2023–24 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

2023–24 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
2023–24 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	15–17 (10–8 Southland)
Head coach	David Kiefer (5th season);
Associate head coach	Kyle Roane
Assistant coaches	Cody McCoy; Drew Riley;
Home arena	University Center; (Capacity: 7,500)
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
McNeese †	17	–	1	.944	30	–	4	.882
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	14	–	4	.778	21	–	12	.636
Nicholls	13	–	5	.722	20	–	14	.588
Lamar	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
Southeastern Louisiana	10	–	8	.556	15	–	17	.469
Northwestern State	7	–	11	.389	9	–	23	.281
Texas A&M–Commerce*	6	–	12	.333	13	–	20	.394
New Orleans	4	–	14	.222	10	–	23	.303
Houston Christian	4	–	14	.222	6	–	23	.207
Incarnate Word	3	–	15	.167	8	–	23	.258
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 Southland tournament winner

The 2023–24 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fifth-year head coach David Kiefer, played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2022–23 season 18–14 overall and 12–6 in Southland Conference play to finish third in conference. They lost against New Orleans in the second round.^[1]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 6 first place votes and 144 votes overall, the Lions were picked to finish first in the conference.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern	144 (6)
2	McNeese	142 (6)
3	New Orleans	132 (3)
4	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	124 (5)
5	Northwestern State	84
6	Nicholls	71
7	Texas A&M–Commerce	66
8	Houston Christian	50
9	Lamar	45
10	Incarnate Word	42

Preseason All Conference

Junior Roger McFarlane, guard, was selected as a first team member, Senior Nick Caldwell, guard/forward and Graduate Alec Woodard, guard, were selected as second team members of the Preseason all conference team.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Southeastern Louisiana Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kam Burton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Legacy the School of Sport Sciences	Houston, TX
G	1	Avery Wilson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Forest Park HS Boston College	Forest Park, GA
G	2	Roscoe Eastmond	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Sr	Wheeler HS Denver	Marietta, GA
G	3	Roger McFarlane	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	University HS Dodge City JC	Fort Lauderdale, FL
F	4	Jason Malbrue	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	St. Augustine HS New Mexico Highlands	New Orleans, LA
G	4	Tyrell Yates	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Northshore HS	Slidell, LA
G	8	Carlos Paez	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Sunrise Christian Academy Austin Peay	Naguanagua, Carabobo, Venezuela
F	10	Asher Boney	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Ponchatoula HS	Ponchatoula, LA
G	11	Anthony Bittar	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	East Lake HS Florida College	Oldsmar, FL
G	12	Joe Mpoyo	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Meridian HS Dawson Community College	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
F	14	Dylan Canoville	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Calvary Christian Academy Copiah–Lincoln Community College	Coral Springs, FL
F	15	Brody Rowbury	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	So	Meridian HS Sunrise Christian Academy	Meridian, ID
G	20	Alec Woodard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Morgan County HS Austin Peay	Rutledge, GA
F	21	Dominic Commisso	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Hononegah Community HS The Newman School	Roscoe, IL
G/F	22	Nick Caldwell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Dutchtown HS	Prairieville, LA
C	33	Max Brackmann	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Jr	Staedtische Loehne	Löhne, Germany

