2022–23 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

2022–23 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
2022–23 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	5–27 (1–19 MVC)
Head coach	David Ragland (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Craig Snow; Marcus Wilson; George Swanson;
Home arena	Ford Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by first-year head coach David Ragland, played their home games at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 5–27, 1–19 in MVC play to finish in last place. They lost to Indiana State in the first round of the MVC tournament.

2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bradley	16	–	4	.800	25	–	10	.714
Drake †	15	–	5	.750	27	–	8	.771
Southern Illinois	14	–	6	.700	23	–	10	.697
Belmont	14	–	6	.700	21	–	11	.656
Indiana State	13	–	7	.650	23	–	13	.639
Missouri State	12	–	8	.600	17	–	15	.531
Murray State	11	–	9	.550	17	–	15	.531
Northern Iowa	9	–	11	.450	14	–	18	.438
Illinois State	6	–	14	.300	11	–	21	.344
Valparaiso	5	–	15	.250	11	–	21	.344
UIC	4	–	16	.200	12	–	20	.375
Evansville	1	–	19	.050	5	–	27	.156

† 2023 MVC tournament winner

Previous season

The Purple Aces finished the 2021–22 season 6–24, 2–16 in MVC play to finish in tenth place. As the No. 10 seed, they lost to No. 7 seed Valparaiso in the opening round of the MVC tournament.^[1]

On May 5, the school announced the departure of head coach Todd Lickliter, after two full seasons as head coach.^[2] On May 24, it was announced that Evansville alum and Butler assistant coach David Ragland would be named the Purple Ace's next head coach.^[3]

Roster

2022–23 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Gage Bobe	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	South Knox HS	Vincennes, IN
F	1	Antoine Smith Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Collin College	Westerville, OH
G	2	Matus Malovec	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Inter Bratislava	Bratislava, Slovakia
G	4	Marvin Coleman II	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	UNLV	Las Vegas, NV
G	5	Zaveion Chism-Okoh	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Link Year Prep	Mount Pleasant, TX
F	10	Yacine Toumi	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Indian Hills CC	Meudon, France
G	12	Chris Moncrief	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	The Kiski School	Pittsburgh, PA
G	13	Blaise Beauchamp	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Lincoln Trail College	Minnetonka, MN
G	15	Grant Tichenor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Ohio County HS	Hartford, KY
G	20	Kenny Strawbridge Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	RS Sr	Alabama State	Rockford, IL
G	21	Gabe Spinelli	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Darrow School	Watertown, MA
F	22	Sekou Kalle	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	So	Akron	Louisville, KY
G	23	Cameron Gehlhausen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Evansville North HS	Evansville, IN
F	24	Preston Phillips	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Don Bosco Institute	Elkhart, IN
G	33	Logan McIntire	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	North Harrison HS	Ramsey, IN

Head coach

David Ragland (Evansville)

Assistant coach(es)

Craig Snow (Evansville)
Marcus Wilson (Evansville)
George Swanson (Northwest)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2022* 7:00 pm		Oakland City	W 81–56	–	Ford Center (3,461) Evansville, IN
November 2, 2022* 7:00 pm		Huntington	W 74–64	–	Ford Center (3,217) Evansville, IN
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	W 78–74	1–0	Millett Hall (2,018) Oxford, OH
November 12, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 65–83	1–1	Chaifetz Arena (7,020) St. Louis, MO
November 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	L 61–67	1–2	Ford Center (3,756) Evansville, IN
November 19, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at SMU	L 47–55	1–3	Moody Coliseum (3,397) University Park, TX
November 23, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UCF	L 56–76	1–4	Addition Financial Arena (3,751) Orlando, FL
November 25, 2022* 5:30 pm		vs. South Alabama Hostilo Hoops Community Classic	L 67–78	1–5	Enmarket Arena (219) Savannah, GA
November 26, 2022* 4:00 pm		vs. Robert Morris Hostilo Hoops Community Classic	W 54–53	2–5	Enmarket Arena (285) Savannah, GA
November 27, 2022* 7:30 pm		vs. Fairfield Hostilo Hoops Community Classic	L 56–63	2–6	Enmarket Arena (223) Savannah, GA
November 30, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Illinois	L 53–80	2–7 (0–1)	Ford Center (4,286) Evansville, IN
December 3, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	L 55–72	2–8 (0–2)	McLeod Center (2,983) Cedar Falls, IA
December 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Campbell	W 72–66	3–8	Ford Center (3,824) Evansville, IN
December 10, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ball State	L 69–88	3–9	Worthen Arena (3,547) Muncie, IN
December 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bellarmine	W 73–61	4–9	Ford Center (4,603) Evansville, IN
December 29, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Indiana State	L 63–91	4–10 (0–3)	Hulman Center (3,453) Terre Haute, IN
January 1, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Murray State	L 61–78	4–11 (0–4)	Ford Center (5,723) Evansville, IN
January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State	L 62–85	4–12 (0–5)	Great Southern Bank Arena (2,567) Springfield, MO
January 7, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Illinois State	L 61–69	4–13 (0–6)	Ford Center (6,487) Evansville, IN
January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bradley	L 46–91	4–14 (0–7)	Carver Arena (3,905) Peoria, IL
January 14, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Valparaiso	L 69–76	4–15 (0–8)	Ford Center (4,519) Evansville, IN
January 17, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	L 70–78	4–16 (0–9)	Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
January 21, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Drake	L 61–97	4–17 (0–10)	Ford Center (4,404) Evansville, IN
January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Belmont	L 64–73	4–18 (0–11)	Ford Center (4,227) Evansville, IN
January 28, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Valparaiso	L 69–81	4–19 (0–12)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,969) Valparaiso, IN
February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Indiana State	L 65–83	4–20 (0–13)	Ford Center (4,699) Evansville, IN
February 4, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	L 61–70	4–21 (0–14)	Credit Union 1 Arena (1,545) Chicago, IL
February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Iowa	W 71–59	5–21 (1–14)	Ford Center (4,094) Evansville, IN
February 12, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Missouri State	L 60–66	5–22 (1–15)	Ford Center (4,412) Evansville, IN
February 15, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	L 63–95	5–23 (1–16)	Curb Event Center (1,841) Nashville, TN
February 18, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Murray State	L 58–74	5–24 (1–17)	CFSB Center (5,437) Murray, KY
February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UIC	L 76–82	5–25 (1–18)	Ford Center (4,085) Evansville, IN
February 26, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois State	L 53–72	5–26 (1–19)	CEFCU Arena (3,415) Normal, IL
MVC tournament
March 2, 2023 2:30 pm, MVC TV	(12)	vs. (5) Indiana State Opening round	L 58–97	5–27	Enterprise Center (3,161) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[4]^[5]

References

^ "MVC Arch Madness Game 2 - Valpo 81, Evansville 59". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
^ "UE Men's Basketball parts ways with Lickliter". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
^ "University of Evansville hires David Ragland as new men's basketball coach". wevv.com. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Evansville Purple Aces Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[1] "MVC Arch Madness Game 2 - Valpo 81, Evansville 59". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[2] "UE Men's Basketball parts ways with Lickliter". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[3] "University of Evansville hires David Ragland as new men's basketball coach". wevv.com. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[4] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[5] "2022-23 Evansville Purple Aces Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

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