Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2023–24 |
Prev Year: | 2022–23 |
Next Year: | 2024–25 |
Team: | UIC Flames |
Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
Short Conf: | MVC |
Record: | 12–21 |
Conf Record: | 4–16 |
Hc Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach1: | Will Veasley |
Ac1 Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach2: | Bill Wuczynski |
Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach3: | Tony Wills |
Ac3 Year: | 1st |
The 2023–24 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois Chicago in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by fourth-year head coach Luke Yaklich, played their home games at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. The team finished the season 12–21, 4–16 in MVC play to finish in 11th place. They defeated Southern Illinois in the opening round of the MVC tournament before losing to Bradley.
On March 10, 2024, the school fired head coach Luke Yaklich.[1] On April 1, the school named Stanford assistant coach Rob Ehsan the team's new head coach.[2]
The Flames finished the 2022–23 season 12–19, 4–16 in MVC play to finish in 11th place. They lost to Missouri State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Tre Anderson | G | 6'1 | 185 | Graduate Student | Graduated | |
Jace Carter | G | 6'5 | 210 | Sophomore | Titusville, FL | Transferred to Texas A&M |
Bessanty-Aime Saragba | C | 6'10 | 215 | Freshman | Transferred to Eastern Illinois | |
Shaun Williams | G | 6'4 | 190 | Senior | Graduated | |
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
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Marquise Kennedy | G | 6'1 | 190 | Graduate Student | Loyola | ||
Isaiah Rivera | G | 6'5 | 210 | Senior | Colorado State | ||
Yusef Sahil | G | 6'2 | 192 | Junior | Idaho |
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