2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record1–2 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Morris Scott
  • Ronnie Dean
Home arenaFant–Ewing Coliseum
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 22 James Madison00 70  1.000
Appalachian State00 52  .714
Louisiana00 53  .625
Georgia State00 33  .500
Louisiana–Monroe00 33  .500
Old Dominion00 33  .500
Southern Miss00 44  .500
Troy00 44  .500
South Alabama00 45  .444
Texas State00 35  .375
Coastal Carolina00 24  .333
Marshall00 24  .333
Arkansas State00 26  .250
Georgia Southern00 07  .000
2024 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of December 2, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represents the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by 14th-year head coach Keith Richard, play their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2022–23 season 11–21, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place in the Sun Belt Conference. The Warhawks would lose to Georgia Southern in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.[1]

Offseason

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kelton Williams
PG
Midloathian, TX Midloathian High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 7, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Louisiana–Monroe 2023-24 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  • "2023-24 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Warhawks were picked to finish in 14th place in the conference's preseason poll.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1James Madison - 176 (7)
2App State - 159 (2)
3Old Dominion - 154 (1)
4Southern Miss - 148
5Louisiana - 136 (2)
6South Alabama - 129 (2)
7Marshall - 119
8Troy - 91
9Arkansas State - 84
10Texas State - 72
11Georgia State - 69
12Coastal Carolina - 59
13Georgia Southern - 42
14ULM - 32

Roster

2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Jacob Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)202 lb (92 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 1 Savion Gallion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)192 lb (87 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
G 2 Devon Hancock 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)188 lb (85 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas
G 3 Tyreke Locure 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)167 lb (76 kg) Sr New Orleans, Louisiana
F 4 Nika Metskhvarishvili 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Tbilisi, Georgia
F 5 Jalen Bolden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)212 lb (96 kg) So Zachary, Louisiana
G 10 Tyreese Watson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 11 Kelton Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) Fr Midlothian, Texas
F 13 Makai Willis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)232 lb (105 kg) Jr Tallahassee, Florida
F 14 Jerry Ngopot 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)236 lb (107 kg) So Bangui, Central African Republic
G 15 P.D. McCraney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Monroe, Louisiana
G 21 Ajay Tew 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Jonesboro, Louisiana
F 22 Edwin Litolff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)189 lb (86 kg) So Livingston, Louisiana
G 23 Johnnie Williams IV 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Sarasota, Florida
C 34 AD Diedhiou 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) Jr Dakar, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2023

Schedule and results

References

  1. "2022-23 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
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