2023–24 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

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Intercollegiate basketball season team

2023–24 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Record| 17–16 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Krista Gerlich (4th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Ashley Odom
* Plenette Pierson
* Erik DeRoo
* Jordan Vessels
* Mitch Vanya

Home arena| United Supermarkets Arena

Seasons

<- 2022–23

2024–25 ->

2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 21 Oklahoma | 15 | - | 3 |  | .833 |  |  | 23 | - | 10  |  | .697
No. 7 Texas † | 14 | - | 4 |  | .778 |  |  | 33 | - | 5  |  | .868
No. 19 Kansas State | 13 | - | 5 |  | .722 |  |  | 26 | - | 8  |  | .765
No. 25 Iowa State | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 21 | - | 12  |  | .636
No. 13 Baylor | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 26 | - | 8  |  | .765
No. 24 West Virginia | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 25 | - | 8  |  | .758
Kansas | 11 | - | 7 |  | .611 |  |  | 20 | - | 13  |  | .606
Oklahoma State | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 14 | - | 16  |  | .467
TCU | 6 | - | 12 |  | .333 |  |  | 21 | - | 12  |  | .636
BYU | 6 | - | 12 |  | .333 |  |  | 16 | - | 17  |  | .485
Cincinnati | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 14 | - | 18  |  | .438
Texas Tech | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 17 | - | 16  |  | .515
Houston | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 14 | - | 16  |  | .467
UCF | 3 | - | 15 |  | .167 |  |  | 12 | - | 17  |  | .414
† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders, were led by fourth-year head coach Krista Gerlich and played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena as members of the Big 12 Conference.[1]

## Previous season

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The Lady Raiders finished the season 20–15, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Kansas State in the Big 12 Tournament. They were invited to the WNIT where they defeated UTEP in the first round, SMU in the second round before losing to Arkansas in the super 16.

## Offseason

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### Departures

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Texas Tech Departures  Name  | Number  | Pos.  | Height  | Year  | Hometown  | Reason for Departure

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Ella Tofaeono | 1 | C | 6'3" | Junior | Sydney, Australia | Signed to play professionally in Australia with Townsville Fire
Bryn Gerlich | 10 | F | 6'0" | Senior | Colleyville, TX | Graduated
Lana Wenger | 14 | F | 6'4" | Sophomore | Hersburg, Switzerland | Transferred to Portland State
Bre'Amber Scott | 23 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Little Rock, AR | Graduated
Tatum Veitenheimer | 32 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Windthorst, TX | Graduated
Katie Ferrell | 41 | G/F | 6'1" | Senior | Plano, TX | Graduated

### Incoming

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Texas Tech Incoming Transfers  Name  | Num  | Pos.  | Height  | Year  | Hometown  | Previous School

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Jazion Jackson | 1 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Dallas, TX | UTEP
Jordyn Merritt | 12 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Plano, TX | Florida
Elina Arike | 13 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Helsinki, Finland | UTEP
Jada Wynn | 24 | G | 6'1" | Sophomore | Yorba Linda, CA | Colorado

#### Recruiting

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College recruiting information  Name  | Hometown  | High school / college  | Height  | Weight  | Commit date

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Loghan Johnson
G | Houston, TX  | Houston Chrisitan High School  | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)  | N/A  |
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:

*   * Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
* In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

*   *   * "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023.
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#### Recruiting class of 2024

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College recruiting information (2024)

Name  | Hometown  | High school / college  | Height  | Weight  | Commit date
Kalysta Martin
G | San Antonio, TX  | Providence Catholic School  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | N/A  |
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:

*   * Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
* In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

*   *   * "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023.
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## Roster

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2023–24 Texas Tech Lady Raiders women's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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G | 1  | Jazion Jackson | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Sr | Skyline
UTEP | Dallas, TX
G/F | 2  | Kilah Freelon | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | So | Mullen | Denver, CO
G | 3  | Jasmine Shavers | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | RS So | Dr. John Horn
Mississippi State | Mesquite, TX
F/C | 4  | JoJo Nworie | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | RS So | Southern Idaho | Lagos, Nigeria
G | 5  | Rhyle McKinney | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Jr | Argyle
SMU | Argyle, TX
C | 10  | Achol Magot | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | Fr | Southern Arizona Volunteers Prep  | Tucson, AZ
G | 11  | Saga Ukkonen | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Jr | Mäkelänrinne  | Helsinki, Finland
G/F | 12  | Jordyn Merritt | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Sr | Plano Sr.
Florida | Plano, TX
F | 13  | Elina Arike | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Sr | Mäkelänrinne
UTEP | Helsinki, Finland
G | 20  | Bailey Maupin | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | So | Gruver | Gruver, TX
G | 23  | Loghan Johnson | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Fr | Houston Christian | Houston, TX
G | 24  | Jada Wynn | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | So | Troy
Colorado | Yorba Linda, CA
G | 25  | Ashley Chevalier | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | Jr | Sierra Canyon
Texas | Chatsworth, CA
G | 30  | Kelly Mora | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Fr | Monterey | Lubbock, TX
C | 42  | Jazmaine Lewis | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Sr | Center
Houston | Kansas City, MO

Head coach

* Krista Gerlich (Texas Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

* Ashley Odom (Lamar)
* Plenette Pierson (Texas Tech)
* Erik Deroo (Fresno State)
* Jordan Vessels (West Texas A&M)
* Mitch Vanya (Texas A&M)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster

