2023–24 Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball team represented Campbell University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Camels, led by 11th-year head coach Kevin McGeehan, played their home games at Gore Arena in Buies Creek, North Carolina as first-year members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).

2023–24 Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball
ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association
Record14–18 (8–10 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Long
  • Monty Sanders
  • Mike Summey
Home arenaGore Arena
Seasons
2023–24 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Charleston 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Drexel 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
Hofstra 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
UNC Wilmington 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Towson 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Delaware 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Stony Brook 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
Monmouth 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
Campbell 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Northeastern 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Elon 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
North Carolina A&T 5 13   .278 7 25   .219
William & Mary 4 14   .222 10 23   .303
Hampton 3 15   .167 9 24   .273
2024 CAA tournament winner

Previous season

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The Fighting Camels finished the 2022–23 season 16–18, 8–10 in Big South play, to finish in seventh place.[1] As the #7 seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated #10 seed Presbyterian in the first round,[2] #2 seed Longwood in the quarterfinals,[3] and #3 seed Radford in the semifinals,[4] before falling to #1 seed UNC Asheville in the championship game.[5]

Roster

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2023–24 Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Gediminas Mokseckas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Vilnius, Lithuania
G 1 Tasos Cook 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Columbus, OH
F 2 Colby Duggan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Monson, MA
G 4 Broc Bidwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Cumming, GA
G 5 Elijah Walsh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Leeds, England
G 7 Efe Gucoglu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Istanbul, Turkey
G/F 10 Mason Grant 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So North Charleston, SC
G 11 Omar Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Plymouth, NC
F 12 Sam Perez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Raleigh, NC
G 13 Jasin Sinani 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Oak Creek, WI
G 14 Mehmet Bener 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Ankara, Turkey
G 15 Justin Boggs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Ashburn, VA
G 21 Nolan Dorsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Knightdale, NC
F 22 Laurynas Vaistaras 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Plungė, Lithuania
C 24 Wesley Johnson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Raleigh, NC
G 30 Anthony Dell'Orso 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Melbourne, Australia
F 35 Alex Kotov 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Moscow, Russia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 17, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
8:00 p.m., FloHoops
Navy W 59–48  1–0
Gore Arena (1,357)
Buies Creek, NC
November 11, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Carolina L 63–77  1–1
Williams Arena (4,621)
Greenville, NC
November 15, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
at Virginia Tech L 44–60  1–2
Cassell Coliseum (5,899)
Blacksburg, VA
November 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
North Carolina Central
Campbell Classic
L 75–78 OT 1–3
Gore Arena (1,109)
Buies Creek, NC
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Idaho State
Campbell Classic
L 55–69  1–4
Gore Arena (886)
Buies Creek, NC
November 22, 2023*
5:00 p.m., FloHoops
The Citadel W 65–58  2–4
Gore Arena (901)
Buies Creek, NC
November 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville L 48–62  2–5
Swisher Gymnasium (456)
Jacksonville, FL
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
Southern Virginia W 87–56  3–5
Gore Arena (1,031)
Buies Creek, NC
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Davidson L 50–62  3–6
John M. Belk Arena (2,223)
Davidson, NC
December 12, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Pfeiffer W 88–59  4–6
Gore Arena (787)
Buies Creek, NC
December 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
St. Augustine's W 97–48  5–6
Gore Arena (801)
Buies Creek, NC
December 18, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Morgan State W 83–76  6–6
Gore Arena (871)
Buies Creek, NC
December 30, 2023*
4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row
at Saint Francis (PA) L 76–78  6–7
DeGol Arena (603)
Loretto, PA
CAA regular season
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at North Carolina A&T L 62–76  6–8
(0–1)
Corbett Sports Center (1,089)
Greensboro, NC
January 6, 2024
4:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Hampton W 80–69  7–8
(1–1)
Hampton Convocation Center (537)
Hampton, VA
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Delaware L 62–68  7–9
(1–2)
Gore Arena (1,843)
Buies Creek, NC
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
Hofstra W 69–68  8–9
(2–2)
Gore Arena (1,122)
Buies Creek, NC
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at William & Mary W 77–64  9–9
(3–2)
Kaplan Arena (2,748)
Williamsburg, VA
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Towson L 43–77  9–10
(3–3)
SECU Arena (2,108)
Towson, MD
January 25, 2024
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
Elon W 78–68  10–10
(4–3)
Gore Arena (1,813)
Buies Creek, NC
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
Charleston L 67–90  10–11
(4–4)
Gore Arena (1,617)
Buies Creek, NC
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Elon W 69–67  11–11
(5–4)
Schar Center (2,160)
Elon, NC
February 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at UNC Wilmington L 74–77  11–12
(5–5)
Trask Coliseum (5,100)
Wilmington, NC
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Northeastern L 76–86  11–13
(5–6)
Gore Arena (1,024)
Buies Creek, NC
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
Stony Brook W 95–77  12–13
(6–6)
Gore Arena (1,742)
Buies Creek, NC
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Monmouth L 87–88  12–14
(6–7)
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,582)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Drexel L 66–81  12–15
(6–8)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,502)
Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Hampton L 68–72  12–16
(6–9)
Gore Arena (1,109)
Buies Creek, NC
February 26, 2024
8:30 p.m., CBSSN
UNC Wilmington W 105–100 2OT 13–16
(7–9)
Gore Arena (1,794)
Buies Creek, NC
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Charleston L 73–96  13–17
(7–10)
TD Arena (4,905)
Charleston, SC
March 2, 2024
4:00 p.m., FloHoops
North Carolina A&T W 64–62  14–17
(8–10)
Gore Arena (1,547)
Buies Creek, NC
CAA tournament
March 9, 2024
12:00 p.m., FloHoops
(9) vs. (8) Monmouth
Second round
L 67–90  14–18
Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Camels hold off Blue Hose 68-63 in 1st round". Big South Conference. March 2, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Camels knock off Longwood in Big South quarters". Big South Conference. March 3, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Camels defeat Radford to reach Big South final". Big South Conference. March 4, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  5. ^ Cole, Stan (March 5, 2023). "Asheville rallies to defeat CU in Big South final". Campbell University. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Campbell University. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "Campbell Fighting Camels Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2023.