2023–24 Lamar Cardinals basketball team
The 2023–24 Lamar Cardinals basketball team will represent Lamar University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals are led by third-year head coach Alvin Brooks and play their home games at the Neches Federal Credit Union Arena at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas.
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 Southland) |
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| Home arena | Neches Federal Credit Union Arena at the Montagne Center (Capacity: 10,080) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Commerce* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Southland Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Cardinals finished the 2022–23 season 9–22 overall and 5–13 in Southland Conference play to finish last in conference. The Cardinals failed to qualify for the SLC tournament.[1]
Preseason polls
Southland Conference Poll
The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 45 votes overall, the Cardinals were picked to finish ninth in the conference.[2]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 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
No Cardinals were selected as members of a Preseason all conference team.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| Nov 1, 2023* 7:00 pm |
St. Thomas (TX) | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Jarvis Christian | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| Nov 9, 2023* TBA |
at SMU | Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX | |||||||||
| Nov 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UTSA | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| Nov 18, 2023* 3:00 pm |
at Pacific | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA | |||||||||
| Nov 24, 2023 TBA |
vs. Bethune–Cookman Longwood MTE |
Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA | |||||||||
| Nov 25, 2023 TBA |
at Longwood Longwood MTE |
Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA | |||||||||
| Nov 26, 2023 TBA |
at Delaware State Longwood MTE |
Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA | |||||||||
| Nov 30, 2023* TBA |
at UTSA | Convocation Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Dec 3, 2023* 5:00 pm |
at Sam Houston | Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX | |||||||||
| Dec 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Louisiana–Monroe | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| Dec 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Miss | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| Dec 21, 2023* 2:00 pm |
at LSU | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||||
| Dec 30, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Paul Quinn | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| Southland regular season | |||||||||||
| Jan 6, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northwestern State | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Incarnate Word | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 13, 2024 TBA, ESPN+ |
at Nicholls | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA | |||||||||
| Jan 15, 2024 TBA, ESPN+ |
at McNeese Battle of the Border (Rivalry) |
The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA | |||||||||
| Jan 20, 2024 TBA, ESPN+ |
at Houston Christian | Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Commerce | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 27, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
New Orleans | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 3, 2024 TBA, ESPN+ |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 10, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Nicholls | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 12, 2024 TBA, ESPN+ |
at Incarnate Word | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 17, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at New Orleans | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA | |||||||||
| Feb 19, 2024 TBA, ESPN+ |
at Southeastern Louisiana | Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, LA | |||||||||
| Feb 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 26, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
McNeese Battle of the Border (Rivalry) |
Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| Mar 2, 2024 TBA, ESPN+ |
at Northwestern State | Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA | |||||||||
| Mar 4, 2024 TBA, ESPN+ |
at Texas A&M–Commerce | The Field House Commerce, TX | |||||||||
| Mar 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
References
- James Dixon (March 1, 2023). "Second-Half Nicholls Rally Dooms Cardinals". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- "Southeastern Edges Out McNeese as Favorites in Men's Hoops Preseason Poll; Team Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- "Lamar Cardinals Roster". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- "Lamar Cardinals Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
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