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2022–23 Summit League men's basketball season

The 2022-23 Summit League men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 7, 2022, and began conference play on December 19, 2022. The regular season will end on February 25, 2023, and will set up the 2023 Summit League men's basketball tournament from March 3 to March 7, 2023.
Oral Roberts finished league play with a perfect 18-0 record, the second time that has happened in the Summit League's history and second year in a row a team has finished with a perfect league record (South Dakota State). In the postseason, Oral Roberts made the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as a 12 seed. They lost to Duke in the first round.

2022–23 Summit League men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
Regular season
Regular season championOral Roberts
Season MVPMax Abmas, Oral Roberts
Summit League tournament
ChampionsOral Roberts
  Runners-upNorth Dakota State
Tournament MVPMax Abmas, Oral Roberts
Seasons
2022–23 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts † 18 – 0   1.000 30 – 5   .857
South Dakota State 13 – 5   .722 19 – 13   .594
North Dakota State 11 – 7   .611 16 – 17   .485
Western Illinois 9 – 9   .500 16 – 14   .533
St. Thomas* 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
South Dakota 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387
Kansas City 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
Denver 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
North Dakota 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394
Omaha 4 – 14   .222 9 – 23   .281
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2023 Summit League Tournament winner

Conference Changes

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Following last year's postseason tournament, the Summit League announced they would be expanding the tournament in future years to include all 10 teams. It will consist of an added day to the tournament with the 7 through 10 seeds competing for the typical 7 and 8 seed slots.[1]

Head Coaches

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Coaching Changes

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South Dakota

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On March 16, 2022, Eric Peterson was announced as the new head coach of the Coyotes,[2] after former coach Todd Lee was let go.[3]

Omaha

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On March 18, 2022, Chris Crutchfield was named head coach of the Mavericks,[4] after longtime coach Derrin Hansen was fired.[5]

Kansas City

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On April 21, 2022, three-year Roos coach Billy Donlon left the program to be an associate head coach at Clemson.[6] Then on April 26, 2022, Marvin Menzies was announced to be the new head coach for Kansas City.[7]

Coaches

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Team Head Coach Previous Job Years At School Record at School Summit League Record Summit League Titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Sweet 16's
Denver Jeff Wulbrun Stanford (Assistant) 2 11–21 7–11 0 0 0
Kansas City Marvin Menzies Grand Canyon (Associate HC) 1 0–0 0–0 0 5 0
Omaha Chris Crutchfield Oregon (Assistant) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0
North Dakota Paul Sather Northern State (Assistant) 4 30–60 17–33 0 0 0
North Dakota State David Richman North Dakota State (Assistant) 9 159–97 82–46 3 2 0
Oral Roberts Paul Mills Baylor (Assistant) 6 76–79 43–36 1 1 1
St. Thomas John Tauer St. Thomas (Assistant) 12 228–70^ 4–14 0 0^^ 0^^^
South Dakota Eric Peterson Utah (Assistant) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0
South Dakota State Eric Henderson South Dakota State (Assistant) 4 68–22 40–6 1 1 0
Western Illinois Rob Jeter Minnesota (Assistant) 3 23–31 12–20 0 0 0

Notes:

  • Year at school includes 2022-23 season.
  • Overall and Summit League records are from the time at their current school and are through the end of the 2021-22.
  • NCAA tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.

^218 wins and 50 losses at the Division III level

^^8 NCAA Division III Tournaments

^^^4 NCAA Division III Sweet 16s, 2 NCAA Division III Final Fours, and 1 NCAA Division III National Championship

Preseason Awards

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The Preseason Summit League men's basketball polls were released on October 11, 2022.[8]

Preseason men's basketball polls

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First Place Votes in Parentheses

  1. Oral Roberts (28) - 731
  2. South Dakota State (11) - 668
  3. South Dakota (1) - 602
  4. North Dakota State - 549
  5. Denver - 432
  6. Kansas City - 310
  7. Western Illinois - 294
  8. St. Thomas - 289
  9. Omaha - 279
  10. North Dakota - 174

