2023–24 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

2023–24 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record22–10 (11–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Associate head coachJayson Gee
Assistant coaches
  • Ryne Lightfoot
  • Zack Freesman
Home arenaRamsey Center
2023–24 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Samford 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
UNC Greensboro 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
Chattanooga 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Western Carolina 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
Furman 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Wofford 10 8   .556 17 15   .531
East Tennessee State 8 10   .444 19 16   .543
Mercer 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
The Citadel 3 15   .167 11 21   .344
VMI 1 17   .056 4 28   .125
2024 SoCon tournament winner

The 2023–24 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by third-year head coach Justin Gray, played their home games at the Ramsey Center located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 22–10, 11–7 in SoCon play, to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Furman.

On March 11, 2024, Justin Gray was named the head coach for Coastal Carolina. Two days later, the school named Gardner–Webb coach Tim Craft the team's new head coach.