2022–23 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by second-year head coach Josh Schertz, played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2022–23 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	23–13 (13–7 MVC)
Head coach	Josh Schertz (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Matthew Graves
Assistant coaches	Bryston Williams Justin Furr
Home arena	Hulman Center
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bradley	16	–	4		.800			25	–	10		.714
Drake †	15	–	5		.750			27	–	8		.771
Southern Illinois	14	–	6		.700			23	–	10		.697
Belmont	14	–	6		.700			21	–	11		.656
Indiana State	13	–	7		.650			23	–	13		.639
Missouri State	12	–	8		.600			17	–	15		.531
Murray State	11	–	9		.550			17	–	15		.531
Northern Iowa	9	–	11		.450			14	–	18		.438
Illinois State	6	–	14		.300			11	–	21		.344
Valparaiso	5	–	15		.250			11	–	21		.344
UIC	4	–	16		.200			12	–	20		.375
Evansville	1	–	19		.050			5	–	27		.156
† 2023 MVC tournament winner

The Fightin' Trees reached the ArchMadness Semi-finals for their best finish since the 2020–21 season. Senior guard Cooper Neese was named to the All-ArchMadness team; Neese scored 63 points for the Tourney, raising his career ArchMadness scoring total to 84 points (10.5 ppg, 8 games). Courvoisier McCauley was named MVC Newcomer of the Year. McCauley also made the All-Conference Second Team and All-Newcomer Team.

McCauley is the third Sycamore all-time to be named MVC Newcomer of the Year; earlier Sycamore honorees are John Sherman Williams (1983) and Eddie Bird (1988). Other Sycamores who received MVC honors include: Cameron Henry (All-Conference Third Team), Robbie Avila (All-Freshman Team), and Julian Larry (All-Defensive Team).

The Sycamores finished the season 20–11, 13–7 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Evansville and Belmont in the MVC tournament before losing to Bradley in the semifinals. The Sycamores received an invitation to the CBI, where they were awarded the overall No. 1 seed. They defeated USC Upstate in the first round before being narrowly defeated in overtime in the second round by Eastern Kentucky, closing their season with an overall record of 23–13.

Previous season

The Sycamores finished the 2021–22 season 11–20, 4–14 in MVC play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Illinois State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.^[1]

