2023–24 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

2023–24 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record11–21 (10–8 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKirby Sports Center
Seasons
2023–24 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate † 16 – 2   .889 25 – 10   .714
Boston University 10 – 8   .556 16 – 17   .485
Lafayette 10 – 8   .556 11 – 21   .344
American 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
Bucknell 10 – 8   .556 14 – 19   .424
Lehigh 9 – 9   .500 14 – 18   .438
Navy 8 – 10   .444 13 – 18   .419
Army 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313
Holy Cross 6 – 12   .333 10 – 23   .303
Loyola 5 – 13   .278 7 – 25   .219
† 2024 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2023–24 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by first-year head coach Mike McGarvey, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center located in Easton, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Leopards finished the 2022–23 season 11–23, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place.[1] As the No. 6 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Lehigh[2] and American to advance to the tournament championship for the first time since 2015,[3] where they would lose to Colgate.[4]

On February 21, 2023, two games before the end of the season, head coach Mike Jordan was placed on administrative leave following a complaint, with associate head coach Mike McGarvey being appointed as the acting head coach.[5] On March 29, the school announced that McGarvey would take over as the team's permanent head coach.[6]

Roster

2023–24 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ryan Pettit 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Rutgers Prep Westfield, New Jersey
G 1 Luka Savicevic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Eastern Michigan Skopje, North Macedonia
G 2 Jon Brantley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Brother Rice High School Farmington Hills, Michigan
G 3 Devin Hines 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Saint Andrew's School West Palm Beach, Florida
G 4 Luke Rasmussen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr The Hill School Haverford, Pennsylvania
G 5 Eric Sondberg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr South River High School Davidsonville, Maryland
G 10 Mark Butler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr William Penn Charter School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 11 Isaiah Thompson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Peddie School White Plains, New York
C 13 Mike Bednostin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Trinity High School Kyiv, Ukraine
F 14 Kyle Jenkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Hotchkiss School Higganum, Connecticut
C 15 Justin Vander Baan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Boston College Northbridge, Massachusetts
G 20 TJ Berger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr San Diego Malvern, Pennsylvania
G/F 21 Andrew Phillips 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Malvern Prep Downingtown, Pennsylvania
F 22 Chris Rubayo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Montgomery High School Skillman, New Jersey
G/F 23 Joshua Wyche 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's L 60–81  0–1
 Hagan Arena (1,793)
Philadelphia, PA
November 10, 2023*
11:00 pm, P12N 		at UCLA L 50–68  0–2
 Pauley Pavilion (6,259)
Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Pepperdine L 53–76  0–3
 Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
November 19, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wilkes W 69–53  1–3
 Kirby Sports Center (1,119)
Easton, PA
November 24, 2023*
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Penn
Cathedral Classic 		L 72–74  1–4
 The Palestra (1,883)
Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Monmouth
Cathedral Classic 		L 53–63  1–5
 The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
November 26, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Belmont
Cathedral Classic 		L 69–79  1–6
 The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
November 29, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Drexel L 48–69  1–7
 Kirby Sports Center (1,017)
Easton, PA
December 2, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cornell L 71–79  1–8
 Kirby Sports Center (1,068)
Easton, PA
December 5, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Columbia L 72–83  1–9
 Levien Gymnasium (567)
New York, NY
December 9, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		La Salle L 51–67  1–10
 Kirby Sports Center (1,009)
Easton, PA
December 21, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Quinnipiac L 60–78  1–11
 Kirby Sports Center (864)
Easton, PA
December 30, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Richmond L 38–59  1–12
 Robins Center (5,484)
Richmond, VA
Patriot League regular season
January 3, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Army W 52–47  2–12
(1–0) 		Kirby Sports Center (1,149)
Easton, PA
January 6, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Boston University W 59–51  3–12
(2–0) 		Case Gym (553)
Boston, MA
January 10, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Colgate W 69–64  4–12
(3–0) 		Cotterell Court (657)
Hamilton, NY
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Navy W 78–62  5–12
(4–0) 		Kirby Sports Center (1,379)
Easton, PA
January 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Holy Cross W 72–68  6–12
(5–0) 		Hart Center (692)
Worcester, MA
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bucknell W 75–72 OT 7–12
(6–0) 		Kirby Sports Center (1,293)
Easton, PA
January 24, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Loyola (MD) W 70–44  8–12
(7–0) 		Reitz Arena (472)
Baltimore, MD
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Boston University L 48–62  8–13
(7–1) 		Kirby Sports Center (1,462)
Easton, PA
January 31, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		American L 66–69  8–14
(7–2) 		Kirby Sports Center (1,289)
Easton, PA
February 3, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Army W 64–56 OT 9–14
(8–2) 		Christl Arena (913)
West Point, NY
February 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Holy Cross W 75–59  10–14
(9–2) 		Kirby Sports Center (1,241)
Easton, PA
February 10, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lehigh L 90–94 OT 10–15
(9–3) 		Stabler Arena (1,962)
Bethlehem, PA
February 14, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Loyola (MD) L 64–79  10–16
(9–4) 		Kirby Sports Center (1,183)
Easton, PA
February 17, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at American W 68–62  11–16
(10–4) 		Bender Arena (1,087)
Washington, D.C.
February 19, 2024
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		Colgate L 62–67  11–17
(10–5) 		Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lehigh L 63–71  11–18
(10–6) 		Kirby Sports Center (2,231)
Easton, PA
February 28, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Navy L 58–62  11–19
(10–7) 		Alumni Hall (730)
Annapolis, MD
March 2, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bucknell L 50–60  11–20
(10–8) 		Sojka Pavilion (1,328)
Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League tournament
March 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) (6) Lehigh
Quarterfinals 		L 61–76  11–21
 Kirby Sports Center (1,776)
Easton, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mountain Hawks Fall to Lafayette in Patriot League Quarterfinals". Lehigh University Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Advances to the Patriot League Championship". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Colgate University beats Lafayette in Patriot League men's basketball championship game". WFMZ-TV. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Head basketball coach on leave after 'complaint': Team, administration stay quiet". The Lafayette. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Lafayette Names McGarvey as Men's Basketball Coach". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lafayette College Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "Lafayette Leopards 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 6, 2023.