Women’s Basketball Chosen For Sixth in the Preseason AAC Coaches Poll
Oct 9, 2023 | Women's Basketball
NEW ORLEANS – Tulane's women's basketball team was chosen for sixth in the 2023-24 Preseason American Athletic Conference (AAC) Coaches Poll, the conference office announced on Monday.
The Green Wave, who are coming off a 18-14 mark and made the WNIT for the third straight season in 2022-23, totaled 110 points to place sixth overall. The team was only five points from fifth and eight points from fourth in a tightly contested poll. South Florida are the preseason favorite after picking up 10 first place votes and 166 points in the poll. Followed closely in second is East Carolina, who earned the automatic AAC berth after winning the conference tournament title, placed second in the preseason poll with four first place votes and 159 points.
Tulane starts the 2023-24 season with an exhibition game against Loyola University Louisiana at Devlin Fieldhouse on Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. The team opens the regular season with a contest against Stetson on Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. The program will host a total of eight non-conference games this season, including the Tulane Holiday Classic (Dec. 20-21) plus makes trips to Macon, Georgia to take on Mercer (Nov. 19), the Cayman Islands to participate in the Inaugural Women's Basketball Cayman Islands Classic (Nov. 24-25) to play against Virginia and Virginia Tech and to Springfield, Missouri to take on Missouri State (Dec. 1).
The Tulane women's basketball team returns eight players from last season's roster for the 2023-24 season including 2023 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team selection Kyren Whittington. The Green Wave have added two freshmen, 6'3" center Lilybeth Ba and 5'8" point guard Joy Madison-Key along with 6'2" graduate transfer forward Hannah Pratt and 5'6" graduate transfer guard Kaylah Rainey. The program was selected for postseason play in the WNIT last season for the third consecutive year and went 18-14 overall. Coach Stockton also became the all-time winningest women's basketball coach in the state of Louisiana during the campaign and was elected to the CUSA Hall of Fame over the summer. The team's top returner scorers from last season are Kyren Whittington and Marta Galic. Both averaged 11.9 points per game, Galic also led the team in rebounding a year ago with her average of 6.7 rebounds a game.
2023-24 Preseason Coaches Poll
First place votes in parenthesis
Preseason Player of the Year
Danae McNeal – East Carolina
Preseason All-Conference First Team
Amiya Joyner – East Carolina
Danae McNeal – East Carolina
Madison Griggs – Memphis
Sammie Puisis – South Florida
Temira Poindexter – Tulsa
Preseason Second Team
Dazia Lawrence – Charlotte
Aniya Hubbard – Florida Atlantic
Malia Fisher – Rice
Aleah Nelson – Temple
Jordyn Jenkins – UTSA
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The Green Wave, who are coming off a 18-14 mark and made the WNIT for the third straight season in 2022-23, totaled 110 points to place sixth overall. The team was only five points from fifth and eight points from fourth in a tightly contested poll. South Florida are the preseason favorite after picking up 10 first place votes and 166 points in the poll. Followed closely in second is East Carolina, who earned the automatic AAC berth after winning the conference tournament title, placed second in the preseason poll with four first place votes and 159 points.
Tulane starts the 2023-24 season with an exhibition game against Loyola University Louisiana at Devlin Fieldhouse on Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. The team opens the regular season with a contest against Stetson on Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. The program will host a total of eight non-conference games this season, including the Tulane Holiday Classic (Dec. 20-21) plus makes trips to Macon, Georgia to take on Mercer (Nov. 19), the Cayman Islands to participate in the Inaugural Women's Basketball Cayman Islands Classic (Nov. 24-25) to play against Virginia and Virginia Tech and to Springfield, Missouri to take on Missouri State (Dec. 1).
The Tulane women's basketball team returns eight players from last season's roster for the 2023-24 season including 2023 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team selection Kyren Whittington. The Green Wave have added two freshmen, 6'3" center Lilybeth Ba and 5'8" point guard Joy Madison-Key along with 6'2" graduate transfer forward Hannah Pratt and 5'6" graduate transfer guard Kaylah Rainey. The program was selected for postseason play in the WNIT last season for the third consecutive year and went 18-14 overall. Coach Stockton also became the all-time winningest women's basketball coach in the state of Louisiana during the campaign and was elected to the CUSA Hall of Fame over the summer. The team's top returner scorers from last season are Kyren Whittington and Marta Galic. Both averaged 11.9 points per game, Galic also led the team in rebounding a year ago with her average of 6.7 rebounds a game.
2023-24 Preseason Coaches Poll
| South Florida (10) | 166 |
| East Carolina (4) | 159 |
| Rice | 135 |
| SMU | 118 |
| Memphis | 115 |
| Tulane | 110 |
| Tulsa | 104 |
| UTSA | 75 |
| Temple | 72 |
| Charlotte | 62 |
| Wichita State | 53 |
| North Texas | 47 |
| UAB | 30 |
| Florida Atlantic | 28 |
First place votes in parenthesis
Preseason Player of the Year
Danae McNeal – East Carolina
Preseason All-Conference First Team
Amiya Joyner – East Carolina
Danae McNeal – East Carolina
Madison Griggs – Memphis
Sammie Puisis – South Florida
Temira Poindexter – Tulsa
Preseason Second Team
Dazia Lawrence – Charlotte
Aniya Hubbard – Florida Atlantic
Malia Fisher – Rice
Aleah Nelson – Temple
Jordyn Jenkins – UTSA
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For behind-the-scenes coverage, follow Tulane women's basketball (@GreenWaveWBB) on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
TICKETS
Tickets for the football, volleyball, men's and women's basketball seasons can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out at NolaBuilt.com.
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