| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | men |
| Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | Bowling Green Falcons |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 20–14 |
| Conf Record: | 10–8 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Bryce Martin |
| Ac1 Year: | 1st |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach3: | German Srulovich |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach4: | Bob Gallager |
| Ac4 Year: | 1st |
| Bowl Result: | Quarterfinals |
The 2023–24 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by Todd Simon in his first year as head coach, played their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.[1] [2] [3] They finished the regular season 19–12, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in 5th place. They defeated Central Michigan in the first round of the MAC tournament before losing to Kent State in the second round. The Falcons received an invitation to play in the CIT where they were defeated by Purdue Fort Wayne in the opening round, bringing their final record to 20–14.[4] [5] [6]
See main article: 2021–22 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team. The Falcons finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.[7] On March 5, 2023, the school fired head coach Michael Huger.[8] On March 15, the school hired Southern Utah Todd Simon the team's new coach.[9]
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubong Abasi Etim | F | 6'9" | 210 | RS-Freshman | Transferred to Central Arkansas | |
| Brenton Mills | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Transferred to Vermont | |
| Leon Ayers | G | 6'5" | 185 | Senior | Exhausted Eligibility | |
| Kaden Metheny | G | 5'11" | 180 | Sophomore | Transferred to Liberty | |
| Willie Lightfoot | G | 6'0" | 170 | Freshman | Transferred to Odessa College | |
| Isaac Elsasser | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | ||
| Chandler Turner | G/F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Transferred to Radford | |
| Samari Curtis | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | ||
| Madini Diarra | F | 6'11" | 260 | Senior | ||
| Gabe O'Neal | F | 6'7" | 240 | Senior | ||
| Jackson Watson | G | 6'1" | 180 | Sophomore | Entered Transfer Portal | |
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Hill | G | 6'4" | 185 | Junior | Southern Union State Community College | |
| Trey Thomas | G | 6'0" | 160 | Senior | Vanderbilt | |
| DJ Smith | G | 6'0" | 160 | Junior | Little Rock | |
| DaJion Humphrey | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Garden City Community College | |
| PJ Edwards | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | UCF | |
| Da'Shawn Phillip | G | 6'6" | 180 | Senior | Maryland Eastern Shore | |
| Jason Spurgin | C | 6'11" | 250 | Senior | Southern Utah | |
| Greg Spurgin | F | 6'7" | 210 | Sophomore | Westminster | |
| G | 6'0" | 170 | Sophomore | Eastern Michigan | ||
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