2023–24 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

2023–24 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record22–10 (11–5 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jon Iati
  • Matt Graves
  • Ryan Herrion
Home arenaCostello Athletic Center
Seasons
2023–24 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont † 15 – 1   .938 28 – 7   .800
UMass Lowell 11 – 5   .688 22 – 10   .688
Bryant 11 – 5   .688 20 – 13   .606
New Hampshire 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516
Binghamton 7 – 9   .438 15 – 15   .500
Maine 7 – 9   .438 15 – 17   .469
UMBC 6 – 10   .375 11 – 21   .344
Albany 5 – 11   .313 13 – 19   .406
NJIT 3 – 13   .188 7 – 21   .250
† 2024 AmEast tournament winner

The 2023–24 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Costello Athletic Center located in Lowell, Massachusetts, with two games being played at the Tsongas Center, and were led by 11th-year head coach Pat Duquette.

Previous season

The River Hawks finished the 2022–23 season 26–8, 11–5 in America East play to finish in second place.[1] They defeated Maine[2] and New Hampshire,[3] before losing to Vermont in the championship game of the America East tournament.[4]

Roster

2023–24 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Keenan Bey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
G 1 Brayden O'Connor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Notre Dame HS Ottawa, ON
G 2 Ayinde Hikim 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr La Salle Washington, D.C.
G 3 Quinton Mincey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Mount St. Mary's Upper Marlboro, MD
G 4 Yuri Covington 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr William & Mary Wilkes-Barre, PA
G 5 Anthony Maxwell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Dynastie Prep Montreal, QC
F 10 Max Brooks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr St. Charles HS Waldorf, MD
G 11 Andres Fulgencio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Bloomfield Englewood, NJ
F 12 Abdoul Karim Coulibaly 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr St. Bonaventure Bamako, Mali
G 14 Anthony Blunt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Vincent Pallotti HS Crownsville, MD
G 20 Jordan Thompson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Southmoore HS Oklahoma City, OK
F 23 Cam Morris III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr IMG Academy Alexander City, AL
F 24 Xzavier Lino 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Whitman College Phoenix, AZ
F 33 Ephraim Acquah 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Williamsport HS Hagerstown, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 11, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Rivier W 96–51  1–0
 Costello Athletic Center (719)
Lowell, MA
November 10, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dartmouth W 81–48  2–0
 Leede Arena (637)
Hanover, NH
November 14, 2023*
7:30 pm, ESPN+/ACCNX 		at Georgia Tech W 74–71  3–0
 McCamish Pavilion (3,778)
Atlanta, GA
November 16, 2023*
9:00 pm, P12N 		at Arizona State L 69–71  3–1
 Desert Financial Arena (6,857)
Tempe, AZ
November 20, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Peter's W 69–61  4–1
 Run Baby Run Arena (745)
Jersey City, NJ
November 29, 2023*
4:30 pm 		at Stonehill W 80–74  5–1
 Merkert Gymnasium (759)
Easton, MA
December 2, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Merrimack L 68–74  5–2
 Hammel Court (2,347)
North Andover, MA
December 5, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Fisher W 117–69  6–2
 Costello Athletic Center (434)
Lowell, MA
December 9, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UMass L 77–91  6–3
 Mullins Center (3,028)
Amherst, MA
December 12, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		LIU W 78–65  7–3
 Costello Athletic Center (475)
Lowell, MA
December 16, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Connecticut L 54–57  7–4
 Tsongas Center (1,379)
Lowell, MA
December 22, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Boston University W 71–63  8–4
 Case Gym (450)
Boston, MA
December 31, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Emerson W 116–48  9–4
 Costello Athletic Center (455)
Lowell, MA
America East regular season
January 6, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Hampshire W 82–75  10–4
(1–0) 		Lundholm Gym (823)
Durham, NH
January 11, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		NJIT W 70–62  11–4
(2–0) 		Costello Athletic Center (373)
Lowell, MA
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UMBC W 86–82  12–4
(3–0) 		Costello Athletic Center (626)
Lowell, MA
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Albany W 97–76  13–4
(4–0) 		Broadview Center (2,004)
Albany, NY
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Binghamton W 80–60  14–4
(5–0) 		Binghamton University Events Center (2,028)
Vestal, NY
January 25, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Vermont L 65–72 OT 14–5
(5–1) 		Costello Athletic Center (957)
Lowell, MA
February 1, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Maine W 76–62  15–5
(6–1) 		Costello Athletic Center (768)
Lowell, MA
February 3, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		New Hampshire L 73–89  15–6
(6–2) 		Tsongas Center (3,583)
Lowell, MA
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UMBC W 93–80  16–6
(7–2) 		Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,163)
Catonsville, MD
February 10, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at NJIT L 64–71  16–7
(7–3) 		Wellness and Events Center (471)
Newark, NJ
February 17, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bryant W 86–77  17–7
(8–3) 		Chace Athletic Center (1,022)
Smithfield, RI
February 22, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Binghamton W 87–80  18–7
(9–3) 		Costello Athletic Center (625)
Lowell, MA
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Albany W 104–95  19–7
(10–3) 		Costello Athletic Center (702)
Lowell, MA
February 29, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Bryant W 89–67  20–7
(11–3) 		Costello Athletic Center (703)
Lowell, MA
March 2, 2024
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Vermont L 62–74  20–8
(11–4) 		Patrick Gym (3,015)
Burlington, VT
March 5, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Maine L 65–71  20–9
(11–5) 		Memorial Gymnasium (647)
Orono, ME
America East tournament
March 9, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) (7) UMBC
Quarterfinals 		W 94–89 OT 21–9
 Costello Athletic Center (684)
Lowell, MA
March 12, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) (3) Byrant
Semifinals 		W 77–70  22–9
 Costello Athletic Center (957)
Lowell, MA
March 16, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN2 		(2) at (1) Vermont
Championship 		L 61–66  22–10
 Patrick Gym (3,000)
Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "No. 2 River Hawks Top No. 7 Maine, 85-54, in AE Quarterfinals". UMass Lowell Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "'Cats End Season with Deepest Playoff Run Since 2017, Falling at UMass Lowell 75-64". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "Conference final roundup: Vermont wins America East". Reuters. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". UMass Lowell Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "UMass Lowell River Hawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2023.