2022–23 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

2022–23 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record19–16 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rodney Crawford
  • Tyler Parker
  • Orin Bailey, Jr.
Home arenaMitchell Center
Seasons
2022–23 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Miss 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
Louisiana † 13 – 5   .722 26 – 8   .765
Marshall 13 – 5   .722 24 – 8   .750
James Madison 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
Troy 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Old Dominion 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Georgia Southern 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
South Alabama 9 – 9   .500 19 – 16   .543
Appalachian State 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Louisiana–Monroe 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
Texas State 6 – 12   .333 16 – 19   .457
Coastal Carolina 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Arkansas State 4 – 14   .222 13 – 20   .394
Georgia State 3 – 15   .167 10 – 21   .323
† 2023 Sun Belt Tournament winner

The 2022–23 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by fifth-year head coach Richie Riley, played their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2021–22 season 21–12, 9–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they lost in the first round to Little Rock in the first round. They were invited to the 2022 The Basketball Classic where they Southeastern Louisiana in the first round and USC Upstate in the quarterfinals before losing to Sun Belt member Coastal Carolina in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Lance Thomas 1 F 6'9" 224 GS Senior Norcross, GA Left the team for personal reasons
Andrew Anderson 3 G 6'0" 160 Sophomore Memphis, TN Transferred to Copiah–Lincoln CC
Kayo Goncalves 4 F 6'8" 212 GS Senior Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Graduated
Alex Anderson 12 F 6'6" 185 Freshman Memphis, TN Transferred to Alabama State
Javon Franklin 13 F 6'7" 220 Senior Little Rock, AR Graduate transferred to Georgia Tech
Charles Manning Jr. 21 G 6'4" 193 Senior Riverhead, NY Graduated
Jay Jay Chandler 22 G 6'4" 180 GS Senior Katy, TX Graduated
Jamal West 25 F 6'5" 224 Sophomore Baltimore, MD Transferred to Clarendon College

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Elijah Ormiston 3 F 6'8" 210 Sophomore Easley, SC Concordia Saint Paul
Isaiah Moore 4 G 5'11" 163 Senior Temple Hills, MD Franklin Pierce
Kevin Samuel 21 C 6'11" 255 GS Senior Codrington, Barbuda Florida Gulf Coast
Owen White 22 G 6'6" 215 GS Senior Rhinelander, WI Michigan Tech
Judah Brown 25 F 6'6" 205 Junior Bermuda Dunes, CA Saint Mary's

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jamar Franklin
CG 		Rockledge, FL Rockledge High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 10, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Julian Margrave
PF 		New Hampton, NH New Hampton School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 10, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
John Broom
SG 		Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 28, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Smurf Millender
PG 		Friendswood, TX Clear Brook High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 10, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ethan Kizer
SF 		Metamora, IL Metamora High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 9, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Jaguars were picked to finish in third place in the conference's preseason poll.[1] Graduate center Kevin Samuel was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.[1] Graduate guard Greg Parham II was named to the conference preseason second team.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1 Louisiana - 190 (10)
2 Texas State - 162 (1)
3 South Alabama - 150 (1)
4 James Madison - 149 (1)
5 Georgia State - 127 (1)
6 Marshall - 122
7 App State - 120
8 Coastal Carolina - 100
9 Old Dominion - 93
10 Troy - 76
11 Georgia Southern - 69
12 Arkansas State - 48
13 Southern Miss - 34
14 ULM - 30

