2023–24 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team

2023–24 North Alabama Lions men's basketball
ConferenceASUN Conference
Record15–17 (8–8 ASUN)
Head coach
Associate head coachAhmad Smith
Assistant coaches
  • Carter Heston
  • Austin Burnette
  • Sean Foley
Home arenaCB&S Bank Arena
Seasons
2023–24 ASUN men's basketball standings
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

The 2023–24 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by sixth-year head coach Tony Pujol, and played their home games at the CB&S Bank Arena located in Florence, Alabama, as members the ASUN Conference.

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2022–23 season 18–13, 10–8 in ASUN play, to finish in sixth place.[1] They lost to Eastern Kentucky in the first round of the ASUN tournament.[2] The Lions received an invitation to play in the CBI, where they were defeated in the first round by Southern Utah, closing their season with an overall record of 18–15.[3]

Roster

2023–24 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Will Soucie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Gill St. Bernard's School Califon, NJ
G 1 Micah Clark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Trinity Valley Community College Lancaster, TX
G 2 Josiah Fulcher 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Clarendon College Lima, OH
G 3 KJ Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Lipscomb Lewisburg, TN
G 4 Canin Jefferson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Isidore Newman School New Orleans, LA
G 5 Jacari Lane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Lee High School Huntsville, AL
G 11 Drake James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Haleyville High School Florence, AL
G 12 Detalian Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Combine Academy Prep Chicago, IL
G 13 Blake Floyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Spain Park High School Pelham, AL
C 15 Eoin Nelson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Wyoming Dublin, Ireland
G 21 Hugh Hargett 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mars Hill Bible School Florence, AL
G 22 Marco Foster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Blinn College Lancaster, TX
F 23 Tim Jr. Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Walsh Cleveland, OH
F 33 Damian Forrest 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Cleveland State Community College Fort Collins, CO
F 34 Dallas Howell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Enterprise High School Coffee Springs, AL
C 35 Jamal Albritton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Wallace-Selma Community College Montgomery, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:45 p.m., ESPN+
Blue Mountain Christian W 93–60  1–0
 19  Smith Jr.   10  tied   4  Jefferson  CB&S Bank Arena (1,287)
Florence, AL
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Alabama A&M W 83–67  2–0
 16  Johnson   11  Forrest   4  Lane  CB&S Bank Arena (1,366)
Florence, AL
November 14, 2023*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
at Mississippi State L 54–81  2–1
 11  tied   5  Fulcher   2  tied  Humphrey Coliseum (7,337)
Starkville, MS
November 18, 2023*
7:15 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville State W 61–59  3–1
 23  Johnson   8  Forrest   2  tied  CB&S Bank Arena (1,571)
Florence, AL
November 22, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Martin L 103–105 2OT 3–2
 27  Johnson   8  Forrest   8  Lane  Skyhawk Arena (1,072)
Martin, TN
November 26, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Carolina L 63–81  3–3
 13  Forrest   5  Forrest   2  Lane  Ramsey Center (1,765)
Cullowhee, NC
November 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tennessee Tech W 86–71  4–3
 20  Lane   14  Forrest   4  Lane  CB&S Bank Arena (1,234)
Florence, AL
December 2, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kansas State L 74–75 OT 4–4
 19  tied   10  Forrest   11  Lane  Bramlage Coliseum (9,528)
Manhattan, KS
December 7, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Rust W 109–65  5–4
