2023–24 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by third-year head coach Leonard Perry and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 6–26, 0–16 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the WCC Tournament, they were defeated by Pepperdine in the first round.

2023–24 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record6–26 (0–16 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Josh Newman (3rd season)
  • Justin Brown (3rd season)
  • Jason Levy (1st season)
Home arenaAlex G. Spanos Center
Seasons
2023–24 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Saint Mary's 15 1   .938 26 8   .765
No. 15 Gonzaga 14 2   .875 27 8   .771
San Francisco 11 5   .688 23 11   .676
Santa Clara 10 6   .625 20 13   .606
San Diego 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
Portland 5 11   .313 12 21   .364
Loyola Marymount 5 11   .313 12 19   .387
Pepperdine 5 11   .313 13 20   .394
Pacific 0 16   .000 6 26   .188
2024 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 15–18, 7–9 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Pepperdine in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing to San Francisco in the second round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jordan Ivy-Curry 12 G 6'2" 180 Junior La Marque, TX Transferred to UTSA
Sam Freeman 15 C 6'10" 240 RS Junior Dallas, TX Transferred to Cal State San Bernardino
Keylan Boone 20 G/F 6'8" 200 Senior Tulsa, OK Graduate transferred to UNLV
Luke Avdalovic 21 G 6'5" 190 RS Senior Folsom, CA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Burke Smith 11 F 6'11" 230 RS Junior Glen Allen, VA Boise State

2023 recruiting class

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There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.

Roster

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2023–24 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Greg Outlaw 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Rezin Orr Academy HS
Central Connecticut State
Chicago, IL
G 1 Donovan Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr North Star HS
Oklahoma State
Rockford, IL
G 2 Jalen Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Jefferson HS
Eastern Arizona CC
Portland, OR
G 3 Tyler Beard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy
Georgetown
Chicago, IL
G 4 Moe Odum 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So West Oaks Academy New York, NY
F/C 11 Burke Smith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) RS Jr Trinity Episcopal School Glen Allen, VA
G/F 13 Cam Denson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Compton HS
Triton College
Compton, CA
G 14 Greydon Edwards (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Pea Ridge HS Bentonville, AR
G 25 Nick Blake 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr IMG Academy
UNLV
Las Vegas, NV
G/F 33 Judson Martindale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Worcester Academy
Holy Cross
Sudbury, MA
F 34 Makai Richards 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Oak Park HS
Eastern Washington
Oak Park, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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 p.m., ESPN+
Sam Houston L 57–64  0–1
 14  Tied   8  Richards   7  Odum  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,266)
Stockton, CA
November 10, 2023*
8:00 p.m., P12N
at California W 87–79  1–1
 23  Williams   6  Tied   3  Tied  Haas Pavilion (3,195)
Berkeley, CA
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
at Nevada L 41–88  1–2
 10  Yildizoglu   4  Martindale   2  Odum  Lawlor Events Center (7,131)
Reno, NV
November 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lamar W 77–76  2–2
 15  Martindale   6  Denson   8  Odum  Alex G. Spanos Center (912)
Stockton, CA
November 20, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Dakota L 71–73  2–3
 19  Williams   9  Williams   7  Odum  Alex G. Spanos Center (799)
Stockton, CA
November 24, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Le Moyne
Pacific Multi-Team Event
W 73–71  3–3
 21  Hallums Jr.   11  Williams   4  Odum  Alex G. Spanos Center (696)
Stockton, CA
November 26, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State
Pacific Multi-Team Event
W 68–65 OT 4–3
 15  Hallums Jr.   9  Denson   10  Odum  Alex G. Spanos Center (684)
Stockton, CA
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Northridge
Pacific Multi-Team Event
L 69–80  4–4
 17  Smith   6  Tied   4  Tied  Alex G. Spanos Center (850)
Stockton, CA
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Arizona L 58–78  4–5
 21  Martindale   5  Beard   2  Tied  Rolle Activity Center (805)
Flagstaff, AZ
December 5, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho L 53–83  4–6
 15  Denson   9  Denson   3  Hallums Jr.  ICCU Arena (1,490)
Moscow, ID
December 9, 2023*
4:00 p.m., MW Network
at Fresno State L 56–89  4–7
 14  Denson   6  Martindale   3  Yildizoglu  Save Mart Center (1,109)
Fresno, CA
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Davis L 61–82  4–8
 15  Odum   4  Beard   8  Odum  Alex G. Spanos Center (932)
Stockton, CA
December 18, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Stanislaus State W 68–46  5–8
 14  Tied   6  Blake   3  Odum  Alex G. Spanos Center (736)
Stockton, CA
December 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton L 56–67  5–9
 16  Odum   10  Denson   4  Odum  Titan Gym (518)
Fullerton, CA
December 30, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Maritime W 80–66  6–9
 15  Hallums Jr.   7  Hallums Jr.   5  Odum  Alex G. Spanos Center (819)
Stockton, CA
WCC regular season
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Francisco L 88–92 OT 6–10
(0–1)
 25  Hallums Jr.   9  Denson   10  Odum  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,429)
Stockton, CA
January 6, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland L 64–78  6–11
(0–2)
 16  Denson   9  Williams   3  Odum  Chiles Center (1,237)
Portland, OR
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pepperdine L 78–93  6–12
(0–3)
 13  Tied   5  Odum   8  Odum  Firestone Fieldhouse (602)
Malibu, CA
January 13, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount L 64–81  6–13
(0–4)
 15  Denson   5  Odum   4  Odum  Gersten Pavilion (1,122)
Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Santa Clara L 69–88  6–14
(0–5)
 21  Odum   9  Williams   4  Odum  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,881)
Stockton, CA
January 25, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Saint Mary's L 28–76  6–15
(0–6)
 7  Williams   4  Tied   3  Yildizoglu  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,286)
Moraga, CA
January 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Gonzaga L 73–82  6–16
(0–7)
 14  Williams   5  Tied   6  Odum  Alex G. Spanos Center (3,165)
Stockton, CA
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland L 60–65  6–17
(0–8)
 19  Martindale   8  Richards   6  Odum  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,178)
Stockton, CA
February 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Francisco L 73–79  6–18
(0–9)
 22  Denson   5  Richards   5  Odum  War Memorial Gymnasium (3,011)
San Francisco, CA
February 6, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Saint Mary's L 43–84  6–19
(0–10)
 11  Tied   4  Denson   4  Odum  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,911)
Stockton, CA
February 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Diego L 84–89  6–20
(0–11)
 17  Odum   9  Denson   7  Odum  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,015)
Stockton, CA
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Santa Clara L 53–79  6–21
(0–12)
 16  Williams   5  Denson   3  Odum  Leavey Center (1,330)
Santa Clara, CA
February 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Gonzaga L 76–102  6–22
(0–13)
 20  Blake   4  Denson   5  Odum  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pepperdine L 70–89  6–23
(0–14)
 23  Denson   10  Denson   3  Tied  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,076)
Stockton, CA
February 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Loyola Marymount L 63–86  6–24
(0–15)
 15  Outlaw   7  Williams   4  Beard  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,959)
Stockton, CA
March 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Diego L 69–81  6–25
(0–16)
 15  Williams   10  Yidizoglu   5  Tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,308)
San Diego, CA
WCC tournament
March 7, 2024
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
(9) vs. (8) Pepperdine
First round
L 43–102  6–26
 12  Martindale   5  Smith   5  Blake  Orleans Arena (647)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". pacifictigers.com.