Roster

2022–23 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Xavier Bledson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Lincoln Memorial Gainesville, GA G 1 Julian Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So iSchool Entrepreneurial Academy Frisco, TX G 2 Rob Martin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Christian Brothers HS St. Louis, MO F 3 Kailex Stephens 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Tallahassee CC Tuscaloosa, AL G 4 Cooper Neese 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Cloverdale HS Cloverdale, IN G 5 Cameron Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Spain Park HS Hoover, AL G 10 Jaden Schertz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Cumberland Gap HS Harrogate, TN G 12 Masen Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Truman State Iowa City, IA G 13 Isaac Holmes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Apex Friendship HS Apex, NC G 15 Cameron Henry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Lincoln Memorial Chesterfield, VA G/F 20 Jayson Kent 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bradley Oak Forest, IL C 21 Robbie Avila 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Oak Forest HS Oak Forest, IL G 23 Courvoisier McCauley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) GS DePaul Indianapolis, IN G 24 Zach Hobbs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Des Moines Area CC Mesa, AZ G 25 Trenton Gibson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Tusculum Murfreesboro, TN F 40 Cade McKnight 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Truman State Grinnell, IA	Head coach Josh Schertz (Florida Atlantic) Assistant coach(es) Matthew Graves (Butler) Bryston Williams (Northwest Missouri State) Justin Furr (Wingate) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 15, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2022* 7:00 pm		Tusculum	W 86–53	–	Hulman Center (2,420) Terre Haute, IN
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Green Bay	W 80–53	1–0	Hulman Center (2,739) Terre Haute, IN
November 12, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Ball State	W 83–71	2–0	Hulman Center (3,610) Terre Haute, IN
November 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Dakota State	W 101–75	3–0	Hulman Center (3,002) Terre Haute, IN
November 21, 2022* 1:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. East Carolina Gulf Coast Showcase first round	W 79–75	4–0	Hertz Arena (516) Estero, FL
November 22, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Kansas City Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals	L 61–63	4–1	Hertz Arena (356) Estero, FL
November 23, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Drexel Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd-place game	W 85–81	5–1	Hertz Arena (265) Estero, FL
November 27, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Trinity Christian	W 105–68	6–1	Hulman Center (2,437) Terre Haute, IN
November 30, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Drake	W 75–73	7–1 (1–0)	Hulman Center (3,459) Terre Haute, IN
December 3, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	W 88–61	8–1	Millett Hall (1,284) Oxford, OH
December 7, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	W 74–71	9–1 (2–0)	Banterra Center (4,126) Carbondale, IL
December 11, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Indiana	L 85–88 OT	9–2	Screaming Eagles Arena (2,989) Evansville, IN
December 17, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 86–92	9–3	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,277) Pittsburgh, PA
December 22, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Illinois	L 57–67	9–4	Hulman Center (2,607) Terre Haute, IN
December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville	W 91–63	10–4 (3–0)	Hulman Center (3,453) Terre Haute, IN
January 1, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso	W 68–50	11–4 (4–0)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,409) Valparaiso, IN
January 4, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois State	W 76–67	12–4 (5–0)	CEFCU Arena (2,832) Normal, IL
January 7, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3		UIC	W 80–60	13–4 (6–0)	Hulman Center (2,759) Terre Haute, IN
January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Illinois	L 61–69	13–5 (6–1)	Hulman Center (5,152) Terre Haute, IN
January 15, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State	L 62–64	13–6 (6–2)	Great Southern Bank Arena (3,210) Springfield, MO
January 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bradley	L 67–78	13–7 (6–3)	Hulman Center (4,038) Terre Haute, IN
January 21, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	L 73–82	13–8 (6–4)	CFSB Center (6,006) Murray, KY
January 24, 2023 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at Drake	L 68–70	13–9 (6–5)	Knapp Center (4,019) Des Moines, IA
January 28, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Iowa	W 79–71	14–9 (7–5)	Hulman Center (4,419) Terre Haute, IN
February 1, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	W 83–65	15–9 (8–5)	Ford Center (4,699) Evansville, IN
February 4, 2023 2:00 pm, CBSSN		Murray State	W 99–56	16–9 (9–5)	Hulman Center (4,672) Terre Haute, IN
February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Valparaiso	W 84–62	17–9 (10–5)	Hulman Center (3,681) Terre Haute, IN
February 11, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Iowa	W 80–62	18–9 (11–5)	McLeod Center (4,174) Cedar Falls, IA
February 15, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	W 79–60	19–9 (12–5)	Credit Union 1 Arena (2,102) Chicago, IL
February 18, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Illinois State	W 80–64	20–9 (13–5)	Hulman Center (5,862) Terre Haute, IN
February 22, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	L 88–89	20–10 (13–6)	Curb Event Center (2,568) Nashville, TN
February 26, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Missouri State	L 62–66	20–11 (13–7)	Hulman Center (4,993) Terre Haute, IN
MVC Tournament
March 2, 2023 2:30 pm, MVC TV	(5)	vs. (12) Evansville Opening round	W 97–58	21–11	Enterprise Center (3,161) St. Louis, MO
March 3, 2023 2:30 pm, MVC TV	(5)	vs. (4) Belmont Quarterfinals	W 94–91	22–11	Enterprise Center  St. Louis, MO
March 4, 2023 2:30 pm, CBSSN	(5)	vs. (1) Bradley Semifinals	L 70–71	22–12	Enterprise Center  St. Louis, MO
College Basketball Invitational
March 18, 2023 12:00 p.m., FloHoops	(1)	vs. (16) USC Upstate First round	W 67–62	23–12	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
March 20, 2023 12:00 p.m., FloHoops	(1)	vs. (8) Eastern Kentucky Quarterfinals	L 88–89 OT	23–13	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[2][3]

References

1. "MVC Arch Madness Game 1 – Illinois State 58, Indiana State 53". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
2. "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
3. "2022–23 Indiana State Sycamores Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2022.