# 2023–24 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team

The 2023–24 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team represented Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by third-year head coach Matt Crenshaw, played their home games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 6–25, 2–18 in Horizon League play, to finish in tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they lost Cleveland State in the first round.
This was the final season for IUPUI as an institution. In August 2022, the Indiana University and Purdue University systems announced that they would dissolve IUPUI at the end of the 2023–24 academic year, with the vast majority of academic programs moving to the new Indiana University Indianapolis and a few programs becoming affiliated with Purdue. The athletic program transferred to the new IU Indianapolis, with an athletic branding of IU Indy.

## Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2022–23 season 5–27, 2–18 in Horizon League play, to finish in tenth in the conference. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Robert Morris.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jonah Carrasco | F | 6' 9" | 220 | Graduate student | Wichita, KS | Graduated |
| Caleb Crane | G | 6' 2" | 190 | RS Freshman | Avon, IN | |
| Zach Gunn | F | 6' 6" | 210 | Graduate student | Fishers, IN | Graduated |
| Kaleb Edwards | G | 6' 3" | 175 | RS Freshman | Fishers, IN | Transferred to Parkland College |
| Chris Osten | F | 6' 9" | 215 | Graduate student | Crowley, LA | Graduated |
| Boston Stanton III | G | 6' 5" | 190 | Sophomore | Denver, CO | Transferred to Newman University |
| Bobby Wonnell | G | 6' 2" | 165 | Freshman | Indianapolis, IN | Transferred to Earlham College |

### Incoming transfers

Transfers :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Kidtrell Blocker | G | 6' 5" | 185 | Junior | Rochester, NY | Buffalo |
| Yves Nkomba | C | 6' 11" | 220 | Senior | Leeds, England | Kennesaw State |
| Abdou Samb | F | 6' 8" | 210 | Sophomore | Upper Marlboro, MD | Rhode Island |
| Qwanzi Samuels | F | 6' 9" | 205 | Graduate student | District Heights, MD | George Washington |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Spalding | W 70–63 | 1–0 | 20 – Counter | 7 – Samuels | 2 – tied | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (4,867) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 10, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | W 66–56 | 2–0 | 20 – Monroe | 10 – Egbuta | 4 – Counter | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,809) Valparaiso, IN |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Indiana State | L 57–96 | 2–1 | 19 – Counter | 5 – Counter | 1 – tied | Hulman Center (3,470) Terre Haute, IN |
| November 17, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Elon Winthrop Invitational | L 72–86 | 2–2 | 20 – Counter | 9 – Egbuta | 4 – Monroe | Winthrop Coliseum (909) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 18, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Winthrop Winthrop Invitational | L 61–74 | 2–3 | 15 – Blocker | 9 – Counter | 1 – tied | Winthrop Coliseum (711) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Holy Cross Winthrop Invitational | L 61–74 | 2–4 | 16 – Monroe | 7 – tied | 4 – Counter | Winthrop Coliseum (944) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cleary | W 78–70 | 3–4 | 21 – Counter | 12 – Samuels | 5 – Monroe | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (649) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 74–103 | 3–5 (0–1) | 20 – Monroe | 9 – Blocker | 4 – Blocker | Nutter Center (3,531) Fairborn, OH |
| December 2, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 55–71 | 3–6 (0–2) | 17 – Counter | 6 – Samuels | 4 – Counter | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (663) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 7, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | L 58–75 | 3–7 | 19 – Counter | 6 – tied | 3 – Monroe | Lantz Arena (1,338) Charleston, IL |
| December 12, 2023* 8:00 p.m., BIG+ | | at Minnesota | L 65–101 | 3–8 | 20 – Monroe | 10 – Samuels | 5 – Counter | Williams Arena (6,581) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 16, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lindenwood | L 67–73 | 3–9 | 23 – Counter | 9 – Samuels | 4 – Counter | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (619) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Defiance College | W 90–67 | 4–9 | 18 – Counter | 6 – Dewitt | 3 – Brady II | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (602) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 29, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 67–55 | 5–9 (1–2) | 17 – Brady II | 8 – Samb | 3 – Monroe | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (709) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | L 77–86 | 5–10 (1–3) | 16 – tied | 6 – tied | 6 – Monroe | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (816) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | L 48–92 | 5–11 (1–4) | 12 – tied | 6 – Brady II | 2 – tied | UPMC Events Center (641) Moon Township, PA |
| January 7, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 65–75 | 5–12 (1–5) | 18 – Brady II | 13 – Samuels | 7 – Monroe | Beeghly Center (1,649) Youngstown, OH |
| January 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Green Bay | L 58–68 | 5–13 (1–6) | 15 – Brady II | 6 – Samuels | 4 – Counter | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (548) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oakland | L 66–88 | 5–14 (1–7) | 17 – Counter | 5 – tied | 4 – Jackson | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (809) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 85–79 | 6–14 (2–7) | 18 – Counter | 10 – Samuels | 4 – tied | Hilliard Gates Sports Center (1,164) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 20, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | L 63–80 | 6–15 (2–8) | 23 – Counter | 5 – Samb | 4 – Counter | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (768) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 25, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | L 50–78 | 6–16 (2–9) | 11 – Monroe | 5 – tied | 2 – tied | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (708) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 28, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wright State | L 76–83 | 6–17 (2–10) | 19 – Counter | 8 – Samuels | 3 – Counter | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (720) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 1, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | L 56–79 | 6–18 (2–11) | 15 – Egbuta | 6 – tied | 4 – Brady II | Kress Events Center (5,490) Green Bay, WI |
| February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | L 67–87 | 6–19 (2–12) | 18 – Monroe | 7 – Jackson | 4 – Monroe | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,616) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 65–92 | 6–20 (2–13) | 16 – Monroe | 7 – Brady | 4 – Monroe | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,017) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | L 66–81 | 6–21 (2–14) | 17 – Jackson | 7 – Counter | 7 – Counter | Calihan Hall (611) Detroit, MI |
| February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oakland | L 59–107 | 6–22 (2–15) | 17 – Jackson | 6 – Samb | 3 – tied | Athletics Center O'rena (2,941) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 64–80 | 6–23 (2–16) | 16 – Counter | 6 – Brady II | 7 – Counter | Truist Arena (3,824) Highland Heights, KY |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | L 70–75 | 6–24 (2–17) | 15 – Counter | 6 – Brady II | 6 – Monroe | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,180) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 66–75 | 6–25 (2–18) | 15 – Counter | 6 – tied | 3 – tied | Wolstein Center (2,129) Cleveland, OH |
| Horizon League tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (10) | at (7) Cleveland State First round | L 66–85 | 6–26 | 11 – tied | 5 – Egbuta | 3 – Monroe | Wolstein Center (1,333) Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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