2023–24 Morgan State Lady Bears basketball team

American college basketball season

2023–24 Morgan State Lady Bears basketball

Conference| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record| 8–20 (3–10 MEAC)
Head coach|

* Ed Davis Jr. (8th season)

Associate head coach| Donchez Graham
Assistant coaches|

* Tykyrah Williams
* Janelle Silver-Martin

Home arena| Talmadge L. Hill Field House

Seasons

<- 2022–23

2024–25 ->

2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Norfolk State † | 13 | - | 1 |  | .929 |  |  | 27 | - | 6  |  | .818
Howard | 10 | - | 4 |  | .714 |  |  | 15 | - | 16  |  | .484
North Carolina Central | 9 | - | 5 |  | .643 |  |  | 16 | - | 15  |  | .516
Maryland Eastern Shore | 8 | - | 6 |  | .571 |  |  | 15 | - | 15  |  | .500
Coppin State | 8 | - | 6 |  | .571 |  |  | 12 | - | 18  |  | .400
Delaware State | 4 | - | 10 |  | .286 |  |  | 8 | - | 20  |  | .286
Morgan State | 3 | - | 11 |  | .214 |  |  | 8 | - | 22  |  | .267
South Carolina State | 1 | - | 13 |  | .071 |  |  | 2 | - | 28  |  | .067
† 2024 MEAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Morgan State Lady Bears basketball team represented Morgan State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by eighth-year head coach Ed Davis Jr., played their home games at Talmadge L. Hill Field House in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

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The Lady Bears finished the 2022–23 season 17–12, 10–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for second place.[1] In the MEAC tournament, they were upset by Maryland Eastern Shore in the quarterfinals.[2] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,[3] where they would lose to 2022–23 Wake Forest in the first round.[4]

## Roster

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2023–24 Morgan State Lady Bears women's basketball team

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | # | Name | Height | Year | Previous school | Hometown

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G | 0  | Tamaria Rumph | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | Fr | McClatchy High School | Sacramento, California
G | 1  | Dakota Alston | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | Fr | Detroit Edison Public School Academy  | Detroit, Michigan
G | 2  | Gabrielle Johnson | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | So | Western High School | Baltimore, Maryland
G | 3  | Brooklyn Jones | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | Sr | Niagara | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F | 4  | Joelle Johnson | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | GS | Northwestern State | Louisville, Kentucky
G | 5  | Sedayjha Payne | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Sr | Tallahassee Community College | Apopka, Florida
G | 10  | Emily Jones | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Jr | Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory | San Francisco, California
G | 12  | Nakilah Johnson | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | Jr | Weber State | Oakland, California
F | 14  | Laila Fair | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Jr | UMass | Middlesex, New Jersey
F | 15  | Kaia Ponder | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | So | Richardson High School | Tulsa, Oklahoma
C | 22  | Jael Butler | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | So | Valley Christian High School | Gilroy, California
G | 23  | Amari Smith | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Fr | Menchville High School | Newport News, Virginia
F | 24  | Anjanae Mueck | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Sr | Mississippi Valley State | Phoenix, Arizona

Head coach

* Ed Davis Jr. (West Virginia State)

Assistant coach(es)

* Donchez Graham (Morgan State)
* Tykyrah Williams (Morgan State)
* Janelle Silver-Martin (Morgan State)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster
Last update: March 2, 2024

## Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
city, state

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Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:30 pm |  | Washington Adventist | W 59–57 | 1–0
| Talmadge L. Hill Field House (876)
Baltimore, MD
November 12, 2023*
2:00 pm |  | Sacred Heart | L 55–63 | 1–1
| Talmadge L. Hill Field House (590)
Baltimore, MD
November 16, 2023*
11:00 am |  | Notre Dame (MD) | W 75–32 | 2–1
| Talmadge L. Hill Field House (785)
Baltimore, MD
November 18, 2023*
2:00 pm |  | Davidson | L 48–62 | 2–2
| Talmadge L. Hill Field House (89)
Baltimore, MD
November 23, 2023*
4:30 pm |  | vs. Campbell
Puerto Rico Clasico | L 46–60 | 2–3
| Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100)
Bayamón, PR
November 24, 2023*
4:00 pm |  | vs. UNC Asheville
Puerto Rico Clasico | W 53–51 | 3–3
| Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100)
Bayamón, PR
November 29, 2023*
7:00 pm, FloHoops |  | at Towson
Charm City Hoops Classic | L 69–80 | 3–4
| SECU Arena (614)
Towson, MD
December 2, 2023*
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row |  | at Saint Francis | L 59–69 | 3–5
| DeGol Arena (269)
Loretto, PA
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, SECN+ |  | at No. 1 South Carolina | L 38–104 | 3–6
| Colonial Life Arena (16,181)
Columbia, SC
December 9, 2023*
2:00 pm |  | UMBC
Charm City Hoops Classic | W 65–42 | 4–6
| Talmadge L. Hill Field House (298)
Baltimore, MD
December 17, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Stetson | L 48–56 | 4–7
| Edmunds Center (228)
DeLand, FL
December 19, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at UCF | L 41–67 | 4–8
| Addition Financial Arena (787)
Orlando, FL
December 28, 2023*
5:00 pm |  | at Oregon State | L 51–80 | 4–9
| Gill Coliseum (3,561)
Corvallis, OR
December 31, 2023*
9:00 pm |  | at No. 9 Stanford | L 38–98 | 4–10
| Maples Pavilion (2,751)
Stanford, CA
January 3, 2024*
5:30 pm |  | Central Connecticut | W 68–65 | 5–10
| Talmadge L. Hill Field House (137)
Baltimore, MD
MEAC regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm |  | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 48–45 | 6–10
(1–0)  | Hytche Athletic Center (183)
Princess Anne, MD
January 8, 2024
5:30 pm |  | Delaware State | L 71–73 OT | 6–11
(1–1)  | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (323)
Baltimore, MD
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Coppin State | L 47–67 | 6–12
(1–2)  | Physical Education Complex (423)
Baltimore, MD
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm |  | Howard | L 51–54 | 6–13
(1–3)  | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,700)
Baltimore, MD
January 29, 2024
5:30 pm |  | at Norfolk State | L 45–62 | 6–14
(1–4)  | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,253)
Norfolk, VA
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm |  | at South Carolina State | W 65–59 | 7–14
(2–4)  | SHM Memorial Center (450)
Orangeburg, SC
February 5, 2024
5:30 pm |  | at North Carolina Central | L 65–66 | 7–15
(2–5)  | McDougald–McLendon Arena (942)
Durham, NC
February 19, 2024
5:30 pm |  | at Delaware State | Postponed[5] | Memorial Hall
Dover, DE
February 21, 2024
5:30 pm |  | Maryland Eastern Shore
Rescheduled from February 17 | L 46–58 | 7–16
(2–6)  | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (257)
Baltimore, MD
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Howard | L 47–70 | 7–17
(2–7)  | Burr Gymnasium (850)
Washington, D.C.
February 26, 2024
5:30 pm |  | Norfolk State | L 49–79 | 7–18
(2–8)  | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,537)
Baltimore, MD
February 29, 2024
5:30 pm |  | at Delaware State
Rescheduled from February 19 | L 53–57 | 7–19
(2–9)  | Memorial Hall (250)
Dover, DE
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm |  | South Carolina State | W 61–29 | 8–19
(3–19)  | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,157)
Baltimore, MD
March 4, 2024
5:30 pm |  | North Carolina Central | L 58–63 | 8–20
(3–10)  | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,987)
Baltimore, MD
March 7, 2024
5:30 pm |  | Coppin State |  |  | Talmadge L. Hill Field House
Baltimore, MD
MEAC tournament
March 13–16, 2024
ESPN+ |  | vs. |  |  | Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, VA

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[6][7]

## References

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1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
2. ^ "Maryland Eastern Shore outlasts Lady Bears in MEAC Tournament". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
3. ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
4. ^ "Demon Deacons Advance to Second Round of WNIT with a 26-Point Win". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
5. ^ "Women's Basketball Postpones Game Against Morgan State University". Delaware State University. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
6. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
7. ^ "Morgan State Lady Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

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