The 2023–24 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Seahawks, led by second-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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in Staten Island, New York as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 7–9 in NEC play to finish in sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the NEC Tournament, they defeated

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, Central Connecticut, and Merrimack to win the NEC tournament championship, as a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the second time in school history and the first time since 2003. As a No. 16 seed in the West region, they defeated to

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in the First Four, before losing to

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in the First Round.

Preseason polls

Northeast Conference poll

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

Preseason All-Conference Team

Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 15–13, 8–8 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the NEC tournament, they were defeated by

in the first round.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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