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2023–24 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

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2023–24 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record16–16 (8–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rodney Crawford
  • Orin Bailey Jr.
  • Riley Conroy
  • Mikel Kosich (Ast/Chief of Staff)
Home arenaMitchell Center
Seasons
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Appalachian State 16 2   .889 27 7   .794
James Madison 15 3   .833 32 4   .889
Troy 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
Arkansas State 11 7   .611 20 17   .541
Louisiana 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Southern Miss 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Georgia State 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
South Alabama 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
Georgia Southern 8 10   .444 9 24   .273
Marshall 7 11   .389 13 20   .394
Texas State 7 11   .389 17 18   .486
Louisiana–Monroe 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Coastal Carolina 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Old Dominion 3 15   .167 7 25   .219
2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2023–24 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by sixth-year head coach Richie Riley, played their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they lost to Georgia Southern in the second round.

Previous season

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The Jaguars finished the 2022–23 season 19–16, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they lost in the championship round to Louisiana.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jamar Franklin 1 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Rockledge, FL Transferred to Georgia Southern
Isaiah Moore 4 G 6'1" 190 GS Senior Temple Hills, MD Graduated; Signed to play with the Iowa Wolves
Diante Smith 10 F 6'7" 200 Junior Fort Walton Beach, FL Transferred to Nicholls
Adam Sizemore 14 G 5'10" 170 Senior London, KY Graduated; Promoted to Director of Player Development
Kevin Samuel 21 C 7'0" 260 GS Senior Codrington Village, Barbuda Graduated; Signed to play with Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket
Owen White 22 G 6'6" 215 GS Senior Rhinelander, WI Graduated
Tyler Shirley 24 F 6'7" 205 Sophomore Gary, IN Transferred to Clayton State (D2)

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Isiah Gaiter 2 G 6'3" 195 GS Senior Meriden, CT Assumption
Maxwell Land 10 G 6'4" 195 Junior Cincinnati, OH Saint Francis (PA)
Thomas Howell 13 F 6'8" 230 Junior Natchitoches, LA Louisiana–Monroe
Samuel Tabe 45 G 6'5" 210 GS Senior Beltsville, MD Seton Hill

Recruiting classes

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2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
John Broom
SG
Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 28, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Smurf Millender
PG
Friendswood, TX Clear Brook High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 10, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Ethan Kizer
SF
Metamora, IL Metamora High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 9, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2024 recruiting class

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Preseason

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Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

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The Jaguars were picked to finish in sixth place in the conference's preseason poll.[1] Senior guard Tyrell Jones was named to the preseason All-SBC Second Team.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1 James Madison - 176 (7)
2 App State - 159 (2)
3 Old Dominion - 154 (1)
4 Southern Miss - 148
5 Louisiana - 136 (2)
6 South Alabama - 129 (2)
7 Marshall - 119
8 Troy - 91
9 Arkansas State - 84
10 Texas State - 72
11 Georgia State - 69
12 Coastal Carolina - 59
13 Georgia Southern - 42
14 ULM - 32

