2023–24 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at Cross Insurance Center 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
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record15–17 (7–9 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rob O'Driscoll
  • Pete Gash
  • Jordon Bronner
Home arenaCross Insurance Center
Seasons
2023–24 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 15 1   .938 28 7   .800
UMass Lowell 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
Bryant 11 5   .688 20 13   .606
New Hampshire 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Binghamton 7 9   .438 15 15   .500
Maine 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
UMBC 6 10   .375 11 21   .344
Albany 5 11   .313 13 19   .406
NJIT 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
2024 AmEast tournament winner

Previous season

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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

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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, QC
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 The 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
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 11, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte L 52–69  0–1
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,510)
Charlotte, NC
November 8, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMaine Presque Isle W 111–59  1–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
November 12, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Merrimack L 65–71  1–2
Memorial Gymnasium (815)
Orono, ME
November 16, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Northwestern State
UNF MTE
W 78–65  2–2
UNF Arena (135)
Jacksonville, FL
November 17, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Presbyterian
UNF MTE
W 80–66  3–2
UNF Arena (144)
Jacksonville, FL
November 18, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Florida
UNF MTE
L 58–67  3–3
UNF Arena (1,259)
Jacksonville, FL
November 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Florida W 70–59  4–3
Yuengling Center (3,134)
Tampa, FL
November 25, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Columbia L 56–75  4–4
Levien Gymnasium (898)
New York, NY
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Holy Cross W 72–57  5–4
Hart Center (777)
Worcester, MA
December 3, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Brown W 60–49  6–4
Memorial Gymnasium (631)
Orono, ME
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Boston University W 74–65  7–4
Case Gym (653)
Boston, MA
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Central Connecticut W 69–56  8–4
Memorial Gymnasium (732)
Orono, ME
December 18, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UCF L 51–74  8–5
Addition Financial Arena (5,014)
Orlando, FL
December 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at FIU L 74–82  8–6
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (602)
Miami, FL
December 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., Peacock
at Minnesota L 62–80  8–7
Williams Arena (8,658)
Minneapolis, MN
America East Conference regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Vermont L 58–65  8–8
(0–1)
Patrick Gym (2,704)
Burlington, VT
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Hampshire L 74–79  8–9
(0–2)
Cross Insurance Center (612)
Bangor, ME
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMBC L 65–70  8–10
(0–3)
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (365)
Catonsville, MD
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at NJIT W 70–64  9–10
(1–3)
Wellness and Events Center (655)
Newark, NJ
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Albany W 81–73  10–10
(2–3)
Memorial Gymnasium (724)
Orono, ME
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Binghamton L 50–51  10–11
(2–4)
Cross Insurance Center (1,287)
Bangor, ME
February 1, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at UMass Lowell L 62–76  10–12
(2–5)
Costello Athletic Center (768)
Lowell, MA
February 3, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bryant W 79–72  11–12
(3–5)
Memorial Gymnasium (855)
Orono, ME
February 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Hampshire L 57–60  11–13
(3–6)
Lundholm Gym (1,017)
Durham, NH
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bryant L 72–77  11–14
(3–7)
Chace Athletic Center (1,001)
Smithfield, RI
February 17, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Vermont L 57–68  11–15
(3–8)
Memorial Gymnasium (940)
Orono, ME
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMBC W 62–56  12–15
(4–8)
Memorial Gymnasium (647)
Orono, ME
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
NJIT W 68–58  13–15
(5–8)
Memorial Gymnasium (689)
Orono, ME
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Binghamton L 74–76 OT 13–16
(5–9)
Binghamton University Events Center (2,539)
Vestal, NY
March 2, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Albany W 74–71 OT 14–16
(6–9)
Broadview Center (2,268)
Albany, NY
March 5, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMass Lowell W 71–65  15–16
(7–9)
Memorial Gymnasium (647)
Orono, ME
America East tournament
March 9, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(6) at (3) Bryant
Quarterfinals
L 58–84  15–17
Chace Athletic Center (1,147)
Smithfield, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  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. March 4, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "Maine Black Bears Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2023.