2023–24 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team

The 2023–24 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by first-year head coach Jason Burton, played their home games at the UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas as first year members of the American Athletic Conference.

2023–24 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball
AAC regular season co-champions
WBIT, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record23–9 (13–5 AAC)
Head coach
  • Jason Burton (1st season)
Associate head coachBritney Brown
Assistant coaches
  • Dr. Leah Foster
  • Durmon Jennings
  • Princess Davis
Home arenaThe Super Pit
Seasons
2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tulsa 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
North Texas 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Temple 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
UTSA 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
South Florida 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Charlotte 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
UAB 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
Memphis 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
East Carolina 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Rice 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
SMU 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Florida Atlantic 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Wichita State 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
Tulane 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
2024 AAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Mean Green finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 8–12 in C-USA play to finish in seventh place.[1] As the #7 seed in the C-USA tournament, they were upset by #10 seed UAB in the first round.[2] This was the Mean Green's final season as members of Conference USA, as they moved to the American Athletic Conference effective July 1, 2023.[3]

On March 20, 2023, it was announced that head coach Jalie Mitchell would be leaving the program after eight seasons at the helm.[4] A week later, on March 27, the school hired Texas A&M–Commerce head coach Jason Burton as the Mean Green's new head coach.[5]

Roster

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2023–24 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Sophie Benharouga 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Morehead State Grenoble, France
G 2 Ereauna Hardaway 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Jonesboro High School Jonesboro, Arkansas
G 3 Desiree Wooten 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Mansfield Timberview High School Dallas, Texas
G 4 Jaaucklyn Moore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Incarnate Word Round Rock, Texas
G 5 Breanna Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Red Oak High School Red Oak, Texas
F 10 DesiRay Kernal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Texas A&M–Commerce Newton, Kansas
G 11 Jahcelyn Hartfield 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr South Grand Prairie High School Grand Prairie, Texas
G 12 Dyani Robinson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Texas A&M–Commerce Cypress, Texas
G 14 Maddie Cleary 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Prosper High School Prosper, Texas
G 20 Shamaryah Duncan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Wichita State Waco, Texas
F 21 Jaylen Mallard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr South Alabama Little Rock, Arkansas
G/F 23 Shadasia Brackens 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Fairfield High School Fairfield, Texas
F 24 Tommisha Lampkin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Mansfield Summit High School Mansfield, Texas
F 35 Aniyah Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Red Oak High School Killeen, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 13, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023*
6:30 pm
Oklahoma Christian W 100–63 
 18  Lampkin   9  Lampkin   5  Hardaway  The Super Pit (1,428)
Denton, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
UNT Dallas W 117–42  1–0
 18  Moore   11  Johnson   8  Hardaway  The Super Pit (1,508)
Denton, TX
November 9, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Grambling State W 83–60  2–0
 24  Moore   11  Kernal   4  2 Tied  The Super Pit (1,645)
Denton, TX
November 12, 2023*
2:00 pm, SECN+
at Texas A&M L 55–74  2–1
 16  Moore   8  Lampkin   3  Hardaway  Reed Arena (3,094)
College Station, TX
November 16, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Stephen F. Austin W 78–55  3–1
 17  Kernal   14  Kernal   6  Robinson  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,126)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 19, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Illinois W 79–73  4–1
 19  Lampkin   4  2 Tied   5  Hardaway  Banterra Center (500)
Carbondale, IL
November 24, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Samford
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
W 71–59  5–1
 17  2 Tied   15  Kernal   6  Wooten  Reed Green Coliseum (1,366)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 25, 2023*
8:00 am, ESPN+
vs. North Dakota
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
W 71–50  6–1
