2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball
2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	4–11 (0–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Keith Richard (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Morris Scott; Christopher Woodall; Ronnie Dean;
Home arena	Fant–Ewing Coliseum

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Troy	5	–	0	1.000	11	–	6	.647
Appalachian State	4	–	1	.800	13	–	4	.765
Georgia State	4	–	1	.800	9	–	7	.563
Marshall	4	–	1	.800	9	–	9	.500
James Madison	3	–	2	.600	15	–	2	.882
Southern Miss	3	–	2	.600	9	–	8	.529
Arkansas State	3	–	2	.600	7	–	10	.412
Louisiana	2	–	3	.400	9	–	8	.529
South Alabama	2	–	3	.400	9	–	8	.529
Coastal Carolina	2	–	3	.400	5	–	11	.313
Georgia Southern	2	–	3	.400	2	–	15	.118
Texas State	1	–	4	.200	7	–	10	.412
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	5	.000	4	–	11	.267
Old Dominion	0	–	5	.000	4	–	13	.235

† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner As of January 13, 2024

The 2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represents the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by 14th-year head coach Keith Richard, play their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2022–23 season 11–21, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place.^[1] The Warhawks would lose to Georgia Southern in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.^[2]

Offseason

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kelton Williams PG	Midloathian, TX	Midloathian High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 7, 2022
Kelton Williams PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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: "Louisiana–Monroe 2023-24 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022. "2023-24 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

2024 recruiting class

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Warhawks were picked to finish in 14th place in the conference's preseason poll.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
1	James Madison - 176 (7)
2	App State - 159 (2)
3	Old Dominion - 154 (1)
4	Southern Miss - 148
5	Louisiana - 136 (2)
6	South Alabama - 129 (2)
7	Marshall - 119
8	Troy - 91
9	Arkansas State - 84
10	Texas State - 72
11	Georgia State - 69
12	Coastal Carolina - 59
13	Georgia Southern - 42
14	ULM - 32

Roster

2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jacob Wilson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	So	Liberty Magnet High School	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	1	Savion Gallion	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Sr	South Plains College	Washington, D.C.
G	2	Devon Hancock	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Jr	Milwaukee	Dallas, Texas
G	3	Tyreke Locure	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Sr	UAB	New Orleans, Louisiana
F	4	Nika Metskhvarishvili	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Ranger College	Tbilisi, Georgia
G	5	Jalen Bolden	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	So	Zachary High School	Zachary, Louisiana
G	10	Tyreese Watson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Cochise College	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	11	Kelton Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Midlothian High School	Midlothian, Texas
F	13	Makai Willis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Jr	Fairfield	Tallahassee, Florida
F	14	Jerry Ngopot	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	So	Saint Peter's	Bangui, Central African Republic
G	15	P.D. McCraney	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Hinds Community College	Monroe, Louisiana
G	21	Ajay Tew	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Jonesboro-Hodge High School	Jonesboro, Louisiana
F	22	Edwin Litolff	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	So	Doyle High School	Livingston, Louisiana
G	23	Johnnie Williams IV	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Putnam Science Academy	Sarasota, Florida
F	34	AD Diedhiou	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	UAB	Dakar, Senegal

Head coach

Keith Richard (Louisiana–Monroe)

Assistant coach(es)

Morris Scott (Florida A&M)
Christopher Woodall (William Carey)
Ronnie Dean (Harris–Stowe State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 7, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at No. 7 Houston	L 31–84	0–1	8 – Gallion	4 – 3 Tied	2 – Locure	Fertitta Center (6,832) Houston, TX
November 11, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Central Michigan MAC-SBC Challenge	W 74–64	1–1	16 – Metskhvarishvili	6 – 2 Tied	6 – Locure	McGuirk Arena (1,160) Mount Pleasant, MI
November 16, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Louisiana Tech	L 63–73	1–2	15 – 2 Tied	7 – Bolden	4 – Locure	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,702) Monroe, LA
November 20, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Ecclesia	W 103–74	2–2	15 – Bolden	10 – Willis	5 – Metskhvarishvili	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (256) Monroe, LA
November 26, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at SMU	L 57–70	2–3	14 – Watson	8 – Diedhiou	4 – Hancock	Moody Coliseum (4,557) University Park, TX
November 28, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Northwestern State	W 74–70	3–3	19 – Metskhvarishvili	14 – Bolden	2 – 3 Tied	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (909) Monroe, LA
December 5, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Champion Christian	W 110–63	4–3	16 – Wilson	10 – Ngopot	7 – Wilson	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (342) Monroe, LA
December 12, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Sam Houston	L 62–63	4–4	14 – Bolden	12 – Bolden	4 – Diedhiou	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (599) Huntsville, TX
December 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lamar	L 73–97	4–5	17 – Gallion	11 – Metskhvarishvili	4 – 2 Tied	Neches Arena (1,014) Beaumont, TX
December 18, 2023* 10:30 am, ESPN+	at Jacksonville	L 65–75	4–6	17 – Metskhvarishvili	11 – Metskhvarishvili	6 – Locure	Swisher Gymnasium (400) Jacksonville, FL
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Appalachian State	L 55–67	4–7 (0–1)	16 – Metskhvarishvili	9 – Metskhvarishvili	4 – Watson	Holmes Center (2,065) Boone, NC
January 3, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Marshall	L 57–68	4–8 (0–2)	12 – Ngopot	9 – Metskhvarishvili	4 – Gallion	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (919) Monroe, LA
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Georgia Southern	L 68–76	4–9 (0–3)	24 – Locure	8 – 2 Tied	4 – Bolden	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,007) Monroe, LA
January 11, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Southern Miss	L 58–71	4–10 (0–4)	14 – Metskhvarishvili	10 – Bolden	4 – Metskhvarishvili	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,249) Monroe, LA
January 13, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+	Texas State	L 54–67	4–11 (0–5)	11 – Willis	7 – 2 Tied	3 – Locure	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,305) Monroe, LA
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at James Madison						Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
January 20, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 25, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	South Alabama						Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
January 27, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+	Arkansas State						Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 3, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+	at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
February 7, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Coastal Carolina						Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
February 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	TBD MAC-SBC Challenge						Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
February 15, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Troy						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 22, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Louisiana						Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
February 24, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+	Troy						Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
February 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas State						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
March 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at South Alabama						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Sun Belt tournament
March 5–11, 2024	vs.						Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
↑ "Georgia Southern Pulls Away Late, Downs ULM at SBC Championship, 66-57". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
↑ "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
↑ "UL Monroe Warhawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

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[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[2] "Georgia Southern Pulls Away Late, Downs ULM at SBC Championship, 66-57". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[:0-3] "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-24.

[4] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[5] "UL Monroe Warhawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

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Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball
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