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2023–24 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team

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2023–24 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball
ConferenceASUN Conference
Record20–12 (11–5 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roger Idstrom
  • Tyler Murray
  • Vince Martin
  • Will Acuff
  • Peyton Mattingly
Home arenaAllen Arena
Seasons
2023–24 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Kentucky 12 4   .750 17 14   .548
Stetson 11 5   .688 22 13   .629
Lipscomb 11 5   .688 20 12   .625
Austin Peay 10 6   .625 19 16   .543
North Florida 9 7   .563 16 16   .500
North Alabama 8 8   .500 15 17   .469
Florida Gulf Coast 8 8   .500 14 18   .438
Queens* 7 9   .438 14 19   .424
Kennesaw State 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Jacksonville 5 11   .313 16 17   .485
Central Arkansas 5 11   .313 9 23   .281
Bellarmine* 4 12   .250 8 23   .258
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2024 ASUN tournament winner

The 2023–24 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by fifth-year head coach Lennie Acuff, played their home games at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the ASUN Conference.

Previous season

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The Bisons finished the 2022–23 season 20–13, 11–7 in ASUN play, to finish in fifth place.[1] They defeated Stetson in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament,[2] before falling to Kennesaw State in the semifinals.[3]

Roster

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2023–24 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 AJ McGinnis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Cincinnati Huntsville, AL
F 1 Rylan Houck 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Oxford High School Oxford, AL
G 2 Will Pruitt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mount Juliet High School Mount Juliet, TN
G 3 Logan Suber 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Mt. Zion Prep Academy Fredericksburg, VA
G 4 Derrin Boyd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Georgetown College Princeton, KY
G 5 Cody Head 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lutheran High School East Cleveland, OH
G 10 Jack Ingold 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr George Washington High School Charleston, WV
C 11 Owen McCormack 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Presbyterian Advance, NC
G 12 Paxton Davidson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Green Hill High School Mount Juliet, TN
F 13 Hank Hutcheson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr Trevecca Brentwood, TN
F 15 Dylan Faulkner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Calhoun High School Calhoun, GA
F 21 TJ Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Belton High School Belton, TX
G 22 Joe Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Furman Maryville, TN
G 24 Jason Montgomery 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Drury St. Louis, MO
G 33 Zach Lamey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Briarwood Christian School Birmingham, AL
C 35 Grant Asman 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Kimberly High School Kimberly, AL
F 41 Jacob Ognacevic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Valparaiso Sheboygan, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Wichita State L 59–76  0–1
Charles Koch Arena (6,286)
Wichita, KS
November 8, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Drake L 70–85  0–2
Knapp Center (3,021)
Des Moines, IA
November 11, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Asbury W 113–74  1–2
Allen Arena (2,179)
Nashville, TN
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech W 96–65  2–2
Eblen Center (899)
Cookeville, TN
November 18, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Alabama A&M W 106–81  3–2
Allen Arena (823)
Nashville, TN
November 24, 2023*
1:00 p.m.
vs. UNC Asheville
Northern Classic
W 86–75  4–2
Place Bell 
Laval, QC
November 25, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
vs. Bowling Green
Northern Classic
L 61–82  4–3
Place Bell 
Laval, QC
November 26, 2023*
12:30 p.m.
vs. Wofford
Northern Classic
W 85–78  5–3
Place Bell 
Laval, QC
November 29, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Chattanooga W 82–68  6–3
Allen Arena (2,132)
Nashville, TN
December 2, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UCF L 57–72  6–4
Addition Financial Arena (5,152)
Orlando, FL
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Belmont
Battle of the Boulevard
L 71–72  6–5
Curb Event Center (4,301)
Nashville, TN
December 10, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tennessee State W 78–71  7–5
Allen Arena (1,961)
Nashville, TN
December 16, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
vs. Arkansas L 66–69  7–6
Simmons Bank Arena 
North Little Rock, AR
December 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bryan W 101–55  8–6
Allen Arena (435)
Nashville, TN
December 30, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+/ACCNX
at Florida State W 78–75  9–6
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,051)
Tallahassee, FL
ASUN regular season
January 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky L 72–80  9–7
(0–1)
Baptist Health Arena (2,476)
Richmond, KY
January 6, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bellarmine W 81–70  10–7
(1–1)
Freedom Hall (1,742)
Louisville, KY
January 13, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Austin Peay W 91–77  11–7
(2–1)
Allen Arena (2,082)
Nashville, TN
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Central Arkansas L 86–96  11–8
(2–2)
Allen Arena (1,446)
Nashville, TN
January 20, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Alabama W 88–79  12–8
(3–2)
Allen Arena (1,667)
Nashville, TN
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast W 98–72  13–8
(4–2)
Alico Arena (1,805)
Fort Myers, FL
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Stetson L 59–80  13–9
(4–3)
Edmunds Center (596)
DeLand, FL
January 31, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Florida L 76–85  13–10
(4–4)
UNF Arena (1,409)
Jacksonville, FL
February 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville W 84–82  14–10
(5–4)
Allen Arena (1,777)
Nashville, TN
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Queens W 90–88  15–10
(6–4)
Allen Arena (1,582)
Nashville, TN
February 10, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 101–95  16–10
(7–4)
Allen Arena (2,134)
Nashville, TN
February 15, 2024
7:45 p.m., ESPN+
at North Alabama L 70–75  16–11
(7–5)
CB&S Bank Arena (1,474)
Florence, AL
February 17, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Central Arkansas W 85–68  17–11
(8–5)
Farris Center (945)
Conway, AR
February 24, 2024
4:15 p.m., ESPN+
at Austin Peay W 90–85  18–11
(9–5)
F&M Bank Arena (5,681)
Clarksville, TN
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bellarmine W 90–74  19–11
(10–5)
Allen Arena (1,588)
Nashville, TN
March 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky W 81–67  20–11
(11–5)
Allen Arena (2,026)
Nashville, TN
ASUN tournament
March 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(3) (6) North Alabama
Quarterfinals
L 75–77  20–12
Allen Arena (1,982)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Takes Out Stetson In ASUN Quarterfinals". Lipscomb University. February 28, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  3. ^ Wasik, Mark (March 2, 2023). "Owls Earn Trip To ASUN Championship with 80-71 Win over Lipscomb". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lipscomb University. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "Lipscomb Bisons Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.