2023–24 LIU Sharks women's basketball team

The 2023–24 LIU Sharks women's basketball team represents Long Island University (LIU) during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season.

2023–24 LIU Sharks women's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	7–20 (4–10 NEC)
Head coach	Rene Haynes
Assistant coaches	Chris Dunn Toccara Toland
Home arena	Steinberg Wellness Center

2023–24 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Sacred Heart †	15	–	1		.938			24	–	10		.706
Le Moyne*	14	–	2		.875			18	–	15		.545
Fairleigh Dickinson	11	–	5		.688			14	–	17		.452
Merrimack	8	–	8		.500			12	–	19		.387
Central Connecticut	7	–	9		.438			9	–	21		.300
LIU	5	–	11		.313			8	–	22		.267
Stonehill*	4	–	12		.250			4	–	26		.133
Saint Francis	4	–	12		.250			5	–	25		.167
Wagner	4	–	12		.250			7	–	21		.250
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 NEC tournament winner

Offseason

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Alexzeya Brooks	3	G	5'11"	JR	Binghamton, NY	UMass
Estie Varga	10	G	5'8"	GS Senior	Kaposvár, Hungary	St. Francis Brooklyn
Nigeria Harkless	15	F	6'2"	JR	Jacksonville, FL	Mercer
Samantha Bailey	23	F	6'1"	GS Senior	Grand Island, NY	Marist
Amaya Dowdy	25	F	6'0"	JR	Woonsocket, RI	UMass Lowell

Roster

2023–24 LIU Sharks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 De'Asia Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Sapulpa Tulsa, OK G 1 Emaia O'Brien 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) Jr Chandler Park Academy Detroit, MI G 2 Nia Santiago 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Viera Melbourne, FL G 3 Alexzeya Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Westtown School/UMass Binghamton, NY G 4 Kayla Tilus 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Notre Dame Catholic High School Bridgeport, CT G 5 Janessa Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr The King's Academy Lake Worth, FL G 10 Estie Varga 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS PTE Babits Mihaly/St. Francis Brooklyn Kaposvár, Hungary G 11 Mariah Elohim 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Westlake Westlake Village, CA G 12 Ashley Austin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Lynwood/Texas Southern Compton, CA F 14 Dia Dénes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Szabó lorinc Budapest, Hungary F 15 Nigeria Harkless 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Jean Ribault/Mercer Jacksonville, FL G 22 Racky Kane 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr South Shore New York, NY F 23 Samantha Bailey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Grand Island/Marist Grand Island, NY F 25 Amaya Dowdy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr St. Raphael Academy/UMass Lowell Woonsocket, RI C 33 Sydni Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Union Tulsa, OK	Head coach Rene Haynes (Michigan State) Assistant coach(es) Chris Dunn (West Virginia State) Toccara Toland (Ferrum) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 15, 2023

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		at St. John's	L 44–81	0–1	Carnesecca Arena (386) Queens, NY
November 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m., Big Ten+		at Minnesota	L 57–92	0–2	Williams Arena (3,141) Minneapolis, MN
November 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		at Iona	L 59–80	0–3	Hynes Athletic Center (783) New Rochelle, NY
November 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m.		Lafayette	L 51–54	0–4	Steinberg Wellness Center (175) Brooklyn, NY
November 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		CSU Bakersfield	L 57–62	0–5	Steinberg Wellness Center (125) Brooklyn, NY
November 25, 2023* 4:00 p.m.		Hampton	W 60–53	1–5	Steinberg Wellness Center (140) Brooklyn, NY
November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SNY		Saint Peter's	L 54–63	1–6	Steinberg Wellness Center (89) Brooklyn, NY
December 4, 2023* 5:30 p.m.		at Delaware State	L 59–84	1–7	Memorial Hall (400) Dover, DE
December 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 15 Virginia Tech	L 50–98	1–8	Cassell Coliseum (3,849) Blacksburg, VA
December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m., SNY		Manhattan	L 55–66	1–9	Steinberg Wellness Center (196) Brooklyn, NY
December 31, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at NJIT	L 54–58	1–10	Fleisher Center (250) Newark, NJ
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m.		Stonehill	W 54–52	2–10 (1–0)	Steinberg Wellness Center (134) Brooklyn, NY
January 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Wagner	L 66–75	2–11 (1–1)	Spiro Sports Center (487) Staten Island, NY
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m.		Sacred Heart	L 56–67	2–12 (1–2)	Steinberg Wellness Center (154) Brooklyn, NY
January 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m.		at Chicago State	W 66–58	3–12	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (84) Chicago, IL
January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		Saint Francis	W 72–64	4–12 (2–2)	Steinberg Wellness Center (134) Brooklyn, NY
January 21, 2024 1:00 p.m.		at Central Connecticut	W 57–50	5–12 (3–2)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (371) New Britain, CT
January 25, 2024 2:00 p.m.		at Sacred Heart	L 55–70	5–13 (3–3)	William H. Pitt Center (520) Fairfield, CT
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		Le Moyne	L 62–80	5–14 (3–4)	Steinberg Wellness Center (178) Brooklyn, NY
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		FDU	L 56–59	5–15 (3–5)	Steinberg Wellness Center (130) Brooklyn, NY
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Saint Francis	L 56–61	5–16 (3–6)	DeGol Arena (392) Loretto, PA
February 5, 2024* 5:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		Chicago State	W 80–71	6–16	Steinberg Wellness Center (182) Brooklyn, NY
February 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Merrimack	L 51–68	6–17 (3–7)	Hammel Court (653) North Andover, MA
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at FDU	L 53–84	6–18 (3–8)	Rothman Center (207) Teaneck, NJ
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m.		Merrimack	L 61–79	6–19 (3–9)	Steinberg Wellness Center (130) Brooklyn, NY
February 22, 2024 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Le Moyne	L 45–58	6–20 (3–10)	Ted Grant Court (458) DeWitt, NY
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		Wagner	W 70–65	7–20 (4–10)	Steinberg Wellness Center  Brooklyn, NY
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m.		Central Connecticut State	L 56–65	7–21 (4–11)	Steinberg Wellness Center (135) Brooklyn, NY
March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Stonehill	W 74–65	8–21 (5–11)	Merkert Gymnasium (112) Easton, MA
Northeast Conference women's tournament
March 11, 2024 7:00pm	(6)	at (3) FDU Quarterfinals	L 59–71	8–22	Bogota Savings Bank Center (677) Hackensack, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.