 19  Foster   9  Smith Jr.   9  Lane  CB&S Bank Arena (2,895)
Florence, AL
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Morehead State L 77–86  5–5
 28  Lane   10  tied   4  Lane  CB&S Bank Arena (1,269)
Florence, AL
December 13, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charleston Southern W 76–64  6–5
 14  tied   10  Forrest   4  Johnson  Buccaneer Field House (562)
North Charleston, SC
December 16, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech L 67–70  6–6
 17  Howell   9  Howell   4  tied  Eblen Center (701)
Cookeville, TN
December 21, 2023*
7:30 p.m., B1G
at Indiana L 66–83  6–7
 14  Howell   10  Forrest   4  tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (15,865)
Bloomington, IN
January 1, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas Tech L 57–85  6–8
 19  Lane   6  Howell   5  Johnson  United Supermarkets Arena (10,048)
Lubbock, TX
ASUN regular season
January 6, 2024
7:15 p.m., ESPN+
Central Arkansas L 81–84  6–9
(0–1)
 19  Johnson   9  Howell   6  Lane  CB&S Bank Arena (1,756)
Florence, AL
January 11, 2024
7:45 p.m., ESPN+
Bellarmine W 69–53  7–9
(1–1)
 16  Lane   15  Forrest   4  Johnson  CB&S Bank Arena (1,273)
Florence, AL
January 13, 2024
7:15 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky L 72–81  7–10
(1–2)
 19  Lane   8  Forrest   8  Lane  CB&S Bank Arena (1,738)
Florence, AL
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Austin Peay L 80–83 OT 7–11
(1–3)
 20  Lane   8  Forrest   3  Lane  F&M Bank Arena (2,914)
Clarksville, TN
January 20, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lipscomb L 79–88  7–12
(1–4)
 21  Forrest   9  Forrest   4  3 tied  Allen Arena (1,667)
Nashville, TN
January 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kennesaw State W 90–84  8–12
(2–4)
 27  Johnson   11  Howell   6  Lane  KSU Convocation Center (1,422)
Kennesaw, GA
January 27, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Queens W 90–84  9–12
(3–4)
 27  Lane   11  Forrest   5  Lane  CB&S Bank Arena (1,473)
Florence, AL
February 1, 2024
7:45 p.m., ESPN+
Stetson W 79–72  10–12
(4–4)
 19  Forrest   10  Smith Jr.   5  Lane  CB&S Bank Arena (1,267)
Florence, AL
February 3, 2024
7:15 p.m., ESPN+
Florida Gulf Coast W 70–68  11–12
(5–4)
 21  Lane   6  Forrest   6  Lane  CB&S Bank Arena (1,484)
Florence, AL
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Florida W 79–74  12–12
(6–4)
 20  Soucie   9  Smith Jr.   4  Johnson  UNF Arena (1,119)
Jacksonville, FL
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville L 63–67  12–13
(6–5)
 18  Johnson   5  tied   2  tied  Swisher Gymnasium (772)
Jacksonville, FL
February 15, 2024
7:45 p.m., ESPN+
Lipscomb W 75–70  13–13
(7–5)
 25  Lane   7  Howell   5  Lane  CB&S Bank Arena (1,474)
Florence, AL
February 17, 2024
7:15 p.m., ESPN+
Austin Peay L 79–87  13–14
(7–6)
 18  Lane   5  tied   3  tied  CB&S Bank Arena (1,990)
Florence, AL
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky L 72–75  13–15
(7–7)
 26  Lane   11  Forrest   5  Fulcher  Baptist Health Arena (2,755)
Richmond, KY
February 24, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bellarmine L 70–82  13–16
(7–8)
 17  Soucie   12  Forrest   2  tied  Freedom Hall (2,749)
Louisville, KY
March 1, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Central Arkansas W 82–78  14–16
(8–8)
 18  tied   7  Forrest   5  Johnson  Farris Center (1,445)
Conway, AR
ASUN tournament
March 5, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
(6) at (3) Lipscomb
Quarterfinals
W 77–75  15–16
 14  Howell   10  Forrest   4  Lane  Allen Arena (1,982)
Nashville, TN
March 7, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
(6) at (4) Austin Peay
Semifinals
L 71–77  15–17
 19  Forrest   9  Forrest   5  Lane  F&M Bank Arena (3,215)
Clarksville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "LIONS FALL IN QUARTERFINALS OF ASUN TOURNAMENT". University of North Alabama Athletics. February 28, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Spurgin's 16 lead Southern Utah past N. Alabama in CBI 72-50". USA Today. March 18, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "North Alabama Lions 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2023.