2023–24 West Tech Tigers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 West Tech Tigers men's basketball team represents the Western Institute of Technology in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the West Coast Conference. They play their home games in Leroy Arena, and are led by head coach Lamar Clayton-Jones, who has been the coach for 5 years with a 118-36 record (excluding 2023–24 games).

Previous season
Main Article: 2022–23 West Tech Tigers men's basketball team

The Tigers had won their first twelve games, making it all the way to number seven in the AP polls before being upset by unranked Division II Azusa Pacific 61-60. They had several difficult matchups, falling to No. 21 UCLA 67-59 No. 6 Baylor 55-54, knocking them out of the AP poll. After being knocked out, they were crushed by No. 1 Houston 75-60. They quickly recovered, defeating rival No. 22 Crosley Tech 88-70 to get back into the poll. They defeated several more teams before beating No. 6 Gonzaga 77-75. West Tech finished the 2023 regular season 30-5 (15-1 in conference play). With their 15-1 conference record they were seeded No. 1 in the WCC tournament. They first defeated eighth-seeded San Francisco 79-62, following this victory with a very close game against fourth-seeded Santa Clara 53-51. They lost to third seed Gonzaga in a double-overtime thriller 118-116. They were seeded number one in the West Region. They defeated UNC Asheville and Northwestern to make it to the Sweet Sixteen where they would play against Gonzaga. They narrowly defeated the Zags 80-79 to make it to the Elite Eight. They defeated TCU 81-80, making it to the final four. It was the first since they lost the National Championship in 2019. They defeated Miami (FL) 63-59 to make it to the championship game. They played San Diego State, ultimately winning the game 80-64 becoming National Champions in the process.

Players
Recruiting class

Schedule and results
''Schedule will be updated as season progresses. Ranks are from AP Polls.''