2023–24 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball team

2023–24 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball
2023–24 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	13–6 (3–1 Summit)
Head coach	John Tauer (13th season);
Associate head coach	Mike Maker
Assistant coaches	Cameron Rundles; Kenneth Lowe;
Home arena	Schoenecker Arena

2023–24 Summit League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
St. Thomas*	3	–	1	.750	13	–	6	.684
Omaha	3	–	1	.750	10	–	9	.526
Denver	2	–	1	.667	11	–	7	.611
South Dakota State	2	–	1	.667	9	–	9	.500
Oral Roberts	2	–	2	.500	8	–	9	.471
North Dakota State	1	–	2	.333	8	–	10	.444
South Dakota	1	–	2	.333	8	–	10	.444
North Dakota	1	–	3	.250	9	–	10	.474
Kansas City	1	–	3	.250	7	–	12	.368
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III

† 2024 Summit League tournament winner As of January 13, 2024

The 2023–24 St. Thomas Tommies men's basketball team represents the University of St. Thomas in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tommies, led by 13th-year head coach John Tauer, play their home games at Shoenecker Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota as members of the Summit League.

This season will be St. Thomas's third year of a five-year transition period from Division III to Division I, an incredibly rare and historic jump that bypasses Division II altogether.

Previous season

The Tommies finished the 2022–23 season 19–14, 9–9 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. Since the Summit League expanded the Summit League men's basketball tournament to include all league teams, St. Thomas played in their first Division I postseason tournament. They defeated Western Illinois in the quarterfinals,^[1] and lost to Oral Roberts in the semifinals.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Kendall Blue	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	East Ridge High School	Woodbury, MN
G	2	Ben Nau	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Brookfield Central High School	Brookfield, WI
G	3	Hayden Tibbits	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Wayzata High School	Medina, MN
F	4	Brooks Allen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Shakopee High School	Shakopee, MN
F	5	Parker Bjorklund	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Chaska High School	Chaska, MN
G	11	Drake Dobbs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Eden Prairie High School	Eden Prairie, MN
G	12	Ryan Dufault	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Waseca High School	Waseca, MN
F	13	Ahjany Lee	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Totino-Grace High School	Byron, MN
G	14	Adam Tauer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Cretin-Derham Hall High School	St. Paul, MN
F	20	Courtney Brown, Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	East Ridge High School	Cottage Grove, MN
G	21	Ben Oosterbaan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Hinsdale Central High School	Hinsdale, IL
G	24	Raheem Anthony	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	DePaul College Prep	Chicago, IL
G	32	Dom Martinelli	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Glenbrook South High School	Glenview, IL
F	33	Bennett Kwiecinski	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Loyola Academy	Chicago, IL
F	35	Carter Bjerke	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Fr	Wayzata High School	Plymouth, MN

Head coach

John Tauer (St. Thomas (MN))

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Maker (Cal Baptist)
Cameron Rundles (Wofford)
Kenneth Lowe (Purdue)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 30, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 pm, P12N	at California	L 66–71	0–1	Haas Pavilion (3,066) Berkeley, CA
November 10, 2023* 7:30 pm, Fox 9+/SLN	Idaho State	W 54–53	1–1	Schoenecker Arena (1,610) St. Paul, MN
November 12, 2023* 4:00 pm, SLN	North Central (MN)	W 100–54	2–1	Schoenecker Arena (757) St. Paul, MN
November 17, 2023* 6:30 pm	vs. Cal Poly The Lancer Joust	L 60–61	2–2	Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center (141) Riverside, CA
November 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at California Baptist The Lancer Joust	L 62–66	2–3	Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center (2,034) Riverside, CA
November 19, 2023* 4:30 pm	vs. Portland State The Lancer Joust	W 76–70	3–3	Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center (123) Riverside, CA
November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Green Bay	L 51–64	3–4	Resch Center (1,618) Green Bay, WI
December 1, 2023* 4:00 pm	at Western Michigan	W 66–51	4–4	University Arena (1,411) Kalamazoo, MI
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN	Milwaukee	W 75–71	5–4	Schoenecker Arena (1,316) St. Paul, MN
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm	at Chicago State	W 66–50	6–4	Jones Convocation Center (127) Chicago, IL
December 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, FS1	at No. 7 Marquette	L 79–84	6–5	Fiserv Forum (14,950) Milwaukee, WI
December 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, SLN	Crown College	W 85–66	7–5	Schoenecker Arena (744) St. Paul, MN
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN	Wisconsin–River Falls	W 104–51	8–5	Shoenecker Arena (937) St. Paul, MN
December 29, 2023 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at North Dakota	W 70–45	9–5 (1–0)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,637) Grand Forks, ND
December 31, 2023 2:00 pm, SLN	Kansas City	W 77–56	10–5 (2–0)	Schoenecker Arena (1,165) St. Paul, MN
January 3, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Idaho Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 75–67	11–5	ICCU Arena (1,286) Moscow, ID
January 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, Fox 9+/SLN	Sacramento State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 63–50	12–5	Schoenecker Arena (1,306) St. Paul, MN
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN	South Dakota State	L 80–81	12–6 (2–1)	Schoenecker Arena (1,515) St. Paul, MN
January 13, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN	at Oral Roberts	W 87–76	13–6 (3–1)	Mabee Center (4,652) Tulsa, OK
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN	at South Dakota			Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN	North Dakota State			Schoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN	North Dakota			Schoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN	at Omaha			Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
February 3, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN	at Kansas City			Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN	Oral Roberts			Schoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
February 10, 2024 3:00 pm, SLN	at Denver			Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
February 17, 2024 7:00 pm, Fox 9+/SLN	South Dakota			Schoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN	at North Dakota State			Scheels Center Fargo, ND
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, SLN	at South Dakota State			Frost Arena Brookings, SD
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN	Omaha			Schoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN	Denver			Schoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
Summit League tournament
March 8-12, 2024 CBSSN/SLN	vs. Summit League Tournament			Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "Second half surge sends St. Thomas to semifinals". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 5, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
↑ "Oral Roberts holds off St. Thomas to head to championship". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". tommiesports.com. St. Thomas Tommies. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Schedule". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

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[1] "Second half surge sends St. Thomas to semifinals". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 5, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[2] "Oral Roberts holds off St. Thomas to head to championship". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". tommiesports.com. St. Thomas Tommies. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[4] "2023-24 Schedule". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

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St. Thomas Tommies men's basketball
Venues	Schoenecker Arena (2010–present) Lee and Penny Anderson Arena (planned 2025)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics