2023–24 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by sixth-year head coach Dan Engelstad, played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

2023–24 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	13–19 (9–11 MAAC)
Head coach	Dan Engelstad (6th season)
Associate head coach	Will Holland
Assistant coaches	Justin Burrell Jeremy Freeman
Home arena	Knott Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 MAAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Quinnipiac	15	–	5		.750			24	–	10		.706
Fairfield	14	–	6		.700			24	–	13		.649
Marist	12	–	8		.600			18	–	13		.581
Rider	12	–	8		.600			15	–	17		.469
Saint Peter's †	12	–	8		.600			19	–	14		.576
Niagara	11	–	9		.550			16	–	16		.500
Iona	10	–	10		.500			16	–	17		.485
Mount St. Mary's	9	–	11		.450			13	–	19		.406
Canisius	8	–	12		.400			14	–	18		.438
Manhattan	4	–	16		.200			7	–	23		.233
Siena	3	–	17		.150			4	–	28		.125
† 2024 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2022–23 season 13–20, 8–12 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for ninth place.^[1] In the MAAC tournament, they defeated Canisius in the first round,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Iona in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Dakota Leffew 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Jonesboro HS Hampton, GA G 2 De'Shayne Montgomery 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Fort Lauderdale, FL F 3 Jonathan Ogunfuye 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Spire Academy Houston, TX F 4 Dola Adebayo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Canterbury School Fort Myers, FL G 5 Malcolm Dread 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Richmond Detroit, MI G 10 Patrick Haigh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bishop Guilfoyle HS Altoona, PA F 11 George Tinsley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Binghamton Clarks Summit, PA F 12 Jedy Cordilia 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr West Nottingham Academy Tilburg, Netherlands G 13 Dallas Hobbs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Dynamic Prep Dallas, TX F 15 Terrell Ard Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Presbyterian Marietta, GA F 21 Ron Jessamy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Palmetto Ridge HS Clarksville, TN G 23 Joshua Reaves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr South Kent School Hamden, CT F 24 František Barton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Get Better Academy Brno, Czech Republic G 25 Joshua Olaosebikan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr North Point HS Waldorf, MD G 45 Xavier Lipscomb 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Radford Washington, D.C.	Head coach Dan Engelstad (St. Mary's (MD)) Assistant coach(es) Will Holland (Mount St. Mary's) Justin Burrell (Holy Cross) Jeremy Freeman (Cornell) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 23, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023* 4:00 p.m.		Bucknell Behan Strong Exhibition Game	W 72–67 2OT		Knott Arena (850) Emmitsburg, MD
Regular season
November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		at Maryland	L 53–68	0–1	Xfinity Center (14,044) College Park, MD
November 11, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coppin State	W 74–60	1–1	Knott Arena (2,206) Emmitsburg, MD
November 18, 2023* 12:00 p.m., Fox 5 Plus		at Georgetown Georgetown MTE	L 72–83	1–2	Capital One Arena (4,648) Washington, D.C.
November 22, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at American Georgetown MTE	L 65–68	1–3	Bender Arena (584) Washington, D.C.
November 25, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Howard	L 83–87 2OT	1–4	Knott Arena (1,215) Emmitsburg, MD
December 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Manhattan	L 74–75 OT	1–5 (0–1)	Draddy Gymnasium (1,097) Riverdale, NY
December 3, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Siena	W 80–48	2–5 (1–1)	Knott Arena (1,863) Emmitsburg, MD
December 5, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SECN+		at Ole Miss	L 68–77	2–6	SJB Pavilion (6,950) Oxford, MS
December 9, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	W 77–64	3–6	Reitz Arena (821) Baltimore, MD
December 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 72–65	4–6	DeGol Arena (502) Loretto, PA
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at Georgia	L 82–94	4–7	Stegeman Coliseum (6,045) Athens, GA
December 23, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		LIU	W 87–59	5–7	Knott Arena (1,782) Emmitsburg, MD
December 30, 2023* 12:00 p.m.		at Delaware State	L 73–77	5–8	Memorial Hall (550) Dover, DE
January 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Canisius	W 74–69	6–8 (2–1)	Knott Arena (1,307) Emmitsburg, MD
January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	L 64–70	6–9 (2–2)	Run Baby Run Arena (426) Jersey City, NJ
January 14, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Iona	L 70–87	6–10 (2–3)	Hynes Athletics Center (1,434) New Rochelle, NY
January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marist	W 65–48	7–10 (3–3)	Knott Arena (1,808) Emmitsburg, MD
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Niagara	L 71–82	7–11 (3–4)	Knott Arena (2,412) Emmitsburg, MD
January 25, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	L 65–79	7–12 (3–5)	M&T Bank Arena (929) Hamden, CT
January 27, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rider	L 62–66	7–13 (3–6)	Knott Arena (2,965) Emmitsburg, MD
February 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marist	W 76–58	8–13 (4–6)	McCann Arena (1,360) Poughkeepsie, NY
February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Siena	W 68–61	9–13 (5–6)	MVP Arena (5,730) Albany, NY
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Manhattan	W 82–78	10–13 (6–6)	Knott Arena (2,270) Emmitsburg, MD
February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Quinnipiac	W 96–79	11–13 (7–6)	Knott Arena (2,166) Emmitsburg, MD
February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rider	L 57–61	11–14 (7–7)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,587) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fairfield	L 80–94	11–15 (7–8)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,327) Fairfield, CT
February 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Peter's	L 65–70	11–16 (7–9)	Knott Arena (2,061) Emmitsburg, MD
February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Iona	W 72–65	12–16 (8–9)	Knott Arena (1,387) Emmitsburg, MD
March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Canisius	L 56–61	12–17 (8–10)	Koessler Athletic Center (914) Buffalo, NY
March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Niagara	W 91–72	13–17 (9–10)	Gallagher Center (1,077) Lewiston, NY
March 9, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fairfield	L 92–96	13–18 (9–11)	Knott Arena (2,790) Emmitsburg, MD
MAAC tournament
March 12, 2024 5:15 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) Canisius First round	L 61–77	13–19	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[4][5]

References

1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
2. "Mount St. Mary's Survives and Advances with 67-66 Overtime Win over Canisius in MAAC Tournament First Round". Mount St. Mary's University. March 7, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
3. "Iona beats Mount St. Mary's 74-54 in MAAC Tournament". CBSSports.com. March 8, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
4. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mount St. Mary's University. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
5. "Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 2022-23 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 22, 2023.