2023–24 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by first-year head coach Dave Paulsen, played their home games at the Hart Center located in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League.

2023–24 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	10–23 (6–12 Patriot)
Head coach	Dave Paulsen (1st season)
Associate head coach	Bryson Johnson
Assistant coaches	R.J. Evans Ted Rawlings
Home arena	Hart Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Colgate †	16	–	2		.889			25	–	10		.714
Boston University	10	–	8		.556			16	–	17		.485
Lafayette	10	–	8		.556			11	–	21		.344
American	10	–	8		.556			16	–	16		.500
Bucknell	10	–	8		.556			14	–	19		.424
Lehigh	9	–	9		.500			14	–	18		.438
Navy	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Army	6	–	12		.333			10	–	22		.313
Holy Cross	6	–	12		.333			10	–	23		.303
Loyola	5	–	13		.278			7	–	25		.219
† 2024 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

The Crusaders finished the 2022–23 season 10–22, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place.^[1] As the No. 9 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they lost to Loyola (MD) in the first round.^[2]

On March 10, 2023, the school fired head coach Brett Nelson.^[3] On March 28, the school named Fordham assistant coach Dave Paulsen the team's new head coach.^[4]

Roster

2023–24 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Bo Montgomery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Lausanne Collegiate School Memphis, Tennessee G 1 Joe Octave 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Mary Star of the Sea High School Gardena, California G 2 DeAndre Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Benedict's Prep Beacon, New York G 3 Ben Capron 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Phillipsburg High School Phillipsburg, New Jersey G 4 Kahlil Singleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Scotland Campus Vancouver, Washington G 5 Jaden Kirkwood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So IMG Academy Ottawa, Ontario G 10 Jade Tse 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Deerfield Academy Queens, New York G 11 Will Batchelder 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So The Governor's Academy Newburyport, Massachusetts G 12 Declan McIntyre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Worcester Academy White Plains, New York G 13 A.J. Wills 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Shining Stars Sports Academy Richmond, Virginia G/F 30 Joe Nugent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Tabor Academy Berkley, Massachusetts F 32 Michael Rabinovich 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Worcester Academy Hopkinton, Massachusetts F 33 Caleb Kenney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Douglas Freeman High School Richmond, Virginia F 34 Declan Ryan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Worcester Academy Buffalo, New York F 44 Louth-M Coulibaly 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Canada Topflight Academy Ottawa, Ontario	Head coach Dave Paulsen (Williams) Assistant coach(es) Bryson Johnson (Bucknell) R.J. Evans (Connecticut) Ted Rawlings (Penn) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 5, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena	L 71–73	0–1	MVP Arena (4,474) Albany, NY
November 11, 2023* 8:00 pm, FS2		at Georgetown	W 68–67	1–1	Capital One Arena (7,621) Washington, D.C.
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacred Heart	L 77–84	1–2	Hart Center (1,176) Worcester, MA
November 17, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Winthrop Winthrop Invitational	L 51–89	1–3	Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (909) Rock Hill, SC
November 18, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. Elon Winthrop Invitational	L 69–83	1–4	Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (711) Rock Hill, SC
November 19, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. IUPUI Winthrop Invitational	W 74–61	2–4	Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (944) Rock Hill, SC
November 25, 2023* 7:00 pm, FS2		at St. John's	L 45–91	2–5	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Maine	L 57–72	2–6	Hart Center (777) Worcester, MA
December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Central Connecticut	L 67–78	2–7	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,021) New Britain, CT
December 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/ACCNX		at Boston College	L 64–95	2–8	Conte Forum (4,866) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Quinnipiac	L 57–77	2–9	Hart Center (654) Worcester, MA
December 21, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Harvard	L 72–74	2–10	Lavietes Pavilion (1,124) Cambridge, MA
December 29, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Elms	W 88–60	3–10	Hart Center (993) Worcester, MA
Patriot League regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bucknell	L 58–70	3–11 (0–1)	Sojka Pavilion (824) Lewisburg, PA
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Army	L 57–70	3–12 (0–2)	Christl Arena (500) West Point, NY
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Navy	L 70–80	3–13 (0–3)	Hart Center (646) Worcester, MA
January 13, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lehigh	W 69–66 ^OT	4–13 (1–3)	Stabler Arena (728) Bethlehem, PA
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lafayette	L 68–72	4–14 (1–4)	Hart Center (692) Worcester, MA
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	W 86–78	5–14 (2–4)	Hart Center (876) Worcester, MA
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at American	L 65–84	5–15 (2–5)	Bender Arena (876) Washington, D.C.
January 27, 2024 12:00 pm, CBSSN		Lehigh	L 72–78	5–16 (2–6)	Hart Center (1,063) Worcester, MA
January 29, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Boston University Turnpike Trophy	W 65–63	6–16 (3–6)	Hart Center (2,364) Worcester, MA
February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	W 70–67	7–16 (4–6)	Reitz Arena (480) Baltimore, MD
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lafayette	L 59–75	7–17 (4–7)	Kirby Sports Center (1,241) Easton, PA
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		American	W 58–56	8–17 (5–7)	Hart Center (1,791) Worcester, MA
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Colgate	L 55–85	8–18 (5–8)	Cotterell Court (546) Hamilton, NY
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Army	L 53–59	8–19 (5–9)	Hart Center (1,717) Worcester, MA
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bucknell	W 73–59	9–19 (6–9)	Hart Center (1,469) Worcester, MA
February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy	L 66–76	9–20 (6–10)	Alumni Hall (2,537) Annapolis, MD
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Colgate	L 58–77	9–21 (6–11)	Hart Center (1,077) Worcester, MA
March 2, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Boston University Turnpike Trophy	L 84–94	9–22 (6–12)	Case Gym  Boston, MA
Patriot League tournament
March 5, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(9)	at (8) Army First round	W 84–68	10–22	Christl Arena (170) West Point, NY
March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(9)	at (1) Colgate Quarterfinals	L 64–81	10–23	Cotterell Court (1,405) Hamilton, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5][6]

References

1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
2. "Crusaders can't hold off Loyola in first-round matchup". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
3. "Holy Cross fires men's basketball coach Brett Nelson, with national search to follow for successor". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
4. "NCAA Coaching Carousel: Holy Cross Hiring Former George Mason & Bucknell Coach Dave Paulsen". Forbes. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
5. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
6. "Holy Cross Crusaders 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2023.