2022–23 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team represented Tarleton State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Texans, led by third-year head coach Billy Gillispie, played their home games at the Wisdom Gym in Stephenville, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

2022–23 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball
CBI, first round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	17–17 (9–9 WAC)
Head coach	Billy Gillispie (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Zach Settembre Noah Croak Joseph Jones
Home arena	Wisdom Gym
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Utah Valley	15	–	3		.833			28	–	9		.757
Sam Houston	14	–	4		.778			26	–	8		.765
Southern Utah	12	–	6		.667			24	–	13		.649
Grand Canyon †	11	–	7		.611			24	–	12		.667
Seattle	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Stephen F. Austin	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
Tarleton*	9	–	9		.500			17	–	17		.500
California Baptist	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
Abilene Christian	7	–	11		.389			13	–	17		.433
UT Rio Grande Valley	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
UT Arlington	6	–	12		.333			11	–	21		.344
Utah Tech*	5	–	13		.278			14	–	19		.424
New Mexico State**	2	–	16		.111			9	–	15		.375
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
** Season cancelled on February 11, 2023.
† Conference tournament winner

The season marked Tarleton State's third year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Texans were not eligible to play in the NCAA tournament, but were eligible to play in the WAC tournament. Additionally, the Texas received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), their first postseason tournament as a Division I school.

Previous season

The Texans finished the 2021–22 season 14–17, 9–9 in WAC play, to finish in eighth place.^[1] Due to their current transition to Division I, they were ineligible for the WAC tournament.

Roster

2022–23 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Rod Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) GS Jacksonville Memphis, TN G 1 Noah McDavid 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Lake Highlands HS Dallas, TX G/F 2 Freddy Hicks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Searcy HS Searcy, AR G 3 Shamir Bogues 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Killeen Ellison HS Killeen, TX G 4 Mareng Gatkuoth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Montana State Anchorage, AK G 5 Lue Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Coastal Alabama CC–South Atmore, AL G 10 Lajae Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Fletcher HS Jacksonville, FL G 12 Tiger Booker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr New Mexico JC Chicago, IL G 13 Shakur Daniel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Ranger College Toronto, ON G 14 Javontae Hopkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Fort Bend Travis HS Houston, TX F 15 KiAndre Gaddy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr Walla Walla Dallas, TX G 20 Luke Winslow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So Christian Heritage Academy Oklahoma City, OK G 22 Jalen Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Oklahoma Panhandle State Amarillo, TX F 23 Jakorie Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr East Mississippi CC Utica, MS G 24 Nasan Ayala 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Pratt CC Queens, NY F 25 Coreyoun Rushin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) GS Chicago State Chicago, IL F 33 Garry Clark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Western Texas College St. Louis, MO G 35 Timothy Ferguson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Melissa HS Melissa, TX G 44 Tydan Archibald 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Jr Southern Arkansas Katy, TX	Head coach Billy Gillispie (Texas State) Assistant coach(es) Zach Settembre (LSU–Shreveport) Noah Croak (Indiana) Joseph Jones (Texas A&M) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 1, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022* 5:00 p.m.		UNT Dallas	W 83–48	–	Wisdom Gym (618) Stephenville, TX
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., P12N		at Arizona State	L 59–62	0–1	Desert Financial Arena (6,304) Tempe, AZ
November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kansas Christian	W 95–49	1–1	Wisdom Gym (1,386) Stephenville, TX
November 18, 2022* 4:45 p.m., ESPN3		vs. Belmont Paradise Jam first round	W 89–81	2–1	Sports and Fitness Center  St. Thomas, USVI
November 20, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		vs. Boston College Paradise Jam semifinals	W 70–54	3–1	Sports and Fitness Center (1,224) St. Thomas, USVI
November 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		vs. Drake Paradise Jam championship	L 64–71	3–2	Sports and Fitness Center (1,424) St. Thomas, USVI
November 26, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wichita State	L 71–83	3–3	Charles Koch Arena (7,299) Wichita, KS
November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State	W 75–65	4–3	Wisdom Gym (1,873) Stephenville, TX
December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wiley	W 98–55	5–3	Wisdom Gym (776) Stephenville, TX
December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., Big 12 Now		at No. 12 Baylor	L 57–80	5–4	Ferrell Center (8,527) Waco, TX
December 11, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at UCF	L 49–75	5–5	Addition Financial Arena (3,880) Orlando, FL
December 18, 2022* 2:30 p.m., MW Network		at Air Force	L 67–81	5–6	Clune Arena (1,038) Colorado Springs, CO
December 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Huston–Tillotson	W 114–56	6–6	Wisdom Gym (856) Stephenville, TX
December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	W 70–63	7–6 (1–0)	Wisdom Gym (1,533) Stephenville, TX
December 31, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	L 63–69	7–7 (1–1)	Moody Coliseum (1,152) Abilene, TX
January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Utah	W 68–65	8–7 (2–1)	Wisdom Gym (1,105) Stephenville, TX
January 7, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston	L 68–75	8–8 (2–2)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,702) Huntsville, TX
January 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Chicago State	W 73–63	9–8	Wisdom Gym (1,487) Stephenville, TX
January 14, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Abilene Christian	W 72–63	10–8 (3–2)	Wisdom Gym (1,424) Stephenville, TX
January 19, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Seattle	L 47–67	10–9 (3–3)	Redhawk Center (901) Seattle, WA
January 21, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at California Baptist	L 48–77	10–10 (3–4)	CBU Events Center (4,011) Riverside, CA
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Tech	W 74–72	11–10 (4–4)	Wisdom Gym (4,013) Stephenville, TX
January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Grand Canyon	W 81–62	12–10 (5–4)	Wisdom Gym (2,155) Stephenville, TX
February 4, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 65–68	12–11 (5–5)	Wisdom Gym (1,578) Stephenville, TX
February 6, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington Rescheduled from February 1	W 69–64	13–11 (6–5)	College Park Center (423) Arlington, TX
February 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Utah	L 62–72	13–12 (6–6)	America First Event Center (1,862) Cedar City, UT
February 11, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Tech	W 75–71	14–12 (7–6)	Burns Arena (1,929) St. George, UT
February 15, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	L 60–65	14–13 (7–7)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,180) Nacogdoches, TX
February 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sam Houston	L 59–64	14–14 (7–8)	Wisdom Gym (2,367) Stephenville, TX
February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Valley	W 77–58	15–14 (8–8)	Wisdom Gym (2,017) Stephenville, TX
February 25, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 95–99 OT	15–15 (8–9)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,431) Edinburg, TX
February 28, 2023* 8:00 p.m.		SAGU	W 110–45	16–15	Wisdom Gym (1,776) Stephenville, TX
March 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State	W 2–0 Forfeit[2]	(9–9)	Wisdom Gym  Stephenville, TX
WAC tournament
March 7, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) UT Rio Grande Valley First round	W 74–70	17–15	Michelob Ultra Arena  Paradise, NV
March 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Utah Valley Quarterfinals	L 58–72	17–16	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
College Basketball Invitational
March 19, 2023 4:00 p.m., FloHoops	(7)	vs. (10) Radford First round	L 70–72 OT	17–17	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3][4]

References

1. "2021-22 WAC Men's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
2. "WAC forfeits New Mexico State's remaining schedule". ESPN. February 13, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
3. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
4. "Tarleton State Texans Schedule 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2023.