2023–24 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

2023–24 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
2023–24 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	16–15 (7–9 America East)
Head coach	Nathan Davis (1st season);
Associate head coach	Jimmy Allen
Assistant coaches	Tyler Wilson; Luis Guzman;
Home arena	Lundholm Gym
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, who were led by first-year head coach Nathan Davis, played their home games at the Lundholm Gym located in Durham, New Hampshire as members of the America East Conference.

2023–24 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Vermont †	15	–	1	.938	28	–	7	.800
UMass Lowell	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
Bryant	11	–	5	.688	20	–	13	.606
New Hampshire	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Binghamton	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
Maine	7	–	9	.438	15	–	17	.469
UMBC	6	–	10	.375	11	–	21	.344
Albany	5	–	11	.313	13	–	19	.406
NJIT	3	–	13	.188	7	–	21	.250

† 2024 AmEast tournament winner

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season 15–15, 9–7 in America East play to finish in third place.^[1] They defeated Bryant in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament,^[2] before losing to UMass Lowell in the semifinals.^[3]

On March 14, 2023, it was announced that head coach Bill Herrion's contract would not be renewed by the school, ending his 18-year tenure with the team.^[4] On April 7, 2023, it was announced that Bucknell head coach Nathan Davis would be named Herrion's successor.^[5]

Roster

2023–24 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jon Willeman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Sr	Lebanon HS	Lebanon, NH
G	1	Rex Sunderland	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	So	Davis HS	Kaysville, UT
G	2	Dior Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Ellsworth CC	New York, NY
F	3	Jaxson Baker (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Central Arkansas	Phoenix, AZ
G	4	Ahmad Robinson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Jr	Western Texas College	West Orange, NJ
G	5	Naim Miller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Edinboro	Pittsburgh, PA
F	10	Paul Gakmar	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Hillsborough CC	Perth, Australia
G	11	Christian Moore	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Hargrave Military Academy	Virginia Beach, VA
F	12	Promise Opurum	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Woodstock Academy	New Rochelle, NY
F	15	Davide Poser	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Bernareggio	Veneto, Italy
F	21	Clarence Daniels (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Lake Region State College	Brooklyn Park, MN
G/F	22	Alex Tavares	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Great Bay CC	Portsmouth, NH
F	23	Ridvan Tutic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	So	Gimnazija Novi Pazar	Novi Pazar, Serbia
F	33	Trey Woodyard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Valparaiso	London, OH

Head coach

Nathan Davis (Randolph–Macon)

Assistant coach(es)

Jimmy Allen (Emory & Henry)
Tyler Wilson (Manhattan)
Luis Guzman (Temple)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		at Syracuse	L 72–83	0–1	JMA Wireless Dome (19,130) Syracuse, NY
November 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, AE.TV		Curry	W 115–38	1–1	Lundholm Gym (455) Durham, NH
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Brown	W 82–64	2–1	Lundholm Gym (578) Durham, NH
November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	L 67–79	2–2	Charles E. Smith Center (1,009) Washington, D.C.
November 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	W 74–71	3–2	Lundholm Gym (462) Durham, NH
November 24, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield	W 83–80	4–2	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,455) Fairfield, CT
November 27, 2023* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at No. 4 UConn	L 64–84	4–3	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
November 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Sacred Heart	W 90–84	5–3	William H. Pitt Center (664) Fairfield, CT
December 3, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Columbia	W 80–71	6–3	Lundholm Gym (421) Durham, NH
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dartmouth Rivalry	L 64–76	6–4	Leede Arena (519) Hanover, NH
December 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Stonehill	W 75–62	7–4	Lundholm Gym (410) Durham, NH
December 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rhode Island	W 81–71	8–4	Ryan Center (3,300) Kingston, RI
December 31, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iowa State	L 70–85	8–5	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
America East regular season
January 6, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass Lowell	L 75–82	8–6 (0–1)	Lundholm Gym (823) Durham, NH
January 11, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Maine	W 79–74	9–6 (1–1)	Cross Insurance Center (612) Bangor, ME
January 13, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bryant	L 74–89	9–7 (1–2)	Lundholm Gym (652) Durham, NH
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	W 70–62	10–7 (2–2)	Wellness and Events Center (646) Newark, NJ
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMBC	W 64–58	11–7 (3–2)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (468) Catonsville, MD
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Binghamton	W 79–73 ^OT	12–7 (4–2)	Lundholm Gym (526) Durham, NH
January 27, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Albany	L 79–86	12–8 (4–3)	Lundholm Gym (561) Durham, NH
February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	W 89–73	13–8 (5–3)	Tsongas Center (3,583) Lowell, MA
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bryant	L 66–85	13–9 (5–4)	Chace Athletic Center (924) Smithfield, RI
February 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Maine	W 60–57	14–9 (6–4)	Lundholm Gym (1,017) Durham, NH
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont	L 54–70	14–10 (6–5)	Patrick Gym (2,375) Burlington, VT
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT	W 83–78	15–10 (7–5)	Lundholm Gym (462) Durham, NH
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UMBC	L 68–86	15–11 (7–6)	Lundholm Gym (760) Durham, NH
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Albany	L 67–91	15–12 (7–7)	Broadview Center (1,505) Albany, NY
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Binghamton	L 74–87	15–13 (7–8)	Binghamton University Events Center (2,071) Vestal, NY
March 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Vermont	L 64–68	15–14 (7–9)	Lundholm Gym (776) Durham, NH
America East tournament
March 9, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	(5) Binghamton Quarterfinals	W 77–64	16–14	Lundholm Gym (974) Durham, NH
March 12, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	at (1) Vermont Semifinals	L 59–66	16–15	Patrick Gym (2,487) Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
^ "Wildcats Advance to Semifinals with 67-60 Win Versus Bryant". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
^ "Blunt puts up 19 as UMass Lowell downs New Hampshire 75-64". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
^ "UNH men's basketball moving on from head coach Bill Herrion after 18 years". The Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
^ "Emphasis on winning as Davis named new UNH basketball coach". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
^ "New Hampshire Wildcats 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[2] "Wildcats Advance to Semifinals with 67-60 Win Versus Bryant". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[3] "Blunt puts up 19 as UMass Lowell downs New Hampshire 75-64". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[4] "UNH men's basketball moving on from head coach Bill Herrion after 18 years". The Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[5] "Emphasis on winning as Davis named new UNH basketball coach". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[6] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[7] "New Hampshire Wildcats 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

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