2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball team

2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball
2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	14–19 (7–9 ASUN)
Head coach	Grant Leonard (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Charlie Wilson; Sean McClurg; Dan Bailey; Bobby Horodyski; Walt Belcher;
Home arena	Curry Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball team represented the Queens University of Charlotte during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Royals, led by second-year head coach Grant Leonard, played their home games at Curry Arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina, as second-year members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 7–9 in ASUN play, to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the first round before losing to Stetson in the quarterfinals.

2023–24 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Kentucky	12	–	4	.750	17	–	14	.548
Stetson †	11	–	5	.688	22	–	13	.629
Lipscomb	11	–	5	.688	20	–	12	.625
Austin Peay	10	–	6	.625	19	–	16	.543
North Florida	9	–	7	.563	16	–	16	.500
North Alabama	8	–	8	.500	15	–	17	.469
Florida Gulf Coast	8	–	8	.500	14	–	18	.438
Queens*	7	–	9	.438	14	–	19	.424
Kennesaw State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Jacksonville	5	–	11	.313	16	–	17	.485
Central Arkansas	5	–	11	.313	9	–	23	.281
Bellarmine*	4	–	12	.250	8	–	23	.258
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2024 ASUN tournament winner

This season marked Queens' second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Royals are not eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.^[1]

Previous season

The Royals finished the 2022–23 season 18–15, 7–11 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for ninth place.^[2] As the No. 9 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated Florida Gulf Coast,^[3] before losing to Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals.^[4]

Roster

2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Kobe George	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Greensboro, NC
G/F	1	Jacobi Sebock	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Midwest City, OK
G	3	Kalib Mathews	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Franklinton, NC
F	4	Gavin Rains	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Trinity, NC
G	5	AJ McKee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Charlotte, NC
F	6	BJ McLaurin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Fayetteville, NC
F	8	Luke Krawczyk	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Fort Mill, SC
G/F	10	Bryce Cash	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Charlotte, NC
G	11	Chris Ashby	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Houston, TX
G	12	Logan Threatt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Belmont, NC
G	13	Deyton Albury	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Nassau, Bahamas
G	15	Jordon Nevill	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Charlotte, NC
F	22	Jaxon Pollard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Cedar Hills, UT
F	32	Malcolm Wilson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Columbia, SC

Head coach

Grant Leonard (William Penn)

Assistant coach(es)

Charlie Wilson (Central Methodist)
Sean McClurg (Virginia Tech)
Dan Bailey (Queens (NC))
Bobby Horodyski (Central Florida)
Walt Belcher (Missouri Valley)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Marshall	L 73–89	0–1	Cam Henderson Center (4,443) Huntington, WV
November 10, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at Southern Illinois	L 68–91	0–2	Banterra Center (5,183) Carbondale, IL
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		High Point	W 74–72	1–2	Curry Arena (873) Charlotte, NC
November 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. Fairfield Market Street Challenge	W 69–63	2–2	Daskalakis Athletic Center (338) Philadelphia, PA
November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloSports		at Drexel Market Street Challenge	L 52–62	2–3	Daskalakis Athletic Center (871) Philadelphia, PA
November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 97–84	3–3	Curry Arena (317) Charlotte, NC
November 25, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN		at Richmond	L 61–90	3–4	Robins Center (4,953) Richmond, VA
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Gardner–Webb	W 83–80	4–4	Curry Arena (381) Charlotte, NC
December 1, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN		Carolina Christian	W 134–69	5–4	Curry Arena (556) Charlotte, NC
December 5, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN		at Winthrop	L 82–88	5–5	Winthrop Coliseum (1,279) Rock Hill, SC
December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN		Carolina	W 112–64	6–5	Curry Arena (300) Charlotte, NC
December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Appalachian State	L 81–93	6–6	Curry Arena (1,532) Charlotte, NC
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Mercer	L 65–84	6–7	Hawkins Arena (839) Macon, GA
December 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 18 Clemson	L 79–109	6–8	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,817) Clemson, SC
December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., The CW		at No. 16 Duke	L 69–106	6–9	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
ASUN regular season
January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN		at Kennesaw State	L 77–80	6–10 (0–1)	KSU Convocation Center (1,921) Kennesaw, GA
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Florida Gulf Coast	W 78–75	7–10 (1–1)	Curry Arena (395) Charlotte, NC
January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Stetson	L 66–84	7–11 (1–2)	Curry Arena (455) Charlotte, NC
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Jacksonville	L 77–79	7–12 (1–3)	Swisher Gymnasium (873) Jacksonville, FL
January 20, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN		at North Florida	L 75–91	7–13 (1–4)	UNF Arena (1,559) Jacksonville, FL
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Central Arkansas	W 96–79	8–13 (2–4)	Curry Arena (226) Charlotte, NC
January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at North Alabama	L 84–90	8–14 (2–5)	CB&S Bank Arena (1,473) Florence, AL
February 1, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN		Eastern Kentucky	W 94–76	9–14 (3–5)	Curry Arena (317) Charlotte, NC
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN		Bellarmine	W 85–75	10–14 (4–5)	Curry Arena (773) Charlotte, NC
February 8, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at Lipscomb	L 88–90	10–15 (4–6)	Allen Arena (1,582) Nashville, TN
February 10, 2024 5:15 p.m., ESPN		at Austin Peay	L 76–79	10–16 (4–7)	F&M Bank Arena (3,333) Clarksville, TN
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		North Florida	L 79–93	10–17 (4–8)	Curry Arena (101) Charlotte, NC
February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Jacksonville	W 74–65	11–17 (5–8)	Curry Arena (326) Charlotte, NC
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Stetson	W 83–77	12–17 (6–8)	Edmunds Center (441) DeLand, FL
February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 81–90	12–18 (6–9)	Alico Arena (2,354) Fort Myers, FL
March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Kennesaw State	W 91–82	13–18 (7–9)	Curry Arena (344) Charlotte, NC
ASUN tournament
March 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN	(8)	vs. (7) Florida Gulf Coast First round	W 69–63	14–18	Edmunds Center (108) DeLand, FL
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN	(8)	at (2) Stetson Quarterfinals	L 71–83	14–19	Edmunds Center (672) DeLand, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ Carboni, Nick (May 6, 2022). "Queens University athletics will move to Division 1". WCNC. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "Royals Dominate FGCU on the Glass Advancing to ASUN Tournament Quarterfinals". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. February 27, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "Kennesaw St. advances to ASUN semis holding off Queens". USA Today. February 28, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "2023-2024 Men's Basketball Schedule". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "Queens University Royals 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[1] Carboni, Nick (May 6, 2022). "Queens University athletics will move to Division 1". WCNC. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[2] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[3] "Royals Dominate FGCU on the Glass Advancing to ASUN Tournament Quarterfinals". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. February 27, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[4] "Kennesaw St. advances to ASUN semis holding off Queens". USA Today. February 28, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[5] "2023-2024 Men's Basketball Schedule". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[6] "Queens University Royals 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

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