2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
CBI, quarterfinals
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	17–18 (6–14 MVC)
Head coach	David Ragland (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Craig Snow
Assistant coaches	George Swanson; Roosevelt Jones; Peter Funk;
Home arena	Ford Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by second-year head coach David Ragland, played their home games at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Indiana State	17	–	3	.850	32	–	7	.821
Drake †	16	–	4	.800	28	–	7	.800
Bradley	13	–	7	.650	23	–	12	.657
Northern Iowa	12	–	8	.600	19	–	14	.576
Belmont	12	–	8	.600	20	–	13	.606
Southern Illinois	11	–	9	.550	19	–	13	.594
Illinois State	9	–	11	.450	15	–	17	.469
Murray State	9	–	11	.450	12	–	20	.375
Missouri State	8	–	12	.400	17	–	16	.515
Evansville	6	–	14	.300	17	–	18	.486
UIC	4	–	16	.200	12	–	21	.364
Valparaiso	3	–	17	.150	7	–	25	.219

† 2024 MVC tournament winner

Previous season

The Purple Aces finished the 2022–23 season 5–27, 1–19 in MVC play, to finish in last place.^[1] They lost to Indiana State in the first round of the MVC tournament.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Gage Bobe	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	South Knox High School	Vincennes, IN
G	1	Tanner Cuff	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Salt Lake Community College	American Fork, UT
G	2	Antonio Thomas	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Kentucky Wesleyan	Memphis, TN
G	3	Cam Haffner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Eastern Illinois	Westfield, IN
G	4	Chuck Bailey III	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Hamtramck High School	Detroit, MI
G	5	Braylon Jackson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Oldsmar Christian Academy	Kennesaw, GA
F	10	Yacine Toumi	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Indian Hills Community College	Meudon, France
F	11	Joshua Hughes	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Australian Institute of Sport	Sydney, Australia
G	12	Tyler Myers	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Fr	Evansville Day School	Evansville, IN
G/F	13	Ben Humrichous	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Huntington	Tipton, IN
G	14	Gui Tesch	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	IMG Academy	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
G	20	Kenny Strawbridge Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Alabama State	Rockford, IL
F	22	Sekou Kalle	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Akron	Louisville, KY
G	23	Cameron Gehlhausen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Evansville North High School	Evansville, IN
F	32	Dakota Candler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	South Knox High School	Vincennes, IN
C	33	Michael Day	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Fr	Albuquerque Basketball Club Prep	Middleton, ID
G	40	Weston Aigner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Castle High School	Newburgh, IN

Head coach

David Ragland (Evansville)

Assistant coach(es)

Craig Snow (Evansville)
George Swanson (Northwest)
Roosevelt Jones (Butler)
Peter Funk (Valparaiso)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 17, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023* 1:00 p.m.		Wabash	W 76–66	–	Ford Center (3,027) Evansville, IN
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Miami (OH)	W 72–64	1–0	Ford Center (3,147) Evansville, IN
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UHSP	W 116–46	2–0	Ford Center (2,817) Evansville, IN
November 15, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Southeast Missouri State	W 76–57	3–0	Show Me Center (1,023) Cape Girardeau, MO
November 18, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ball State	W 74–50	4–0	Ford Center (5,172) Evansville, IN
November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Chattanooga Coke Zero Sugar Classic	W 85–77 ^OT	5–0	McKenzie Arena (3,148) Chattanooga, TN
November 25, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Southeast Missouri State Coke Zero Sugar Classic	W 93–74	6–0	McKenzie Arena (2,163) Chattanooga, TN
November 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Missouri State	L 78–90	6–1 (0–1)	Great Southern Bank Arena (3,692) Springfield, MO
December 2, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Iowa	W 91–89 ^OT	7–1 (1–1)	Ford Center (5,014) Evansville, IN
December 5, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 14 BYU	L 55–96	7–2	Marriott Center (13,291) Provo, UT
December 16, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bellarmine	W 70–61	8–2	Freedom Hall (2,438) Louisville, KY
December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Martin	W 98–91	9–2	Ford Center (4,112) Evansville, IN
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	W 82–51	10–2	Ford Center (4,715) Evansville, IN
December 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cincinnati	L 58–76	10–3	Fifth Third Arena (10,977) Cincinnati, OH
January 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Indiana State	L 73–87	10–4 (1–2)	Hulman Center (4,457) Terre Haute, IN
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Murray State	L 59–81	10–5 (1–3)	Ford Center (7,928) Evansville, IN
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bradley	L 50–86	10–6 (1–4)	Carver Arena (4,093) Peoria, IL
January 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Missouri State	L 64–74	10–7 (1–5)	Ford Center (3,978) Evansville, IN
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Valparaiso	W 78–75	11–7 (2–5)	Ford Center (4,080) Evansville, IN
January 20, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Drake	L 48–97	11–8 (2–6)	Knapp Center (3,717) Des Moines, IA
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	L 63–70	11–9 (2–7)	McLeod Center (3,257) Cedar Falls, IA
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Illinois State	W 58–54	12–9 (3–7)	Ford Center (4,010) Evansville, IN
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UIC	W 77–60	13–9 (4–7)	Ford Center (3,679) Evansville, IN
February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Valparaiso	W 63–62	14–9 (5–7)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,807) Valparaiso, IN
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bradley	W 73–70	15–9 (6–7)	Ford Center (3,542) Evansville, IN
February 10, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Murray State	L 70–73	15–10 (6–8)	CFSB Center (5,517) Murray, KY
February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Drake	L 75–78	15–11 (6–9)	Ford Center (3,568) Evansville, IN
February 18, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Illinois State	L 79–86	15–12 (6–10)	CEFCU Arena (6,072) Normal, IL
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UIC	L 79–88	15–13 (6–11)	Credit Union 1 Arena (1,918) Chicago, IL
February 25, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Illinois	L 53–65	15–14 (6–12)	Ford Center (5,669) Evansville, IN
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Indiana State	L 67–85	15–15 (6–13)	Ford Center (6,419) Evansville, IN
March 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Belmont	L 66–83	15–16 (6–14)	Curb Event Center (2,437) Nashville, TN
MVC tournament
March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., MVC TV	(10)	vs. (7) Illinois State Opening round	W 59–53	16–16	Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
March 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., MVC TV	(10)	vs. (2) Drake Quarterfinals	L 58–79	16–17	Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
CBI
March 24, 2024 4:30 p.m., FloHoops	(11)	vs. (6) Quinnipiac First round	W 64–63	17–17	Ocean Center (829) Daytona Beach, FL
March 25, 2024 5:30 p.m., FloHoops	(11)	vs. (3) Seattle Quarterfinals	L 57–71	17–18	Ocean Center (724) Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
^ "Men's basketball season comes to an end in St. Louis". University of Evansville Athletics. March 2, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
^ "Evansville Purple Aces Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

[2] "Men's basketball season comes to an end in St. Louis". University of Evansville Athletics. March 2, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

[4] "Evansville Purple Aces Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

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