## Schedule

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
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Exhibition
October 28, 2023*
12:00 p.m. |  | Northern Arizona
Maui Relief Game | L 58–63 |
| United Supermarkets Arena (600)
Lubbock, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 95–53 | 1–0
| United Supermarkets Arena (4,140)
Lubbock, TX
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | Tarleton State | W 70–63 | 2–0
| United Supermarkets Arena (4,514)
Lubbock, TX
November 13, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | Lamar | W 61–44 | 3–0
| United Supermarkets Arena (3,678)
Lubbock, TX
November 17, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | Texas A&M–Commerce | W 91–45 | 4–0
| United Supermarkets Arena (4,802)
Lubbock, TX
November 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | UTSA | W 63–58 | 5–0
| United Supermarkets Arena (4,155)
Lubbock, TX
November 24, 2023*
8:30 p.m., FloSports |  | vs. Rutgers
Las Vegas Thanksgiving Classic | W 79–72 | 6–0
| South Point Arena
Las Vegas, NV
November 25, 2023*
6:00 p.m., FloSports |  | vs. Santa Clara
Las Vegas Thanksgiving Classic | W 61–56 | 7–0
| South Point Arena
Las Vegas, NV
November 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | UC Irvine | W 60–54 | 8–0
| United Supermarkets Arena (4,258)
Lubbock, TX
December 1, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | Houston Christian | W 79–34 | 9–0
| United Supermarkets Arena (4,516)
Lubbock, TX
December 5, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | Sam Houston | W 93–60 | 10–0
| United Supermarkets Arena (4,089)
Lubbock, TX
December 13, 2023*
11:30 a.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | Incarnate Word | W 76–35 | 11–0
| United Supermarkets Arena (13,743)
Lubbock, TX
December 19, 2023*
9:00 p.m., YouTube |  | vs. Tulsa
Maui Classic | L 58–66 | 11–1
| Seabury Hall
Makawao, HI
December 20, 2023*
11:30 p.m., YouTube |  | vs. Oregon State
Maui Classic | L 65–77 | 11–2
| Seabury Hall (1,100)
Makawao, HI
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 30, 2023
1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | at Houston | W 79–71 | 12–2
(1–0)  | Fertitta Center (1,975)
Houston, TX
January 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | No. 10 Texas | L 47–74 | 12–3
(1–1)  | United Supermarkets Arena (8,207)
Lubbock, TX
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | Kansas | W 73–64 | 13–3
(2–1)  | United Supermarkets Arena (5,747)
Lubbock, TX
January 10, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | at Oklahoma State | L 58–71 | 13–4
(2–2)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,947)
Stillwater, OK
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | at Oklahoma | L 55–73 | 13–5
(2–3)  | Lloyd Noble Center (5,223)
Norman, OK
January 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | No. 24 Iowa State | W 71–63 | 14–5
(3–3)  | United Supermarkets Arena (4,410)
Lubbock, TX
January 20, 2024
5:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | at BYU | L 46–60 | 14–6
(3–4)  | Marriott Center (1,873)
Provo, UT
January 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | Houston | W 66–48 | 15–6
(4–4)  | United Supermarkets Arena (4,775)
Lubbock, TX
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | TCU | W 71–65 | 16–6
(5–4)  | United Supermarkets Arena (7,530)
Lubbock, TX
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | at Cincinnati | L 56–74 | 16–7
(5–5)  | Fifth Third Arena (2,510)
Cincinnati, OH
February 6, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | at No. 22 West Virginia | L 59–82 | 16–8
(5–6)  | WVU Coliseum (2,428)
Morgantown, WV
February 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | UCF | L 64–69 | 16–9
(5–7)  | United Supermarkets Arena (4,511)
Lubbock, TX
February 14, 2024
6:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | Oklahoma State | L 50–60 | 16–10
(5–8)  | United Supermarkets Arena (5,063)
Lubbock, TX
February 18, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN2 |  | at No. 21 Baylor | L 32–61 | 16–11
(5–9)  | Foster Pavilion (7,093)
Waco, TX
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., LHN |  | at No. 5 Texas | L 72–77 | 16–12
(5–10)  | Moody Center (5,892)
Austin, TX
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | Cincinnati | L 56–68 | 16–13
(5–11)  | United Supermarkets Arena (4,788)
Lubbock, TX
February 28, 2024
6:30 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | at TCU | L 52–73 | 16–14
(5–12)  | Schollmaier Arena (2,237)
Fort Worth, TX
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+ |  | No. 15 Kansas State | L 49–73 | 16–15
(5–13)  | United Supermarkets Arena (4,852)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Conference Tournament
March 7, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (12)  | vs. (13) Houston
First Round | W 74–60 | 17–15
| T-Mobile Center
Kansas City, MO
March 8, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | (12)  | vs. (5) No. 17 Baylor
Second Round | L 60–71 | 17–16
| T-Mobile Center
Kansas City, MO

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

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* 2023–24 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

## References

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1. ^ Giese, Nathan (November 6, 2023). "Texas Tech basketball: Everything you need to know about the 2023-24 Red Raiders". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
2. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
3. ^ "Lady Raiders announce non-conference slate". texastech.com. August 16, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
4. ^ "Big 12 announces conference slate". texastech.com. September 26, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
5. ^ "Texas Tech Lady Raiders Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
6. ^ "Texas Tech Lady Raiders". FOX SPORTS. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

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