2023–24 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

2023–24 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
2023–24 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	15–17 (9–9 MAC)
Head coach	Travis Steele (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Rob Summers (2nd season); Jonathan Holmes (2nd season); Khristian Smith (2nd season);
Home arena	Millett Hall
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by second-year head coach Travis Steele, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the regular season 15–16, 9–9 in MAC play to finish tied for 6th place. They lost to Akron in the first round of the MAC tournament^[4]^[5]

2023–24 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Toledo	14	–	4	.778	20	–	12	.625
Akron †	13	–	5	.722	24	–	11	.686
Ohio	13	–	5	.722	20	–	13	.606
Central Michigan	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Bowling Green	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Western Michigan	9	–	9	.500	12	–	20	.375
Miami (OH)	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Kent State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	17	.500
Ball State	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Eastern Michigan	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Northern Illinois	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Buffalo	2	–	16	.111	4	–	27	.129

† 2024 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

The RedHawks finished the season 12–20 and 6–12 in the MAC.^[6] As the eighth seed in the MAC tournament they lost to Toledo in the first round.^[7]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Javin Etzler	F	6'8"	206	Junior	Convoy, Ohio	Transferred to Ashland
Kamari Williams	F	6'7"	170	Junior	Sandy Spring, Maryland	Entered Transfer Portal
Mekhi Lairy	F	5'8"	145	Grad. Student	Evansville, Indiana	Exhausted Eligibility
Bryson Tatum	G	6'4"	180	Sophomore	Urbana, Illinois	Entered Transfer Portal
Mitchell Rylee	F	6'8"	215	Freshman	Fort Mitchell, Kentucky	Transferred to Thomas More
Billy Smith	G	6'7"	200	Freshman	Indianapolis, Indiana	Transferred to Bellarmine
Jackson Kenyon	F	6'8"	215	Senior	Deerfield, Illinois
Will Stevens	G	6'5"	185	Senior	Chicago, Illinois	Entered Transfer Portal
Curtis Harrison	F	6'7"	225	Sophomore	Cincinnati, Ohio	Transferred to Midland College

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Incoming transfers

Transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Bradley Dean	G	6'2"	170	Junior	Gate City, Virginia	Transferred from Virginia–Wise
Darweshi Hunter	G/F	6'5"	200	Grad. Student	Phoenix, Arizona	Transferred from Northern Illinois
Bryson Bultman	G	6'5"	200	Grad. Student	Nashville, Illinois	Transferred from McKendree

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Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Eian Elmer G/F	Cincinnati, Ohio	Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Eian Elmer G/F	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (NR)
Evan Ipsaro G	Crestview Hills, Kentucky	Covington Catholic High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
Evan Ipsaro G	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (NR)
Mekhi Cooper G	Bolingbrook, Illinois	Bolingbrook High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)
Mekhi Cooper G	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (NR)
Jackson Kotecki G/F	Chicago, Illinois	St. Ignatius College Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
Jackson Kotecki G/F	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (NR)
Blake Anderson G	Evansville, Indiana	Reitz Memorial High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Blake Anderson G	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (NR)
Reece Potter C	Lexington, Kentucky	Lexington Catholic High School	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 17, 2022
Reece Potter C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (NR)
Hampton Dauparas F	Long Beach, Indiana	La Lumiere School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
Hampton Dauparas F	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2023–24 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	0	Eian Elmer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	1	Bradley Dean	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Gate City, Virginia
G	2	Evan Ipsaro	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Crestview Hills, Kentucky
G/F	3	Julian Lewis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Ann Arbor, Michigan
G/F	4	Darweshi Hunter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Phoenix, Arizona
G	5	Eli Yofan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G	11	Mekhi Cooper	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Bolingbrook, Illinois
G	13	Ryan Mabrey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Belmar, New Jersey
F	14	Hampton Dauparas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Long Beach, Indiana
F	21	Jaquel Morris	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Floral Park, New York
G	22	Morgan Safford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Columbus, Ohio
F	24	Jackson Kotecki	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
F	25	Bryce Bultman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)		Nashville, Illinois
G	33	Blake Anderson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Evansville, Indiana
C	35	Reece Potter	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Lexington, Kentucky
F	45	Anderson Mirambeaux	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Sr	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Head coach

