# 2023–24 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team represented Stetson University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hatters, led by fifth-year head coach Donnie Jones, played their home games at the Edmunds Center located in DeLand, Florida as members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 11–5 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated Queens, Jacksonville and Austin Peay to win the ASUN tournament championship; as a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history. As a No. 16 seed in the East region, they lost to number one overall seed and eventual champion UConn in the first round.

## Previous season

The Hatters finished the 2022–23 season 17–13, 12–6 in ASUN play, to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Lipscomb. Stetson received an invitation to play in the CBI, where they lost in overtime to Milwaukee in the first round. The 2022–23 season marked the Hatters' first winning record since 2001.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Florida Tech | W 78–65 | – | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Trinity Baptist | W 109–54 | 1–0 | Edmunds Center (568) DeLand, FL |
| November 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | at UNLV Sunshine Slam campus-site game | L 55–71 | 1–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,003) Paradise, NV |
| November 13, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 6 Houston | L 48–79 | 1–2 | Fertitta Center (7,104) Houston, TX |
| November 20, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Milwaukee Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket semifinals | W 85–67 | 2–2 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 21, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Central Michigan Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket championship | W 71–61 | 3–2 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 26, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UCF | W 85–82 | 4–2 | Addition Financial Arena (5,089) Orlando, FL |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Georgia | W 94–49 | 5–2 | Edmunds Center (490) DeLand, FL |
| December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | at Chicago State | L 54–77 | 5–3 | Jones Convocation Center (116) Chicago, IL |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | L 62–85 | 5–4 | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,708) Charlotte, NC |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Johnson (FL) | W 123–43 | 6–4 | Edmunds Center (417) DeLand, FL |
| December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | at Omaha | L 80–88 | 6–5 | Baxter Arena (1,839) Omaha, NE |
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at FIU | W 80–68 | 7–5 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (709) Miami, FL |
| December 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | L 75–83 | 7–6 | Fifth Third Arena (9,762) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charlotte | W 79–75 | 8–6 | Edmunds Center (457) DeLand, FL |
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 75–74 | 9–6 (1–0) | Edmunds Center (534) DeLand, FL |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | W 71–55 | 10–6 (2–0) | Edmunds Center (515) DeLand, FL |
| January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | L 70–88 | 10–7 (2–1) | KSU Convocation Center (1,729) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Queens | W 84–66 | 11–7 (3–1) | Curry Arena (455) Charlotte, NC |
| January 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chicago State | L 70–77 | 11–8 | Edmunds Center (723) DeLand, FL |
| January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 56–80 | 11–9 (3–2) | Alico Arena (2,634) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 83–82 | 12–9 (4–2) | Edmunds Center (939) DeLand, FL |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 80–59 | 13–9 (5–2) | Edmunds Center (596) DeLand, FL |
| February 1, 2024 8:45 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | L 72–79 | 13–10 (5–3) | CB&S Bank Arena (1,267) Florence, AL |
| February 3, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Central Arkansas | W 73–62 | 14–10 (6–3) | Farris Center (1,245) Conway, AR |
| February 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | W 84–77 | 15–10 (7–3) | Freedom Hall (1,523) Louisville, KY |
| February 10, 2024 4:45 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | W 87–79 | 16–10 (8–3) | Edmunds Center (882) DeLand, FL |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 61–60 | 17–10 (9–3) | Edmunds Center (892) DeLand, FL |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Queens | L 77–83 | 17–11 (9–4) | Edmunds Center (441) DeLand, FL |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 84–72 | 18–11 (10–4) | Edmunds Center (580) DeLand, FL |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | W 86–73 | 19–11 (11–4) | Swisher Gymnasium (711) Jacksonville, FL |
| March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Florida | L 59–78 | 19–12 (11–5) | UNF Arena (1,789) Jacksonville, FL |
| ASUN tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | (8) Queens Quarterfinals | W 83–71 | 20–12 | Edmunds Center (672) DeLand, FL |
| March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | (10) Jacksonville Semifinals | W 88–87 | 21–12 | Edmunds Center (976) DeLand, FL |
| March 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (2) | (4) Austin Peay Championship | W 94–91 | 22–12 | Edmunds Center (2,328) DeLand, FL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2024* 2:45 p.m., CBS | (16 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 UConn First round | L 52–91 | 22–13 | Barclays Center (17,183) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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