2023–24 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team

2023–24 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball
2023–24 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	20–12 (11–5 ASUN)
Head coach	Lennie Acuff (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Roger Idstrom; Tyler Murray; Vince Martin; Will Acuff; Peyton Mattingly;
Home arena	Allen Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by fifth-year head coach Lennie Acuff, played their home games at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the ASUN Conference.

2023–24 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Kentucky	12	–	4	.750	17	–	14	.548
Stetson †	11	–	5	.688	22	–	13	.629
Lipscomb	11	–	5	.688	20	–	12	.625
Austin Peay	10	–	6	.625	19	–	16	.543
North Florida	9	–	7	.563	16	–	16	.500
North Alabama	8	–	8	.500	15	–	17	.469
Florida Gulf Coast	8	–	8	.500	14	–	18	.438
Queens*	7	–	9	.438	14	–	19	.424
Kennesaw State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Jacksonville	5	–	11	.313	16	–	17	.485
Central Arkansas	5	–	11	.313	9	–	23	.281
Bellarmine*	4	–	12	.250	8	–	23	.258
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2024 ASUN tournament winner

Previous season

The Bisons finished the 2022–23 season 20–13, 11–7 in ASUN play, to finish in fifth place.^[1] They defeated Stetson in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament,^[2] before falling to Kennesaw State in the semifinals.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	AJ McGinnis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Jr	Cincinnati	Huntsville, AL
F	1	Rylan Houck	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Oxford High School	Oxford, AL
G	2	Will Pruitt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Mount Juliet High School	Mount Juliet, TN
G	3	Logan Suber	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Mt. Zion Prep Academy	Fredericksburg, VA
G	4	Derrin Boyd	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Georgetown College	Princeton, KY
G	5	Cody Head	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Lutheran High School East	Cleveland, OH
G	10	Jack Ingold	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	George Washington High School	Charleston, WV
C	11	Owen McCormack	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Presbyterian	Advance, NC
G	12	Paxton Davidson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Green Hill High School	Mount Juliet, TN
F	13	Hank Hutcheson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Sr	Trevecca	Brentwood, TN
F	15	Dylan Faulkner	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Calhoun High School	Calhoun, GA
F	21	TJ Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Fr	Belton High School	Belton, TX
G	22	Joe Anderson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Furman	Maryville, TN
G	24	Jason Montgomery	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Drury	St. Louis, MO
G	33	Zach Lamey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Briarwood Christian School	Birmingham, AL
C	35	Grant Asman	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Kimberly High School	Kimberly, AL
F	41	Jacob Ognacevic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Valparaiso	Sheboygan, WI

Head coach

Lennie Acuff (Shorter)

Assistant coach(es)

Roger Idstrom (Mars Hill)
Tyler Murray (Hampden–Sydney)
Vince Martin (Jacksonville)
Will Acuff (Alabama–Huntsville)
Peyton Mattingly (Lipscomb)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Wichita State	L 59–76	0–1	Charles Koch Arena (6,286) Wichita, KS
November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Drake	L 70–85	0–2	Knapp Center (3,021) Des Moines, IA
November 11, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Asbury	W 113–74	1–2	Allen Arena (2,179) Nashville, TN
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech	W 96–65	2–2	Eblen Center (899) Cookeville, TN
November 18, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Alabama A&M	W 106–81	3–2	Allen Arena (823) Nashville, TN
November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m.		vs. UNC Asheville Northern Classic	W 86–75	4–2	Place Bell Laval, QC
November 25, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		vs. Bowling Green Northern Classic	L 61–82	4–3	Place Bell Laval, QC
November 26, 2023* 12:30 p.m.		vs. Wofford Northern Classic	W 85–78	5–3	Place Bell Laval, QC
November 29, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Chattanooga	W 82–68	6–3	Allen Arena (2,132) Nashville, TN
December 2, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UCF	L 57–72	6–4	Addition Financial Arena (5,152) Orlando, FL
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Belmont Battle of the Boulevard	L 71–72	6–5	Curb Event Center (4,301) Nashville, TN
December 10, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 78–71	7–5	Allen Arena (1,961) Nashville, TN
December 16, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+		vs. Arkansas	L 66–69	7–6	Simmons Bank Arena North Little Rock, AR
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bryan	W 101–55	8–6	Allen Arena (435) Nashville, TN
December 30, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+/ACCNX		at Florida State	W 78–75	9–6	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,051) Tallahassee, FL
ASUN regular season
January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	L 72–80	9–7 (0–1)	Baptist Health Arena (2,476) Richmond, KY
January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bellarmine	W 81–70	10–7 (1–1)	Freedom Hall (1,742) Louisville, KY
January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Austin Peay	W 91–77	11–7 (2–1)	Allen Arena (2,082) Nashville, TN
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Arkansas	L 86–96	11–8 (2–2)	Allen Arena (1,446) Nashville, TN
January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Alabama	W 88–79	12–8 (3–2)	Allen Arena (1,667) Nashville, TN
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	W 98–72	13–8 (4–2)	Alico Arena (1,805) Fort Myers, FL
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Stetson	L 59–80	13–9 (4–3)	Edmunds Center (596) DeLand, FL
January 31, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Florida	L 76–85	13–10 (4–4)	UNF Arena (1,409) Jacksonville, FL
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 84–82	14–10 (5–4)	Allen Arena (1,777) Nashville, TN
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Queens	W 90–88	15–10 (6–4)	Allen Arena (1,582) Nashville, TN
February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 101–95	16–10 (7–4)	Allen Arena (2,134) Nashville, TN
February 15, 2024 7:45 p.m., ESPN+		at North Alabama	L 70–75	16–11 (7–5)	CB&S Bank Arena (1,474) Florence, AL
February 17, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Central Arkansas	W 85–68	17–11 (8–5)	Farris Center (945) Conway, AR
February 24, 2024 4:15 p.m., ESPN+		at Austin Peay	W 90–85	18–11 (9–5)	F&M Bank Arena (5,681) Clarksville, TN
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bellarmine	W 90–74	19–11 (10–5)	Allen Arena (1,588) Nashville, TN
March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	W 81–67	20–11 (11–5)	Allen Arena (2,026) Nashville, TN
ASUN tournament
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	(6) North Alabama Quarterfinals	L 75–77	20–12	Allen Arena (1,982) Nashville, TN
*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". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "Men's Basketball Takes Out Stetson In ASUN Quarterfinals". Lipscomb University. February 28, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ Wasik, Mark (March 2, 2023). "Owls Earn Trip To ASUN Championship with 80-71 Win over Lipscomb". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lipscomb University. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "Lipscomb Bisons Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[2] "Men's Basketball Takes Out Stetson In ASUN Quarterfinals". Lipscomb University. February 28, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[3] Wasik, Mark (March 2, 2023). "Owls Earn Trip To ASUN Championship with 80-71 Win over Lipscomb". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[4] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lipscomb University. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[5] "Lipscomb Bisons Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

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