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2023–24 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2023–24 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sugar Bears, led by first-year head coach Tony Kemper, played their home games at the Farris Center located in Conway, Arkansas as members of the ASUN Conference.
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| Conference | ASUN Conference |
| Record | 21–12 (11–5 ASUN) |
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| Home arena | Farris Center |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bellarmine* | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Queens* | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 ASUN tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Sugar Bears finished the 2022–23 season 8–21, 3–15 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for 13th (last) place.[1] They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament, as only the top 10 teams qualify.[2]
On February 25, 2023, head coach Sandra Rushing announced that she would be stepping down as head coach after 11 years at the helm.[3] On March 10, the school announced that Marshall head coach Tony Kemper would be named the team's new head coach.[4]
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 6, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Hendrix | W 85–25 | 1–0 |
14 – 2 Tied | 8 – 2 Tied | 3 – 2 Tied | Farris Center (348) Conway, AR | ||||
| November 11, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Samford | L 62–65 | 1–1 |
15 – L. Mafua | 7 – Banks | 2 – 3 Tied | Pete Hanna Center (306) Homewood, AL | ||||
| November 14, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Martin | W 56–45 | 2–1 |
10 – Upshaw | 14 – Banks | 3 – Wright | Farris Center Conway, AR | ||||
| November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northwestern State | Postponed[5] | Farris Center Conway, AR | ||||||||
| November 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Arkansas | L 67–81 | 2–2 |
16 – Upshaw | 9 – Banks | 3 – Upshaw | Bud Walton Arena (4,194) Fayetteville, AR | ||||
| November 24, 2023* 2:00 pm, MidcoSN+ |
at Denver Denver Classic |
W 90–84 | 3–2 |
21 – Fisher | 16 – Stephens | 2 – 5 Tied | Hamilton Gymnasium (352) Denver, CO | ||||
| November 25, 2023* 12:00 pm, MidcoSN+ |
vs. Nevada Denver Classic |
L 65–67 OT | 3–3 |
16 – Fisher | 5 – Banks | 2 – 3 Tied | Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO | ||||
| November 29, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lindenwood | W 77–64 | 4–3 |
19 – Fisher | 7 – 2 Tied | 5 – Wright | Hyland Performance Arena (423) St. Charles, MO | ||||
| December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm |
at Little Rock | W 63–58 | 5–3 |
16 – L. Mafua | 8 – Stephens | 3 – Stephens | Jack Stephens Center (657) Little Rock, AR | ||||
| December 5, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tulsa | L 58–60 | 5–4 |
18 – Fisher | 10 – Abiara | 3 – L. Mafua | Reynolds Center (1,050) Tulsa, OK | ||||
| December 9, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Central Baptist | W 69–32 | 6–4 |
12 – Upshaw | 9 – 2 Tied | 5 – Wright | Farris Center (380) Conway, AR | ||||
| December 16, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Kansas | L 48–69 | 6–5 |
17 – Wright | 7 – Banks | 4 – Wright | Allen Fieldhouse (2,861) Lawrence, KS | ||||
| December 20, 2023* 2:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Northwestern State Rescheduled from November 18 |
W 75–57 | 7–5 |
18 – L. Mafua | 6 – Stephens | 2 – 3 Tied | Farris Center (389) Conway, AR | ||||
| December 29, 2023* 2:00 pm |
at Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL | |||||||||
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| January 6, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Alabama | CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL | |||||||||
| January 11, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lipscomb | Farris Center Conway, AR | |||||||||
| January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Austin Peay | Farris Center Conway, AR | |||||||||
| January 18, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Kentucky | Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY | |||||||||
| January 20, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bellarmine | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||||
| January 24, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Queens | Farris Center Conway, AR | |||||||||
| January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Kennesaw State | KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA | |||||||||
| February 1, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Jacksonville | Farris Center Conway, AR | |||||||||
| February 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Florida | Farris Center Conway, AR | |||||||||
| February 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Florida Gulf Coast | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL | |||||||||
| February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Stetson | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL | |||||||||
| February 15, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bellarmine | Farris Center Conway, AR | |||||||||
| February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Kentucky | Farris Center Conway, AR | |||||||||
| February 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Austin Peay | F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN | |||||||||
| February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lipscomb | Allen Arena Nashville, TN | |||||||||
| March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Alabama | Farris Center Conway, AR | |||||||||
| ASUN tournament | |||||||||||
| March 8–16, 2024 TBA |
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- "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- "FGCU Claims Regular Season Title as 2023 @ASUNWBB Championship Field Finalized". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- "RUSHING STEPS DOWN FROM UCA PROGRAM". University of Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- "Marshall women's basketball coach Tony Kemper leaves for same position at Central Arkansas". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- "Women's basketball game at Central Arkansas postponed". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- "Central Arkansas Sugar Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2023.