2022–23 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

2022–23 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
Big South regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record27–8 (16–2 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Neil Dixon
  • Woody Taylor
  • Justin Levine
Home arenaKimmel Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Asheville † 16 – 2   .889 27 – 8   .771
Longwood 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625
Radford 12 – 6   .667 21 – 15   .583
USC Upstate 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
Gardner–Webb 10 – 8   .556 15 – 16   .484
Winthrop 10 – 8   .556 15 – 17   .469
Campbell 8 – 10   .444 16 – 18   .471
High Point 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Charleston Southern 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Presbyterian 1 – 17   .056 5 – 27   .156
† 2023 Big South tournament winner

The 2022–23 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, who were led by fifth-year head coach Mike Morrell, played their home games at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 27-7, 16–2 in Big South play to finish in first place, and defeated Charleston Southern, USC Upstate, and Campbell to claim the Big South tournament title. As tournament champions, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were eliminated in the first round by UCLA.

Previous season

With the reintroduction of divisions for the first time since the 2013–14 season, the Bulldogs played in the South division.[1] They finished the regular season 16–13, 8–8 in Big South play which resulted in a fourth place in the South division. As the No. 5 seed in the Big South tournament, they lost to Charleston Southern in the first round.

The Bulldogs participated in the College Basketball Invitational as a No. 13 seed, where they defeated No. 4 Stephen F. Austin in the first round before losing to No. 12 Northern Colorado in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2022–23 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Trent Stephney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Sr Knoxville, Tennessee
F 1 Jamon Battle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia
G 2 Caleb Burgess 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 3 Tajion Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Oak Ridge, Tennessee
F 4 Drew Pember 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Knoxville, Tennessee
F 5 Silas Mason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Greensboro, North Carolina
G 10 Alex Caldwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Sr Columbia, South Carolina
G 11 Zaharee Maddox 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Mocksville, North Carolina
G 12 Fletcher Abee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Morganton, North Carolina
F 13 Nick McMullen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Jr Greensboro, North Carolina
F 14 Amadou Sylla 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Bamako, Mali
G 15 Dean Gabrelcik 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS Fr East Lake, Florida
G 21 Justin Stephens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Clayton, North Carolina
G 23 Davion Cunningham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Huntersville, North Carolina
F 25 Ian Clinkscales-King 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Asheville, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Milligan W 101–47  –
 Kimmel Arena (513)
Asheville, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UCF W 98–95 2OT 1–0
 Addition Financial Arena (4,603)
Orlando, FL
November 12, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Brevard W 94–46  2–0
 Kimmel Arena (815)
Asheville, NC
November 18, 2022*
8:30 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Texas A&M–Commerce
Capitol Classic 		W 72–64  3–0
 GSU Convocation Center (630)
Atlanta, GA
November 19, 2022*
5:30 pm 		vs. Eastern Kentucky
Capitol Classic 		L 75–77  3–1
 GSU Convocation Center (593)
Atlanta, GA
November 20, 2022*
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia State
Capitol Classic 		L 68–74  3–2
 GSU Convocation Center (1,331)
Atlanta, GA
November 26, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+/CW62 		Western Carolina W 73–61  4–2
 Kimmel Arena (1,522)
Asheville, NC
November 29, 2022*
4:30 pm, NCCUSN 		at North Carolina Central L 66–79  4–3
 McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,663)
Durham, NC
December 3, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+/CW62 		UT Martin W 90–83  5–3
 Kimmel Arena (908)
Asheville, NC
December 7, 2022*
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Warren Wilson W 122–70  6–3
 Kimmel Arena (925)
Asheville, NC
December 10, 2022*
2:00 pm, USA 		at Dayton L 56–79  6–4
 UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
December 13, 2022*
7:00 pm 		at South Carolina State W 94–84  7–4
 SHM Memorial Center (505)
Orangeburg, SC
December 17, 2022*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at East Tennessee State W 74–73  8–4
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,041)
Johnson City, TN
December 21, 2022*
9:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 10 Arkansas L 51–85  8–5
 Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
Big South regular season
December 29, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Radford W 62–58  9–5
(1–0) 		Kimmel Arena (1,147)
Asheville, NC
December 31, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Winthrop L 60–62  9–6
(1–1) 		Winthrop Coliseum (1,134)
Rock Hill, SC
January 4, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at High Point W 76–72  10–6
(2–1) 		Qubein Center (2,021)
High Point, NC
January 7, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Campbell W 58–55  11–6
(3–1) 		Kimmel Arena (1,238)
Asheville, NC
January 11, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPNU 		Longwood W 54–46  12–6
(4–1) 		Kimmel Arena (1,164)
Asheville, NC
January 14, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Gardner–Webb W 72–67 OT 13–6
(5–1) 		Paul Porter Arena (777)
Boiling Springs, NC
January 18, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Charleston Southern W 73–63  14–6
(6–1) 		Buccaneer Field House (797)
North Charleston, SC
January 21, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		USC Upstate W 64–58  15–6
(7–1) 		Kimmel Arena (1,789)
Asheville, NC
January 25, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Presbyterian W 88–80 OT 16–6
(8–1) 		Kimmel Arena (1,025)
Asheville, NC
January 28, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Campbell W 78–65  17–6
(9–1) 		Gore Arena (1,603)
Buies Creek, NC
February 2, 2023
7:00pm, ESPNU 		High Point W 89–63  18–6
(10–1) 		Kimmel Arena (2,288)
Asheville, NC
February 4, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at USC Upstate L 70–76  18–7
(10–2) 		G. B. Hodge Center (612)
Spartanburg, SC
February 8, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Winthrop W 86–79  19–7
(11–2) 		Kimmel Arena (2,016)
Asheville, NC
February 11, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Presbyterian W 76–72  20–7
(12–2) 		Templeton Physical Education Center (359)
Clinton, SC
February 15, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Radford W 63–54  21–7
(13–2) 		Dedmon Center (1,891)
Radford, VA
February 18, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+/CW62 		Gardner–Webb W 75–63  22–7
(14–2) 		Kimmel Arena (2,957)
Asheville, NC
February 22, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Charleston Southern W 80–62  23–7
(15–2) 		Kimmel Arena (1,362)
Asheville, NC
February 25, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Longwood W 76–66  24–7
(16–2) 		Willett Hall (1,900)
Farmville, VA
Big South tournament
March 3, 2023
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (9) Charleston Southern
Quarterfinals 		W 75–66  25–7
 Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
March 4, 2023
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (4) USC Upstate
Semifinals 		W 66–62  26–7
 Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
March 5, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		(1) vs. (7) Campbell
Championship 		W 77–73  27–7
 Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2023
10:05 p.m., truTV 		(15 S) vs. (2 S) No. 7 UCLA
First Round 		L 53–86  27–8
 Golden 1 Center (14,527)
Sacramento, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

  1. ^ "Big South Announces 2021-22 Men's Basketball League Schedule". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Asheville Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2022.