The 2023–24 Stonehill Skyhawks men's basketball team represented

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during the

2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2023. The regular season ended on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 19 and ending with th ...

. The Skyhawks, led by 11th-year head coach Chris Kraus, played their home games at

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as members of the

Northeast Conference The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Teams in the NEC compete in Division I for all sports; football competes in the Division I Foo ...

. This season was Stonehill's second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Skyhawks are not eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 14–17, 10–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place. Due to their transition to Division I, they were ineligible to participate in the NEC tournament.

Preseason polls

Northeast Conference poll

The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2023. The Skyhawks were picked to finish sixth in the conference. ''() first-place votes''

Ken Pom ranking

Stonehill was ranked 346th of 362 Division I teams in the preseason Pomeroy rankings.

Preseason All-Conference Team

Graduate student forward Max Zegarowski was selected as a member of the NEC Preseason All-Conference Team.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Stonehill Skyhawks The Stonehill Skyhawks are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Stonehill College, located in Easton, Massachusetts, in NCAA sporting competitions. All current Skyhawk athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division I, Division I level, ...

Stonehill Skyhawks men's basketball The Stonehill Skyhawks men's basketball team, known previously as the Stonehill Chieftains, represents Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts, United States. The Skyhawks currently compete in the Division I Northeast Conference as of July 1, 2 ...