2023–24 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team

2023–24 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball
AAC regular season co-champions
WBIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record25–10 (13–5 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sydni Means
  • Doug Brotherton
  • Mikaela Berza
  • John McCullough
  • Jeff Farina-Morelos
Home arenaReynolds Center
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

The 2023–24 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by third-year head coach Angie Nelp, played their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

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The Golden Hurricane finished the 2022–23 season 17–13, 7–9 in AAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.[1] As the #7 seed in the AAC tournament, they were upset by #10 seed UCF in the first round.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Katia Gallegos 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr UTEP El Paso, Texas
G 1 Cam Mathews 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Keller High School Keller, Texas
F 2 Temira Poindexter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Sapulpa High School Sapulpa, Oklahoma
G 3 Alyssa Parmer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Putnam City North High School Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F 4 Lexie Foutch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Fort Gibson High School Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
G 5 Delanie Crawford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Piedmont High School Piedmont, Oklahoma
F 11 Caranda Perea 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Temple Altoona, Pennsylvania
G 12 Amira Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Laney College Richmond, California
F 13 Jessika Evans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Norman North High School Norman, Oklahoma
F 20 Katelyn Levings 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Arizona State Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G/F 21 Hadley Periman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Tuttle High School Tuttle, Oklahoma
G 22 Mady Cartwright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Greenwood High School Greenwood, Arkansas
G 24 Elise Hill 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Holland Hall Tulsa, Oklahoma
G 30 Caroline Lyles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Argyle High School Argyle, Texas
G 35 Ahrray Young 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Laguna Creek High School Elk Grove, California
F 54 Queen Ikhiuwu 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr IES Carmen Martin Gaite Navalcarnero, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 14, 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
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lindenwood W 89–80  1–0
 35  Crawford   9  Crawford   6  Poindexter  Hyland Performance Arena (372)
St. Charles, MO
November 10, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+
New Orleans W 86–61  2–0
 30  Poindexter   12  Periman   5  Gallegos  Reynolds Center (2,258)
Tulsa, OK
November 12, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northwestern State W 65–53  3–0
 15  Cartwright   10  Periman   3  Gallegos  Reynolds Center (1,003)
Tulsa, OK
November 18, 2023*
7:00 pm, KGEB/Cox Cable 23
at Oral Roberts
PSO Mayor's Cup
L 87–93  3–1
 23  Crawford   7  2 Tied   4  Gallegos  Mabee Center (2,992)
Tulsa, OK
November 24, 2023*
3:45 pm, ESPN+
vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Van Chancellor Classic
W 90–79  4–1
 29  Poindexter   11  Periman   6  Gallegos  Merrell Center (324)
Katy, TX
November 25, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Clemson
Van Chancellor Classic
W 74–64  5–1
 26  Poindexter   9  Crawford   4  Poindexter  Merrell Center (567)
Katy, TX
November 26, 2023*
5:30 pm, ESPN+
vs. No. 25 Mississippi State
Van Chancellor Classic
L 58–102  5–2
 23  Poindexter   7  Periman   4  Gallegos  Merrell Center (257)
Katy, TX
December 1, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at TCU L 50–82  5–3
 15  Poindexter   6  Crawford   4  2 Tied  Schollmaier Arena (2,203)
Fort Worth, TX
December 5, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Arkansas W 60–58  6–3
 22  Poindexter   10  Poindexter   3  Poindexter  Reynolds Center (2,822)
Tulsa, OK
December 10, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
Florida W 72–64  7–3
 22  Crawford   14  Periman   3  2 Tied  Reynolds Center (2,205)
Tulsa, OK
