2023–24 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team

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).

2023–24 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	16–15 (9–9 AAC)
Head coach	Cara Consuegra (13th season)
Associate head coach	Cait Wetmore
Assistant coaches	Deont'a McChester Ciara Gregory
Home arena	Dale F. Halton Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	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 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 Cara Consuegra (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Cait Wetmore (Adelphi) Deont'a McChester (Keuka) Ciara Gregory (Charlotte) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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]