2023-24_Indiana_State_Sycamores_men's_basketball_team

2023–24 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

2023–24 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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. The team finished the season 32–7, 17–3 in MVC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Missouri State and Northern Iowa before losing to Drake in the MVC tournament championship game. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 1 seed. They defeated SMU, Minnesota, Cincinnati, and Utah to advance to the NIT championship game. There they lost to Seton Hall.

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On February 12, 2024, the Sycamores were ranked in the AP poll for the first time since the 1978–79 season.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] On April 11, the school named associate head coach Matthew Graves the team's new head coach.[4]

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[5] and Belmont in the quarterfinals,[6] before losing to top-seeded Bradley in the semifinals.[7] They received an invitation to play in the CBI, where they would defeat USC Upstate in the first round,[8] before falling to eventual tournament runners-up Eastern Kentucky in overtime in the quarterfinals.[9]

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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References

  1. [1]
    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-US.
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    "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.
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    "Saint Louis hires Schertz away from Indiana State". ESPN.com. April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  4. [4]
    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.
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    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.
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    Organ, Mike (March 3, 2023). "Belmont basketball loses to Indiana State 94–91 in MVC quarterfinals". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  7. [7]
    Eminian, Dave (March 4, 2023). "'One more': Bradley survives scare to advance to MVC championship game". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  8. [8]
    "Indiana State takes down South Carolina Upstate 67–62 in CBI". USA Today. March 18, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Eastern Kentucky defeats Indiana State 89–88 in OT in CBI". CBS Sports. March 20, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  10. [10]
    "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  11. [11]
    "Indiana State Sycamores 2023–24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
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