2023–24 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team

2023–24 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record16–15 (9–9 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCait Wetmore
Assistant coaches
  • Deont'a McChester
  • Ciara Gregory
Home arenaDale F. Halton Arena
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 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 49ers, led by 13th-year head coach Cara Consuegra, play their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina as first-year members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

The 49ers finished the season 16–15, 9–9 in AAC play, to finish in a five-way tie for sixth place.[1] They were upset by last-placed Tulane in the second round of the AAC tournament.[2]

On April 17, 2024, it was announced that head coach Cara Consuegra would be stepping down from her position in order to take the head coaching position at Marquette.[3] On April 25, the school announced that they would be hiring Jackson State head coach Tomekia Reed as the team's new head coach.[4]

Previous season

The 49ers finished the 2022–23 season 12–19, 7–13 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.[5] As the #9 seed in the Conference USA tournament, they defeated #8 seed FIU in the first round[6] before falling to top seed and eventual tournament champions Middle Tennessee in the quarterfinals.[7] This was the 49ers' final season as members of Conference USA, as they moved to the American Athletic Conference effective July 1, 2023.[8]

Roster

2023–24 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Aylesha Wade 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Clover High School York, SC
G 1 Jewel Watkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Coppin State Columbus, OH
G 3 Tamia Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Kansas Raleigh, NC
G 5 Nia Young 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Leesville Road High School Raleigh, NC
F 9 Anna Ekerstedt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Rider Varberg, Sweden
G 10 Dazia Lawrence 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Jr Mallard Creek High School Greenville, NC
G 12 Imani Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Gulf Coast State Hiram, GA
F 13 Tracey Hueston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Pittsburgh Roanoke, VA
G 20 Jacee Busick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Glenn High School Kernersville, NC
G/F 22 Caroline Thiel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Rocky Mount High School Rocky Mount, NC
G 23 Olivia Porter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Michigan State Chapel Hill, NC
F 24 Fatou Diakite 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Niagara Prep Abidjan, Ivory Coast
F 31 Keanna Rembert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Illinois Raleigh, NC
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

