2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by 14th-year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in twelfth place. As the No. 12 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament, they lost to Coastal Carolina in the first round.

2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record11–19 (6–12 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFant–Ewing Coliseum
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Appalachian State16–2 .88927–7  .794
James Madison †15–3 .83332–4  .889
Troy13–5 .72220–12  .625
Arkansas State11–7 .61120–17  .541
Louisiana10–8 .55619–14  .576
Southern Miss9–9 .50016–16  .500
Georgia State8–10 .44414–17  .452
South Alabama8–10 .44416–16  .500
Georgia Southern8–10 .4449–24  .273
Marshall7–11 .38913–20  .394
Texas State7–11 .38917–18  .486
Louisiana–Monroe6–12 .33311–19  .367
Coastal Carolina5–13 .2789–22  .290
Old Dominion3–15 .1677–25  .219
† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2022–23 season 11–21, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place.[1] The Warhawks would lose to Georgia Southern in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.[2]

Offseason

2023 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kelton Williams
PG		 Midloathian, TX Midloathian High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 7, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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:

  • "Louisiana–Monroe 2023-24 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  • "2023-24 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Warhawks were picked to finish in 14th place in the conference's preseason poll.[3]

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

Roster
2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jacob Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)202 lb (92 kg) SoLiberty Magnet High School Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 1 Savion Gallion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)192 lb (87 kg) SrSouth Plains College Washington, D.C.
G 2 Devon Hancock 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)198 lb (90 kg) JrMilwaukee Dallas, Texas
G 3 Tyreke Locure 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)167 lb (76 kg) SrUAB New Orleans, Louisiana
F 4 Nika Metskhvarishvili 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrRanger College Tbilisi, Georgia
G 5 Jalen Bolden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)212 lb (96 kg) SoZachary High School Zachary, Louisiana
G 10 Tyreese Watson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrCochise College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 11 Kelton Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrMidlothian High School Midlothian, Texas
F 13 Makai Willis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)232 lb (105 kg) JrFairfield Tallahassee, Florida
F 14 Jerry Ngopot 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)236 lb (107 kg) SoSaint Peter's Bangui, Central African Republic
G 15 P.D. McCraney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoHinds Community College Monroe, Louisiana
G 21 Ajay Tew 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrJonesboro-Hodge High School Jonesboro, Louisiana
F 22 Edwin Litolff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)189 lb (86 kg) SoDoyle High School Livingston, Louisiana
G 23 Johnnie Williams IV 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrPutnam Science Academy Sarasota, Florida
F 34 AD Diedhiou 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrUAB Dakar, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 7, 2023

