2023–24 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2023–24 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Arlington in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach K. T. Turner and playde their games at College Park Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 13–7 in WAC play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the WAC Tournament, they defeated Stephen F. Austin in the quarterfinals, and Tarleton in the semifinals, before losing to Grand Canyon in the championship game.

2023–24 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record20–14 (13–7 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachSean Stout
Assistant coaches
  • Jeremy Pope
  • Keith Pickens
Home arenaCollege Park Center
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grand Canyon 17 3   .850 30 5   .857
Tarleton* 16 4   .800 25 10   .714
UT Arlington 13 7   .650 20 14   .588
Seattle 11 9   .550 23 14   .622
Utah Valley 11 9   .550 16 16   .500
Stephen F. Austin 10 10   .500 18 15   .545
Abilene Christian 10 10   .500 16 18   .471
California Baptist 8 12   .400 16 17   .485
Utah Tech* 7 13   .350 11 20   .355
Southern Utah 5 15   .250 10 21   .323
UT Rio Grande Valley 2 18   .100 6 25   .194
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2024 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Mavericks finished the season 11–18, 6–12 in conference play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They were defeated by Grand Canyon in the first round of the WAC tournament to end their season. Head coach Greg Young was fired mid-season after only a season and a half with the program. [1]

Roster

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2023–24 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 00 Aaron Cash 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS San Francisco, California
G 1 Phillip Russell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr St, Louis, Missouri
G 2 Makaih Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Long Beach, California
G 3 DaJaun Gordon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Chicago, Illinois
G 4 Akili Vining 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Fort Worth, Texas
G 5 Brandyn Talbot 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Toronto, Ontario
F 11 Dwayne Koroma 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Berlin, Germany
F 12 Freds Pauls Bagatskis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Riga, Latvia
G 13 Kade Douglas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Lancaster, Texas
F 22 Shemar Wilson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Avondale, Arizona
G 23 Sterling Gaston-Chapman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Wichita, Kansas
C 24 Darrius Miles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Oak Cliff, Texas
G 30 Fabio Basili 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 275 lb (125 kg) So Orlando, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 21, 2024

