| 2023–24 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball | |
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Ball Dawgs Classic champions  | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference | 
| Record | 14-3 (5-1 MVC) | 
| Head coach | 
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| Associate head coach | Matthew Graves | 
| Assistant coaches | 
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| Home arena | Hulman Center | 
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 14 | – | 3 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 14 | – | 3 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 MVC tournament winner As of January 14, 2024  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023–24 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represents Indiana State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by third-year head coach Josh Schertz, play their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
Previous season
The Sycamores finished the 2022–23 season 23–13, 13–7 in MVC play to finish in fifth place.[1] They defeated Evansville in the opening round of the MVC tournament[2] and Belmont in the quarterfinals,[3] before losing to top-seeded Bradley in the semifinals.[4] They received an invitation to play in the CBI, where they would defeat USC Upstate in the first round,[5] before falling to eventual tournament runner-ups Eastern Kentucky in overtime in the quarterfinals.[6]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV  | 
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance)  city, state  | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods | W 90–60 | 1–0 | 
Hulman Center (4,388) Terre Haute, IN  | |||||||
| November 10, 2023* 8:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+  | 
at No. 24 Alabama | L 80–102 | 1–1 | 
Coleman Coliseum (10,900) Tuscaloosa, AL  | |||||||
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
IUPUI | W 96–57 | 2–1 | 
Hulman Center (3,470) Terre Haute, IN  | |||||||
| November 21, 2023* 6:30 pm, FloHoops  | 
vs. Rice  Ball Dawgs Classic  | 
W 103–88 | 3–1 | 
Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV  | |||||||
| November 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops  | 
vs. Pepperdine  Ball Dawgs Classic  | 
W 90–82 | 4–1 | 
Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV  | |||||||
| November 24, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops  | 
vs. Toledo  Ball Dawgs Classic  | 
W 76–74 | 5–1 | 
Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV  | |||||||
| November 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
Southern Illinois | W 77–48 | 6–1 (1–0)  | 
Hulman Center (4,009) Terre Haute, IN  | |||||||
| December 2, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+  | 
at Bradley | W 85–77 | 7–1 (2–0)  | 
Carver Arena (5,639) Peoria, IL  | |||||||
| December 5, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
at Northern Illinois | W 90–67 | 8–1 | 
Convocation Center (1,242) DeKalb, IL  | |||||||
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
Southern Indiana | W 98–54 | 9–1 | 
Hulman Center (4,369) Terre Haute, IN  | |||||||
| December 16, 2023* 1:45 pm, Peacock  | 
vs. Ball State  Indy Classic  | 
W 83–72 | 10–1 | 
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (16,812) Indianapolis, IN  | |||||||
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
Tennessee State | W 90–69 | 11–1 | 
Hulman Center (4,291) Terre Haute, IN  | |||||||
| December 30, 2023* 2:00 pm, FS1  | 
at Michigan State | L 75–87 | 11–2 | 
Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI  | |||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
Evansville | W 87–73 | 12–2 (3–0)  | 
Hulman Center (4,457) Terre Haute, IN  | |||||||
| January 7, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
at Northern Iowa | W 77–66 | 13–2 (4–0)  | 
McLeod Center (3,891) Cedar Falls, IA  | |||||||
| January 10, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
at Drake | L 78–89 | 13–3 (4–1)  | 
Knapp Center (4,069) Des Moines, IA  | |||||||
| January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
Belmont | W 94-64 | 14-3 (5-1)  | 
Hulman Center (5,963) Terre Haute, IN  | |||||||
| January 16, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
Missouri State | Hulman Center  Terre Haute, IN  | |||||||||
| January 21, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
at Murray State | CFSB Center  Murray, KY  | |||||||||
| January 24, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
at UIC | Credit Union 1 Arena  Chicago, IL  | |||||||||
| January 27, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
Bradley | Hulman Center  Terre Haute, IN  | |||||||||
| January 31, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+  | 
at Belmont | Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN  | |||||||||
| February 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
Drake | Hulman Center  Terre Haute, IN  | |||||||||
| February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
Valparaiso | Hulman Center  Terre Haute, IN  | |||||||||
| February 10, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
at Missouri State | Great Southern Bank Arena  Springfield, MO  | |||||||||
| February 13, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
Illinois State | Hulman Center  Terre Haute, IN  | |||||||||
| February 17, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
at Southern Illinois | Banterra Center  Carbondale, IL  | |||||||||
| February 21, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
at Valparaiso | Athletics–Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN  | |||||||||
| February 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
UIC | Hulman Center  Terre Haute, IN  | |||||||||
| February 28, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
at Evansville | Ford Center  Evansville, IN  | |||||||||
| March 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
Murray State | Hulman Center  Terre Haute, IN  | |||||||||
| MVC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 7–10, 2024 | 
vs. | Enterprise Center  St. Louis, MO  | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
 - ↑ "Sycamores set MVC Tournament record, roll past Evansville to advance to quarterfinals". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
 - ↑ "Belmont basketball loses to Indiana State 94–91 in MVC quarterfinals". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
 - ↑ "'One more': Bradley survives scare to advance to MVC championship game". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
 - ↑ "Indiana State takes down South Carolina Upstate 67–62 in CBI". USA Today. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
 - ↑ "Eastern Kentucky defeats Indiana State 89–88 in OT in CBI". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
 - ↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
 - ↑ "Indiana State Sycamores 2023–24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
 
