# 2023–24 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by second-year head coach Chris Markwood, played their home games at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine, with some games at Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine, as members of the America East Conference.

## Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2022–23 season 13–17, 7–9 in America East play, to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to UMass Lowell.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | L 52–69 | 0–1 | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,510) Charlotte, NC |
| November 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMaine Presque Isle | W 111–59 | 1–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME |
| November 12, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Merrimack | L 65–71 | 1–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (815) Orono, ME |
| November 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Northwestern State UNF MTE | W 78–65 | 2–2 | UNF Arena (135) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 17, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Presbyterian UNF MTE | W 80–66 | 3–2 | UNF Arena (144) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 18, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Florida UNF MTE | L 58–67 | 3–3 | UNF Arena (1,259) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Florida | W 70–59 | 4–3 | Yuengling Center (3,134) Tampa, FL |
| November 25, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Columbia | L 56–75 | 4–4 | Levien Gymnasium (898) New York, NY |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Holy Cross | W 72–57 | 5–4 | Hart Center (777) Worcester, MA |
| December 3, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Brown | W 60–49 | 6–4 | Memorial Gymnasium (631) Orono, ME |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Boston University | W 74–65 | 7–4 | Case Gym (653) Boston, MA |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Connecticut | W 69–56 | 8–4 | Memorial Gymnasium (732) Orono, ME |
| December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UCF | L 51–74 | 8–5 | Addition Financial Arena (5,014) Orlando, FL |
| December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at FIU | L 74–82 | 8–6 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (602) Miami, FL |
| December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Peacock | | at Minnesota | L 62–80 | 8–7 | Williams Arena (8,658) Minneapolis, MN |
| America East Conference regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 58–65 | 8–8 (0–1) | Patrick Gym (2,704) Burlington, VT |
| January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | L 74–79 | 8–9 (0–2) | Cross Insurance Center (612) Bangor, ME |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMBC | L 65–70 | 8–10 (0–3) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (365) Catonsville, MD |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at NJIT | W 70–64 | 9–10 (1–3) | Wellness and Events Center (655) Newark, NJ |
| January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Albany | W 81–73 | 10–10 (2–3) | Memorial Gymnasium (724) Orono, ME |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Binghamton | L 50–51 | 10–11 (2–4) | Cross Insurance Center (1,287) Bangor, ME |
| February 1, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | L 62–76 | 10–12 (2–5) | Costello Athletic Center (768) Lowell, MA |
| February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bryant | W 79–72 | 11–12 (3–5) | Memorial Gymnasium (855) Orono, ME |
| February 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | L 57–60 | 11–13 (3–6) | Lundholm Gym (1,017) Durham, NH |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bryant | L 72–77 | 11–14 (3–7) | Chace Athletic Center (1,001) Smithfield, RI |
| February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Vermont | L 57–68 | 11–15 (3–8) | Memorial Gymnasium (940) Orono, ME |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMBC | W 62–56 | 12–15 (4–8) | Memorial Gymnasium (647) Orono, ME |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 68–58 | 13–15 (5–8) | Memorial Gymnasium (689) Orono, ME |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | L 74–76 $^{OT}$ | 13–16 (5–9) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,539) Vestal, NY |
| March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Albany | W 74–71 $^{OT}$ | 14–16 (6–9) | Broadview Center (2,268) Albany, NY |
| March 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMass Lowell | W 71–65 | 15–16 (7–9) | Memorial Gymnasium (647) Orono, ME |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | at (3) Bryant Quarterfinals | L 58–84 | 15–17 | Chace Athletic Center (1,147) Smithfield, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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