2023–24 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

2023–24 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record25–9 (14–4 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Church
  • Todd Abernethy
  • Drew Williamson
Home arenaEleanor R. Baldwin Arena
2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Florida16–2 .88925–8  .758
Florida Atlantic14–4 .77825–9  .735
Charlotte13–5 .72219–12  .613
UAB †12–6 .66723–12  .657
Memphis11–7 .61122–10  .688
SMU11–7 .61120–13  .606
North Texas10–8 .55619–15  .559
East Carolina7–11 .38915–18  .455
Tulsa7–11 .38916–15  .516
Tulane5–13 .27814–17  .452
Temple5–13 .27816–20  .444
Wichita State5–13 .27815–19  .441
Rice5–13 .27811–21  .344
UTSA5–13 .27811–21  .344
† 2024 AAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by sixth-year head coach Dusty May, played their home games at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC), their first season in the American. They finished the season 25–9, 14–4 in AAC play, to finish in second place. They beat North Texas in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament before losing to Temple in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the East region. There they lost to Northwestern, ending their season.

On March 24, 2024, head coach Dusty May left the school to take the head coaching position at Michigan. On March 27, the school named Baylor assistant John Jakus the team's new head coach.

The season marked the team's first year as members of the American Athletic Conference after announcing FAU would join the conference in June 2022.

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