2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	10–6 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach	David Ragland (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Craig Snow
Assistant coaches	George Swanson; Roosevelt Jones; Peter Funk;
Home arena	Ford Center

2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Indiana State	6	–	1	.857	15	–	3	.833
Drake	6	–	1	.857	15	–	3	.833
Murray State	5	–	2	.714	8	–	10	.444
Bradley	4	–	3	.571	12	–	6	.667
Southern Illinois	4	–	3	.571	12	–	6	.667
Belmont	4	–	3	.571	11	–	7	.611
Northern Iowa	4	–	3	.571	10	–	8	.556
Evansville	2	–	5	.286	11	–	7	.611
Missouri State	2	–	5	.286	10	–	8	.556
Illinois State	2	–	5	.286	8	–	10	.444
UIC	1	–	6	.143	8	–	10	.444
Valparaiso	1	–	6	.143	5	–	13	.278

† 2024 MVC tournament winner As of January 16, 2024

The 2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represents the University of Evansville during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by second-year head coach David Ragland, play their home games at the Ford Center located in Evansville, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Purple Aces finished the 2022–23 season 5–27, 1–19 in MVC play to finish in last place.^[1] They lost to Indiana State in the first round of the MVC tournament.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Gage Bobe	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	South Knox High School	Vincennes, Indiana
G	1	Tanner Cuff	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Salt Lake Community College	American Fork, Utah
G	2	Antonio Thomas	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Kentucky Wesleyan	Memphis, Tennessee
G	3	Cam Haffner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Eastern Illinois	Westfield, Indiana
G	4	Chuck Bailey III	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Hamtramck High School	Detroit, Michigan
G	5	Braylon Jackson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Oldsmar Christian Academy	Kennesaw, Georgia
F	10	Yacine Toumi	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Indian Hills Community College	Meudon, France
F	11	Joshua Hughes	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Australian Institute of Sport	Sydney, Australia
G	12	Tyler Myers	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Fr	Evansville Day School	Evansville, Indiana
G/F	13	Ben Humrichous	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Huntington	Tipton, Indiana
G	14	Gui Tesch	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	IMG Academy	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
G	20	Kenny Strawbridge Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Alabama State	Rockford, Illinois
F	22	Sekou Kalle	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Akron	Louisville, Kentucky
G	23	Cameron Gehlhausen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Evansville North High School	Evansville, Indiana
F	32	Dakota Candler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	South Knox High School	Vincennes, Indiana
C	33	Michael Day	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Fr	Albuquerque Basketball Club Prep	Middleton, Idaho
G	40	Weston Aigner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Castle High School	Newburgh, Indiana

Head coach

David Ragland (Evansville)

Assistant coach(es)

Craig Snow (Evansville)
George Swanson (Northwest)
Roosevelt Jones (Butler)
Peter Funk (Valparaiso)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 17, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023* 1:00 pm	Wabash	W 76–66	–	Ford Center (3,027) Evansville, IN
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Miami (OH)	W 72–64	1–0	Ford Center (3,147) Evansville, IN
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UHSP	W 116–46	2–0	Ford Center (2,817) Evansville, IN
November 15, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southeast Missouri State	W 76–57	3–0	Show Me Center (1,023) Cape Girardeau, MO
November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Ball State	W 74–50	4–0	Ford Center (5,172) Evansville, IN
November 24, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Chattanooga Coke Zero Sugar Classic	W 85–77 ^OT	5–0	McKenzie Arena (3,148) Chattanooga, TN
November 25, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Southeast Missouri State Coke Zero Sugar Classic	W 93–74	6–0	McKenzie Arena (2,163) Chattanooga, TN
November 29, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Missouri State	L 78–90	6–1 (0–1)	Great Southern Bank Arena (3,692) Springfield, MO
December 2, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Iowa	W 91–89 ^OT	7–1 (1–1)	Ford Center (5,014) Evansville, IN
December 5, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at No. 14 BYU	L 55–96	7–2	Marriott Center (13,291) Provo, UT
December 16, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bellarmine	W 70–61	8–2	Freedom Hall (2,438) Louisville, KY
December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UT Martin	W 98–91	9–2	Ford Center (4,112) Evansville, IN
December 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee Tech	W 82–51	10–2	Ford Center (4,715) Evansville, IN
December 29, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cincinnati	L 58–76	10–3	Fifth Third Arena (10,977) Cincinnati, OH
January 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Indiana State	L 73–87	10–4 (1–2)	Hulman Center (4,457) Terre Haute, IN
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Murray State	L 59–81	10–5 (1–3)	Ford Center (7,928) Evansville, IN
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bradley	L 50–86	10–6 (1–4)	Carver Arena (4,093) Peoria, IL
January 13, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Missouri State			Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Valparaiso			Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 20, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Drake			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
January 23, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Iowa			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Illinois State			Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UIC			Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 3, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Valparaiso			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Bradley			Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 10, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Murray State			CFSB Center Murray, KY
February 13, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Drake			Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 18, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Illinois State			CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UIC			Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL
February 25, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Southern Illinois			Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Indiana State			Ford Center Evansville, IN
March 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Belmont			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
MVC Tournament
March 7–10, 2024	vs.			Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
↑ "Men's basketball season comes to an end in St. Louis". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
↑ "Evansville Purple Aces 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

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[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

[2] "Men's basketball season comes to an end in St. Louis". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

[4] "Evansville Purple Aces 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

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