# 2023–24 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by seventh-year head coach Preston Spradlin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

## Previous season

In the 2022–23 season, with a victory against Eastern Illinois, the Eagles clinched their first outright OVC regular-season title since 1984. They lost to Southeast Missouri State in the OVC tournament semifinals. As a regular-season conference champion who did not win their conference tournament, the Eagles received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, the school's first trip to the NIT. There they upset No. 1 seed Clemson in the first round before being losing to UAB in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | at No. 24 Alabama | L 73–105 | 0–1 | Coleman Coliseum (9,078) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Shawnee State | W 96–40 | 1–1 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,667) Morehead, KY |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 3 Purdue | L 57–87 | 1–2 | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mercer | W 74–66 | 2–2 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,455) Morehead, KY |
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Peacock | | at Penn State | L 51–74 | 2–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (7,558) University Park, PA |
| November 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | W 64–51 | 3–3 | Freedom Hall (2,018) Louisville, KY |
| November 22, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Midway | W 94–53 | 4–3 | Ellis Johnson Arena (825) Morehead, KY |
| November 29, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | W 61–50 | 5–3 | F&M Bank Arena (1,003) Clarksville, TN |
| December 3, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | W 87–80 | 6–3 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,808) Morehead, KY |
| December 10, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | W 86–77 | 7–3 | Flowers Hall (1,269) Florence, AL |
| December 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods | W 102–33 | 8–3 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,175) Morehead, KY |
| December 19, 2023* 6:30 p.m., BTN | | at Indiana | L 68–69 | 8–4 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Alice Lloyd | W 101–39 | 9–4 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,077) Morehead, KY |
| Ohio Valley regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 83–64 | 10–4 (1–0) | Show Me Center (1,849) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 82–57 | 11–4 (2–0) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,655) Morehead, KY |
| January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | W 78–68 | 12–4 (3–0) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,581) Morehead, KY |
| January 11, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | W 78–52 | 13–4 (4–0) | Groniger Arena (1,108) Charleston, IL |
| January 13, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | L 48–61 | 13–5 (4–1) | First Community Arena (1,629) Edwardsville, IL |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Martin | W 84–66 | 14–5 (5–1) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,552) Morehead, KY |
| January 20, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | W 81–70 | 15–5 (6–1) | Screaming Eagles Arena (2,512) Evansville, IN |
| January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | W 64–50 | 16–5 (7–1) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,988) Morehead, KY |
| February 1, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | W 68–49 | 17–5 (8–1) | Gentry Complex (1,178) Nashville, TN |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | W 67–60 | 18–5 (9–1) | Eblen Center (1,099) Cookeville, TN |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 79–68 | 19–5 (10–1) | Ellis Johnson Arena (3,245) Morehead, KY |
| February 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 69–57 | 20–5 (11–1) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,578) Morehead, KY |
| February 15, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 68–69 | 20–6 (11–2) | Jack Stephens Center (2,102) Little Rock, AR |
| February 17, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | L 82–88 | 20–7 (11–3) | Skyhawk Arena (1,485) Martin, TN |
| February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Indiana | L 73–80 | 20–8 (11–4) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,455) Morehead, KY |
| February 22, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Illinois | W 78–57 | 21–8 (12–4) | Western Hall (1,006) Macomb, IL |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 72–50 | 22–8 (13–4) | Ellis Johnson Arena (3,105) Morehead, KY |
| March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lindenwood | W 67–49 | 23–8 (14–4) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,777) Morehead, KY |
| Ohio Valley tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2024 10:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) SIU Edwardsville Quarterfinals | W 78–63 | 24–8 | Ford Center (1,140) Evansville, IN |
| March 8, 2024 10:00 p.m., ESPNU | (3) | vs. (2) UT Martin Semifinals | W 84–78 | 25–8 | Ford Center (1,277) Evansville, IN |
| March 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (3) | vs. (1) Little Rock Championship | W 69–55 | 26–8 | Ford Center (1,421) Evansville, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 21, 2024 2:10 p.m., truTV | (14 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 10 Illinois First round | L 69–85 | 26–9 | CHI Health Center (17,239) Omaha, NE |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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