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2023–24 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
The 2023–24 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represents Eastern Michigan University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach Stan Heath, play their home games at the George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3]
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 5–3 (0–0 MAC) |
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Home arena | George Gervin GameAbove Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 6 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 8 | .111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 MAC tournament winner As of December 7, 2023 |
Previous season edit
The Eagles finished 8–23 with a 5–13 MAC record.[4] They finished tied for ninth in the MAC and failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.
Offseason edit
Departures edit
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
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Colin Golson | 1 | F | 6'6" | 230 | Sophomore | Detroit, Michigan | Transferred to Morehouse |
Noah Farrakhan | 2 | G | 6'2" | 162 | Sophomore | Hillside | Transferred to West Virginia |
Luka Savicevic | 3 | G | 6'3" | 150 | Sophomore | Skopje, North Macedonia | Transferred to Lafayette |
Emoni Bates | 21 | F | 6'10" | 170 | Sophomore | Ypsilanti, Michigan | Declared for NBA draft[5] |
JZ Zaher | 30 | G | 5'11" | 164 | Freshman | Fenton, Michigan | Transferred to Bowling Green |
Derek Ballard | 33 | F | 6'8" | 232 | Grad. Student | Southfield, Michigan | Exhausted Eligibility |
Incoming transfers edit
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Connor Serven | 2 | F | 6'8" | RS-Junior | Prairie City, Illinois | Illinois | |
John McGriff | 3 | G | 6'0" | RS-Junior | Glenn Dale, Maryland | Binghamton | |
Cyril Martynov | 21 | C | 7'0" | Sophomore | Barrie, Ontario | Georgia Tech | |
Julius Ellerbe | G | 7'0" | RS-Junior | Fort Washington, Maryland | East Central CC |
Recruiting class edit
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Arne Osojnik G | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Dream City Christian | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster edit
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Schedule and results edit
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FS1 | at Butler | L 55–94 | 0–1 | 13 – Tied | 5 – Geeter | 4 – Ellerbe | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,792) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
November 11, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Georgia Southern MAC-SBC Challenge | W 70–60 | 1–1 | 18 – Osojnik | 7 – Billingsley | 4 – McGriff | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,484) Ypsilanti, MI | ||||
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at No. 10 Florida Atlantic | L 57–100 | 1–2 | 20 – Acuff | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL | ||||
November 18, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Cleveland State | W 69–62 | 2–2 | 31 – Acuff | 8 – Ellerbe | 2 – Tied | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,730) Ypsilanti, MI | ||||
November 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Detroit Mercy | W 76–72 | 3–2 | 25 – Acuff | 6 – Serven | 7 – Ellerbe | Calihan Hall (1,003) Detroit, MI | ||||
November 25, 2023* 5:45 p.m., ESPN+ | at Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Classic | W 74–71 | 4–2 | 23 – Acuff | 9 – Ellerbe | 5 – Ellerbe | Farris Center (592) Conway, AR | ||||
November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., TBA | vs. North Dakota Central Arkansas Classic | L 70–72 | 4–3 | 31 – Acuff | 5 – Martynov | 3 – Acuff | Farris Center (98) Conway, AR | ||||
December 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Lake Superior State | W 68–53 | 5–3 | 24 – Acuff | 8 – Jihad | 3 – Acuff | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,647) Ypsilanti, MI | ||||
December 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Oakland | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
December 16, 2023* 2:15 p.m., BTN | at Michigan | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
December 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Hampton | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Northwood | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Bowling Green | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
January 6, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Kent State | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
January 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Central Michigan | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Miami (OH) | Millett Hall Oxford, OH | |||||||||
January 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Ball State | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
January 20, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Ohio | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
January 23, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Western Michigan | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||||
January 27, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Buffalo | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
January 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Akron | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
February 3, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Northern Illinois | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL | |||||||||
February 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Toledo | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
MAC-SBC Challenge | |||||||||||
February 10, 2024* TBA, TBA | at TBA MAC-SBC Challenge | TBA TBA | |||||||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
February 17, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Bowling Green | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
February 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Buffalo | Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY | |||||||||
February 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Ball State | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
February 27, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Western Michigan | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
March 2, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Miami (OH) | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
March 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Akron | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||||
March 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Central Michigan | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||||
MAC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 14, 2024† TBA, ESPN+ | vs. TBA Quarterfinals | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
† If a top eight finisher in MAC
References edit
- ^ "Welcome Home! Stan Heath Named EMU Men's Basketball Coach". EMUEagles.com. April 12, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ "MAC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ "George Gervin GameAbove Center". Eastern Michigan Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ "Emoni Bates entering NBA draft after pair of college seasons". espn.com. ESPN. April 24, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". EMUEagles.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". EMUEagles.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Michigan Athletics.
- ^ "Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.