2022–23 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

2022–23 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record16–17 (8–8 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Johnny Kidd
  • Kevin Papacs
  • Kyle Steinway
Home arenaWilliam H. Pitt Center
Seasons
2022–23 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Merrimack*† 12 – 4   .750 18 – 16   .529
Fairleigh Dickinson^ 10 – 6   .625 21 – 16   .568
Stonehill** 10 – 6   .625 14 – 17   .452
Saint Francis (PA) 9 – 7   .563 13 – 18   .419
Sacred Heart 8 – 8   .500 16 – 17   .485
Wagner 8 – 8   .500 15 – 13   .536
Central Connecticut 7 – 9   .438 10 – 22   .313
St. Francis Brooklyn 7 – 9   .438 14 – 16   .467
LIU 1 – 15   .063 3 – 26   .103
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
** ineligible for both the 2023 NEC tournament and the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
^ received automatic bid for the 2023 NCAA tournament as conference tournament runner-up, due to Merrimack's ineligibility
† 2023 NEC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by tenth-year head coach Anthony Latina, played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).

Previous season

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The Pioneers finished the 2021–22 season 10–20, 6–12 in NEC play, to finish in seventh place.[1] They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to LIU.[2]

Roster

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2022–23 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Joey Reilly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Cromwell, CT
G 3 Mike Sixsmith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Hicksville, NY
G 5 Kenneth Womack 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Upper Marlboro, MD
G 10 Dominic Mello 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Wareham, MA
G 11 Raheem Solomon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Hartford, CT
G 13 Najee Coursey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Galloway, NJ
G 14 Tommaso Ferraresi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Venice, Italy
F 15 Raymond Espinal-Guzman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Cranston, RI
F 21 Bryce Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Stockton, CA
G 22 Brendan McGuire 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Garden City, NY
F 25 Tanner Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Springfield, MA
G 35 Aidan Carpenter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Hamden, CT
F 45 Nico Galette 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Rahway, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 17, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 8, 2022*
7:00 p.m. 		at Hartford W 77–70  1–0
 Chase Arena (840)
West Hartford, CT
November 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at Rutgers L 50–88  1–1
 Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
November 13, 2022*
1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Columbia W 88–85  2–1
 William H. Pitt Center (723)
Fairfield, CT
November 16, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMass Lowell L 81–90  2–2
 Costello Athletic Center (608)
Lowell, MA
November 19, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Binghamton W 75–60  3–2
 Binghamton University Events Center (1,802)
Vestal, NY
November 22, 2022*
1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		NJIT L 75–85  3–3
 William H. Pitt Center (443)
Fairfield, CT
November 28, 2022*
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Western New England W 100–59  4–3
 William H. Pitt Center (433)
Fairfield, CT
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Hampshire W 66–61  5–3
 Lundholm Gym (369)
Durham, NH
December 3, 2022*
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		UMass Lowell L 59–70  5–4
 William H. Pitt Center (517)
Fairfield, CT
December 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Fairfield L 59–61  5–5
 Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,819)
Fairfield, CT
December 10, 2022*
3:30 p.m., ACCN 		at Pittsburgh L 66–91  5–6
 Petersen Events Center (6,019)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 12, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FloHoops 		at Stony Brook L 64–71  5–7
 Island Federal Arena (1,708)
Stony Brook, NY
December 19, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's L 59–77  5–8
 Hagan Arena (819)
Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2022*
11:30 a.m., NEC Front Row 		Holy Cross W 66–62  6–8
 William H. Pitt Center (563)
Fairfield, CT
December 29, 2022
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Stonehill L 67–74  6–9
(0–1) 		William H. Pitt Center (833)
Fairfield, CT
December 31, 2022
1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at LIU W 82–64  7–9
(1–1) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (325)
Brooklyn, NY
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Merrimack W 59–55  8–9
(2–1) 		Hammel Court (236)
North Andover, MA
January 7, 2023*
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Hartford W 78–71  9–9
 William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
January 14, 2023
1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at St. Francis Brooklyn L 79–82  9–10
(2–2) 		Pratt ARC (125)
Brooklyn, NY
January 16, 2023
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Saint Francis (PA) W 54–51  10–10
(3–2) 		William H. Pitt Center (529)
Fairfield, CT
January 20, 2023
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Fairleigh Dickinson W 92–85  11–10
(4–2) 		Rothman Center (276)
Hackensack, NJ
January 22, 2023
1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Wagner L 58–68  11–11
(4–3) 		Spiro Sports Center (518)
Staten Island, NY
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		LIU L 70–74  11–12
(4–4) 		William H. Pitt Center (718)
Fairfield, CT
January 28, 2023
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Stonehill L 81–82  11–13
(4–5) 		Merkert Gymnasium (1,896)
Easton, MA
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Wagner W 65–56  12–13
(5–5) 		William H. Pitt Center (715)
Fairfield, CT
February 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Central Connecticut W 78–65  13–13
(6–5) 		William H. Pitt Center (1,033)
Fairfield, CT
February 9, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Saint Francis (PA) L 76–78 OT 13–14
(6–6) 		DeGol Arena (670)
Loretto, PA
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Fairleigh Dickinson W 94–86 OT 14–14
(7–6) 		William H. Pitt Center (828)
Fairfield, CT
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Merrimack L 55–67  14–15
(7–7) 		William H. Pitt Center (756)
Fairfield, CT
February 23, 2023
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		St. Francis Brooklyn L 63–70  14–16
(7–8) 		William H. Pitt Center (582)
Fairfield, CT
February 25, 2023
1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Central Connecticut W 69–67  15–16
(8–8) 		William H. Detrick Gymnasium (703)
New Britain, CT
NEC tournament
March 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		(4) (5) Wagner
Quarterfinals 		W 67–55  16–16
 William H. Pitt Center (398)
Fairfield, CT
March 4, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN3 		(4) (1) Merrimack
Semifinals 		L 61–70  16–17
 Hammel Court (747)
North Andover, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 NEC Basketball Standings". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "SHU Not Enough in NEC Quarterfinal at LIU, 82-75". Sacred Heart University. March 2, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sacred Heart University. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Sacred Heart Pioneers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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