2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

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 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
CBI, quarterfinals
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record17–18 (6–14 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCraig Snow
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFord Center
Seasons
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
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

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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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 17, 2023

Schedule and results

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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

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  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.