• Four ODAC schools won 20 or more games last season – Randolph-Macon (29-2), Hampden-Sydney (22-7), Guilford (22-6), and Roanoke (20-7)
• RMC ran the table in ODAC play, earning the Yellow Jackets the top seed in the ODAC Tournament with H-SC, GC, and RC following in that order as the top four programs.
• Randolph-Macon and Guilford played for the ODAC title.
  • RMC's road featured a 75-61 win over Ferrum in the quarterfinals and a 62-50 triumph over Roanoke in the semifinals to qualify for “Championship Sunday.”
  • Guilford won a shootout with Bridgewater, 94-90, and it was drama at the buzzer in the semifinals with Jorden Davis burying a three as the horn sounded to send GC to the title game over Hampden-Sydney, 70-69.
• Randolph-Macon had won nine of 17 previous ODAC title game appearances, while Guilford was 4-for-4 in its previous opportunities.
• RMC rode a 12-point halftime lead to victory, earning a 61-48 result over the Quakers to match Hampden-Sydney and Roanoke with an ODAC-record 10th league crown.
• The Yellow Jackets, participants in five straight ODAC championship games, have returned to Ashland with four straight conference trophies.

• Randolph-Macon as the ODAC's automatic qualifier was joined by Hampden-Sydney as a at-large selection in the field of 64 teams.
• Both teams tasted victory in round one with RMC deflating Wilson College, 73-36, and H-SC downing Emory University, 63-59.
• The Tigers' season came to a close at the hands of Christopher Newport in round two, while the Yellow Jackets collected their second big victory via a 63-41 triumph over the University of Scranton.
• The defending Division III champions saw its run on the national stage halted with a with a 74-63 loss to SUNY Oswego in the sectional round.

ODAC fans will recognize 10 stars returning to league rosters in 2023-24 after earning All-ODAC laurels last season. Three of those honorees are back from the All-ODAC First Team with three more coming from the 2022-23 All-ODAC Third Team. The remaining four featured on the All-ODAC Second Team.

Two special individual award winners also return. Reigning Bob Johnson Coach of the Year winner Caleb Kimbrough features all three of his all-league honorees from last season, the most in the league. Randolph-Macon welcomes back guard Jabril Robinson, who earned ODAC Rookie of the Year plaudits in 2022-23

• All-ODAC First Team Returners
  • Tyler Dearman, G, Guilford
  • Davidson Hubbard, F, Hampden-Sydney
  • Robert DiSibio, F, Washington and Lee
• All-ODAC Second Team Returners
  • Calvin Washington, F, Ferrum
  • Adam Brazil, G, Hampden-Sydney
  • Justin Kuthan, F, Roanoke
  • Omari Deveaux, G, Virginia Wesleyan
• All-ODAC Third Team Returners
  • Alec Topper, F, Bridgewater
  • Ryan Clements, G, Hampden-Sydney
  • Danny Bickey, G, Randolph

The athletes listed below represent the top-three returning statistical leaders for major statistical categories from the 2022-23 season.

Coaching has always been a strong feature since the ODAC opened its doors for the 1976-77 season. Guilford's Tom Palombo and Virginia Wesleyan's Dave Macedo have combined to win 940 games in the men's ranks. Macedo owns a .728 winning percentage on the way to 469 victories, all guiding the Marlins program. Palombo has won 471 games as a men's mentor including 371 at Guilford. He also spent seven seasons as a women's coach at VWU and Defiance College, adding 141 more victories to his resumé.

Randolph-Macon's Josh Merkel has corralled five Bob Johnson Coach of the Year awards from his ODAC peers. He has won almost 81.5-percent (176-40) of his games since arriving in Ashland nine years ago. Roanoke's Clay Nunley and Lynchburg's Hilliary Scott have each won over 200 games.

In terms of milestones, Palombo (471) and Macedo (469) have outside shots at 500 career victories. Both Merkel and Nunley are sitting on 242 wins, giving them good chances to reach 250 victories this season. Hampden-Sydney's Caleb Kimbrough, the reigning Bob Johnson Coach of the Year, is 22 wins shy of reaching 100 for his career. Washington and Lee's Chris McHugh will reach 100 victories with the Generals' 10th win this year.

Below are the win-loss records for each coach entering the 2023-24 season.

• ODAC men's basketball squads compete in a 16-game single round-robin plus schedule as they face each conference team once and four squads a second time at the reverse location.
• The season for all Division III basketball programs begins on Wednesday, November 8.
• The first conference games will be played later in November.
• The ODAC Men's Basketball Tournament features a 10-team field with four rounds of competition.
  • First Round: Monday, February 19 at the #7 and #8 seeds
  • Quarterfinals: Thursday, February 22 at the Salem Civic Center
  • Semifinals: Saturday, February 24 at the Salem Civic Center
  • Championship: Sunday, February 25 at the Salem Civic Center