2023–24 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

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2023–24 Hofstra Pride men's basketball
Hofstra Pride wordmark.svg
Conference Coastal Athletic Association
Record20–13 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Mack Sports Complex
Seasons
  2022–23
2024–25  
2023–24 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Charleston153 .833278  .771
Drexel 135 .7222012  .625
Hofstra 126 .6672013  .606
UNC Wilmington 126 .6672110  .677
Towson 117 .6112014  .588
Delaware 108 .5561914  .576
Stony Brook 108 .5562015  .571
Monmouth 108 .5561815  .545
Campbell 810 .4441418  .438
Northeastern 711 .3891220  .375
Elon 612 .3331319  .406
North Carolina A&T 513 .278725  .219
William & Mary 414 .2221023  .303
Hampton 315 .167924  .273
2024 CAA tournament winner

The 2023–24 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by third-year head coach Speedy Claxton, played their home games at the Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York, as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

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Previous season

The Pride finished the 2022–23 season 25–10, 16–2 in CAA play to finish as CAA regular season co–champions, alongside Charleston. [1] Due to tiebreakers, they received the #1 seed in the CAA tournament, where they defeated #8 seed William & Mary in the quarterfinals, [2] before being upset by #4 seed UNC Wilmington in the semifinals. [3] As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NIT, where, in the first round, they would upset #1 seed Rutgers in overtime, [4] before falling to Cincinnati in the second round. [5]

