2023–24 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team
{{Short description|Basketball team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2023–24
| team = Wagner Seahawks
| sport = basketball
| logo = Wagner Seahawks wordmark.png
| logo_size = 250
| conference = Northeast Conference
| short_conf = NEC
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| record = 17–16
| conf_record = 7–9
| head_coach = Donald Copeland
| hc_year = 2nd
| asst_coach1 = Kevin Jones
| asst_coach2 = Scott Rodgers
| asst_coach3 = Kevin Lynch
| arena = Spiro Sports Center
| champion = NEC tournament champions
| tourney = NCAA tournament, First Round
| tourney_result =
}}
{{2023–24 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2023–24 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by second-year head coach Donald Copeland, played their home games at the Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, New York as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 7–9 in NEC play to finish in sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the NEC Tournament, they defeated Sacred Heart, Central Connecticut, and Merrimack to win the NEC tournament championship, as a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the second time in school history and the first time since 2003. As a No. 16 seed in the West region, they defeated to Howard in the First Four, before losing to North Carolina in the First Round.
Preseason polls
=Northeast Conference poll=
The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2023. The Seahawks were picked to finish in fifth in the conference.{{cite web|url=https://northeastconference.org/news/2023/9/21/MBB_PreseasonMBBPoll_2324.aspx|title=In Pursuit of First-Ever #NECMBB Crown, Sacred Heart Enters 2023–24 Season As Clear Favorite|website=Northeast Conference|date=October 24, 2023|access-date=November 15, 2023}}
| class="wikitable"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Wagner Seahawks|Rank|Team}} |
| 1.
| Sacred Heart (7) |
|---|
| 2.
| Central Connecticut (1) |
| 3.
| Fairleigh Dickinson (1) |
| 4.
| Merrimack |
| 5.
| Wagner |
| 6.
| Stonehill |
| 7.
| LIU |
| 8.
| Saint Francis |
| 9.
| Le Moyne |
() first place votes
=Preseason All-Conference Team=
Previous season
The Seahawks finished the 2022–23 season 15–13, 8–8 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the NEC tournament, they were defeated by Sacred Heart in the first round.{{Cite news|url=https://northeastconference.org/news/2023/2/22/MBB_QF_Recaps_23.aspx|title=#NEC23 Men's Quarterfinal Recaps: The Favorites All Advance|work=Northeast Conference|access-date=October 25, 2023|language=en}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Rahmir|last=Moore|num=0|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=205|class=sr|rs=|home=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|high_school=Saint Joseph's}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Javier|last=Ezquerra|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=175|class=jr|rs=|home=San Juan, Puerto Rico|high_school=IMG Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Di'Andre|last=Howell-South|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=200|class=so|rs=y|home=Paterson, New Jersey|high_school=St. Francis Brooklyn}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tyje|last=Kelton|num=4|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=190|class=jr|rs=|home=Dunellen, New Jersey|high_school=Monroe College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Zae|last=Blake|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=180|class=sr|rs=|home=Washington, D.C.|high_school=Green Bay}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tahron|last=Allen|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=200|class=jr|rs=|home=Brooklyn, New York|high_school=Monmouth}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Melvin|last=Council Jr.|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=185|class=jr|rs=|home=Rochester, New York|high_school=Monroe College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Zaire|last=Williams|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=190|class=jr|rs=|home=Brooklyn, New York|high_school=Eagle Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Julian|last=Brown|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=190|class=so|rs=|home=Middletown, New York|high_school=Bergen Catholic High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Seck|last=Zongo|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=195|class=fr|rs=|home=Bronx, New York|high_school=The Patrick School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Churchill|last=Bounds|num=22|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=260|class=sr|rs=|home=Berlin, Maryland|high_school=Central Arkansas}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Rob|last=Taylor II|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=220|class=jr|rs=|home=Brooklyn, New York|high_school=St. Mark's School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Keyontae|last=Lewis|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=255|class=so|rs=|home=Chesterfield, Virginia|high_school=Lloyd C. Bird High School}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Donald Copeland ({{college|Seton Hall}})
|asst_coach=
- Kevin Jones ({{college|Bowie State}})
- Scott Rodgers ({{college|Drexel}})
- Kevin Lynch ({{college|Seton Hall}})
|roster_url=https://wagnerathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2023-24
|accessdate=October 25, 2023
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|rank=yes|gamehighs=yes|attend=yes}}
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!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Wagner Seahawks}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 6, 2023
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Fordham
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| tv =
| score = 64–68
| overtime = OT
| attend = 1,837
| record = 0–1
| highscorer = Council Jr.
| points = 21
| highrebounder = Kelton
| rebounds = 13
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Council Jr., Moore, Ezquerra, Williams, Brown}}
| assists = 1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 9, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Molloy
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, NY
| tv =
| score = 83–48
| attend = 1,046
| record = 1–1
| highscorer = Council Jr.