Preseason Honors

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Honor Recipient
Preseason Player of the Year Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
Preseason All-Summit League First Team Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
Luke Appel, South Dakota State
Frankie Fidler, Omaha
Trenton Massner, Western Illinois
Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State
Grant Nelson, North Dakota State
Preseason All-Summit League Second Team Mason Archambault, South Dakota
Issac McBride, Oral Roberts
Kruz Perrott-Hunt, South Dakota
A.J. Plitzuweit, South Dakota
Tevin Smith, Denver

Regular season

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Conference standings

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Current as of February 25, 2023[9]

Conference Overall
Rank Team Record Percent Record Percent Tiebreaker
1 Oral Roberts 18–0 1.000 27–4 0.871
2 South Dakota State 13–5 0.722 18–12 0.600
3 North Dakota State 11–7 0.611 14–16 0.467
4 Western Illinois 9–9 0.500 16–13 0.552 1–1 vs South Dakota
5 St. Thomas 9–9 0.500 18–13 0.581 0–2 vs South Dakota
7 South Dakota 7–11 0.389 12–18 0.400 2–0 vs St. Thomas
6 Kansas City 7–11 0.389 11–20 0.355 1–1 vs St. Thomas
8 Denver 6–12 0.333 15–16 0.484 1–1 vs Western Illinois
9 North Dakota 6–12 0.333 12–19 0.387 0–2 vs Western Illinois
10 Omaha 4–14 0.222 8–22 0.267

Conference Matrix

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  Denver Kansas City North Dakota North Dakota State Omaha Oral Roberts St. Thomas South Dakota South Dakota State Western Illinois
vs. Denver – 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1
vs. Kansas City 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1
vs. North Dakota 1–1 0–2 – 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0
vs. North Dakota State 0–2 1–1 0–2 – 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
vs. Omaha 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 – 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1
vs. Oral Roberts 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. St. Thomas 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 – 2–0 1–1 1–1
vs. South Dakota 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 – 2–0 1–1
vs. South Dakota State 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 – 1–1
vs. Western Illinois 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 –
Total 6–12 7–11 6–12 11–7 4–14 18–0 9–9 7–11 13–5 9–9

Through February 25, 2023

Players of the Week

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Week[10] Player(s) of the Week School
Nov. 14 A.J. Plitzuweit South Dakota
Nov. 21 Riley Miller St. Thomas
Nov. 28 Rayquawndis Mitchell Kansas City
Dec. 5 Trenton Massner Western Illinois
Dec. 12 Boden Skunberg North Dakota State
Dec. 19 Max Abmas Oral Roberts
Dec. 26 Parker Bjorklund St. Thomas (2)
Jan. 2 Zeke Mayo South Dakota State
Jan. 9 Max Abmas (2) Oral Roberts (2)
Jan. 16 Max Abmas (3) Oral Roberts (3)
Jan. 23 Zeke Mayo (2) South Dakota State (2)
Jan. 30 Trenton Massner (2) Western Illinois (2)
Feb. 6 Zeke Mayo (3) South Dakota State (3)
Feb. 13 Max Abmas (4) Oral Roberts (4)
Feb. 20 Grant Nelson North Dakota State (2)
Feb. 27 Trenton Massner (3) Western Illinois (3)

Records against other conferences

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As of January 10, 2023:

Major 7 Conferences Record Major 7 Conferences Record
ACC None American 1-2
Big East 0-3 Big Ten 0-4
Big 12 0-4 Pac-12 0-2
SEC 1-5 Major 7 Total 2-19
Other Division I Conferences Record Other Division I Conferences Record
Atlantic 10 1-0 ASUN 1-2
America East None Big Sky 3-6
Big South None Big West 1-0
Colonial 1-0 Conference USA 0-1
Horizon League 2-2 Ivy League None
MAAC None MAC 1-4
MEAC None MVC 4-1
MWC 1-3 NEC 3-0
OVC 2-0 Patriot League None
SoCon 1-0 Southland 4-0
SWAC 2-0 Sun Belt 2-2
WAC 3-3 WCC 2-3
Other Division I Total 34-26
NCAA Division I Total 36-45
NCAA Division II Total 4-1
NCAA Division III Total 7-0
NAIA Total 3-0
NCCAA Total 1-0
Total Non-Conference Record 50-46

