2023–24 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

2023–24 Memphis Tigers women's basketball
2023–24 Memphis Tigers women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Alex Simmons (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Harlyn Wyatt; Josh Cooperwood; Whitney Bays; Nadiria Evans; Keke McKinney;
Home arena	Elma Roane Fieldhouse

2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UAB	4	–	1	.800	13	–	4	.765
Charlotte	4	–	1	.800	11	–	6	.647
North Texas	3	–	1	.750	13	–	3	.813
Rice	3	–	1	.750	9	–	6	.600
Tulsa	3	–	2	.600	13	–	5	.722
South Florida	3	–	2	.600	11	–	7	.611
UTSA	3	–	2	.600	9	–	7	.563
Temple	3	–	2	.600	9	–	8	.529
East Carolina	2	–	2	.500	9	–	6	.600
SMU	2	–	3	.400	8	–	8	.500
Tulane	1	–	3	.250	8	–	7	.533
Memphis	1	–	4	.200	5	–	11	.313
Wichita State	1	–	4	.200	5	–	12	.294
Florida Atlantic	0	–	5	.000	5	–	11	.313

† 2024 AAC tournament winner As of January 14, 2024

The 2023–24 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team represents the University of Memphis during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Alex Simmons, play their home games at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse in Memphis, Tennessee as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 22–11, 11–4 in AAC play to finish in second place.^[1] As the #2 seed in the AAC tournament, they defeated #10 seed UCF in the quarterfinals,^[2] before falling to #3 seed East Carolina in the semifinals.^[3] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they would defeat Jackson State in the first round^[4] and Ball State in the second round,^[5] before falling to Bowling Green in the Super 16.^[6]

On March 24, 2023, head coach Katrina Merriweather announced her resignation after two years at the helm, in order to take the head coaching job at her alma mater, Cincinnati.^[7] On April 6, Gardner–Webb head coach Alex Simmons was announced as Merriweather's successor.^[8]

Roster

2023–24 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Destyne Jackson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Wright State	Lexington, Kentucky
G	1	Ki'Ari Cain	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Gardner–Webb	Sumter, South Carolina
G	2	Madison Griggs	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Houston High School	Memphis, Tennessee
F	3	Shelbee Brown	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Northwest Florida State College	Memphis, Tennessee
G	5	Ally Hollifield	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Shelby High School	Shelby, North Carolina
F	7	Hannah Riddick	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Cairine Wilson Secondary School	Calgary, Alberta
G	11	Tanyuel Welch	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	North Central High School	Anderson, Indiana
F	12	Jana Sallman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Western Reserve Academy	Cairo, Egypt
G	20	Nikole Thomas	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Kamiakin High School	Pasco, Washington
F	21	Latazia Williamson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Hillsboro High School	Nashville, Tennessee
F	22	Layken Cox	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Gardner–Webb	Sumter, South Carolina
G	23	Raven Sims	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Bartlett High School	Memphis, Tennessee
G	24	Kai Carter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Rutgers	Atlanta, Georgia
F	30	Alasia Smith	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Gardner–Webb	Johnson City, Tennessee
F	35	Aliyah Green	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Raymore–Peculiar High School	Peculiar, Missouri

Head coach

Alex Simmons (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Harlyn Wyatt (Tulane)
Josh Cooperwood (Tennessee State)
Whitney Bays (Purdue)
Nadiria Evans (UNC Asheville)
Keke McKinney (Charlotte)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 17, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee	L 47–67	0–1	12 – Griggs	9 – Smith	2 – 2 Tied	Murphy Center (3,505) Murfreesboro, TN
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Alabama State	W 95–51	1–1	18 – Griggs	6 – 2 Tied	3 – Carter	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,444) Memphis, TN
November 13, 2023* 5:30 pm, SECN+	at No. 15 Tennessee	L 74–84 ^OT	1–2	18 – Carter	5 – 3 Tied	4 – Brown	Thompson–Boling Arena (7,729) Knoxville, TN
November 18, 2023* 1:30 pm, FloHoops	vs. Arizona Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	L 67–90	1–3	22 – 2 Tied	11 – Smith	3 – Cain	Imperial Arena (247) Nassau, Bahamas
November 19, 2023* 4:00 pm, FloHoops	vs. Howard Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round	W 52–43	2–3	20 – Griggs	9 – Brown	4 – Carter	Imperial Arena (248) Nassau, Bahamas
November 20, 2023* 4:00 pm, FloHoops	vs. Middle Tennessee Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place game	L 57–64	2–4	16 – Carter	10 – Sallman	5 – Cain	Imperial Arena (113) Nassau, Bahamas
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at No. 23 Marquette	L 59–88	2–5	18 – Carter	6 – Riddick	2 – 2 Tied	Al McGuire Center (1,226) Milwaukee, WI
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Troy	W 100–88	3–5	22 – Griggs	14 – Smith	5 – Smith	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,084) Memphis, TN
December 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Columbia	L 66–76	3–6	25 – Griggs	11 – Smith	3 – 2 Tied	Levien Gymnasium (907) New York, NY
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Southern Miss	W 69–67	4–6	14 – 2 Tied	9 – Smith	7 – Smith	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,077) Memphis, TN
December 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Mississippi State	L 63–81	4–7	24 – Griggs	15 – Smith	3 – 4 Tied	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,636) Memphis, TN
AAC regular season
December 30, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Tulsa						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
January 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UAB						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	East Carolina						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	SMU						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
January 14, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Temple						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wichita State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Atlantic						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	South Florida						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at SMU						Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Tulane						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
February 14, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Carolina						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 20, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Rice						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UTSA						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UAB						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
March 5, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
AAC tournament
March 9–13, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[9]^[10]

References

↑ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
↑ "Tigers Survive UCF To Move On to Semi-Final Round of AAC Championship". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
↑ "Memphis women's basketball loses in AAC semifinals to East Carolina 69-60". Action News 5. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
↑ "JSU Falls Short to Memphis in First Round of WNIT". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
↑ "Memphis women's basketball defeats Ball State to reach first WNIT Super 16 since 1999". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
↑ "Bowling Green's Elissa Brett Punched by Memphis Guard After WNIT Win". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
↑ "Katrina Merriweather Resigns as Memphis Women's Basketball Head Coach". The Daily Helmsman. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
↑ "Memphis hires Gardner-Webb head coach Alex Simmons as new women's basketball coach". WATN-TV. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
↑ "Memphis Tigers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

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[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[2] "Tigers Survive UCF To Move On to Semi-Final Round of AAC Championship". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[3] "Memphis women's basketball loses in AAC semifinals to East Carolina 69-60". Action News 5. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[4] "JSU Falls Short to Memphis in First Round of WNIT". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[5] "Memphis women's basketball defeats Ball State to reach first WNIT Super 16 since 1999". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[6] "Bowling Green's Elissa Brett Punched by Memphis Guard After WNIT Win". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[7] "Katrina Merriweather Resigns as Memphis Women's Basketball Head Coach". The Daily Helmsman. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[8] "Memphis hires Gardner-Webb head coach Alex Simmons as new women's basketball coach". WATN-TV. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[9] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[10] "Memphis Tigers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

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Memphis Tigers women's basketball
Venues	Various locations (1920–1929) Memorial Fieldhouse (1929–1936, 1972–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Louisville
Culture & lore	Newby's TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 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