| points = 13
| highrebounder = Allen
| rebounds = 12
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Allen, Council Jr., Moore}}
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 14, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Rhode Island
| site_stadium = Ryan Center
| site_cityst = Kingston, RI
| tv =
| score = 53–69
| attend = 3,795
| record = 1–2
| highscorer = Kelton
| points = 10
| highrebounder = Kelton
| rebounds = 5
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Council Jr., Ezquerra}}
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 18, 2023
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Seton Hall
| site_stadium = Prudential Center
| site_cityst = Newark, NJ
| tv =
| score = 51–72
| attend = 8,344
| record = 1–3
| highscorer = Kelton
| points = 9
| highrebounder = Kelton
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Taylor II
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 25, 2023
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = NJIT
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, NY
| tv =
| score = 64–51
| attend = 558
| record = 2–3
| highscorer = Council Jr.
| points = 18
| highrebounder = Lewis
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Ezquerra, Williams}}
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 28, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Providence
| site_stadium = Amica Mutual Pavilion
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| tv =
| score = 52–86
| attend = 8,069
| record = 2–4
| highscorer = Council Jr.
| points = 17
| highrebounder = Council Jr.
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Zongo
| assists = 2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 2, 2023
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Stony Brook
| site_stadium = Island Federal Arena
| site_cityst = Stony Brook, NY
| tv =
| score = 60–59
| attend = 1,765
| record = 3–4
| highscorer = {{tooltip|Tied|Ezquerra, Council Jr.}}
| points = 13
| highrebounder = Council Jr.
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Ezquerra
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 6, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Coppin State
| site_stadium = Physical Education Complex
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| tv =
| score = 62–59
| attend = 532
| record = 4–4
| highscorer = Williams
| points = 21
| highrebounder = Lewis
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = Ezquerra
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 10, 2023
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, NY
| tv =
| score = 59–73
| attend = 905
| record = 4–5
| highscorer = Williams
| points = 15
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|Brown, Kelton, Lewis}}
| rebounds = 4
| highassister = Council Jr.
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 17, 2023
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Fairfield
| site_stadium = Leo D. Mahoney Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfield, CT
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 51–63
| attend = 1,616
| record = 4–6
| highscorer = Council Jr.
| points = 13
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|Allen, Lewis}}
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Council Jr.
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22, 2023
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Gwynedd Mercy
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, NY
| tv =
| score = 98–49
| attend = 312
| record = 5–6
| highscorer = Council Jr.
| points = 28
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|Allen, Zongo}}
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Council Jr.
| assists = 11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 30, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Manhattan
| site_stadium = Draddy Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Riverdale, NY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 68–56
| attend = 909
| record = 6–6
| highscorer = Allen
| points = 17
| highrebounder = Council Jr.
| rebounds = 12
| highassister = Ezquerra
| assists = 7
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Wagner Seahawks}}|2023–24 Northeast Conference men's basketball season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 4, 2024
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = LIU
| site_stadium = Steinberg Wellness Center
| site_cityst = Brooklyn, NY
| tv =
| score = 67–69
| attend = 489
| record = 6–7
| conference = 0–1
| highscorer = Allen
| points = 16
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|Council Jr., Lewis, Zongo}}
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Ezquerra
| assists = 9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 6, 2024
| time = 4:00 pm
| opponent = Saint Francis (PA)
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, NY
| tv =
| score = 71–56
| attend = 989
| record = 7–7
| conference = 1–1
| highscorer = Brown
| points = 19
| highrebounder = Council Jr.
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Ezquerra, Council Jr.}}
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 15, 2024
| time = 1:00 pm
| opponent = Stonehill
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, NY
| tv =
| score = 64–54
| attend = 972
| record = 8–7
| conference = 2–1
| highscorer = Ezquerra
| points = 16
| highrebounder = Allen
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Ezquerra
| assists = 6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 19, 2024
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Merrimack
| site_stadium = Hammel Court
| site_cityst = North Andover, MA
| tv =
| score = 71–65
| attend = 812
| record = 9–7
| conference = 3–1
| highscorer = Council Jr.
| points = 15
| highrebounder = Council Jr.
| rebounds = 13
| highassister = Ezquerra
| assists = 7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 21, 2024
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Sacred Heart
| site_stadium = William H. Pitt Center
| site_cityst = Fairfield, CT
| tv =
| score = 61–66
| attend = 641
| record = 9–8
| conference = 3–2
| highscorer = Council Jr.
| points = 14
| highrebounder = Allen
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = Council Jr.
| assists = 6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25, 2024
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Merrimack
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, NY
| tv =
| score = 44–60
| attend = 889
| record = 9–9
| conference = 3–3
| highscorer = Brown
| points = 11
| highrebounder = Lewis
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Ezquerra
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 27, 2024
| time = 1:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Central Connecticut
| site_stadium = William H. Detrick Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New Britain, CT
| tv =
| score = 68–69
| attend = 1,121
| record = 9–10
| conference = 3–4
| overtime = OT
| highscorer = Ezquerra
| points = 22
| highrebounder = Lewis
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = Kelton
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 1, 2024
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Le Moyne
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, NY
| tv =
| score = 80–57
| attend = 1,093
| record = 10–10
| conference = 4–4
| highscorer = Brown
| points = 23
| highrebounder = Allen
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Ezquerra
| assists = 10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 3, 2024
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Stonehill
| site_stadium = Merkert Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Easton, MA
| tv =
| score = 61–71
| attend = 1,025
| record = 10–11
| conference = 4–5
| highscorer = Council Jr.
| points = 19
| highrebounder = Council Jr.
