# 2023–24 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2023–24 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Duane Simpkins, played their home games at Bender Arena located in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 17–15, 7–11 in Patriot League play, to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Bucknell and Navy before losing to Lafayette in the semifinals.
Following the conclusion of the season, head coach Mike Brennan was fired. On April 1, 2023, the school would name George Mason assistant coach Duane Simpkins the team's new head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 31, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | at Howard | L 61–69 | – | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 22 Villanova | L 63–90 | 0–1 | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at William & Mary | L 56–75 | 0–2 | Kaplan Arena (2,716) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Siena | W 78–58 | 1–2 | Bender Arena (1,114) Washington, D.C. |
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 87–73 | 2–2 | Bender Arena (909) Washington, D.C. |
| November 19, 2023* 4:30 p.m., FS2 | | at Georgetown Georgetown MTE | L 83–88 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | Capital One Arena (4,755) Washington, D.C. |
| November 22, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's Georgetown MTE | W 68–65 | 3–3 | Bender Arena (584) Washington, D.C. |
| November 26, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hood College | W 103–74 | 4–3 | Bender Arena (554) Washington, D.C. |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Harvard | L 75–80 | 4–4 | Lavietes Pavilion (983) Boston, MA |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Francis (PA) | L 73–75 | 4–5 | Bender Arena (692) Washington, D.C. |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | at Saint Joseph's | L 53–69 | 4–6 | Hagan Arena (1,517) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VMI | W 77–69 | 5–6 | Cameron Hall (3,317) Lexington, VA |
| December 21, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Virginia Tech | L 55–77 | 5–7 | Cassell Coliseum (4,886) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 29, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMBC | W 87–85 | 6–7 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,087) Catonsville, MD |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lehigh | W 75–66 | 7–7 (1–0) | Bender Arena (412) Washington, D.C. |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Bucknell | W 71–63 | 8–7 (2–0) | Sojka Pavilion (634) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Boston University | L 68–72 | 8–8 (2–1) | Case Gym (454) Boston, MA |
| January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Army | W 79–60 | 9–8 (3–1) | Bender Arena (2,426) Washington, D.C. |
| January 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Loyola (MD) | W 66–52 | 10–8 (4–1) | Reitz Arena (1,243) Baltimore, MD |
| January 20, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lehigh | L 68–70 | 10–9 (4–2) | Stabler Arena (688) Bethlehem, PA |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Holy Cross | W 84–65 | 11–9 (5–2) | Bender Arena (876) Washington, D.C. |
| January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Colgate | L 54–73 | 11–10 (5–3) | Bender Arena (1,644) Washington, D.C. |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lafayette | W 69–66 | 12–10 (6–3) | Kirby Sports Center (1,289) Easton, PA |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bucknell | W 75–66 $^{OT}$ | 13–10 (7–3) | Bender Arena (1,257) Washington, D.C. |
| February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola (MD) | L 43–44 | 13–11 (7–4) | Bender Arena (841) Washington, D.C. |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Holy Cross | L 56–58 | 13–12 (7–5) | Hart Center (1,791) Worcester, MA |
| February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Navy | W 59–42 | 14–12 (8–5) | Alumni Hall (703) Annapolis, MD |
| February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lafayette | L 62–68 | 14–13 (8–6) | Bender Arena (1,087) Washington, D.C. |
| February 21, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Boston University | L 52–67 | 14–14 (8–7) | Bender Arena (691) Washington, D.C. |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Colgate | W 66–64 | 15–14 (9–7) | Cotterell Court (1,158) Hamilton, NY |
| February 28, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Army | W 73–51 | 16–14 (10–7) | Christl Arena (277) West Point, NY |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Navy | L 65–71 | 16–15 (10–8) | Bender Arena (1,648) Washington, D.C. |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | (5) Bucknell Quarterfinals | L 57–80 | 16–16 | Bender Arena (1,172) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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