2023–24 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

2023–24 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
2023–24 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
West Palm Beach Classic Champions
WBIT, First Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	18–15 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach	Mike Neighbors (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Todd Schaefer; Lacey Goldwire; Pauline Love;
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 South Carolina †	16	–	0	1.000	38	–	0	1.000
No. 6 LSU	13	–	3	.813	31	–	6	.838
Ole Miss	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
Alabama	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
Tennessee	10	–	6	.625	20	–	13	.606
Vanderbilt	9	–	7	.563	23	–	10	.697
Mississippi State	8	–	8	.500	23	–	12	.657
Auburn	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Texas A&M	6	–	10	.375	19	–	13	.594
Arkansas	6	–	10	.375	18	–	15	.545
Florida	5	–	11	.313	16	–	16	.500
Kentucky	4	–	12	.250	12	–	20	.375
Georgia	3	–	13	.188	12	–	18	.400
Missouri	2	–	14	.125	11	–	19	.367

† 2024 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Razorbacks, led by seventh-year head coach Mike Neighbors, played their home games at Bud Walton Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season[edit]

The Razorbacks finished the season 24–13 (7–9 SEC) to finish in eighth in the SEC and received a bid to the WNIT, where they lost to Kansas in the Great Eight.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Arkansas Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref
Erynn Barnum	4	F	6'2"	RS Senior	Little Rock, AR	Transferred to Mississippi State	^[1]
Rylee Langerman	11	G	5'9"	Junior	Norman, OK	Transferred to Oklahoma State	^[2]
Avery Hughes	22	G	5'7"	Senior	Bentonville, AR	Graduated
Chrissy Carr	34	G	6'1"	RS Senior	Eden Prairie, MN	Graduated

2023 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Taliah Scott G	Orange Park, FL	St. Johns Country Day School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Taliah Scott G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Jenna Lawrence F	Farmington, AR	Farmington HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Jenna Lawrence F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Maryn Archer G	Derby, KS	Derby HS	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
Maryn Archer G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Cristina Sánchez Cerqueira F	Granada, Spain	Segle XXI	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Cristina Sánchez Cerqueira F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Incoming transfer[edit]

Arkansas Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Carly Keats	23	G	5'8"	Sophomore	Choctaw, MS	Jones County Junior College
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Roster[edit]

2023–24 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Taliah Scott	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	St. Johns Country Day School	Orange Park, FL
G	2	Samara Spencer	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	Fort Lauderdale, FL
G	4	Saylor Poffenbarger	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Middletown HS UConn	Middletown, MD
F	10	Cristina Sánchez Cerqueira	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Segle XXI	Granada, Spain
G	13	Sasha Goforth	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Fayetteville HS Oregon State	Fayetteville, AR
G	20	Karley Johnson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Mustang HS	Oklahoma City, OK
G	21	Loren Lindsey	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Fayetteville HS	Fayetteville, AR
G	23	Carly Keats	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Neshoba Central HS Jones County JC	Choctaw, MS
F	30	Maryam Dauda	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS So	Bentonville HS	Bentonville, AR
F	34	Jenna Lawrence	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Farmington HS	Farmington, AR
G	43	Makayla Daniels	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Frederick HS	Frederick, MD
G	44	Maryn Archer	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Derby HS	Derby, KS
F	55	Emrie Ellis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Vanoss HS	Vanoss, OK

