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Conference | Northeast Conference |
Record | 4–27 (2–14 NEC) |
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Home arena | Merkert Gymnasium |
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Central Connecticut | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Merrimack | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacred Heart | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Le Moyne* | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner † | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIU | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stonehill* | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 4 | – | 27 | .129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 NEC tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Stonehill Skyhawks men's basketball team represented Stonehill College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by 11th-year head coach Chris Kraus, played their home games at Merkert Gymnasium in Easton, Massachusetts as members of the Northeast Conference.
This season was Stonehill's second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I.[1][2] As a result, the Skyhawks are not eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.[3]
Previous season
The Skyhawks finished the 2022–23 season 14–17, 10–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place.[4] Due to their transition to Division I, they were ineligible to participate in the NEC tournament.
Preseason polls
Northeast Conference poll
The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2023. The Skyhawks were picked to finish sixth in the conference.[5]
Rank | Team |
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1. | Sacred Heart (7) |
2. | Central Connecticut (1) |
3. | Fairleigh Dickinson (1) |
4. | Merrimack |
5. | Wagner |
6. | Stonehill |
7. | LIU |
8. | Saint Francis |
9. | Le Moyne |
() first-place votes
Ken Pom ranking
Stonehill was ranked 346th of 362 Division I teams in the preseason Pomeroy rankings.[6]
Preseason All-Conference Team
Graduate student forward Max Zegarowski was selected as a member of the NEC Preseason All-Conference Team.[7]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at George Washington | L 44–89 | 0–1 |
9 – Semona | 9 – Zegarowski | 3 – Stinson | Charles E. Smith Center (2,303) Washington, D.C. | ||||
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
Army | W 57–44 | 1–1 |
21 – Zegarowski | 8 – Zegarowski | 5 – Felder | Merkert Gymnasium (1,157) Easton, MA | ||||
November 11, 2023* 12:00 pm, FS2 |
at No. 6 UConn | L 67–107 | 1–2 |
22 – Benigni | 4 – Pavlidis | 5 – Felder | XL Center (14,606) Hartford, CT | ||||
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Saint Joseph's Wildcat Challenge |
L 56–100 | 1–3 |
16 – O'Dell | 4 – O'Dell | 2 – 2 Tied | Hagan Arena (1,734) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
November 17, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
at No. 17 Kentucky Wildcat Challenge |
L 67–101 | 1–4 |
15 – 2 Tied | 4 – 2 Tied | 4 – Felder | Rupp Arena (18,960) Lexington, KY | ||||
November 20, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas A&M–Commerce Wildcat Challenge |
L 86–97 | 1–5 |
24 – Felder | 6 – 2 Tied | 4 – Felder | University Field House (443) Commerce, TX | ||||
November 26, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Quinnipiac | L 69–80 | 1–6 |
18 – 2 Tied | 5 – Benigni | 7 – Felder | M&T Bank Arena (877) Hamden, CT | ||||
November 29, 2023* 4:30 pm, NEC Front Row |
UMass Lowell | L 74–80 | 1–7 |
21 – Benigni | 8 – Pavlidis | 3 – 2 Tied | Merkert Gymnasium (759) Easton, MA | ||||
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
Binghamton | L 64–79 | 1–8 |
20 – Zegarowski | 8 – Pavlidis | 4 – Pavlidis | Merkert Gymnasium (725) Easton, MA | ||||
December 6, 2023* 6:31 pm, FloHoops |
at Stony Brook | L 63–81 | 1–9 |
11 – Felder | 6 – 2 Tied | 4 – Zegarowski | Island Federal Arena (1,592) Stony Brook, NY | ||||
December 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Rider | L 56–73 | 1–10 |
16 – Zegarowski | 8 – Brogna | 2 – 3 Tied | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ | ||||
December 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at New Hampshire | L 62–75 | 1–11 |
18 – Zegarowski | 11 – Stinson | 4 – Stinson | Lundholm Gym (410) Durham, NH | ||||
December 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
Hartford | W 71–44 | 2–11 |
