2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball team
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Conference | ASUN Conference |
Record | 14–19 (7–9 ASUN) |
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Home arena | Curry Arena |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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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
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
Sources:[5][6]
References
- ^ Carboni, Nick (May 6, 2022). "Queens University athletics will move to Division 1". WCNC. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Royals Dominate FGCU on the Glass Advancing to ASUN Tournament Quarterfinals". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. February 27, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Kennesaw St. advances to ASUN semis holding off Queens". USA Today. February 28, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "2023-2024 Men's Basketball Schedule". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Queens University Royals 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.