2023–24 American Eagles men's basketball team

2023–24 American Eagles men's basketball
2023–24 American Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	16–16 (10–8 Patriot)
Head coach	Duane Simpkins (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Nate Bollinger; Jackie Manuel; Isaiah Tate;
Home arena	Bender Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Patriot League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Colgate †	16	–	2	.889	25	–	10	.714
Boston University	10	–	8	.556	16	–	17	.485
Lafayette	10	–	8	.556	11	–	21	.344
American	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Bucknell	10	–	8	.556	14	–	19	.424
Lehigh	9	–	9	.500	14	–	18	.438
Navy	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Army	6	–	12	.333	10	–	22	.313
Holy Cross	6	–	12	.333	10	–	23	.303
Loyola	5	–	13	.278	7	–	25	.219

† 2024 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2023–24 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Duane Simpkins, played their home games at Bender Arena located in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season[edit]

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 17–15, 7–11 in Patriot League play, to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Bucknell and Navy before losing to Lafayette in the semifinals.^[1]

Following the conclusion of the season, head coach Mike Brennan was fired.^[2] On April 1, 2023, the school would name George Mason assistant coach Duane Simpkins the team's new head coach.^[3]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 American Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Chris Gleaton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Trinity-Pawling	Thiells, New York
G	1	Elijah Stephens	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	China Spring	Waco, Texas
G	2	Nick Marshall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Loyola (MD)	Clarksville, Maryland
G	3	Colin Smalls	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	St. Andrew's	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G	4	Lincoln Ball	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	George Washington	Williamsport, Maryland
G	5	Alex Daniels	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Weatherford College	Duluth, Georgia
G	8	Lorenzo Donadio	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Boys' Latin	Rome, Italy
G	10	Adrian Samuels	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Vanderbilt	Nashville, Tennessee
G	12	Geoff Sprouse	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Pembroke Pines	Pembroke Pines, Florida
F	14	Gibraltar Coleman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Flint Hill	Lorton, Virginia
F	15	Matt Rogers	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	St. Maria Goretti	Knoxville, Maryland
G	20	Adam Holod	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Santiago Canyon College	Saint Paul, Minnesota
F	21	Noah Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Mount Saint Joseph	Baltimore, Maryland
C	22	Jermaine Ballisager Webb	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Montverde	Stjær, Denmark
C	23	Greg Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Hayfield	Alexandria, Virginia
F	31	Matt Delaney	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	St. Augustine Prep	Mantua, New Jersey
F	33	Matt Mayock	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Westtown School	Berwyn, Pennsylvania
F	45	Mason Whittaker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Christ's College	Cust, New Zealand

Head coach

Duane Simpkins (Maryland)

Assistant coach(es)

Nate Bollinger (Millersville)
Jackie Manuel (North Carolina)
Isaiah Tate (George Mason)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		at Howard	L 61–69	–	Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1		at No. 22 Villanova	L 63–90	0–1	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at William & Mary	L 56–75	0–2	Kaplan Arena (2,716) Williamsburg, VA
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Siena	W 78–58	1–2	Bender Arena (1,114) Washington, D.C.
November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		NJIT	W 87–73	2–2	Bender Arena (909) Washington, D.C.
November 19, 2023* 4:30 p.m., FS2		at Georgetown Georgetown MTE	L 83–88 ^OT	2–3	Capital One Arena (4,755) Washington, D.C.
November 22, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's Georgetown MTE	W 68–65	3–3	Bender Arena (584) Washington, D.C.
November 26, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hood College	W 103–74	4–3	Bender Arena (554) Washington, D.C.
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Harvard	L 75–80	4–4	Lavietes Pavilion (983) Boston, MA
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Francis (PA)	L 73–75	4–5	Bender Arena (692) Washington, D.C.
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		at Saint Joseph's	L 53–69	4–6	Hagan Arena (1,517) Philadelphia, PA
December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VMI	W 77–69	5–6	Cameron Hall (3,317) Lexington, VA
December 21, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCN		at Virginia Tech	L 55–77	5–7	Cassell Coliseum (4,886) Blacksburg, VA
December 29, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UMBC	W 87–85	6–7	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,087) Catonsville, MD
Patriot League regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lehigh	W 75–66	7–7 (1–0)	Bender Arena (412) Washington, D.C.
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Bucknell	W 71–63	8–7 (2–0)	Sojka Pavilion (634) Lewisburg, PA
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Boston University	L 68–72	8–8 (2–1)	Case Gym (454) Boston, MA
January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Army	W 79–60	9–8 (3–1)	Bender Arena (2,426) Washington, D.C.
January 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Loyola (MD)	W 66–52	10–8 (4–1)	Reitz Arena (1,243) Baltimore, MD
January 20, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lehigh	L 68–70	10–9 (4–2)	Stabler Arena (688) Bethlehem, PA
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Holy Cross	W 84–65	11–9 (5–2)	Bender Arena (876) Washington, D.C.
January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colgate	L 54–73	11–10 (5–3)	Bender Arena (1,644) Washington, D.C.
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lafayette	W 69–66	12–10 (6–3)	Kirby Sports Center (1,289) Easton, PA
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bucknell	W 75–66 ^OT	13–10 (7–3)	Bender Arena (1,257) Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	L 43–44	13–11 (7–4)	Bender Arena (841) Washington, D.C.
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Holy Cross	L 56–58	13–12 (7–5)	Hart Center (1,791) Worcester, MA
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Navy	W 59–42	14–12 (8–5)	Alumni Hall (703) Annapolis, MD
February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lafayette	L 62–68	14–13 (8–6)	Bender Arena (1,087) Washington, D.C.
February 21, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Boston University	L 52–67	14–14 (8–7)	Bender Arena (691) Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Colgate	W 66–64	15–14 (9–7)	Cotterell Court (1,158) Hamilton, NY
February 28, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Army	W 73–51	16–14 (10–7)	Christl Arena (277) West Point, NY
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Navy	L 65–71	16–15 (10–8)	Bender Arena (1,648) Washington, D.C.
Patriot League tournament
March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	(5) Bucknell Quarterfinals	L 57–80	16–16	Bender Arena (1,172) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ "2022-23 American Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
^ Borzello, Jeff (2023-03-10). "Brennan out as American coach after 10 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
^ "American U hires Duane Simpkins as basketball coach". USA Today. 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". American University. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
^ "2023-24 American University Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 American Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

[2] Borzello, Jeff (2023-03-10). "Brennan out as American coach after 10 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.

[3] "American U hires Duane Simpkins as basketball coach". USA Today. 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-11-07.

[4] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". American University. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

[5] "2023-24 American University Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

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