2023–24 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

2023–24 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
2023–24 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	9–23 (5–11 ASUN)
Head coach	Anthony Boone (4th season);
Associate head coach	Jeff Price
Assistant coaches	Brock Widders; John Cranford; James Johnson;
Home arena	Farris Center; (Capacity: 6,000)
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fourth-year head coach Anthony Boone, played their home games at the on-campus Farris Center located in Conway, Arkansas as members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 5–11 in ASUN play to finish in 11th place. They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament.

2023–24 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2022–23 season 9–22, 4–14 in ASUN play to finish in thirteenth place.^[1] They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Ubongabasi "Glory" Etim	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Richmond, California
G	2	Javion Guy-King	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	3	Tucker Bowman	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Centerton, Arkansas
G	4	Johannes Kirsipuu	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	So	Sulu, Estonia
G	5	Masai Olowokere	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Brooklyn, New York
G	8	J.D. Roberts	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Kansas City, Missouri
G/F	10	Ibbe Klintman	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Malmö, Sweden
G	11	Carl Daughtery Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Maumelle, Arkansas
F	12	Tucker Anderson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Centerton, Arkansas
G	13	Ben Fox	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Little Rock, Arkansas
F	14	Issakha Niang	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Dakar, Senegal
F	15	Caleb Carr	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Las Cruces, New Mexico
G	20	Brendan Simmons	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	El Dorado, Arkansas
G	21	Daniel Sofield	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Jackson, New Jersey
G	23	Camren Hunter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Bryant, Arkansas
G	24	Gavin Muse	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Cabot, Arkansas
G/F	25	Elias Cato	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Queensland, Australia

Head coach

Anthony Boone (Mississippi)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Price (Marshall)
Brock Widders (Lyon)
John Cranford (Liberty)
James Johnson (Western Washington)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 13, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023* 7:00 pm	at Arkansas State Wynne Tornado Relief	L 77–112	–	First National Bank Arena (2,208) Jonesboro, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tulsa	L 53–70	0–1	Reynolds Center (2,770) Tulsa, OK
November 10, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Hendrix	W 82–39	1–1	Farris Center (1,245) Conway, AR
November 13, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 83–85	1–2	Farris Center (2,895) Conway, AR
November 17, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+/SECN+	at Vanderbilt	L 71–75	1–3	Memorial Gymnasium (5,247) Nashville, TN
November 20, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southeast Missouri State	L 68–70	1–4	Show Me Center (1,231) Cape Girardeau, MO
November 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Kansas State	L 56–100	1–5	Bramlage Coliseum (8,980) Manhattan, KS
November 25, 2023* 4:45 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Michigan Central Arkansas Classic	L 71–74	1–6	Farris Center (592) Conway, AR
November 26, 2023* 2:45 pm, ESPN+	New Orleans Central Arkansas Classic	L 74–79	1–7	Farris Center (645) Conway, AR
November 29, 2023* 9:00 pm, ESPN+	at Loyola Marymount	L 63–90	1–8	Gersten Pavilion (752) Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 2023* 10:00 pm, ESPN+	at Hawaii	L 76–95	1–9	Stan Sheriff Center (5,714) Honolulu, HI
December 7, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Little Rock I-40 Showdown	W 75–71	2–9	Farris Center (2,730) Conway, AR
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Illinois	W 73–70	3–9	Lantz Arena (1,060) Charleston, IL
December 20, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Illinois	L 54–65	3–10	Farris Center (745) Conway, AR
December 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at No. 12 Oklahoma	L 72–88	3–11	Lloyd Noble Center (5,692) Norman, OK
December 30, 2023* 2:00 pm, SECN	at Missouri	L 59–92	3–12	Mizzou Arena (10,623) Columbia, MO
January 3, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Champion Christian	W 120–54	4–12	Farris Center (408) Conway, AR
ASUN regular season
January 6, 2024 7:15 pm, ESPN+	at North Alabama	W 84–81	5–12 (1–0)	CB&S Bank Arena (1,756) Florence, AL
January 11, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Kentucky	L 63–86	5–13 (1–1)	Farris Center (1,245) Conway, AR
January 13, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Bellarmine	W 59–57	6–13 (2–1)	Farris Center (1,043) Conway, AR
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lipscomb	W 96–86	7–13 (3–1)	Allen Arena (1,446) Nashville, TN
January 20, 2024 4:15 pm, ESPN+	at Austin Peay	L 71–94	7–14 (3–2)	F&M Bank Arena (4,313) Clarksville, TN
January 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Queens	L 79–96	7–15 (3–3)	Curry Arena (226) Charlotte, NC
January 27, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Kennesaw State	W 92–87	8–15 (4–3)	Farris Center (989) Conway, AR
February 1, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast	L 59–82	8–16 (4–4)	Farris Center (895) Conway, AR
February 3, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Stetson	L 62–73	8–17 (4–5)	Farris Center (1,245) Conway, AR
February 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville	L 55–59	8–18 (4–6)	Swisher Gymnasium (885) Jacksonville, FL
February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Florida	W 79–77	9–18 (5–6)	UNF Arena (2,629) Jacksonville, FL
February 15, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Austin Peay	L 67–77	9–19 (5–7)	Farris Center (1,025) Conway, AR
February 17, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Lipscomb	L 68–85	9–20 (5–8)	Farris Center (945) Conway, AR
February 22, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Bellarmine	L 65–68	9–21 (5–9)	Freedom Hall (1,483) Louisville, KY
February 24, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky	L 82–95	9–22 (5–10)	Baptist Health Arena (3,698) Richmond, KY
March 1, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	North Alabama	L 78–82	9–23 (5–11)	Farris Center (1,445) Conway, AR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
^ "Central Arkansas Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 13, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2023.

[2] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2023.

[4] "Central Arkansas Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 13, 2023.

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