2023–24 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team explained

Mode:basketball
Year:2023–24
Team:Morehead State Eagles
Conference:Ohio Valley Conference
Short Conf:OVC
Record:26–9
Conf Record:14–4
Head Coach:Preston Spradlin
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach1:Scott Combs
Asst Coach2:Dominic Lombardi
Asst Coach3:Cason Burk
Stadium:Ellis Johnson Arena
Champion:Ohio Valley regular season and tournament champions
Tourney:NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:First Round

The 2023–24 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by seventh-year head coach Preston Spradlin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

With a victory against Eastern Illinois on February 22, 2023, the Eagles clinched their first outright OVC regular season title since 1984.[1] [2] They lost to Southeast Missouri State in the OVC tournament semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who did not win their conference tournament, the Eagles received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, the school's first trip to the NIT. There they upset No. 1-seed Clemson in the first round before being losing to UAB in the second round.

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Champions! Men's Hoops Shoots 52 Percent From Deep, Secures Outright OVC Title With Win at EIU . 2023-02-23 . Morehead State University Athletics . en.
  2. Web site: Morehead State ends 39-year men’s basketball drought. All it took was a total makeover. . 2023-02-23 . MSN . en-US.
  3. News: 2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule. Morehead State University Athletics. November 7, 2023. en.
  4. News: 2023-24 Morehead State Eagles Schedule. ESPN. November 7, 2023. en.