Travis Steele (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Rob Summers (West Virginia)
Jonathan Holmes (North Carolina)
Khristian Smith (Indiana State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 29, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Evansville	L 64–72	0–1	21 – Hunter	7 – Elmer	3 – Mabrey	Ford Center (3,147) Evansville, IN
November 11, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Texas State MAC-SBC Challenge	L 65–75	0–2	21 – Hunter	8 – Morris	4 – Bultman	Millett Hall (1,636) Oxford, OH
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coppin State	W 76–48	1–2	21 – Bultman	6 – Tied	5 – Hunter	Millett Hall (1,628) Oxford, OH
November 19, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	W 76–64	2–2	18 – Ipsaro	7 – Morris	4 – Bultman	Millett Hall (1,063) Oxford, OH
November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m.		at St. Bonaventure	L 60–90	2–3	17 – Hunter	5 – Elmer	5 – Ipsaro	Reilly Center (3,433) Olean, NY
November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Spalding	W 82–43	3–3	19 – Kotecki	8 – Morris	6 – Dean	Millett Hall (1,278) Oxford, OH
December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	W 79–74	4–3	17 – Cooper	7 – Bultman	5 – Hunter	Cam Henderson Center (4,233) Huntington, WV
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		at Ohio State	L 64–84	4–4	15 – Hunter	10 – Morris	4 – Morris	Value City Arena (9,098) Columbus, OH
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Davidson	L 61–79	4–5	15 – Mabrey	4 – Bultman	3 – Cooper	John M. Belk Arena (2,838) Davidson, NC
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wright State	L 82–92	4–6	27 – Holden	12 – Noel	4 – Calvin	Nutter Center (3,814) Dayton, OH
December 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Vermont	W 70–69	5–6	17 – Hunter	8 – Bultman	2 – Tied	Millett Hall (1,186) Oxford, OH
December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wilberforce	W 119–69	6–6	17 – Ipsaro	10 – Cooper	8 – Cooper	Millett Hall (1,160) Oxford, OH
MAC regular season
January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Michigan	L 74–83	6–7 (0–1)	20 – Mirambeaux	5 – Elmer	7 – Ipsaro	Millett Hall (1,005) Oxford, OH
January 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Toledo	L 64–68	6–8 (0–2)	18 – Hunter	11 – Bultman	6 – Bultman	Savage Arena (4,428) Toledo, OH
January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Buffalo	W 86–65	7–8 (1–2)	21 – Mirambeaux	4 – Tied	6 – Bultman	Alumni Arena (1,361) Buffalo, NY
January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	W 71–54	8–8 (2–2)	23 – Elmer	8 – Bultman	6 – Bultman	Millett Hall (929) Oxford, OH
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bowling Green	L 73–78	8–9 (2–3)	17 – Potter	8 – Hunter	4 – Hunter	Millett Hall (813) Oxford, OH
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Ball State	W 87–80	9–9 (3–3)	16 – Mirambeaux	10 – Elmer	5 – Cooper	Worthen Arena (4,408) Muncie, IN
January 23, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Central Michigan	L 55–71	9–10 (3–4)	16 – Hunter	7 – Bultman	4 – Ipsaro	McGuirk Arena (1,466) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Akron	W 70–68	10–10 (4–4)	19 – Mirambeaux	9 – Bultman	4 – Ipsaro	Millett Hall (1,408) Oxford, OH
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kent State	W 71–67	11–10 (5–4)	20 – Hunter	10 – Morris	3 – Bultman	MAC Center (2,114) Kent, OH
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Ohio	L 69–78	11–11 (5–5)	16 – Mirambeaux	9 – Elmer	4 – Ipsaro	Convocation Center (9,018) Athens, OH
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Illinois	L 59–62	11–12 (5–6)	10 – Potter	5 – Tied	5 – Bultman	Millett Hall (2,242) Oxford, OH
February 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State MAC-SBC Challenge	L 53–73	11–13	19 – Hunter	8 – Morris	6 – Cooper	GSU Convocation Center (1,643) Atlanta, GA
February 17, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Ball State	W 80–59	12–13 (6–6)	18 – Elmer	8 – Hunter	5 – Cooper	Millett Hall (7,736) Oxford, OH
February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Michigan	L 58–77	12–14 (6–7)	19 – Mirambeaux	9 – Hunter	3 – Bultman	University Arena (1,436) Kalamazoo, MI
February 24, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Central Michigan	W 88–60	13–14 (7–7)	20 – Dean	6 – Morris	5 – Hunter	Millett Hall (6,732) Oxford, OH
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bowling Green	W 66–58	14–14 (8–7)	20 – Hunter	6 – Dean	5 – Ipsaro	Stroh Center (1,825) Bowling Green, OH
March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	W 52–37	15–14 (9–7)	11 – Mirabeaux	7 – Hunter	2 – Mirabeaux	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,588) Ypsilanti, MI
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Toledo	L 63–97	15–15 (9–8)	18 – Elmer	6 – Tied	7 – Ipsaro	Millett Hall (1,847) Oxford, OH
March 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ohio	L 59–72	15–16 (9–9)	13 – Mirambeaux	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Millett Hall (3,506) Oxford, OH
MAC tournament
March 14, 2024 4:30 p.,, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Akron Quarterfinals	L 63–75	15–17	17 – Mirambeaux	5 – Butlman	2 – Cooper	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[11]^[12]

References

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↑ "MAC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
↑ "Millett Hall". Miami University. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
↑ "MAC basketball tournament bracket set; Miami RedHawks face Akron in first round". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
↑ "Akron 75, Miami 63". ESPN. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
↑ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
↑ "Miami 75, Toledo 91". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
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↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Miami University Athletics.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Miami University Athletics.
↑ "Miami (OH) Redhawks Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.

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