2023–24 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
| 2023–24 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball | |
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Missouri Valley champions Ball Dawgs Classic champions | |
NIT, runner-up | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 32–7 (17–3 MVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Matthew Graves |
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| Home arena | Hulman Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 32 | – | 7 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake † | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 17 | – | 18 | .486 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 MVC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023–24 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by third-year head coach Josh Schertz, played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). The team finished the season 32–7, 17–3 in MVC play to win the regular-season championship. They defeated Missouri State[1] and Northern Iowa[2] before losing to Drake in the MVC tournament championship game.[3] They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 1 seed. They defeated SMU,[4] Minnesota,[5] Cincinnati[6] and Utah[7] to advance to the NIT championship game. There they lost to Seton Hall.[8]
On February 12, 2024, the Sycamores were ranked in the AP poll for the first time since the 1978–79 season.[9] Consecutive losses to Illinois State and Southern Illinois right after they were ranked took them out of the poll after just one week.
On March 17, in a move that drew criticism, Indiana State was omitted from the NCAA tournament by the selection committee, instead receiving a bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 1 seed.[10] The Sycamores were the highest NET-ranked team (at 28 nationally) to miss the NCAA tournament.
On April 6, head coach Josh Schertz left the school to become the head coach at Saint Louis.[11] On April 11, the school named associate head coach Matthew Graves the team's new head coach.[12]
Previous season
The Sycamores finished the 2022–23 season 23–13, 13–7 in MVC play, to finish in fifth place. They defeated Evansville in the opening round of the MVC tournament[13] and Belmont in the quarterfinals,[14] before losing to top-seeded Bradley in the semifinals.[15] They received an invitation to play in the CBI, where they defeated USC Upstate in the first round,[16] before falling to eventual tournament runner-up Eastern Kentucky in overtime in the quarterfinals.[17]
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods | W 90–60 | 1–0 |
Hulman Center (4,388) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
| November 10, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
at No. 24 Alabama | L 80–102 | 1–1 |
Coleman Coliseum (10,900) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
IUPUI | W 96–57 | 2–1 |
Hulman Center (3,470) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
| November 21, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Rice Ball Dawgs Classic |
W 103–88 | 3–1 |
Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV | |||||||
| November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Pepperdine Ball Dawgs Classic |
W 90–82 | 4–1 |
Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV | |||||||
| November 24, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Toledo Ball Dawgs Classic |
W 76–74 | 5–1 |
Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV | |||||||
| November 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern Illinois | W 77–48 | 6–1 (1–0) |
Hulman Center (4,009) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
| December 2, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+ |
at Bradley | W 85–77 | 7–1 (2–0) |
Carver Arena (5,639) Peoria, IL | |||||||
| December 5, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northern Illinois | W 90–67 | 8–1 |
Convocation Center (1,242) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern Indiana | W 98–54 | 9–1 |
Hulman Center (4,369) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
| December 16, 2023* 1:45 p.m., Peacock |
vs. Ball State Indy Classic |
W 83–72 | 10–1 |
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (16,812) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tennessee State | W 90–69 | 11–1 |
Hulman Center (4,291) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
| December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Michigan State | L 75–87 | 11–2 |
Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Evansville | W 87–73 | 12–2 (3–0) |
Hulman Center (4,457) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
| January 7, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northern Iowa | W 77–66 | 13–2 (4–0) |
McLeod Center (3,891) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
| January 10, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Drake | L 78–89 | 13–3 (4–1) |
Knapp Center (4,069) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Belmont | W 94–64 | 14–3 (5–1) |
Hulman Center (5,963) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
| January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Missouri State | W 88–66 | 15–3 (6–1) |
Hulman Center (4,803) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
| January 21, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Murray State | W 72–63 | 16–3 (7–1) |
CFSB Center (6,017) Murray, KY | |||||||
| January 24, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UIC | W 89–83 | 17–3 (8–1) |
Credit Union 1 Arena (2,174) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bradley | W 95–86 OT | 18–3 (9–1) |
Hulman Center (8,223) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
| January 31, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Belmont | W 78–72 | 19–3 (10–1) |
