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2023–24 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

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2023–24 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
West Palm Beach Classic Champions
WBIT, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–15 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Todd Schaefer
  • Lacey Goldwire
  • Pauline Love
Home arenaBud Walton Arena
Seasons
2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 16 0   1.000 38 0   1.000
No. 6 LSU 13 3   .813 31 6   .838
Ole Miss 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
Alabama 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Tennessee 10 6   .625 20 13   .606
Vanderbilt 9 7   .563 23 10   .697
Mississippi State 8 8   .500 23 12   .657
Auburn 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Texas A&M 6 10   .375 19 13   .594
Arkansas 6 10   .375 18 15   .545
Florida 5 11   .313 16 16   .500
Kentucky 4 12   .250 12 20   .375
Georgia 3 13   .188 12 18   .400
Missouri 2 14   .125 11 19   .367
2024 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Razorbacks, led by seventh-year head coach Mike Neighbors, played their home games at Bud Walton Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

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The Razorbacks finished the season 24–13 (7–9 SEC) to finish in eighth in the SEC and received a bid to the WNIT, where they lost to Kansas in the Great Eight.

Offseason

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Departures

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Arkansas Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Ref
Erynn Barnum 4 F 6'2" RS Senior Little Rock, AR Transferred to Mississippi State [1]
Rylee Langerman 11 G 5'9" Junior Norman, OK Transferred to Oklahoma State [2]
Avery Hughes 22 G 5'7" Senior Bentonville, AR Graduated
Chrissy Carr 34 G 6'1" RS Senior Eden Prairie, MN Graduated

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Taliah Scott
G
Orange Park, FL St. Johns Country Day School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Jenna Lawrence
F
Farmington, AR Farmington HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Maryn Archer
G
Derby, KS Derby HS 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Cristina Sánchez Cerqueira
F
Granada, Spain Segle XXI 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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:

Incoming transfer

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Arkansas Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Carly Keats 23 G 5'8" Sophomore Choctaw, MS Jones County Junior College
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Roster

