2023–24 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represents the University of Maine in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by second-year head coach Chris Markwood, play their home games at Cross Insurance Center located in Bangor, Maine, with some games at Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine, as members of the America East Conference.

2023–24 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	8–4 (0–0 America East)
Head coach	Chris Markwood (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Rob O'Driscoll Pete Gash Jordon Bronner
Home arena	Cross Insurance Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 America East Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Vermont	0	–	0		–			8	–	3		.727
UMass Lowell	0	–	0		–			7	–	3		.700
Maine	0	–	0		–			8	–	4		.667
New Hampshire	0	–	0		–			7	–	4		.636
Albany	0	–	0		–			6	–	4		.600
Binghamton	0	–	0		–			6	–	4		.600
Bryant	0	–	0		–			6	–	6		.500
UMBC	0	–	0		–			5	–	8		.385
NJIT	0	–	0		–			2	–	7		.222
† 2024 AmEast tournament winner As of December 14, 2023

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2022–23 season 13–17, 7–9 in America East Play to finish in seventh place.^[1] They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to UMass Lowell.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Logan Carey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr St. Paul's School Shelton, CT G 1 Kellen Tynes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Montana State Dartmouth, NS G 2 Ja'Shonté Wright-McLeish 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Montreal, Canada G 3 Jaden Clayton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So Fort Erie International Academy Whitby, ON F 4 Adam Cisse 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Manhattan Bronx, NY G 5 Isaac Bonilla 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Fr Bradford Christian Academy Danville, NH G 10 Okay Djamgouz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Drake Oakville, ON F 11 Kristians Feierbergs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr GBA Academy Riga, Latvia F 12 Milos Nenadic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Jr Western Reserve Academy Kitchener, ON F 14 AJ Lopez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr New Hampshire Queens, NY F 15 John Shea 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So Edward Little HS Auburn, ME G 22 Quion Burns 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr LIU White Plains, NY G 23 Bryce Lausier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Saint Anselm Glenburn, ME F 25 Keelan Steele 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — So Victory Academy Alton, ON G 31 Novak Perovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Hoosac School Belgrade, Serbia F 32 Ayme Daguilh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Bridgton Academy West Boylston, MA F 44 Peter Filipovity 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr Utah State Eastern Kaposvár, Hungary	Head coach Chris Markwood (Maine) Assistant coach(es) Rob O'Driscoll (Villanova) Pete Gash (Chattanooga) Jordon Bronner (New Hampshire) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 11, 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 Charlotte	L 52–69	0–1	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,510) Charlotte, NC
November 8, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UMaine Presque Isle	W 111–59	1–1	Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
November 12, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Merrimack	L 65–71	1–2	Memorial Gymnasium (815) Orono, ME
November 16, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Northwestern State UNF MTE	W 78–65	2–2	UNF Arena (135) Jacksonville, FL
November 17, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Presbyterian UNF MTE	W 80–66	3–2	UNF Arena (144) Jacksonville, FL
November 18, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida UNF MTE	L 58–67	3–3	UNF Arena (1,259) Jacksonville, FL
November 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Florida	W 70–59	4–3	Yuengling Center (3,134) Tampa, FL
November 25, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Columbia	L 56–75	4–4	Levien Gymnasium (898) New York, NY
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Holy Cross	W 72–57	5–4	Hart Center (777) Worcester, MA
December 3, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Brown	W 60–49	6–4	Memorial Gymnasium (631) Orono, ME
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Boston University	W 74–65	7–4	Case Gym (653) Boston, MA
December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Connecticut	W 69–56	8–4	Memorial Gymnasium (732) Orono, ME
December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UCF			Addition Financial Arena  Orlando, FL
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at FIU			Ocean Bank Convocation Center  Miami, FL
December 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, Peacock		at Minnesota			Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
America East Conference regular season
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont			Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
January 11, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		New Hampshire			Cross Insurance Center  Bangor, ME
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMBC			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena  Catonsville, MD
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Albany			Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Binghamton			Cross Insurance Center  Bangor, ME
February 1, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell			Costello Athletic Center  Lowell, MA
February 3, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Bryant			Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
February 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bryant			Chace Athletic Center  Smithfield, RI
February 17, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Vermont			Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
February 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UMBC			Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT			Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
February 29, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Binghamton			Binghamton University Events Center  Vestal, NY
March 2, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Albany			Broadview Center  Albany, NY
March 5, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass Lowell			Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3][4]

References

1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
2. "Men's Basketball Falls in Quarterfinal Matchup at #2 UMass Lowell, 85-54". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
3. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
4. "Maine Black Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2023.