2023–24 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team

2023–24 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record11–19 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brittany White
  • Lonnika Thompson
  • Kate Zhibareva
Home arenaLakefront Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar 17 – 1   .944 24 – 7   .774
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi † 14 – 4   .778 23 – 9   .719
Southeastern Louisiana 14 – 4   .778 19 – 12   .613
Incarnate Word 12 – 6   .667 19 – 11   .633
Texas A&M–Commerce* 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
New Orleans 8 – 10   .444 11 – 19   .367
Nicholls 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Northwestern State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367
McNeese 2 – 16   .111 6 – 25   .194
Houston Christian 1 – 17   .056 6 – 23   .207
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II.
† 2024 Southland tournament winner

The 2023–24 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans (UNO) during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Privateers were led by first-year head coach Trelanne Powell and played their home games at the Lakefront Arena located on the UNO campus in New Orleans, Louisiana. They were members of the Southland Conference. The Privateers compiled an 11–19 overall record and an 8–10 record in conference play. Their season ended with a 66–73 loss to Nicholls in the first round of the SLC tournament.

Media

Home games were broadcast on ESPN+.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 56 overall votes, the Privateers were picked to finish ninth in the conference.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Southeastern Louisiana 159 (15)
2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 140 (3)
3 Lamar 132 (2)
4 Incarnate Word 97
T5 Houston Christian 74
T5 McNeese 74
7 Northwestern State 65
8 Texas A&M–Commerce 58
9 New Orleans 56
10 Nicholls 39

Preseason All Conference

Graduate student DeArica Pryor, a guard, was selected to the Preseason All Conference first team.[1]

Roster

2023–24 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
C 00 Nora Francois 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Minneapolis, MN
G 1 Evangelia Davlakou 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Athens, Greece
G 4 Kristen Crenshaw-Gill 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Youngstown, OH
G 5 Alexis Calderon 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Jacksonville, TX
F 10 Nahja Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Shreveport, LA
G 11 Imani Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Hopkins, SC
G 14 Kyla Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Fort Worth, TX
G 20 Justice Ross 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Des Moines, IA
G 23 DeArica Pryor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Urbandale, IA
G 24 Yaly Ben Harush 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Elitzur Holon, Israel
F 31 Zoe Cooper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Birmingham, AL
G 32 Brianna Ellis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Palm Coast, FL
G 33 Jayla Kimbrough 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Decatur, GA
F/C 34 Patricia Sherrill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Alexandria, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 26, 2023

