2023–24 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
The 2023–24 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team will represent Florida Atlantic University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls will be led by sixth-year head coach Dusty May and will play their home games at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of the American Athletic Conference, their first season in the American.
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| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 AAC) |
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| Home arena | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Florida Atlantic | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Owls finished the season 35–4, 18–2 in Conference USA play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee, and UAB to win the C-USA tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the East region. They defeated Memphis in the first round which marked the school's first NCAA tournament win. They then defeated Fairleigh Dickinson to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The Owls defeated Tennessee and Kansas State to advance to the school's first Final Four. This made FAU the first men's team since George Mason in 2006 to reach the Final Four in the same season that it earned its first NCAA tournament win.[1] In the Final Four, they lost to San Diego State.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Michael Forrest | 11 | G | 6'1" | 174 | GS Senior | Lauderhill, FL | Graduated |
2023 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Devin Vanterpool SG |
Middle Village, NY | Christ the King High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Mar 12, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: | ||||||
| Jakel Powell SG |
Raleigh, NC | Word of God Christian Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 8, 2023 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Barstool.tv |
No. 10 | vs. Loyola Chicago Barstool Sports Invitational |
Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | ||||||||
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Eastern Michigan | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
| November 18, 2023* TBA, ESPN+ |
Bryant | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
| November 23, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Butler ESPN Events Invitational quarterfinals |
State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL | |||||||||
| November 24, 2023* 11:00 a.m./1:30 p.m., ESPN2/ESPN+ |
vs. Penn State/Texas A&M ESPN Events Invitational |
State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL | |||||||||
| November 26, 2023* TBA |
vs. TBA ESPN Events Invitational |
State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL | |||||||||
| November 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Liberty Field of 68 Tip-Off |
Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
| December 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Charleston Field of 68 Tip-Off |
Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
| December 5, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN |
vs. Illinois Jimmy V Classic |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||||
| December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
FIU | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
| December 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPNU |
vs. St. Bonaventure Basketball Hall of Fame Classic |
MassMutual Center Springfield, MA | |||||||||
| December 23, 2023* 3:00 p.m., FOX |
vs. Arizona | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
| December 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m. |
at Florida Gulf Coast | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL | |||||||||
| AAC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
East Carolina | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
| January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Charlotte | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Tulane | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA | |||||||||
| January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UAB | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
Wichita State | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
| January 21, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UTSA | Convocation Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| January 24, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Rice | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
| January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
North Texas | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tulsa | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
| February 8, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at UAB | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
| February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Wichita State | Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS | |||||||||
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Temple | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
| February 18, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU |
at South Florida | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||||
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
SMU | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
| February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Memphis | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
| March 2, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU |
Tulane | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
| March 6, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at North Texas | UNT Coliseum Denton, TX | |||||||||
| March 9, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBS |
Memphis | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
| AAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 13–17, 2024 TBA |
vs. TBA | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
Source[2]
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 10 | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
References
- Lev, Jacob (March 25, 2023). "Florida Atlantic stuns Kansas State to advance to school's first Final Four". CNN. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- "Mens Basketball Schedule 2023–2024". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
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