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

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Summit League record against ranked teams (rankings from AP Poll):

Summit League teams in Bold

Date Visitor Home Site Gamename Score Conference record Reference
Nov 7 Omaha No. 5 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS 64-89 0-1 [11]
Nov 7 St. Thomas No. 9 Creighton CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, NE 60-72 0-2 [12]
Nov 7 North Dakota State No. 10 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR 58-76 0-3 [13]
Nov 10 North Dakota No. 9 Creighton CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, NE 61-96 0-4 [14]
Nov 10 North Dakota State No. 5 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS 59-82 0-5 [15]
Nov 14 Oral Roberts No. 3 Houston Fertitta Center • Houston, TX Cougar Classic 45-83 0-6 [16]
Nov 16 South Dakota State No. 9 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR 56-71 0-7 [17]
Nov 21 Omaha No. 25 Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA Emerald Coast Classic - Campus Game 64-100 0-8 [18]
Nov 30 North Dakota No. 23 Iowa State James H. Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA 44-63 0-9 [19]
Dec 3 South Dakota State No. 11 Alabama Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL 65-78 0-10 [20]
Dec 10 Denver No. 19 UCLA Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA 64-87 0-11 [21]

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes games was played on neutral site

Points scored

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Team For Against Difference
Denver 2185 2258 -73
Kansas City 1901 1971 -70
North Dakota 2065 2119 -54
North Dakota State 2043 2042 +1
Omaha 2003 2242 -239
Oral Roberts 2455 2046 +409
St. Thomas 2177 2031 +146
South Dakota 1929 2082 -153
South Dakota State 1990 1970 +20
Western Illinois 1981 1963 +18

Through February 18, 2023[22]

Home attendance

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Team Arena Capacity Total Games Average Attendance Attendance High Total Attendance % of Capacity
Denver Hamilton Gymnasium 2,500 14 1,001 1,335
Feb. 25 vs. Omaha 		14,024 40.1%
Kansas City Swinney Recreation Center 1,500 14 936 1,532
Feb. 18 vs. North Dakota 		13,108 62.4%
North Dakota Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 3,300 16 1,449 2,458
Dec. 30 vs. North Dakota St 		23,187 43.9%
North Dakota State Scheels Center 5,460 13 1,952 3,867
Jan. 27 vs. North Dakota 		25,388 35.8%
Omaha Baxter Arena 7,898 12 2,227 4,316
Dec. 13 vs. Midland 		26,734 28.2%
Oral Roberts Mabee Center 10,154 16 5,314 8,012
Feb. 18 vs. North Dakota St 		85,030 52.3%
St. Thomas Schoenecker Arena 1,800 14 1,264 2,013
Feb. 9 vs. Oral Roberts 		17,696 70.2%
South Dakota Sanford Coyote Sports Center 6,000 13 2,024 4,605
Jan. 14 vs. South Dakota St 		26,324 33.7%
South Dakota State Frost Arena 6,500 12 2,288 4,421
Feb. 11 vs. South Dakota 		27,464 35.2%
Western Illinois Western Hall 5,139 14 716 1,681
Feb. 11 vs. Oral Roberts 		10,036 13.9%