Roster

2022–23 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tyrell Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr West Oaks Academy (FL)
Auburn 		Chicago, IL
G 1 Jamar Franklin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Rockledge HS Rockledge, FL
G 2 Greg Parham II 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Monacan HS
VMI 		Richmond, VA
F 3 Elijah Ormiston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Cannon HS
Concordia-St. Paul 		Minneapolis, MN
G 4 Isaiah Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Flint Hill HS
Franklin Pierce 		Temple Hills, MD
F 10 Diante Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Choctawhatchee HS
TCU 		Fort Walton Beach, FL
F 12 Julian Margrave 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr New Hampton School Louisburg, KS
G 14 Adam Sizemore (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr North Laurel HS London, KY
F 20 Marshall Kearing 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Willetton Senior HS
State College of Florida 		Pinjarra, Australia
C 21 Kevin Samuel 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) GS Redemption Christian Academy (TX)
Florida Gulf Coast 		Codrington Village, Barbuda
G 22 Owen White 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Rhinelander HS
Michigan Tech 		Rhinelander, WI
F 24 Tyler Shirley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Pebblebrook HS Gary, IN
F 25 Judah Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Pacifica Christian HS
Saint Mary's 		Bermuda Dunes, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Mobile W 97–59  1–0
  18 – Franklin   12 – Samuel   5 – Moore  Mitchell Center (2,019)
Mobile, AL
November 11, 2022*
8:00 p.m., MW Network 		at New Mexico L 74–80  1–1
  19 – Moore   7 – Tied   13 – Moore  The Pit (9,466)
Albuquerque, NM
November 15, 2022*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 18 Alabama L 55–65  1–2
  20 – Moore   11 – Kearing   1 – Tied  Mitchell Center (7,673)
Mobile, AL
November 18, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma L 60–64  1–3
  25 – Moore   9 – Samuel   3 – Parham II  Lloyd Noble Center (5,403)
Norman, OK
November 25, 2022*
5:30 p.m. 		vs. Evansville
Hostilo Hoops Community Classic 		W 78–67  2–3
  21 – Moore   8 – Samuel   9 – Moore  Enmarket Arena (219)
Savannah, GA
November 26, 2022*
1:30 p.m. 		vs. Towson
Hostilo Hoops Community Classic 		L 60–62  2–4
  18 – Moore   9 – Samuel   6 – Moore  Enmarket Arena (233)
Savannah, GA
November 27, 2022*
1:30 p.m. 		vs. Robert Morris
Hostilo Hoops Community Classic 		W 84–70  3–4
  28 – Moore   12 – Samuel   4 – Moore  Enmarket Arena (207)
Savannah, GA
November 30, 2022*
6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		at Florida Atlantic L 59–84  3–5
  17 – Moore   5 – Parham II   5 – Moore  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (1,303)
Boca Raton, FL
December 4, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at UAB L 68–76  3–6
  30 – Parham II   14 – Samuel   3 – Parham II  Bartow Arena (3,833)
Birmingham, AL
December 12, 2022*
6:00 p.m., YouTube 		at Alabama A&M W 78–71  4–6
  20 – Samuel   8 – Tied   5 – Tied  Alabama A&M Events Center (451)
Huntsville, AL
December 19, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Spring Hill W 82–53  5–6
  18 – Parham II   12 – Samuel   4 – Moore  Mitchell Center (1,667)
Mobile, AL
December 21, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Jacksonville State W 71–66  6–6
  18 – Jones   9 – Samuel   4 – Tied  Mitchell Center (1,455)
Mobile, AL
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern L 50–64  6–7
(0–1) 		 15 – Moore   7 – Samuel   5 – Moore  Hanner Fieldhouse (957)
Statesboro, GA
December 31, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia State L 58–68  6–8
(0–2) 		 15 – Parham II   11 – Samuel   4 – Tied  GSU Convocation Center (1,306)
Atlanta, GA
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkanasas State W 63–45  7–8
(1–2) 		 20 – Moore   11 – Samuel   3 – Tied  Mitchell Center (1,451)
Mobile, AL
January 7, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas State L 58–64  7–9
(1–3) 		 16 – Samuel   13 – Samuel   5 – Moore  Mitchell Center (1,812)
Mobile, AL
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		James Madison W 63–62  8–9
(2–3) 		 16 – Moore   9 – Samuel   5 – Moore  Mitchell Center (1,725)
Mobile, AL
January 14, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana L 76–79  8–10
(2–4) 		 21 – Moore   7 – Kearing   6 – Moore  Mitchell Center (2,246)
Mobile, AL
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss L 72–76  8–11
(2–5) 		 22 – Moore   11 – Samuel   4 – Jones  Reed Green Coliseum (4,128)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 21, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina L 81–85 OT 8–12
(2–6) 		 25 – Jones   10 – Samuel   9 – Moore  HTC Center (1,459)
Conway, SC
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Old Dominion L 64–66  8–13
(2–7) 		 19 – Moore   7 – Brown   3 – Tied  Mitchell Center (1,894)
Mobile, AL
January 28, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy W 77–60  9–13
(3–7) 		 23 – Moore   13 – Samuel   3 – Jones  Mitchell Center (2,779)
Mobile, AL
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State W 82–62  10–13
(4–7) 		 23 – Moore   7 – Tied   4 – Jones  First National Bank Arena (1,341)
Jonesboro, AR
February 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 72–64  11–13
(5–7) 		 31 – Moore   6 – Tied   4 – Moore  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,023)
Monroe, LA
February 9, 2023
7:15 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Troy L 57–61  11–14
(5–8) 		 16 – Brown   13 – Samuel   4 – Moore  Trojan Arena (4,014)
Troy, AL
February 11, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Appalachian State W 74–57  12–14
(6–8) 		 16 – Moore   9 – Samuel   3 – Tied  Mitchell Center (1,955)
Mobile, AL
February 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Hartford W 77–53  13–14
  20 – Moore   10 – Samuel   5 – Moore  Mitchell Center (1,404)
Mobile, AL
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Miss W 85–54  14–14
(7–8) 		 16 – Moore   6 – Samuel   6 – Moore  Mitchell Center (2,398)
Mobile, AL
February 18, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 81–45  15–14
(8–8) 		 19 – Parham II   9 – White   5 – Parham II  Mitchell Center (1,702)
Mobile, AL
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas State W 76–67  16–14
(9–8) 		 22 – Moore   10 – Samuel   7 – Moore  Strahan Coliseum (1,776)
San Marcos, TX
February 24, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Louisiana L 64–74  16–15
(9–9) 		 22 – Moore   7 – Brown   3 – Moore  Cajundome (3,494)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt tournament
March 2, 2023
11:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (9) Appalachian State
Second Round 		W 68–61  17–15
  20 – Moore   15 – Samuel   7 – Moore  Pensacola Bay Center (718)
Pensacola, FL
March 4, 2023
11:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (1) Southern Miss
Quarterfinals 		W 78–61  18–15
  23 – White   6 – White   7 – Moore  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
March 5, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (4) James Madison
Semifinals 		W 75–66  19–15
  18 – Moore   12 – Samuel   5 – Moore  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
March 6, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(8) vs. (2) Louisiana
Championship 		L 66–71  19–16
  33 – Moore   10 – Jones   4 – Jones  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2022.