# 2023–24 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by first-year head coach Tom Pecora, played their home games at M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2022–23 season 20–12, 11–9 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for third place. As the #3 seed in the MAAC tournament, they were upset by #11 seed Marist in the quarterfinals.
On April 13, 2023, head coach Baker Dunleavy resigned, in order to take the newly created position of general manager of basketball at his alma mater, Villanova. Special assistant to the head coach Tom Pecora was immediately elevated to be the team's next head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Coast Guard | W 116–48 | 1–0 | M&T Bank Arena (898) Hamden, CT |
| November 10, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Connecticut | W 74–70 | 2–0 | M&T Bank Arena (1,112) Hamden, CT |
| November 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ | | at UMass | L 81–102 | 2–1 | Mullins Center (2,382) Amherst, MA |
| November 17, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Army | W 67–58 | 3–1 | Christl Arena (934) West Point, NY |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Albany | W 85–82 | 4–1 | M&T Bank Arena (763) Hamden, CT |
| November 26, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stonehill | W 80–69 | 5–1 | M&T Bank Arena (877) Hamden, CT |
| December 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Canisius | L 73–93 | 5–2 (0–1) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,084) Buffalo, NY |
| December 3, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara | W 75–68 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 (1–1) | Gallagher Center (872) Lewiston, NY |
| December 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Navy | W 71–68 | 7–2 | M&T Bank Arena (1,221) Hamden, CT |
| December 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Yale | L 66–73 | 7–3 | M&T Bank Arena (1,156) Hamden, CT |
| December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Holy Cross | W 77–57 | 8–3 | Hart Center (654) Worcester, MA |
| December 21, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lafayette | W 78–60 | 9–3 | Kirby Sports Center (864) Easton, PA |
| December 30, 2023* 1:00 pm, SECN | | at Florida | L 72–97 | 9–4 | O'Connell Center (9,869) Gainesville, FL |
| January 5, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Rider | W 88–84 | 10–4 (2–1) | M&T Bank Arena (887) Hamden, CT |
| January 7, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Manhattan | W 76–59 | 11–4 (3–1) | M&T Bank Arena (738) Hamden, CT |
| January 12, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marist | W 66–55 | 12–4 (4–1) | McCann Arena (1,595) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 19, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena | W 82-70 | 13–4 (5–1) | MVP Arena (4,845) Albany, NY |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Iona | W 91-87 | 14–4 (6–1) | M&T Bank Arena (1,631) Hamden, CT |
| January 25, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's | W 79–65 | 15–4 (7–1) | M&T Bank Arena (929) Hamden, CT |
| January 28, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | W 66–64 | 16–4 (8–1) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (3,137) Fairfield, CT |
| February 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | W 76–59 | 17–4 (9–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (787) Riverdale, NY |
| February 4, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Canisius | W 88–63 | 18–4 (10–1) | M&T Bank Arena (1,747) Hamden, CT |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 84–73 | 19–4 (11–1) | M&T Bank Arena Hamden, CT |
| February 10, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 79–96 | 19–5 (11–2) | Knott Arena (2,166) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 18, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara | L 66–80 | 19–6 (11–3) | M&T Bank Arena (1,987) Hamden, CT |
| February 23, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairfield | L 81–85 | 19–7 (11–4) | M&T Bank Arena (3,570) Hamden, CT |
| February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rider | L 78–88 | 19–8 (11–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,614) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| March 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | W 82–64 | 20–8 (12–5) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,846) New Rochelle, NY |
| March 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Siena | W 71–57 | 21–8 (13–5) | M&T Bank Arena (1,995) Hamden, CT |
| March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | W 73–64 | 22–8 (14–5) | M&T Bank Arena (1,249) Hamden, CT |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | W 89–74 | 23–8 (15–5) | Run Baby Run Arena (755) Jersey City, NJ |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (9) Canisius Quarterfinals | W 76–52 | 24–8 | Boardwalk Hall (1,443) Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 15, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPNews | (1) | vs. (5) Saint Peter's Semifinals | L 60–62 | 24–9 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| CBI ||||||
| March 24, 2024 3:30 p.m., FloHoops | (6) | vs. (11) Evansville First round | L 63–64 | 24–10 | Ocean Center (829) Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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