# 2023–24 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by 11th-year head coach Anthony Latina, played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference.
On October 23, 2023, it was announced that this season would be the last for Sacred Heart as members of the Northeast Conference, as they will be joining the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference next season.

## Preseason polls
### Northeast Conference poll

The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2023. The Pioneers were picked to finish first 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

### Preseason All-Conference Team

Guards Nico Galette and Joey Reilly were selected as members of the NEC Preseason All-Conference Team.

## Previous season

The Pioneers finished the 2022–23 season 16–17, 8–8 in NEC play, to finish tied for fifth place. They defeated Wagner in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament, before falling to top-seeded Merrimack in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Sarah Lawrence | W 95–51 | 1–0 | William H. Pitt Center (721) Fairfield, CT |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | L 81–88 | 1–1 | Hynes Athletics Center (2,401) New Rochelle, NY |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Holy Cross | W 84–77 | 2–1 | Hart Center (1,176) Worcester, MA |
| November 17, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at UMBC UMBC MTE | L 80–85 | 2–2 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,618) Catonsville, MD |
| November 18, 2023* 11:00 am | | vs. Loyola (MD) UMBC MTE | W 66–51 | 3–2 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (115) Catonsville, MD |
| November 21, 2023* 11:30 am, NEC Front Row | | Binghamton | W 89–75 | 4–2 | William H. Pitt Center (1,209) Fairfield, CT |
| November 26, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | L 55–64 | 4–3 | Hagan Arena (1,501) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | New Hampshire | L 84–90 | 4–4 | William H. Pitt Center (664) Fairfield, CT |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Boston University | L 49–70 | 4–5 | William H. Pitt Center (617) Fairfield, CT |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at St. John's | L 50–85 | 4–6 | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY |
| December 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, SNY | | Fairfield | L 57–67 | 4–7 | William H. Pitt Center (1,387) Fairfield, CT |
| December 16, 2023* 1:30 pm, FS1 | | at Providence | L 64–78 | 4–8 | Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,813) Providence, RI |
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Albany | L 79–93 | 4–9 | Broadview Center (1,415) Albany, NY |
| December 21, 2023* 11:30 am, NEC Front Row | | Dartmouth | W 67–57 | 5–9 | William H. Pitt Center (2,400) Fairfield, CT |
| December 30, 2023* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Mercy | W 92–63 | 6–9 | William H. Pitt Center (312) Fairfield, CT |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2024 11:30 am, NEC Front Row | | Saint Francis | W 79–67 | 7–9 (1–0) | William H. Pitt Center (2,000) Fairfield, CT |
| January 6, 2024 3:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Merrimack | L 58–82 | 7–10 (1–1) | Hammel Court (547) North Andover, MA |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | LIU | W 89–55 | 8–10 (2–1) | William H. Pitt Center (485) Fairfield, CT |
| January 15, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Le Moyne | W 80–73 | 9–10 (3–1) | Ted Grant Court (483) DeWitt, NY |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Wagner | W 66–61 | 10–10 (4–1) | William H. Pitt Center (641) Fairfield, CT |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Saint Francis | L 71–75 | 10–11 (4–2) | DeGol Arena (725) Loretto, PA |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 91–93 | 10–12 (4–3) | Bogota Savings Bank Center (673) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Stonehill | W 77–72 | 11–12 (5–3) | William H. Pitt Center (480) Fairfield, CT |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Le Moyne | W 87–81 | 12–12 (6–3) | William H. Pitt Center (597) Fairfield, CT |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Central Connecticut | L 70–77 | 12–13 (6–4) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,023) New Britain, CT |
| February 10, 2024 8:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at LIU | L 58–75 | 12–14 (6–5) | Steinberg Wellness Center (366) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Wagner | W 63–53 | 13–14 (7–5) | Spiro Sports Center (1,173) Staten Island, NY |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 99–91 | 14–14 (8–5) | William H. Pitt Center (722) Fairfield, CT |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Central Connecticut | L 67–68 | 14–15 (8–6) | William H. Pitt Center (1,046) Fairfield, CT |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Stonehill | W 79–51 | 15–15 (9–6) | Merkert Gymnasium Easton, MA |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Merrimack | W 89–85 | 16–15 (10–6) | William H. Pitt Center (458) Fairfield, CT |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | (3) | (6) Wagner Quarterfinals | L 57–60 | 16–16 | William H. Pitt Center (361) Fairfield, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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