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 p.m., ACCN 		at NC State L 43–84  0–1
  12 – Hueston   7 – Lawrence   2 – Lawrence  Reynolds Coliseum (4,496)
Raleigh, NC
November 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tennessee State W 84–35  1–1
  18 – Lawrence   11 – Busick   7 – Busick  Dale F. Halton Arena (1,056)
Charlotte, NC
November 14, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		UNC Asheville W 67–51  2–1
  26 – Lawrence   13 – Busick   5 – Porter  Dale F. Halton Arena (722)
Charlotte, NC
November 17, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb W 93–43  3–1
  15 – Hueston   6 – 3 tied   5 – Porter  Dale F. Halton Arena (635)
Charlotte, NC
November 23, 2023*
10:00 a.m., FloHoops 		vs. Southern Illinois
San Juan Shootout 		L 52–55  3–2
  32 – Lawrence   6 – 2 tied   2 – Porter  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 24, 2023*
10:00 a.m., FloHoops 		vs. West Virginia
San Juan Shootout 		L 56–84  3–3
  12 – Hueston   5 – Hueston   3 – Wade  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 25, 2023*
12:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. George Washington
San Juan Shootout 		W 50–38  4–3
  12 – 2 tied   9 – Diakite   4 – Lawrence  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 29, 2023*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Mercer W 65–58  5–3
  22 – Lawrence   6 – Lawrence   4 – Porter  Dale F. Halton Arena (733)
Charlotte, NC
December 2, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at VCU L 49–57  5–4
  17 – Lawrence   8 – Smith   3 – 2 tied  Siegel Center (362)
Richmond, VA
December 7, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Wake Forest W 69–58  6–4
  21 – Hueston   6 – Rembert   6 – Porter  LJVM Coliseum (971)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 18, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Charleston Southern W 65–60  7–4
  21 – Lawrence   8 – Rembert   4 – Smith  Buccaneer Field House (143)
North Charleston, SC
December 21, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Davidson L 56–83  7–5
  13 – Porter   8 – Rembert   2 – Porter  Dale F. Halton Arena (1,046)
Charlotte, NC
AAC regular season
December 30, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Texas W 74–64  8–5
(1–0) 		 23 – Lawrence   10 – Smith   6 – Smith  Dale F. Halton Arena (686)
Charlotte, NC
January 3, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at South Florida W 66–61 OT 9–5
(2–0) 		 26 – Lawrence   6 – 2 tied   4 – Lawrence  Yuengling Center (2,305)
Tampa, FL
January 7, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UAB W 91–69  10–5
(3–0) 		 30 – Lawrence   9 – Rembert   6 – Lawrence  Dale F. Halton Arena (624)
Charlotte, NC
January 11, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rice W 61–54  11–5
(4–0) 		 24 – Lawrence   8 – 2 tied   4 – Porter  Tudor Fieldhouse (697)
Houston, TX
January 14, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UTSA L 80–81 2OT 11–6
(4–1) 		 27 – Hueston   7 – Smith   6 – Smith  Convocation Center (671)
San Antonio, TX
January 17, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulane W 66–64  12–6
(5–1) 		 19 – Hueston   6 – Rembert   11 – Lawrence  Dale F. Halton Arena (734)
Charlotte, NC
January 21, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Temple L 68–73  12–7
(5–2) 		 16 – Lawrence   7 – Smith   4 – Smith  Liacouras Center (1,165)
Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulsa L 55–65  12–8
(5–3) 		 14 – Lawrence   12 – Rembert   3 – Smith  Dale F. Halton Arena (996)
Charlotte, NC
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulane L 68–70  12–9
(5–4) 		 18 – Lawrence   5 – Busick   7 – Lawrence  Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
February 4, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Temple W 88–81  13–9
(6–4) 		 29 – Lawrence   10 – Hueston   7 – Porter  Dale F. Halton Arena (1,006)
Charlotte, NC
February 7, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida Atlantic L 55–66  13–10
(6–5) 		 15 – Hueston   7 – Busick   3 – 2 tied  Dale F. Halton Arena (668)
Charlotte, NC
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at East Carolina L 56–70  13–11
(6–6) 		 14 – Lawrence   7 – Busick   4 – Porter  Williams Arena (1,363)
Greenville, NC
February 14, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Memphis W 65–56  14–11
(7–6) 		 30 – Lawrence   9 – Lawrence   3 – Porter  Dale F. Halton Arena (723)
Charlotte, NC
February 18, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at SMU L 49–64  14–12
(7–7) 		 16 – Lawrence   10 – Lawrence   3 – Busick  Moody Coliseum (1,407)
University Park, TX
February 21, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at North Texas W 70–69 OT 15–12
(8–7) 		 26 – Lawrence   8 – Busick   3 – Rembert  The Super Pit (1,457)
Denton, TX
February 24, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Wichita State W 74–48  16–12
(9–7) 		 22 – Lawrence   10 – Busick   8 – Lawrence  Dale F. Halton Arena (803)
Charlotte, NC
March 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Florida Atlantic L 47–56  16–13
(9–8) 		 15 – Lawrence   10 – Rembert   4 – Porter  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (512)
Boca Raton, FL
March 5, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Carolina L 66–71  16–14
(9–9) 		 22 – Rembert   10 – Rembert   5 – Porter  Dale F. Halton Arena (803)
Charlotte, NC
AAC tournament
March 10, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (14) Tulane
Second round 		L 52–65  16–15
  20 – Lawrence   7 – 2 tied   5 – Porter  Dickies Arena (1,483)
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[9][10]

References

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  2. ^ Perry, Sam (March 11, 2024). "Charlotte women's basketball season ends with AAC tournament loss to Tulane 65-52". ninertimes.com. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Cara Consuegra named Marquette women's basketball head coach". Marquette Today. April 17, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Mosley, Kyle T. (April 25, 2024). "Tomekia Reed Leaves Jackson State To Become The New Head Women's Basketball Coach At UNC Charlotte". HBCU Legends On SI. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "Lawrence Scores 27, Ties Tourney Record for Steals, Women's Basketball Rolls Past FIU 72-59 in C-USA First Round". Charlotte Athletics. March 8, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
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