2023–24 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2023–24 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels were led by fourth-year head coach Lindy La Rocque.[1] They played their home games at the Cox Pavilion, attached to the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference.
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Mountain West regular season and tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 19 |
| AP | No. 20 |
| Record | 30–3 (17–1 Mountain West) |
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| Home arena | Cox Pavilion Thomas & Mack Center |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 30 | – | 3 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Mountain West tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Essence Booker | 24 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Las Vegas, NV | Graduated |
| Justice Ethridge | 11 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Las Vegas, NV | Graduated |
| Keyana Wilfred | 15 | C | 6'3" | Senior | Mitchell, NE | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Macie James | 20 | F | 5'11" | Junior | Fresno, CA | Oklahoma State |
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 1, 2023* 6:30 p.m. |
Cal State Los Angeles | W 95–59 | Cox Pavilion (702) Paradise, NV | ||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Loyola Marymount | W 72–62 | 1–0 |
Gersten Pavilion (517) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| November 10, 2023* 6:30 p.m., MWN/SSSEN |
Charleston | W 85–60 | 2–0 |
Cox Pavilion (777) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| November 14, 2023* 6:30 p.m., MWN/SSSEN |
Utah Tech | W 100–67 | 3–0 |
Cox Pavilion (803) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| November 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., MWN/SSSEN |
New Hampshire | W 93–30 | 4–0 |
Cox Pavilion (724) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| November 24, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. UC Santa Barbara The Dana on Mission Bay Thanksgiving Tournament |
W 68–49 | 5–0 |
Jenny Craig Pavilion (161) San Diego, CA | |||||||
| November 25, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at San Diego The Dana on Mission Bay Thanksgiving Tournament |
W 93–56 | 6–0 |
Jenny Craig Pavilion (223) San Diego, CA | |||||||
| November 29, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northern Arizona | W 85–69 | 7–0 |
Rolle Activity Center (400) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
| December 2, 2023* 5:00 p.m., MWN/SSSEN |
Arizona | W 72–53 | 8–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center (3,953) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| December 9, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Oklahoma | W 92–76 | 9–0 |
Lloyd Noble Center (4,246) Norman, OK | |||||||
| December 16, 2023* 10:00 p.m., FloHoops |
No. 23 | at Seton Hall | L 54–84 | 9–1 |
Walsh Gymnasium (522) South Orange, NJ | ||||||
| December 21, 2023* 9:30 a.m., YES |
at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 71–59 | 10–1 |
Stratis Arena (475) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
| Mountain West regular season | |||||||||||
| December 30, 2023 1:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Utah State | W 108–68 | 11–1 (1–0) |
Cox Pavilion (1,363) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| January 6, 2024 12:00 p.m. |
at Colorado State | W 83–78 | 12–1 (2–0) |
Moby Arena (2,018) Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
| January 10, 2024 6:30 p.m. |
No. 25 | San Jose State | W 91–55 | 13–1 (3–0) |
Cox Pavilion (848) Paradise, NV | ||||||
| January 13, 2024 12:00 p.m. |
No. 25 | at Air Force | W 76–64 | 14–1 (4–0) |
Clune Arena (631) Colorado Springs, CO | ||||||
| January 17, 2024 11:00 a.m. |
No. 25 | at San Diego State | W 67–60 | 15–1 (5–0) |
Viejas Arena (2,908) San Diego, CA | ||||||
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m. |
No. 25 | New Mexico | L 66–69 | 15–2 (5–1) |
Cox Pavilion (1,188) Paradise, NV | ||||||
| January 24, 2024 5:30 p.m. |
at Boise State | W 84–63 | 16–2 (6–1) |
ExtraMile Arena (1,058) Boise, ID | |||||||
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m. |
Nevada | W 92–47 | 17–2 (7–1) |
Thomas & Mack Center (2,555) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| January 31, 2024 6:30 p.m. |
Wyoming | W 58–51 | 18–2 (8–1) |
Cox Pavilion (2,059) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m. |
at New Mexico | W 62–56 | 19–2 (9–1) |
The Pit (6,018) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m. |
at Fresno State | W 63–49 | 20–2 (10–1) |
Save Mart Center Fresno, CA | |||||||
| February 14, 2024 6:30 p.m. |
Colorado State | W 67–64 | 21–2 (11–1) |
Cox Pavilion (958) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| February 17, 2024 5:00 p.m. |
Air Force | W 95–68 | 22–2 (12–1) |
Thomas & Mack Center (1,908) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| February 21, 2024 5:30 p.m. |
at Wyoming | W 63–60 OT | 23–2 (13–1) |
Arena-Auditorium (2,261) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| February 24, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Nevada | W 98–67 | 24–2 (14–1) |
Lawlor Events Center (2,127) Reno, NV | |||||||
| February 28, 2024 6:30 p.m. |
No. 24т | Boise State | W 63–57 | 25–2 (15–1) |
Cox Pavilion (1,044) Paradise, NV | ||||||
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m. |
No. 24т | San Diego State | W 100–41 | 26–2 (16–1) |
Cox Pavilion (1,851) Paradise, NV | ||||||
| March 5, 2024 5:00 p.m. |
No. 23 | at Utah State | W 104–44 | 27–2 (17–1) |
Smith Spectrum (483) Logan, UT | ||||||
| Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., MWN |
(1) No. 21 | vs. (9) Fresno State Quarterfinals |
W 83–35 | 28–2 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | ||||||
| March 12, 2024 5:00 p.m., MWN |
(1) No. 21 | vs. (5) Colorado State Semifinals |
W 62–52 | 29–2 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | ||||||
| March 13, 2024 7:30 p.m., CBSSN |
(1) No. 21 | vs. (7) San Diego State Championship |
W 66–49 | 30–2 |
Thomas & Mack Center (2,045) Paradise, NV | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 23, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPNews |
(10 A2) No. 20 | vs. (7 A2) No. 24 Creighton First Round |
L 73–87 | 30–3 |
Pauley Pavilion (8,841) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A2=Albany 2. All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||||