2022–23 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball season

The 2022–23 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball season was the season for Sun Belt Conference men's basketball teams that began with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November 2022. The regular season ended in March 2023.

2022–23 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)ESPN
2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Regular season championsSouthern Miss
Tournament ChampionLouisiana
Tournament
ChampionsLouisiana
  Runners-upSouth Alabama
Basketball seasons
← 2021–22
2022–23 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Miss 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
Louisiana 13 5   .722 26 8   .765
Marshall 13 5   .722 24 8   .750
James Madison 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
Troy 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Old Dominion 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Georgia Southern 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
South Alabama 9 9   .500 19 16   .543
Appalachian State 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Louisiana–Monroe 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Texas State 6 12   .333 16 19   .457
Coastal Carolina 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Arkansas State 4 14   .222 13 20   .394
Georgia State 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
2023 Sun Belt Tournament winner

Conference realignment

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The SBC lost two members and gained four in July 2022.

The conference's two non-football members, Little Rock and UT Arlington, left with Little Rock joining the Ohio Valley Conference and UT Arlington joining the Western Athletic Conference.[1][2] Three schools left Conference USA to join the SBC—Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, with Old Dominion returning to the SBC after a 31-year absence.[3] James Madison joined from the Colonial Athletic Association.[4]

Head coaches

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Coaching changes

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Georgia State

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Following an appearance in the 2022 NCAA Division I tournament, Georgia State head coach Rob Lanier left to coach the SMU Mustangs.[5] On April 6, 2022, Jonas Hayes was named as the new head coach starting the 2022 regular season.[6]

Coaches

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Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Sun Belt record Sun Belt titles Sun Belt Tournament titles NCAA Tournaments
Appalachian State Dustin Kerns Presbyterian 4 70–58 (.547) 39–32 (.549) 0 1 1
Arkansas State Mike Balado Louisville (Asst.) 5 67–78 (.462) 36–50 (.419) 0 0 0
Coastal Carolina Cliff Ellis Auburn 15 283–203 (.582) 52–52 (.500) 0 0 2
Georgia Southern Brian Burg Texas Tech (Asst.) 2 25–28 (.472) 12–20 (.375) 0 0 0
Georgia State Jonas Hayes Xavier (Assoc.) 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0
James Madison Mark Byington Georgia Southern 2 28–21 (.571) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0
Louisiana Bob Marlin Sam Houston 12 218–165 (.569) 127–91 (.583) 1 1 1
Louisiana–Monroe Keith Richard LSU (Asst.) 12 141–230 (.380) 78–142 (.355) 0 0 0
Marshall Dan D'Antoni Los Angeles Lakers (Asst.) 8 140–120 (.538) 0–0 (–) 0 0 1
Old Dominion Jeff Jones American 9 181–113 (.616) 0–0 (–) 0 0 1
South Alabama Richie Riley Nicholls 4 75–50 (.600) 40–31 (.563) 0 0 0
Southern Miss Jay Ladner Southeastern Louisiana 2 24–65 (.270) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0
Texas State Terrence Johnson Texas State (Asst.) 2 39–15 (.722) 24–6 (.800) 2 0 0
Troy Scott Cross TCU (Asst.) 4 40–50 (.444) 19–33 (.365) 0 0 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2022–23 season.
  • Overall and Sun Belt records are from time at current school only and are through the beginning of the season.

Preseason

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Preseason Coaches Poll

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On October 17, 2022, the conference announced a preseason conference poll as voted on by the league's 14 head coaches.[7]

Rank Team
1. Louisiana (10)
2. Texas State (1)
3. South Alabama (1)
4. James Madison (1)
5. Georgia State (1)
6. Marshall
7. Appalachian State
8. Coastal Carolina
9. Old Dominion
10. Troy
11. Georgia Southern
12. Arkansas State
13. Southern Miss
14. Louisiana–Monroe
(first place votes)

Preseason Awards

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The conference also announced preseason All-SBC teams.[7]

Honor Recipient
Preseason Player of the Year Jordan Brown, Louisiana
All-SBC First Team Jordan Brown, Louisiana
Mason Harrell, Texas State
Taevion Kinsey, Marshall
Vado Morse, James Madison
Kevin Samuel, South Alabama
All-SBC Second Team Donovan Gregory, Appalachian State
Felipe Haase, Southern Miss
Kobe Julien, Louisiana
Essam Mostafa, Coastal Carolina
Greg Parham II, South Alabama
All-SBC Third Team Kamdyn Curfman, Marshall
Caleb Fields, Arkansas State
Nika Metskhvarishvili, Louisiana–Monroe
Andrew Taylor, Marshall
Zay Williams, Troy

