# 2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by 14th-year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in twelfth place. As the No. 12 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament, they lost to Coastal Carolina in the first round.

## Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2022–23 season 11–21, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place. The Warhawks would lose to Georgia Southern in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.

## Offseason
### Recruiting classes
#### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kelton Williams PG | Midloathian, TX | Midloathian High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Oct 7, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Louisiana–Monroe 2023-24 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022. "2023-24 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022. ||||||

#### 2024 recruiting class
## Preseason
### Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Warhawks were picked to finish in 14th place in the conference's preseason poll.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team (1st place Votes) |
| 1 | James Madison - 176 (7) |
| 2 | App State - 159 (2) |
| 3 | Old Dominion - 154 (1) |
| 4 | Southern Miss - 148 |
| 5 | Louisiana - 136 (2) |
| 6 | South Alabama - 129 (2) |
| 7 | Marshall - 119 |
| 8 | Troy - 91 |
| 9 | Arkansas State - 84 |
| 10 | Texas State - 72 |
| 11 | Georgia State - 69 |
| 12 | Coastal Carolina - 59 |
| 13 | Georgia Southern - 42 |
| 14 | ULM - 32 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 7 Houston | L 31–84 | 0–1 | 8 – Gallion | 4 – 3 Tied | 2 – Locure | Fertitta Center (6,832) Houston, TX |
| November 11, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan MAC-SBC Challenge | W 74–64 | 1–1 | 16 – Metskhvarishvili | 6 – 2 Tied | 6 – Locure | McGuirk Arena (1,160) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 16, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | L 63–73 | 1–2 | 15 – 2 Tied | 7 – Bolden | 4 – Locure | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,702) Monroe, LA |
| November 20, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Ecclesia | W 103–74 | 2–2 | 15 – Bolden | 10 – Willis | 5 – Metskhvarishvili | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (256) Monroe, LA |
| November 26, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at SMU | L 57–70 | 2–3 | 14 – Watson | 8 – Diedhiou | 4 – Hancock | Moody Coliseum (4,557) University Park, TX |
| November 28, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | W 74–70 | 3–3 | 19 – Metskhvarishvili | 14 – Bolden | 2 – 3 Tied | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (909) Monroe, LA |
| December 5, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Champion Christian | W 110–63 | 4–3 | 16 – Wilson | 10 – Ngopot | 7 – Wilson | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (342) Monroe, LA |
| December 12, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston | L 62–63 | 4–4 | 14 – Bolden | 12 – Bolden | 4 – Diedhiou | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (599) Huntsville, TX |
| December 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar | L 73–97 | 4–5 | 17 – Gallion | 11 – Metskhvarishvili | 4 – 2 Tied | Neches Arena (1,014) Beaumont, TX |
| December 18, 2023* 10:30 am, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | L 65–75 | 4–6 | 17 – Metskhvarishvili | 11 – Metskhvarishvili | 6 – Locure | Swisher Gymnasium (400) Jacksonville, FL |
| Sun Belt regular season |||||||||
| December 30, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 55–67 | 4–7 (0–1) | 16 – Metskhvarishvili | 9 – Metskhvarishvili | 4 – Watson | Holmes Center (2,065) Boone, NC |
| January 3, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Marshall | L 57–68 | 4–8 (0–2) | 12 – Ngopot | 9 – Metskhvarishvili | 4 – Gallion | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (919) Monroe, LA |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | L 68–76 | 4–9 (0–3) | 24 – Locure | 8 – 2 Tied | 4 – Bolden | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,007) Monroe, LA |
| January 11, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | L 58–71 | 4–10 (0–4) | 14 – Metskhvarishvili | 10 – Bolden | 4 – Metskhvarishvili | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,249) Monroe, LA |
| January 13, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas State | L 54–67 | 4–11 (0–5) | 11 – Willis | 7 – 2 Tied | 3 – Locure | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,305) Monroe, LA |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 70–89 | 4–12 (0–6) | 16 – Gallion | 8 – Ngopot | 4 – Locure | Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,033) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 20, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | W 80–73 | 5–12 (1–6) | 20 – Locure | 13 – Bolden | 3 – Gallion | Chartway Arena (6.088) Norfolk, VA |
| January 25, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | South Alabama | W 80–66 | 6–12 (2–6) | 21 – Willis | 11 – Bolden | 4 – Locure | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,600) Monroe, LA |
| January 28, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 85–82 $^{OT}$ | 7–12 (3–6) | 24 – Metskhvarishvili | 11 – Metskhvarishvili | 3 – Locure | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,376) Monroe, LA |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 72–80 | 7–13 (3–7) | 21 – Watson | 7 – Bolden | 3 – Gallion | Cajundome (1,668) Lafayette, LA |
| February 3, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 80–95 | 7–14 (3–8) | 20 – Metskhvarishvili | 4 – 3 Tied | 3 – Locure | First National Bank Arena (2,743) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 7, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 79–75 | 8–14 (4–8) | 28 – Metskhvarishvili | 8 – Locure | 4 – Watson | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,392) Monroe, LA |
| February 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan MAC-SBC Challenge | W 82–76 | 9–14 | 25 – Locure | 10 – Locure | 6 – Locure | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,102) Monroe, LA |
| February 15, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | W 68–59 | 10–14 (5–8) | 20 – Locure | 7 – Metskhvarishvili | 5 – 2 Tied | Reed Green Coliseum (4,247) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 57–85 | 10–15 (5–9) | 10 – Willis | 6 – Bolden | 5 – Locure | Trojan Arena (4,321) Troy, AL |
| February 22, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana | W 66–59 | 11–15 (6–9) | 17 – Metskhvarishvili | 13 – Bolden | 5 – Locure | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,467) Monroe, LA |
| February 24, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Troy | L 78–84 | 11–16 (6–10) | 20 – Locure | 7 – Metskhvarishvili | 3 – 2 Tied | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,529) Monroe, LA |
| February 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 55–73 | 11–17 (6–11) | 13 – Locure | 5 – Watson | 1 – 3 Tied | Strahan Arena (1,219) San Marcos, TX |
| March 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | L 69–80 | 11–18 (6–12) | 18 – Metskhvarishvili | 8 – Ngopot | 6 – Locure | Mitchell Center (1,969) Mobile, AL |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (13) Coastal Carolina First round | L 71–75 | 11–19 | 22 – Watson | 7 – Ngopot | 4 – Locure | Pensacola Bay Center (651) Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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