2023–24 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

2023–24 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
2023–24 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	9–10 (3–1 NEC)
Head coach	Anthony Latina (11th season);
Associate head coach	Kyle Steinway
Assistant coaches	Tom Barrett; Anthony Richards;
Home arena	William H. Pitt Center

2023–24 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Central Connecticut	3	–	0	1.000	9	–	7	.563
Merrimack	3	–	1	.750	9	–	9	.500
Sacred Heart	3	–	1	.750	9	–	10	.474
Wagner	2	–	1	.667	8	–	7	.533
LIU	2	–	1	.667	3	–	12	.200
Fairleigh Dickinson	2	–	2	.500	8	–	11	.421
Le Moyne*	1	–	2	.333	6	–	11	.353
Saint Francis	0	–	4	.000	5	–	12	.294
Stonehill*	0	–	4	.000	2	–	17	.105
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2024 NEC tournament winner As of January 15, 2024

The 2023–24 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represents Sacred Heart University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by 11th-year head coach Anthony Latina, play their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference.

On October 23, 2023, it was announced that this season would be the last for Sacred Heart as members of the Northeast Conference, as they will be joining the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference next season.^[1]

Preseason polls

Northeast Conference poll

The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2023. The Pioneers were picked to finish first in the conference.^[2]

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

Guards Nico Galette and Joey Reilly were selected as members of the NEC Preseason All-Conference Team.^[3]

Previous season

The Pioneers finished the 2022–23 season 16–17, 8–8 in NEC play to finish tied for fifth place.^[4] They defeated Wagner in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament,^[5] before falling to top-seeded Merrimack in the semifinals.^[6]

Roster

2023–24 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Joey Reilly	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	Holy Cross	Cromwell, Connecticut
F	2	Anquan Hill	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	St. Bonaventure	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	3	Mike Sixsmith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Holy Trinity High School	Hicksville, New York
F	4	Chris Nana	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	AITE	Darien, Connecticut
G	5	Raheem Solomon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Niagara	Hartford, Connecticut
G	10	Kyle McGee	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	West Chester	Jersey City, New Jersey
G	11	Daniel Bublil	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Ra'anana, Israel
G	13	Najee Coursey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Cedar Creek High School	Galloway, New Jersey
F	14	Tommaso Ferraresi	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	IMG Academy	Venice, Italy
F	15	Raymond Espinal-Guzman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Woodstock Academy	Cranston, Rhode Island
G	22	Brendan McGuire	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Quinnipiac	Garden City, New York
F	23	Lucius Gibson-Savadel	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Millbrook High School	Bay Shore, New York
F	25	Tanner Thomas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Williston Northampton School	Springfield, Massachusetts
F	31	Alex Sobel	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Middlebury	Setauket, New York
G	35	Aidan Carpenter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Siena	Hamden, Connecticut
G	45	Nico Galette	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Rutgers Prep	Rahway, New Jersey

Head coach

Anthony Latina (Brandeis)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Steinway (Providence)
Tom Barrett (Temple)
Anthony Richards (Le Moyne)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Sarah Lawrence	W 95–51	1–0	William H. Pitt Center (721) Fairfield, CT
November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Iona	L 81–88	1–1	Hynes Athletics Center (2,401) New Rochelle, NY
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Holy Cross	W 84–77	2–1	Hart Center (1,176) Worcester, MA
November 17, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+	at UMBC UMBC MTE	L 80–85	2–2	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,618) Catonsville, MD
November 18, 2023* 11:00 am	vs. Loyola (MD) UMBC MTE	W 66–51	3–2	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (115) Catonsville, MD
November 21, 2023* 11:30 am, NEC Front Row	Binghamton	W 89–75	4–2	William H. Pitt Center (1,209) Fairfield, CT
November 26, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Joseph's	L 55–64	4–3	Hagan Arena (1,501) Philadelphia, PA
November 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	New Hampshire	L 84–90	4–4	William H. Pitt Center (664) Fairfield, CT
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Boston University	L 49–70	4–5	William H. Pitt Center (617) Fairfield, CT
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at St. John's	L 50–85	4–6	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
December 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, SNY	Fairfield	L 57–67	4–7	William H. Pitt Center (1,387) Fairfield, CT
December 16, 2023* 1:30 pm, FS1	at Providence	L 64–78	4–8	Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,813) Providence, RI
December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Albany	L 79–93	4–9	Broadview Center (1,415) Albany, NY
December 21, 2023* 11:30 am, NEC Front Row	Dartmouth	W 67–57	5–9	William H. Pitt Center (2,400) Fairfield, CT
December 30, 2023* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Mercy	W 92–63	6–9	William H. Pitt Center (312) Fairfield, CT
NEC regular season
January 4, 2024 11:30 am, NEC Front Row	Saint Francis	W 79–67	7–9 (1–0)	William H. Pitt Center (2,000) Fairfield, CT
January 6, 2024 3:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Merrimack	L 58–82	7–10 (1–1)	Hammel Court (547) North Andover, MA
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row	LIU	W 89–55	8–10 (2–1)	William H. Pitt Center (485) Fairfield, CT
January 15, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Le Moyne	W 80–73	9–10 (3–1)	Ted Grant Court (483) DeWitt, NY
January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Wagner			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Saint Francis			DeGol Arena Loretto, PA
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Fairleigh Dickinson			Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Stonehill			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Le Moyne			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Central Connecticut			William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
February 10, 2024 8:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at LIU			Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY
February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Wagner			Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Fairleigh Dickinson			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Central Connecticut			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Stonehill			Merkert Gymnasium Easton, MA
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row	Merrimack			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

↑ "MAAC Welcomes Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University as Newest Full Members". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
↑ "In Pursuit of First-Ever #NECMBB Crown, Sacred Heart Enters 2023–24 Season As Clear Favorite". Northeast Conference. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
↑ "2023–24 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team Revealed". Northeast Conference. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
↑ "NEC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
↑ "Pios Advance to NEC Semis with 67-55 Win Over Wagner". Sacred Heart University. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
↑ "Men's Basketball Earns Tenth Straight Victory and Spot in NEC Championship Game with Win Over Sacred Heart". Merrimack College Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sacred Heart University. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
↑ "Sacred Heart Pioneers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

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[1] "MAAC Welcomes Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University as Newest Full Members". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

[2] "In Pursuit of First-Ever #NECMBB Crown, Sacred Heart Enters 2023–24 Season As Clear Favorite". Northeast Conference. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

[3] "2023–24 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team Revealed". Northeast Conference. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

[4] "NEC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

[5] "Pios Advance to NEC Semis with 67-55 Win Over Wagner". Sacred Heart University. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

[6] "Men's Basketball Earns Tenth Straight Victory and Spot in NEC Championship Game with Win Over Sacred Heart". Merrimack College Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

[7] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sacred Heart University. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

[8] "Sacred Heart Pioneers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

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Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Hall (1965–1997) William H. Pitt Center (1997–present)
People	Head coaches
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