# 2023–24 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by third-year head coach Speedy Claxton, played their home games at the Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York, as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

## Previous season

The Pride finished the 2022–23 season 25–10, 16–2 in CAA play to finish as CAA regular season co–champions, alongside Charleston. Due to tiebreakers, they received the #1 seed in the CAA tournament, where they defeated #8 seed William & Mary in the quarterfinals, before being upset by #4 seed UNC Wilmington in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NIT, where, in the first round, they would upset #1 seed Rutgers in overtime, before falling to Cincinnati in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 11:30 am, FloHoops | | St. Joseph's–Long Island | W 101–48 | 1–0 | Mack Sports Complex (2,147) Hempstead, NY |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Princeton | L 67–74 | 1–1 | Mack Sports Complex (3,217) Hempstead, NY |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Washington | L 60–71 | 1–2 | Charles E. Smith Center (1,169) Washington, D.C. |
| November 20, 2023* 7:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Buffalo Gulf Coast Showcase first round | W 102–68 | 2–2 | Hertz Arena (314) Estero, FL |
| November 21, 2023* 7:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Wright State Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | W 85–76 | 3–2 | Hertz Arena (342) Estero, FL |
| November 22, 2023* 7:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. High Point Gulf Coast Showcase championship | W 97–92 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Hertz Arena (413) Estero, FL |
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG2 | | South Florida | W 82–63 | 5–2 | Mack Sports Complex (1,758) Hempstead, NY |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | W 62–57 | 6–2 | Hynes Athletics Center (1,744) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 9, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis | L 68–71 | 6–3 | Chaifetz Arena (5,127) St. Louis, MO |
| December 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 21 Duke | L 68–89 | 6–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | Norfolk State | W 74–58 | 7–4 | Mack Sports Complex (1,969) Hempstead, NY |
| December 21, 2023* 10:00 pm | | at UNLV | L 56–74 | 7–5 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,065) Paradise, NV |
| December 30, 2023* 12:00 pm, FS1 | | at St. John's | L 79–84 | 7–6 | UBS Arena (7,486) Elmont, NY |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG2 | | Charleston | L 61–73 | 7–7 (0–1) | Mack Sports Complex (1,412) Hempstead, NY |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG | | Delaware | W 76–71 | 8–7 (1–1) | Mack Sports Complex (2,027) Hempstead, NY |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Northeastern | L 68–71 | 8–8 (1–2) | Matthews Arena (972) Boston, MA |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Campbell | L 68–69 | 8–9 (1–3) | Gore Arena (1,122) Buies Creek, NC |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Hampton | W 86–77 | 9–9 (2–3) | Mack Sports Complex (1,244) Hempstead, NY |
| January 22, 2024 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Stony Brook | W 80–74 | 10–9 (3–3) | Island Federal Arena (3,027) Stony Brook, NY |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | William & Mary | W 64–55 | 11–9 (4–3) | Mack Sports Complex (1,376) Hempstead, NY |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Monmouth | L 78–81 | 11–10 (4–4) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,276) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSGSN | | Stony Brook | W 72–71 | 12–10 (5–4) | Mack Sports Complex (2,062) Hempstead, NY |
| February 3, 2024 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Towson | W 59–56 | 13–10 (6–4) | Mack Sports Complex (3,743) Hempstead, NY |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Hampton | W 63–59 | 14–10 (7–4) | Hampton Convocation Center (1,004) Hampton, VA |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at North Carolina A&T | W 81–49 | 15–10 (8–4) | Corbett Sports Center (1,054) Greensboro, NC |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Drexel | L 77–79 | 15–11 (8–5) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,678) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG | | Northeastern | W 82–62 | 16–11 (9–5) | Mack Sports Complex (2,122) Hempstead, NY |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Drexel | W 69–57 | 17–11 (10–5) | Mack Sports Complex (2,674) Hempstead, NY |
| February 24, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG | | Elon | W 87–64 | 18–11 (11–5) | Mack Sports Complex (2,613) Hempstead, NY |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at UNC Wilmington | W 69–58 | 19–11 (12–5) | Trask Coliseum (4,937) Wilmington, NC |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Charleston | L 76–87 | 19–12 (12–6) | TD Arena (5,127) Charleston, SC |
| CAA Tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2024 8:30 pm, FloHoops | (3) | vs. (6) Delaware Quarterfinals | W 73–58 | 20–12 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,688) Washington, D.C. |
| March 11, 2024 8:30 pm, CBSSN | (3) | vs. (7) Stony Brook Semifinals | L 59–63 | 20–13 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,785) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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