2022–23 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Christian University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 32nd-year head coach Ron Cottrell, played their home games at Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Southland tournament, they lost New Orleans in the first round.

2022–23 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	10–22 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach	Ron Cottrell (32nd season)
Assistant coaches	Steven Key Jud Kinne Byron Rimm II
Home arena	Sharp Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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 season marked the first as Houston Christian, the school having changed its name in September of 2022.^[1]

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2021–22 season 11–18, 6–8 in Southland play to finish in fifth place. As the tournament's fifth seed, they defeated eighth seeded Incarnate Word in the first round of the Southland tournament,^[2] before falling to tournament champion Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the second round.^[3]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 1 first place vote and 55 votes overall, the Huskies were picked to finish eighth 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

Darius Lee, who was killed in a mass shooting in Harlem, the New York City neighborhood where he grew up, during the offseason after having led the Huskies in scoring and rebounding in 2021–22, was posthumously selected Preseason Player of the Year.^[5]

Roster

2022–23 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 0 Zach Iyeyemi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 263 lb (119 kg) Sr Cypress, Texas G 2 Pierce Bazil 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lincoln, Nebraska G 3 Brycen Long 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Jr Gilbert, Arizona C 4 Bonke Maring 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Sr Cypress, Texas G 5 Jason Thompson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina G 10 Andrew King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Phoenix, Arizona F 11 Tristan Moore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Albuquerque, New Mexico F 12 Deshon Proctor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Tyrone, Georgia G 13 Maks Klanjscek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Ljubljana, Slovenia G 14 Nathan Self 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Houston, Texas F 15 Anthony Harris, Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Aurora, Colorado F 20 Chigozie Achara 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Palmdale, California F 21 Nate Hudson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 22 Marques Gates 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS Fr Selma, Texas G/F 23 Darius Lee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Harlem, New York G 24 Jake Arnold 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Katy, Texas G 25 Braden Bostwick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Cleveland, Texas F 33 Sam Hofman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 279 lb (127 kg) Sr Brussels, Belgium	Head coach Ron Cottrell (Arkansas) Assistant coach(es) Steven Key (Houston Baptist) Jud Kinne (Albion) Byron Rimm II (Cal State LA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 7, 2022* 6:00 pm		at FIU	L 66–77	0–1	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,104) Miami, FL
Nov 10, 2022* 8:00 pm, LHN		at No. 12 Texas	L 31–82	0–2	Moody Center (10,763) Austin, TX
Nov 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Champion Christian	W 119–97	1–2	Sharp Gymnasium (592) Houston, TX
Nov 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Michigan Owl Invitational	L 84–90	1–3	Sharp Gymnasium (502) Houston, TX
Nov 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia Southern Owl Invitational	L 77–84	1–4	Sharp Gymnasium (608) Houston, TX
Nov 21, 2022* 7:00 pm		at Rice Owl Invitational	L 67–76	1–5	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,105) Houston, TX
Nov 26, 2022* 11:00 am, SECN		at Missouri	L 69–105	1–6	Mizzou Arena (7,610) Columbia, MO
Dec 1, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Denver	L 83–93	1–7	Sharp Gymnasium (633) Houston, TX
Dec 4, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Southwestern Adventist	W 94–62	2–7	Sharp Gymnasium (301) Houston, TX
Dec 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UMaine Fort Kent	W 100–33	3–7	Sharp Gymnasium (320) Houston, TX
Dec 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 82–95	3–8	Sharp Gymnasium (591) Houston, TX
Dec 18, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley UTRGV South Padre Island Battle on the Beach	L 90–100	3–9	South Padre Island Convention Centre (676) South Padre Island, TX
Dec 21, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas Tech	L 67–111	3–10	United Supermarkets Arena (10,025) Lubbock, TX
Southland Conference season
Dec 30, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		New Orleans	W 101–96	4–10 (1–0)	Sharp Gymnasium (502) Houston, TX
Jan 5, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southeastern	L 59–71	4–11 (1–1)	University Center (567) Hammond, LA
Jan 7, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Orleans	L 59–82	4–12 (1–2)	Lakefront Arena (842) New Orleans, LA
Jan 12, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Commerce	W 68–59	5–12 (2–2)	Sharp Gymnasium (613) Houston, TX
Jan 14, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at McNeese	W 90–81	6–12 (3–2)	The Legacy Center (2,219) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Incarnate Word	L 78–89	6–13 (3–3)	Sharp Gymnasium (713) Houston, TX
Jan 21, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 90–78	7–13 (4–3)	Sharp Gymnasium (1,000) Houston, TX
Jan 26, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northwestern State	L 63–82	7–14 (4–4)	Prather Coliseum (1,675) Natchitoches, LA
Jan 28, 2023 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Commerce	L 76–77	7–15 (4–5)	The Field House (403) Commerce, TX
Feb 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northwestern State	L 76–94	7–16 (4–6)	Sharp Gymnasium (918) Houston, TX
Feb 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Nicholls	L 91–92	7–17 (4–7)	Sharp Gymnasium (771) Houston, TX
Feb 9, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 68–91	7–18 (4–8)	American Bank Center (1,350) Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 11, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Incarnate Word	W 84–78	8–18 (5–8)	McDermott Center (427) San Antonio, TX
Feb 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lamar	L 75–91	8–19 (5–9)	Montagne Center (1,917) Beaumont, TX
Feb 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lamar	W 93–74	9–19 (6–9)	Sharp Gymnasium (1,000) Houston, TX
Feb 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		McNeese	W 85–80	10–19 (7–9)	Sharp Gymnasium (701) Houston, TX
Feb 25, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Nicholls	L 64–68	10–20 (7–10)	Stopher Gymnasium (521) Thibodaux, LA
Mar 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southeastern	L 64–80	10–21 (7–11)	Sharp Gymnasium (677) Houston, TX
Southland Tournament
March 5, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (7) New Orleans First round	L 69–90	10–22	The Legacy Center (1,059) Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[6][7]

See also

2022–23 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team

References

1. "Houston Baptist University changes name to Houston Christian University as part of growth campaign". ABC13 Houston. September 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
2. "MBB: Best Shooting Night of the Season Carries HBU Past UIW". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
3. "No. 4 A&M-Corpus Christi's Defense on Display in 75-60 Win Over No. 5 HBU". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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.
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