Schedule and results
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 pm, ESPN+		 at No. 7 Houston L 31–84  0–1
  8 – Gallion  4 – 3 Tied  2 – Locure  Fertitta Center (6,832)
Houston, TX
November 11, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at Central Michigan
MAC-SBC Challenge		 W 74–64  1–1
  16 – Metskhvarishvili  6 – 2 Tied  6 – Locure  McGuirk Arena (1,160)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 16, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Louisiana Tech L 63–73  1–2
  15 – 2 Tied  7 – Bolden  4 – Locure  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,702)
Monroe, LA
November 20, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Ecclesia W 103–74  2–2
  15 – Bolden  10 – Willis  5 – Metskhvarishvili  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (256)
Monroe, LA
November 26, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at SMU L 57–70  2–3
  14 – Watson  8 – Diedhiou  4 – Hancock  Moody Coliseum (4,557)
University Park, TX
November 28, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Northwestern State W 74–70  3–3
  19 – Metskhvarishvili  14 – Bolden  2 – 3 Tied  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (909)
Monroe, LA
December 5, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Champion Christian W 110–63  4–3
  16 – Wilson  10 – Ngopot  7 – Wilson  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (342)
Monroe, LA
December 12, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Sam Houston L 62–63  4–4
  14 – Bolden  12 – Bolden  4 – Diedhiou  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (599)
Huntsville, TX
December 14, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Lamar L 73–97  4–5
  17 – Gallion  11 – Metskhvarishvili  4 – 2 Tied  Neches Arena (1,014)
Beaumont, TX
December 18, 2023*
10:30 am, ESPN+		 at Jacksonville L 65–75  4–6
  17 – Metskhvarishvili  11 – Metskhvarishvili  6 – Locure  Swisher Gymnasium (400)
Jacksonville, FL
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Appalachian State L 55–67  4–7
(0–1)		  16 – Metskhvarishvili  9 – Metskhvarishvili  4 – Watson  Holmes Center (2,065)
Boone, NC
January 3, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Marshall L 57–68  4–8
(0–2)		  12 – Ngopot  9 – Metskhvarishvili  4 – Gallion  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (919)
Monroe, LA
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Georgia Southern L 68–76  4–9
(0–3)		  24 – Locure  8 – 2 Tied  4 – Bolden  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,007)
Monroe, LA
January 11, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 Southern Miss L 58–71  4–10
(0–4)		  14 – Metskhvarishvili  10 – Bolden  4 – Metskhvarishvili  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,249)
Monroe, LA
January 13, 2024
2:30 pm, ESPN+		 Texas State L 54–67  4–11
(0–5)		  11 – Willis  7 – 2 Tied  3 – Locure  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,305)
Monroe, LA
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at James Madison L 70–89  4–12
(0–6)		  16 – Gallion  8 – Ngopot  4 – Locure  Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,033)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 20, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Old Dominion W 80–73  5–12
(1–6)		  20 – Locure  13 – Bolden  3 – Gallion  Chartway Arena (6.088)
Norfolk, VA
January 25, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 South Alabama W 80–66  6–12
(2–6)		  21 – Willis  11 – Bolden  4 – Locure  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,600)
Monroe, LA
January 28, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Arkansas State W 85–82 OT 7–12
(3–6)		  24 – Metskhvarishvili  11 – Metskhvarishvili  3 – Locure  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,376)
Monroe, LA
January 31, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Louisiana L 72–80  7–13
(3–7)		  21 – Watson  7 – Bolden  3 – Gallion  Cajundome (1,668)
Lafayette, LA
February 3, 2024
2:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Arkansas State L 80–95  7–14
(3–8)		  20 – Metskhvarishvili  4 – 3 Tied  3 – Locure  First National Bank Arena (2,743)
Jonesboro, AR
February 7, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Coastal Carolina W 79–75  8–14
(4–8)		  28 – Metskhvarishvili  8 – Locure  4 – Watson  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,392)
Monroe, LA
February 10, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Eastern Michigan
MAC-SBC Challenge		 W 82–76  9–14
  25 – Locure  10 – Locure  6 – Locure  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,102)
Monroe, LA
February 15, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Miss W 68–59  10–14
(5–8)		  20 – Locure  7 – Metskhvarishvili  5 – 2 Tied  Reed Green Coliseum (4,247)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 17, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Troy L 57–85  10–15
(5–9)		  10 – Willis  6 – Bolden  5 – Locure  Trojan Arena (4,321)
Troy, AL
February 22, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 Louisiana W 66–59  11–15
(6–9)		  17 – Metskhvarishvili  13 – Bolden  5 – Locure  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,467)
Monroe, LA
February 24, 2024
2:30 pm, ESPN+		 Troy L 78–84  11–16
(6–10)		  20 – Locure  7 – Metskhvarishvili  3 – 2 Tied  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,529)
Monroe, LA
February 27, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Texas State L 55–73  11–17
(6–11)		  13 – Locure  5 – Watson  1 – 3 Tied  Strahan Arena (1,219)
San Marcos, TX
March 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at South Alabama L 69–80  11–18
(6–12)		  18 – Metskhvarishvili  8 – Ngopot  6 – Locure  Mitchell Center (1,969)
Mobile, AL
Sun Belt tournament
March 5, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 (12) vs. (13) Coastal Carolina
First round		 L 71–75  11–19
  22 – Watson  7 – Ngopot  4 – Locure  Pensacola Bay Center (651)
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5][6]

References
  1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  2. "Georgia Southern Pulls Away Late, Downs ULM at SBC Championship, 66-57". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  3. "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  4. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  5. "UL Monroe Warhawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  6. "UL Monroe Warhawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
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