# 2023–24 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

The 2023–24 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fifth-year head coach David Kiefer, played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

## Previous season

The Lions finished the 2022–23 season 18–14 overall and 12–6 in Southland Conference play to finish third in conference. They lost against New Orleans in the second round.

## Preseason polls
### Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 6 first place votes and 144 votes overall, the Lions were picked to finish first in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Southeastern | 144 (6) |
| 2 | McNeese | 142 (6) |
| 3 | New Orleans | 132 (3) |
| 4 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 124 (5) |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 84 |
| 6 | Nicholls | 71 |
| 7 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 66 |
| 8 | Houston Christian | 50 |
| 9 | Lamar | 45 |
| 10 | Incarnate Word | 42 |

### Preseason All Conference

Junior Roger McFarlane, guard, was selected as a first team member, Senior Nick Caldwell, guard/forward and Graduate Alec Woodard, guard, were selected as second team members of the Preseason all conference team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Delta State | W 90–71 | 1–0 | 14 – R. McFarlane | 8 – B. Rowbury | 6 – C. Paez | University Center (1,021) Hammond, LA |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Auburn | L 71–86 | 1–1 | 24 – R. McFarlane | 11 – R. McFarlane | 2 – Tied (2) | Neville Arena (9,1212) Auburn, AL |
| November 15, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at BYU | L 48–105 | 1–2 | 14 – R. McFarlane | 7 – R. McFarlane | 4 – R. Eastmond | Marriott Center (13,116) Provo, UT |
| November 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Santa Clara Emerald Coast Classic | L 63–65 | 1–3 | 17 – A. Woodard | 9 – A. Woodard | 5 – R. Eastmond | Leavey Center (1,198) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 24, 2023* 1:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Western Michigan Emerald Coast Classic | L 67–68 | 1–4 | 14 – D. Canoville | 6 – N. Caldwell | 5 – A. Wilson | The Arena at NFSC (450) Niceville, FL |
| November 25, 2023* 10:00 am, FloHoops | | vs. Tennessee State Emerald Coast Classic | L 77–91 | 1–5 | 18 – R. McFarlane | 7 – J. Jones | 6 – J. Jones | The Arena at NFSC (150) Niceville, FL |
| November 28, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern-New Orleans | W 101–55 | 2–5 | 23 – N. Caldwell | 7 – R. McFarlane | 7 – C. Paez | University Center (537) Hammond, LA |
| December 1, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at LSU | L 66–73 | 2–6 | 18 – N. Caldwell | 8 – N. Caldwell | 5 – R. Eastmond | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,365) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 9, 2023* 5:30 pm | | at Southern | L 44–69 | 2–7 | 14 – N. Caldwell | 8 – B. Rowbury | 2 – R. McFarlane | F. G. Clark Center (2,190) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 12, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana Tech | L 60–89 | 2–8 | 16 – A. Woodard | 8 – B. Rowbury | 6 – A. Bittar | Thomas Assembly Center (2,031) Ruston, LA |
| December 16, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | W 61–55 | 3–8 | 23 – N. Caldwell | 9 – Tied (2) | 4 – A. Woodard | CFSB Center (4,818) Murray, KY |
| December 20, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Grambling | W 48–47 | 4–8 | 13 – R. McFarlane | 9 – R. McFarlane | 6 – R. Eastmond | University Center (443) Hammond, LA |
| December 30, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Loyola (New Orleans) | W 87–64 | 5–8 | 17 – N. Caldwell | 14 – R. McFarlane | 13 – R. Eastmond | University Center (530) Hammond, LA |
| Southland Conference regular season |||||||||
| January 6, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Orleans | W 73–68 | 6–8 (1–0) | 19 – B. Rowbury | 10 – R. McFarlane | 5 – R. Eastmond | Lakefront Arena (1,139) New Orleans, LA |
| January 9, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Nicholls | L 61–66 | 6–9 (1–1) | 20 – N. Caldwell | 12 – R. McFarlane | 11 – R. Eastmond | Stopher Gymnasium (500) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 13, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at McNeese | L 65–74 | 6–10 (1–2) | 20 – A. Woodard | 11 – R. McFarlane | 7 – R. Eastmond | The Legacy Center (4,200) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 68–73 | 6–11 (1–3) | 18 – R. McFarlane | 8 – R. McFarlane | 6 – R. Eastmond | University Center (407) Hammond, LA |
| January 20, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Commerce | L 52–68 | 6–12 (1–4) | 19 – R. McFarlane | 8 – R. McFarlane | 6 – R. Eastmond | University Center (673) Hammond, LA |
| January 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | W 71–62 | 7–12 (2–4) | 21 – N. Caldwell | 13 – R. McFarlane | 3 – A. Woodard | University Center (658) Hammond, LA |
| January 27, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar | L 64–74 | 7–13 (2–5) | 20 – R. McFarlane | 12 – R. McFarlane | 7 – R. Eastmond | Neches Arena (2,433) Beaumont, TX |
| January 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Houston Christian | W 80–58 | 8–13 (3–5) | 26 – N. Caldwell | 13 – B. Rowbury | 12 – R. Eastmond | Sharp Gymnasium (389) Houston, TX |
| February 3, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | McNeese | W 77–74 | 9–13 (4–5) | 16 – N. Caldwell | 8 – N. Caldwell | 5 – R. Eastmond | University Center (1,043) Hammond, LA |
| February 5, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 76–64 | 10–13 (5–5) | 18 – Tied (2) | 7 – Tied (2) | 13 – R. Eastmond | University Center (756) Hammond, LA |
| February 10, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northwestern State | W 69–59 | 11–13 (6–5) | 15 – N. Caldwell | 10 – R. McFarlane | 7 – R. Eastmond | Prather Coliseum (1,000) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 12, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Commerce | W 79–77 $^{OT}$ | 12–13 (7–5) | 22 – N. Caldwell | 15 – R. McFarlane | 8 – R. Eastmond | The Field House (309) Commerce, TX |
| February 17, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Houston Christian | W 81–78 | 13–13 (8–5) | 24 – N. Caldwell | 10 – N. Caldwell | 15 – R. Eastmond | University Center (579) Hammond, LA |
| February 19, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lamar | L 72–77 $^{OT}$ | 13–14 (8–6) | 30 – N. Caldwell | 12 – N. Caldwell | 7 – R. Eastmond | University Center (528) Hammond, LA |
| February 24, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | New Orleans | W 77–67 | 14–14 (9–6) | 22 – N. Caldwell | 17 – R. McFarlane | 8 – R. Eastmond | University Center (929) Hammond, LA |
| March 2, 2024 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 68–80 | 14–15 (9–7) | 22 – R. McFarlane | 8 – R. McFarlane | 8 – R. Eastmond | American Bank Center (2,848) Corpus Christi, TX |
| March 4, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Incarnate Word | W 73–56 | 15–15 (10–7) | 20 – B. Rowbury | 12 – R. McFarlane | 8 – R. Eastmond | McDermott Center (146) San Antonio, TX |
| March 7, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Nicholls | L 54–80 | 15–16 (10–8) | 12 – McFarlane | 6 – McFarlane | 3 – Eastmond | University Center (935) Hammond, LA |
| Southland Tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (8) New Orleans First round | L 66–78 | 15–17 | 18 – R. McFarlane | 8 – R. McFarlane | 8 – R. Eastmond | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
Source

## Conference awards and honors
### Weekly awards

Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded |
| SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week | Roscoe Eastmond | G | February 5, 2024 |
| SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week | Nick Caldwell | F | February 12, 2024 |
| SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week | Nick Caldwell | F | February 19, 2024 |