2022–23 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball team

2022–23 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record19–14 (9–9 Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachMike Maker
Assistant coaches
  • Cameron Rundles
  • Kenneth Lowe
Home arenaSchoenecker Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts † 18 – 0   1.000 30 – 5   .857
South Dakota State 13 – 5   .722 19 – 13   .594
North Dakota State 11 – 7   .611 16 – 17   .485
Western Illinois 9 – 9   .500 16 – 14   .533
St. Thomas* 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
South Dakota 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387
Kansas City 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
Denver 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
North Dakota 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394
Omaha 4 – 14   .222 9 – 23   .281
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2023 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2022–23 St. Thomas Tommies men's basketball team represented the University of St. Thomas in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tommies, led by 12th-year head coach John Tauer, played their home games at Schoenecker Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota as members of the Summit League.

This season marked St. Thomas's second year of a five-year transition period from Division III to Division I, an incredibly rare and historic jump that bypasses Division II altogether. As a result, the Tommies are not eligible for NCAA postseason play until 2026–27. The Tommies participated in their first ever Division I conference tournament, as the Summit League announced the 2023 Summit League men's basketball tournament would include all 10 conference teams.[1]

Previous season

The Tommies finished the 2021–22 season 10–20, 4–14 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. Because the Tommies were in the first year of a five-year transition period from DIII to DI, they were not eligible for NCAA postseason play, including the Summit League tournament.[2]

Roster

2022–23 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kendall Blue 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr East Ridge High School Woodbury, Minnesota
G 2 Ben Nau 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Brookfield Central High School Brookfield, Wisconsin
G 3 Andrew Rohde 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Brookfield Central High School Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 5 Parker Bjorklund 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Chaska High School Chaska, Minnesota
G 10 Riley Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Benilde-St. Margaret's Eden Prairie, Minnesota
G 11 Drake Dobbs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Eden Prairie High School Eden Prairie, Minnesota
G 12 Ryan Dufault 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Waseca High School Waseca, Minnesota
F 13 Ahjany Lee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Totino-Grace High School Byron, Minnesota
F 14 Brooks Allen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Shakopee High School Shakopee, Minnesota
F 20 Courtney Brown Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Milwaukee Cottage Grove, Minnesota
F 23 Will Engels 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Benet Academy Clarendon Hills, Illinois
G 32 Dom Martinelli 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Northwestern Glenview, Illinois
F 33 Bennett Kwiecinski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Siena Chicago, Illinois
F 35 Carter Bjerke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Wayzata High School Plymouth, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 16, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:30 pm, FS1 		at No. 9 Creighton L 60–72  0–1
 CHI Health Center Omaha (17,098)
Omaha, NE
November 11, 2022*
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access 		Chicago State W 83–61  1–1
 Schoenecker Arena (1,378)
St. Paul, MN
November 13, 2022*
2:00 pm, Tommies All-Access 		St. Francis Brooklyn W 84–48  2–1
 Schoenecker Arena (667)
St. Paul, MN
November 17, 2022*
8:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana
Zootown Classic 		L 59–78  2–2
 Dahlberg Arena (2,660)
Missoula, MT
November 18, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Troy
Zootown Classic 		W 78–76  3–2
 Dahlberg Arena (251)
Missoula, MT
November 19, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Merrimack
Zootown Classic 		W 72–61  4–2
 Dahlberg Arena (178)
Missoula, MT
November 23, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee W 76–72  5–2
 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,813)
Milwaukee, WI
November 26, 2022*
7:00 pm, P12N 		at Utah L 66–95  5–3
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,109)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 29, 2022*
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access 		North Central W 111–63  6–3
 Schoenecker Arena (786)
St. Paul, MN
December 3, 2022*
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access 		Crown W 91–56  7–3
 Schoenecker Arena (874)
St. Paul, MN
December 8, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana State L 65–82  7–4
 Worthington Arena (2,609)
Bozeman, MT
December 10, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho State W 76–70  8–4
 Reed Gym (1,040)
Pocatello, ID
December 13, 2022*
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access 		Green Bay W 82–61  9–4
 Schoenecker Arena (1,036)
St. Paul, MN
Summit League regular season
December 19, 2022
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access 		North Dakota W 75–62  10–4
(1–0) 		Schoenecker Arena (985)
St. Paul, MN
December 21, 2022
12:00 pm, Tommies All-Access 		North Dakota State W 78–68  11–4
(2–0) 		Schoenecker Arena (1,123)
St. Paul, MN
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Dakota L 84–92  11–5
(2–1) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,516)
Vermillion, SD
December 31, 2022
2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3 		at South Dakota State L 64–71  11–6
(2–2) 		Frost Arena (2,020)
Brookings, SD
January 5, 2023
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access 		Denver W 81–71  12–6
(3–2) 		Schoenecker Arena (981)
St. Paul, MN
January 7, 2023
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access 		Omaha W 80–58  13–6
(4–2) 		Schoenecker Arena (1,332)
St. Paul, MN
January 12, 2023
7:00 pm 		at Kansas City L 60–81  13–7
(4–3) 		Swinney Recreation Center (725)
Kansas City, MO
January 14, 2023
7:00 pm 		at Oral Roberts L 69–81  13–8
(4–4) 		Mabee Center (5,684)
Tulsa, OK
January 21, 2023
2:00 pm 		at Western Illinois L 56–60  13–9
(4–5) 		Western Hall (727)
Macomb, IL
January 26, 2023
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access 		South Dakota State W 60–54  14–9
(5–5) 		Schoenecker Arena (1,505)
St. Paul, MN
January 28, 2023
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access 		South Dakota L 67–81  14–10
(5–6) 		Schoenecker Arena (1,723)
St. Paul, MN
February 2, 2023
7:00 pm 		at Omaha W 89–83  15–10
(6–6) 		Baxter Arena (1,261)
Omaha, NE
February 4, 2023
5:00 pm 		at Denver W 68–57  16–10
(7–6) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (992)
Denver, CO
February 9, 2023
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access 		Oral Roberts L 88–95  16–11
(7–7) 		Schoenecker Arena (2,013)
St. Paul, MN
February 11, 2023
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access 		Kansas City W 73–43  17–11
(8–7) 		Schoenecker Arena (1,619)
St. Paul, MN
February 18, 2023
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access 		Western Illinois W 82–69  18–11
(9–7) 		Schoenecker Arena (1,674)
St. Paul, MN
February 23, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Dakota State L 64–73  18–12
(9–8) 		Scheels Center (1,761)
Fargo, ND
February 25, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at North Dakota L 74–82  18–13
(9–9) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,715)
Grand Forks, ND
Summit League tournament
March 5, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Western Illinois
Quarterfinals 		W 67–60  19–13
 Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
March 6, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (1) Oral Roberts
Semifinals 		L 65–70  19–14
 Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Summit League Basketball Schedules Released". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. August 3, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "St. Thomas receives NCAA waiver to join The Summit League in 2021-22". The Summit League. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". The University of St. Thomas. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022-23 St. Thomas - Minnesota Tommies Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2022.