# 2023–24 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2023–24 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Arlington in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach K. T. Turner and playde their games at College Park Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 13–7 in WAC play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the WAC Tournament, they defeated Stephen F. Austin in the quarterfinals, and Tarleton in the semifinals, before losing to Grand Canyon in the championship game.

## Previous season

The Mavericks finished the season 11–18, 6–12 in conference play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They were defeated by Grand Canyon in the first round of the WAC tournament to end their season. Head coach Greg Young was fired mid-season after only a season and a half with the program.

## 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* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oral Roberts | W 75–71 | 1–0 | 24 – Gordon | 14 – Tied | 6 – Talbot | College Park Center (2,185) Arlington, TX |
| November 11, 2023* 5:00 p.m. | | UT Tyler | W 95–64 | 2–0 | 18 – Douglas | 11 – Gordon | 6 – Williams | College Park Center (2,512) Arlington, TX |
| November 16, 2023* 8:00 p.m., MW Network | | at New Mexico | L 80–82 | 2–1 | 29 – Wilson | 14 – Gordon | 5 – Gordon | The Pit (10,484) Albuquerque, NM |
| November 19, 2023* 5:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 3 Arizona | L 56–101 | 2–2 | 19 – Wilson | 5 – Koroma | 4 – Gordon | McKale Center (13,403) Tucson, AZ |
| November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Alcorn State | W 82–69 | 3–2 | 20 – Douglas | 12 – Wilson | 8 – Vining | College Park Center (1,119) Arlington, TX |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | Texas State | L 66–73 | 3–3 | 21 – Wilson | 13 – Wilson | 6 – Williams | College Park Center (1,280) Arlington, TX |
| November 29, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | Abilene Christian | W 86–71 | 4–3 (1–0) | 16 – Gordon | 11 – Wilson | 8 – Williams | College Park Center (1,275) Arlington, TX |
| December 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 69–76 | 4–4 (1–1) | 15 – Basili | 8 – Koroma | 3 – Gordon | Global Credit Union Arena (7,214) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 6, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNT Dallas | W 74–37 | 5–4 | 17 – Cash | 17 – Cash | 6 – Basili | College Park Center (1,696) Arlington, TX |
| December 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Air Force Coast-to-Coast Challenge | W 76–73 | 6–4 | 28 – Russell | 15 – Gordon | 4 – Gordon | Dickies Arena (3,752) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | L 66–77 | 6–5 | 18 – Russell | 11 – Wilson | 7 – Russell | United Supermarkets Arena (8,940) Lubbock, TX |
| December 23, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Texas | L 52–78 | 6–6 | 20 – Wilson | 7 – Gordon | 4 – Russell | The Super Pit (3,357) Denton, TX |
| January 1, 2024* 6:30 p.m., LHN | | at No. 20 Texas | L 62–79 | 6–7 | 17 – Douglas | 8 – Williams | 6 – Russell | Moody Center (10,713) Austin, TX |
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tarleton State | L 76–78 | 6–8 (1–2) | 24 – Williams | 6 – Williams | 4 – Vining | Wisdom Gymnasium (1,078) Stephenville, TX |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 73–92 | 6–9 (1–3) | 16 – Vining | 6 – Wilson | 5 – Tied | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,049) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | W 83–69 | 7–9 (2–3) | 22 – Gordon | 12 – Wilson | 8 – Williams | College Park Center (1,112) Arlington, TX |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle | W 80–75 | 8–9 (3–3) | 17 – Cash | 8 – Gordon | 8 – Vining | College Park Center (1,009) Arlington, TX |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 91–73 | 9–9 (4–3) | 24 – Russell | 10 – Wilson | 6 – Russell | College Park Center (1,824) Arlington, TX |
| January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 67–78 | 9–10 (4–4) | 17 – Williams | 12 – Wilson | 3 – Gordon | Moody Coliseum (1,541) Abilene, TX |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | L 61–67 | 9–11 (4–5) | 13 – Tied | 10 – Gordon | 3 – Tied | College Park Center (2,871) Arlington, TX |
| February 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | W 76–68 | 10–11 (5–5) | 22 – Russell | 10 – Gordon | 4 – Russell | America First Event Center (1,422) Cedar City, UT |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | W 87–66 | 11–11 (6–5) | 16 – Wilson | 17 – Gordon | 6 – Gordon | Burns Arena (1,904) St. George, UT |
| February 8, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | L 63–64 | 11–12 (6–6) | 15 – Williams | 15 – Wilson | 4 – Vining | Fowler Events Center (2,550) Riverside, CA |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | W 71–63 $^{OT}$ | 12–12 (7–6) | 17 – Williams | 11 – Wilson | 3 – Tied | College Park Center (2,393) Arlington, TX |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | L 78–80 | 12–13 (7–7) | 20 – Gordon | 13 – Gordon | 3 – Tied | College Park Center (2,110) Arlington, TX |
| February 17, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Rio Grande Valley | W 89–70 | 13–13 (8–7) | 17 – Cash | 7 – Wilson | 7 – Russell | UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,766) Edinburg, TX |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | W 90–85 | 14–13 (9–7) | 23 – Gordon | 10 – Wilson | 8 – Russell | College Park Center (1,622) Arlington, TX |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Tech | W 89–78 | 15–13 (10–7) | 23 – Williams | 10 – Gordon | 5 – Williams | College Park Center (1,781) Arlington, TX |
| February 29, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle | W 82–62 | 16–13 (11–7) | 19 – Wilson | 12 – Cash | 5 – Tied | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | W 78–65 | 17–13 (12–7) | 20 – Russell | 13 – Gordon | 5 – Wilson | UCCU Center (2,615) Orem, UT |
| March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | California Baptist | W 71–57 | 18–13 (13–7) | 13 – Williams | 8 – Cash | 7 – Russell | College Park Center (1,871) Arlington, TX |
| WAC tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2024 10:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Stephen F. Austin Quarterfinals | W 109–78 | 19–13 | 30 – Russell | 7 – Cash | 6 – Tied | Orleans Arena (1,021) Paradise, NV |
| March 15, 2024 10:30 p.m., ESPNU | (3) | vs. (2) Tarleton Semifinals | W 87–84 | 20–13 | 29 – Wilson | 11 – Gordon | 10 – Russell | Orleans Arena (4,057) Paradise, NV |
| March 16, 2024 10:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (3) | vs. (1) Grand Canyon Championship | L 74–89 | 20–14 | 22 – Russell | 7 – Gordon | 4 – Tied | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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