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2023–24 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

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2023–24 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record20–12 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Fred Williams
  • Damitria Buchanan
  • Savannah Carter
  • Ketara Chapel
  • Alex Stewart
Home arenaNeville Arena
Seasons
2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
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 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third-year head coach Johnnie Harris, played their home games at Neville Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the season 16–15 (5–11 SEC) to finish in a tie for tenth in the SEC and received a bid to the WNIT, where they lost to Clemson in the second round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Auburn Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Ref
Amoura Graves 0 G/F 6'0" Sophomore Ponchatoula, LA Left team
Mya Pratcher 1 F 6'1" Freshman Memphis, TN Transferred to Jackson State [1]
Sania Wells 2 G 5'7" Senior Moss Point, MS Transferred to Louisiana–Monroe [2]
Jakayla Johnson 3 G 5'9" Junior Clinton, MS Transferred to Louisiana–Monroe [3]
Aicha Coulibaly 5 G 6'0" Junior Bamako, Mali Transferred to Texas A&M [4]
Romi Levy 11 F 6'3" Junior Herzliya, Israel Transferred to South Florida [5]
Kharyssa Richardson 33 F 6'2" Freshman Douglasville, GA Transferred to Ole Miss [6]
Precious Johnson 51 C 6'5" Junior Baytown, TX Left team

2023 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Yakiya Milton
F
Jacksonville, FL Mandarin HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Savannah Scott
C
Conway, AR Conway HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Timya Thurman
C
Linden, AL Linden HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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Auburn Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Celia Sumbane 1 F 6'2" Junior Maputo, Mozambique South Plains College
JaMya Mingo-Young 2 G 5'8" Graduate Student Bogalusa, LA Alabama
McKenna Eddings 3 G 6'0" Junior Williamsburg, VA Moberly Area Community College
Taylen Collins 14 F 6'1" Senior Muldrow, OK Oklahoma State
Kionna Gaines 15 G 5'9" Junior Columbus, GA Clemson
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Roster