Schedule and Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oral Roberts W 75–71  1–0
 24  Gordon   14  Tied   6  Talbot  College Park Center (2,185)
Arlington, TX
November 11, 2023*
5:00 p.m.
UT Tyler W 95–64  2–0
 18  Douglas   11  Gordon   6  Williams  College Park Center (2,512)
Arlington, TX
November 16, 2023*
8:00 p.m., MW Network
at New Mexico L 80–82  2–1
 29  Wilson   14  Gordon   5  Gordon  The Pit (10,484)
Albuquerque, NM
November 19, 2023*
5:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 3 Arizona L 56–101  2–2
 19  Wilson   5  Koroma   4  Gordon  McKale Center (13,403)
Tucson, AZ
November 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Alcorn State W 82–69  3–2
 20  Douglas   12  Wilson   8  Vining  College Park Center (1,119)
Arlington, TX
November 25, 2023*
2:00 p.m.
Texas State L 66–73  3–3
 21  Wilson   13  Wilson   6  Williams  College Park Center (1,280)
Arlington, TX
November 29, 2023
7:00 p.m.
Abilene Christian W 86–71  4–3
(1–0)
 16  Gordon   11  Wilson   8  Williams  College Park Center (1,275)
Arlington, TX
December 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Grand Canyon L 69–76  4–4
(1–1)
 15  Basili   8  Koroma   3  Gordon  Global Credit Union Arena (7,214)
Phoenix, AZ
December 6, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
UNT Dallas W 74–37  5–4
 17  Cash   17  Cash   6  Basili  College Park Center (1,696)
Arlington, TX
December 16, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Air Force
Coast-to-Coast Challenge
W 76–73  6–4
 28  Russell   15  Gordon   4  Gordon  Dickies Arena (3,752)
Fort Worth, TX
December 21, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas Tech L 66–77  6–5
 18  Russell   11  Wilson   7  Russell  United Supermarkets Arena (8,940)
Lubbock, TX
December 23, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Texas L 52–78  6–6
 20  Wilson   7  Gordon   4  Russell  The Super Pit (3,357)
Denton, TX
January 1, 2024*
6:30 p.m., LHN
at No. 20 Texas L 62–79  6–7
 17  Douglas   8  Williams   6  Russell  Moody Center (10,713)
Austin, TX
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tarleton State L 76–78  6–8
(1–2)
 24  Williams   6  Williams   4  Vining  Wisdom Gymnasium (1,078)
Stephenville, TX
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Stephen F. Austin L 73–92  6–9
(1–3)
 16  Vining   6  Wilson   5  Tied  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,049)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Utah Valley W 83–69  7–9
(2–3)
 22  Gordon   12  Wilson   8  Williams  College Park Center (1,112)
Arlington, TX
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Seattle W 80–75  8–9
(3–3)
 17  Cash   8  Gordon   8  Vining  College Park Center (1,009)
Arlington, TX
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UT Rio Grande Valley W 91–73  9–9
(4–3)
 24  Russell   10  Wilson   6  Russell  College Park Center (1,824)
Arlington, TX
January 20, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Abilene Christian L 67–78  9–10
(4–4)
 17  Williams   12  Wilson   3  Gordon  Moody Coliseum (1,541)
Abilene, TX
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Grand Canyon L 61–67  9–11
(4–5)
 13  Tied   10  Gordon   3  Tied  College Park Center (2,871)
Arlington, TX
February 1, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Utah W 76–68  10–11
(5–5)
 22  Russell   10  Gordon   4  Russell  America First Event Center (1,422)
Cedar City, UT
February 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah Tech W 87–66  11–11
(6–5)
 16  Wilson   17  Gordon   6  Gordon  Burns Arena (1,904)
St. George, UT
February 8, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
at California Baptist L 63–64  11–12
(6–6)
 15  Williams   15  Wilson   4  Vining  Fowler Events Center (2,550)
Riverside, CA
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Stephen F. Austin W 71–63 OT 12–12
(7–6)
 17  Williams   11  Wilson   3  Tied  College Park Center (2,393)
Arlington, TX
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tarleton State L 78–80  12–13
(7–7)
 20  Gordon   13  Gordon   3  Tied  College Park Center (2,110)
Arlington, TX
February 17, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Rio Grande Valley W 89–70  13–13
(8–7)
 17  Cash   7  Wilson   7  Russell  UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,766)
Edinburg, TX
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Utah W 90–85  14–13
(9–7)
 23  Gordon   10  Wilson   8  Russell  College Park Center (1,622)
Arlington, TX
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Utah Tech W 89–78  15–13
(10–7)
 23  Williams   10  Gordon   5  Williams  College Park Center (1,781)
Arlington, TX
February 29, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Seattle W 82–62  16–13
(11–7)
 19  Wilson   12  Cash   5  Tied  Redhawk Center (999)
Seattle, WA
March 2, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah Valley W 78–65  17–13
(12–7)
 20  Russell   13  Gordon   5  Wilson  UCCU Center (2,615)
Orem, UT
March 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
California Baptist W 71–57  18–13
(13–7)
 13  Williams   8  Cash   7  Russell  College Park Center (1,871)
Arlington, TX
WAC tournament
March 14, 2024
10:30 p.m., ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) Stephen F. Austin
Quarterfinals
W 109–78  19–13
 30  Russell   7  Cash   6  Tied  Orleans Arena (1,021)
Paradise, NV
March 15, 2024
10:30 p.m., ESPNU
(3) vs. (2) Tarleton
Semifinals
W 87–84  20–13
 29  Wilson   11  Gordon   10  Russell  Orleans Arena (4,057)
Paradise, NV
March 16, 2024
10:30 p.m., ESPN2
(3) vs. (1) Grand Canyon
Championship
L 74–89  20–14
 22  Russell   7  Gordon   4  Tied  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "UT Arlington fires Young as coach in 2nd season". ESPN.com. February 10, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". utamavs.com. Retrieved October 21, 2023.