The 2023–24 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Pride, led by third-year head coach Speedy Claxton, played their home games at the

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, as members of the

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 25–10, 16–2 in CAA play to finish as CAA regular season co–champions, alongside Charleston. Due to tiebreakers, they received the #1 seed in the CAA tournament, where they defeated #8 seed William & Mary in the quarterfinals, before being upset by #4 seed

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in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NIT, where, in the first round, they would upset #1 seed

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in overtime, before falling to

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in the second round.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Hofstra Hofstra University is a private research university in Hempstead, New York, United States. It originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University and became an independent college in 1939. Comprising ten schools, including the Zucker Scho ...

Hofstra Pride men's basketball The Hofstra Pride men's basketball team, known until 2000 as the Hofstra Flying Dutchmen, is the basketball team that represents Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, United States. Hofstra played its first game in 1936, and currently compe ...