2023–24 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes basketball team American college basketball season
The 2023–24 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Devilettes, who were led by second-year head coach Kimberly Anderson, played their home games at the Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 4–27, 3–15 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for 11th (last) place.[ 1]
Previous season
The Devilettes finished the 2022–23 season 2–27, 0–18 in SWAC play, to finish in 12th (last) place.[ 2] SWAC tournament , the Devilettes failed to qualify.[ 3] [ 4]
Roster
2023–24 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F 0
Sadie Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr East Mississippi CC
Pontiac, MI
G 1
Sh'Diamond McKnight 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr Southern Arkansas Tech
Bossier City, LA
G 2
Jaylia Reed 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Jr Southern Arkansas Tech
Hot Springs, AR
F 3
Lizzie Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr Meridian Community College
Crystal Springs, MS
G 5
Gabrielle Bunch 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr Mississippi College
Laurel, MS
G 10
Teniya Morant 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr Houston High School
Memphis, TN
G 11
Leah Turner 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr Griffin High School
Hampton, GA
F 12
Leah Perry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Central Arkansas
Cairo, GA
C 13
Janna Dauer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Saarlouis Royals
Saarlouis, Germany
F 20
Ja'la Douglas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr Central High School
Louisville, KY
F 21
Amberly Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Meridian Community College
Rome, GA
F 22
Aaliyah Duranham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr Griffin High School
Griffin, GA
F 23
SyAnn Holmes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Lincoln College
Evanston, IL
C 30
Lucia Lara 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Baloncesto Alcobendas
Madrid, Spain
C 33
Zyan Reynolds 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Texas Southern
Baltimore, MD
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
November 2, 2023 *6:00 p.m.
Voorhees W 85–32 –
Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023 *5:00 p.m.
at No. 5 Utah
L 45–104 0–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
November 12, 2023 *2:00 p.m., SECN+
at No. 1 LSU
L 47–109 0–2
Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
November 16, 2023 *7:00 p.m.
at McNeese McNeese MTE W 85–82 1–2
The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
November 17, 2023 *4:00 p.m.
vs. Louisiana–Monroe McNeese MTE L 62–73 1–3
The Legacy Center (150)Lake Charles, LA
November 18, 2023 *1:00 p.m.
vs. Milwaukee McNeese MTE L 61–67 1–4
The Legacy Center (150)Lake Charles, LA
November 24, 2023 *1:00 p.m., SECN+
at No. 1 South Carolina
L 19–101 1–5
Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
November 27, 2023 *11:00 a.m.
Lipscomb L 55–64 1–6
Harrison HPER Complex (1,265)Itta Bena, MS
November 29, 2023 *6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UAB
L 56–88 1–7
Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
December 4, 2023 *7:00 p.m., MW Network
at New Mexico
L 45–68 1–8
The Pit Albuquerque, NM
December 12, 2023 *6:30 p.m., SECN+
at Ole Miss
L 56–84 1–9
SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
December 18, 2023 *7:00 p.m., SECN+
at Texas A&M
L 45–95 1–10
Reed Arena College Station, TX
December 29, 2023 *6:30 p.m., SECN+
at Mississippi State
L 35–99 1–11
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
December 31, 2023 *2:00 p.m., SECN+
at Alabama
L 26–91 1–12
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
SWAC regular season
January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m.
Alabama State L 54–57 1–13
Harrison HPER Complex (2,305)Itta Bena, MS
January 8, 2024 5:30 p.m.
Alabama A&M L 67–83 1–14
Harrison HPER Complex (1,974)Itta Bena, MS
January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m.
at Prairie View A&M
L 69–83 1–15
William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
January 15, 2024 12:00 p.m.
at Texas Southern
W 70–69 2–15
H&PE Arena Houston, TX
January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m.
Bethune–Cookman L 57–76 2–16
Harrison HPER Complex (2,012)Itta Bena, MS
January 22, 2024 5:30 p.m.
Florida A&M L 55–62 2–17
Harrison HPER Complex (1,025)Itta Bena, MS
January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m.
at Grambling State
L 71–81 2–18
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
January 29, 2024 5:30 p.m.
at Southern
L 45–64 2–19
F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m.
Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 60–76 2–20
Harrison HPER Complex (1,409)Itta Bena, MS
February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m.
Jackson State L 54–70 2–21
Harrison HPER Complex (2,209)Itta Bena, MS
February 12, 2024 5:30 p.m.
Alcorn State L 65–70 2–22
Harrison HPER Complex (2,025)Itta Bena, MS
February 17, 2024 12:00 p.m.
at Alabama A&M
L 51–64 2–23
Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL
February 19, 2024 5:30 p.m.
at Alabama State
W 67–59 3–23
Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL
February 24, 2024 4:00 p.m.
Texas Southern W 71–65 4–23
Harrison HPER Complex (1,500)Itta Bena, MS
February 26, 2024 5:30 p.m.
Prairie View A&M L 63–69 4–24
Harrison HPER Complex (1,258)Itta Bena, MS
March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m.
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 57–78 4–25
H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR
March 7, 2024 5:30 p.m.
at Alcorn State
L 48–63 4–26
Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
March 9, 2024 12:00 p.m.
at Jackson State
L 59–77 4–27
Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central .
Sources:[ 5] [ 6]
References
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings" . swac.org . Retrieved October 31, 2024 .^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings" . Southwestern Athletic Conference . Retrieved May 28, 2024 .^ "Devilettes Come Short to Jackson State in Final Home Game" . Mississippi Valley State University Athletics . Retrieved May 28, 2024 .^ Karpovich, Todd (March 17, 2024). "SWAC women's tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, scores, results for 2024 basketball championships" . The Sporting News . Retrieved May 28, 2024 . ^ "2023-2024 Women's Basketball Schedule" . Mississippi Valley State University Athletics . Retrieved May 28, 2024 .^ "Mississippi Valley State Devilettes Schedule 2023-24" . ESPN . Retrieved May 28, 2024 .
