2022–23 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team

The 2022–23 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team represented the University of North Alabama in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fifth-year head coach Tony Pujol, play their home games at Flowers Hall in Florence, Alabama, as members of the West division of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 10–8 in ASUN play to finish in sixth place. They lost to Eastern Kentucky in the first round of the ASUN tournament.

2022–23 North Alabama Lions men's basketball
CBI, First Round
ConferenceASUN Conference
Record18–15 (10–8 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ahmad Smith
  • Willie Watson
  • Carter Heston
Home arenaFlowers Hall
Seasons
2022–23 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kennesaw State 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Liberty 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
Eastern Kentucky 12 6   .667 23 14   .622
Stetson 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Lipscomb 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
North Alabama 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
North Florida 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Bellarmine* 9 9   .500 15 18   .455
Queens* 7 11   .389 18 15   .545
Florida Gulf Coast 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Jacksonville 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
Jacksonville State 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Central Arkansas 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
Austin Peay 3 15   .167 9 22   .290
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2023 ASUN tournament winner

The Lions received an invitation to play in the 2023 College Basketball Invitational (CBI), where they were defeated in the first round by Southern Utah, closing their season with an overall record of 18–15.

Previous season

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The Lions finished the season 9–21, 2–14 in ASUN play to finish in last place in the West Division.[1] They lost to Florida Gulf Coast in the first round of the ASUN tournament.[2]

Roster

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2022–23 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Will Soucie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Gill St. Bernard's School Califon, New Jersey
G 1 Detalian Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Combine Academy Prep Chicago, Illinois
G 2 Daniel Ortiz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Calvary Baptist Academy Shreveport, Louisiana
G 3 KJ Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Jr Lipscomb Lewisburg, Tennessee
F 4 Bryson Dawkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Carroll High School Dothan, Alabama
G 5 Jacari Lane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Lee High School Huntsville, Alabama
C 10 Sawyer Wright 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Deshler High School Tuscumbia, Alabama
G 11 Aidan Kuhl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Rocky Mountain High School Fort Collins, Colorado
G 13 Blake Floyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Spain Park High School Pelham, Alabama
F 21 Nikolas Gustavson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Eastern Wyoming Helsinki, Finland
C 22 Eoin Nelson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Wyoming Dublin, Ireland
F 23 Deraje Agbaosi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So PHH Prep Union, New Jersey
F 25 Daniel Braster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lamar State College Old Westbury, New York
F 33 Damian Forrest 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Cleveland State CC Fort Collins, Colorado
F 34 Dallas Howell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Enterprise High School Coffee Springs, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 19, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakwood W 108–51  1–0
Flowers Hall (739)
Florence, AL
November 10, 2022*
7:00 pm, YouTube
at Alabama A&M W 84–76  2–0
Elmore Gymnasium (1,405)
Normal, Alabama
November 14, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Blue Mountain W 100–60  3–0
Flowers Hall (620)
Florence, AL
November 18, 2022*
7:00 pm, YouTube
at Mississippi Valley State L 68–76  3–1
Harrison HPER Complex (1,109)
Itta Bena, MS
November 22, 2022*
2:00 pm
vs. Hampton
Santa Barbara Beach Classic
W 75–74  4–1
The Thunderdome (53)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 23, 2022*
9:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Beach Classic
L 71–89  4–2
The Thunderdome (1,327)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 26, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia Tech L 61–80  4–3
McCamish Pavilion (3,379)
Atlanta, GA
November 30, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Memphis L 68–87  4–4
FedExForum (9,473)
Memphis, TN
December 3, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Morehead State W 81–75  5–4
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,745)
Morehead, KY
December 7, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Alabama State W 71–63  6–4
Flowers Hall (556)
Florence, AL
December 15, 2022*
7:30 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 60–84  6–5
CU Events Center (5,125)
Boulder, CO
December 20, 2022*
2:00 pm, SECN+
at Ole Miss W 66–65  7–5
SJB Pavilion (5,477)
University, MS
December 21, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Williams Baptist W 83–45  8–5
Flowers Hall (433)
Florence, AL
ASUN Conference regular season
December 30, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville State W 66–62  9–5
(1–0)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,133)
Jacksonville, AL
January 2, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Bellarmine L 65–69  9–6
(1–1)
Flowers Hall (612)
Florence, AL
January 5, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lipscomb L 62–86  9–7
(1–2)
Allen Arena (1,190)
Nashville, TN
January 7, 2023
7:15 pm, ESPN+
Stetson L 85–95 OT 9–8
(1–3)
Flowers Hall (870)
Florence, AL
January 12, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Liberty L 54–72  9–9
(1–4)
Liberty Arena (2,537)
Lynchburg, VA
January 14, 2023
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Queens L 78–107  9–10
(1–5)
Curry Arena (272)
Charlotte, NC
January 18, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Central Arkansas W 78–73  10–10
(2–5)
Farris Center (1,453)
Conway, AR
January 21, 2022
7:15 pm, ESPN+
Central Arkansas W 82–66  11–10
(3–5)
Flowers Hall (1,870)
Florence, AL
January 26, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville W 80–62  12–10
(4–5)
Flowers Hall (1,743)
Florence, AL
January 28, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
North Florida W 91–78  13–10
(5–5)
Flowers Hall (2,146)
Florence, AL
February 2, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stetson L 57–79  13–11
(5–6)
Edmunds Center (700)
DeLand, FL
February 4, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast W 87–85 OT 14–11
(6–6)
Alico Arena (4,056)
Fort Myers, FL
February 9, 2023
7:45 pm, ESPN+
Austin Peay W 70–57  15–11
(7–6)
Flowers Hall (2,142)
Florence, AL
February 11, 2023
7:15 pm, ESPN+
Lipscomb W 80–70  16–11
(8–6)
Flowers Hall (2,700)
Florence, AL
February 16, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Bellarmine W 70–57  17–11
(9–6)
Freedom Hall (1,648)
Louisville, KY
February 18, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky W 98–93 OT 18–11
(10–6)
Baptist Health Arena (4,467)
Richmond, KY
February 22, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Kennesaw State L 66–79  18–12
(10–7)
Flowers Hall (1,735)
Florence, AL
February 24, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville State L 83–92  18–13
(10–8)
Flowers Hall (2,133)
Florence, AL
ASUN tournament
February 28, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(6) at (3) Eastern Kentucky
Quarterfinals
L 48–73  18–14
Baptist Health Arena (4,574)
Richmond, KY
College Basketball Invitational
March 18, 2023
1:30 p.m., FloHoops
(13) vs. (4) Southern Utah
First round
L 50–72  18–15
Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 ASUN Conference Men's Basketball Standings". ASUN Conference. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "LIONS CLOSE SEASON WITH ASUN TOURNEY LOSS AT FGCU". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2022.