2022–23 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fifth-year head coach Dan Engelstad, played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as first-year members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

2022–23 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	13–20 (8–12 MAAC)
Head coach	Dan Engelstad (5th season)
Associate head coach	Will Holland
Assistant coaches	Matt Miller Justin Burrell
Home arena	Knott Arena
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 MAAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Iona †	17	–	3		.850			27	–	8		.771
Rider	13	–	7		.650			16	–	14		.533
Quinnipiac	11	–	9		.550			20	–	12		.625
Siena	11	–	9		.550			17	–	15		.531
Niagara	10	–	10		.500			16	–	15		.516
Manhattan	10	–	10		.500			12	–	18		.400
Fairfield	9	–	11		.450			13	–	18		.419
Mount St. Mary's	8	–	12		.400			13	–	20		.394
Canisius	8	–	12		.400			10	–	20		.333
Saint Peter's	7	–	13		.350			14	–	18		.438
Marist	6	–	14		.300			13	–	20		.394
† 2023 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2021–22 season 14–16, 9–9 in Northeast Conference (NEC) play, to finish in fifth place. In the NEC tournament, they defeated St. Francis Brooklyn in the quarterfinals,^[1] before falling to top-seeded and eventual champion Bryant in the semifinals.^[2] This was their last season as members of the Northeast Conference, as they moved to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference starting in the 2022–23 season.^[3]

Roster

2022–23 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Dakota Leffew 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Jonesboro High School Hampton, GA G 2 Deandre Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Samford Inglewood, CA G 3 Jaylin Gibson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Legacy of Sport Sciences Evanston, IL F 4 Dola Adebayo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Canterbury School Fort Myers, FL G 5 Jalen Benjamin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Meadowcreek High School Raleigh, NC F 10 Cam Crockett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr William B. Travis High School Houston, TX F 11 George Tinsley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Abington Heights High School Clarks Summit, PA F 12 Jedy Cordilia 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So West Nottingham Academy Tilburg, Netherlands G 13 Justin Gielen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS DeMatha Catholic High School Edgewater, MD G 15 Amir Dade 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Charles High School Waldorf, MD G 23 Josh Reaves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr South Kent School Hamden, CT F 24 František Barton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Get Better Academy Brno, Czech Republic G 25 Antonio Foxwell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Calvert Hall High School Sykesville, MD G 35 Winston Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr St. John's Prep Frederick, MD F 42 Malik Jefferson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Hopewell High School Hopewell, VA G 45 Xavier Lipscomb 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Washington, D.C.	Head coach Dan Engelstad (St. Mary's (MD)) Assistant coach(es) Will Holland (Mount St. Mary's) Matt Miller (St. Mary's (MD)) Justin Burrell (Holy Cross) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 20, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at West Virginia	L 58–76	0–1	WVU Coliseum (9,960) Morgantown, WV
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		Coppin State	L 78–83	0–2	Physical Education Complex (612) Baltimore, MD
November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		McDaniel	W 60–38	1–2	Knott Arena (1,990) Emmitsburg, MD
November 18, 2022* 11:00 p.m., P12N		at USC	L 74–83	1–3	Galen Center (1,590) Los Angeles, CA
November 20, 2022* 10:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal Poly California Thanksgiving Jam	W 73–68	2–3	Mott Athletics Center (1,057) San Luis Obispo, CA
November 22, 2022* 10:00 p.m., WCC Network		at Pacific California Thanksgiving Jam	W 69–65	3–3	Alex G. Spanos Center (944) Stockton, CA
November 26, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Navy	L 59–75	3–4	Alumni Hall (793) Annapolis, MD
December 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	W 73–58	4–4 (1–0)	Run Baby Run Arena (899) Jersey City, NJ
December 3, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		Rider	L 65–68	4–5 (1–1)	Knott Arena (1,863) Emmitsburg, MD
December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		American	L 61–69	4–6	Knott Arena (1,577) Emmitsburg, MD
December 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	W 51–34	5–6	Knott Arena (2,002) Emmitsburg, MD
December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Robert Morris	L 59–68	5–7	Knott Arena (1,562) Emmitsburg, MD
December 21, 2022* 2:00 p.m.		at Howard	L 62–63	5–8	Burr Gymnasium (489) Washington, D.C.
December 30, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Niagara	L 55–67	5–9 (1–2)	Gallagher Center (981) Lewiston, NY
January 2, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Canisius	W 64–60	6–9 (2–2)	Koessler Athletic Center (945) Buffalo, NY
January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Marist	L 56–63	6–10 (2–3)	McCann Arena (609) Poughkeepsie, NY
January 13, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Manhattan	L 57–62	6–11 (2–4)	Knott Arena (1,251) Emmitsburg, MD
January 15, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Quinnipiac	L 51–58	6–12 (2–5)	Knott Arena (1,492) Emmitsburg, MD
January 20, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Siena	L 57–72	6–13 (2–6)	MVP Arena (5,617) Albany, NY
January 22, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marist	W 59–55	7–13 (3–6)	Knott Arena (1,606) Emmitsburg, MD
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fairfield	L 60–63	7–14 (3–7)	Knott Arena (1,711) Emmitsburg, MD
January 28, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		Saint Peter's	L 62–73	7–15 (3–8)	Knott Arena (3,040) Emmitsburg, MD
February 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Iona	L 51–81	7–16 (3–9)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,002) New Rochelle, NY
February 5, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	W 79–75	8–16 (4–9)	M&T Bank Arena (1,255) Hamden, CT
February 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Siena	L 65–72	8–17 (4–10)	Knott Arena (1,948) Emmitsburg, MD
February 12, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Fairfield	L 72–76 OT	8–18 (4–11)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,957) Fairfield, CT
February 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Niagara	W 70–66	9–18 (5–11)	Knott Arena (1,506) Emmitsburg, MD
February 19, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Canisius	W 75–74	10–18 (6–11)	Knott Arena (2,316) Emmitsburg, MD
February 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Iona	L 68–80	10–19 (6–12)	Knott Arena (3,121) Emmitsburg, MD
February 26, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rider	W 63–58	11–19 (7–12)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
March 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Manhattan	W 74–69	12–19 (8–12)	Draddy Gymnasium (1,864) Riverdale, NY
MAAC tournament
March 7, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) Canisius First round	W 67–66 OT	13–19	Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, NJ
March 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) Iona Quarterfinals	L 54–74	13–20	Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4][5]

References

1. "#NEC22 Men's Quarterfinal Recaps: The Favorites All Advance". Northeast Conference. March 2, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
2. "Mount St. Mary's Falls to Bryant in Heartbreaker on Late Free Throw in NEC Semifinals". Mount St. Mary's University. March 5, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
3. "MAAC Welcomes Mount St. Mary's University as Newest Member Institution". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 2, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
4. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mount St. Mary's University. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
5. "Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Schedule 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved December 20, 2022.