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

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

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

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

  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.