Head coach

David Kiefer (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Roane (Southern Miss)
Cody McCoy (UT Arlington)
Drew Riley (Arkansas State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 17, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Delta State	W 90–71	1–0	14 – R. McFarlane	8 – B. Rowbury	6 – C. Paez	University Center (1,021) Hammond, LA
November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at Auburn	L 71–86	1–1	24 – R. McFarlane	11 – R. McFarlane	2 – Tied (2)	Neville Arena (9,1212) Auburn, AL
November 15, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at BYU	L 48–105	1–2	14 – R. McFarlane	7 – R. McFarlane	4 – R. Eastmond	Marriott Center (13,116) Provo, UT
November 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Santa Clara Emerald Coast Classic	L 63–65	1–3	17 – A. Woodard	9 – A. Woodard	5 – R. Eastmond	Leavey Center (1,198) Santa Clara, CA
November 24, 2023* 1:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Western Michigan Emerald Coast Classic	L 67–68	1–4	14 – D. Canoville	6 – N. Caldwell	5 – A. Wilson	The Arena at NFSC (450) Niceville, FL
November 25, 2023* 10:00 am, FloHoops		vs. Tennessee State Emerald Coast Classic	L 77–91	1–5	18 – R. McFarlane	7 – J. Jones	6 – J. Jones	The Arena at NFSC (150) Niceville, FL
November 28, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern-New Orleans	W 101–55	2–5	23 – N. Caldwell	7 – R. McFarlane	7 – C. Paez	University Center (537) Hammond, LA
December 1, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at LSU	L 66–73	2–6	18 – N. Caldwell	8 – N. Caldwell	5 – R. Eastmond	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,365) Baton Rouge, LA
December 9, 2023* 5:30 pm		at Southern	L 44–69	2–7	14 – N. Caldwell	8 – B. Rowbury	2 – R. McFarlane	F. G. Clark Center (2,190) Baton Rouge, LA
December 12, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 60–89	2–8	16 – A. Woodard	8 – B. Rowbury	6 – A. Bittar	Thomas Assembly Center (2,031) Ruston, LA
December 16, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	W 61–55	3–8	23 – N. Caldwell	9 – Tied (2)	4 – A. Woodard	CFSB Center (4,818) Murray, KY
December 20, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Grambling	W 48–47	4–8	13 – R. McFarlane	9 – R. McFarlane	6 – R. Eastmond	University Center (443) Hammond, LA
December 30, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola (New Orleans)	W 87–64	5–8	17 – N. Caldwell	14 – R. McFarlane	13 – R. Eastmond	University Center (530) Hammond, LA
Southland Conference regular season
January 6, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Orleans	W 73–68	6–8 (1–0)	19 – B. Rowbury	10 – R. McFarlane	5 – R. Eastmond	Lakefront Arena (1,139) New Orleans, LA
January 9, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Nicholls	L 61–66	6–9 (1–1)	20 – N. Caldwell	12 – R. McFarlane	11 – R. Eastmond	Stopher Gymnasium (500) Thibodaux, LA
January 13, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at McNeese	L 65–74	6–10 (1–2)	20 – A. Woodard	11 – R. McFarlane	7 – R. Eastmond	The Legacy Center (4,200) Lake Charles, LA
January 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 68–73	6–11 (1–3)	18 – R. McFarlane	8 – R. McFarlane	6 – R. Eastmond	University Center (407) Hammond, LA
January 20, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Commerce	L 52–68	6–12 (1–4)	19 – R. McFarlane	8 – R. McFarlane	6 – R. Eastmond	University Center (673) Hammond, LA
January 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northwestern State	W 71–62	7–12 (2–4)	21 – N. Caldwell	13 – R. McFarlane	3 – A. Woodard	University Center (658) Hammond, LA
January 27, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lamar	L 64–74	7–13 (2–5)	20 – R. McFarlane	12 – R. McFarlane	7 – R. Eastmond	Neches Arena (2,433) Beaumont, TX
January 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Houston Christian	W 80–58	8–13 (3–5)	26 – N. Caldwell	13 – B. Rowbury	12 – R. Eastmond	Sharp Gymnasium (389) Houston, TX
February 3, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		McNeese	W 77–74	9–13 (4–5)	16 – N. Caldwell	8 – N. Caldwell	5 – R. Eastmond	University Center (1,043) Hammond, LA
February 5, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 76–64	10–13 (5–5)	18 – Tied (2)	7 – Tied (2)	13 – R. Eastmond	University Center (756) Hammond, LA
February 10, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northwestern State	W 69–59	11–13 (6–5)	15 – N. Caldwell	10 – R. McFarlane	7 – R. Eastmond	Prather Coliseum (1,000) Natchitoches, LA
February 12, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Commerce	W 79–77 ^OT	12–13 (7–5)	22 – N. Caldwell	15 – R. McFarlane	8 – R. Eastmond	The Field House (309) Commerce, TX
February 17, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Houston Christian	W 81–78	13–13 (8–5)	24 – N. Caldwell	10 – N. Caldwell	15 – R. Eastmond	University Center (579) Hammond, LA
February 19, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Lamar	L 72–77 ^OT	13–14 (8–6)	30 – N. Caldwell	12 – N. Caldwell	7 – R. Eastmond	University Center (528) Hammond, LA
February 24, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		New Orleans	W 77–67	14–14 (9–6)	22 – N. Caldwell	17 – R. McFarlane	8 – R. Eastmond	University Center (929) Hammond, LA
March 2, 2024 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 68–80	14–15 (9–7)	22 – R. McFarlane	8 – R. McFarlane	8 – R. Eastmond	American Bank Center (2,848) Corpus Christi, TX
March 4, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Incarnate Word	W 73–56	15–15 (10–7)	20 – B. Rowbury	12 – R. McFarlane	8 – R. Eastmond	McDermott Center (146) San Antonio, TX
March 7, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Nicholls	L 54–80	15–16 (10–8)	12 – McFarlane	6 – McFarlane	3 – Eastmond	University Center (935) Hammond, LA
Southland Tournament
March 10, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (8) New Orleans First round	L 66–78	15–17	18 – R. McFarlane	8 – R. McFarlane	8 – R. Eastmond	The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[3]^[4]

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week	Roscoe Eastmond	G	February 5, 2024	^[5]
SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week	Nick Caldwell	F	February 12, 2024	^[6]
SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week	Nick Caldwell	F	February 19, 2024	^[7]

References

^ "Lions Go Cold as Season Ends with Second Round Loss". Southeastern Louisiana Lions. March 7, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Southeastern Edges Out McNeese as Favorites in Men's Hoops Preseason Poll; Team Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
^ "SE Louisiana Lions Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
^ James Hill (February 5, 2024). "SLU's Eastmond Named Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved February 6, 2024.
^ James Hill (February 12, 2024). "SLU's Caldwell Notches Jersey Mike's Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved February 13, 2024.
^ James Hill (February 19, 2024). "SLU's Caldwell Repeats as Jersey Mike's Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[1] "Lions Go Cold as Season Ends with Second Round Loss". Southeastern Louisiana Lions. March 7, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

[PrePolls-2] "Southeastern Edges Out McNeese as Favorites in Men's Hoops Preseason Poll; Team Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

[4] "SE Louisiana Lions Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

[5] James Hill (February 5, 2024). "SLU's Eastmond Named Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved February 6, 2024.

[6] James Hill (February 12, 2024). "SLU's Caldwell Notches Jersey Mike's Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved February 13, 2024.

[7] James Hill (February 19, 2024). "SLU's Caldwell Repeats as Jersey Mike's Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved February 21, 2024.

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