2023–24 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

2023–24 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
MAAC regular season champions
CBI, First Round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record24–10 (15–5 MAAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachShaun Morris
Assistant coaches
  • Bradley Jacks
  • Tahar Sutton
Home arenaM&T Bank Arena
Seasons
2023–24 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Quinnipiac 15 – 5   .750 24 – 10   .706
Fairfield 14 – 6   .700 24 – 13   .649
Marist 12 – 8   .600 18 – 13   .581
Rider 12 – 8   .600 15 – 17   .469
Saint Peter's † 12 – 8   .600 19 – 14   .576
Niagara 11 – 9   .550 16 – 16   .500
Iona 10 – 10   .500 16 – 17   .485
Mount St. Mary's 9 – 11   .450 13 – 19   .406
Canisius 8 – 12   .400 14 – 18   .438
Manhattan 4 – 16   .200 7 – 23   .233
Siena 3 – 17   .150 4 – 28   .125
† 2024 MAAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by first-year head coach Tom Pecora, played their home games at M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2022–23 season 20–12, 11–9 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for third place.[1] As the #3 seed in the MAAC tournament, they were upset by #11 seed Marist in the quarterfinals.[2]

On April 13, 2023, head coach Baker Dunleavy resigned, in order to take the newly created position of general manager of basketball at his alma mater, Villanova.[3] Special assistant to the head coach Tom Pecora was immediately elevated to be the team's next head coach.[4]

Roster

2023–24 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Alexis Reyes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr East Carolina Roxbury, MA
F 1 Richie Springs 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr UConn Brooklyn, NY
G 2 Matt Balanc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Springbrook High School Silver Spring, MD
G 3 Savion Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Half Hollow Hills East High School Dix Hills, NY
G 4 Khaden Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Choate Rosemary Hall Grand Prairie, TX
G 5 Doug Young 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Midland College Houston, TX
G 10 Nicholas Margetson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Holy Trinity High School Dix Hills, New York
G 11 Arion Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Delaware State Philadelphia, PA
F 12 Rihards Vavers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr The Skill Factory Ādaži, Latvia
G/F 13 Daemar Kelly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Penn Hills High School Pittsburgh, PA
G 14 Quinn Guth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Kimball Union Academy Brookfield, CT
F 15 Amarri Tice 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Wofford Newburgh, NY
F 23 JJ Riggins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Imhotep Charter High School Philadelphia, PA
F 33 Paul Otieno 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Kilgore College Nairobi, Kenya
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Coast Guard W 116–48  1–0
 M&T Bank Arena (898)
Hamden, CT
November 10, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Connecticut W 74–70  2–0
 M&T Bank Arena (1,112)
Hamden, CT
November 13, 2023*
7:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ 		at UMass L 81–102  2–1
 Mullins Center (2,382)
Amherst, MA
November 17, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Army W 67–58  3–1
 Christl Arena (934)
West Point, NY
November 19, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Albany W 85–82  4–1
 M&T Bank Arena (763)
Hamden, CT
November 26, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stonehill W 80–69  5–1
 M&T Bank Arena (877)
Hamden, CT
December 1, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Canisius L 73–93  5–2
(0–1) 		Koessler Athletic Center (1,084)
Buffalo, NY
December 3, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Niagara W 75–68 OT 6–2
(1–1) 		Gallagher Center (872)
Lewiston, NY
December 8, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Navy W 71–68  7–2
 M&T Bank Arena (1,221)
Hamden, CT
December 11, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Yale L 66–73  7–3
 M&T Bank Arena (1,156)
Hamden, CT
December 18, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Holy Cross W 77–57  8–3
 Hart Center (654)
Worcester, MA
December 21, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lafayette W 78–60  9–3
 Kirby Sports Center (864)
Easton, PA
December 30, 2023*
1:00 pm, SECN 		at Florida L 72–97  9–4
 O'Connell Center (9,869)
Gainesville, FL
January 5, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Rider W 88–84  10–4
(2–1) 		M&T Bank Arena (887)
Hamden, CT
January 7, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Manhattan W 76–59  11–4
(3–1) 		M&T Bank Arena (738)
Hamden, CT
January 12, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Marist W 66–55  12–4
(4–1) 		McCann Arena (1,595)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 19, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Siena W 82-70  13–4
(5–1) 		MVP Arena (4,845)
Albany, NY
January 21, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Iona W 91-87  14–4
(6–1) 		M&T Bank Arena (1,631)
Hamden, CT
January 25, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Mount St. Mary's W 79–65  15–4
(7–1) 		M&T Bank Arena (929)
Hamden, CT
January 28, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Fairfield W 66–64  16–4
(8–1) 		Leo D. Mahoney Arena (3,137)
Fairfield, CT
February 2, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Manhattan W 76–59  17–4
(9–1) 		Draddy Gymnasium (787)
Riverdale, NY
February 4, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Canisius W 88–63  18–4
(10–1) 		M&T Bank Arena (1,747)
Hamden, CT
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Peter's W 84–73  19–4
(11–1) 		M&T Bank Arena 
Hamden, CT
February 10, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mount St. Mary's L 79–96  19–5
(11–2) 		Knott Arena (2,166)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 18, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Niagara L 66–80  19–6
(11–3) 		M&T Bank Arena (1,987)
Hamden, CT
February 23, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Fairfield L 81–85  19–7
(11–4) 		M&T Bank Arena (3,570)
Hamden, CT
February 25, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Rider L 78–88  19–8
(11–5) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,614)
Lawrenceville, NJ
March 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Iona W 82–64  20–8
(12–5) 		Hynes Athletics Center (1,846)
New Rochelle, NY
March 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Siena W 71–57  21–8
(13–5) 		M&T Bank Arena (1,995)
Hamden, CT
March 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Marist W 73–64  22–8
(14–5) 		M&T Bank Arena (1,249)
Hamden, CT
March 9, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Peter's W 89–74  23–8
(15–5) 		Run Baby Run Arena (755)
Jersey City, NJ
MAAC tournament
March 13, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (9) Canisius
Quarterfinals 		W 76–52  24–8
 Boardwalk Hall (1,443)
Atlantic City, NJ
March 15, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPNews 		(1) vs. (5) Saint Peter's
Semifinals 		L 60–62  24–9
 Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
CBI
March 24, 2024
3:30 p.m., FloHoops 		(6) vs. (11) Evansville
First round 		L 63–64  24–10
 Ocean Center (829)
Daytona Beach, FL
*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". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "QU Falls in MAAC Tournament Thursday Night vs. Marist". Quinnipiac University Athletics. March 9, 2023. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  3. ^ O'Neil, Dana (April 14, 2023). "Villanova names Baker Dunleavy GM of basketball, overseeing NIL, transfer portal, marketing". The Athletic. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Hurwitz, Ethan (April 13, 2023). "Tom Pecora announced to 'assume head coaching duties' of Quinnipiac men's basketball". The Quinnipiac Chronicle. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "Quinnipiac Bobcats 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.