Roster

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2023–24 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tyrell Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr West Oaks Academy (FL)
Auburn
Chicago, IL
G 2 Isiah Gaiter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Sacred Heart HS
Assumption
Meriden, CT
F 3 Elijah Ormiston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cannon HS
Concordia-St. Paul
Minneapolis, MN
G 4 Marcus Millender 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Clear Brook HS Houston, TX
G 10 Maxwell Land 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Archbishop Moeller HS
Saint Francis (PA)
Cincinnati, OH
F 12 Julian Margrave 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So New Hampton School Louisburg, KS
F 13 Thomas Howell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr St. Mary's HS
Louisiana–Monroe
Natchitoches, Louisiana
G 14 John Broom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Jacksonville HS Jacksonville, AL
F 20 Marshall Kearing 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Willetton Senior HS
State College of Florida
Pinjarra, Australia
F 21 Ethan Kizer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Metamora HS Metamora, IL
F 25 Judah Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Pacifica Christian HS
Saint Mary's
Bermuda Dunes, CA
G 45 Samuel Tabe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS High Point HS
Seton Hill
Beltsville, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Mobile L 74–83  0–1
 21  Brown   7  Howell   4  Gaiter  Mitchell Center (2,153)
Mobile, AL
November 11, 2023*
1:00 p.m.
at Buffalo
MAC-SBC Challenge
W 70–56  1–1
 15  Millender   10  Howell   4  Millender  Alumni Arena (2,080)
Amherst, NY
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
at No. 22 Alabama L 46–102  1–2
 15  Land   5  Tabe   3  Millender  Coleman Coliseum (9,828)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Nicholls
Jaguar Classic
L 97–102 3OT 1–3
 23  Millender   9  Millender   10  Millender  Mitchell Center (3,445)
Mobile, AL
November 17, 2023*
3:00 p.m.
Denver
Jaguar Classic
W 82–75  2–3
 24  Gaiter   11  Howell   9  Millender  Mitchell Center (1,357)
Mobile, AL
November 19, 2023*
12:00 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville
Jaguar Classic
W 86–74  3–3
 24  Gaiter   6  Howell   5  Millender  Mitchell Center (1,507)
Mobile, AL
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Lynn W 74–62  4–3
 17  Land   8  Gaiter   2  Kearing  Mitchell Center (1,439)
Mobile, AL
November 25, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BTN
at Maryland L 55–68  4–4
 18  Margrave   7  Land   2  Land  Xfinty Center (12,358)
College Park, MD
November 30, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville State L 52–70  4–5
 15  Jones   7  Howell   1  Tied  Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,865)
Jacksonville, AL
December 6, 2023*
10:00 a.m.
at Mercer W 83–62  5–5
 17  Gaiter   8  Margrave   4  Millender  Hawkins Arena (3,207)
Macon, GA
December 9, 2023*
3:00 p.m.
Spring Hill W 91–74  6–5
 20  Gaiter   8  Tied   6  Tied  Mitchell Center (1,931)
Mobile, AL
December 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Alabama A&M W 83–67  7–5
 18  Jones   11  Howell   3  Jones  Mitchell Center (1,069)
Mobile, AL
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 30, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Old Dominion W 61–59  8–5
(1–0)
 16  Gaiter   9  Howell   7  Gaiter  Chartway Arena (5,479)
Norfolk, VA
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Appalachian State L 84–91 OT 8–6
(1–1)
 29  Gaiter   10  Howell   4  Tied  Mitchell Center (1,646)
Mobile, AL
January 6, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia State L 76–90  8–7
(1–2)
 22  Jones   17  Howell   2  Tied  Mitchell Center (2,141)
Mobile, AL
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m.
at James Madison L 55–89  8–8
(1–3)
 16  Gaiter   7  Ormiston   3  Jones  Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,147)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 13, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Marshall W 91–85  9–8
(2–3)
 25  Gaiter   8  Tied   5  Tied  Cam Henderson Center (5,711)
Huntington, WV
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Troy W 74–71  10–8
(3–3)
 19  Tabe   7  Tabe   5  Tabe  Mitchell Center (3,169)
Mobile, AL
January 20, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana L 79–88  10–9
(3–4)
 25  Gaiter   6  Ormiston   4  Jones  Mitchell Center (2,991)
Mobile, AL
January 25, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe L 66–80  10–10
(3–5)
 18  Jones   9  Howell   5  Jones  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,600)
Monroe, LA
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Troy L 79–83  10–11
(3–6)
 19  Jones   6  Tied   3  Jones  Trojan Arena (5,110)
Troy, AL
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas State L 66–74  10–12
(3–7)
 16  Jones   9  Howell   5  Millender  Strahan Arena (1,699)
San Marcos, TX
February 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana L 60–80  10–13
(3–8)
 18  Jones   6  Gaiter   4  Jones  Cajundome (1,873)
Lafayette, LA
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 78–65  11–13
(4–8)
 20  Tabe   7  Tabe   4  Millender  Mitchell Cetner (1,712)
Mobile, AL
February 10, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Illinois
MAC-SBC Challenge
W 75–66  12–13
 23  Jones   6  Tied   8  Millender  Mitchell Center (1,539)
Mobile, AL
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas State W 72–55  13–13
(5–8)
 18  Gaiter   4  Gaiter   6  Millender  Mitchell Center (2,151)
Mobile, AL
February 17, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Arkansas State L 73–76  13–14
(5–9)
 35  Tabe   6  Tied   6  Millender  Mitchell Center (1,723)
Mobile, AL
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Miss W 83–64  14–14
(6–9)
 29  Tabe   8  Jones   3  Millender  Reed Green Coliseum (4,202)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 24, 2024
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Arkansas State L 78–95  14–15
(6–10)
 27  Tied   7  Tabe   4  Jones  First National Bank Arena (4,178)
Jonesboro, AR
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Miss W 73–70  15–15
(7–10)
 18  Margrave   7  Howell   7  Millender  Mitchell Center (2,253)
Mobile, AL
March 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 80–69  16–15
(8–10)
 21  Jones   8  Millender   4  Millender  Mitchell Center (1,969)
Mobile, AL
Sun Belt Conference tournament
March 7, 2024
11:30 am, ESPN+
(8) vs. (9) Georgia Southern
Second round
L 71–76  16–16
 22  Jones   12  Kearing   2  Gaiter  Pensacola Bay Center (764)
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "South Alabama Men's Basketball Announces 23-24 Conference Schedule". usajaguars.com. August 9, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023–24 South Alabama Jaguars Schedule". www.espn.com. Retrieved September 22, 2023.