Tulane Green Wave 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2023.