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2023–24 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Taliah Scott 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Johns Country Day School Orange Park, FL United States Florida
G 2 Samara Spencer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr St. Thomas Aquinas HS Fort Lauderdale, FL United States Florida
G 4 Saylor Poffenbarger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Middletown HS
UConn
Middletown, MD United States Maryland
F 10 Cristina Sánchez Cerqueira 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Segle XXI Granada, Spain Spain
G 13 Sasha Goforth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Fayetteville HS
Oregon State
Fayetteville, AR United States Arkansas
G 20 Karley Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Mustang HS Oklahoma City, OK United States Oklahoma
G 21 Loren Lindsey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Fayetteville HS Fayetteville, AR United States Arkansas
G 23 Carly Keats 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Neshoba Central HS
Jones County JC
Choctaw, MS United States Mississippi
F 30 Maryam Dauda 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Bentonville HS Bentonville, AR United States Arkansas
F 34 Jenna Lawrence 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Farmington HS Farmington, AR United States Arkansas
G 43 Makayla Daniels 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Frederick HS Frederick, MD United States Maryland
G 44 Maryn Archer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Derby HS Derby, KS United States Kansas
F 55 Emrie Ellis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Vanoss HS Vanoss, OK United States Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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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 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 81–76  1–0
 29  Scott   21  Poffenbarger   2  Spencer  Bud Walton Arena (2,630)
Fayetteville, AR
November 10, 2023*
10:30 a.m., SECN+
Murray State W 82–79  2–0
 25  Scott   12  Poffenbarger   7  Spencer  Bud Walton Arena (11,026)
Fayetteville, AR
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Little Rock W 77–36  3–0
 18  Scott   8  Poffenbarger   5  Spencer  Bud Walton Arena (2,608)
Fayetteville, AR
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Arkansas State
rivalry
W 82–67  4–0
 27  Higginbottom   11  Gillispie   3  Pendleton  First National Bank Arena (3,208)
Jonesboro, AR
November 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Central Arkansas W 81–67  5–0
 17  Poffenbarger   8  Dauda   4  Daniels  Bud Walton Arena (4,194)
Fayetteville, AR
November 24, 2023*
1:00 p.m.
vs. Wisconsin
Fort Myers Tip-Off
W 65–62  6–0
 22  Daniels   11  Dauda   3  Tied  Suncoast Credit Union Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
November 25, 2023*
4:00 p.m.
vs. Marquette
Fort Myers Tip-Off
L 58–74  6–1
 21  Scott   7  Poffenbarger   6  Daniels  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (227)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 15 Florida State
ACC–SEC Challenge
W 71–58  7–1
 24  Scott   23  Poffenbarger   6  Spencer  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,216)
Tallahassee, FL
December 3, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 2 UCLA L 66–81  7–2
 23  Scott   7  Poffenbarger   2  Dauda  Bud Walton Arena (4,261)
Fayetteville, AR
December 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Louisiana Tech W 100–60  8–2
 29  Scott   11  Poffenbarger   7  Daniels  Bud Walton Arena (2,599)
Fayetteville, AR
December 10, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN
Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 70–74  8–3
 31  Scott   10  Poffenbarger   4  Daniels  Bud Walton Arena (3,330)
Fayetteville, AR
December 16, 2023*
12:30 p.m., SECN+
vs. Samford W 68–54  9–3
 20  Spencer   13  Poffenbarger   4  Spencer  Simmons Bank Arena (2,513)
North Little Rock, AR
December 20, 2023*
10:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. Illinois
West Palm Beach Classic
W 60–59  10–3
 17  Tied   19  Poffenbarger   4  Daniels  Massimino Court (313)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2023*
10:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. UIC
West Palm Beach Classic
W 66–58  11–3
 26  Scott   11  Poffenbarger   3  Dauda  Massimino Court 
West Palm Beach, FL
December 31, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
Incarnate Word W 67–48  12–3
 24  Scott   19  Poffenbarger   4  Scott  Bud Walton Arena (3,420)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC regular season
January 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN+
at Kentucky L 63–73  12–4
(0–1)
 25  Spencer   15  Poffenbarger   3  Spencer  Rupp Arena (2,998)
Lexington, KY
January 7, 2024
1:00 p.m., SECN
Georgia W 83–43  13–4
(1–1)
 24  Daniels   17  Poffenbarger   4  Tied  Bud Walton Arena (3,993)
Fayetteville, AR
January 11, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN
Mississippi State L 63–66  13–5
(1–2)
 17  Dauda   13  Dauda   6  Spencer  Bud Walton Arena (2,627)
Fayetteville, AR
January 14, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN
at Alabama W 77–59  14–5
(2–2)
 31  Spencer   14  Spencer   5  Dauda  Coleman Coliseum (2,467)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 21, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 10 LSU L 68–99  14–6
(2–3)
 20  Spencer   6  Daniels   7  Spencer  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,873)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Kentucky W 88–61  15–6
(3–3)
 22  Daniels   7  Tied   7  Daniels  Bud Walton Arena (3,719)
Fayetteville, AR
January 28, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN+
at Missouri W 67–58  16–6
(4–3)
 24  Poffenbarger   9  Poffenbarger   6  Spencer  Mizzou Arena (4,968)
Columbia, MO
February 1, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN
Alabama L 70–86  16–7
(4–4)
 23  Poffenbarger   11  Poffenbarger   5  Daniels  Bud Walton Arena (2,756)
Fayetteville, AR
February 4, 2024
5:00 p.m., SECN
Auburn W 74–72  17–7
(5–4)
 33  Scott   13  Poffenbarger   5  Spencer  Bud Walton Arena (4,450)
Fayetteville, AR
February 8, 2024
5:00 p.m., SECN+
at Florida L 81–85  17–8
(5–5)
 26  Daniels   12  Poffenbarger   4  Spencer  O'Connell Center (1,407)
Gainesville, FL
February 12, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN
at Tennessee L 55–81  17–9
(5–6)
 23  Scott   7  Poffenbarger   4  Spencer  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,161)
Knoxville, TN
February 18, 2024
3:00 p.m., SECN
Missouri W 75–68  18–9
(6–6)
 18  Dauda   11  Poffenbarger   6  Spencer  Bud Walton Arena (5,927)
Fayetteville, AR
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN+
at Texas A&M L 67–73  18–10
(6–7)
 24  Spencer   9  Poffenbarger   3  Daniels  Reed Arena (3,712)
College Station, TX
February 25, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN+
Vanderbilt L 53–62  18–11
(6–8)
 19  Spencer   12  Poffenbarger   2  Tied  Bud Walton Arena (3,839)
Fayetteville, AR
February 29, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 1 South Carolina L 61–98  18–12
(6–9)
 19  Dauda   6  Lawrence   3  Tied  Bud Walton Arena (3,891)
Fayetteville, AR
March 3, 2024
3:00 p.m., SECN
at Ole Miss L 43–87  18–13
(6–10)
 11  Tied   6  Poffenbarger   3  Tied  SJB Pavilion (3,353)
Oxford, MS
SEC Tournament
March 7, 2024
5:00 p.m., SECN
(10) vs. (7) Auburn
Second Round
L 48–67  18–14
 13  Tied   6  Daniels   4  Keats  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,187)
Greenville, SC
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at (3) Tulsa
First Round
L 62–80  18–15
 22  Dauda   9  Dauda   4  Spencer  Reynolds Center (1,831)
Tulsa, OK
*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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References

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  1. ^ "Purcell Adds All-SEC Standout to 2023 Signing Class". hailstate.com. May 9, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cowgirls Add In-State Veteran To Backcourt". okstate.com. April 25, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "#SigningStories: Carly Keats". arkansasrazorbacks.com. November 16, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Releases 2023 Non-Conference Schedule". rolltide.com. August 17, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.