# 2023–24 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2023–24 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, who were led by first-year head coach Nathan Davis, played their home games at the Lundholm Gym located in Durham, New Hampshire as members of the America East Conference.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season 15–15, 9–7 in America East play to finish in third place. They defeated Bryant in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament, before losing to UMass Lowell in the semifinals.
On March 14, 2023, it was announced that head coach Bill Herrion's contract would not be renewed by the school, ending his 18-year tenure with the team. On April 7, 2023, it was announced that Bucknell head coach Nathan Davis would be named Herrion's successor.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Syracuse | L 72–83 | 0–1 | JMA Wireless Dome (19,130) Syracuse, NY |
| November 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, AE.TV | | Curry | W 115–38 | 1–1 | Lundholm Gym (455) Durham, NH |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Brown | W 82–64 | 2–1 | Lundholm Gym (578) Durham, NH |
| November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Washington | L 67–79 | 2–2 | Charles E. Smith Center (1,009) Washington, D.C. |
| November 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | W 74–71 | 3–2 | Lundholm Gym (462) Durham, NH |
| November 24, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | W 83–80 | 4–2 | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,455) Fairfield, CT |
| November 27, 2023* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 4 UConn | L 64–84 | 4–3 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT |
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Sacred Heart | W 90–84 | 5–3 | William H. Pitt Center (664) Fairfield, CT |
| December 3, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Columbia | W 80–71 | 6–3 | Lundholm Gym (421) Durham, NH |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth Rivalry | L 64–76 | 6–4 | Leede Arena (519) Hanover, NH |
| December 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stonehill | W 75–62 | 7–4 | Lundholm Gym (410) Durham, NH |
| December 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | W 81–71 | 8–4 | Ryan Center (3,300) Kingston, RI |
| December 31, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iowa State | L 70–85 | 8–5 | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| America East regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMass Lowell | L 75–82 | 8–6 (0–1) | Lundholm Gym (823) Durham, NH |
| January 11, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Maine | W 79–74 | 9–6 (1–1) | Cross Insurance Center (612) Bangor, ME |
| January 13, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bryant | L 74–89 | 9–7 (1–2) | Lundholm Gym (652) Durham, NH |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at NJIT | W 70–62 | 10–7 (2–2) | Wellness and Events Center (646) Newark, NJ |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMBC | W 64–58 | 11–7 (3–2) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (468) Catonsville, MD |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 79–73 $^{OT}$ | 12–7 (4–2) | Lundholm Gym (526) Durham, NH |
| January 27, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Albany | L 79–86 | 12–8 (4–3) | Lundholm Gym (561) Durham, NH |
| February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | W 89–73 | 13–8 (5–3) | Tsongas Center (3,583) Lowell, MA |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bryant | L 66–85 | 13–9 (5–4) | Chace Athletic Center (924) Smithfield, RI |
| February 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Maine | W 60–57 | 14–9 (6–4) | Lundholm Gym (1,017) Durham, NH |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 54–70 | 14–10 (6–5) | Patrick Gym (2,375) Burlington, VT |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 83–78 | 15–10 (7–5) | Lundholm Gym (462) Durham, NH |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMBC | L 68–86 | 15–11 (7–6) | Lundholm Gym (760) Durham, NH |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Albany | L 67–91 | 15–12 (7–7) | Broadview Center (1,505) Albany, NY |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | L 74–87 | 15–13 (7–8) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,071) Vestal, NY |
| March 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Vermont | L 64–68 | 15–14 (7–9) | Lundholm Gym (776) Durham, NH |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | (5) Binghamton Quarterfinals | W 77–64 | 16–14 | Lundholm Gym (974) Durham, NH |
| March 12, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | at (1) Vermont Semifinals | L 59–66 | 16–15 | Patrick Gym (2,487) Burlington, VT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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