2023–24 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by eighth-year head coach Ray Harper, played home games at the Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama as first-year members of the Conference USA.

2023–24 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	14–18 (6–10 C-USA)
Head coach	Ray Harper (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Tommy Wade Dennan Morrow Marcus Belcher
Home arena	Pete Mathews Coliseum
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Sam Houston	13	–	3		.813			21	–	12		.636
Louisiana Tech	12	–	4		.750			22	–	10		.688
Western Kentucky †	8	–	8		.500			22	–	12		.647
Liberty	7	–	9		.438			18	–	14		.563
UTEP	7	–	9		.438			18	–	16		.529
New Mexico State	7	–	9		.438			13	–	19		.406
Middle Tennessee	7	–	9		.438			14	–	19		.424
Jacksonville State	6	–	10		.375			14	–	18		.438
FIU	5	–	11		.313			11	–	22		.333
† 2024 CUSA tournament winner

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2022–23 season 13–18, 6–12 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
DJ Gordon	0	G	6'5"	175	Sophomore	Garfield, PA	Transferred
Demaree King	1	G	6'0"	180	Senior	Tulsa, OK	Graduated
Cam McDowell	2	G	6'5"	185	Sophomore	Powder Springs, GA	Transferred
Maros Zeliznak	3	C	6'11"	265	Senior	Košice, Slovakia	Graduated
Skyelar Potter	5	G	6'3"	198	RS Senior	Bowling Green, KY	Left the team for personal reasons
Peyton Daniels	13	G	6'2"	185	Sophomore	Ellenwood, GA	Transferred
JJ Platt	15	G	6'1"	180	RS Freshman	Nashville, TN	Walk-on; transferred
Amanze Ngumezi	24	F	6'9"	245	RS Junior	Savannah, GA	Transferred to Morehead State
Clarence Jackson	25	F	6'7"	225	Junior	Dublin, GA	Transferred to New Mexico State
Arda Duraklar	35	C	6'11"	232	Freshman	İzmir, Turkey	Transferred

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Caleb Johnson	0	F	6'5"	200	Junior	North Preston, NS	Vincennes
Quincy Clark	1	G	6'2"	180	Junior	Westerville, OH	Lipscomb
Ivan Reynolds	5	G	6'4"	200	Junior	Pompano Beach, FL	Cal State Bakersfield
Matt Mayers	13	F	6'8"	210	GS Senior	Hastings-on-Hudson, NY	Robert Morris
Andres Burney	23	F	6'9"	210	Junior	Brundidge, AL	Eastern Florida State College
KyKy Tandy	24	G	6'2"	190	GS Senior	Hopkinsville, KY	Xavier

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alex Odam SG	Piedmont, AL	Piedmont High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 25, 2021
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Jacksonville State Basketball Commits". ESPN.

