2022–23 Southern Jaguars basketball team

The 2022–23 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by fifth-year head coach Sean Woods, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2022–23 Southern Jaguars basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	15–17 (11–7 SWAC)
Head coach	Sean Woods (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Ryan Price Dylan Howard Jethro Hillman
Home arena	F. G. Clark Center

2022–23 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alcorn State	15	–	3		.833			18	–	14		.563
Grambling State	15	–	3		.833			24	–	9		.727
Jackson State	12	–	6		.667			14	–	19		.424
Southern	11	–	7		.611			15	–	17		.469
Alabama A&M	10	–	8		.556			15	–	18		.455
Prairie View A&M	9	–	9		.500			13	–	19		.406
Bethune–Cookman	8	–	10		.444			12	–	20		.375
Texas Southern †	7	–	11		.389			14	–	21		.400
Alabama State	6	–	12		.333			8	–	23		.258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	6	–	12		.333			10	–	21		.323
Florida A&M	5	–	13		.278			7	–	22		.241
Mississippi Valley State	4	–	14		.222			5	–	27		.156
† 2023 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2021–22 season 17–14, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish third place. As the No. 3 seed, they lost to No. 6 seed Grambling State. They did not receive a bid to any post season tournaments, ending their season with a 17–14 record.

Roster

2022–23 Southern Jaguars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Terrell Williams, Jr 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Arlington, Texas F 1 JaRonn Wilkens 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Biloxi, Mississippi F 2 J'Quan Ewing 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Clarksville, Tennessee G 3 P.J. Byrd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Houston, Texas G 4 Isaiah Rollins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Opelousas, Louisiana F 5 Jariyon Wilkens 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Biloxi, Mississippi G 11 DeSean Woods 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Lexington, Kentucky F 12 Jalen Reynolds 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Darien, Georgia G 13 Dre'Shawn Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Auburn Hills, Michigan G 14 Kris Gardner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Albany, Georgia G 20 Gavin Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS So Gonzales, Louisiana F 21 Festus Ndumanya 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Anambra, Nigeria G 22 Brion Whitley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Sarasota, Florida G 23 Bryson Etienne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Houston, Texas F 33 Gavin Flowers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So East Orange, New Jersey G/F 35 Tyrone Lyons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr North Amityville, New York	Head coach Sean Woods (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Ryan Price (Henderson State) Dylan Howard (UAB) Jethro Hillman (Miami (FL)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 8, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2022* 6:30 pm		Tougaloo	W 91–44	–	16 – Etienne	7 – Ndumanya	5 – Byrd	F. G. Clark Center (568) Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 9:15 pm, MWN		at UNLV	L 56–66	0–1	25 – Etienne	7 – Reynolds	6 – Byrd	Thomas & Mack Center (5,039) Paradise, NV
November 11, 2022* 9:00 pm, P12N		at No. 17 Arizona Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series	L 78–95	0–2	17 – Etienne	5 – Tied	4 – Etienne	McKale Center (13,485) Tucson, AZ
November 16, 2022* 7:30 pm, WCC Network		at Saint Mary's	L 54–72	0–3	15 – Whitley	4 – Tied	4 – Byrd	University Credit Union Pavilion (2,643) Moraga, CA
November 18, 2022* 8:00 pm, P12N		vs. California Emerald Coast Classic Campus site game	W 74–66	1–3	18 – Whitley	4 – Tied	9 – Byrd	Haas Pavilion (1,364) Berkeley, CA
November 25, 2022* 11:00 am, FloHoops		vs. Loyola (MD) Emerald Coast Classic second round	W 76–58	2–3	18 – Byrd	5 – Byrd	4 – Byrd	The Arena at NFSC (125) Niceville, FL
November 26, 2022* 12:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Omaha Emerald Coast Classic championship round	L 78–88	2–4	23 – Whitley	5 – Tied	7 – Byrd	The Arena at NFSC (150) Niceville, FL
