2022–23 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions men's basketball team

2022–23 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record13–20 (9–9 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Coleman Furst
  • Ted Rawlings
  • Willie Rooks
Home arenaTexas A&M–Commerce Field House
Seasons
← 2021–22
2023–24 →
2022–23 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi † 14 – 4   .778 24 – 11   .686
Northwestern State 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
Southeastern Louisiana 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
Nicholls 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
Texas A&M–Commerce* 9 – 9   .500 13 – 20   .394
Houston Christian 7 – 11   .389 10 – 22   .313
New Orleans 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375
McNeese 6 – 12   .333 11 – 23   .324
Incarnate Word 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
Lamar 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2023 Southland tournament winner

The 2022–23 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions men's basketball team represented the Texas A&M University–Commerce in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fifth-year head coach Jaret von Rosenberg, played their home games at Texas A&M–Commerce Field House in Commerce, Texas, as members of the Southland Conference.

This season marks Texas A&M–Commerce's first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lions will not be eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.

Previous season

The Texas A&M–Commerce Lions finished the 2021–22 NCAA Division II men's basketball season 17–9, 9–5 in Lone Star Conference play, to finish in fourth place in conference. The Lions were defeated by Texas A&M–Kingsville in the first round of the 2022 Lone Star Conference men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2022 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament.[1] Their season ended in the tournament's South Central Regional first round with a defeat to number 1 seeded Lubbock Christian University.[2]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 56 votes overall, the Lions were picked to finish seventh in the conference.[3]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 149 (11)
2 Nicholls 137 (6)
3 New Orleans 129 (2)
4 Southeastern 105
5 McNeese 97
6 Northwestern State 92
7 Texas A&M–Commerce 56
8 Houston Christian 55 (1)
9 Lamar 44
10 Incarnate Word 36

Preseason all-conference

No Lions were selected as members of a preseason all-conference team.[4]

Roster

2022–23 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 JJ Romer Rosario 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Hialeah Gardens, FL
G 1 Monyae Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Fort Worth, TX
G 2 Kalen Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Hephzibah, GA
G 3 Tommie Lewis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Vero Beach, FL
G 4 Demarcus Demonia 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Fort Washington, MD
G 5 Ant Abraham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Mount Vernon, NY
G 10 Alonzo Dodd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Fr Saint Paul, MN
G 11 Khaliq Abdul-Mateen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Houston, TX
G 12 Matt Lewis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Houston, TX
F 21 Rob Banks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Bracknell, England
F 23 Alex Peavy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr San Antonio, TX
F 24 Jerome Jr. Brewer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr Camden, NJ
G 25 Anariss Brandon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Converse, TX
G 30 C.J. Roberts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Irving, TX
F 35 Luka Vasic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Pirot, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition season
November 2, 2022*
8:00 p.m. 		Science and Arts W 73–64   
 The Field House (321)
Commerce, TX
Non-conference season
November 7, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at SMU L 60–77  0–1
 Moody Coliseum (3,276)
Dallas, TX
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Colorado L 77–80  0–2
 Bank of Colorado Arena (1,319)
Greeley, CO
November 14, 2022*
8:00 p.m. 		at Air Force W 73–69 OT 1–2
 Clune Arena (1,131)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 18, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. UNC Asheville
Capitol Classic 		L 64–72  1–3
 Georgia State Convocation Center (630)
Atlanta, GA
November 19, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia State
Capitol Classic 		L 53–57  1–4
 Georgia State Convocation Center (1,198)
Atlanta, GA
November 20, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Eastern Kentucky
Capitol Classic 		W 75–61  2–4
 Georgia State Convocation Center (588)
Atlanta, GA
November 28, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arlington Baptist W 101–46  3–4
 The Field House (461)
Commerce, TX
November 30, 2022*
11:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Hawaii W 53–51  4–4
 Stan Sheriff Center (3,948)
Honolulu, HI
December 4, 2022*
3:00 p.m. 		at Denver L 75–84  4–5
 Hamilton Gymnasium (1,191)
Denver, CO
December 6, 2022*
8:00 p.m. 		at Wyoming L 76–91  4–6
 Arena-Auditorium (3,953)
Laramie, WY
December 10, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian L 64–83  4–7
 Moody Coliseum (1,204)
Abilene, TX
December 19, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Purdue Fort Wayne
Indiana Classic 		L 68–85  4–8
 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,840)
Fort Wayne, IN
December 20, 2022*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. IUPUI
Indiana Classic 		L 52–62  4–9
 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (143)
Fort Wayne, IN
December 27, 2022*
7:00 p.m., LHN 		at No. 6 Texas L 72–97  4–10
 Moody Center (10,763)
Austin, TX
Southland Conference season
December 31, 2022
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Incarnate Word W 82–74 OT 5–10
(1–0) 		The Field House (245)
Commerce, TX
January 5, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Nicholls L 63–66  5–11
(1–1) 		The Field House (246)
Commerce, TX
January 7, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at McNeese W 82–80 OT 6–11
(2–1) 		The Legacy Center (2,096)
Lake Charles, LA
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Houston Christian L 59–68  6–12
(2–2) 		Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
January 14, 2023
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lamar W 81–66  7–12
(3–2) 		The Field House (376)
Commerce, TX
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Orleans W 63-58  8-12
(4-2) 		Lakefront Arena (827)
New Orleans, LA
January 21, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 73–79  8–13
(4–3) 		University Center (912)
Hammond, LA
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lamar W 62–57  9–13
(5–3) 		Montagne Center (1,854)
Beaumont, TX
January 28, 2023
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Houston Christian W 77–76  10–13
(6–3) 		The Field House (403)
Commerce, TX
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m. 		at Nicholls Game postponed to February 20 due to icy weather conditions in Texas[5] Stopher Gymnasium 
Thibodaux, LA
February 4, 2023
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		McNeese W 60–58  11–13
(7–3) 		The Field House (311)
Commerce, TX
February 9, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northwestern State L 82–88  11–14
(7–4) 		The Field House (427)
Commerce, TX
February 11, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northwestern State L 64–72  11–15
(7–5) 		Prather Coliseum (1,512)
Natchitoches, LA
February 16, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Orleans L 78–84  11–16
(7–6) 		The Field House (251)
Commerce, TX
February 18, 2023
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana L 76–78 OT 11–17
(7–7) 		The Field House (521)
Commerce, TX
February 20, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Nicholls W 72–71  12–17
(8–7) 		Stopher Gymnasium (611)
Thibodaux, LA
February 23, 2023
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 84–80  13–17
(9–7) 		American Bank Center (1,634)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 25, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Incarnate Word L 75–79  13–18
(9–8) 		McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
Mar 1, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 88–93 OT 13–19
(9–9) 		The Field House (631)
Commerce, TX
Southland tournament
March 5, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) at (8) McNeese
First round 		L 78–79  13–20
 The Legacy Center (2,572)
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Six LSC men's basketball teams earn regional berths". Lone Star Conference. March 6, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Division II Men's Basketball Championship Official Bracket". Turner Sports Interactive. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Picked as Favorites in 2022–23 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Southland Announces 2022–23 Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams; HCU'S Lee is Preseason Player of the Year". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "TAMUC at Nicholls basketball games postponed to Feb. 20". Southland Conference. January 31, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "Texas A&M-Commerce Lions Schedule 2022-23". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas A&M University–Commerce Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2024.