15 – 2 Tied | 6 – 2 Tied | 4 – Felder | Merkert Gymnasium (344) Easton, MA | ||||
December 21, 2023* 8:00 pm, ACCN |
at Miami (FL) | L 59–97 | 2–12 |
22 – Felder | 4 – 4 Tied | 2 – 4 Tied | Watsco Center (5,616) Coral Gables, FL | ||||
December 30, 2023* 12:00 pm, B1G |
at Rutgers | L 58–59 | 2–13 |
23 – Stinson | 12 – Stinson | 2 – 5 Tied | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
NEC regular season | |||||||||||
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
Central Connecticut | L 59–74 | 2–14 (0–1) |
17 – Stinson | 8 – Stinson | 4 – Stone | Merkert Gymnasium (230) Easton, MA | ||||
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
LIU | L 68–73 | 2–15 (0–2) |
18 – Zegarowski | 5 – 2 Tied | 2 – 3 Tied | Merkert Gymnasium (340) Easton, MA | ||||
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, YES/NEC Front Row |
at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 74–81 | 2–16 (0–3) |
16 – Benigni | 7 – Pavlidis | 3 – 2 Tied | Bogota Savings Bank Center (223) Hackensack, NJ | ||||
January 15, 2024 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
at Wagner | L 54–64 | 2–17 (0–4) |
11 – 2 Tied | 7 – Stinson | 3 – Zegarowski | Spiro Sports Center (972) Staten Island, NY | ||||
January 19, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
Fairleigh Dickinson | L 69–76 | 2–18 (0–5) |
27 – Benigni | 8 – Zegarowski | 5 – Felder | Merkert Gymnasium (1,493) Easton, MA | ||||
January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
at Merrimack | L 47–63 | 2–19 (0–6) |
9 – 2 Tied | 9 – Zegarowski | 5 – Zegarowski | Hammel Court (861) North Andover, MA | ||||
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
at LIU | L 60–63 | 2–20 (0–7) |
12 – 2 Tied | 7 – Zegarowski | 5 – Brogna | Steinberg Wellness Center (534) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
at Sacred Heart | L 72–77 | 2–21 (0–8) |
20 – Felder | 8 – Pavlidis | 5 – Zegarowski | William H. Pitt Center (480) Fairfield, CT | ||||
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
Wagner | W 71–61 | 3–21 (1–8) |
20 – Zegarowski | 8 – Felder | 4 – Felder | Merkert Gymnasium (1,025) Easton, MA | ||||
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
Le Moyne | L 57–88 | 3–22 (1–9) |
9 – 2 Tied | 6 – Semona | 4 – Semona | Merkert Gymnasium (571) Easton, MA | ||||
February 10, 2024 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
at Saint Francis | L 63–72 | 3–23 (1–10) |
13 – Semona | 7 – Pavlidis | 3 – Felder | DeGol Arena (809) Loretto, PA | ||||
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
Merrimack | L 63–66 | 3–24 (1–11) |
19 – Zegarowski | 8 – 2 Tied | 10 – Brogna | Merkert Gymnasium (820) Easton, MA | ||||
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
at Le Moyne | L 67–75 | 3–25 (1–12) |
14 – Felder | 9 – Zegarowski | 3 – 2 Tied | Ted Grant Court (957) DeWitt, NY | ||||
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
Saint Francis | W 72–63 | 4–25 (2–12) |
30 – Felder | 9 – Pavlidis | 3 – 2 Tied | Merkert Gymnasium (1,022) Easton, MA | ||||
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
Sacred Heart | L 51–79 | 4–26 (2–13) |
14 – Zegarowski | 7 – 2 Tied | 2 – 3 Tied | Merkert Gymnasium (807) Easton, MA | ||||
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
at Central Connecticut | L 67–79 | 4–27 (2–14) |
19 – Zegarowski | 8 – Brogna | 5 – Brogna | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,631) New Britain, CT | ||||
References
- ^ "Stonehill College". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ Dudek, Greg (April 7, 2022). "Movin' on Up: Stonehill College Celebrates 2022–23 Upgrade to Division I Athletics". The Enterprise. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ Doherty, Matt (April 5, 2022). "Stonehill sports are moving to Division 1, into the Northeast Conference, beginning in 2022-23". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "NEC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "In Pursuit of First-Ever #NECMBB Crown, Sacred Heart Enters 2023–24 Season As Clear Favorite". Northeast Conference. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings". The Forecast Factory LLC. November 5, 2023. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ "2023–24 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team Revealed". Northeast Conference. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Schedule". Stonehill. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "Stonehill Skyhawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2023.