2023–24 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

2023–24 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
2023–24 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	4–13 (1–3 Patriot)
Head coach	Dave Paulsen (1st season);
Associate head coach	Bryson Johnson
Assistant coaches	R.J. Evans; Ted Rawlings;
Home arena	Hart Center

2023–24 Patriot League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lafayette	5	–	0	1.000	6	–	12	.333
American	4	–	1	.800	10	–	8	.556
Colgate	4	–	1	.800	10	–	8	.556
Navy	3	–	2	.600	7	–	9	.438
Bucknell	3	–	2	.600	6	–	12	.333
Boston University	2	–	3	.400	7	–	11	.389
Army	1	–	4	.200	5	–	13	.278
Lehigh	1	–	4	.200	4	–	12	.250
Holy Cross	1	–	4	.200	4	–	14	.222
Loyola	1	–	4	.200	3	–	15	.167

† 2024 Patriot League tournament winner As of January 17, 2024

The 2023–24 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represents the College of the Holy Cross during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by first-year head coach Dave Paulsen, play their home games at the Hart Center located in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Crusaders finished the 2022–23 season 10–22, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place.^[1] As the No. 9 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they lost to Loyola (MD) in the first round.^[2]

On March 10, 2023, the school fired head coach Brett Nelson.^[3] On March 28, the school named Fordham assistant coach Dave Paulsen the team's new head coach.^[4]

Roster

2023–24 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Bo Montgomery	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Lausanne Collegiate School	Memphis, Tennessee
G	1	Joe Octave	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Mary Star of the Sea High School	Gardena, California
G	2	DeAndre Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. Benedict's Prep	Beacon, New York
G	3	Ben Capron	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Phillipsburg High School	Phillipsburg, New Jersey
G	4	Kahlil Singleton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Scotland Campus	Vancouver, Washington
G	5	Jaden Kirkwood	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Ottawa, Ontario
G	10	Jade Tse	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Deerfield Academy	Queens, New York
G	11	Will Batchelder	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	The Governor's Academy	Newburyport, Massachusetts
G	12	Declan McIntyre	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Worcester Academy	White Plains, New York
G	13	A.J. Wills	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Shining Stars Sports Academy	Richmond, Virginia
G/F	30	Joe Nugent	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Tabor Academy	Berkley, Massachusetts
F	32	Michael Rabinovich	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Worcester Academy	Hopkinton, Massachusetts
F	33	Caleb Kenney	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Douglas Freeman High School	Richmond, Virginia
F	34	Declan Ryan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Worcester Academy	Buffalo, New York
F	44	Louth-M Coulibaly	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Canada Topflight Academy	Ottawa, Ontario

Head coach

Dave Paulsen (Williams)

Assistant coach(es)

Bryson Johnson (Bucknell)
R.J. Evans (Connecticut)
Ted Rawlings (Penn)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 5, 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 Siena	L 71–73	0–1	MVP Arena (4,474) Albany, NY
November 11, 2023* 8:00 pm, FS2	at Georgetown	W 68–67	1–1	Capital One Arena (7,621) Washington, D.C.
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Sacred Heart	L 77–84	1–2	Hart Center (1,176) Worcester, MA
November 17, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Winthrop Winthrop Invitational	L 51–89	1–3	Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (909) Rock Hill, SC
November 18, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+	vs. Elon Winthrop Invitational	L 69–83	1–4	Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (711) Rock Hill, SC
November 19, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. IUPUI Winthrop Invitational	W 74–61	2–4	Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (944) Rock Hill, SC
November 25, 2023* 7:00 pm, FS2	at St. John's	L 45–91	2–5	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Maine	L 57–72	2–6	Hart Center (777) Worcester, MA
December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Central Connecticut	L 67–78	2–7	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,021) New Britain, CT
December 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/ACCNX	at Boston College	L 64–95	2–8	Conte Forum (4,866) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Quinnipiac	L 57–77	2–9	Hart Center (654) Worcester, MA
December 21, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Harvard	L 72–74	2–10	Lavietes Pavilion (1,124) Cambridge, MA
December 29, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Elms	W 88–60	3–10	Hart Center (993) Worcester, MA
Patriot League regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bucknell	L 58–70	3–11 (0–1)	Sojka Pavilion (824) Lewisburg, PA
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Army	L 57–70	3–12 (0–2)	Christl Arena (500) West Point, NY
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Navy	L 70–80	3–13 (0–3)	Hart Center (646) Worcester, MA
January 13, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lehigh	W 69–66 ^OT	4–13 (1–3)	Stabler Arena (728) Bethlehem, PA
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Lafayette			Hart Center Worcester, MA
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Loyola (MD)			Hart Center Worcester, MA
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at American			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
January 27, 2024 12:00 pm, CBSSN	Lehigh			Hart Center Worcester, MA
January 29, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Boston University Turnpike Trophy			Hart Center Worcester, MA
February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Loyola (MD)			Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lafayette			Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	American			Hart Center Worcester, MA
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Colgate			Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Army			Hart Center Worcester, MA
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Bucknell			Hart Center Worcester, MA
February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Navy			Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Colgate			Hart Center Worcester, MA
March 2, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Boston University Turnpike Trophy			Case Gym Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
↑ "Crusaders can't hold off Loyola in first-round matchup". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
↑ "Holy Cross fires men's basketball coach Brett Nelson, with national search to follow for successor". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
↑ "NCAA Coaching Carousel: Holy Cross Hiring Former George Mason & Bucknell Coach Dave Paulsen". Forbes. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
↑ "Holy Cross Crusaders 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

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[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

[2] "Crusaders can't hold off Loyola in first-round matchup". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

[3] "Holy Cross fires men's basketball coach Brett Nelson, with national search to follow for successor". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

[4] "NCAA Coaching Carousel: Holy Cross Hiring Former George Mason & Bucknell Coach Dave Paulsen". Forbes. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

[5] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

[6] "Holy Cross Crusaders 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

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