# 2023–24 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball team represented the University of Southern Indiana during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Screaming Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Stan Gouard, played their home games at Screaming Eagles Arena in Evansville, Indiana as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
This season marked Southern Indiana's second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Screaming Eagles were not eligible for the NCAA tournament until the 2026–27 season.

## Previous season

The Screaming Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 16–17, 9–9 in OVC play, to finish tied for sixth place. They were defeated by SIU Edwardsville in the first round of the OVC tournament. They received an invitation to the CBI, where they would lose to San Jose State in the first round.

## 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., BSMW | | at Saint Louis | L 63–75 | 0–1 | Chaifetz Arena (4,989) St. Louis, MO |
| November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., B1G | | at No. 4 Michigan State | L 51–74 | 0–2 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| November 12, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chicago State | L 67–78 | 0–3 | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,959) Evansville, IN |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tiffin | W 68–65 | 1–3 | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,370) Evansville, IN |
| November 18, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at La Salle Duke Blue Devil Challenge | L 78–79 | 1–4 | Tom Gola Arena (1,254) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bucknell Duke Blue Devil Challenge | L 56–67 | 1–5 | Sojka Pavilion (692) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 24, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 9 Duke Duke Blue Devil Challenge | L 62–80 | 1–6 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | East–West | W 107–49 | 2–6 | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,145) Evansville, IN |
| December 2, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bowling Green | L 52–54 | 2–7 | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,539) Evansville, IN |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 57–70 | 2–8 | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,455) Evansville, IN |
| December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Indiana State | L 54–98 | 2–9 | Hulman Center (4,369) Terre Haute, IN |
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | St. Francis (IL) | W 79–47 | 3–9 | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,469) Evansville, IN |
| December 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | L 50–81 | 3–10 | Banterra Center (6,024) Carbondale, IL |
| OVC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | L 91–93 $^{OT}$ | 3–11 (0–1) | Show Me Center (1,470) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| December 31, 2023 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lindenwood | W 73–62 | 4–11 (1–1) | Hyland Performance Arena (2,158) St. Charles, MO |
| January 4, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | W 69–67 | 5–11 (2–1) | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,258) Evansville, IN |
| January 6, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | L 59–73 | 5–12 (2–2) | Screaming Eagles Arena (2,460) Evansville, IN |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | L 64–67 | 5–13 (2–3) | First Community Arena (1,642) Edwardsville, IL |
| January 18, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Little Rock | L 75–77 | 5–14 (2–4) | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,247) Evansville, IN |
| January 20, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Morehead State | L 70–81 | 5–15 (2–5) | Screaming Eagles Arena (2,512) Evansville, IN |
| January 25, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | L 68–73 | 5–16 (2–6) | Screaming Eagles Arena (2,726) Evansville, IN |
| February 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | W 74–71 | 6–16 (3–6) | Eblen Center (1,712) Cookeville, TN |
| February 3, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | L 74–79 | 6–17 (3–7) | Gentry Complex (784) Nashville, TN |
| February 8, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | L 71–81 | 6–18 (3–8) | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,877) Evansville, IN |
| February 10, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 84–67 | 7–18 (4–8) | Screaming Eagles Arena (3,276) Evansville, IN |
| February 15, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | L 68–77 | 7–19 (4–9) | Skyhawk Arena (911) Martin, TN |
| February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 62–80 | 7–20 (4–10) | Jack Stephens Center (1,875) Little Rock, AR |
| February 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | W 80–73 | 8–20 (5–10) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,455) Morehead, KY |
| February 24, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Illinois | L 76–82 | 8–21 (5–11) | Western Hall (1,173) Macomb, IL |
| February 29, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lindenwood | L 63–67 | 8–22 (5–12) | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,418) Evansville, IN |
| March 2, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | L 66–70 | 8–23 (5–13) | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,871) Evansville, IN |
| OVC tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (5) Tennessee State First round | L 64–78 | 8–24 | Ford Center Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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