2023–24 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
ConferenceASUN Conference
Record5–13 (1–1 ASUN)
Head coach
Associate head coachJeff Price
Assistant coaches
  • Brock Widders
  • John Cranford
  • James Johnson
Home arenaFarris Center
(Capacity: 6,000)
2023–24 ASUN men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kennesaw State30 1.000125  .706
Eastern Kentucky30 1.00079  .438
Stetson31 .750117  .611
North Florida21 .66799  .500
Lipscomb11 .500107  .588
Austin Peay11 .50089  .471
North Alabama11 .50079  .438
Central Arkansas11 .500513  .278
Queens*12 .333711  .389
Florida Gulf Coast13 .250712  .368
Jacksonville03 .00098  .529
Bellarmine*03 .000414  .222
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2024 ASUN tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024

The 2023–24 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represents the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fourth-year head coach Anthony Boone, play their home games at the on-campus Farris Center located in Conway, Arkansas as members of the ASUN Conference.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2022–23 season 9–22, 4–14 in ASUN play to finish in thirteenth place.[1] They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament.[2]

Roster

2023–24 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Ubongabasi "Glory" Etim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Richmond, California
G 2 Javion Guy-King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Little Rock, Arkansas
G 3 Tucker Bowman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Centerton, Arkansas
G 4 Johannes Kirsipuu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)186 lb (84 kg) So Sulu, Estonia
G 5 Masai Olowokere 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Brooklyn, New York
G 8 J.D. Roberts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Kansas City, Missouri
G/F 10 Ibbe Klintman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Malmö, Sweden
G 11 Carl Daughtery Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Maumelle, Arkansas
F 12 Tucker Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Centerton, Arkansas
G 13 Ben Fox 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Little Rock, Arkansas
F 14 Issakha Niang 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Dakar, Senegal
F 15 Caleb Carr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) Fr Las Cruces, New Mexico
G 20 Brendan Simmons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr El Dorado, Arkansas
G 21 Daniel Sofield 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) GS Jackson, New Jersey
G 23 Camren Hunter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bryant, Arkansas
G 24 Gavin Muse 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Cabot, Arkansas
G/F 25 Elias Cato 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Queensland, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 13, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas State
Wynne Tornado Relief
L 77–112 
First National Bank Arena (2,208)
Jonesboro, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tulsa L 53–70  0–1
Reynolds Center (2,770)
Tulsa, OK
November 10, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Hendrix W 82–39  1–1
Farris Center (1,245)
Conway, AR
November 13, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 83–85  1–2
Farris Center (2,895)
Conway, AR
November 17, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+/SECN+
at Vanderbilt L 71–75  1–3
Memorial Gymnasium (5,247)
Nashville, TN
November 20, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri State L 68–70  1–4
Show Me Center (1,231)
Cape Girardeau, MO
November 22, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kansas State L 56–100  1–5
Bramlage Coliseum (8,980)
Manhattan, KS
November 25, 2023*
4:45 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Michigan
Central Arkansas Classic
L 71–74  1–6
Farris Center (592)
Conway, AR
November 26, 2023*
2:45 pm, ESPN+
New Orleans
Central Arkansas Classic
L 74–79  1–7
Farris Center (645)
Conway, AR
November 29, 2023*
9:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount L 63–90  1–8
Gersten Pavilion (752)
Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 2023*
10:00 pm, ESPN+
at Hawaii L 76–95  1–9
Stan Sheriff Center (5,714)
Honolulu, HI
December 7, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock
I-40 Showdown
W 75–71  2–9
Farris Center (2,730)
Conway, AR
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Illinois W 73–70  3–9
Lantz Arena (1,060)
Charleston, IL
December 20, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Illinois L 54–65  3–10
Farris Center (745)
Conway, AR
December 28, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 12 Oklahoma L 72–88  3–11
Lloyd Noble Center (5,692)
Norman, OK
December 30, 2023*
2:00 pm, SECN
at Missouri L 59–92  3–12
Mizzou Arena (10,623)
Columbia, MO
January 3, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Champion Christian W 120–54  4–12
Farris Center (408)
Conway, AR
ASUN regular season
January 6, 2024
7:15 pm, ESPN+
at North Alabama W 84–81  5–12
(1–0)
CB&S Bank Arena (1,756)
Florence, AL
January 11, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky L 63–86  5–13
(1–1)
Farris Center (1,245)
Conway, AR
January 13, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Bellarmine Farris Center 
Conway, AR
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lipscomb Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN
January 20, 2024
4:15 pm, ESPN+
at Austin Peay F&M Bank Arena 
Clarksville, TN
January 24, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Queens Curry Arena 
Charlotte, NC
January 27, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Kennesaw State Farris Center 
Conway, AR
February 1, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Florida Gulf Coast Farris Center 
Conway, AR
February 3, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Stetson Farris Center 
Conway, AR
February 8, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville Swisher Gymnasium 
Jacksonville, FL
February 10, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Florida UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
February 15, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Austin Peay Farris Center 
Conway, AR
February 17, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Lipscomb Farris Center 
Conway, AR
February 22, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Bellarmine Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
February 24, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky Baptist Health Arena 
Richmond, KY
March 1, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
North Alabama Farris Center 
Conway, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[3][4]

References

  1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  2. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  3. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  4. "Central Arkansas Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
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