2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball team

2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball
2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	7–10 (1–1 ASUN)
Head coach	Grant Leonard (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Charlie Wilson; Sean McClurg; Dan Bailey; Bobby Horodyski; Walt Belcher;
Home arena	Curry Arena

2023–24 ASUN men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kennesaw State	2	–	0	1.000	11	–	5	.688
Eastern Kentucky	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	9	.400
Central Arkansas	1	–	0	1.000	5	–	12	.294
Stetson	2	–	1	.667	10	–	7	.588
Lipscomb	1	–	1	.500	10	–	7	.588
Austin Peay	1	–	1	.500	8	–	9	.471
North Florida	1	–	1	.500	8	–	9	.471
Queens*	1	–	1	.500	7	–	10	.412
Florida Gulf Coast	1	–	2	.333	7	–	11	.389
North Alabama	0	–	1	.000	6	–	9	.400
Jacksonville	0	–	2	.000	9	–	7	.563
Bellarmine*	0	–	2	.000	4	–	13	.235
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2024 ASUN tournament winner As of January 12, 2024

The 2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball team represents the Queens University of Charlotte during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Royals, led by second-year head coach Grant Leonard, play their home games at Curry Arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina, as second-year members of the ASUN Conference.

This season marks Queens' second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Royals are not eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.^[1]

Previous season

The Royals finished the 2022–23 season 18–15, 7–11 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for ninth place.^[2] As the No. 9 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated Florida Gulf Coast,^[3] before losing to Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals.^[4]

Roster

2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Kobe George	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Greensboro, North Carolina
G/F	1	Jacobi Sebock	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Midwest City, Oklahoma
G	3	Kalib Mathews	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Franklinton, North Carolina
F	4	Gavin Rains	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Trinity, North Carolina
G	5	AJ McKee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	6	BJ McLaurin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Fayetteville, North Carolina
F	8	Luke Krawczyk	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Fort Mill, South Carolina
G/F	10	Bryce Cash	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	11	Chris Ashby	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
G	12	Logan Threatt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Belmont, North Carolina
G	13	Deyton Albury	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Nassau, Bahamas
G	15	Jordon Nevill	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	22	Jaxon Pollard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Cedar Hills, Utah
F	32	Malcolm Wilson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Columbia, South Carolina

Head coach

Grant Leonard (William Penn)

Assistant coach(es)

Charlie Wilson (Central Methodist)
Sean McClurg (Virginia Tech)
Dan Bailey (Queens (NC))
Bobby Horodyski (Central Florida)
Walt Belcher (Missouri Valley)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marshall	L 73–89	0–1	Cam Henderson Center (4,443) Huntington, WV
November 10, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Illinois	L 68–91	0–2	Banterra Center (5,183) Carbondale, IL
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	High Point	W 74–72	1–2	Curry Arena (873) Charlotte, NC
November 18, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Fairfield Market Street Challenge	W 69–63	2–2	Daskalakis Athletic Center (338) Philadelphia, PA
November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloSports	at Drexel Market Street Challenge	L 52–62	2–3	Daskalakis Athletic Center (871) Philadelphia, PA
November 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 97–84	3–3	Curry Arena (317) Charlotte, NC
November 25, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Richmond	L 61–90	3–4	Robins Center (4,953) Richmond, VA
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Gardner–Webb	W 83–80	4–4	Curry Arena (381) Charlotte, NC
December 1, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Carolina Christian	W 134–69	5–4	Curry Arena (556) Charlotte, NC
December 5, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Winthrop	L 82–88	5–5	Winthrop Coliseum (1,279) Rock Hill, SC
December 9, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Carolina	W 112–64	6–5	Curry Arena (300) Charlotte, NC
December 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Appalachian State	L 81–93	6–6	Curry Arena (1,532) Charlotte, NC
December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Mercer	L 65–84	6–7	Hawkins Arena (839) Macon, GA
December 22, 2023* 6:00 pm, ACCN	at No. 18 Clemson	L 79–109	6–8	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,817) Clemson, SC
December 30, 2023* 2:00 pm, The CW	at No. 16 Duke	L 69–106	6–9	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
ASUN regular season
January 6, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Kennesaw State	L 77–80	6–10 (0–1)	KSU Convocation Center (1,921) Kennesaw, GA
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast	W 78–75	7–10 (1–1)	Curry Arena (395) Charlotte, NC
January 12, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Stetson			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville			Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
January 20, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Florida			UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Central Arkansas			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Alabama			CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
February 1, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Kentucky			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
February 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Bellarmine			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
February 8, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lipscomb			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
February 10, 2024 5:15 pm, ESPN+	at Austin Peay			F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	North Florida			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
February 16, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Stetson			Edmunds Center DeLand, FL
February 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Florida Gulf Coast			Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
March 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Kennesaw State			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "Queens University athletics will move to Division 1". WCNC. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
↑ "Royals Dominate FGCU on the Glass Advancing to ASUN Tournament Quarterfinals". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
↑ "Kennesaw St. advances to ASUN semis holding off Queens". USA Today. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
↑ "2023-2024 Men's Basketball Schedule". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
↑ "Queens University Royals 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

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[1] "Queens University athletics will move to Division 1". WCNC. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[2] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[3] "Royals Dominate FGCU on the Glass Advancing to ASUN Tournament Quarterfinals". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[4] "Kennesaw St. advances to ASUN semis holding off Queens". USA Today. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[5] "2023-2024 Men's Basketball Schedule". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[6] "Queens University Royals 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

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