2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball team represented the Queens University of Charlotte during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Royals, led by second-year head coach Grant Leonard, played their home games at Curry Arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina, as second-year members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 7–9 in ASUN play, to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the first round before losing to Stetson in the quarterfinals.

2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	14–19 (7–9 ASUN)
Head coach	Grant Leonard (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Charlie Wilson Sean McClurg Dan Bailey Bobby Horodyski Walt Belcher
Home arena	Curry Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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

This season marked Queens' second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Royals are not eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.^[1]

Previous season

The Royals finished the 2022–23 season 18–15, 7–11 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for ninth place.^[2] As the No. 9 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated Florida Gulf Coast,^[3] before losing to Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals.^[4]

Roster

2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Kobe George 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Greensboro, NC G/F 1 Jacobi Sebock 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Midwest City, OK G 3 Kalib Mathews 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Franklinton, NC F 4 Gavin Rains 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Trinity, NC G 5 AJ McKee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Charlotte, NC F 6 BJ McLaurin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Fayetteville, NC F 8 Luke Krawczyk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Fort Mill, SC G/F 10 Bryce Cash 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Charlotte, NC G 11 Chris Ashby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Houston, TX G 12 Logan Threatt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Belmont, NC G 13 Deyton Albury 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Nassau, Bahamas G 15 Jordon Nevill 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Charlotte, NC F 22 Jaxon Pollard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Cedar Hills, UT F 32 Malcolm Wilson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Columbia, SC	Head coach Grant Leonard (William Penn) Assistant coach(es) Charlie Wilson (Central Methodist) Sean McClurg (Virginia Tech) Dan Bailey (Queens (NC)) Bobby Horodyski (Central Florida) Walt Belcher (Missouri Valley) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 14, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	L 73–89	0–1	Cam Henderson Center (4,443) Huntington, WV
November 10, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	L 68–91	0–2	Banterra Center (5,183) Carbondale, IL
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		High Point	W 74–72	1–2	Curry Arena (873) Charlotte, NC
November 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Fairfield Market Street Challenge	W 69–63	2–2	Daskalakis Athletic Center (338) Philadelphia, PA
November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloSports		at Drexel Market Street Challenge	L 52–62	2–3	Daskalakis Athletic Center (871) Philadelphia, PA
November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 97–84	3–3	Curry Arena (317) Charlotte, NC
November 25, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond	L 61–90	3–4	Robins Center (4,953) Richmond, VA
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 83–80	4–4	Curry Arena (381) Charlotte, NC
December 1, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Carolina Christian	W 134–69	5–4	Curry Arena (556) Charlotte, NC
December 5, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Winthrop	L 82–88	5–5	Winthrop Coliseum (1,279) Rock Hill, SC
December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Carolina	W 112–64	6–5	Curry Arena (300) Charlotte, NC
December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Appalachian State	L 81–93	6–6	Curry Arena (1,532) Charlotte, NC
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Mercer	L 65–84	6–7	Hawkins Arena (839) Macon, GA
December 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 18 Clemson	L 79–109	6–8	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,817) Clemson, SC
December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., The CW		at No. 16 Duke	L 69–106	6–9	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
ASUN regular season
January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	L 77–80	6–10 (0–1)	KSU Convocation Center (1,921) Kennesaw, GA
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	W 78–75	7–10 (1–1)	Curry Arena (395) Charlotte, NC
January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stetson	L 66–84	7–11 (1–2)	Curry Arena (455) Charlotte, NC
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville	L 77–79	7–12 (1–3)	Swisher Gymnasium (873) Jacksonville, FL
January 20, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Florida	L 75–91	7–13 (1–4)	UNF Arena (1,559) Jacksonville, FL
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 96–79	8–13 (2–4)	Curry Arena (226) Charlotte, NC
January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Alabama	L 84–90	8–14 (2–5)	CB&S Bank Arena (1,473) Florence, AL
February 1, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	W 94–76	9–14 (3–5)	Curry Arena (317) Charlotte, NC
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bellarmine	W 85–75	10–14 (4–5)	Curry Arena (773) Charlotte, NC
February 8, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lipscomb	L 88–90	10–15 (4–6)	Allen Arena (1,582) Nashville, TN
February 10, 2024 5:15 p.m., ESPN+		at Austin Peay	L 76–79	10–16 (4–7)	F&M Bank Arena (3,333) Clarksville, TN
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Florida	L 79–93	10–17 (4–8)	Curry Arena (101) Charlotte, NC
February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 74–65	11–17 (5–8)	Curry Arena (326) Charlotte, NC
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Stetson	W 83–77	12–17 (6–8)	Edmunds Center (441) DeLand, FL
February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 81–90	12–18 (6–9)	Alico Arena (2,354) Fort Myers, FL
March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 91–82	13–18 (7–9)	Curry Arena (344) Charlotte, NC
ASUN tournament
March 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (7) Florida Gulf Coast First round	W 69–63	14–18	Edmunds Center (108) DeLand, FL
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	at (2) Stetson Quarterfinals	L 71–83	14–19	Edmunds Center (672) DeLand, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5][6]

References

1. Carboni, Nick (May 6, 2022). "Queens University athletics will move to Division 1". WCNC. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
2. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
3. "Royals Dominate FGCU on the Glass Advancing to ASUN Tournament Quarterfinals". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. February 27, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
4. "Kennesaw St. advances to ASUN semis holding off Queens". USA Today. February 28, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
5. "2023-2024 Men's Basketball Schedule". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
6. "Queens University Royals 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.