# 2023–24 Stonehill Skyhawks men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Stonehill Skyhawks men's basketball team represented Stonehill College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by 11th-year head coach Chris Kraus, played their home games at Merkert Gymnasium in Easton, Massachusetts as members of the Northeast Conference.
This season was Stonehill's second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Skyhawks are not eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.

## Previous season

The Skyhawks finished the 2022–23 season 14–17, 10–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place. Due to their transition to Division I, they were ineligible to participate in the NEC tournament.

## Preseason polls
### Northeast Conference poll

The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2023. The Skyhawks were picked to finish sixth in the conference.
| Rank | Team |
| 1. | Sacred Heart (7) |
| 2. | Central Connecticut (1) |
| 3. | Fairleigh Dickinson (1) |
| 4. | Merrimack |
| 5. | Wagner |
| 6. | Stonehill |
| 7. | LIU |
| 8. | Saint Francis |
| 9. | Le Moyne |
 first-place votes

### Ken Pom ranking

Stonehill was ranked 346th of 362 Division I teams in the preseason Pomeroy rankings.

### Preseason All-Conference Team

Graduate student forward Max Zegarowski was selected as a member of the NEC Preseason All-Conference Team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at George Washington | L 44–89 | 0–1 | 9 – Semona | 9 – Zegarowski | 3 – Stinson | Charles E. Smith Center (2,303) Washington, D.C. |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | Army | W 57–44 | 1–1 | 21 – Zegarowski | 8 – Zegarowski | 5 – Felder | Merkert Gymnasium (1,157) Easton, MA |
| November 11, 2023* 12:00 pm, FS2 | at No. 6 UConn | L 67–107 | 1–2 | 22 – Benigni | 4 – Pavlidis | 5 – Felder | XL Center (14,606) Hartford, CT |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Saint Joseph's Wildcat Challenge | L 56–100 | 1–3 | 16 – O'Dell | 4 – O'Dell | 2 – 2 Tied | Hagan Arena (1,734) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | at No. 17 Kentucky Wildcat Challenge | L 67–101 | 1–4 | 15 – 2 Tied | 4 – 2 Tied | 4 – Felder | Rupp Arena (18,960) Lexington, KY |
| November 20, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Texas A&M–Commerce Wildcat Challenge | L 86–97 | 1–5 | 24 – Felder | 6 – 2 Tied | 4 – Felder | University Field House (443) Commerce, TX |
| November 26, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Quinnipiac | L 69–80 | 1–6 | 18 – 2 Tied | 5 – Benigni | 7 – Felder | M&T Bank Arena (877) Hamden, CT |
| November 29, 2023* 4:30 pm, NEC Front Row | UMass Lowell | L 74–80 | 1–7 | 21 – Benigni | 8 – Pavlidis | 3 – 2 Tied | Merkert Gymnasium (759) Easton, MA |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | Binghamton | L 64–79 | 1–8 | 20 – Zegarowski | 8 – Pavlidis | 4 – Pavlidis | Merkert Gymnasium (725) Easton, MA |
| December 6, 2023* 6:31 pm, FloHoops | at Stony Brook | L 63–81 | 1–9 | 11 – Felder | 6 – 2 Tied | 4 – Zegarowski | Island Federal Arena (1,592) Stony Brook, NY |
| December 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Rider | L 56–73 | 1–10 | 16 – Zegarowski | 8 – Brogna | 2 – 3 Tied | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at New Hampshire | L 62–75 | 1–11 | 18 – Zegarowski | 11 – Stinson | 4 – Stinson | Lundholm Gym (410) Durham, NH |
| December 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | Hartford | W 71–44 | 2–11 | 15 – 2 Tied | 6 – 2 Tied | 4 – Felder | Merkert Gymnasium (344) Easton, MA |
| December 21, 2023* 8:00 pm, ACCN | at Miami (FL) | L 59–97 | 2–12 | 22 – Felder | 4 – 4 Tied | 2 – 4 Tied | Watsco Center (5,616) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 30, 2023* 12:00 pm, B1G | at Rutgers | L 58–59 | 2–13 | 23 – Stinson | 12 – Stinson | 2 – 5 Tied | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ |
| NEC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | Central Connecticut | L 59–74 | 2–14 (0–1) | 17 – Stinson | 8 – Stinson | 4 – Stone | Merkert Gymnasium (230) Easton, MA |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | LIU | L 68–73 | 2–15 (0–2) | 18 – Zegarowski | 5 – 2 Tied | 2 – 3 Tied | Merkert Gymnasium (340) Easton, MA |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, YES/NEC Front Row | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 74–81 | 2–16 (0–3) | 16 – Benigni | 7 – Pavlidis | 3 – 2 Tied | Bogota Savings Bank Center (223) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 15, 2024 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | at Wagner | L 54–64 | 2–17 (0–4) | 11 – 2 Tied | 7 – Stinson | 3 – Zegarowski | Spiro Sports Center (972) Staten Island, NY |
| January 19, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 69–76 | 2–18 (0–5) | 27 – Benigni | 8 – Zegarowski | 5 – Felder | Merkert Gymnasium (1,493) Easton, MA |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | at Merrimack | L 47–63 | 2–19 (0–6) | 9 – 2 Tied | 9 – Zegarowski | 5 – Zegarowski | Hammel Court (861) North Andover, MA |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | at LIU | L 60–63 | 2–20 (0–7) | 12 – 2 Tied | 7 – Zegarowski | 5 – Brogna | Steinberg Wellness Center (534) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | at Sacred Heart | L 72–77 | 2–21 (0–8) | 20 – Felder | 8 – Pavlidis | 5 – Zegarowski | William H. Pitt Center (480) Fairfield, CT |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | Wagner | W 71–61 | 3–21 (1–8) | 20 – Zegarowski | 8 – Felder | 4 – Felder | Merkert Gymnasium (1,025) Easton, MA |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | Le Moyne | L 57–88 | 3–22 (1–9) | 9 – 2 Tied | 6 – Semona | 4 – Semona | Merkert Gymnasium (571) Easton, MA |
| February 10, 2024 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | at Saint Francis | L 63–72 | 3–23 (1–10) | 13 – Semona | 7 – Pavlidis | 3 – Felder | DeGol Arena (809) Loretto, PA |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | Merrimack | L 63–66 | 3–24 (1–11) | 19 – Zegarowski | 8 – 2 Tied | 10 – Brogna | Merkert Gymnasium (820) Easton, MA |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | at Le Moyne | L 67–75 | 3–25 (1–12) | 14 – Felder | 9 – Zegarowski | 3 – 2 Tied | Ted Grant Court (957) DeWitt, NY |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | Saint Francis | W 72–63 | 4–25 (2–12) | 30 – Felder | 9 – Pavlidis | 3 – 2 Tied | Merkert Gymnasium (1,022) Easton, MA |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | Sacred Heart | L 51–79 | 4–26 (2–13) | 14 – Zegarowski | 7 – 2 Tied | 2 – 3 Tied | Merkert Gymnasium (807) Easton, MA |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | at Central Connecticut | L 67–79 | 4–27 (2–14) | 19 – Zegarowski | 8 – Brogna | 5 – Brogna | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,631) New Britain, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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