Head coach

Mike Neighbors (Arkansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Todd Schaefer (Thomas More)
Lacey Goldwire (Oklahoma State)
Pauline Love (Southern Miss)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[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 p.m., SECN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 81–76	1–0	29 – Scott	21 – Poffenbarger	2 – Spencer	Bud Walton Arena (2,630) Fayetteville, AR
November 10, 2023* 10:30 a.m., SECN+		Murray State	W 82–79	2–0	25 – Scott	12 – Poffenbarger	7 – Spencer	Bud Walton Arena (11,026) Fayetteville, AR
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Little Rock	W 77–36	3–0	18 – Scott	8 – Poffenbarger	5 – Spencer	Bud Walton Arena (2,608) Fayetteville, AR
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State rivalry	W 82–67	4–0	27 – Higginbottom	11 – Gillispie	3 – Pendleton	First National Bank Arena (3,208) Jonesboro, AR
November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Central Arkansas	W 81–67	5–0	17 – Poffenbarger	8 – Dauda	4 – Daniels	Bud Walton Arena (4,194) Fayetteville, AR
November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m.		vs. Wisconsin Fort Myers Tip-Off	W 65–62	6–0	22 – Daniels	11 – Dauda	3 – Tied	Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 25, 2023* 4:00 p.m.		vs. Marquette Fort Myers Tip-Off	L 58–74	6–1	21 – Scott	7 – Poffenbarger	6 – Daniels	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (227) Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 15 Florida State ACC–SEC Challenge	W 71–58	7–1	24 – Scott	23 – Poffenbarger	6 – Spencer	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,216) Tallahassee, FL
December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		No. 2 UCLA	L 66–81	7–2	23 – Scott	7 – Poffenbarger	2 – Dauda	Bud Walton Arena (4,261) Fayetteville, AR
December 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Louisiana Tech	W 100–60	8–2	29 – Scott	11 – Poffenbarger	7 – Daniels	Bud Walton Arena (2,599) Fayetteville, AR
December 10, 2023* 1:00 p.m., SECN		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 70–74	8–3	31 – Scott	10 – Poffenbarger	4 – Daniels	Bud Walton Arena (3,330) Fayetteville, AR
December 16, 2023* 12:30 p.m., SECN+		vs. Samford	W 68–54	9–3	20 – Spencer	13 – Poffenbarger	4 – Spencer	Simmons Bank Arena (2,513) North Little Rock, AR
December 20, 2023* 10:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. Illinois West Palm Beach Classic	W 60–59	10–3	17 – Tied	19 – Poffenbarger	4 – Daniels	Massimino Court (313) West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2023* 10:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. UIC West Palm Beach Classic	W 66–58	11–3	26 – Scott	11 – Poffenbarger	3 – Dauda	Massimino Court West Palm Beach, FL
December 31, 2023* 1:00 p.m., SECN+		Incarnate Word	W 67–48	12–3	24 – Scott	19 – Poffenbarger	4 – Scott	Bud Walton Arena (3,420) Fayetteville, AR
SEC regular season
January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN+		at Kentucky	L 63–73	12–4 (0–1)	25 – Spencer	15 – Poffenbarger	3 – Spencer	Rupp Arena (2,998) Lexington, KY
January 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN		Georgia	W 83–43	13–4 (1–1)	24 – Daniels	17 – Poffenbarger	4 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (3,993) Fayetteville, AR
January 11, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN		Mississippi State	L 63–66	13–5 (1–2)	17 – Dauda	13 – Dauda	6 – Spencer	Bud Walton Arena (2,627) Fayetteville, AR
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN		at Alabama	W 77–59	14–5 (2–2)	31 – Spencer	14 – Spencer	5 – Dauda	Coleman Coliseum (2,467) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 21, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 10 LSU	L 68–99	14–6 (2–3)	20 – Spencer	6 – Daniels	7 – Spencer	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,873) Baton Rouge, LA
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Kentucky	W 88–61	15–6 (3–3)	22 – Daniels	7 – Tied	7 – Daniels	Bud Walton Arena (3,719) Fayetteville, AR
January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN+		at Missouri	W 67–58	16–6 (4–3)	24 – Poffenbarger	9 – Poffenbarger	6 – Spencer	Mizzou Arena (4,968) Columbia, MO
February 1, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN		Alabama	L 70–86	16–7 (4–4)	23 – Poffenbarger	11 – Poffenbarger	5 – Daniels	Bud Walton Arena (2,756) Fayetteville, AR
February 4, 2024 5:00 p.m., SECN		Auburn	W 74–72	17–7 (5–4)	33 – Scott	13 – Poffenbarger	5 – Spencer	Bud Walton Arena (4,450) Fayetteville, AR
February 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., SECN+		at Florida	L 81–85	17–8 (5–5)	26 – Daniels	12 – Poffenbarger	4 – Spencer	O'Connell Center (1,407) Gainesville, FL
February 12, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN		at Tennessee	L 55–81	17–9 (5–6)	23 – Scott	7 – Poffenbarger	4 – Spencer	Thompson–Boling Arena (8,161) Knoxville, TN
February 18, 2024 3:00 p.m., SECN		Missouri	W 75–68	18–9 (6–6)	18 – Dauda	11 – Poffenbarger	6 – Spencer	Bud Walton Arena (5,927) Fayetteville, AR
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at Texas A&M	L 67–73	18–10 (6–7)	24 – Spencer	9 – Poffenbarger	3 – Daniels	Reed Arena (3,712) College Station, TX
February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Vanderbilt	L 53–62	18–11 (6–8)	19 – Spencer	12 – Poffenbarger	2 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (3,839) Fayetteville, AR
February 29, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN		No. 1 South Carolina	L 61–98	18–12 (6–9)	19 – Dauda	6 – Lawrence	3 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (3,891) Fayetteville, AR
March 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., SECN		at Ole Miss	L 43–87	18–13 (6–10)	11 – Tied	6 – Poffenbarger	3 – Tied	SJB Pavilion (3,353) Oxford, MS
SEC Tournament
March 7, 2024 5:00 p.m., SECN	(10)	vs. (7) Auburn Second Round	L 48–67	18–14	13 – Tied	6 – Daniels	4 – Keats	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,187) Greenville, SC
WBIT
March 21, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at (3) Tulsa First Round	L 62–80	18–15	22 – Dauda	9 – Dauda	4 – Spencer	Reynolds Center (1,831) Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Purcell Adds All-SEC Standout to 2023 Signing Class". hailstate.com. May 9, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ "Cowgirls Add In-State Veteran To Backcourt". okstate.com. April 25, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ "#SigningStories: Carly Keats". arkansasrazorbacks.com. November 16, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
^ "Women's Basketball Releases 2023 Non-Conference Schedule". rolltide.com. August 17, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[1] "Purcell Adds All-SEC Standout to 2023 Signing Class". hailstate.com. May 9, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[2] "Cowgirls Add In-State Veteran To Backcourt". okstate.com. April 25, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[3] "#SigningStories: Carly Keats". arkansasrazorbacks.com. November 16, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[4] "Women's Basketball Releases 2023 Non-Conference Schedule". rolltide.com. August 17, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

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v t e Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
Venues	Barnhill Arena (1976–1993) Bud Walton Arena (1993–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics