2022–23 Horizon League men's basketball season

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2022–23 Horizon League men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportMen's basketball
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)ESPN+
ESPN2
ESPNU
ESPN
Regular season
Season championsYoungstown State
Season MVPAntoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
Tournament
ChampionsNorthern Kentucky
  Runners-upCleveland State
Finals MVPMarques Warrick, Northern Kentucky
Basketball seasons
2022–23 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Youngstown State 15 – 5   .750 24 – 10   .706
Milwaukee 14 – 6   .700 22 – 12   .647
Cleveland State 14 – 6   .700 21 – 14   .600
Northern Kentucky † 14 – 6   .700 22 – 13   .629
Oakland 11 – 9   .550 13 – 19   .406
Wright State 10 – 10   .500 18 – 15   .545
Robert Morris 10 – 10   .500 16 – 17   .485
Detroit Mercy 9 – 11   .450 14 – 19   .424
Purdue Fort Wayne 9 – 11   .450 17 – 15   .531
IUPUI 2 – 18   .100 5 – 27   .156
Green Bay 2 – 18   .100 3 – 29   .094
† 2023 Horizon League Tournament winner


The 2022–23 Horizon League men's basketball season began with practices in September 2022 and ended with the 2023 Horizon League men's basketball tournament in March 2023. This wase the 43rd season for Horizon League men's basketball. This was the first season in conference history with 11 teams, as UIC departed for the Missouri Valley Conference following the 2021-22 season.

Head coaches[edit]

Coaching changes[edit]

Coaches[edit]

Team Head coach Previous job Years
at school 		Overall
record 		Horizon
record 		NCAA
Tournaments
Cleveland State Daniyal Robinson Iowa State (asst.) 1 0–0 (.000) 0–0 (.000) 0
Detroit Mercy Mike Davis Texas Southern 5 45–69 (.395) 34–35 (.493) 0
Green Bay Will Ryan Wheeling 3 13–42 (.236) 12–28 (.300) 0
Freddie Owens (interim) Green Bay (asst.) 1 0–0 (.000) 0–0 (.000) 0
IUPUI Matt Crenshaw Ball State (asst.) 2 3–26 (.103) 1–16 (.059) 0
Milwaukee Bart Lundy Queens 1 0–0 (.000) 0–0 (.000) 0
Northern Kentucky Darrin Horn Texas (asst.) 4 57–32 (.640) 38–18 (.679) 1
Oakland Greg Kampe Toledo (asst.) 38 657–495 (.570) 91–58 (.611) 0
Purdue Fort Wayne Jon Coffman IPFW (asst.) 9 138–113 (.550) 72–64 (.529) 0
Robert Morris Andrew Toole Robert Morris (asst.) 13 200–193 (.509) 123–91 (.575) 2
Wright State Scott Nagy South Dakota State 7 131–63 (.675) 84–30 (.737) 2
Youngstown State Jerrod Calhoun Fairmont State 6 71–85 (.465) 45–50 (.474) 0

Notes:

  • Year at school includes 2022–23 season.
  • Records are prior to 2022–23 season.

Preseason[edit]

Preseason coaches poll[edit]

2022-23 Horizon League Preseason Coaches Poll[6]
Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points
T1. Purdue Fort Wayne (17) 394
T1. Northern Kentucky (15) 394
3. Wright State (3) 329
4. Oakland (2) 321
5. Youngstown State (1) 291
6. Detroit Mercy (2) 268
7. Cleveland State 188
8. Robert Morris 163
8. Milwaukee 132
10. Green Bay 111
11. IUPUI 49

Preseason All-Horizon League[edit]

First team Second team
Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy Trevon Faulkner, Northern Kentucky
Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
Jalen Moore, Oakland Kahliel Spear, Robert Morris
Jarred Godfrey, Purdue Fort Wayne Trey Calvin, Wright State
Dwayne Cohill, Youngstown State Amari Davis, Wright State

Preseason Player of the Year: Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy


Regular season[edit]

Player of the Week awards[edit]

Conference matrix[edit]

CSU DET GB IUPUI MKE NKU OAK PFW RMU WSU YSU
vs. Cleveland State – 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1
vs. Detroit Mercy 1–1 – 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1
vs. Green Bay 2–0 2–0 – 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0
vs. IUPUI 2–0 2–0 1–1 – 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0
vs. Milwaukee 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 – 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1
vs. Northern Kentucky 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 – 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1
vs. Oakland 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0
vs. Purdue Fort Wayne 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 – 2–0 0–2 1–1
vs. Robert Morris 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 – 1–1 1–1
vs. Wright State 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 – 2–0
vs. Youngstown State 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 –
Total 14–6 9–11 2–18 2–18 14–6 14–6 11–9 9–11 10–10 10–10 15–5

Early season tournaments[edit]

The following table summarizes the multiple-team events (MTE) or early season tournaments in which teams from the Horizon League will participate.