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Ezquerra
| assists = 6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8, 2024
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Fairleigh Dickinson
| site_stadium = Bogota Savings Bank Center
| site_cityst = Hackensack, NJ
| tv =
| score = 66–62
| attend = 347
| record = 11–11
| conference = 5–5
| highscorer = Allen
| points = 22
| highrebounder = Brown
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Council
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 15, 2024
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Saint Francis (PA)
| site_stadium = DeGol Arena
| site_cityst = Loretto, PA
| tv =
| score = 65–63
| overtime = OT
| attend = 703
| record = 12–11
| conference = 6–5
| highscorer = Council Jr.
| points = 20
| highrebounder = Council Jr.
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Ezquerra
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 17, 2024
| time = 4:00 pm
| opponent = Sacred Heart
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, NY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 53–63
| attend = 1,173
| record = 12–12
| conference = 6–6
| highscorer = Council Jr.
| points = 17
| highrebounder = Ezquerra
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Ezquerra
| assists = 8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 2024
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Central Connecticut
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, NY
| tv =
| score = 72–73
| attend = 1,051
| record = 12–13
| conference = 6–7
| highscorer = Brown
| points = 17
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|Lewis, Council Jr.}}
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Ezquerra
| assists = 8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 24, 2024
| time = 1:00 pm
| opponent = LIU
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, NY
| tv =
| score = 72–57
| attend = 1,276
| record = 13–13
| conference = 7–7
| highscorer = Council Jr.
| points = 25
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|Kelton, Brown}}
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Council Jr.
| assists = 6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 29, 2024
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Le Moyne
| site_stadium = Ted Grant Court
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| tv =
| score = 56–70
| attend = 570
| record = 13–14
| conference = 7–8
| highscorer = Council Jr.
| points = 21
| highrebounder = Kelton
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Ezquerra
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 2, 2024
| time = 4:30 pm
| opponent = Fairleigh Dickinson
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, NY
| tv =
| score = 54–57
| attend = 1,486
| record = 13–15
| conference = 7–9
| highscorer = Council Jr.
| points = 16
| highrebounder = Council Jr.
| rebounds = 13
| highassister = Council Jr.
| assists = 5
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Wagner Seahawks}}|2024 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 6, 2024
| time = 7:00 pm
| seed = 6
| away = yes
| opponent = Sacred Heart
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = William H. Pitt Center
| site_cityst = Fairfield, CT
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = NEC Front Row
| attend = 361
| score = 60–57
| record = 14–15
| highscorer = Allen
| points = 22
| highrebounder = Council Jr.
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Ezquerra
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 9, 2024
| time = 2:00 pm
| seed = 6
| away = yes
| opponent = Central Connecticut
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = William H. Detrick Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New Britain, CT
| gamename = Semifinals
| tv = YES/ESPN+
| attend = 2,449
| score = 66–56
| record = 15–15
| highscorer = Brown
| points = 20
| highrebounder = Lewis
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Ezquerra
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 12, 2024
| time = 7:00 pm
| seed = 6
| away = yes
| opponent = Merrimack
| oppseed = 2
| site_stadium = Lawler Arena
| site_cityst = North Andover, MA
| gamename = Championship
| tv = ESPN2
| attend =
| score = 54–47
| record = 16–15
| highscorer = Allen
| points = 22
| highrebounder = Lewis
| rebounds = 12
| highassister = Brown
| assists = 3
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Wagner Seahawks}}|2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 19, 2024
| time = 6:40 pm
| seed = 16 W
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Howard
| oppseed = 16 W
| site_stadium = UD Arena
| site_cityst = Dayton, OH
| gamename = First Four
| tv = TruTV
| attend =
| score = 71–68
| record = 17–15
| highscorer = Council Jr.
| points = 21
| highrebounder = Lewis
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Ezquerra
| assists = 8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 21, 2024
| time = 2:45 pm
| seed = 16 W
| neutral = yes
| opponent = North Carolina
| oppseed = 1 W
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Spectrum Center
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| gamename = First Round
| tv = CBS
| attend = 18,223
| score = 62–90
| record = 17–16
| highscorer = {{tooltip|Tied|Brown, Council Jr.}}
| points = 18
| highrebounder = Allen
| rebounds = 5
| highassister = Brown
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB schedule end
|timezone=Eastern
|poll=AP Poll}}
Sources:{{Cite news|url=https://wagnerathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2023-24|title=2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule|work=Wagner College Athletics|access-date=October 25, 2023|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2681/season/2024|title=Wagner Seahawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule|work=ESPN|access-date=October 25, 2023|language=en}}
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