# 2023–24 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

The 2023–24 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fourth-year head coach Anthony Boone, played their home games at the on-campus Farris Center located in Conway, Arkansas as members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 5–11 in ASUN play to finish in 11th place. They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament.

## Previous season

The Bears finished the 2022–23 season 9–22, 4–14 in ASUN play to finish in thirteenth place. They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2023* 7:00 pm | at Arkansas State Wynne Tornado Relief | L 77–112 | – | First National Bank Arena (2,208) Jonesboro, AR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Tulsa | L 53–70 | 0–1 | Reynolds Center (2,770) Tulsa, OK |
| November 10, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Hendrix | W 82–39 | 1–1 | Farris Center (1,245) Conway, AR |
| November 13, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 83–85 | 1–2 | Farris Center (2,895) Conway, AR |
| November 17, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+/SECN+ | at Vanderbilt | L 71–75 | 1–3 | Memorial Gymnasium (5,247) Nashville, TN |
| November 20, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Southeast Missouri State | L 68–70 | 1–4 | Show Me Center (1,231) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| November 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Kansas State | L 56–100 | 1–5 | Bramlage Coliseum (8,980) Manhattan, KS |
| November 25, 2023* 4:45 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Michigan Central Arkansas Classic | L 71–74 | 1–6 | Farris Center (592) Conway, AR |
| November 26, 2023* 2:45 pm, ESPN+ | New Orleans Central Arkansas Classic | L 74–79 | 1–7 | Farris Center (645) Conway, AR |
| November 29, 2023* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Loyola Marymount | L 63–90 | 1–8 | Gersten Pavilion (752) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 3, 2023* 10:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Hawaii | L 76–95 | 1–9 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,714) Honolulu, HI |
| December 7, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Little Rock I-40 Showdown | W 75–71 | 2–9 | Farris Center (2,730) Conway, AR |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Illinois | W 73–70 | 3–9 | Lantz Arena (1,060) Charleston, IL |
| December 20, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | Western Illinois | L 54–65 | 3–10 | Farris Center (745) Conway, AR |
| December 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at No. 12 Oklahoma | L 72–88 | 3–11 | Lloyd Noble Center (5,692) Norman, OK |
| December 30, 2023* 2:00 pm, SECN | at Missouri | L 59–92 | 3–12 | Mizzou Arena (10,623) Columbia, MO |
| January 3, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Champion Christian | W 120–54 | 4–12 | Farris Center (408) Conway, AR |
| ASUN regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | at North Alabama | W 84–81 | 5–12 (1–0) | CB&S Bank Arena (1,756) Florence, AL |
| January 11, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Kentucky | L 63–86 | 5–13 (1–1) | Farris Center (1,245) Conway, AR |
| January 13, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | Bellarmine | W 59–57 | 6–13 (2–1) | Farris Center (1,043) Conway, AR |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Lipscomb | W 96–86 | 7–13 (3–1) | Allen Arena (1,446) Nashville, TN |
| January 20, 2024 4:15 pm, ESPN+ | at Austin Peay | L 71–94 | 7–14 (3–2) | F&M Bank Arena (4,313) Clarksville, TN |
| January 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Queens | L 79–96 | 7–15 (3–3) | Curry Arena (226) Charlotte, NC |
| January 27, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | Kennesaw State | W 92–87 | 8–15 (4–3) | Farris Center (989) Conway, AR |
| February 1, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Florida Gulf Coast | L 59–82 | 8–16 (4–4) | Farris Center (895) Conway, AR |
| February 3, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | Stetson | L 62–73 | 8–17 (4–5) | Farris Center (1,245) Conway, AR |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Jacksonville | L 55–59 | 8–18 (4–6) | Swisher Gymnasium (885) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at North Florida | W 79–77 | 9–18 (5–6) | UNF Arena (2,629) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 15, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Austin Peay | L 67–77 | 9–19 (5–7) | Farris Center (1,025) Conway, AR |
| February 17, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | Lipscomb | L 68–85 | 9–20 (5–8) | Farris Center (945) Conway, AR |
| February 22, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Bellarmine | L 65–68 | 9–21 (5–9) | Freedom Hall (1,483) Louisville, KY |
| February 24, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Kentucky | L 82–95 | 9–22 (5–10) | Baptist Health Arena (3,698) Richmond, KY |
| March 1, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | North Alabama | L 78–82 | 9–23 (5–11) | Farris Center (1,445) Conway, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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