2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represents the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by 14th-year head coach Keith Richard, play their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	4–4 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Keith Richard (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Morris Scott Christopher Woodall Ronnie Dean
Home arena	Fant–Ewing Coliseum
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 20 James Madison	0	–	0		–			9	–	0		1.000
Appalachian State	0	–	0		–			8	–	2		.800
Louisiana	0	–	0		–			6	–	4		.600
South Alabama	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
Southern Miss	0	–	0		–			5	–	5		.500
Troy	0	–	0		–			5	–	5		.500
Georgia State	0	–	0		–			4	–	5		.444
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0		–			4	–	5		.444
Texas State	0	–	0		–			4	–	5		.444
Arkansas State	0	–	0		–			4	–	7		.364
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0		–			3	–	6		.333
Old Dominion	0	–	0		–			3	–	6		.333
Marshall	0	–	0		–			3	–	7		.300
Georgia Southern	0	–	0		–			0	–	10		.000
† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner As of December 15, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2022–23 season 11–21, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place.^[1] The Warhawks would lose to Georgia Southern in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.^[2]

Offseason

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kelton Williams PG	Midloathian, TX	Midloathian High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 7, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Louisiana–Monroe 2023-24 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022. "2023-24 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

2024 recruiting class

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Warhawks were picked to finish in 14th place in the conference's preseason poll.^[3]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
1	James Madison - 176 (7)
2	App State - 159 (2)
3	Old Dominion - 154 (1)
4	Southern Miss - 148
5	Louisiana - 136 (2)
6	South Alabama - 129 (2)
7	Marshall - 119
8	Troy - 91
9	Arkansas State - 84
10	Texas State - 72
11	Georgia State - 69
12	Coastal Carolina - 59
13	Georgia Southern - 42
14	ULM - 32

Roster

2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jacob Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Liberty Magnet High School Baton Rouge, Louisiana G 1 Savion Gallion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr South Plains College Washington, D.C. G 2 Devon Hancock 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Milwaukee Dallas, Texas G 3 Tyreke Locure 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Sr UAB New Orleans, Louisiana F 4 Nika Metskhvarishvili 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Ranger College Tbilisi, Georgia G 5 Jalen Bolden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Zachary High School Zachary, Louisiana G 10 Tyreese Watson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cochise College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 11 Kelton Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Midlothian High School Midlothian, Texas F 13 Makai Willis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Fairfield Tallahassee, Florida F 14 Jerry Ngopot 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 236 lb (107 kg) So Saint Peter's Bangui, Central African Republic G 15 P.D. McCraney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Hinds Community College Monroe, Louisiana G 21 Ajay Tew 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Jonesboro-Hodge High School Jonesboro, Louisiana F 22 Edwin Litolff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Doyle High School Livingston, Louisiana G 23 Johnnie Williams IV 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Putnam Science Academy Sarasota, Florida F 34 AD Diedhiou 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr UAB Dakar, Senegal	Head coach Keith Richard (Louisiana–Monroe) Assistant coach(es) Morris Scott (Florida A&M) Christopher Woodall (William Carey) Ronnie Dean (Harris–Stowe State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 7, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 7 Houston	L 31–84	0–1	8 – Gallion	4 – 3 Tied	2 – Locure	Fertitta Center (6,832) Houston, TX
November 11, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Central Michigan MAC-SBC Challenge	W 74–64	1–1	16 – Metskhvarishvili	6 – 2 Tied	6 – Locure	McGuirk Arena (1,160) Mount Pleasant, MI
November 16, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	L 63–73	1–2	15 – 2 Tied	7 – Bolden	4 – Locure	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,702) Monroe, LA
November 20, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Ecclesia	W 103–74	2–2	15 – Bolden	10 – Willis	5 – Metskhvarishvili	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (256) Monroe, LA
November 26, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at SMU	L 57–70	2–3	14 – Watson	8 – Diedhiou	4 – Hancock	Moody Coliseum (4,557) University Park, TX
November 28, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Northwestern State	W 74–70	3–3	19 – Metskhvarishvili	14 – Bolden	2 – 3 Tied	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (909) Monroe, LA
December 5, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Champion Christian	W 110–63	4–3	16 – Wilson	10 – Ngopot	7 – Wilson	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (342) Monroe, LA
December 12, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Sam Houston	L 62–63	4–4	14 – Bolden	12 – Bolden	4 – Diedhiou	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (599) Huntsville, TX
December 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lamar						Neches Arena  Beaumont, TX
December 18, 2023* 10:30 am, ESPN+		at Jacksonville						Swisher Gymnasium  Jacksonville, FL
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Appalachian State						Holmes Center  Boone, NC
January 3, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Marshall						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia Southern						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
January 11, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Southern Miss						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
January 13, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+		Texas State						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at James Madison						Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
January 20, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena  Norfolk, VA
January 25, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+		South Alabama						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
January 27, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+		Arkansas State						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana						Cajundome  Lafayette, LA
February 3, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+		at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena  Jonesboro, AR
February 7, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Coastal Carolina						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
February 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		TBD MAC-SBC Challenge						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
February 15, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Troy						Trojan Arena  Troy, AL
February 22, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
February 24, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+		Troy						Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
February 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas State						Strahan Arena  San Marcos, TX
March 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Alabama						Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
Sun Belt tournament
March 5–11, 2024		vs.						Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4][5]

References

1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
2. "Georgia Southern Pulls Away Late, Downs ULM at SBC Championship, 66-57". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
3. "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
4. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
5. "UL Monroe Warhawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2023.