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2023–24 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2023–24 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Duane Simpkins, played their home games at Bender Arena located in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League.

2023–24 American Eagles men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record16–16 (10–8 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBender Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
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

Previous season edit

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 17–15, 7–11 in Patriot League play, to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Bucknell and Navy before losing to Lafayette in the semifinals.[1]

Following the conclusion of the season, head coach Mike Brennan was fired.[2] On April 1, 2023, the school would name George Mason assistant coach Duane Simpkins the team's new head coach.[3]

Roster edit

2023–24 American Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Chris Gleaton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Trinity-Pawling Thiells, New York
G 1 Elijah Stephens 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr China Spring Waco, Texas
G 2 Nick Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Loyola (MD) Clarksville, Maryland
G 3 Colin Smalls 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Andrew's Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 4 Lincoln Ball 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr George Washington Williamsport, Maryland
G 5 Alex Daniels 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Weatherford College Duluth, Georgia
G 8 Lorenzo Donadio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Boys' Latin Rome, Italy
G 10 Adrian Samuels 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Vanderbilt Nashville, Tennessee
G 12 Geoff Sprouse 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Pembroke Pines Pembroke Pines, Florida
F 14 Gibraltar Coleman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Flint Hill Lorton, Virginia
F 15 Matt Rogers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr St. Maria Goretti Knoxville, Maryland
G 20 Adam Holod 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Santiago Canyon College Saint Paul, Minnesota
F 21 Noah Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Mount Saint Joseph Baltimore, Maryland
C 22 Jermaine Ballisager Webb 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Montverde Stjær, Denmark
C 23 Greg Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Hayfield Alexandria, Virginia
F 31 Matt Delaney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr St. Augustine Prep Mantua, New Jersey
F 33 Matt Mayock 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Westtown School Berwyn, Pennsylvania
F 45 Mason Whittaker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Christ's College Cust, New Zealand
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2023

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		at Howard L 61–69  –
 Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FS1 		at No. 22 Villanova L 63–90  0–1
 Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at William & Mary L 56–75  0–2
 Kaplan Arena (2,716)
Williamsburg, VA
November 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Siena W 78–58  1–2
 Bender Arena (1,114)
Washington, D.C.
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		NJIT W 87–73  2–2
 Bender Arena (909)
Washington, D.C.
November 19, 2023*
4:30 p.m., FS2 		at Georgetown
Georgetown MTE 		L 83–88 OT 2–3
 Capital One Arena (4,755)
Washington, D.C.
November 22, 2023*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Mount St. Mary's
Georgetown MTE 		W 68–65  3–3
 Bender Arena (584)
Washington, D.C.
November 26, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Hood College W 103–74  4–3
 Bender Arena (554)
Washington, D.C.
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Harvard L 75–80  4–4
 Lavietes Pavilion (983)
Boston, MA
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Francis (PA) L 73–75  4–5
 Bender Arena (692)
Washington, D.C.
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		at Saint Joseph's L 53–69  4–6
 Hagan Arena (1,517)
Philadelphia, PA
December 9, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at VMI W 77–69  5–6
 Cameron Hall (3,317)
Lexington, VA
December 21, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Virginia Tech L 55–77  5–7
 Cassell Coliseum (4,886)
Blacksburg, VA
December 29, 2023*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMBC W 87–85  6–7
 Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,087)
Catonsville, MD
Patriot League regular season
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lehigh W 75–66  7–7
(1–0) 		Bender Arena (412)
Washington, D.C.
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Bucknell W 71–63  8–7
(2–0) 		Sojka Pavilion (634)
Lewisburg, PA
January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Boston University L 68–72  8–8
(2–1) 		Case Gym (454)
Boston, MA
January 13, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Army W 79–60  9–8
(3–1) 		Bender Arena (2,426)
Washington, D.C.
January 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Loyola (MD) W 66–52  10–8
(4–1) 		Reitz Arena (1,243)
Baltimore, MD
January 20, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lehigh L 68–70  10–9
(4–2) 		Stabler Arena (688)
Bethlehem, PA
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Holy Cross W 84–65  11–9
(5–2) 		Bender Arena (876)
Washington, D.C.
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Colgate L 54–73  11–10
(5–3) 		Bender Arena (1,644)
Washington, D.C.
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lafayette W 69–66  12–10
(6–3) 		Kirby Sports Center (1,289)
Easton, PA
February 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bucknell W 75–66 OT 13–10
(7–3) 		Bender Arena (1,257)
Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola (MD) L 43–44  13–11
(7–4) 		Bender Arena (841)
Washington, D.C.
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Holy Cross L 56–58  13–12
(7–5) 		Hart Center (1,791)
Worcester, MA
February 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Navy W 59–42  14–12
(8–5) 		Alumni Hall (703)
Annapolis, MD
February 17, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lafayette L 62–68  14–13
(8–6) 		Bender Arena (1,087)
Washington, D.C.
February 21, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Boston University L 52–67  14–14
(8–7) 		Bender Arena (691)
Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Colgate W 66–64  15–14
(9–7) 		Cotterell Court (1,158)
Hamilton, NY
February 28, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Army W 73–51  16–14
(10–7) 		Christl Arena (277)
West Point, NY
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Navy L 65–71  16–15
(10–8) 		Bender Arena (1,648)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League tournament
March 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(4) (5) Bucknell
Quarterfinals 		L 57–80  16–16
 Bender Arena (1,172)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "2022-23 American Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Borzello, Jeff (2023-03-10). "Brennan out as American coach after 10 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  3. ^ "American U hires Duane Simpkins as basketball coach". USA Today. 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". American University. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-24 American University Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
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