2022–23 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

2022–23 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record11–21 (7–11 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFant–Ewing Coliseum
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 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by 13th-year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2021–22 season 13–18, 5–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in 11th place in the Sun Belt Conference. They lost to Arkansas State in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Trey Boston 0 G 6'2' 165 Sophomore Chicago, IL Left Team for personal reasons
Andre Jones 1 G 6'5" 191 GS Senior Little Rock, AR Graduated
Koreem Ozier 2 G 6'1" 190 Junior Racine, WI Graduated
Elijah Gonzales 3 G 5'11" 170 Junior Clackamas, OR Graduated
Reginald Gee 5 G 6'2" 230 GS Senior Houston, TX Graduated
D'Marcus Hall 14 G/F 6'5" 210 Freshman Haughton, LA Transferred to Bossier Parish Community College [2]
Luke Phillips 21 F 6'10" 220 RS Sophomore Adelaide, Australia Signed to play semi-professionally in Australia with Cockburn Cougars
Russell Harrison 24 G/F 6'4" 200 Senior Lubbock, TX Graduate transferred to Lubbock Christian University[3]

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jamari Blackmon 0 G 6'1" 205 Senior Hoover, AL North Alabama
Savion Gallion 1 G 6'4" 182 Sophomore Washington, D.C. South Plains College
Devon Hancock 2 G 6'3" 190 RS Sophomore Dallas, TX Milwaukee
Tyreke Locure 11 G 6'0" 165 Junior New Orleans, LA UAB
Victor Bafutto 14 C 6'10" 230 GS Senior Brasília, Brazil Mercer
AD Diedhiou 34 F 6'10" 240 Junior Dakar, Senegal UAB

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jacob Wilson
SG 		Baton Rouge, LA Liberty Magnet High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Aug 2, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jalen Bolden
SG 		Zachary, LA Zachary High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Mar 14, 2022 
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:

  • "Louisiana–Monroe 2022-23 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  • "2022-23 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kelton Williams
PG 		Midloathian, TX Midloathian High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 7, 2022 
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 Warhawks were picked to finish in last place in the conference's preseason poll.[4] Junior forward Nika Metskhavarishvili was named preseason All-SBC Third Team.[4]

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 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Jamari Blackmon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Hoover, Alabama
G 1 Savion Gallion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Washington, D.C.
G 2 Devon Hancock 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Dallas, Texas
F 4 Nika Metskhvarishvili 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Tbilisi, Georgia
F 5 Jalen Bolden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Zachary, Louisiana
F 10 Langston Powell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS West Monroe, Louisiana
G 11 Tyreke Locure 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana
F 13 Thomas Howell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Natchitoches, Louisiana
C 14 Victor Bafutto 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 227 lb (103 kg) GS Brasília, Brazil
G 15 Jacob Wilson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 22 Edwin Litolff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Livingston, Louisiana
G 23 Johnnie Williams IV 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Sarasota, Florida
C 34 AD Diedhiou 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) Jr Dakar, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 20, 2023

