The 2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Christian University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 33rd-year head coach Ron Cottrell, played their home games at Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–23, 4–14 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.
On March 7, 2024, the school fired Ron Cottrell, who had been the team's head coach since 1991.
Previous season The Huskies finished the season 10–22, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Southland tournament, they lost New Orleans in the first round.
The season marked the first as Houston Christian, the school having changed its name in September of 2022.
Preseason polls Southland Conference poll The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 50 votes overall, the Huskies were picked to finish eighth in the conference.
1 Southeastern 144 (6) 2 McNeese 142 (6) 3 New Orleans 132 (3) 4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 124 (5) 5 Northwestern State 84 6 Nicholls 71 7 Texas A&M–Commerce 66 8 Houston Christian 50 9 Lamar 45 10 Incarnate Word 42
Preseason All Conference Senior center Bonke Maring was named Preseason All-Conference first team.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Southland Conference season
Source
See also 2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team
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