2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball team

2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball
ConferenceASUN Conference
Record14–19 (7–9 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Charlie Wilson
  • Sean McClurg
  • Dan Bailey
  • Bobby Horodyski
  • Walt Belcher
Home arenaCurry Arena
Seasons
2023–24 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Kentucky 12 – 4   .750 17 – 14   .548
Stetson † 11 – 5   .688 22 – 13   .629
Lipscomb 11 – 5   .688 20 – 12   .625
Austin Peay 10 – 6   .625 19 – 16   .543
North Florida 9 – 7   .563 16 – 16   .500
North Alabama 8 – 8   .500 15 – 17   .469
Florida Gulf Coast 8 – 8   .500 14 – 18   .438
Queens* 7 – 9   .438 14 – 19   .424
Kennesaw State 6 – 10   .375 15 – 16   .484
Jacksonville 5 – 11   .313 16 – 17   .485
Central Arkansas 5 – 11   .313 9 – 23   .281
Bellarmine* 4 – 12   .250 8 – 23   .258
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 ASUN tournament winner

The 2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball team represented the Queens University of Charlotte during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Royals, led by second-year head coach Grant Leonard, played their home games at Curry Arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina, as second-year members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 7–9 in ASUN play, to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the first round before losing to Stetson in the quarterfinals.

This season marked Queens' second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Royals are not eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.[1]

Previous season

The Royals finished the 2022–23 season 18–15, 7–11 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for ninth place.[2] As the No. 9 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated Florida Gulf Coast,[3] before losing to Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals.[4]

Roster

2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Kobe George 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Greensboro, NC
G/F 1 Jacobi Sebock 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Midwest City, OK
G 3 Kalib Mathews 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Franklinton, NC
F 4 Gavin Rains 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Trinity, NC
G 5 AJ McKee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Charlotte, NC
F 6 BJ McLaurin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Fayetteville, NC
F 8 Luke Krawczyk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Fort Mill, SC
G/F 10 Bryce Cash 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Charlotte, NC
G 11 Chris Ashby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Houston, TX
G 12 Logan Threatt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Belmont, NC
G 13 Deyton Albury 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Nassau, Bahamas
G 15 Jordon Nevill 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Charlotte, NC
F 22 Jaxon Pollard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Cedar Hills, UT
F 32 Malcolm Wilson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Columbia, SC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marshall L 73–89  0–1
 Cam Henderson Center (4,443)
Huntington, WV
November 10, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois L 68–91  0–2
 Banterra Center (5,183)
Carbondale, IL
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		High Point W 74–72  1–2
 Curry Arena (873)
Charlotte, NC
November 18, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Fairfield
Market Street Challenge 		W 69–63  2–2
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (338)
Philadelphia, PA
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports 		at Drexel
Market Street Challenge 		L 52–62  2–3
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (871)
Philadelphia, PA
November 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Fairleigh Dickinson W 97–84  3–3
 Curry Arena (317)
Charlotte, NC
November 25, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Richmond L 61–90  3–4
 Robins Center (4,953)
Richmond, VA
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb W 83–80  4–4
 Curry Arena (381)
Charlotte, NC
December 1, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Carolina Christian W 134–69  5–4
 Curry Arena (556)
Charlotte, NC
December 5, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Winthrop L 82–88  5–5
 Winthrop Coliseum (1,279)
Rock Hill, SC
December 9, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Carolina W 112–64  6–5
 Curry Arena (300)
Charlotte, NC
December 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Appalachian State L 81–93  6–6
 Curry Arena (1,532)
Charlotte, NC
December 19, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Mercer L 65–84  6–7
 Hawkins Arena (839)
Macon, GA
December 22, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 18 Clemson L 79–109  6–8
 Littlejohn Coliseum (6,817)
Clemson, SC
December 30, 2023*
2:00 p.m., The CW 		at No. 16 Duke L 69–106  6–9
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
ASUN regular season
January 6, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kennesaw State L 77–80  6–10
(0–1) 		KSU Convocation Center (1,921)
Kennesaw, GA
January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida Gulf Coast W 78–75  7–10
(1–1) 		Curry Arena (395)
Charlotte, NC
January 12, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Stetson L 66–84  7–11
(1–2) 		Curry Arena (455)
Charlotte, NC
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville L 77–79  7–12
(1–3) 		Swisher Gymnasium (873)
Jacksonville, FL
January 20, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at North Florida L 75–91  7–13
(1–4) 		UNF Arena (1,559)
Jacksonville, FL
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Central Arkansas W 96–79  8–13
(2–4) 		Curry Arena (226)
Charlotte, NC
January 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at North Alabama L 84–90  8–14
(2–5) 		CB&S Bank Arena (1,473)
Florence, AL
February 1, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Kentucky W 94–76  9–14
(3–5) 		Curry Arena (317)
Charlotte, NC
February 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bellarmine W 85–75  10–14
(4–5) 		Curry Arena (773)
Charlotte, NC
February 8, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lipscomb L 88–90  10–15
(4–6) 		Allen Arena (1,582)
Nashville, TN
February 10, 2024
5:15 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Austin Peay L 76–79  10–16
(4–7) 		F&M Bank Arena (3,333)
Clarksville, TN
February 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Florida L 79–93  10–17
(4–8) 		Curry Arena (101)
Charlotte, NC
February 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Jacksonville W 74–65  11–17
(5–8) 		Curry Arena (326)
Charlotte, NC
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Stetson W 83–77  12–17
(6–8) 		Edmunds Center (441)
DeLand, FL
February 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Florida Gulf Coast L 81–90  12–18
(6–9) 		Alico Arena (2,354)
Fort Myers, FL
March 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kennesaw State W 91–82  13–18
(7–9) 		Curry Arena (344)
Charlotte, NC
ASUN tournament
March 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (7) Florida Gulf Coast
First round 		W 69–63  14–18
 Edmunds Center (108)
DeLand, FL
March 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(8) at (2) Stetson
Quarterfinals 		L 71–83  14–19
 Edmunds Center (672)
DeLand, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

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  2. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Royals Dominate FGCU on the Glass Advancing to ASUN Tournament Quarterfinals". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. February 27, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Kennesaw St. advances to ASUN semis holding off Queens". USA Today. February 28, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-2024 Men's Basketball Schedule". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "Queens University Royals 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.