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.
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Conference | Big West Conference |
Record | 16–18 (10–10 Big West) |
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Home arena | SRC Arena (Capacity: 3,168) |
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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
editThe 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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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". gohighlanders.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.