# 2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball team represented the Queens University of Charlotte during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Royals, led by second-year head coach Grant Leonard, played their home games at Curry Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina as second-year members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 7–9 in ASUN play, to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the first round before losing to Stetson in the quarterfinals.
This season marked Queens' second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Royals are not eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.
The Royals finished the season 14–19, 7–9 in ASUN play, to finish in eighth place. They defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the first round before falling to eventual tournament champions Stetson in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament.

## Previous season

The Royals finished the 2022–23 season 18–15, 7–11 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated Florida Gulf Coast, before losing to Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 73–89 | 0–1 | Cam Henderson Center (4,443) Huntington, WV |
| November 10, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | L 68–91 | 0–2 | Banterra Center (5,183) Carbondale, IL |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | W 74–72 | 1–2 | Curry Arena (873) Charlotte, NC |
| November 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Fairfield Market Street Challenge | W 69–63 | 2–2 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (338) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Drexel Market Street Challenge | L 52–62 | 2–3 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (871) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 97–84 | 3–3 | Curry Arena (317) Charlotte, NC |
| November 25, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Richmond | L 61–90 | 3–4 | Robins Center (4,953) Richmond, VA |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 83–80 | 4–4 | Curry Arena (381) Charlotte, NC |
| December 1, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Carolina Christian | W 134–69 | 5–4 | Curry Arena (556) Charlotte, NC |
| December 5, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 82–88 | 5–5 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,279) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Carolina | W 112–64 | 6–5 | Curry Arena (300) Charlotte, NC |
| December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | L 81–93 | 6–6 | Curry Arena (1,532) Charlotte, NC |
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mercer | L 65–84 | 6–7 | Hawkins Arena (839) Macon, GA |
| December 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 18 Clemson | L 79–109 | 6–8 | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,817) Clemson, SC |
| December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., The CW | | at No. 16 Duke | L 69–106 | 6–9 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| ASUN regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | L 77–80 | 6–10 (0–1) | KSU Convocation Center (1,921) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 78–75 | 7–10 (1–1) | Curry Arena (395) Charlotte, NC |
| January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stetson | L 66–84 | 7–11 (1–2) | Curry Arena (455) Charlotte, NC |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | L 77–79 | 7–12 (1–3) | Swisher Gymnasium (873) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 20, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Florida | L 75–91 | 7–13 (1–4) | UNF Arena (1,559) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 96–79 | 8–13 (2–4) | Curry Arena (226) Charlotte, NC |
| January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | L 84–90 | 8–14 (2–5) | CB&S Bank Arena (1,473) Florence, AL |
| February 1, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | W 94–76 | 9–14 (3–5) | Curry Arena (317) Charlotte, NC |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | W 85–75 | 10–14 (4–5) | Curry Arena (773) Charlotte, NC |
| February 8, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | L 88–90 | 10–15 (4–6) | Allen Arena (1,582) Nashville, TN |
| February 10, 2024 5:15 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | L 76–79 | 10–16 (4–7) | F&M Bank Arena (3,333) Clarksville, TN |
| February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Florida | L 79–93 | 10–17 (4–8) | Curry Arena (101) Charlotte, NC |
| February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | W 74–65 | 11–17 (5–8) | Curry Arena (326) Charlotte, NC |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stetson | W 83–77 | 12–17 (6–8) | Edmunds Center (441) DeLand, FL |
| February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 81–90 | 12–18 (6–9) | Alico Arena (2,354) Fort Myers, FL |
| March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 91–82 | 13–18 (7–9) | Curry Arena (344) Charlotte, NC |
| ASUN tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (7) Florida Gulf Coast First round | W 69–63 | 14–18 | Edmunds Center (108) DeLand, FL |
| March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | at (2) Stetson Quarterfinals | L 71–83 | 14–19 | Edmunds Center (672) DeLand, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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