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma State L 66–74  0–1
  23 – D. Pryor   7 – Z. Cooper   3 – D. Pryor  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,204)
Stillwater, OK
November 10, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulsa L 61–86  0–2
  17 – D. Pryor   9 – B. Ellis   2 – A. Calderon  Reynolds Center (2,256)
Tulsa, OK
November 15, 2023*
11:00 a.m., SECN+ 		at Mississippi State L 26–87  0–3
  7 – J. Kimbrough   4 – D. Pryor   2 – A. Calderon  Humphrey Coliseum (6,427)
Starkville, MS
November 21, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Alcorn State W 53–42  1–3
  14 – A. Calderon   6 – A. Calderon   4 – A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (493)
New Orleans, LA
November 26, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Houston L 54–81  1–4
  13 – Ross   7 – Ross   4 – Pryor  Fertitta Center (1,139)
Houston, TX
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Alabama L 63–80  1–5
  19 – Kimbrough   9 – Cooper   1 – Pryor  Mitchell Center (380)
Mobile, AL
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana L 41–44  1–6
  9 – A. Calderon   8 – N. Francois   2 – J. Kimbrough  Lakefront Arena (573)
New Orleans, LA
December 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulane L 63–90  1–7
  18 – D. Pryor   5 – Z. Cooper   3 – D. Pryor  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,026)
New Orleans, LA
December 11, 2023*
10:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at UCF L 45–72  1–8
  11 – A. Calderon   5 – J. Ross   2 – tied  UCF Arena (1,238)
Orlando, FL
December 18, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Tarleton State W 67–59  2–8
  16 – D. Pryor   7 – D. Pryor   7 – A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (877)
New Orleans, LA
December 20, 2023*
12:00 p.m. 		at Alcorn State W 83–59  3–8
  22 – D. Pryor   8 – A. Calderon   5 – J. Ross  Davey Whitney Complex (35)
Lorman, MS
Southland regular season
January 4, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Commerce W 88–78  4–8
(1–0) 		 24 – B. Ellis   9 – B. Ellis   6 – B. Ellis  Lakefront Arena (521)
New Orleans, LA
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana L 44–57  4–9
(1–1) 		 18 – J. Kimbrough   7 – J. Kimbrough   3 – A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (603)
New Orleans, LA
January 11, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Nicholls W 69–63  5–9
(2–1) 		 21 – D. Pryor   8 – Z. Cooper   5 – B. Ellis  Stopher Gymnasium (376)
Thibodaux, LA
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 54–61  5–10
(2–2) 		 13 – D. Pryor   7 – B. Ellis   3 – B. Ellis  Lakefront Arena (492)
New Orleans, LA
January 18, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Houston Christian W 57–48  6–10
(3–2) 		 16 – Z. Cooper   8 – A. Calderon   2 – Z. Cooper  Sharp Gymnasium (250)
Houston, TX
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northwestern State L 43–72  6–11
(3–3) 		 18 – N. Scott   7 – D. Pryor   1 – tied (3)  Lakefront Arena (488)
New Orleans, LA
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lamar L 62–65  6–12
(3–4) 		 15 – A. Calderon   6 – N. Francois   6 – J. Ross  Neches Arena 
Beaumont, TX
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at McNeese W 74–59  7–12
(4–4) 		 22 – N. Francios   9 – Z. Cooper   6 – J. Ross  The Legacy Center (1,340)
Lake Charles, LA
February 1, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Houston Christian W 71–61  8–12
(5–4) 		 22 – C. Pryor   9 – Z. Cooper   6 – A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (375)
New Orleans, LA
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Incarnate Word L 54–64  8–13
(5–5) 		 15 – N. Francois   11 – N. Francois   2 – B. Ellis  Lakefront Arena (440)
New Orleans, LA
February 8, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northwestern State W 80–57  9–13
(6–5) 		 25 – J. Kimbrough   9 – J. Kimbrough   4 – D. Pryor  Prather Coliseum (784)
Natchitoches, LA
February 10, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Commerce L 63–67 OT 9–14
(6–6) 		 32 – D. Pryor   13 – D. Pryor   3 – D. Pryor  The Field House 
Commerce, TX
February 15, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Nicholls W 80–78  10–14
(7–6) 		 20 – N. Francois   10 – N. Francois   6 – A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (454)
New Orleans, LA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lamar L 60–63  10–15
(7–7) 		 22 – D. Pryor   10 – N. Francois   2 – A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (588)
New Orleans, LA
February 24, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 66–69 OT 10–16
(7–8) 		 30 – N. Francois   13 – N. Francois   4 – A. Calderon  Pride Roofing University Center (783)
Hammond, LA
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 54–81  10–17
(7–9) 		 12 – A. Calderon   6 – N. Francois   4 – D. Pryor  American Bank Center (851)
Corpus Christi, TX
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Incarnate Word L 76–79 OT 10–18
(7–10) 		 20 – D. Pryor   10 – N. Francois   4 – D. Pryor  McDermott Center (319)
San Antonio, TX
March 6, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		McNeese W 67–64  11–18
(8–10) 		 23 – D. Pryor   9 – N. Francois   6 – A. Calderon  Lakefront Arena (543)
New Orleans, LA
2024 Jersey Mike's Subs Southland Conference tournament
March 11, 2024
1:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (7) Nicholls
First round 		L 66–73  11–19
  22 – N. Francois   11 – N. Francois   3 – A. Calderon  The Legacy Center 
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[2][3]

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date awarded Ref.
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week DeArica Pryor G January 2, 2024 [4]
SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week DeArica Pryor G February 12, 2024 [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of New Orleans. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "New Orleans Privateers Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  4. ^ Squires, Callum (January 2, 2024). "UNO's Pryor takes home Southland Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  5. ^ Squires, Callum (February 12, 2024). "DeArica Pryor of New Orleans earns SLC Women's Basketball Player of the Week honor for 2nd time this season". Retrieved February 13, 2024.