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2023–24 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Yakiya Milton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Mandarin HS Jacksonville, FL United States Florida
F 1 Celia Sumbane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Quinta dos Lombos
South Plains College
Maputo, Mozambique Mozambique
G 2 JaMya Mingo-Young 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Loranger HS
Alabama
Bogalusa, LA United States Louisiana
G 3 McKenna Eddings 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Warhill HS
Moberly Area CC
Williamsburg, VA United States Virginia
G 4 Kaitlyn Duhon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Summer Creek HS Houston, TX United States Texas
G 5 Sydney Shaw 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So DME Academy Miami, FL United States Florida
G 12 Mar'shaun Bostic 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Vashon HS St. Louis, MO United States Missouri
F 14 Taylen Collins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Muldrow HS
Oklahoma State
Muldrow, OK United States Oklahoma
G 15 Kionna Gaines 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Carver HS
Clemson
Columbus, GA United States Georgia (U.S. state)
C 20 Oyindamola Akinbolawa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Zenith League Lagos, Nigeria Nigeria
G 21 Audia Young 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr FSU School Tallahassee, FL United States Florida
G 23 Honesty Scott-Grayson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Riverdale Baptist School
Baylor
Brick, NJ United States New Jersey
G 24 Carsen McFadden 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Lovejoy HS Fairview, TX United States Texas
C 30 Savannah Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Conway HS Conway, AR United States Arkansas
C 32 Timya Thurman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Linden HS Linden, AL United States Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
October 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
West Georgia W 77–49 
 15  Collins   8  Mingo-Young   5  Bostic  Neville Arena 
Auburn, AL
November 2, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Columbus State W 94–65 
 20  Scott-Grayson   10  Duhon   5  Bostic  Neville Arena 
Auburn, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Jacksonville State W 78–49  1–0
 14  Scott-Grayson   8  Scott   4  Shaw  Neville Arena (2,232)
Auburn, AL
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Louisiana W 60–54  2–0
 16  Scott   14  Collins   3  Collins  Neville Arena (2,225)
Auburn, AL
November 12, 2023*
4:00 p.m., BTN
at Rutgers W 76–56  3–0
 21  Scott   11  Scott   4  Scott–Grayson  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,619)
Piscataway, NJ
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
California L 53–67  3–1
 18  Scott–Grayson   9  Scott–Grayson   5  Mingo–Young  Neville Arena (2,559)
Auburn, AL
November 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
at UCF L 53–60  3–2
 17  Shaw   8  Collins   4  Mingo–Young  Addition Financial Arena (1,180)
Orlando, FL
November 26, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SECN+
Alabama A&M W 68–45  4–2
 15  Shaw   10  Collins   3  Mingo–Young  Neville Arena (2,427)
Auburn, AL
November 30, 2023*
8:00 p.m., SECN
Clemson
ACC–SEC Challenge
W 83–53  5–2
 18  Scott–Grayson   6  Shaw   5  Scott–Grayson  Neville Arena (2,388)
Auburn, AL
December 3, 2023*
2:30 p.m.
at UAB W 72–62  6–2
 22  Scott–Grayson   8  Collins   4  Scott–Grayson  Bartow Arena (861)
Birmingham, AL
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m.
at Little Rock W 58–45  7–2
 12  Scott-Grayson   8  Collins   4  Mingo-Young  Jack Stephens Center (1,378)
Little Rock, AR
December 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Alabama State W 94–37  8–2
 24  Scott-Grayson   7  Sumbane   6  Mingo-Young  Neville Arena (2,246)
Auburn, AL
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SECN+
Norfolk State W 67–39  9–2
 16  Mingo-Young   5  Tied   4  Mingo-Young  Neville Arena (2,396)
Auburn, AL
December 20, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SECN+
Washington State W 69–62  10–2
 17  Scott-Grayson   7  Mingo-Young   7  Mingo-Young  Neville Arena (2,341)
Auburn, AL
December 31, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SECN+
North Alabama W 79–58  11–2
 14  Eddings   10  Mingo-Young   7  Mingo-Young  Neville Arena (2,422)
Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Tennessee L 67–75  11–3
(0–1)
 17  Bostic   6  Collins   2  Tied  Neville Arena (2,928)
Auburn, AL
January 7, 2024
3:00 p.m., SECN
at Texas A&M L 44–66  11–4
(0–2)
 15  Scott-Grayson   8  Mingo-Young   3  Mingo-Young  Reed Arena (5,953)
College Station, TX
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN+
at Ole Miss L 55–58  11–5
(0–3)
 16  Scott-Grayson   6  Akinbolawa   2  Bostic  SJB Pavilion (2,350)
Oxford, MS
January 14, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 7 LSU W 67–62  12–5
(1–3)
 21  Scott-Grayson   6  Collins   5  Mingo-Young  Neville Arena (7,720)
Auburn, AL
January 18, 2024
6:30 p.m., SECN+
at Vanderbilt L 50–53  12–6
(1–4)
 15  Scott-Grayson   9  Collins   6  Scott-Grayson  Memorial Gymnasium (1,848)
Nashville, TN
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN+
Alabama W 78–65  13–6
(2–4)
 19  Scott-Grayson   9  Mingo-Young   4  Tied  Neville Arena (6,075)
Auburn, AL
January 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN
Georgia W 67–49  14–6
(3–4)
 21  Scott-Grayson   6  Scott-Grayson   4  Bostic  Neville Arena (3,165)
Auburn, AL
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 1 South Carolina L 54–76  14–7
(3–5)
 31  Scott-Grayson   6  Collins   4  Mingo-Young  Neville Arena (4,814)
Auburn, AL
February 4, 2024
5:00 p.m., SECN
at Arkansas L 72–74  14–8
(3–6)
 27  Scott-Grayson   11  Collins   5  Bostic  Bud Walton Arena (4,450)
Fayetteville, AR
February 11, 2024
3:00 p.m., SECN
at Missouri W 70–59  15–8
(4–6)
 24  Scott-Grayson   11  Mingo-Young   5  Mingo-Young  Mizzou Arena (4,480)
Columbia, MO
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN
Kentucky W 78–50  16–8
(5–6)
 22  Scott-Grayson   11  Collins   6  Mingo-Young  Neville Arena (2,653)
Auburn, AL
February 18, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN+
at Alabama L 61–67  16–9
(5–7)
 15  Scott-Grayson   7  Collins   6  Mingo-Young  Coleman Coliseum (3,569)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 22, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 13 LSU L 66–71  16–10
(5–8)
 28  Scott-Grayson   6  Mingo-Young   3  Bostic  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,453)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 25, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN+
Texas A&M W 57–41  17–10
(6–8)
 10  Tied   7  Tied   2  Tied  Neville Arena (3,760)
Auburn, AL
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Mississippi State W 77–60  18–10
(7–8)
 32  Scott-Grayson   8  Mingo-Young   7  Mingo-Young  Neville Arena (2,818)
Auburn, AL
March 3, 2024
11:00 a.m., SECN
at Florida W 77–74  19–10
(8–8)
 18  Bostic   7  Scott   9  Bostic  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
SEC Tournament
March 7, 2024
5:00 p.m., SECN
(7) vs. (10) Arkansas
Second Round
W 67–48  20–10
 11  Tied   8  Mingo-Young   8  Mingo-Young  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,187)
Greenville, SC
March 8, 2024
5:00 p.m., SECN
(7) vs. (2) No. 8 LSU
Quarterfinals
L 48–78  20–11
 15  Eddings   6  Collins   3  Shaw  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,377)
Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
(11 P3) vs. (11 P3) Arizona
First Four
L 59–69  20–12
 13  Scott-Grayson   4  Tied   6  Bostic  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (533)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P3=Portland 3.
All times are in Central Time.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Auburn transfer Mya Pratcher commits to Jackson State women's basketball". clarionledger.com. April 20, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "ULM Women's Basketball Finalizes 2023-24 Roster". ulmwarhawks.com. September 22, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "ULM Women's Basketball Adds Auburn Transfer Johnson to 2023-24 Roster". ulmwarhawks.com. April 25, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "All-SEC Veteran Aicha Coulibaly Joins Aggie Women's Basketball". 12thman.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Live updates: USF women's basketball transfer portal update". usforacle.com. April 20, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "Damage Done, Ole Miss Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Additions". olemisssports.com. May 8, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Auburn women's basketball adds six for 2023-24; eight total newcomers". auburntigers.com. May 6, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  8. ^ "Auburn women's basketball announces 2023-24 schedule". auburntigers.com. September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.