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 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Texas A&M L 54–87  0–1
  10 – Tied   9 – Metskhvarishvili   2 – Locure  Reed Arena (6,262)
College Station, TX
November 10, 2022*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Dallas Christian W 111–59  1–1
  14 – Howell   10 – Metskhvarishvili   9 – Blackmon  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (538)
Monroe, LA
November 14, 2022*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Baptist W 105–56  2–1
  15 – Metskhvarishvili   9 – Bafutto   4 – Tied  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (744)
Monroe, LA
November 17, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 15 TCU
Emerald Coast Classic campus-site game 		L 60–95  2–2
  14 – Locure   6 – Howell   1 – Tied  Schollmaier Arena (4,959)
Fort Worth, TX
November 21, 2022*
6:00 pm, CUSA.tv 		at Louisiana Tech L 58–79  2–3
  18 – Locure   7 – Howell   6 – Blackmon  Thomas Assembly Center (2,214)
Ruston, LA
November 25, 2022*
1:30 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Omaha
Emerald Coast Classic semifinal 		L 56–63  2–4
  15 – Blackmon   10 – Howell   3 – Tied  The Arena at NFSC (160)
Niceville, FL
November 26, 2022*
10:00 am, FloHoops 		vs. Loyola (MD)
Emerald Coast Classic 		L 64–65  2–5
  20 – Bafutto   8 – Bafutto   5 – Blackmon  The Arena at NFSC (100)
Niceville, FL
November 28, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tulane L 60–75  2–6
  14 – Locure   11 – Howell   8 – Blackmon  Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
December 3, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Champion Christian W 101–46  3–6
  20 – Bafutto   15 – Howell   7 – Locure  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (887)
Monroe, LA
December 10, 2022*
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northwestern State L 73–91  3–7
  16 – Howell   10 – Bafutto   2 – Tied  Prather Coliseum (1,627)
Natchitoches, LA
December 14, 2022*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Sam Houston L 53–79  3–8
  14 – Locure   4 – Tied   3 – Locure  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (871)
Monroe, LA
December 17, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lamar W 83–59  4–8
  17 – Locure   10 – Baffuto   7 – Locure  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (978)
Monroe, LA
December 20, 2022*
11:30 am, ESPN+ 		Jacksonville L 55–66  4–9
  12 – Howell   5 – Tied   2 – Tied  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (828)
Monroe, LA
Sun Belt regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas State W 57–53  5–9
(1–0) 		 12 – Locure   13 – Howell   4 – Locure  Strahan Arena (1,052)
San Marcos, TX
December 31, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State W 84–72  6–9
(2–0) 		 25 – Blackmon   9 – Bafutto   4 – Tied  First National Bank Arena (2,347)
Jonesboro, AR
January 5, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia State W 66–58  7–9
(3–0) 		 25 – Locure   8 – Howell   4 – Tied  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,208)
Monroe, LA
January 7, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Miss L 60–65  7–10
(3–1) 		 21 – Locure   10 – Howell   5 – Blackmon  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,984)
Monroe, LA
January 12, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana
2,000th Game in NLU/ULM Program History 		L 73–86  7–11
(3–2) 		 19 – Powell   6 – Howell   5 – Howell  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,568)
Monroe, LA
January 14, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas State W 61–58  8–11
(4–2) 		 24 – Blackmon   6 – Howell   4 – Gallion  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,007)
Monroe, LA
January 19, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern
Keith Richard's 300th Career Victory 		W 72–59  9–11
(5–2) 		 19 – Locure   15 – Bafutto   6 – Locure  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,553)
Statesboro, GA
January 21, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Troy L 53–77  9–12
(5–3) 		 14 – Howell   8 – Bafutto   3 – Tied  Trojan Arena (3,154)
Troy, AL
January 26, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Marshall W 86–82 2OT 10–12
(6–3) 		 35 – Blackmon   15 – Howell   4 – Powell  Cam Henderson Center (4,931)
Huntington, WV
January 28, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at James Madison L 45–58  10–13
(6–4) 		 10 – Bafutto   7 – Tied   3 – Locure  Atlantic Union Bank Center (6,429)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 2, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina W 83–70  11–13
(7–4) 		 35 – Blackmon   8 – Tied   7 – Blackmon  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,659)
Monroe, LA
February 4, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Alabama L 64–72  11–14
(7–5) 		 23 – Blackmon   7 – Howell   4 – Blackmon  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,023)
Monroe, LA
February 9, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Appalachian State L 45–52  11–15
(7–6) 		 13 – Locure   16 – Howell   3 – Locure  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,558)
Monroe, LA
February 11, 2023
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss L 67–76  11–16
(7–7) 		 24 – Locure   10 – Howell   5 – Blackmon  Reed Green Coliseum (4,578)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 16, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana L 67–84  11–17
(7–8) 		 16 – Howell   6 – Tied   4 – Blackmon  Cajundome (2,948)
Lafayette, LA
February 18, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Alabama L 45–81  11–18
(7–9) 		 12 – Locure   8 – Howell   2 – Tied  Mitchell Center (1,702)
Mobile, AL
February 22, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Troy L 78–82 OT 11–19
(7–10) 		 33 – Locure   9 – Howell   2 – Tied  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (962)
Monroe, LA
February 24, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Arkansas State L 61–64  11–20
(7–11) 		 24 – Locure   11 – Howell   5 – Howell  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,286)
Monroe, LA
Sun Belt tournament
March 2, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(10) vs. (7) Georgia Southern
Second Round 		L 57–66  11–21
  15 – Blackmon   11 – Howell   1 – Tied  Pensacola Bay Center (940)
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[5]

References

  1. ^ "Omier's Career-High Propels Arkansas State to Hercules Tires Sun Belt Men's Basketball Championship Quarterfinals". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "NJCAA".
  3. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster".
  4. ^ a b "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 17, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2022.