2023–24 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by second-year head coach Chris Markwood, played their home games at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine, with some games at Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine, as members of the America East Conference.

2023–24 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	15–17 (7–9 America East)
Head coach	Chris Markwood (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Rob O'Driscoll Pete Gash Jordon Bronner
Home arena	Cross Insurance Center

2023–24 America East Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Vermont †	15	–	1		.938			28	–	7		.800
UMass Lowell	11	–	5		.688			22	–	10		.688
Bryant	11	–	5		.688			20	–	13		.606
New Hampshire	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Binghamton	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
Maine	7	–	9		.438			15	–	17		.469
UMBC	6	–	10		.375			11	–	21		.344
Albany	5	–	11		.313			13	–	19		.406
NJIT	3	–	13		.188			7	–	21		.250
† 2024 AmEast tournament winner

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2022–23 season 13–17, 7–9 in America East play, to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to UMass Lowell.

Roster

2023–24 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Logan Carey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr St. Paul's School Shelton, CT G 1 Kellen Tynes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Montana State Dartmouth, NS G 2 Ja'Shonté Wright-McLeish 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Montreal, QC G 3 Jaden Clayton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So Fort Erie International Academy Whitby, ON F 4 Adam Cisse 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Manhattan The Bronx, NY G 5 Isaac Bonilla 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Fr Bradford Christian Academy Danville, NH G 10 Okay Djamgouz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Drake Oakville, ON F 11 Kristians Feierbergs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr GBA Academy Riga, Latvia F 12 Milos Nenadic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Jr Western Reserve Academy Kitchener, ON F 14 AJ Lopez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr New Hampshire Queens, NY F 15 John Shea 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So Edward Little HS Auburn, ME G 22 Quion Burns 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr LIU White Plains, NY G 23 Bryce Lausier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Saint Anselm Glenburn, ME F 25 Keelan Steele 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — So Victory Academy Alton, ON G 31 Novak Perovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Hoosac School Belgrade, Serbia F 32 Ayme Daguilh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Bridgton Academy West Boylston, MA F 44 Peter Filipovity 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr Utah State Eastern Kaposvár, Hungary	Head coach Chris Markwood (Maine) Assistant coach(es) Rob O'Driscoll (Villanova) Pete Gash (Chattanooga) Jordon Bronner (New Hampshire) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 11, 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 Charlotte	L 52–69	0–1	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,510) Charlotte, NC
November 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMaine Presque Isle	W 111–59	1–1	Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
November 12, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Merrimack	L 65–71	1–2	Memorial Gymnasium (815) Orono, ME
November 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Northwestern State UNF MTE	W 78–65	2–2	UNF Arena (135) Jacksonville, FL
November 17, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Presbyterian UNF MTE	W 80–66	3–2	UNF Arena (144) Jacksonville, FL
November 18, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Florida UNF MTE	L 58–67	3–3	UNF Arena (1,259) Jacksonville, FL
November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Florida	W 70–59	4–3	Yuengling Center (3,134) Tampa, FL
November 25, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Columbia	L 56–75	4–4	Levien Gymnasium (898) New York, NY
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Holy Cross	W 72–57	5–4	Hart Center (777) Worcester, MA
December 3, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Brown	W 60–49	6–4	Memorial Gymnasium (631) Orono, ME
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Boston University	W 74–65	7–4	Case Gym (653) Boston, MA
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Connecticut	W 69–56	8–4	Memorial Gymnasium (732) Orono, ME
December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UCF	L 51–74	8–5	Addition Financial Arena (5,014) Orlando, FL
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU	L 74–82	8–6	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (602) Miami, FL
December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Peacock		at Minnesota	L 62–80	8–7	Williams Arena (8,658) Minneapolis, MN
America East Conference regular season
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Vermont	L 58–65	8–8 (0–1)	Patrick Gym (2,704) Burlington, VT
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Hampshire	L 74–79	8–9 (0–2)	Cross Insurance Center (612) Bangor, ME
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMBC	L 65–70	8–10 (0–3)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (365) Catonsville, MD
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at NJIT	W 70–64	9–10 (1–3)	Wellness and Events Center (655) Newark, NJ
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Albany	W 81–73	10–10 (2–3)	Memorial Gymnasium (724) Orono, ME
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Binghamton	L 50–51	10–11 (2–4)	Cross Insurance Center (1,287) Bangor, ME
February 1, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	L 62–76	10–12 (2–5)	Costello Athletic Center (768) Lowell, MA
February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bryant	W 79–72	11–12 (3–5)	Memorial Gymnasium (855) Orono, ME
February 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Hampshire	L 57–60	11–13 (3–6)	Lundholm Gym (1,017) Durham, NH
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bryant	L 72–77	11–14 (3–7)	Chace Athletic Center (1,001) Smithfield, RI
February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Vermont	L 57–68	11–15 (3–8)	Memorial Gymnasium (940) Orono, ME
February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMBC	W 62–56	12–15 (4–8)	Memorial Gymnasium (647) Orono, ME
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		NJIT	W 68–58	13–15 (5–8)	Memorial Gymnasium (689) Orono, ME
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Binghamton	L 74–76 OT	13–16 (5–9)	Binghamton University Events Center (2,539) Vestal, NY
March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Albany	W 74–71 OT	14–16 (6–9)	Broadview Center (2,268) Albany, NY
March 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 71–65	15–16 (7–9)	Memorial Gymnasium (647) Orono, ME
America East tournament
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	at (3) Bryant Quarterfinals	L 58–84	15–17	Chace Athletic Center (1,147) Smithfield, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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