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2023–24 Morgan State Bears basketball team

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2023–24 Morgan State Bears basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record11–20 (7–7 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTalmadge L. Hill Field House
Seasons
2023–24 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Norfolk State 11 3   .786 24 11   .686
North Carolina Central 9 5   .643 18 13   .581
South Carolina State 9 5   .643 14 18   .438
Howard 9 5   .643 18 17   .514
Morgan State 7 7   .500 11 20   .355
Delaware State 6 8   .429 15 19   .441
Maryland Eastern Shore 4 10   .286 9 20   .310
Coppin State 1 13   .071 2 27   .069
2024 MEAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Morgan State Bears basketball team represented Morgan State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fifth-year head coach Kevin Broadus, played their home games at Talmadge L. Hill Field House in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 7–7 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament to Howard.

Previous season

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The Bears finished the 2022–23 season 15–16, 7–7 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place.[1] They were defeated by Maryland Eastern Shore in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Kamron Hobbs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Stockbridge, Georgia
F 1 Wynston Tabbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Suitland, Maryland
G 2 Demajion Topps 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Winona, Mississippi
G 3 Rob Lawson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Capitol Heights, Maryland
G 4 Kiran Oliver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
F 5 Myles Thompson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Camden, New Jersey
F 10 Will Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Baltimore, Maryland
G 11 Amahrie Simpkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York
F 12 Daniel Akitoby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Fairfax, Virginia
F 13 Trent Edwards 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lexington, Kentucky
F 14 Staccardo Washington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 15 Marvin Brimage 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
F/C 21 Christian Oliver 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Pasadena, California
G/F 22 Kevon Wiggins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Rose Hall, Guyana
G 23 Tytan Newton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 24 Allen Udemadu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Lagos, Nigeria
F 55 Xavier Valley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 10, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
9:30 pm, P12N
at No. 12 Arizona L 59–122  0–1
McKale Center (13,455)
Tucson, AZ
November 9, 2023*
6:00 pm
Cheyney W 100–52  1–1
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,897)
Baltimore, MD
November 12, 2023*
12:00 pm
Penn State Wilkes-Barre W 78–60  2–1
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (456)
Baltimore, MD
November 15, 2023*
10:30 pm
at Fresno State
Cancún Challenge campus site game
L 67–87  2–2
Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
November 18, 2023*
9:00 pm, ESPN+
at BYU L 50–93  2–3
Marriott Center (13,736)
Provo, UT
November 21, 2023*
12:30 pm
vs. Radford
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals
L 72–82  2–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107)
Cancún, Mexico
November 22, 2023*
12:30 pm
vs. Chicago State
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division 3rd place game
L 83–84  2–5
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107)
Cancún, Mexico
November 26, 2023*
4:00 pm, FloSports
at Towson L 58–67  2–6
SECU Arena (1,613)
Towson, MD
November 29, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at High Point L 59–77  2–7
Qubein Center (2,119)
High Point, NC
December 3, 2023*
2:00 pm
Longwood L 54–88  2–8
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (876)
Baltimore, MD
December 6, 2023*
6:00 pm
UMBC W 92–80  3–8
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (973)
Baltimore, MD
December 9, 2023*
12:00 pm
Virginia–Lynchburg W 120–50  4–8
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (345)
Baltimore, MD
December 18, 2023*
7:00 pm, FloSports
at Campbell L 76–83  4–9
Gore Arena (871)
Buies Creek, NC
December 22, 2023*
1:00 pm
No. 20 James Madison L 75–89  4–10
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (878)
Baltimore, MD
December 27, 2023*
7:00 pm, ACCN
at Virginia L 44–79  4–11
John Paul Jones Arena (14,637)
Charlottesville, VA
December 31, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at NJIT L 53–69  4–12
Wellness and Events Center (363)
Newark, NJ
MEAC regular season
January 6, 2024
4:00 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore L 74–75  4–13
(0–1)
Hytche Athletic Center (183)
Princess Anne, MD
January 8, 2024
7:30 pm
Delaware State L 66–78  4–14
(0–2)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (548)
Baltimore, MD
January 20, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coppin State W 89–86 OT 5–14
(1–2)
Physical Education Complex (736)
Baltimore, MD
January 27, 2024
4:30 pm
Howard W 85–79  6–14
(2–2)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,571)
Baltimore, MD
January 29, 2024
7:30 pm
at Norfolk State L 73–83  6–15
(2–3)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,013)
Norfolk, VA
February 3, 2024
4:00 pm
at South Carolina State W 72–70  7–15
(3–3)
SHM Memorial Center (721)
Orangeburg, SC
February 5, 2024
7:30 pm
at North Carolina Central W 79–72 OT 8–15
(4–3)
McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,057)
Durham, NC
February 17, 2024
4:30 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 70–65  9–15
(5–3)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,467)
Baltimore, MD
February 19, 2024
7:30 pm
at Delaware State L 58–80  9–16
(5–4)
Memorial Hall (2,500)
Dover, DE
February 24, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Howard L 72–78  9–17
(5–5)
Burr Gymnasium (2,064)
Washington, D.C.
February 26, 2024
7:30 pm
Norfolk State L 82–85  9–18
(5–6)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,238)
Baltimore, MD
March 2, 2024
4:30 pm
South Carolina State L 61–72  9–19
(5–7)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,873)
Baltimore, MD
March 4, 2024
7:30 pm
North Carolina Central W 88–79  10–19
(6–7)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,034)
Baltimore, MD
March 7, 2024
7:30 pm
Coppin State W 78–60  11–19
(7–7)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (4,159)
Baltimore, MD
MEAC tournament
March 14, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(5) vs. (4) Howard
Quarterfinals
L 65–78  11–20
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Fourth-Seeded UMES Advances with Win Over Morgan State". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Morgan State Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2023.