2023–24 Morgan State Bears basketball team

2023–24 Morgan State Bears basketball
2023–24 Morgan State Bears basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	11–20 (7–7 MEAC)
Head coach	Kevin Broadus (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Chretien Lukusa; Keith Goodie; Austin Freeman;
Home arena	Talmadge L. Hill Field House
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Morgan State Bears basketball team represented Morgan State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fifth-year head coach Kevin Broadus, played their home games at Talmadge L. Hill Field House in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 7–7 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament to Howard.

2023–24 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Norfolk State	11	–	3	.786	24	–	11	.686
North Carolina Central	9	–	5	.643	18	–	13	.581
South Carolina State	9	–	5	.643	14	–	18	.438
Howard †	9	–	5	.643	18	–	17	.514
Morgan State	7	–	7	.500	11	–	20	.355
Delaware State	6	–	8	.429	15	–	19	.441
Maryland Eastern Shore	4	–	10	.286	9	–	20	.310
Coppin State	1	–	13	.071	2	–	27	.069

† 2024 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2022–23 season 15–16, 7–7 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place.^[1] They were defeated by Maryland Eastern Shore in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Kamron Hobbs	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Stockbridge, Georgia
F	1	Wynston Tabbs	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Suitland, Maryland
G	2	Demajion Topps	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Winona, Mississippi
G	3	Rob Lawson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Capitol Heights, Maryland
G	4	Kiran Oliver	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
F	5	Myles Thompson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Sr	Camden, New Jersey
F	10	Will Thomas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Baltimore, Maryland
G	11	Amahrie Simpkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Brooklyn, New York
F	12	Daniel Akitoby	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Fairfax, Virginia
F	13	Trent Edwards	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Lexington, Kentucky
F	14	Staccardo Washington	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Fr	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G	15	Marvin Brimage	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Washington, D.C.
F/C	21	Christian Oliver	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Pasadena, California
G/F	22	Kevon Wiggins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Rose Hall, Guyana
G	23	Tytan Newton	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Fr	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	24	Allen Udemadu	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Lagos, Nigeria
F	55	Xavier Valley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, Georgia

Head coach

Kevin Broadus (Bowie State)

Assistant coach(es)

Chretien Lukusa (Binghamton)
Keith Goodie (Morgan State)
Austin Freeman (Georgetown)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 10, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 9:30 pm, P12N		at No. 12 Arizona	L 59–122	0–1	McKale Center (13,455) Tucson, AZ
November 9, 2023* 6:00 pm		Cheyney	W 100–52	1–1	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,897) Baltimore, MD
November 12, 2023* 12:00 pm		Penn State Wilkes-Barre	W 78–60	2–1	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (456) Baltimore, MD
November 15, 2023* 10:30 pm		at Fresno State Cancún Challenge campus site game	L 67–87	2–2	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
November 18, 2023* 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at BYU	L 50–93	2–3	Marriott Center (13,736) Provo, UT
November 21, 2023* 12:30 pm		vs. Radford Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals	L 72–82	2–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107) Cancún, Mexico
November 22, 2023* 12:30 pm		vs. Chicago State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division 3rd place game	L 83–84	2–5	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107) Cancún, Mexico
November 26, 2023* 4:00 pm, FloSports		at Towson	L 58–67	2–6	SECU Arena (1,613) Towson, MD
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	L 59–77	2–7	Qubein Center (2,119) High Point, NC
December 3, 2023* 2:00 pm		Longwood	L 54–88	2–8	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (876) Baltimore, MD
December 6, 2023* 6:00 pm		UMBC	W 92–80	3–8	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (973) Baltimore, MD
December 9, 2023* 12:00 pm		Virginia–Lynchburg	W 120–50	4–8	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (345) Baltimore, MD
December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloSports		at Campbell	L 76–83	4–9	Gore Arena (871) Buies Creek, NC
December 22, 2023* 1:00 pm		No. 20 James Madison	L 75–89	4–10	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (878) Baltimore, MD
December 27, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCN		at Virginia	L 44–79	4–11	John Paul Jones Arena (14,637) Charlottesville, VA
December 31, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	L 53–69	4–12	Wellness and Events Center (363) Newark, NJ
MEAC regular season
January 6, 2024 4:00 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 74–75	4–13 (0–1)	Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD
January 8, 2024 7:30 pm		Delaware State	L 66–78	4–14 (0–2)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (548) Baltimore, MD
January 20, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Coppin State	W 89–86 ^OT	5–14 (1–2)	Physical Education Complex (736) Baltimore, MD
January 27, 2024 4:30 pm		Howard	W 85–79	6–14 (2–2)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,571) Baltimore, MD
January 29, 2024 7:30 pm		at Norfolk State	L 73–83	6–15 (2–3)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,013) Norfolk, VA
February 3, 2024 4:00 pm		at South Carolina State	W 72–70	7–15 (3–3)	SHM Memorial Center (721) Orangeburg, SC
February 5, 2024 7:30 pm		at North Carolina Central	W 79–72 ^OT	8–15 (4–3)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,057) Durham, NC
February 17, 2024 4:30 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 70–65	9–15 (5–3)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,467) Baltimore, MD
February 19, 2024 7:30 pm		at Delaware State	L 58–80	9–16 (5–4)	Memorial Hall (2,500) Dover, DE
February 24, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Howard	L 72–78	9–17 (5–5)	Burr Gymnasium (2,064) Washington, D.C.
February 26, 2024 7:30 pm		Norfolk State	L 82–85	9–18 (5–6)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,238) Baltimore, MD
March 2, 2024 4:30 pm		South Carolina State	L 61–72	9–19 (5–7)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,873) Baltimore, MD
March 4, 2024 7:30 pm		North Carolina Central	W 88–79	10–19 (6–7)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,034) Baltimore, MD
March 7, 2024 7:30 pm		Coppin State	W 78–60	11–19 (7–7)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (4,159) Baltimore, MD
MEAC tournament
March 14, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Howard Quarterfinals	L 65–78	11–20	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
^ "Fourth-Seeded UMES Advances with Win Over Morgan State". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
^ "Morgan State Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

[2] "Fourth-Seeded UMES Advances with Win Over Morgan State". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

[4] "Morgan State Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

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