2023–24 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

2023–24 Hofstra Pride men's basketball
2023–24 Hofstra Pride men's basketball
Gulf Coast Showcase champions
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	20–13 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach	Speedy Claxton (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Mike DePaoli; Serge Clement; Tom Parrotta;
Home arena	Mack Sports Complex
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 2023–24 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represents Hofstra University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by third-year head coach Speedy Claxton, play their home games at the Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York, as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Pride finished the 2022–23 season 25–10, 16–2 in CAA play to finish as CAA regular season co–champions, alongside Charleston.^[1] Due to tiebreakers, they received the #1 seed in the CAA tournament, where they defeated #8 seed William & Mary in the quarterfinals,^[2] before being upset by #4 seed UNC Wilmington in the semifinals.^[3] As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NIT, where, in the first round, they would upset #1 seed Rutgers in overtime,^[4] before falling to Cincinnati in the second round.^[5]

Roster

2023–24 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	KiJan Robinson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Wekiva High School	Apopka, Florida
G	1	Darlinstone Dubar	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Jr	Iowa State	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	2	Bryce Washington	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	GS	Penn	Southfield, Michigan
G	3	Khalil Farmer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	RS Fr	Roman Catholic High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	4	Myles Wilmoth	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Butler	Chestnut Ridge, New York
G	5	Jaquan Carlos	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Thomas Jefferson High School	Brooklyn, New York
F	11	Jacco Fritz	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Canisius	Tiel, Netherlands
G	12	Griffin Barrouk	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Bayard Rustin High School	Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
G	14	Aiden Best	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	So	Lawrence Woodmere Academy	Hempstead, New York
G	15	Jayden Henriquez	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	East Meadow High School	East Meadow, New York
G	23	Tyler Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Sacred Heart	New Haven, Connecticut
G	24	Eric Parnell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Eastern Florida State	Melbourne, Florida
G	25	German Plotnikov	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Jr	North Platte Community College	Minsk, Belarus
F	30	Silas Sunday	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	So	Iona	Lucan, Ireland
F	33	Christian Tomasco	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Archbishop Ryan High School	Moorestown, New Jersey

Head coach

Speedy Claxton (Hofstra)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike DePaoli (Saint Rose)
Serge Clement (SUNY Potsdam)
Tom Parrotta (Fordham)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 11:30 am, FloHoops		St. Joseph's–Long Island	W 101–48	1–0	Mack Sports Complex (2,147) Hempstead, NY
November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Princeton	L 67–74	1–1	Mack Sports Complex (3,217) Hempstead, NY
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	L 60–71	1–2	Charles E. Smith Center (1,169) Washington, D.C.
November 20, 2023* 7:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Buffalo Gulf Coast Showcase first round	W 102–68	2–2	Hertz Arena (314) Estero, FL
November 21, 2023* 7:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Wright State Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals	W 85–76	3–2	Hertz Arena (342) Estero, FL
November 22, 2023* 7:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. High Point Gulf Coast Showcase championship	W 97–92 ^OT	4–2	Hertz Arena (413) Estero, FL
November 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG2		South Florida	W 82–63	5–2	Mack Sports Complex (1,758) Hempstead, NY
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iona	W 62–57	6–2	Hynes Athletics Center (1,744) New Rochelle, NY
December 9, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 68–71	6–3	Chaifetz Arena (5,127) St. Louis, MO
December 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 21 Duke	L 68–89	6–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		Norfolk State	W 74–58	7–4	Mack Sports Complex (1,969) Hempstead, NY
December 21, 2023* 10:00 pm		at UNLV	L 56–74	7–5	Thomas & Mack Center (5,065) Paradise, NV
December 30, 2023* 12:00 pm, FS1		at St. John's	L 79–84	7–6	UBS Arena (7,486) Elmont, NY
CAA regular season
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG2		Charleston	L 61–73	7–7 (0–1)	Mack Sports Complex (1,412) Hempstead, NY
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG		Delaware	W 76–71	8–7 (1–1)	Mack Sports Complex (2,027) Hempstead, NY
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Northeastern	L 68–71	8–8 (1–2)	Matthews Arena (972) Boston, MA
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Campbell	L 68–69	8–9 (1–3)	Gore Arena (1,122) Buies Creek, NC
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Hampton	W 86–77	9–9 (2–3)	Mack Sports Complex (1,244) Hempstead, NY
January 22, 2024 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at Stony Brook	W 80–74	10–9 (3–3)	Island Federal Arena (3,027) Stony Brook, NY
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		William & Mary	W 64–55	11–9 (4–3)	Mack Sports Complex (1,376) Hempstead, NY
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Monmouth	L 78–81	11–10 (4–4)	OceanFirst Bank Center (2,276) West Long Branch, NJ
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSGSN		Stony Brook	W 72–71	12–10 (5–4)	Mack Sports Complex (2,062) Hempstead, NY
February 3, 2024 6:00 pm, CBSSN		Towson	W 59–56	13–10 (6–4)	Mack Sports Complex (3,743) Hempstead, NY
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Hampton	W 63–59	14–10 (7–4)	Hampton Convocation Center (1,004) Hampton, VA
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at North Carolina A&T	W 81–49	15–10 (8–4)	Corbett Sports Center (1,054) Greensboro, NC
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Drexel	L 77–79	15–11 (8–5)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,678) Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG		Northeastern	W 82–62	16–11 (9–5)	Mack Sports Complex (2,122) Hempstead, NY
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Drexel	W 69–57	17–11 (10–5)	Mack Sports Complex (2,674) Hempstead, NY
February 24, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG		Elon	W 87–64	18–11 (11–5)	Mack Sports Complex (2,613) Hempstead, NY
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at UNC Wilmington	W 69–58	19–11 (12–5)	Trask Coliseum (4,937) Wilmington, NC
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Charleston	L 76–87	19–12 (12–6)	TD Arena (5,127) Charleston, SC
CAA Tournament
March 10, 2024 8:30 pm, FloHoops	(3)	vs. (6) Delaware Quarterfinals	W 73–58	20–12	Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,688) Washington, D.C.
March 11, 2024 8:30 pm, CBSSN	(3)	vs. (7) Stony Brook Semifinals	L 59–63	20–13	Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,785) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern .

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Hofstra Earns No. 1 Seed in 2023 Jersey Mike's CAA Men's Basketball Championship; Action Begins Friday in Washington". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ "Hofstra Leaves No Doubt In CAA Quarterfinal Victory Over William & Mary; 12th Win In A Row". Hofstra University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ "UNCW basketball upsets Hofstra, returns to CAA tournament championship game". Star-News. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ "Hofstra beats top-seeded Rutgers 88-86 in overtime in NIT". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ "Cincinnati Bearcats advance in NIT with 14-point win at Hofstra". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hofstra University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ "Hofstra Pride 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[1] "Hofstra Earns No. 1 Seed in 2023 Jersey Mike's CAA Men's Basketball Championship; Action Begins Friday in Washington". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[2] "Hofstra Leaves No Doubt In CAA Quarterfinal Victory Over William & Mary; 12th Win In A Row". Hofstra University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[3] "UNCW basketball upsets Hofstra, returns to CAA tournament championship game". Star-News. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[4] "Hofstra beats top-seeded Rutgers 88-86 in overtime in NIT". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[5] "Cincinnati Bearcats advance in NIT with 14-point win at Hofstra". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[6] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hofstra University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[7] "Hofstra Pride 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

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