2022–23 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
Ohio Valley regular season champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record22–12 (14–4 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Combs
  • Dominic Lombardi
  • Cason Burk
Home arenaEllis Johnson Arena
2022–23 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Morehead State14–4 .77822–12  .647
Tennessee Tech11–7 .61116–17  .485
UT Martin10–8 .55619–14  .576
Tennessee State10–8 .55618–14  .563
Southeast Missouri State †10–8 .55619–17  .528
SIU Edwardsville9–9 .50019–14  .576
Southern Indiana*9–9 .50016–17  .485
Lindenwood*6–12 .33311–21  .344
Little Rock6–12 .33310–21  .323
Eastern Illinois5–13 .2789–22  .290
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2023 OVC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Preston Spradlin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. With a victory against Eastern Illinois on February 22, 2023, the Eagles clinched their first outright OVC regular season title since 1984.[1][2] They lost to Southeast Missouri State in the OVC tournament semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who did not win their conference tournament, the Eagles received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, the school's first trip to the NIT. There they upset No. 1-seed Clemson in the first round before being losing to UAB in the second round.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 23–11, 13–5 in OVC play to finish in third place. They defeated Tennessee Tech[3] and Belmont,[4] before falling to Murray State in the championship game of the OVC tournament.[5]

Roster

2022–23 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Mark Freeman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrIllinois State Memphis, Tennessee
G 1 Tucson Redding 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoNortheastern Oklahoma A&M Aurora, Colorado
G 2 Jordan Lathon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) GSMilwaukee Grandview, Missouri
G 3 Drew Thelwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoThe Master's Academy Orlando, Florida
G 4 Jalen Hawkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) GSNorfolk State Bronx, New York
G 5 Branden Maughmer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrCedarville Chillicothe, Ohio
G 10 Brady Dingess 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrMartin County High School (KY) Inez, Kentucky
G 11 Trent Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrAlonso High School Tampa, Florida
G 12 Julian Norris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrLink Academy Evansville, Indiana
G 14 Chris Cole 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrBrookwood High School Lawrenceville, Georgia
G 15 Kalil Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrUMass Lowell New Orleans, Louisiana
G 20 Cole Villers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrAshland Blazer High School Ashland, Kentucky
F 21 Reis Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrFlint Hill School Oxon Hill, Maryland
F 22 LJ Bryan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrState Fair Community College Cheltenham, Maryland
G 24 Jake Wolfe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrLipscomb Aurora, Illinois
F 45 Alex Gross 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) GSOlivet Nazarene Hope, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 22, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, BTN+		 at No. 13 Indiana L 53–88  0–1
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
November 10, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 CU–Harrodsburg W 99–58  1–1
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,011)
Morehead, KY
November 12, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 Bellarmine W 62–55  2–1
 Ellis Johnson Arena (2,166)
Morehead, KY
November 15, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at West Virginia L 57–75  2–2
 WVU Coliseum (9,417)
Morgantown, WV
November 18, 2022*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 at Vanderbilt L 43–76  2–3
 Memorial Gymnasium (5,732)
Nashville, TN
November 22, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Kentucky State W 114–49  3–3
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,356)
Morehead, KY
November 26, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Marshall L 59–83  3–4
 Cam Henderson Center (4,315)
Huntington, WV
November 29, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Kentucky Christian W 109–62  4–4
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,606)
Morehead, KY
December 3, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 North Alabama L 75–81  4–5
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,745)
Morehead, KY
December 11, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 East Tennessee State W 61–57  5–5
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,565)
Morehead, KY
December 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Georgia Southern W 74–71  6–5
 Hanner Fieldhouse (501)
Statesboro, GA
December 17, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Mercer L 52–79  6–6
 Hawkins Arena (1,572)
Macon, GA
December 21, 2022*
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 Alice Lloyd W 66–50  7–6
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,065)
Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley regular season
December 29, 2022
9:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Tennessee State W 83–75  8–6
(1–0)		 Gentry Complex (437)
Nashville, TN
December 31, 2022
4:30 pm, ESPN+		 at UT Martin L 57–64  8–7
(1–1)		 Skyhawk Arena (1,302)
Union City, TN
January 5, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southern Indiana W 84–80  9–7
(2–1)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,655)
Morehead, KY
January 7, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 Eastern Illinois W 69–59  10–7
(3–1)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,464)
Morehead, KY
January 12, 2023
8:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Tennessee Tech L 62–79  10–8
(3–2)		 Eblen Center (1,085)
Cookeville, TN
January 14, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southeast Missouri State L 86–91  10–9
(3–3)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,740)
Morehead, KY
January 19, 2023
8:30 pm, ESPN+		 at SIU Edwardsville W 67–58  11–9
(4–3)		 First Community Arena (1,334)
Edwardsville, IL
January 21, 2023
4:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Lindenwood W 72–63  12–9
(5–3)		 Hyland Performance Arena (1,211)
St. Charles, MO
January 26, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Little Rock W 76–72  13–9
(6–3)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,557)
Morehead, KY
January 28, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 SIU Edwardsville W 55–50  14–9
(7–3)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,880)
Morehead, KY
February 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Tennessee Tech W 64–45  15–9
(8–3)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (2,055)
Morehead, KY
February 4, 2023
4:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Indiana W 71–66 OT 16–9
(9–3)		 Screaming Eagles Arena (3,644)
Evansville, IN
February 9, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Little Rock L 68–72  16–10
(9–4)		 Jack Stephens Center (2,601)
Little Rock, AR
February 11, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Southeast Missouri State W 65–59  17–10
(10–4)		 Show Me Center (2,890)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 16, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Tennessee State W 74–64  18–10
(11–4)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (2,468)
Morehead, KY
February 18, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 Lindenwood W 71–58  19–10
(12–4)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (2,788)
Morehead, KY
February 22, 2023
8:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Eastern Illinois W 69–63  20–10
(13–4)		 Lantz Arena (1,625)
Charleston, IL
February 25, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 UT Martin W 72–58  21–10
(14–4)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (2,672)
Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley tournament
March 3, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 (1) vs. (5) Southeast Missouri State
Semifinals		 L 58–65  21–11
 Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
NIT
March 15, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at (1) Clemson
First Round – Clemson Bracket		 W 68–64  22–11
 Littlejohn Coliseum (2,697)
Clemson, SC
March 19, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at (4) UAB
Second Round – Clemson Bracket		 L 59–77  22–12
 Bartow Arena (2,624)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Champions! Men's Hoops Shoots 52 Percent From Deep, Secures Outright OVC Title With Win at EIU". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Morehead State ends 39-year men's basketball drought. All it took was a total makeover". MSN. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2022 OVC Men's Basketball Championship - Quarterfinals". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Men's Hoops Heads To Championship Game Again With Defensive Thriller Victory in Semis". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Murray State Wins 2022 OVC Men's Basketball Championship Presented by TicketSmarter". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2022-23 Morehead State Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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