# 2023–24 LIU Sharks men's basketball team

The 2023–24 LIU Sharks men's basketball team represented Long Island University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sharks, led by second-year head coach Rod Strickland, played their home games at the Steinberg Wellness Center in Brooklyn, New York as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC). They finished the season 7–22, 6–10 in NEC play, to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Merrimack.

## Previous season

The Sharks finished the 2022–23 season 3–26, 1–15 in NEC play, to finish in last place. They lost to Merrimack in the first round of the NEC tournament.

## Preseason polls
### Northeast Conference poll

The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2023. The Sharks were picked to finish in seventh in the conference.
| Rank | Team |
| 1. | Sacred Heart (7) |
| 2. | Central Connecticut (1) |
| 3. | Fairleigh Dickinson (1) |
| 4. | Merrimack |
| 5. | Wagner |
| 6. | Stonehill |
| 7. | LIU |
| 8. | Saint Francis |
| 9. | Le Moyne |
 first-place votes

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Fisk | Canceled | Canceled | Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY |
| November 10, 2023* 1:00 p.m., SNY | | Air Force | L 67–82 | 0–1 | Steinberg Wellness Center (812) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 13, 2023* 10:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pepperdine | L 53–88 | 0–2 | Firestone Fieldhouse (327) Malibu, CA |
| November 15, 2023* 10:00 p.m., P12N | | at UCLA | L 58–78 | 0–3 | Pauley Pavilion (4,751) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SNY, ESPN+ | | at Columbia | L 67–77 | 0–4 | Levien Gymnasium (622) Manhattan, NY |
| November 24, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi NKU Thanksgiving Tournament | W 83–68 | 1–4 | Truist Arena (358) Highland Heights, KY |
| November 25, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky NKU Thanksgiving Tournament | L 64–72 | 1–5 | Truist Arena (2,340) Highland Heights, KY |
| December 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at FIU | L 59–74 | 1–6 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (681) Miami, FL |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 15 Miami | L 49–97 | 1–7 | Watsco Center (5,818) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 12, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | L 65–78 | 1–8 | Costello Athletic Center (475) Lowell, MA |
| December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Rutgers | L 61–83 | 1–9 | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 23, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 59–87 | 1–10 | Knott Arena (1,782) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SNY | | Albany | L 69–86 | 1–11 | Barclays Center (1,704) Brooklyn, NY |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Wagner | W 69–67 | 2–11 (1–0) | Steinberg Wellness Center (489) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Stonehill | W 73–68 | 3–11 (2–0) | Merkert Gymnasium (340) Easton, MA |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Sacred Heart | L 55–89 | 3–12 (2–1) | William H. Pitt Center (485) Fairfield, CT |
| January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 66–72 | 3–13 (2–2) | DeGol Arena (640) Loretto, PA |
| January 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., SNY | | Central Connecticut | L 63–72 | 3–14 (2–3) | Steinberg Wellness Center (458) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Stonehill | W 63–60 | 4–14 (3–3) | Steinberg Wellness Center (534) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Le Moyne | L 74–87 | 4–15 (3–4) | Ted Grant Court (943) DeWitt, NY |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., YES | | at FDU | L 75–82 | 4–16 (3–5) | Bogota Savings Bank Center (557) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 70–67 | 5–16 (4–5) | Steinberg Wellness Center (792) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Merrimack | L 79–82 $^{OT}$ | 5–17 (4–6) | Steinberg Wellness center (521) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 10, 2024 8:00 p.m., SNY | | Sacred Heart | W 75–58 | 6–17 (5–6) | Steinberg Wellness Center (366) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 82–84 $^{OT}$ | 6–18 (5–7) | Steinberg Wellness Center (251) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Merrimack | L 68–83 | 6–19 (5–8) | Hammel Court (1,347) North Andover, MA |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Le Moyne | W 76–64 | 7–19 (6–8) | Steinberg Wellness Center (347) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 25, 2024 1:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Wagner | L 57–72 | 7–20 (6–9) | Spiro Sports Center (1,276) Staten Island, NY |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Central Connecticut | L 64–78 | 7–21 (6–10) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1429) New Britain, CT |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | (7) | at (2) Merrimack Quarterfinals | L 66–72 | 7–22 | Hammel Court (1,076) North Andover, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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