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2022–23 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
Conference Southland Conference
Record18–14 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach
Associate head coachKyle Roane
Assistant coaches
  • Riley Conroy
  • Mike Randle
Home arena University Center
(Capacity: 7,500)
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 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fourth-year head coach David Kiefer, played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2021–22 season 19–15, 10–4 in Southland play, to finish tied for second place. They defeated New Orleans in the semifinals of the Southland tournament, [1] before falling to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the championship game. [2] They were invited to The Basketball Classic, where they would lose to South Alabama in the first round. [3]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 105 votes overall, the Lions were picked to finish fourth in the conference. [4]

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. [5]

Roster

2022–23 Southeastern Louisiana Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sami Pissis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Trinity Christian School Paris, France
G 1 Avery Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Forest Park HS
Boston College 		Forest Park, GA
G 2 Roscoe Eastmond 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Wheeler HS
Denver 		Marietta, GA
G 3 Roger McFarlane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So University HS
Dodge City JC 		Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 10 Mehdi Pissis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So West Nottingham Academy
Missouri State/West Plains CC
 Paris, France
G 11 Boogie Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Chandler HS
South Dakota 		Chandler, AZ
G 12 Matthew Strange 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS St. Pius HS
New Mexico JC 		The Woodlands, TX
F 15 Brody Rowbury 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Fr Meridian HS
Sunrise Christian Academy 		Meridian, ID
G 20 Alec Woodard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Morgan County HS
Austin Peay 		Rutledge, GA
G/F 22 Nick Caldwell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Dutchtown HS Prairieville, LA
G 24 Christian Agnew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr John Glenn HS
UTEP 		Detroit, MI
G 30 Jake Berner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas HS Ponchatoula, LA
C 33 Max Brackmann 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Staedtische Loehne Löhne, Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 26, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:30 pm,  ESPN3 		Loyola (New Orleans) W 90–72  1–0
 University Center (744)
Hammond, LA
November 11, 2022*
8:30 pm,  MWN 		at  Colorado State L 69–80  1–1
 Moby Arena (5,320)
Fort Collins, CO
November 13, 2022*
3:00 pm, MWN 		at  Wyoming W 76–72  2–1
 Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
November 18, 2022*
3:00 pm 		vs.  Kennesaw State
Appalachian State MTE 		L 68–72  2–2
 Holmes Center (109)
Boone, NC
November 19, 2022*
3:00 pm 		vs.  Campbell
Appalachian State MTE 		W 70–69  3–2
 Holmes Center (197)
Boone, NC
November 20, 2022*
1:30 pm,  ESPN+ 		at  Appalachian State
Appalachian State MTE 		L 74–83  3–3
 Holmes Center (1553)
Boone, NC
November 26, 2022*
12:00 pm 		William Carey W 96–62  4–3
 University Center (421)
Hammond, LA
November 30, 2022*
7:30 pm,  FS1 		at  Xavier L 63–95  4–4
 Cintas Center (9,811)
Cincinnati, OH
December 3, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at  Dayton L 74–80  4–5
 UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
December 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Belhaven W 107–71  5–5
 University Center (489)
Hammond, LA
December 15, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at  Nicholls L 73–88  5–6
(0–1) 		Stopher Gym (685)
Thibodaux, LA
December 17, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Troy L 71–77  5–7
 University Center (403)
Hammond, LA
December 21, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern W 80–62  6–7
 University Center (515)
Hammond, LA
December 30, 2022*
6:00 pm,  SECN+ 		at  Vanderbilt L 55–93  6–8
 Memorial Gymnasium (5,384)
Nashville, TN
January 5, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Houston Christian W 71–59  7–8
(1–1) 		University Center (567)
Hammond, LA
January 7, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Lamar W 89–84 OT 8–8
(2–1) 		University Center (378)
Hammond, LA
January 12, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at  Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 89–82 OT 9–8
(3–1) 		American Bank Center (1,319)
Corpus Christi, TX
January 14, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at  Incarnate Word W 75–71  10–8
(4–1) 		McDermott Center (391)
San Antonio, TX
January 19, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Northwestern State L 81–91 OT 10–9
(4–2) 		University Center (1,405)
Hammond, LA
January 21, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Commerce W 79–73  11–9
(5-2) 		University Center (912)
Hammond, LA
January 26, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		New Orleans W 92–87  12–9
(6–2) 		University Center (915)
Hammond, LA
January 28, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Orleans W 80–64  13–9
(7–2) 		Lakefront Arena (1,259)
New Orleans, LA
February 2, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Incarnate Word W 77–67  14–9
(8–2) 		University Center (920)
Hammond, LA
February 4, 2023
3:30 pm,  ESPNews 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 72–83  14–10
(8–3) 		University Center (3,107)
Hammond, LA
February 9, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at  McNeese State L 66–69  14–11
(8–4) 		The Legacy Center (2,112)
Lake Charles, LA
February 11, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Nicholls L 77–88  14–12
(8–5) 		University Center (447)
Hammond, LA
February 16, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northwestern State L 76–81  14–13
(8–6) 		Prather Coliseum (1,407)
Natchitoches, LA
February 18, 2023
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Commerce W 78–76 OT 15–13
(9–6) 		The Field House (521)
Commerce, TX
February 23, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lamar W 83–60  16–13
(10–6) 		Montagne Center (1,776)
Beaumont, TX
February 25, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		McNeese State W 78–75 OT 17–13
(11–6) 		University Center (830)
Hammond, LA
March 1, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Houston Christian W 80–64  18–13
(12–6) 		Sharp Gym (677)
Houston, TX
Southland tournament
March 6, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (7) New Orleans
Second round 		L 78–82  18–14
 The Legacy Center 
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source [6] [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lions Surge Past Privateers, Advance to Southland Tournament Title". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Williams, Brandon (March 13, 2022). "No. 4 Islanders Going Dancing Following 73-65 Win Over No. 2 Southeastern". Southland Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "JAG MEN'S BASKETBALL WINS FIRST POSTSEASON GAME SINCE 1989, DEFEATS SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA". University of South Alabama Athletics. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "SE Louisiana Lions Schedule 2022-23". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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