December 15, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Texas Southern W 82–45  8–3
 16  Young   8  Poindexter   4  Periman  Reynolds Center (1,153)
Tulsa, OK
December 19, 2023*
9:00 pm, YouTube
vs. Texas Tech
Maui Classic
W 66–58  9–3
 20  Poindexter   8  Poindexter   2  Hill  Seabury Hall 
Makawao, HI
December 20, 2023*
9:00 pm, YouTube
vs. Southeastern Louisiana
Maui Classic
W 48–47  10–3
 20  Crawford   11  Crawford   3  Crawford  Seabury Hall 
Makawao, HI
AAC regular season
December 30, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Memphis W 71–62  11–3
(1–0)
 18  Crawford   11  Crawford   5  Young  Elma Roane Fieldhouse (739)
Memphis, TN
January 2, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Tulane W 72–54  12–3
(2–0)
 24  Poindexter   8  Crawford   5  Crawford  Reynolds Center (1,031)
Tulsa, OK
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Temple L 48–58  12–4
(2–1)
 15  Poindexter   8  Periman   2  3 Tied  Reynolds Center (1,218)
Tulsa, OK
January 10, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Florida L 52–68  12–5
(2–2)
 26  Crawford   8  Periman   2  Poindexter  Yuengling Center (2,633)
Tampa, FL
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic W 81–72  13–5
(3–2)
 25  Crawford   6  Periman   5  Crawford  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (465)
Boca Raton, FL
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Wichita State W 93–70  14–5
(4–2)
 31  Poindexter   12  Young   7  Crawford  Reynolds Center (1,186)
Tulsa, OK
January 24, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Rice W 70–65  15–5
(5–2)
 26  Crawford   8  Poindexter   4  Cartwright  Reynolds Center (1,768)
Tulsa, OK
January 27, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charlotte W 65–55  16–5
(6–2)
 21  Crawford   7  Periman   4  Poindexter  Dale F. Halton Arena (996)
Charlotte, NC
February 1, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Carolina L 48–56  16–6
(6–3)
 23  Poindexter   6  2 Tied   4  Poindexter  Williams Arena (968)
Greenville, NC
February 4, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
North Texas W 79–74  17–6
(7–3)
 31  Crawford   6  3 Tied   7  Crawford  Reynolds Center (1,792)
Tulsa, OK
February 10, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Rice L 66–78  17–7
(7–4)
 33  Poindexter   10  Poindexter   3  2 Tied  Tudor Fieldhouse (814)
Houston, TX
February 14, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
UTSA W 74–70  18–7
(8–4)
 20  Poindexter   8  Crawford   6  Gallegos  Reynolds Center (1,177)
Tulsa, OK
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wichita State L 65–74  18–8
(8–5)
 29  Crawford   8  Periman   3  2 Tied  Charles Koch Arena (1,638)
Wichita, KS
February 21, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
UAB W 84–72  19–8
(9–5)
 30  Poindexter   10  Crawford   4  2 Tied  Reynolds Center (1,058)
Tulsa, OK
February 25, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
South Florida W 72–65  20–8
(10–5)
 30  Crawford   6  Periman   2  3 Tied  Reynolds Center (1,393)
Tulsa, OK
February 28, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Temple W 76–67  21–8
(11–5)
 30  Poindexter   9  Poindexter   3  2 Tied  Liacouras Center (2,341)
Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
SMU W 91–73  22–8
(12–5)
 21  Poindexter   10  Periman   4  Gallegos  Reynolds Center (1,563)
Tulsa, OK
March 5, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tulane W 61–56  23–8
(13–5)
 19  Poindexter   8  Evans   3  4 Tied  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,008)
New Orleans, LA
AAC tournament
March 11, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs. (9) East Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 71–75  23–9
 31  Poindexter   10  2 Tied   7  Crawford  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
(3) Arkansas
First Round
W 80–62  24–9
 21  Poindexter   7  2 Tied   6  Periman  Reynolds Center (1,831)
Tulsa, OK
March 24, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) Georgetown
Second Round
W 73–61  25–9
 21  Crawford   10  Periman   6  Crawford  Reynolds Center (1,464)
Tulsa, OK
March 28, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
(3) (4) Illinois
Quarterfinals
L 61–69  25–10
 19  Poindexter   7  Periman   7  Hill  Reynolds Center (3,054)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2022–23 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tulsa Dropped 69–53 Decision Against UCF in The American First Round". Tulsa. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Tulsa. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane 2023–24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 14, 2023.