 16  Moore   10  2 Tied   3  Robinson  Reed Green Coliseum (56)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 1, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Pepperdine W 74–57  7–1
 28  Lampkin   9  Kernal   3  3 Tied  The Super Pit (1,549)
Denton, TX
December 6, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 73–66  8–1
 28  Kernal   12  Kernal   2  Wooten  The Super Pit (2,319)
Denton, TX
December 9, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Alcorn State W 84–50  9–1
 19  2 Tied   10  Kernal   5  Robinson  The Super Pit (1,375)
Denton, TX
December 17, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana W 71–48  10–1
 18  Kernal   6  Kernal   4  2 Tied  Cajundome (816)
Lafayette, LA
December 21, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State L 58–71  10–2
 18  Lampkin   6  Kernal   3  Wooten  Worthington Arena (1,396)
Bozeman, MT
AAC regular season
December 30, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charlotte L 64–74  10–3
(0–1)
 18  Lampkin   6  Lampkin   7  Hardaway  Dale F. Halton Arena (686)
Charlotte, NC
January 2, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Temple W 74–63  11–3
(1–1)
 20  Lampkin   10  Lampkin   5  Duncan  Liacouras Center (871)
Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida Atlantic W 86–52  12–3
(2–1)
 22  Robinson   7  Brackens   5  Robinson  The Super Pit (1,368)
Denton, TX
January 14, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Wichita State W 72–68  13–3
(3–1)
 21  Kernal   9  Kernal   4  Robinson  The Super Pit (1,445)
Denton, TX
January 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at SMU W 76–61  14–3
(4–1)
 15  Kernal   10  Kernal   4  Robinson  Moody Coliseum (902)
University Park, TX
January 20, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Florida W 65–61  15–3
(5–1)
 20  Kernal   8  Lampkin   4  Robinson  Yuengling Center (2,516)
Tampa, FL
January 24, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Tulane W 77–70 OT 16–3
(6–1)
 19  Kernal   15  Lampkin   5  Kernal  The Super Pit (1,667)
Denton, TX
January 28, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UAB W 87–72  17–3
(7–1)
 28  Kernal   9  Kernal   3  Kernal  The Super Pit (1,592)
Denton, TX
January 31, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at UTSA L 67–75  17–4
(7–2)
 18  Robinson   9  Robinson   3  Kernal  Convocation Center (924)
San Antonio, TX
February 4, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tulsa L 74–79  17–5
(7–3)
 29  Lampkin   13  Lampkin   5  Hardaway  Reynolds Center (1,792)
Tulsa, OK
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
SMU W 78–65  18–5
(8–3)
 22  Robinson   10  Lampkin   6  Robinson  The Super Pit (1,878)
Denton, TX
February 14, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic W 67–57  19–5
(9–3)
 20  Lampkin   12  Lampkin   3  Hardaway  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (212)
Boca Raton, FL
February 18, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UTSA L 63–66  19–6
(9–4)
 16  Kernal   12  Kernal   1  7 Tied  The Super Pit (1,826)
Denton, TX
February 21, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Charlotte L 69–70 OT 19–7
(9–5)
 14  2 Tied   12  Lampkin   5  Kernal  The Super Pit (1,457)
Denton, TX
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UAB W 95–77  20–7
(10–5)
 25  Lampkin   13  Kernal   7  Kernal  Bartow Arena (516)
Birmingham, AL
February 27, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
East Carolina W 93–91 4OT 21–7
(11–5)
 23  Lampkin   19  Kernal   5  Kernal  The Super Pit (1,542)
Denton, TX
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rice W 63–54  22–7
(12–5)
 22  Kernal   10  Kernal   5  Wooten  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,071)
Houston, TX
March 5, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Memphis W 78–66  23–7
(13–5)
 25  Kernal   10  Kernal   3  2 Tied  The Super Pit (2,528)
Denton, TX
AAC Women's Tournament
March 11, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (10) Rice
Quarterfinals
L 59–61  23–8
 15  Robinson   10  Lampkin   5  Kernal  Dickies Arena (1,602)
Fort Worth, TX
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at (3) TCU
First Round
L 58–67  23–9
 24  Lampkin   10  Lampkin   4  Robinson  Schollmaier Arena (1,634)
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Falls to UAB in Opening Round of C-USA Tournament". University of North Texas Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "American Athletic Conference Welcomes Six New Members". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Jalie Mitchell out as UNT women's basketball coach". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "North Texas hires Jason Burton as women's basketball coach". AP News. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of North Texas Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "North Texas Mean Green 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  8. ^ "Montana State 71-58 North Texas (Dec 21, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Charlotte 74-64 North Texas (Dec 30, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "North Texas 74-63 Temple (Jan 2, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "North Texas 86-52 Florida Atlantic (Jan 7, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  12. ^ "North Texas 72-68 Wichita State (Jan 14, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  13. ^ "North Texas 76-61 SMU (Jan 17, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.