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	8–7 (2–0 Patriot)
Head coach	Duane Simpkins (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Nate Bollinger; Jackie Manuel; Isaiah Tate;
Home arena	Bender Arena

2023–24 Patriot League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lafayette	3	–	0	1.000	4	–	12	.250
American	2	–	1	.667	8	–	8	.500
Colgate	2	–	1	.667	8	–	8	.500
Navy	2	–	1	.667	6	–	8	.429
Bucknell	2	–	1	.667	5	–	11	.313
Boston University	1	–	2	.333	6	–	10	.375
Army	1	–	2	.333	5	–	11	.313
Lehigh	1	–	2	.333	4	–	10	.286
Loyola	1	–	2	.333	3	–	13	.188
Holy Cross	0	–	3	.000	3	–	13	.188

† 2024 Patriot League tournament winner As of January 11, 2024

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

Previous season

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

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

Date time, TV	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			Case Gym Boston, MA
January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Army			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
January 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Loyola (MD)			Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
January 20, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Lehigh			Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Holy Cross			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Colgate			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Lafayette			Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bucknell			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Loyola (MD)			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Holy Cross			Hart Center Worcester, MA
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Navy			Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lafayette			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
February 21, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Boston University			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Colgate			Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
February 28, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Army			Christl Arena West Point, NY
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Navy			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Patriot League tournament
March 5–13, 2024 TBD, ESPN+/CBSSN	TBD			TBD TBD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "2022-23 American Eagles Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
↑ "Brennan out as American coach after 10 seasons". ESPN.com. 2023-03-10. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
↑ "American U hires Duane Simpkins as basketball coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". American University. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 American University Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

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

[2] "Brennan out as American coach after 10 seasons". ESPN.com. 2023-03-10. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[3] "American U hires Duane Simpkins as basketball coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[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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