2023–24 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

2023–24 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
2023–24 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
ESPN Events Invitational champions
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 23
Record	13–4 (3–1 AAC)
Head coach	Dusty May (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Kyle Church; Todd Abernethy; Drew Williamson;
Home arena	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena

2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Memphis	4	–	0	1.000	15	–	2	.882
North Texas	3	–	0	1.000	10	–	5	.667
No. 23 Florida Atlantic	3	–	1	.750	13	–	4	.765
Charlotte	3	–	1	.750	9	–	7	.563
SMU	2	–	1	.667	11	–	5	.688
South Florida	2	–	1	.667	9	–	5	.643
UAB	2	–	1	.667	10	–	6	.625
Tulane	2	–	2	.500	11	–	5	.688
East Carolina	2	–	2	.500	9	–	8	.529
Temple	1	–	3	.250	8	–	9	.471
UTSA	1	–	3	.250	7	–	10	.412
Wichita State	0	–	3	.000	8	–	8	.500
Rice	0	–	3	.000	6	–	10	.375
Tulsa	0	–	4	.000	9	–	7	.563

† 2024 AAC tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represents Florida Atlantic University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by sixth-year head coach Dusty May, 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.

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
Michael Forrest	11	G	6'1"	174	GS Senior	Lauderhill, FL	Graduated

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
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
Devin Vanterpool SG	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
Jakel Powell SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Brenen Lorient	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Forest HS	Ocala, FL
G	1	Johnell Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Jr	21st Century	Gary, IN
G	2	Nicholas Boyd	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Don Bosco Prep	Garnerville, NY
F	3	Giancarlo Rosado	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	Jr	Palm Beach Lakes	West Palm Beach, FL
G	4	Bryan Greenlee	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Sr	The Rock School Minnesota	Gainesville, FL
F	5	Isaiah Gaines	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Pensacola Northwest MS CC	Pensacola, FL
G	11	Jakel Powell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Raleigh Christian	Raleigh, NC
G	12	Jalen Gaffney	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Westtown School UConn	Columbus, NJ
G	13	Jack Johnson (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Choate Rosemary	White Plains, NY
G	15	Alijah Martin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	North Pike	Summit, MS
G	21	Alejandro Ralat	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Jr	Saint Andrew's School	San Juan, Puerto Rico
G	22	Devin Vanterpool	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Christ the King	Laurel, MD
G	23	Brandon Weatherspoon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Canton Holmes CC	Canton, MS
F	25	Tre Carroll	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	RS So	Charlotte HS	Punta Gorda, FL
F	30	Leo Beath (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Oak Park	Malibu, CA
C	50	Vladislav Goldin	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Putnam Science Academy Texas Tech	Nalchik, Russia

Head coach

Dusty May (Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Church (Charlotte)
Todd Abernethy (Mississippi)
Drew Williamson (Old Dominion)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 5, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Barstool.tv	No. 10	vs. Loyola Chicago Barstool Sports Invitational	W 75–62	1–0	19 – Goldin	10 – Goldin	5 – Greenlee	Wintrust Arena (2,169) Chicago, IL
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 10	Eastern Michigan	W 100–57	2–0	19 – Goldin	5 – Tied	7 – Boyd	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
November 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 10	Bryant	L 52–61	2–1	17 – Davis	12 – Davis	2 – Greenlee	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
November 23, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 19	vs. Butler ESPN Events Invitational quarterfinals	W 91–86	3–1	19 – Goldin	11 – Goldin	3 – Tied	State Farm Field House (3,061) Bay Lake, FL
November 24, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2	No. 19	vs. No. 12 Texas A&M ESPN Events Invitational semifinals	W 96–89	4–1	26 – Davis	7 – Martin	5 – Tied	State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL
November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 19	vs. Virginia Tech ESPN Events Invitational championship game	W 84–50	5–1	17 – Martin	8 – Martin	6 – Gaffney	State Farm Field House (2,528) Bay Lake, FL
November 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 13	Liberty Field of 68 Tip-Off	W 83–58	6–1	20 – Martin	9 – Rosado	3 – Greenlee	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
December 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 13	Charleston Field of 68 Tip-Off	W 90–74	7–1	24 – Davis	12 – Goldin	4 – Gaffney	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
December 5, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 11	vs. No. 20 Illinois Jimmy V Classic	L 89–98	7–2	23 – Goldin	9 – Davis	7 – Gaffney	Madison Square Garden (17,873) New York, NY
December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 15	FIU	W 94–60	8–2	16 – Davis	9 – Goldin	6 – Gaffney	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
December 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 15	vs. St. Bonaventure Basketball Hall of Fame Classic	W 64–54	9–2	16 – Davis	9 – Davis	4 – Davis	MassMutual Center (2,745) Springfield, MA
December 23, 2023* 3:00 p.m., FOX	No. 14	vs. No. 4 Arizona Desert Holiday Classic	W 96–95 ^2OT	10–2	35 – Davis	9 – Davis	4 – Gaffney	T-Mobile Arena (7,207) Paradise, NV
December 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 7	at Florida Gulf Coast	L 68–72	10–3	21 – Goldin	10 – Martin	2 – Tied	Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL
AAC regular season
January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 17	East Carolina	W 79–64	11–3 (1–0)	20 – Tied	11 – Goldin	4 – Tied	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 17	at Charlotte	L 68–70	11–4 (1–1)	20 – Davis	6 – Goldin	2 – Tied	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,785) Charlotte, NC
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 24	at Tulane	W 85–84	12–4 (2–1)	21 – Boyd	11 – Goldin	8 – Davis	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,048) New Orleans, LA
January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 24	UAB	W 86–73	13–4 (3–1)	30 – Davis	8 – Tied	5 – Greenlee	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 23	Wichita State						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 21, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 23	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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	10	10	19	13	11	15	14	7	17	24	23									Not released
Coaches	9	10	20	17	9	14	12	6	17	25	RV

*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 2023–24". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

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[1] Lev, Jacob (March 25, 2023). "Florida Atlantic stuns Kansas State to advance to school's first Final Four". CNN. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

[2] "Mens Basketball Schedule 2023–24". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

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