Roster

2023–24 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0KiJan Robinson6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)170 lb(77 kg)Fr Wekiva High School Apopka, Florida
G 1Darlinstone Dubar6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)211 lb(96 kg)Jr Iowa State Charlotte, North Carolina
G 2Bryce Washington6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)187 lb(85 kg)GS Penn Southfield, Michigan
G 3Khalil Farmer6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)188 lb(85 kg)RS Fr Roman Catholic High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 4Myles Wilmoth6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)215 lb(98 kg)RS Sr Butler Chestnut Ridge, New York
G 5Jaquan Carlos6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)170 lb(77 kg)Jr Thomas Jefferson High School Brooklyn, New York
F 11Jacco Fritz6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)215 lb(98 kg)GS Canisius Tiel, Netherlands
G 12Griffin Barrouk6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)204 lb(93 kg)RS So Bayard Rustin High School Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
G 14Aiden Best5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)150 lb(68 kg)So Lawrence Woodmere Academy Hempstead, New York
G 15Jayden Henriquez6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)180 lb(82 kg)Fr East Meadow High School East Meadow, New York
G 23 Tyler Thomas 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)200 lb(91 kg)GS Sacred Heart New Haven, Connecticut
G 24Eric Parnell6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)170 lb(77 kg)So Eastern Florida State Melbourne, Florida
G 25German Plotnikov6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)197 lb(89 kg)Jr North Platte Community College Minsk, Belarus
F 30Silas Sunday7 ft 0 in(2.13 m)280 lb(127 kg)So Iona Lucan, Ireland
F 33Christian Tomasco6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)205 lb(93 kg)RS So Archbishop Ryan High School Moorestown, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
11:30 am,  FloHoops
St. Joseph's–Long Island W 101–48 1–0
Mack Sports Complex  (2,147)
Hempstead, NY
November 10, 2023*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Princeton L 67–74 1–1
Mack Sports Complex (3,217)
Hempstead, NY
November 14, 2023*
7:00 pm,  ESPN+
at  George Washington L 60–71 1–2
Charles E. Smith Center  (1,169)
Washington, D.C.
November 20, 2023*
7:30 pm, FloHoops
vs.  Buffalo
Gulf Coast Showcase first round
W 102–68 2–2
Hertz Arena  (314)
Estero, FL
November 21, 2023*
7:30 pm, FloHoops
vs.  Wright State
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
W 85–76 3–2
Hertz Arena (342)
Estero, FL
November 22, 2023*
7:30 pm, FloHoops
vs.  High Point
Gulf Coast Showcase championship
W 97–92 OT4–2
Hertz Arena (413)
Estero, FL
November 30, 2023*
7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG2
South Florida W 82–63 5–2
Mack Sports Complex (1,758)
Hempstead, NY
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at  Iona W 62–57 6–2
Hynes Athletics Center  (1,744)
New Rochelle, NY
December 9, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at  Saint Louis L 68–71 6–3
Chaifetz Arena  (5,127)
St. Louis, MO
December 12, 2023*
7:00 pm,  ESPN2
at No. 21  Duke L 68–89 6–4
Cameron Indoor Stadium  (9,314)
Durham, NC
December 16, 2023*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
Norfolk State W 74–58 7–4
Mack Sports Complex (1,969)
Hempstead, NY
December 21, 2023*
10:00 pm
at  UNLV L 56–74 7–5
Thomas & Mack Center  (5,065)
Paradise, NV
December 30, 2023*
12:00 pm,  FS1
at  St. John's L 79–84 7–6
UBS Arena  (7,486)
Elmont, NY
CAA regular season
January 4, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG2
Charleston L 61–73 7–7
(0–1)
Mack Sports Complex (1,412)
Hempstead, NY
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG
Delaware W 76–71 8–7
(1–1)
Mack Sports Complex (2,027)
Hempstead, NY
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm,  CBSSN
at  Northeastern L 68–71 8–8
(1–2)
Matthews Arena  (972)
Boston, MA
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at  Campbell L 68–69 8–9
(1–3)
Gore Arena  (1,122)
Buies Creek, NC
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Hampton W 86–77 9–9
(2–3)
Mack Sports Complex (1,244)
Hempstead, NY
January 22, 2024
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at  Stony Brook W 80–74 10–9
(3–3)
Island Federal Arena  (3,027)
Stony Brook, NY
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops
William & Mary W 64–55 11–9
(4–3)
Mack Sports Complex (1,376)
Hempstead, NY
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at  Monmouth L 78–81 11–10
(4–4)
OceanFirst Bank Center  (2,276)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSGSN
Stony BrookW 72–71 12–10
(5–4)
Mack Sports Complex (2,062)
Hempstead, NY
February 3, 2024
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Towson W 59–56 13–10
(6–4)
Mack Sports Complex (3,743)
Hempstead, NY
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at HamptonW 63–59 14–10
(7–4)
Hampton Convocation Center  (1,004)
Hampton, VA
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at  North Carolina A&T W 81–49 15–10
(8–4)
Corbett Sports Center  (1,054)
Greensboro, NC
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at  Drexel L 77–79 15–11
(8–5)
Daskalakis Athletic Center  (1,678)
Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG
NortheasternW 82–62 16–11
(9–5)
Mack Sports Complex (2,122)
Hempstead, NY
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, CBSSN
DrexelW 69–57 17–11
(10–5)
Mack Sports Complex (2,674)
Hempstead, NY
February 24, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG
Elon W 87–64 18–11
(11–5)
Mack Sports Complex (2,613)
Hempstead, NY
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at  UNC Wilmington W 69–58 19–11
(12–5)
Trask Coliseum  (4,937)
Wilmington, NC
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at CharlestonL 76–87 19–12
(12–6)
TD Arena  (5,127)
Charleston, SC
CAA Tournament
March 10, 2024
8:30 pm, FloHoops
(3) vs. (6) Delaware
Quarterfinals
W 73–58 20–12
Entertainment and Sports Arena  (1,688)
Washington, D.C.
March 11, 2024
8:30 pm, CBSSN
(3) vs. (7) Stony Brook
Semifinals
L 59–63 20–13
Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,785)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources: [6] [7]

References

  1. "Hofstra Earns No. 1 Seed in 2023 Jersey Mike's CAA Men's Basketball Championship; Action Begins Friday in Washington". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  2. "Hofstra Leaves No Doubt In CAA Quarterfinal Victory Over William & Mary; 12th Win In A Row". Hofstra University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  3. "UNCW basketball upsets Hofstra, returns to CAA tournament championship game". Star-News . Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  4. "Hofstra beats top-seeded Rutgers 88-86 in overtime in NIT". CBS Sports . Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  5. "Cincinnati Bearcats advance in NIT with 14-point win at Hofstra". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  6. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hofstra University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  7. "Hofstra Pride 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.