# 2023–24 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team represented Southeast Missouri State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by fourth-year head coach Brad Korn, played their home games at the Show Me Center located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 4–14 in OVC play to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.

## Previous season

The Redhawks finished the 2022–23 season 19– 17, 10– 8 in OVC play to finish a three-way tie for third place. As No. 5 seed in the OVC tournament, they defeated Lindenwood, Tennessee State, Morehead State, and Tennessee Tech to win the conference championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the second time in school history and first since 2000. As a No. 16 seed in the South region, they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the First Four.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 23, 2023* 6:30 pm | Henderson State | W 76–61 | – | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Grand Canyon | L 67–88 | 0–1 | GCU Arena (7,186) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 10, 2023* 7:30 pm, FS2 | at Butler | L 56–91 | 0–2 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,072) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 15, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Evansville | L 57–76 | 0–3 | Show Me Center (1,023) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| November 20, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Central Arkansas | W 70–68 | 1–3 | Show Me Center (1,231) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| November 25, 2023* 1:00 pm | vs. Evansville Coke Zero Sugar Classic | L 74–93 | 1–4 | McKenzie Arena (2,163) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 26, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Chattanooga Coke Zero Sugar Classic | L 56–72 | 1–5 | McKenzie Arena (2,907) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN | at Kansas City | L 44–74 | 1–6 | Swinney Recreation Center (1,297) Kansas City, MO |
| December 3, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | Missouri Baptist | W 84–56 | 2–6 | Show Me Center (1,242) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| December 6, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Harris–Stowe | W 95–45 | 3–6 | Show Me Center (1,563) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| December 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 80–89 | 3–7 | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,838) Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 17, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | Lindsey Wilson | W 87–59 | 4–7 | Show Me Center (1,869) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Illinois State | L 64–85 | 4–8 | CEFCU Arena (3,361) Normal, IL |
| OVC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Southern Indiana | W 93–91 $^{OT}$ | 5–8 (1–0) | Show Me Center (1,470) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| December 31, 2023 3:15 pm, ESPN+ | Morehead State | L 64–83 | 5–9 (1–1) | Show Me Center (1,849) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 4, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Western Illinois | L 61–68 | 5–10 (1–2) | Western Hall (629) Macomb, IL |
| January 6, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | Bethel (TN) | W 71–61 | 6–10 | Show Me Center (1,423) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 11, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Lindenwood | L 68–74 | 6–11 (1–3) | Show Me Center (1,175) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 13, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Tennessee Tech | L 59–70 | 6–12 (1–4) | Eblen Center (1,210) Cookeville, TN |
| January 20, 2024 3:45 pm, ESPN+ | SIU Edwardsville | W 52–47 | 7–12 (2–4) | Show Me Center (2,142) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 25, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at UT Martin | L 58–84 | 7–13 (2–5) | Skyhawk Arena (1,521) Martin, TN |
| January 27, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Little Rock | L 61–66 | 7–14 (2–6) | Jack Stephens Center (1,356) Little Rock, AR |
| January 30, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Lindenwood | L 54–58 | 7–15 (2–7) | Hyland Performance Arena (1,986) St. Charles, MO |
| February 3, 2024 3:45 pm, ESPN+ | Western Illinois | L 55–76 | 7–16 (2–8) | Show Me Center (1,060) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 8, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Tennessee Tech | W 88–69 | 8–16 (3–8) | Show Me Center (1,056) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 10, 2024 3:45 pm, ESPN+ | Tennessee State | L 74–77 | 8–17 (3–9) | Show Me Center (1,134) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 15, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Illinois | L 57–75 | 8–18 (3–10) | Groniger Arena (1,369) Charleston, IL |
| February 17, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | at SIU Edwardsville | L 76–80 | 8–19 (3–11) | First Community Arena (2,233) Edwardsville, IL |
| February 22, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Little Rock | L 61–83 | 8–20 (3–12) | Show Me Center (1,013) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 24, 2024 3:45 pm, ESPN+ | UT Martin | L 72–82 | 8–21 (3–13) | Show Me Center (1,367) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Morehead State | L 50–72 | 8–22 (3–14) | Ellis Johnson Arena (3,105) Morehead, KY |
| March 2, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Southern Indiana | W 70–66 | 9–22 (4–14) | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,871) Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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