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Conference | Big South Conference |
Record | 22–12 (12–4 Big South) |
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Home arena | Kimmel Arena |
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High Point | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Asheville | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardner–Webb | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winthrop | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Longwood † | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterian | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC Upstate | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radford | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Big South tournament winner |
The 2023–24 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach Mike Morrell, play their home games at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, as members of the Big South Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 27–8, 16–2 in Big South play to finish as Big South regular season champions.[1] They defeated Charleston Southern,[2] USC Upstate,[3] and Campbell to win the Big South tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.[4] In the NCAA tournament, they received the #15 seed in the West Region.[5] In the first round, they lost to #2 region seed UCLA.[6]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2023* 8:30 pm, B1G |
at Michigan | L 74–99 | 0–1 |
Crisler Center (10,279) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
November 11, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UNC Wilmington | L 66–83 | 0–2 |
Kimmel Arena (2,170) Asheville, NC | |||||||
November 14, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Carolina | W 117–54 | 1–2 |
Kimmel Arena (614) Asheville, NC | |||||||
November 18, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Virginia–Lynchburg | W 114–59 | 2–2 |
Kimmel Arena (998) Asheville, NC | |||||||
November 24, 2023* 2:00 pm |
vs. Lipscomb Northern Classic |
L 75–86 | 2–3 |
Place Bell Laval, QC | |||||||
November 25, 2023* 4:30 pm |
vs. Wofford Northern Classic |
W 85–82 OT | 3–3 |
Place Bell (100) Laval, QC | |||||||
November 26, 2023* 11:00 am |
vs. Western Kentucky Northern Classic |
W 77–67 | 4–3 |
Place Bell Laval, QC | |||||||
December 1, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Johnson | W 97–51 | 5–3 |
Kimmel Arena (764) Asheville, NC | |||||||
December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Kennesaw State | L 76–79 OT | 5–4 |
KSU Convocation Center (1,230) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
December 9, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Western Carolina | L 63–78 | 5–5 |
Ramsey Center (2,904) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
December 13, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+/SECN+ |
vs. Auburn Rocket City Classic |
L 62–87 | 5–6 |
Von Braun Center (6,556) Huntsville, AL | |||||||
December 18, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
South Carolina State | W 79–75 | 6–6 |
Kimmel Arena (1,028) Asheville, NC | |||||||
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Appalachian State Hickory Hoops Classic |
W 76–63 | 7–6 |
Tarlton Complex (1,825) Hickory, NC | |||||||
December 23, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+/CW62 |
Kennesaw State | W 79–70 | 8–6 |
Kimmel Arena (1,579) Asheville, NC | |||||||
December 29, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UAB | L 85–90 | 8–7 |
Bartow Arena (3,392) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
Big South Conference regular season | |||||||||||
January 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+/CW62 |
USC Upstate Ingles I-26 Rivalry |
W 95–67 | 9–7 (1–0) |
Kimmel Arena (970) Asheville, NC | |||||||
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Presbyterian | W 84–80 | 10–7 (2–0) |
Templeton Physical Education Center (295) Clinton, SC | |||||||
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at High Point | L 79–84 | 10–8 (2–1) |
Qubein Center (4,069) High Point, NC | |||||||
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Longwood | W 65–61 | 11–8 (3–1) |
Kimmel Arena (1,577) Asheville, NC | |||||||
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Winthrop | W 82–77 | 12–8 (4–1) |
Winthrop Coliseum (2,831) Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
January 24, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Radford | W 81–69 | 13–8 (5–1) |
Kimmel Arena (1,768) Asheville, NC | |||||||
January 27, 2024 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Charleston Southern | W 71–65 | 14–8 (6–1) |
Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, SC | |||||||
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Gardner–Webb | L 73–80 | 14–9 (6–2) |
Paul Porter Arena (719) Boiling Springs, NC | |||||||
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Winthrop | W 82–78 | 15–9 (7–2) |
Kimmel Arena (2,206) Asheville, NC | |||||||
February 7, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
High Point | W 86–81 | 16–9 (8–2) |
Kimmel Arena (2,529) Asheville, NC | |||||||
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at USC Upstate Ingles I-26 Rivalry |
W 77–64 | 17–9 (9–2) |
G. B. Hodge Center (488) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
February 14, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Presbyterian | W 71–69 | 18–9 (10–2) |
Kimmel Arena (1,051) Asheville, NC | |||||||
February 17, 2024 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Charleston Southern | W 86–55 | 19–9 (11–2) |
Kimmel Arena (2,769) Asheville, NC | |||||||
February 21, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Longwood | L 75–80 | 19–10 (11–3) |
Joan Perry Brock Center (2,547) Farmville, VA | |||||||
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Gardner–Webb | L 77–78 | 19–11 (11–4) |
Kimmel Arena (3,129) Asheville, NC | |||||||
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Radford | W 71–62 | 20–11 (12–4) |
Dedmon Center (1,103) Radford, VA | |||||||
Big South tournament | |||||||||||
March 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(2) | vs. (7) Charleston Southern Quarterfinals |
W 60–55 | 21–11 |
Qubein Center High Point, NC | ||||||
March 9, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(2) | vs. (3) Gardner–Webb Semifinals |
W 83–72 OT | 22–11 |
Qubein Center (4,438) High Point, NC | ||||||
March 10, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(2) | vs. (5) Longwood Championship |
L 59-85 | 22-12 |
Qubein Center (1,824) High Point, NC | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Top-Seeded Asheville Downs Charleston Southern, 75-66, to advance to the Big South Semifinals". UNC Asheville Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Men's Basketball's Season Concludes in Big South Championship Semifinals for Second Straight Season as Spartans Fall in Battle with No. 1 Seed UNC Asheville". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "UNC Asheville rallies to beat Campbell 77-73 in title game". AP News. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Division I Men's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "UCLA dodges upset trend, opens NCAA tournament with rout of UNC Asheville". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Asheville Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "UNC Asheville Bulldogs 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2023.