2022–23 LIU Sharks men's basketball team

2022–23 LIU Sharks men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record3–26 (1–15 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Thomas (1st season)
  • Shasha Brown (1st season)
  • Maurice Hicks (1st season)
Home arenaSteinberg Wellness 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 LIU Sharks men's basketball team represented Long Island University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sharks, led by first-year head coach Rod Strickland, played their home games at the Steinberg Wellness Center in Brooklyn, New York as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).

Previous season

The Sharks finished the 2021–22 season 16–14, 12–6 in NEC play, to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed, they defeated No. 6 seed Sacred Heart in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament,[1] before falling to No. 2 seed Wagner.[2]

On June 30, the school announced the firing of head coach Derek Kellogg, after 5 season at the helm.[3] They immediately named NBA G League Ignite program manager Rod Strickland as the Sharks' next head coach.[3]

Roster

2022–23 LIU Sharks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Weston Baer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Pomeroy, OH
G 1 Tre Booker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Richmond, VA
G 2 Tre' Wood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Largo, MD
G 3 Maurice Commander 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Chicago, IL
G 4 Jacob Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Minneapolis, MN
G 5 Andre Washington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Staten Island, NY
G 10 R.J. Greene 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr The Bronx, NY
G/F 11 Noble Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Orlando, FL
F 13 James Kamich 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Tonj, South Sudan
F/C 15 C.J. Delancy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Jonesboro, AR
F 20 Jake Cook 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Watervliet, NY
F 21 Cheikh Ndiaye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Thiès, Senegal
G 22 Elijah Bailey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Fr Brooklyn, NY
G 24 Marko Maletic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So London, ON
F/C 34 Amadou Fall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Kaolack, Senegal
G 44 Quion Burns 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So White Plains, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
11:00 p.m., P12N 		at Utah L 48–89  0–1
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,878)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 14, 2022*
6:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Mount Saint Vincent W 111–50  1–1
 Steinberg Wellness Center (500)
Brooklyn, NY
November 17, 2022*
8:30 p.m., FS2 		at Marquette
Fort Myers Tip-Off campus-site game 		L 58–95  1–2
 Fiserv Forum (12,476)
Milwaukee, WI
November 22, 2022*
2:30 p.m. 		vs. South Dakota
Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms division semifinals 		L 58–68  1–3
 Suncoast Credit Union Arena (333)
Fort Myers, FL
November 23, 2022*
11:00 a.m. 		vs. Northern Illinois
Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms division consolation 		L 61–86  1–4
 Suncoast Credit Union Arena (314)
Fort Myers, FL
November 29, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FS1 		at St. John's L 68–95  1–5
 Carnesecca Arena (3,901)
Queens, NY
December 2, 2022*
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Towson L 64–74  1–6
 Steinberg Wellness Center (310)
Brooklyn, NY
December 5, 2022*
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		UMass Lowell L 64–84  1–7
 Steinberg Wellness Center (456)
Brooklyn, NY
December 10, 2022*
12:30 p.m., FS1 		at No. 5 UConn L 61–114  1–8
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
December 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Albany L 59–76  1–9
 McDonough Sports Complex (907)
Troy, NY
December 18, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at James Madison L 79–115  1–10
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,785)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 22, 2022*
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Purchase W 95–58  2–10
 Steinberg Wellness Center (412)
Brooklyn, NY
NEC regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Wagner L 61–69  2–11
(0–1) 		Barclays Center (375)
Brooklyn, NY
December 31, 2022
1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Sacred Heart L 64–82  2–12
(0–2) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (325)
Brooklyn, NY
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Central Connecticut L 59–78  2–13
(0–3) 		William H. Detrick Gymnasium (314)
New Britain, CT
January 7, 2023
1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Fairleigh Dickinson L 89–101  2–14
(0–4) 		Rothman Center (548)
Hackensack, NJ
January 14, 2023
4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Saint Francis (PA) L 68–87  2–15
(0–5) 		DeGol Arena (485)
Loretto, PA
January 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN3/SNY 		St. Francis Brooklyn L 66–73  2–16
(0–6) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (400)
Brooklyn, NY
January 20, 2023
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Stonehill L 66–73  2–17
(0–7) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (256)
Brooklyn, NY
January 22, 2023
12:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Central Connecticut L 42–58  2–18
(0–8) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (215)
Brooklyn, NY
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Sacred Heart W 74–70  3–18
(1–8) 		William H. Pitt Center (718)
Fairfield, CT
January 28, 2023
1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at St. Francis Brooklyn
Battle of Brooklyn 		L 59–71  3–19
(1–9) 		Pratt ARC (223)
Brooklyn, NY
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Merrimack L 59–76  3–20
(1–10) 		Hammel Court (CBSSN)
North Andover, MA
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Fairleigh Dickinson L 79–80  3–21
(1–11) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (275)
Brooklyn, NY
February 11, 2023
1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Wagner L 46–58  3–22
(1–12) 		Spiro Sports Center (1,218)
Staten Island, NY
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Stonehill L 60–75  3–23
(1–13) 		Merkert Gymnasium (876)
Easton, MA
February 18, 2023
1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Saint Francis (PA) L 82–93  3–24
(1–14) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (323)
Brooklyn, NY
February 25, 2023
1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Merrimack L 59–80  3–25
(1–15) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (310)
Brooklyn, NY
NEC tournament
March 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		(8) at (1) Merrimack
Quarterfinals 		L 76–91  3–26
 Hammel Court (1,372)
North Andover, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "SEMIFINAL BOUND! Men's Basketball Beats SHU 82-75 to Advance to NEC Semis". Long Island University. March 2, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "#NEC22 Men's Semifinal Recaps: Top Seeds Prevail with #1 Bryant set to Face #2 Wagner". Northeast Conference. March 5, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Cobb, David (June 30, 2022). "Long Island fires coach Derek Kellogg, hires G League Ignite director Rod Strickland to lead Sharks". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Long Island University. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Long Island University Sharks Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2022.