2022–23 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

2022–23 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record18–14 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach
Associate head coachKyle Roane
Assistant coaches
  • Riley Conroy
  • Mike Randle
Home arenaUniversity Center
(Capacity: 7,500)
Seasons
2022–23 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 4   .778 24 11   .686
Northwestern State 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Southeastern Louisiana 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Nicholls 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Texas A&M–Commerce* 9 9   .500 13 20   .394
Houston Christian 7 11   .389 10 22   .313
New Orleans 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
McNeese 6 12   .333 11 23   .324
Incarnate Word 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Lamar 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 Southland tournament winner

The 2022–23 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fourth-year head coach David Kiefer, played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

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The Lions finished the 2021–22 season 19–15, 10–4 in Southland play, to finish tied for second place. They defeated New Orleans in the semifinals of the Southland tournament,[1] before falling to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the championship game.[2] They were invited to The Basketball Classic, where they would lose to South Alabama in the first round.[3]

Preseason polls

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Southland Conference poll

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The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 105 votes overall, the Lions were picked to finish fourth in the conference.[4]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 149 (11)
2 Nicholls 137 (6)
3 New Orleans 129 (2)
4 Southeastern 105
5 McNeese 97
6 Northwestern State 92
7 Texas A&M–Commerce 56
8 Houston Christian 55 (1)
9 Lamar 44
10 Incarnate Word 36

Preseason All Conference

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No Lions were selected as members of a preseason all-conference team.[5]

Roster

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2022–23 Southeastern Louisiana Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sami Pissis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Trinity Christian School Paris, France
G 1 Avery Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Forest Park HS
Boston College
Forest Park, GA
G 2 Roscoe Eastmond 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Wheeler HS
Denver
Marietta, GA
G 3 Roger McFarlane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So University HS
Dodge City JC
Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 10 Mehdi Pissis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So West Nottingham Academy
Missouri State/West Plains CC
Paris, France
G 11 Boogie Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Chandler HS
South Dakota
Chandler, AZ
G 12 Matthew Strange 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS St. Pius HS
New Mexico JC
The Woodlands, TX
F 15 Brody Rowbury 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Fr Meridian HS
Sunrise Christian Academy
Meridian, ID
G 20 Alec Woodard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Morgan County HS
Austin Peay
Rutledge, GA
G/F 22 Nick Caldwell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Dutchtown HS Prairieville, LA
G 24 Christian Agnew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr John Glenn HS
UTEP
Detroit, MI
G 30 Jake Berner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas HS Ponchatoula, LA
C 33 Max Brackmann 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Staedtische Loehne Löhne, Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 26, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Loyola (New Orleans) W 90–72  1–0
University Center (744)
Hammond, LA
November 11, 2022*
8:30 pm, MWN
at Colorado State L 69–80  1–1
Moby Arena (5,320)
Fort Collins, CO
November 13, 2022*
3:00 pm, MWN
at Wyoming W 76–72  2–1
Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
November 18, 2022*
3:00 pm
vs. Kennesaw State
Appalachian State MTE
L 68–72  2–2
Holmes Center (109)
Boone, NC
November 19, 2022*
3:00 pm
vs. Campbell
Appalachian State MTE
W 70–69  3–2
Holmes Center (197)
Boone, NC
November 20, 2022*
1:30 pm, ESPN+
at Appalachian State
Appalachian State MTE
L 74–83  3–3
Holmes Center (1553)
Boone, NC
November 26, 2022*
12:00 pm
William Carey W 96–62  4–3
University Center (421)
Hammond, LA
November 30, 2022*
7:30 pm, FS1
at Xavier L 63–95  4–4
Cintas Center (9,811)
Cincinnati, OH
December 3, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dayton L 74–80  4–5
UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
December 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Belhaven W 107–71  5–5
University Center (489)
Hammond, LA
December 15, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Nicholls L 73–88  5–6
(0–1)
Stopher Gym (685)
Thibodaux, LA
December 17, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Troy L 71–77  5–7
University Center (403)
Hammond, LA
December 21, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern W 80–62  6–7
University Center (515)
Hammond, LA
December 30, 2022*
6:00 pm, SECN+
at Vanderbilt L 55–93  6–8
Memorial Gymnasium (5,384)
Nashville, TN
January 5, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Houston Christian W 71–59  7–8
(1–1)
University Center (567)
Hammond, LA
January 7, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Lamar W 89–84 OT 8–8
(2–1)
University Center (378)
Hammond, LA
January 12, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 89–82 OT 9–8
(3–1)
American Bank Center (1,319)
Corpus Christi, TX
January 14, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Incarnate Word W 75–71  10–8
(4–1)
McDermott Center (391)
San Antonio, TX
January 19, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Northwestern State L 81–91 OT 10–9
(4–2)
University Center (1,405)
Hammond, LA
January 21, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Commerce W 79–73  11–9
(5-2)
University Center (912)
Hammond, LA
January 26, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+
New Orleans W 92–87  12–9
(6–2)
University Center (915)
Hammond, LA
January 28, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Orleans W 80–64  13–9
(7–2)
Lakefront Arena (1,259)
New Orleans, LA
February 2, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Incarnate Word W 77–67  14–9
(8–2)
University Center (920)
Hammond, LA
February 4, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPNews
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 72–83  14–10
(8–3)
University Center (3,107)
Hammond, LA
February 9, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at McNeese State L 66–69  14–11
(8–4)
The Legacy Center (2,112)
Lake Charles, LA
February 11, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Nicholls L 77–88  14–12
(8–5)
University Center (447)
Hammond, LA
February 16, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northwestern State L 76–81  14–13
(8–6)
Prather Coliseum (1,407)
Natchitoches, LA
February 18, 2023
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Commerce W 78–76 OT 15–13
(9–6)
The Field House (521)
Commerce, TX
February 23, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lamar W 83–60  16–13
(10–6)
Montagne Center (1,776)
Beaumont, TX
February 25, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
McNeese State W 78–75 OT 17–13
(11–6)
University Center (830)
Hammond, LA
March 1, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Houston Christian W 80–64  18–13
(12–6)
Sharp Gym (677)
Houston, TX
Southland tournament
March 6, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (7) New Orleans
Second round
L 78–82  18–14
The Legacy Center 
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[6][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lions Surge Past Privateers, Advance to Southland Tournament Title". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Williams, Brandon (March 13, 2022). "No. 4 Islanders Going Dancing Following 73-65 Win Over No. 2 Southeastern". Southland Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "JAG MEN'S BASKETBALL WINS FIRST POSTSEASON GAME SINCE 1989, DEFEATS SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA". University of South Alabama Athletics. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Picked as Favorites in 2022-23 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Southland Announces 2022-23 Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams; HCU'S Lee is Preseason Player of the Year". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "SE Louisiana Lions Schedule 2022-23". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.