# 2023–24 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

The 2023–24 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Costello Athletic Center located in Lowell, Massachusetts, with two games being played at the Tsongas Center, and were led by 11th-year head coach Pat Duquette.

## Previous season

The River Hawks finished the 2022–23 season 26–8, 11–5 in America East play to finish in second place. They defeated Maine and New Hampshire, before losing to Vermont in the championship game of the America East tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rivier | W 96–51 | 1–0 | Costello Athletic Center (719) Lowell, MA |
| November 10, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth | W 81–48 | 2–0 | Leede Arena (637) Hanover, NH |
| November 14, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+/ACCNX | | at Georgia Tech | W 74–71 | 3–0 | McCamish Pavilion (3,778) Atlanta, GA |
| November 16, 2023* 9:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 69–71 | 3–1 | Desert Financial Arena (6,857) Tempe, AZ |
| November 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | W 69–61 | 4–1 | Run Baby Run Arena (745) Jersey City, NJ |
| November 29, 2023* 4:30 pm | | at Stonehill | W 80–74 | 5–1 | Merkert Gymnasium (759) Easton, MA |
| December 2, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Merrimack | L 68–74 | 5–2 | Hammel Court (2,347) North Andover, MA |
| December 5, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fisher | W 117–69 | 6–2 | Costello Athletic Center (434) Lowell, MA |
| December 9, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMass | L 77–91 | 6–3 | Mullins Center (3,028) Amherst, MA |
| December 12, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | LIU | W 78–65 | 7–3 | Costello Athletic Center (475) Lowell, MA |
| December 16, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Connecticut | L 54–57 | 7–4 | Tsongas Center (1,379) Lowell, MA |
| December 22, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Boston University | W 71–63 | 8–4 | Case Gym (450) Boston, MA |
| December 31, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Emerson | W 116–48 | 9–4 | Costello Athletic Center (455) Lowell, MA |
| America East regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | W 82–75 | 10–4 (1–0) | Lundholm Gym (823) Durham, NH |
| January 11, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 70–62 | 11–4 (2–0) | Costello Athletic Center (373) Lowell, MA |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMBC | W 86–82 | 12–4 (3–0) | Costello Athletic Center (626) Lowell, MA |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Albany | W 97–76 | 13–4 (4–0) | Broadview Center (2,004) Albany, NY |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | W 80–60 | 14–4 (5–0) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,028) Vestal, NY |
| January 25, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Vermont | L 65–72 $^{OT}$ | 14–5 (5–1) | Costello Athletic Center (957) Lowell, MA |
| February 1, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Maine | W 76–62 | 15–5 (6–1) | Costello Athletic Center (768) Lowell, MA |
| February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | L 73–89 | 15–6 (6–2) | Tsongas Center (3,583) Lowell, MA |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMBC | W 93–80 | 16–6 (7–2) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,163) Catonsville, MD |
| February 10, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at NJIT | L 64–71 | 16–7 (7–3) | Wellness and Events Center (471) Newark, NJ |
| February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bryant | W 86–77 | 17–7 (8–3) | Chace Athletic Center (1,022) Smithfield, RI |
| February 22, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 87–80 | 18–7 (9–3) | Costello Athletic Center (625) Lowell, MA |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Albany | W 104–95 | 19–7 (10–3) | Costello Athletic Center (702) Lowell, MA |
| February 29, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Bryant | W 89–67 | 20–7 (11–3) | Costello Athletic Center (703) Lowell, MA |
| March 2, 2024 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 62–74 | 20–8 (11–4) | Patrick Gym (3,015) Burlington, VT |
| March 5, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Maine | L 65–71 | 20–9 (11–5) | Memorial Gymnasium (647) Orono, ME |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | (7) UMBC Quarterfinals | W 94–89 $^{OT}$ | 21–9 | Costello Athletic Center (684) Lowell, MA |
| March 12, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | (3) Byrant Semifinals | W 77–70 | 22–9 | Costello Athletic Center (957) Lowell, MA |
| March 16, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN2 | (2) | at (1) Vermont Championship | L 61–66 | 22–10 | Patrick Gym (3,000) Burlington, VT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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