2023–24 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

2023–24 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
2023–24 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	13–5 (4–1 OVC)
Head coach	Preston Spradlin (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Scott Combs; Dominic Lombardi; Cason Burk;
Home arena	Ellis Johnson Arena

2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Western Illinois	5	–	0	1.000	12	–	6	.667
Morehead State	4	–	1	.800	13	–	5	.722
SIU Edwardsville	3	–	2	.600	10	–	8	.556
UT Martin	3	–	2	.600	10	–	8	.556
Tennessee State	2	–	3	.400	9	–	9	.500
Eastern Illinois	2	–	3	.400	8	–	10	.444
Little Rock	2	–	3	.400	8	–	10	.444
Southern Indiana*	2	–	3	.400	5	–	13	.278
Tennessee Tech	2	–	3	.400	7	–	11	.389
Lindenwood*	1	–	3	.250	7	–	10	.412
Southeast Missouri State	1	–	4	.200	6	–	12	.333
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 OVC tournament winner As of January 13, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represents Morehead State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by seventh-year head coach Preston Spradlin, play their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

With a victory against Eastern Illinois on February 22, 2023, the Eagles clinched their first outright OVC regular season title since 1984.^[1]^[2] They lost to Southeast Missouri State in the OVC tournament semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who did not win their conference tournament, the Eagles received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, the school's first trip to the NIT. There they upset No. 1-seed Clemson in the first round before being losing to UAB in the second round.

Roster

2023–24 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Mark Freeman	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Illinois State	Memphis, Tennessee
G	1	Jerone Morton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	George Rogers Clark	Winchester, Kentucky
G	2	Jordan Lathon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Milwaukee	Grandview, Missouri
G	3	Drew Thelwell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	The Master's Academy	Orlando, Florida
G	4	Eddie Ricks III	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Clarksville Academy	Clarksville, Tennessee
F	5	Zach Iyeyemi	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	GS	Cy-Fair	Houston, Texas
G	10	Brady Dingess	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Marion County	Inez, Kentucky
G	11	Trent Scott	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Alonso High School	Tampa, Florida
G	12	George Marshall	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Itawamba	Jackson, Mississippi
F	14	Jaden Webb	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Itawamba	Memphis, Tennessee
G	15	Kalil Thomas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	UMass Lowell	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	22	Riley Minix	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Southeastern	Vero Beach, Florida
F	23	Dieonte Miles	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Xavier	Walton, Kentucky
G	24	Jalen Windham	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Ball State	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	33	Matt Hain	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Perth, Australia

Head coach

Preston Spradlin (Alice Lloyd)

Assistant coach(es)

Scott Combs (Austin Peay)
Dominic Lombardi (Indiana (PA))
Cason Burk (Jackson State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+	at No. 24 Alabama	L 73–105	0–1	Coleman Coliseum (9,078) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Shawnee State	W 96–40	1–1	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,667) Morehead, KY
November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, BTN+	at No. 3 Purdue	L 57–87	1–2	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Mercer	W 74–66	2–2	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,455) Morehead, KY
November 17, 2023* 7:00 pm, Peacock	at Penn State	L 51–74	2–3	Bryce Jordan Center (7,558) University Park, PA
November 20, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Bellarmine	W 64–51	3–3	Freedom Hall (2,018) Louisville, KY
November 22, 2023* 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Midway	W 94–53	4–3	Ellis Johnson Arena (825) Morehead, KY
November 29, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Austin Peay	W 61–50	5–3	F&M Bank Arena (1,003) Clarksville, TN
December 3, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Chattanooga	W 87–80	6–3	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,808) Morehead, KY
December 10, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Alabama	W 86–77	7–3	Flowers Hall (1,269) Florence, AL
December 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods	W 102–33	8–3	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,175) Morehead, KY
December 19, 2023* 6:30 pm, BTN	at Indiana	L 68–69	8–4	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
December 21, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Alice Lloyd	W 101–39	9–4	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,077) Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley regular season
December 31, 2023 4:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southeast Missouri State	W 83–64	10–4 (1–0)	Show Me Center (1,849) Cape Girardeau, MO
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee Tech	W 82–57	11–4 (2–0)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,655) Morehead, KY
January 6, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee State	W 78–68	12–4 (3–0)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,581) Morehead, KY
January 11, 2024 8:30 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Illinois	W 78–52	13–4 (4–0)	Groniger Arena (1,108) Charleston, IL
January 13, 2024 4:30 pm, ESPN+	at SIU Edwardsville	L 48–61	13–5 (4–1)	First Community Arena (1,629) Edwardsville, IL
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UT Martin			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
January 20, 2024 4:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Indiana			Screaming Eagles Arena Evansville, IN
January 27, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Illinois			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
February 1, 2024 8:30 pm, ESPN+	at Tennessee State			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
February 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tennessee Tech			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
February 10, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Illinois			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
February 15, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Little Rock			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
February 17, 2024 4:30 pm, ESPN+	at UT Martin			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
February 20, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Southern Indiana			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
February 22, 2024 8:30 pm, ESPN+	at Western Illinois			Western Hall Macomb, IL
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Southeast Missouri State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
March 2, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Lindenwood			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "Champions! Men's Hoops Shoots 52 Percent From Deep, Secures Outright OVC Title With Win at EIU". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
↑ "Morehead State ends 39-year men's basketball drought. All it took was a total makeover". MSN. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Morehead State Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

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[1] "Champions! Men's Hoops Shoots 52 Percent From Deep, Secures Outright OVC Title With Win at EIU". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

[2] "Morehead State ends 39-year men's basketball drought. All it took was a total makeover". MSN. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

[4] "2023-24 Morehead State Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

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