The 2023–24 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by sixth-year head coach Richie Riley, played their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they lost to Georgia Southern in the second round.
Previous season The Jaguars finished the 2022–23 season 19–16, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they lost in the championship round to Louisiana.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jamar Franklin 1 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Rockledge, FL Transferred to Georgia Southern Isaiah Moore 4 G 6'1" 190 GS Senior Temple Hills, MD Graduated; Signed to play with the Iowa Wolves Diante Smith 10 F 6'7" 200 Junior Fort Walton Beach, FL Transferred to Nicholls Adam Sizemore 14 G 5'10" 170 Senior London, KY Graduated; Promoted to Director of Player Development Kevin Samuel 21 C 7'0" 260 GS Senior Codrington Village, Barbuda Graduated; Signed to play with Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket Owen White 22 G 6'6" 215 GS Senior Rhinelander, WI Graduated Tyler Shirley 24 F 6'7" 205 Sophomore Gary, IN Transferred to Clayton State (D2)
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Isiah Gaiter 2 G 6'3" 195 GS Senior Meriden, CT Assumption Maxwell Land 10 G 6'4" 195 Junior Cincinnati, OH Saint Francis (PA) Thomas Howell 13 F 6'8" 230 Junior Natchitoches, LA Louisiana–Monroe Samuel Tabe 45 G 6'5" 210 GS Senior Beltsville, MD Seton Hill
Recruiting classes
2023 recruiting class
2024 recruiting class
Preseason Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll The Jaguars were picked to finish in sixth place in the conference's preseason poll. Senior guard Tyrell Jones was named to the preseason All-SBC Second Team.
Coaches poll 1 James Madison - 176 (7) 2 App State - 159 (2) 3 Old Dominion - 154 (1) 4 Southern Miss - 148 5 Louisiana - 136 (2) 6 South Alabama - 129 (2) 7 Marshall - 119 8 Troy - 91 9 Arkansas State - 84 10 Texas State - 72 11 Georgia State - 69 12 Coastal Carolina - 59 13 Georgia Southern - 42 14 ULM - 32
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Sun Belt Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Sun Belt Conference tournament
References