Team Tournament Location Dates Finish
Cleveland State Turkey Slam – Cleveland State Regional Cleveland, OH November 16–23 N/A
Detroit Mercy Paradise Invitational Boca Raton, FL November 17–21 3rd[7]
Green Bay Jamaica Classic[8] Montego Bay, Jamaica November 18–20 4th[9]
IUPUI Big Easy Classic New Orleans, LA November 23–25 4th[10]
Milwaukee Cream City Classic Milwaukee, WI November 26–28 1st[11]
Northern Kentucky Gulf Coast Showcase[12] Estero, FL November 21–23 8th[13]
Oakland Nassau Championship[14] Nassau, Bahamas November 25–27 8th[15]
Purdue Fort Wayne Cancún Challenge[16] Campus sites
Cancún, Mexico 		November 15–23 2nd[17]
Robert Morris Hostilo Hoops Community Classic Savannah, GA November 21–22 4th[18]
Wright State Vegas 4 Henderson, NV November 21–23 2nd[19]
Youngstown State Navy MTE Annapolis, MD November 18–20 2nd[20]

Postseason[edit]

Horizon League tournament[edit]

Main article: 2023 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

The conference tournament will be played from February 28 to March 6, 2023. The first round and quarterfinals are hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals are held at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana. Teams are seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary. The top five teams receive a bye to the quarterfinals and the bracket is re-seeded after every round.

The Horizon League does not use a fixed bracket tournament system, and pairings are re-seeded after the first and second rounds.

First round
Tuesday, February 28 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2 		Semifinals
Monday, March 6 		Championship
Tuesday, March 7
1 Youngstown State 71
8 Detroit Mercy 81 8 Detroit Mercy 66
9 Purdue Fort Wayne 68 1 Youngstown State 63
4 Northern Kentucky 75
4 Northern Kentucky 81
5 Oakland 74
4 Northern Kentucky 63
3 Cleveland State 61
2 Milwaukee 87
7 Wright State 77 7 Wright State 70
10 Green Bay 57 2 Milwaukee 80
3 Cleveland State 93
3 Cleveland State 75*
6 Robert Morris 67 6 Robert Morris 70
11 IUPUI 64

* denotes overtime period

NCAA Tournament[edit]

The conference champion receives an automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship
16 Midwest Northern Kentucky
—
lost to (1) Houston 63–52 ― ― ― ― ―

National Invitation Tournament[edit]

Youngstown State received an automatic bid to the 2023 National Invitation Tournament as the team with the best regular season record who failed to win the conference tournament.

Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
− Oklahoma State Youngstown State lost to (1) Oklahoma State 69–64 − − − −

College Basketball Invitational[edit]

Both Cleveland State and Milwaukee accepted bids to the 2023 College Basketball Invitational after finishes as runner-up and semifinalists in the conference tournament, respectively.

Seed School First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
9 Cleveland State lost to (8) Eastern Kentucky 91–75 (OT) − − −
11 Milwaukee defeated (6) Stetson 87–83 (OT) lost to (3) Charlotte 76–65 − −
Bids W-L (%): 1–1 (.500) 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 1–2 (.333)

National awards[edit]

Preseason watchlists[edit]

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Wooden[21] Naismith [22] Robertson Cousy[23] West[24] Erving[25] Malone[26] Abdul-Jabbar[27] Olson[28] Henson[29]
Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Jarred Godfrey, Purdue Fort Wayne Green tickY
Trey Townsend, Oakland Green tickY
Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky Green tickY

Midseason watchlists[edit]

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

Player Wooden[30] Naismith[31] Naismith DPOY[32] Robertson[33] Cousy [34] West [35] Erving [36] Malone[37] Abdul-Jabbar [38] Olson
Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY

Conference awards[edit]

2023 Horizon League Men's Basketball Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
Coach of the Year Jerrod Calhoun, Youngstown State
Defensive Player of the Year Ahmad Rand, Milwaukee
Sixth Player of the Year Trevon Faulkner, Northern Kentucky
Freshman of the Year Brandon Noel, Wright State
Reference:[39]
2023 Horizon Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Third Team Defensive Team Freshman Team
Tristan Enaruna, CSU
Antoine Davis, DET
Jalen Moore, OAK
Trey Calvin, WSU
Dwayne Cohill, YSU 		BJ Freeman, MKE
Marques Warrick, NKU
Trey Townsend, OAK
Jarred Godfrey, PFW
Kahliel Spear, RMU 		Jlynn Counter, IUPUI
Sam Vinson, NKU
Enoch Cheeks, RMU
Adrian Nelson, YSU
Brandon Rush, YSU 		Deante Johnson, CSU
Deshon Parker, CSU
Ahmad Rand, MKE
Sam Vinson, NKU
Kahliel Spear, RMU 		Vincent Brady II, IUPUI
DJ Jackson, IUPUI
Elijah Jamison, MKE
Brandon Noel, WSU
John Lovelace Jr., YSU

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