2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team

2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Ron Cottrell (33nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jud Kinne Terry Johnson Dee Wallace
Home arena	Sharp Gymnasium

2023–24 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
McNeese †	17	–	1		.944			30	–	4		.882
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	14	–	4		.778			21	–	12		.636
Nicholls	13	–	5		.722			20	–	14		.588
Lamar	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
Southeastern Louisiana	10	–	8		.556			15	–	17		.469
Northwestern State	7	–	11		.389			9	–	23		.281
Texas A&M–Commerce*	6	–	12		.333			13	–	20		.394
New Orleans	4	–	14		.222			10	–	23		.303
Houston Christian	4	–	14		.222			6	–	23		.207
Incarnate Word	3	–	15		.167			8	–	23		.258
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 Southland tournament winner

The 2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team will represent Houston Christian University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 33rd-year head coach Ron Cottrell, play their home games at Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 50 votes overall, the Huskies were picked to finish eighth in the conference.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern	144 (6)
2	McNeese	142 (6)
3	New Orleans	132 (3)
4	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	124 (5)
5	Northwestern State	84
6	Nicholls	71
7	Texas A&M–Commerce	66
8	Houston Christian	50
9	Lamar	45
10	Incarnate Word	42

Preseason All Conference

Senior Bonke Maring, center, was selected as a first team member of the Preseason all conference team.

Roster

2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Marques Gates 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Selma, Texas G 2 Pierce Bazil 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lincoln, Nebraska G 3 Jay Alvarez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Waynesboro, Pennsylvania C 4 Bonke Maring 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Sr Cypress, Texas G 5 Porter Bazil 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lincoln, Nebraska G 6 Deshon Proctor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Tyrone, Georgia G 7 Dominic Capriotti 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Tempe, Arizona G 8 Bruce Carpenter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia G 10 Marcus Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Gilroy, California F 11 Tristan Moore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Albuquerque, New Mexico G 14 Nathan Self 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS So Houston, Texas F 20 Chigozie Achara 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Palmdale, California F 21 Nate Hudson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 24 Jake Arnold 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Katy, Texas G 25 Braden Bostwick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Cleveland, Texas F 33 Michael Imaraigbe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Houston, Texas	Head coach Ron Cottrell (Arkansas) Assistant coach(es) Jud Kinne (Albion) Terry Johnson (California State Stanislaus) Dee Wallace (California State Bakersfield) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 6, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at BYU			Marriott Center  Provo, UT
Nov 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		FIU			Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
Nov 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UTSA			Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
Nov 24, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oklahoma State			Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, OK
Nov 27, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		TCU			Schollmaier Arena  Fort Worth, TX
Dec 2, 2023* 4:00 pm		at Rice			Tudor Fieldhouse  Houston, TX
Dec 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southwestern Adventist			Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
Dec 9, 2023* 2:00 pm		at Texas			Moody Center  Austin, TX
Dec 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Champion Christian			Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
Dec 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at SMU			Moody Coliseum  Dallas, TX
Dec 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN		at Texas A&M			Reed Arena  College Station, TX
Southland Conference season
Jan 6, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Nicholls			Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
Jan 8, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi			American Bank Center  Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Commerce			The Field House  Commerce, TX
Jan 15, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Northwestern State			Prather Coliseum  Natchitoches, LA
Jan 20, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Lamar			Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
Jan 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		New Orleans			Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
Jan 27, 2024 TBA, ESPN+		at Incarnate Word			McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Jan 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana			Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
Feb 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Nicholls			Stopher Gymnasium  Thibodaux, LA
Feb 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Orleans			Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
Feb 10, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Incarnate Word			Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
Feb 12, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		McNeese			Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
Feb 17, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana			Pride Roofing University Center  Hammond, LA
Feb 24, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Northwestern State			Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
Feb 26, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi			Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
Mar 2, 2024 3:30 pm		Texas A&M–Commerce			Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
Mar 4, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at McNeese			The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, LA
Mar 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lamar			Neches Arena  Beaumont, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source

See also

2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team