2023–24 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2023–24 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Mike Magpayo and played their games at the SRC Arena as members of the Big West Conference.

2023–24 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record16–18 (10–10 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Eddie Hill
  • Troy Hammel
  • Dustin Yoder
Home arenaSRC Arena
(Capacity: 3,168)
Seasons
2023–24 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 17 3   .850 24 10   .706
UC San Diego* 15 5   .750 21 12   .636
UC Davis 14 6   .700 20 13   .606
Hawai'i 11 9   .550 20 14   .588
Long Beach State 10 10   .500 21 15   .583
UC Riverside 10 10   .500 16 18   .471
UC Santa Barbara 9 11   .450 16 15   .516
Cal State Northridge 9 11   .450 19 15   .559
Cal State Bakersfield 8 12   .400 13 19   .406
Cal State Fullerton 7 13   .350 14 18   .438
Cal Poly 0 20   .000 4 28   .125
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

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The Highlanders finished the 2022–23 season 22–12, 14–6 in conference play to finish in third place. In the Big West tournament, the team won their quarterfinals game against UC Davis before losing their semi-finals matchup against UC Santa Barbara to end their season.

Roster

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2023–24 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Kyle Owens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
GS Calabasas, CA
C 1 Ben Griscti 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Jr Adelaide, Australia
F 2 Kaleb Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
RS Fr Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 3 Isaiah Moses 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS So Anchorage, AK
G 4 Gavin Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Carson, CA
G 6 Jayden Mojica 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr El Sereno, CA
G/F 10 Niyi Olabode 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Orinda, CA
G 11 Nate Pickens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So El Mirage, AZ
C 12 Jhaylon Martinez 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
RS Jr Vallejo, CA
F 13 Vladimer Salaridze 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
RS Jr Tbilisi, Georgia
F 14 Wil Tattersall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Melbourne, Australia
G 21 Chip Brunt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Memphis, TN
F 22 Luke Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Temecula, CA
F 24 Barrington Hargress 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Inglewood, CA
F 45 Clancy Bird 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
RS Fr Sydney, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 23, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Merced W 76–69  1–0
 16  Hargress   10  Martinez   4  Pickens  SRC Arena (839)
Riverside, CA
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., Pac-12 Mountain
at Utah L 53–82  1–1
 12  Moses   7  Griscti   6  Hargress  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,565)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland L 65–76  1–2
 17  Hargress   7  Owens   6  Moses  Chiles Center (1,187)
Portland, OR
November 17, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ACC Network
at No. 20 North Carolina L 52–77  1–3
 14  Griscti   7  Tattersall   5  tied  Dean Smith Center (18,226)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
vs. Green Bay W 74–68  2–3
 22  Moses   7  Owens   6  Moses  Worthington Arena (150)
Bozeman, MT
November 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Montana State L 68–69  2–4
 17  Moses   5  tied   7  Hargress  Worthington Arena (2,484)
Bozeman, MT
November 26, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bethesda W 109–63  3–4
 14  Griscti   10  Martinez   8  Moses  SRC Arena (235)
Riverside, CA
November 30, 2023*
8:00 p.m., Pac-12 Network
at UCLA L 65–66  3–5
 21  Moses   9  Owens   8  Hargress  Pauley Pavilion (6,609)
Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Dakota W 68–62  4–5
 17  Moses   8  Moses   7  Moses  SRC Arena (261)
Riverside, CA
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., Pac-12 Network
at Washington State L 49–86  4–6
 17  Moses   4  tied'   5  Pickens  Beasley Coliseum (2,057)
Pullman, WA
December 16, 2023*
5:00 p.m.
California Baptist L 69–70  4–7
 19  Hargress   9  Griscti   6  Moses  SRC Arena (669)
Riverside, CA
December 21, 2023*
5:00 p.m.
Idaho W 82–67  5–7
 19  Griscti   11  Pickens   9  Moses  SRC Arena (347)
Riverside, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Irvine L 66–73  5–8
(0–1)
 18  Griscti   7  Owens   7  Moses  Bren Events Center (2,345)
Irvine, CA
December 30, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Santa Barbara W 79–77  6–8
(1–1)
 26  Hargress   7  Tattersall   4  Hargress  SRC Arena (375)
Riverside, CA
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Davis L 63–83  6–9
(1–2)
 17  Owens   10  Owens   7  Moses  SRC Arena (257)
Riverside, CA
January 6, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Long Beach State L 75–83  6–10
(1–3)
 19  tied'   8  Hargress   3  tied'  Walter Pyramid (2,546)
Long Beach, CA
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal Poly W 71–56  7–10
(2–3)
 15  Moses   10  Owens   7  Hargress  SRC Arena (512)
Riverside, CA
January 13, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Hawaii L 56–63  7–11
(2–4)
 18  Hargress   8  Smith   3  tied  Stan Sheriff Center (4,886)
Honolulu, HI
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield L 56–80  7–12
(2–5)
 16  Griscti   5  tied   3  Hargress  Icardo Center (896)
Bakersfield, CA
January 20, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Northridge W 82–63  8–12
(3–5)
 30  Moses   11  Salaridze   8  tied  SRC Arena (469)
Riverside, CA
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC San Diego L 65–66  8–13
(3–6)
 19  Owens   14  Smith   6  Moses  LionTree Arena (3,083)
La Jolla, CA
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., Spectrum SportsNet
Long Beach State L 53–65  8–14
(3–7)
 16  Hargress   8  Smith   4  Moses  SRC Arena (573)
Riverside, CA
February 3, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Northridge L 70–76  8–15
(3–8)
 20  Hargress   12  Owens   5  tied  Premier America Credit Union Arena (915)
Northridge, CA
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield W 65–63  9–15
(4–8)
 18  Griscti   9  Owens   4  Hargress  SRC Arena (565)
Riverside, CA
February 10, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Irvine W 88–78  10–15
(5–8)
 26  Griscti   7  Owens   8  Hargress  SRC Arena (607)
Riverside, CA
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton W 81–73  11–15
(6–8)
 21  Hargress   9  Smith   6  Hargress  Titan Gym (633)
Fullerton, CA
February 17, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Davis W 67–61  12–15
(7–8)
 18  Hargress   9  Owens   6  Hargress  University Credit Union Center (2,031)
Davis, CA
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC San Diego L 65–77  12–16
(7–9)
 18  Smith   6  tied   6  Hargress  SRC Arena (703)
Riverside, CA
February 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal Poly W 84–78  13–16
(8–9)
 20  Hargress   8  Owens   4  tied  Mott Athletics Center (1,428)
San Luis Obispo, CA
March 2, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Hawai'i L 73–76 OT 13–17
(8–10)
 16  Pickens   12  Owens   5  Hargress  SRC Arena (632)
Riverside, CA
March 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton W 84–74  14–17
(9–10)
 20  Pickens   10  Smith   5  Hargress  SRC Arena (754)
Riverside, CA
March 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Santa Barbara W 81–64  15–17
(10–10)
 28  Smith   8  Salaridze   7  Hargress  The Thunderdome (2,702)
Santa Barbara, CA
Big West tournament
March 13, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(5) vs. (8) Cal State Bakersfield
First round
W 83–78  16–17
 20  Hargress   5  Smith   6  Hargress  Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
March 14, 2024
8:30 p.m., ESPN+
(5) vs. (4) Long Beach State
Quarterfinals
L 67–86  16–18
 17  Salaridze   7  Smith   4  Hargress  Dollar Loan Center (1,227)
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". gohighlanders.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.