Curb Event Center (2,263) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| February 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Drake | W 75–67 | 20–3 (11–1) |
Hulman Center (8,332) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
| February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Valparaiso | W 101–61 | 21–3 (12–1) |
Hulman Center (5,716) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
| February 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Missouri State | W 73–71 | 22–3 (13–1) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,517) Springfield, MO | |||||||
| February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 23 | Illinois State | L 67–80 | 22–4 (13–2) |
Hulman Center (5,988) Terre Haute, IN | ||||||
| February 17, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 23 | at Southern Illinois | L 69–74 | 22–5 (13–3) |
Banterra Center (6,019) Carbondale, IL | ||||||
| February 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Valparaiso | W 83–64 | 23–5 (14–3) |
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,428) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
| February 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UIC | W 88–73 | 24–5 (15–3) |
Hulman Center (8,061) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
| February 28, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Evansville | W 85–67 | 25–5 (16–3) |
Ford Center (6,419) Evansville, IN | |||||||
| March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Murray State | W 89–77 | 26–5 (17–3) |
Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
| MVC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 8, 2024 1:00 p.m., MVC TV |
(1) | vs. (9) Missouri State Quarterfinals |
W 75–59 | 27–5 |
Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| March 9, 2024 3:30 p.m., CBSSN |
(1) | vs. (4) Northern Iowa Semifinals |
W 94–72 | 28–5 |
Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| March 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBS |
(1) | vs. (2) Drake Championship |
L 80–84 | 28–6 |
Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| NIT | |||||||||||
| March 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(1) | SMU First round – Indiana State Bracket |
W 101–92 | 29–6 |
Hulman Center (6,421) Terre Haute, IN | ||||||
| March 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
(1) | Minnesota Second round – Indiana State Bracket |
W 76–64 | 30–6 |
Hulman Center (8,239) Terre Haute, IN | ||||||
| March 26, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN |
(1) | (2) Cincinnati Quarterfinals – Indiana State Bracket |
W 85–81 | 31–6 |
Hulman Center (8,057) Terre Haute, IN | ||||||
| April 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
(1) | vs. (2) Utah Semifinals |
W 100–90 | 32–6 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,889) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
| April 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
(1) | vs. (1) Seton Hall Championship |
L 77–79 | 32–7 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 23 | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
References
- ^ Montgomery, Seth (March 8, 2024). "Sycamores advance to semifinals in MVC Tournament with win over Missouri State". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Montgomery, Seth (March 9, 2024). "ISU headed to Championship Sunday in Arch Madness; Face Drake for the tournament title". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Montgomery, Seth (March 10, 2024). "ISU falls in MVC tournament title game despite erasing 18-point deficit in second half". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Rush, Nick (March 20, 2024). "Kent's career night, lights out second half send the Sycamores past SMU". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Rush, Nick (March 24, 2024). "Sycamores advance to NIT Quarterfinal with victory over Minnesota". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Montgomery, Seth (March 26, 2024). "Indiana State earns trip to Hinkle for NIT Final Four with victory against Bearcats". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Montgomery, Seth (April 2, 2024). "Sycamores earn first-ever trip to NIT Championship with win over Utes". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Intemann, Kieran (April 4, 2024). "Indiana State concludes storybook season with NIT championship heartbreaker". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Marshall, John (February 12, 2024). "No. 23 Indiana State ranked for first time since 1979; UConn remains No. 1 in AP Top 25". Associated Press.
- ^ "March Madness? Indiana State, three 20-win Big East teams among those omitted on Selection Sunday". AP News. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ "Saint Louis hires Schertz away from Indiana State". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Bennett, Mark (April 11, 2024). "Matthew Graves Sycamores' next coach, takes over program in state of flux". Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Kunstmann, Codie (March 2, 2023). "Sycamores set MVC Tournament record, roll past Evansville to advance to quarterfinals". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ Organ, Mike (March 3, 2023). "Belmont basketball loses to Indiana State 94–91 in MVC quarterfinals". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ Eminian, Dave (March 4, 2023). "'One more': Bradley survives scare to advance to MVC championship game". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ "Indiana State takes down South Carolina Upstate 67–62 in CBI". USA Today. March 18, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ "Eastern Kentucky defeats Indiana State 89–88 in OT in CBI". CBS Sports. March 20, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ "Indiana State Sycamores Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2023.