2023–24 SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball team

2023–24 SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–26 (2–16 OVC)
Head coach
  • Samantha Quigley Smith (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFirst Community Arena
2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Indiana* † 17 1   .944 25 7   .781
Little Rock 11 7   .611 12 18   .400
UT Martin 11 7   .611 16 17   .485
Eastern Illinois 11 7   .611 15 18   .455
Morehead State 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Tennessee Tech 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Western Illinois 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
Tennessee State 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Southeast Missouri State 6 12   .333 9 20   .310
Lindenwood* 5 13   .278 7 21   .250
SIU Edwardsville 2 16   .111 5 26   .161
2024 OVC tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

The 2023–24 SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, who were led by third-year head coach Samantha Quigley Smith, played their home games at the First Community Arena in Edwardsville, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 5–26, 2–16 in OVC play, to finish in eleventh (last) place.