# 2023–24 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team represented Bellarmine University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights, led by 19th-year head coach Scott Davenport, played their home games at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 8–23, 4–11 in ASUN play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament.
The Knights were in the final year of a four-year transition from Division II to Division I, making the 2023–24 season the final season that they were ineligible for the NCAA tournament.
This was also the Knights' final season at Freedom Hall. Near the start of the 2024–25 school year, which coincided with the end of Bellarmine's transition to Division I, the school announced that home games would return to campus at Knights Hall.

## Previous season

The Knights finished the 2022–23 season 15–18, 9–9 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated North Florida in the first round of the ASUN tournament, before falling to Liberty in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 24, 2023* 6:30 pm | Transylvania | W 75–44 | – | Knights Hall (1,396) Louisville, KY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 11:30 pm, P12N | at Washington | L 57–91 | 0–1 | Alaska Airlines Arena (5,568) Seattle, WA |
| November 10, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Kansas State | L 75–83 | 0–2 | Bramlage Coliseum (9,947) Manhattan, KS |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Chattanooga | L 64–72 | 0–3 | McKenzie Arena (2,846) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Bowling Green | W 85–67 | 1–3 | Stroh Center (1,775) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 20, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Morehead State | L 51–64 | 1–4 | Freedom Hall (2,018) Louisville, KY |
| November 21, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Midway | W 77–56 | 2–4 | Freedom Hall (2,300) Louisville, KY |
| November 26, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at West Virginia | L 58–62 | 2–5 | WVU Coliseum (9,181) Morgantown, WV |
| November 29, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+/ACCNX | at Louisville | L 68–73 | 2–6 | KFC Yum! Center (11,538) Louisville, KY |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Ball State | L 58–67 | 2–7 | Worthen Arena (3,588) Muncie, IN |
| December 4, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | Boyce | W 88–54 | 3–7 | Freedom Hall (1,850) Louisville, KY |
| December 7, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | Berea | W 98–59 | 4–7 | Freedom Hall (1,032) Louisville, KY |
| December 16, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Evansville | L 61–70 | 4–8 | Freedom Hall (2,438) Louisville, KY |
| December 20, 2023* 9:00 pm, P12N | at Utah | L 43–85 | 4–9 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,310) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 22, 2023* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | at No. 17 BYU | L 59–101 | 4–10 | Marriott Center (14,429) Provo, UT |
| December 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at High Point | L 85–90 | 4–11 | Qubein Center (2,742) High Point, NC |
| ASUN regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Austin Peay | L 68–84 | 4–12 (0–1) | Freedom Hall (2,749) Louisville, KY |
| January 6, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Lipscomb | L 70–81 | 4–13 (0–2) | Freedom Hall (1,742) Louisville, KY |
| January 11, 2024 8:45 pm, ESPN+ | at North Alabama | L 53–69 | 4–14 (0–3) | CB&S Bank Arena (1,273) Florence, AL |
| January 13, 2024 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Central Arkansas | L 57–59 | 4–15 (0–4) | Farris Center (1,043) Conway, AR |
| January 20, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Kentucky | L 70–82 | 4–16 (0–5) | Baptist Health Arena (3,672) Richmond, KY |
| January 25, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | North Florida | L 63–71 | 4–17 (0–6) | Freedom Hall (1,484) Louisville, KY |
| January 27, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Jacksonville | W 69–63 | 5–17 (1–6) | Freedom Hall (3,584) Louisville, KY |
| February 1, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Kennesaw State | W 96–95 $^{OT}$ | 6–17 (2–6) | KSU Convocation Center (1,630) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Queens | L 75–85 | 6–18 (2–7) | Curry Arena (773) Charlotte, NC |
| February 7, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Stetson | L 77–84 | 6–19 (2–8) | Freedom Hall (1,523) Louisville, KY |
| February 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 52–63 | 6–20 (2–9) | Alico Arena (2,612) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Kentucky | L 65–75 | 6–21 (2–10) | Knights Hall (2,196) Louisville, KY |
| February 22, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Central Arkansas | W 68–65 | 7–21 (3–10) | Freedom Hall (1,483) Louisville, KY |
| February 24, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | North Alabama | W 82–70 | 8–21 (4–10) | Freedom Hall (2,749) Louisville, KY |
| February 28, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Lipscomb | L 74–90 | 8–22 (4–11) | Allen Arena (1,588) Nashville, TN |
| March 1, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Austin Peay | L 87–90 $^{OT}$ | 8–23 (4–12) | F&M Bank Arena (2,681) Clarksville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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