The 2023–24 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University in the

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. The Eagles, led by seventh-year head coach

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, played their home games at

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in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

With a victory against

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on February 22, 2023, the Eagles clinched their first outright OVC regular season title since

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. They lost to

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in the OVC tournament semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who did not win their conference tournament, the Eagles received an automatic bid to the

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, the school's first trip to the NIT. There they upset No. 1-seed Clemson in the first round before being losing to UAB in the second round.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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