Attendance

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Team Arena Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Game 9 Game 10 Total Average % of Capacity
Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Game 16 Game 17 Game 18 Game 19 Game 20
Appalachian State Holmes Center 8,325 1,944 2,145 2,856 2,603 1,553 1,976 1,622 1,394 1,819 1,651 40,397 2,376 28.54%
2,377 2,559 3,487 2,685 3,870† 2,205 3,651
Arkansas State First National Bank Arena 10,038 3,092 1,387 3,686† 2,495 2,380 2,274 1,541 2,072 1,378 2,347 32,271 1,793 17.86%
1,257 1,024 1,132 1,084 1,341 1,402 1,026 1,353
Coastal Carolina HTC Center 3,370 1,223 1,127 1,003 1,509 1,327 1,934 1,372 1,201 2,143† 1,459 23,841 1,490 44.22%
1,321 1,656 1,923 1,578 1,655 1,410
Georgia Southern Hanner Fieldhouse 4,325 1,328 512 1,423 724 545 501 573 957 1,009 1,412 20,527 1,283 29.66%
1,553 2,672† 1,863 1,727 1,283 2,445
Georgia State Georgia State Convocation Center 7,500 2,089 4,083† 1,607 1,259 1,198 1,331 1,416 1,385 1,440 1,176 33,997 1,789 23.86%
1,878 1,306 1,673 1,479 3,309 2,024 1,581 1,913 1,850
James Madison Atlantic Union Bank Center 8,500 3,148 3,768 4,303 3,642 2,785 3,068 3,540 3,787 5,609 6,429† 60,283 4,306 50.66%
4,829 5,668 4,688 5,019
Louisiana Cajundome 11,500 2,045 3,181 2,630 2,643 2,475 3,007 3,306 3,148 3,508 3,256 43,603 3,115 27.08%
5,351† 2,948 2,615 3,494
Louisiana-Monroe Fant-Ewing Coliseum 7,085 538 744 887 871 978 828 1,208 1,984 3,568 2,007 27,101 1,807 25.05%
3,659† 3,023 3,558 962 2,286
Marshall Cam Henderson Center 9,048 4,240 3,625 3,573 4,315 4,012 5,180 4,065 4,035 4,816 4,508 79,145 4,656 51.45%
4,672 4,321 5,719† 4,931 5,711 5,711 5,711
Old Dominion Chartway Arena 8,472 4,798 5,085 4,898 7,966† 4,579 4,741 4,297 4,464 5,094 6,021 89,903 5,619 66.23%
5,433 5,954 7,691 7,029 5,428 6,425
South Alabama Mitchell Center 10,041 2,019 7,673† 1,667 1,455 1,451 1,812 1,725 2,246 1,894 2,779 32,180 2,299 22.89%
1,955 1,404 2,398 1,702
Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum 8,095 2,523 2,350 2,428 3,022 2,581 2,600 3,265 3,192 4,128 4,318 56,534 3,769 46.56%
4,266 4,289 8,097 4,587 4,888
Texas State Strahan Arena 10,000 1,131 1,282 1,189 1,329 877 1,052 941 3,183 3,397† 2,331 26,261 1,876 18.76
2,638 2,518 1,776 2,617
Troy Trojan Arena 6,000 2,879 2,498 2,130 2,987 2,081 2,322 2,972 2,953 3,154 3,314 42,500 3,306 50.60%
3,192 4,014 3,772 4,232†

Bold – At or exceeded capacity

† – Season high

References

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  1. ^ "Little Rock Receives Board Approval to Join Ohio Valley Conference" (Press release). Ohio Valley Conference. December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "University of Texas at Arlington Accepts Invitation to Join WAC" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Thamel, Pete (March 29, 2022). "Move of Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss from Conference USA to Sun Belt now complete". ESPN. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "James Madison to Compete in Sun Belt Conference in 2022-2023" (Press release). James Madison Dukes. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  5. ^ Awtrey, Stan (March 27, 2022). "Georgia State coach Rob Lanier, fresh off NCAA appearance, headed to SMU". ajc. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "Jonas Hayes Named to Lead Panther Men's Basketball Program". Georgia State University. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved October 17, 2022.