Roster

2023–24 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Caleb Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Father Henry Carr Vincennes North Preston, NS G 1 Quincy Clark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Westerville Central HS Lipscomb Westerville, OH F 2 Juwan Perdue 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Lakewood HS Sumter, SC G 3 Travis Roberts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bishop Walsh School Waldorf, MD F 4 Marcellus Brigham Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Briarcrest Christian HS Memphis, TN G 5 Ivan Reynolds 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Dillard HS Cal State Bakersfield Pompano Beach, FL G 10 Brad Lewis (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Thompson HS Central State Alabaster, AL G 11 Alex Odam 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Piedmont HS Piedmont, AL F 13 Matt Mayers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Hastings-On-Hudson HS Robert Morris Hastings-on-Hudson, NY F 20 Gora Niang 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Central Pointe Christian Academy (FL) Richard Toll, Senegal G 22 Tyre Patterson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Athens HS Athens, AL F 23 Andres Burney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Pike County HS Eastern Florida Brundidge, AL G 24 KyKy Tandy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS University Heights Academy Xavier Hopkinsville, KY C 50 Mason Nicholson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Jr Gary West Side HS Northwest Florida State College Gary, IN G 55 Thomas Curlee (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Faith Christian Academy Anniston, AL	Head coach Ray Harper (Kentucky Wesleyan) Assistant coach(es) Tommy Wade (Southeast Missouri State) Dennan Morrow (Kansas State) Marcus Belcher (Southern Illinois) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		Talladega	W 78–49		18 – Tandy	5 – Odam	5 – Odam	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,011) Jacksonville, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+		Brescia	W 91–41	1–0	12 – Tied	9 – Burney	5 – Tied	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,107) Jacksonville, AL
November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Tech C-USA/WAC Alliance	L 79–81 OT	1–1	23 – Tandy	6 – Johnson	3 – Johnson	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,123) Jacksonville, AL
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at West Virginia	L 57–70	1–2	18 – Tandy	8 – Tied	4 – Clark	WVU Coliseum (9,218) Morgantown, WV
November 18, 2023* 7:15 p.m., ESPN+		at North Alabama	L 59–61	1–3	14 – Tandy	7 – Perdue	3 – Tied	Flowers Hall (1,571) Florence, AL
November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Incarnate Word	L 66–67	1–4	19 – Tandy	10 – Perdue	4 – Odam	McDermott Center (86) San Antonio, TX
November 24, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTSA Roadrunner/Cardinal Classic	W 77–62	2–4	16 – Tied	5 – Tied	7 – Clark	Convocation Center (676) San Antonio, TX
November 26, 2023* 3:00 p.m.		vs. Incarnate Word Roadrunner/Cardinal Classic	W 67–65	3–4	20 – Tandy	6 – Mayers	4 – Tied	Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
November 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Alabama	W 70–52	4–4	29 – Tandy	6 – Tied	7 – Clark	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,865) Jacksonville, AL
December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		East Tennessee State	L 59–61	4–5	13 – Perdue	11 – Perdue	3 – Clark	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,203) Jacksonville, AL
December 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UIC	L 49–55	4–6	12 – Burney	4 – Tied	2 – Tied	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,657) Jacksonville, AL
December 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 23 Wisconsin	L 60–75	4–7	16 – Tandy	5 – Nicholson	3 – Clark	Kohl Center (12,816) Madison, WI
December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tarleton State C-USA/WAC Alliance	W 65–62	5–7	16 – Tandy	8 – Nicholson	3 – Clark	Wisdom Gymnasium (1,754) Stephenville, TX
December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	W 90–60	6–7	25 – Tandy	11 – Burney	3 – Reynolds	Jack Stephens Center (1,256) Little Rock, AR
December 28, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fort Valley State	W 93–57	7–7	20 – Tandy	8 – Tied	6 – Odam	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,432) Jacksonville, AL
December 31, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Trevecca Nazarene	W 107–67	8–7	25 – Tandy	9 – Perdue	11 – Odam	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,024) Jacksonville, AL
Conference USA regular season
January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	W 70–63	9–7 (1–0)	35 – Tandy	11 – Perdue	4 – Tied	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,188) Jacksonville, AL
January 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Liberty	W 61–51	10–7 (2–0)	14 – Tandy	6 – Tied	4 – Clark	Liberty Arena (2,384) Lynchburg, VA
January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Western Kentucky	L 69–80	10–8 (2–1)	25 – Tandy	4 – Tied	3 – Tied	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,580) Bowling Green, KY
January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	L 57–74	10–9 (2–2)	14 – Tied	6 – Nicholson	3 – Tandy	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,120) Jacksonville, AL
January 24, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 67–75	10–10 (2–3)	17 – Johnson	8 – Nicholson	5 – Reynolds	Murphy Center (2,605) Murfreesboro, TN
January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Liberty	W 73–62	11–10 (3–3)	25 – Tandy	10 – Clark	3 – Tied	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,835) Jacksonville, AL
February 1, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTEP	L 71–79	11–11 (3–4)	15 – Tandy	9 – Nicholson	4 – Clark	Don Haskins Center (3,845) El Paso, TX
February 3, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State	L 65–67	11–12 (3–5)	16 – Clark	12 – Perdue	5 – Clark	Pan American Center (11,278) Las Cruces, NM
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sam Houston	W 79–68	12–12 (4–5)	19 – Tandy	10 – Nicholson	6 – Clark	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,121) Jacksonville, AL
February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Kentucky	L 59–70	12–13 (4–6)	13 – Tandy	9 – Nicholson	3 – Tied	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,433) Jacksonville, AL
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 58–63	12–14 (4–7)	11 – Perdue	10 – Nicholson	2 – Tied	Thomas Assembly Center (2,071) Ruston, LA
February 21, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	W 76–68	13–14 (5–7)	18 – Mayers	9 – Brigham Jr.	3 – Tied	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,167) Jacksonville, AL
February 24, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU	W 77–75	14–14 (6–7)	20 – Tandy	6 – Burney	3 – Tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (828) Miami, FL
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTEP	L 65–72	14–15 (6–8)	22 – Tandy	6 – Nicholson	4 – Reynolds	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,025) Jacksonville, AL
March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State	L 64–66	14–16 (6–9)	15 – Tandy	6 – Nicholson	4 – Clark	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,822) Jacksonville, AL
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston	L 73–81	14–17 (6–10)	32 – Tandy	6 – Brigham Jr.	4 – Reynolds	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,442) Huntsville, TX
Conference USA Tournament
March 12, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) FIU First Round	L 67–76	14–18	17 – Perdue	13 – Nicholson	8 – Clark	Von Braun Center (444) Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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