2023–24 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

The 2023-24 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represents the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by third-year head coach Ryan Ridder, play their home games at Skyhawk Arena located in Martin, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

2023–24 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball
Ohio Valley regular season co-champions
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	21–11 (14–4 OVC)
Head coach	Ryan Ridder (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Denver Cobb Erik Buggs Reed Ridder Nashad Mackey Jake Perrin
Home arena	Skyhawk Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Little Rock	14	–	4		.778			21	–	13		.618
UT Martin	14	–	4		.778			21	–	11		.656
Morehead State †	14	–	4		.778			26	–	9		.743
Western Illinois	13	–	5		.722			21	–	12		.636
Tennessee State	10	–	8		.556			18	–	15		.545
SIU Edwardsville	9	–	9		.500			17	–	16		.515
Eastern Illinois	8	–	10		.444			14	–	18		.438
Southern Indiana*	5	–	13		.278			8	–	24		.250
Tennessee Tech	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
Southeast Missouri State	4	–	14		.222			9	–	22		.290
Lindenwood*	3	–	15		.167			9	–	22		.290
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 OVC tournament winner

Previous season

The Skyhawks finished the 2022–23 season 19–14, 10–8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for third place.^[1] As the No. 3 seed in the OVC tournament, they defeated SIU Edwardsville,^[2] before losing to Tennessee Tech in the semifinals.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 KK Curry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr South Alabama Cleveland, Tennessee G 1 Koby Jeffries 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr UAB Memphis, Tennessee F 2 Issa Muhammad 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr New Mexico State Atlanta, Georgia G 3 Jordan Sears 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Gardner–Webb Daytona Beach, Florida G 4 Justus Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Hawaii Surprise, Arizona F 5 Jalen Myers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Hinds Community College Huntsville, Alabama G 10 Braylon Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Newnan High School East Dublin, Georgia G 11 Desmond Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Troy Montgomery, Alabama F 13 Kenny White Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Murray State Madisonville, Kentucky F 15 Christian Fussell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Middle Tennessee Decatur, Georgia G 21 Sebastian Mendoza 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr San Bernardino Valley College Riverside, California F 32 Yassin Hussein 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Lake Land College Cairo, Egypt G/F 35 Jacob Crews 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Daytona State College Hilliard, Florida F 55 David Kamwanga 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Fork Union Military Academy Kinshasa, DR Congo	Head coach Ryan Ridder (Embry–Riddle) Assistant coach(es) Denver Cobb (Embry–Riddle) Erik Buggs (Valparaiso) Reed Ridder (Embry–Riddle) Nashad Mackey (Embry–Riddle) Jake Perrin (Penn State DuBois) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 28, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Champion Christian	W 104–76	1–0	Skyhawk Arena (1,087) Martin, TN
November 11, 2023* 4:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at Mississippi State	L 63–87	1–1	Humphrey Coliseum (7,525) Starkville, MS
November 13, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Brescia	W 90–72	2–1	Skyhawk Arena (1,062) Martin, TN
November 17, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky EKU Classic	W 80–74	3–1	Baptist Health Arena (2,459) Richmond, KY
November 19, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Prairie View A&M EKU Classic	L 66–78	3–2	Baptist Health Arena (150) Richmond, KY
November 22, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama	W 105–103 ^2OT	4–2	Skyhawk Arena (1,072) Martin, TN
November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm		at Chicago State	W 94–71	5–2	Jones Convocation Center (76) Chicago, IL
November 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rice	L 78–98	5–3	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,656) Houston, TX
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at McNeese	L 80–91	5–4	The Legacy Center (2,269) Lake Charles, LA
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Ecclesia	W 110–52	6–4	Skyhawk Arena (731) Martin, TN
December 12, 2023* 6:00 pm, ACCN		at NC State	L 67–81	6–5	PNC Arena (11,326) Raleigh, NC
December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	L 91–98	6–6	Ford Center (4,112) Evansville, IN
December 20, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		William Woods	W 78–75	7–6	Skyhawk Arena (675) Martin, TN
OVC regular season
December 28, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee State	W 91–75	8–6 (1–0)	Gentry Complex (564) Nashville, TN
December 30, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech	W 81–73	9–6 (2–0)	Eblen Center (1,227) Cookeville, TN
January 4, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	L 72–79	9–7 (2–1)	Skyhawk Arena (1,368) Martin, TN
January 11, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Western Illinois	L 64–73	9–8 (2–2)	Skyhawk Arena (1,598) Martin, TN
January 13, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Little Rock	W 77–72	10–8 (3–2)	Skyhawk Arena (1,543) Martin, TN
January 18, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Morehead State	L 66–84	10–9 (3–3)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,552) Morehead, KY
January 25, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	W 84–58	11–9 (4–3)	Skyhawk Arena (1,521) Martin, TN
January 27, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Lindenwood	W 76–67	12–9 (5–3)	Skyhawk Arena (1,087) Martin, TN
February 1, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Illinois	W 76–59	13–9 (6–3)	Groniger Arena (1,217) Charleston, IL
February 3, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at SIU Edwardsville	W 90–79	14–9 (7–3)	First Community Arena (1,639) Edwardsville, IL
February 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Little Rock	L 57–77	14–10 (7–4)	Jack Stephens Center (1,236) Little Rock, AR
February 10, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Western Illinois	W 62–59	15–10 (8–4)	Western Hall (1,448) Macomb, IL
February 15, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Southern Indiana	W 77–68	16–10 (9–4)	Skyhawk Arena (911) Martin, TN
February 17, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Morehead State	W 88–82	17–10 (10–4)	Skyhawk Arena (1,485) Martin, TN
February 22, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Lindenwood	W 106–86	18–10 (11–4)	Hyland Performance Arena (1,019) St. Charles, MO
February 24, 2024 3:45 pm, ESPN+		at Southeast Missouri State	W 82–72	19–10 (12–4)	Show Me Center (1,367) Cape Girardeau, MO
February 29, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	W 80–69	20–10 (13–4)	Skyhawk Arena (2,007) Martin, TN
March 2, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 96–87	21–10 (14–4)	Skyhawk Arena (2,453) Martin, TN
OVC Tournament
March 8, 2024 9:30 pm, ESPNU	(2)	vs. (3) Morehead State Semifinals	L 78–84	21–11	Ford Center (1,277) Evansville, IN
*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". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
2. "SKYHAWK MEN'S HOOPS HEADED TO OVC FINAL FOUR AFTER DRAMATIC 81-75 TRIUMPH OVER SIUE". UTM Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
3. "Tennessee Tech beats UT Martin 78-63 to reach OVC finals". USA Today. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
4. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTM Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
5. "UT Martin Skyhawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 28, 2023.