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2023–24 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball team

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2023–24 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–24 (5–13 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Spruance
  • Jon Aldridge
  • Chris Moore
  • Doug Novsek
Home arenaScreaming Eagles Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 14 4   .778 21 13   .618
UT Martin 14 4   .778 21 11   .656
Morehead State 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
Western Illinois 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
Tennessee State 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
SIU Edwardsville 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Eastern Illinois 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Southern Indiana* 5 13   .278 8 24   .250
Tennessee Tech 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Southeast Missouri State 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
Lindenwood* 3 15   .167 9 22   .290
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 OVC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball team represented the University of Southern Indiana during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Screaming Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Stan Gouard, played their home games at Screaming Eagles Arena in Evansville, Indiana as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

This season marked Southern Indiana's second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Screaming Eagles were not eligible for the NCAA tournament until the 2026–27 season.[1]

Previous season

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The Screaming Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 16–17, 9–9 in OVC play, to finish tied for sixth place.[2] They were defeated by SIU Edwardsville in the first round of the OVC tournament.[3] They received an invitation to the CBI, where they would lose to San Jose State in the first round.[4]

Roster

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2023–24 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ryan Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Iowa Lakes CC Kettering, OH
G/F 1 Javius Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr SW Mississippi CC McComb, MS
G 2 Xavier McCord 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Laramie CC Cheyenne, WY
G 3 Jordan Tillmon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Florida A&M Pine Bluff, AR
F/C 4 Nolan Causwell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Tennessee Tech Duluth, GA
G 5 Jack Campion 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Milton HS Milton, WI
F 10 Jack Mielke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Downers Grove North HS Downers Grove, IL
G 11 Luther Jr. Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sussex Hamilton HS Milwaukee, WI
G 13 Sam Mervis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Indiana State Indianapolis, IN
G 20 Johnny Semany 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Lawrence Danville, CA
G/F 21 AJ Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Metro-East Lutheran HS Edwardsville, IL
G 33 Jeremiah Hernandez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Kent State Chicago, IL
F 35 Yarin Hasson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So UConn Gan Yavne, Israel
F 50 Nick Hittle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Indiana State Indianapolis, IN
C 52 Kiyron Powell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Houston Evansville, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 30, 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., BSMW
at Saint Louis L 63–75  0–1
Chaifetz Arena (4,989)
St. Louis, MO
November 9, 2023*
6:00 p.m., B1G
at No. 4 Michigan State L 51–74  0–2
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
November 12, 2023*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Chicago State L 67–78  0–3
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,959)
Evansville, IN
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tiffin W 68–65  1–3
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,370)
Evansville, IN
November 18, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at La Salle
Duke Blue Devil Challenge
L 78–79  1–4
Tom Gola Arena (1,254)
Philadelphia, PA
November 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bucknell
Duke Blue Devil Challenge
L 56–67  1–5
Sojka Pavilion (692)
Lewisburg, PA
November 24, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 9 Duke
Duke Blue Devil Challenge
L 62–80  1–6
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
November 28, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
East–West W 107–49  2–6
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,145)
Evansville, IN
December 2, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bowling Green L 52–54  2–7
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,539)
Evansville, IN
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne L 57–70  2–8
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,455)
Evansville, IN
December 9, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Indiana State L 54–98  2–9
Hulman Center (4,369)
Terre Haute, IN
December 19, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
St. Francis (IL) W 79–47  3–9
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,469)
Evansville, IN
December 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Illinois L 50–81  3–10
Banterra Center (6,024)
Carbondale, IL
OVC regular season
December 29, 2023
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri State L 91–93 OT 3–11
(0–1)
Show Me Center (1,470)
Cape Girardeau, MO
December 31, 2023
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Lindenwood W 73–62  4–11
(1–1)
Hyland Performance Arena (2,158)
St. Charles, MO
January 4, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Tennessee State W 69–67  5–11
(2–1)
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,258)
Evansville, IN
January 6, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Tennessee Tech L 59–73  5–12
(2–2)
Screaming Eagles Arena (2,460)
Evansville, IN
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at SIU Edwardsville L 64–67  5–13
(2–3)
First Community Arena (1,642)
Edwardsville, IL
January 18, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Little Rock L 75–77  5–14
(2–4)
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,247)
Evansville, IN
January 20, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Morehead State L 70–81  5–15
(2–5)
Screaming Eagles Arena (2,512)
Evansville, IN
January 25, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+
Western Illinois L 68–73  5–16
(2–6)
Screaming Eagles Arena (2,726)
Evansville, IN
February 1, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech W 74–71  6–16
(3–6)
Eblen Center (1,712)
Cookeville, TN
February 3, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Tennessee State L 74–79  6–17
(3–7)
Gentry Complex (784)
Nashville, TN
February 8, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Illinois L 71–81  6–18
(3–8)
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,877)
Evansville, IN
February 10, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
SIU Edwardsville W 84–67  7–18
(4–8)
Screaming Eagles Arena (3,276)
Evansville, IN
February 15, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Martin L 68–77  7–19
(4–9)
Skyhawk Arena (911)
Martin, TN
February 17, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Little Rock L 62–80  7–20
(4–10)
Jack Stephens Center (1,875)
Little Rock, AR
February 20, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Morehead State W 80–73  8–20
(5–10)
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,455)
Morehead, KY
February 24, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Illinois L 76–82  8–21
(5–11)
Western Hall (1,173)
Macomb, IL
February 29, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Lindenwood L 63–67  8–22
(5–12)
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,418)
Evansville, IN
March 2, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State L 66–70  8–23
(5–13)
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,871)
Evansville, IN
OVC tournament
March 6, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
(8) vs. (5) Tennessee State
First round
L 64–78  8–24
Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "USI votes "YES" on move to Division I". University of Southern Indiana Athletics. February 7, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  3. ^ Simmons, Ray (March 2, 2023). "USI falls short in defensive battle with SIUE, 68-54". University of Southern Indiana Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "San Jose State takes down Southern Indiana 77-52 in CBI". CBS Sports. March 18, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-2024 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Southern Indiana Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 30, 2023.