2023–24 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
The 2023–24 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team will represent Bowling Green State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by Todd Simon in his first year as head coach, play their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3]
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | – (– MAC) |
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| Home arena | Stroh Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 MAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Falcons finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.[4] On March 5, 2023, the school fired head coach Michael Huger.[5] On March 15, the school hired Southern Utah Todd Simon the team's new coach.[6]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Ubong Abasi Etim | F | 6'9" | 210 | RS-Freshman | Richmond, California | Transferred to Central Arkansas |
| Brenton Mills | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Allen, Texas | Transferred to Vermont |
| Leon Ayers | G | 6'5" | 185 | Senior | Troy, Michigan | Exhausted Eligibility |
| Kaden Metheny | G | 5'11" | 180 | Sophomore | Morgantown, West Virginia | Transferred to Liberty |
| Willie Lightfoot | G | 6'0" | 170 | Freshman | Niagara Falls, New York | Transferred to Odessa College |
| Isaac Elsasser | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Bowling Green, Ohio | |
| Chandler Turner | G/F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Detroit, Michigan | Transferred to Radford |
| Samari Curtis | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Xenia, Ohio | |
| Madini Diarra | F | 6'11" | 260 | Senior | Bamako, Mali | |
| Gabe O'Neal | F | 6'7" | 240 | Senior | Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| Jackson Watson | G | 6'1" | 180 | Sophomore | Libertyville, Illinois | Entered Transfer Portal |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Marcus Hill | G | 6'4" | 185 | Junior | Rockford, Illinois | Southern Union State Community College |
| Trey Thomas | G | 6'0" | 160 | Senior | Durham, Ontario | Vanderbilt |
| DJ Smith | G | 6'0" | 160 | Junior | North Little Rock, Arkansas | Little Rock |
| DaJion Humphrey | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Detroit, Michigan | Garden City Community College |
| PJ Edwards | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | Springfield, Illinois | UCF |
| Da'Shawn Phillip | G | 6'6" | 180 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland | Maryland Eastern Shore |
| Jason Spurgin | C | 6'11" | 250 | Senior | Toowoomba, Australia | Southern Utah |
| Greg Spurgin | F | 6'7" | 210 | Sophomore | Toowoomba, Australia | Westminster |
| JZ Zaher | G | 6'0" | 170 | Sophomore | Fenton, Michigan | Eastern Michigan |
Recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| EJay Greer G |
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania | Rocktop Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Chicago State | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
| November 11, 2023* 12:00 p.m., TBA |
Arkansas State MAC-SBC Challenge |
Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA |
at Oakland | Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI | |||||||||
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Bellarmine | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
| November 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA |
vs. Western Kentucky Northern Classic |
Place Bell Montreal, QC | |||||||||
| November 25, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA |
vs. Lipscomb Northern Classic |
Place Bell Montreal, QC | |||||||||
| November 26, 2023* 4:00 p.m., TBA |
vs. Canisius Northern Classic |
Place Bell Montreal, QC | |||||||||
| December 2, 2023* 4:00 p.m., TBA |
at Southern Indiana | Screaming Eagles Arena Evansville, IN | |||||||||
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., TBA |
Kansas City | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
| December 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., TBA |
Hampton | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
| December 22, 2023* 2:00 p.m., TBA |
Siena Heights | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
| MAC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Eastern Michigan | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
| January 6, 2024 TBA, TBA |
at Akron | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||||
| January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Ohio | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
| January 13, 2024 TBA, TBA |
at Northern Illinois | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL | |||||||||
| January 16, 2024 TBA, TBA |
at Miami (OH) | Millett Hall Oxford, OH | |||||||||
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., TBA |
Western Michigan | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
| January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Kent State | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
| January 27, 2024 TBA, TBA |
at Toledo | Savage Arena Toledo, OH | |||||||||
| January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA |
at Ball State | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., TBA |
Central Michigan | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
| February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Buffalo | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
| MAC-SBC Challenge | |||||||||||
| February 10, 2024* TBA, TBA |
at TBA MAC-SBC Challenge |
TBA TBA | |||||||||
| MAC regular season | |||||||||||
| February 17, 2024 TBA, TBA |
at Eastern Michigan | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
| February 20, 2024 TBA, TBA |
at Central Michigan | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||||
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., TBA |
Toledo | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
| February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Miami (OH) | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., TBA |
at Ohio | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
| March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA |
at Western Michigan | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||||
| March 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Ball State | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
| MAC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 14, 2024† TBA, ESPN+ |
vs. TBA Quarterfinals |
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
† If a top eight finisher in MAC
References
- "Todd Simon". Bowling Green Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- "MAC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- "Stroh Center". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- "BGSU men's basketball head coach fired, search for replacement announced". WTOL. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- Jimenez, James H. (March 15, 2023). "Bowling Green hires Southern Utah head coach Todd Simon to same position". Hustle Belt. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". Bowling Green Athletics. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- "2023 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Bowling Green Athletics. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bowling Green Athletics.
- "Bowling Green Falcons Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.
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