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
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southern Indiana* †171 .944257  .781
Little Rock117 .6111218  .400
UT Martin117 .6111617  .485
Eastern Illinois117 .6111518  .455
Morehead State108 .5561515  .500
Tennessee Tech108 .5561615  .516
Western Illinois99 .5001812  .600
Tennessee State711 .3891119  .367
Southeast Missouri State612 .333920  .310
Lindenwood*513 .278721  .250
SIU Edwardsville216 .111526  .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.