2022–23 Lindenwood Lions men's basketball team

2022–23 Lindenwood Lions men's basketball
2022–23 Lindenwood Lions men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	11–21 (6–21 OVC)
Head coach	Kyle Gerdeman (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Anthony Beane; Kyle Campbell; Tommy Abdenour;
Home arena	Hyland Performance Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Lindenwood Lions men's basketball team represented Lindenwood University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fourth-year head coach Kyle Gerdeman, played their home games at Hyland Performance Arena in St. Charles, Missouri as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 11–21, 6–12 in OVC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the OVC tournament, they lost to Southeast Missouri State in the first round.

2022–23 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Morehead State	14	–	4	.778	22	–	12	.647
Tennessee Tech	11	–	7	.611	16	–	17	.485
UT Martin	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Tennessee State	10	–	8	.556	18	–	14	.563
Southeast Missouri State †	10	–	8	.556	19	–	17	.528
SIU Edwardsville	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Southern Indiana*	9	–	9	.500	16	–	17	.485
Lindenwood*	6	–	12	.333	11	–	21	.344
Little Rock	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Eastern Illinois	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2023 OVC tournament winner

The season marked Lindenwood's first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lions were not eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.^[1]

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2021–22 season 12–17, 8–12 in Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) play, to finish tied for third place in the Central Division. They were defeated by William Jewell in the first round of the GLVC tournament.^[2]

Roster

2022–23 Lindenwood Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	David Ware	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Milford, VA
G	1	Donavan Moore	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Hillsboro, IL
G	2	Brandon Trimble	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Sr	St. Joseph, IL
G	3	Tommie Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Belleville, IL
G	4	Jacob Tracey	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Fort Myers, FL
F	5	Cam Burrell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Chicago, IL
F	10	Karrington Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	St. Louis, MO
G	11	Kevin Caldwell Jr.	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Alton, IL
G	12	Sharrod Taylor	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Youngstown, OH
G	13	Raynard Horry	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	O'Fallon, MO
G	20	Brayden Wampler-Foust	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	St. Charles, MO
G	22	Braden Bryant	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Mascoutah, IL
F	24	Keenon Cole	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Streamwood, IL
G	25	Darius Beane	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Carbondale, IL
G	30	Chris Childs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	The Bronx, NY
F	40	Devion Harris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	St. Louis, MO
F	42	Remy Lemovou	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Yaoundé, Cameroon

Head coach

Kyle Gerdeman (Southeast Missouri State)

Assistant coach(es)

Anthony Beane (Kansas State)
Kyle Campbell (Hastings)
Tommy Abdenour (Utah)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 13, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 24 Dayton	L 46–73	0–1	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hannibal–LaGrange	W 85–58	1–1	Hyland Performance Arena (582) St. Charles, MO
November 13, 2022* 5:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Missouri	L 53–82	1–2	Mizzou Arena (7,914) Columbia, MO
November 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m.		vs. Lamar McNeese Tournament	L 71–73	1–3	The Legacy Center (211) Lake Charles, LA
November 19, 2022* 1:00 p.m.		at McNeese State McNeese Tournament	W 78–60	2–3	The Legacy Center (1,520) Lake Charles, LA
November 20, 2022* 11:00 am		vs. Western Carolina McNeese Tournament	L 88–90 ^OT	2–4	The Legacy Center (169) Lake Charles, LA
November 23, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho State	W 77–76 ^OT	3–4	Hyland Performance Arena (731) St. Charles, MO
November 25, 2022* 8:00 p.m., BTN+		at No. 16 Illinois	L 59–92	3–5	State Farm Center (12,552) Champaign, IL
November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		East–West	W 103–56	4–5	Hyland Performance Arena (586) St. Charles, MO
December 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		at Kansas City	L 47–61	4–6	Swinney Recreation Center (723) Kansas City, MO
December 17, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Knox College	W 77–42	5–6	Hyland Performance Arena (822) St. Charles, MO
December 20, 2022* 8:00 p.m., BYUtv		at BYU	L 61–90	5–7	Marriott Center (12,180) Provo, UT
December 22, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Tech	L 64–95	5–8	Burns Arena (442) St. George, UT
OVC regular season
December 29, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Illinois	L 54–55	5–9 (0–1)	Lantz Arena (854) Charleston, IL
December 31, 2022 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	W 82–64	6–9 (1–1)	Hyland Performance Arena St. Charles, MO
January 4, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	W 67–62	7–9 (2–1)	Jack Stephens Center (1,983) Little Rock, AR
January 7, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Tennessee State	L 57–60	7–10 (2–2)	Hyland Performance Arena (1,517) St. Charles, MO
January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southeast Missouri State	L 71–94	7–11 (2–3)	Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
January 14, 2023 5:30 p.m.		at SIU Edwardsville	L 58–68	7–12 (2–4)	First Community Arena Edwardsville, IL
January 19, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Indiana	L 65–81	7–13 (2–5)	Hyland Performance Arena St. Charles, MO
January 21, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Morehead State	L 63–72	7–14 (2–6)	Hyland Performance Arena St. Charles, MO
January 26, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Martin	L 59–66	7–15 (2–7)	Skyhawk Arena Union City, TN
January 28, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Tennessee State	L 66–83	7–16 (2–8)	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
February 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	W 80–67	8–16 (3–8)	Hyland Performance Arena St. Charles, MO
February 4, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		UT Martin	W 80–75	9–16 (4–8)	Hyland Performance Arena St. Charles, MO
February 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	L 58–63	9–17 (4–9)	Hyland Performance Arena St. Charles, MO
February 11, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Indiana	L 64–74	9–18 (4–10)	Screaming Eagles Arena Evansville, IN
February 16, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech	L 68–77	9–19 (4–11)	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Morehead State	L 58–71	9–20 (4–12)	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	W 105–102 ^2OT	10–20 (5–12)	Hyland Performance Arena St. Charles, MO
February 25, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Little Rock	W 97–96 ^OT	11–20 (6–12)	Hyland Performance Arena St. Charles, MO
OVC tournament
March 3, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (5) Southeast Missouri State First round	L 65–84	11–21	Ford Center Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Lindenwood Announces Transition to NCAA Division I and Ohio Valley Conference". Lindenwood University Athletics. March 23, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
^ Rohr, Alec (March 3, 2022). "Jewell, Lewis Advance to Semifinals of GLVC Men's Basketball Tournament". Great Lakes Valley Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lindenwood University Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Lindenwood Lions Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

[1] "Lindenwood Announces Transition to NCAA Division I and Ohio Valley Conference". Lindenwood University Athletics. March 23, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

[2] Rohr, Alec (March 3, 2022). "Jewell, Lewis Advance to Semifinals of GLVC Men's Basketball Tournament". Great Lakes Valley Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

[3] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lindenwood University Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

[4] "2022-23 Lindenwood Lions Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

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