November 28, 2022* 6:30 pm, Jaguar Sports Network		Champion Christian	W 112–52	3–4	16 – Ewing	8 – Wilkens	5 – Woods	F. G. Clark Center (2,126) Baton Rouge, LA
December 2, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 59–74	3–5	16 – Whitley	9 – Lyons	3 – Tied	Thomas Assembly Center (2,649) Ruston, LA
December 10, 2022* 4:00 pm, Jaguar Sports Network		LSU–Alexandria	W 98–76	4–5	27 – Whitley	10 – Williams Jr.	7 – Byrd	F. G. Clark Center (1,155) Baton Rouge, LA
December 13, 2023* 6:00 pm, FS1		at Xavier	L 59–79	4–6	17 – Whitley	5 – Byrd	7 – Byrd	Cintas Center (10,029) Cincinnati, OH
December 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	L 81–85	4–7	16 – Tied	6 – Lyons	12 – Byrd	Beeghly Center (2,544) Youngstown, OH
December 18, 2022* 3:30 pm, CBSSN		at UAB	L 66–92	4–8	12 – Williams Jr.	6 – Whitley	3 – Byrd	Bartow Arena (3,631) Birmingham, AL
December 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 62–80	4–9	14 – Etienne	4 – Lyons	7 – Etienne	University Center (515) Hammond, LA
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2023 8:00 pm, Jaguar Sports Network		at Texas Southern	W 77–76 OT	5–9 (1–0)	18 – Etienne	8 – Whitley	9 – Byrd	H&PE Arena (2,741) Houston, TX
January 4, 2023 8:00 pm, Jaguar Sports Network		at Prairie View A&M	W 66–62	6–9 (2–0)	17 – Williams Jr.	8 – Williams Jr.	6 – Byrd	William Nicks Building (570) Prairie View, TX
January 7, 2023 5:30 pm, Jaguar Sports Network		Florida A&M	W 84–66	7–9 (3–0)	19 – Lyons	5 – Reynolds	14 – Byrd	F. G. Clark Center (3,157) Baton Rouge, LA
January 9, 2023 8:00 pm, Jaguar Sports Network		Bethune–Cookman	W 102–75	8–9 (4–0)	24 – Rollins	8 – Lyons	7 – Etienne	F. G. Clark Center (3,932) Baton Rouge, LA
January 14, 2023 5:30 pm, Jaguar Sports Network		Grambling State	W 81–73	9–9 (5–0)	32 – Whitley	9 – Lyons	8 – Byrd	F. G. Clark Center (6,327) Baton Rouge, LA
January 21, 2023 7:30 pm, Jaguar Sports Network		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 55–62	9–10 (5–1)	12 – Woods	6 – Lyons	5 – Bryrd	H. O. Clemmons Arena (1,351) Pine Bluff, AR
January 23, 2023 8:00 pm, Jaguar Sports Network		at Mississippi Valley State	W 84–70	10–10 (6–1)	18 – Whitley	10 – Ndumanya	3 – Williams Jr.	Harrison HPER Complex (1,409) Itta Bena, MS
January 28, 2023 5:30 pm, Jaguar Sports Network		Alcorn State	W 80–68	11–10 (7–1)	27 – Whitley	7 – Ndumanya	6 – Byrd	Davey Whitney Complex (5,978) Lorman, MS
January 30, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Jackson State	W 73–62	12–10 (8–1)	18 – Etienne	7 – Ndumanya	8 – Byrd	Williams Assembly Center (7,489) Jackson, MS
February 4, 2023 4:00 pm, HBCUGo		at Alabama A&M	L 61–82	12–11 (8–2)	16 – Etienne	4 – Byrd	4 – Byrd	Alabama A&M Events Center (3,313) Normal, AL
February 6, 2023 8:00 pm, HBCUGo		at Alabama State	L 66–71	12–12 (8–3)	17 – Reynolds	8 – Whitley	3 – Etienne	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,242) Montgomery, AL
February 11, 2023 5:30 pm, Jaguar Sports Network		Prairie View A&M	W 79–65	13–12 (9–3)	18 – Whitley	10 – Williams Jr.	4 – Byrd	F. G. Clark Center (5,199) Baton Rouge, LA
February 13, 2023 8:30 pm, HBCUGo		Texas Southern	L 68–79	13–13 (9–4)	11 – Etienne	8 – Williams Jr.	5 – Woods	F. G. Clark Center (4,458) Baton Rouge, LA
February 18, 2023 8:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Grambling State NBA HBCU Classic	L 64–69 OT	13–14 (9–5)	13 – Whitley	9 – Ndumanya	6 – Byrd	Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,246) Salt Lake City, UT
February 25, 2023 3:30 pm, HBCUGo		at Bethune-Cookman University	L 53–60	13–15 (9–6)	16 – Byrd	10 – Williams Jr.	3 – Byrd	Moore Gymnasium (961) Daytona Beach, FL
February 27, 2023 3:30 pm, Facebook		at Florida A&M	W 60–58	14–15 (10–6)	18 – Byrd	8 – Williams	3 – Byrd	Al Lawson Center  Tallahassee, FL
March 2, 2023 8:00 pm, Jaguar Sports Network		Alabama State	W 66–52	15–15 (11–6)	16 – Etienne	7 – Tied	7 – Byrd	F. G. Clark Center (4,389) Baton Rouge, LA
March 4, 2023 5:30 pm, Jaguar Sports Network		Alabama A&M	L 65–68	15–16 (11–7)	17 – Whitley	7 – Etienne	8 – Byrd	F. G. Clark Center (5,522) Baton Rouge, LA
SWAC tournament
March 9, 2022 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Alabama A&M Quarterfinals	L 63–77	15–17	18 – Whitley	5 – Tied	3 – Woods	Bartow Arena (1,067) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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