Bold - Exceed capacity
As of February 25, 2023
Does not include exhibition games

All-League Honors

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Honor Recipient
Player of the Year Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
Defensive Player of the Year Connor Vanover, Oral Roberts
Sixth Man of the Year Matt Norman, North Dakota
Freshman of the Year Andrew Rohde, St. Thomas
Newcomer of the Year Connor Vanover, Oral Roberts
Coach of the Year Paul Mills, Oral Roberts
All-Summit League First Team Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
Trenton Massner, Western Illinois
Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State
Grant Nelson, North Dakota State
Andrew Rohde, St. Thomas
Connor Vanover, Oral Roberts
All-Summit League Second Team Shemarri Allen, Kansas City
Parker Byorklund, St. Thomas
Matt Dentlinger, South Dakota State
Issac McBride, Oral Roberts
Rayquawndis Mitchell, Kansas City
All-Summit League Honorable Mention Tommy Bruner, Denver
Frankie Fidler, Omaha
Tasos Kamateros, South Dakota
Kruz Perrott-Hunt, South Dakota
Boden Skunberg, North Dakota State
All-Defensive Team Shemarri Allen, Kansas City
Matt Mims, South Dakota State
Grant Nelson, North Dakota State
Connor Vanover, Oral Roberts
Jesiah West, Western Illinois
All-Newcomer Team Tommy Bruner, Denver
William Kyle III, South Dakota State
Rayquawndis Mitchell, Kansas City
Andrew Rohde, St. Thomas
Connor Vanover, Oral Roberts

Source:[23]

Postseason

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Conference Tournament

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All 10 teams qualify for the Summit League tournament. The tournament is held at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It will be held this season from March 3 to March 7, 2023.

First Round
March 3
ESPN+ 		Quarterfinals
March 4 & 5
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
March 6
ESPN+ 		Championship
March 7
ESPN2
1 Oral Roberts 96
8 Denver 68 9 North Dakota 80
9 North Dakota 83 1 Oral Roberts 70
5 St. Thomas 65
4 Western Illinois 60
5 St. Thomas 67
1 Oral Roberts 92
3 North Dakota State 58
2 South Dakota State 63
7 Kansas City 61 10 Omaha 55
10 Omaha 73 2 South Dakota State 79
3 North Dakota State 89
3 North Dakota State 70
6 South Dakota 68


NCAA tournament

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Seed Region School First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship
No. 12 Orlando Regional Oral Roberts
lost to No. 5 Duke 51–74
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1 Bid W-L (%): 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–1 (.000)

References

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  1. ^ "On-sale date for 2023 Summit League Basketball Championships tickets set for Oct. 18". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. August 22, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Peterson Introduced as Coyotes' 19th Head Men's Basketball Coach". goyotes.com. University of South Dakota Athletics. March 16, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "USD Athletics Announces Men's Basketball Coaching Change". goyotes.com. University of South Dakota Athletics. March 10, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Crutchfield Named Omaha Men's Basketball Head Coach". omavs.com. University of Nebraska-Omaha Athletics. March 18, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Omaha Athletics Announces Leadership Change for the Men's Basketball Program". omavs.com. University of Nebraska-Omaha Athletics. March 6, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Kansas City Men's Basketball Head Coach Donlon to Pursue Other Opportunities". kcroos.com. Kansas City Roos Athletics. April 21, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "Marvin Menzies Tabbed as Roos' Men's Basketball Coach". kcroos.com. Kansas City Roos Athletics. April 26, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "Golden Eagles top #SummitMBB preseason poll". The Summit League. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 Men's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  10. ^ "2022-23 TicketSmarter Men's Basketball Peak Performers of the Week". thesummitleague.org.
  11. ^ "Omaha Mavericks vs Kansas Jayhawks". ESPN. November 7, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  12. ^ "St. Thomas - Minnesota Tommies vs Creighton Bluejays". ESPN. November 7, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  13. ^ "North Dakota State Bison vs Arkansas Razorbacks". ESPN. November 7, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  14. ^ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Creighton Bluejays". ESPN. November 10, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  15. ^ "North Dakota State Bison vs Kansas Jayhawks". ESPN. November 10, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs Houston Cougars". ESPN. November 14, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  17. ^ "South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs Arkansas Razorbacks". ESPN. November 16, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  18. ^ "Omaha Mavericks vs Iowa Hawkeyes". ESPN. November 21, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  19. ^ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Iowa State Cyclones". ESPN. November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  20. ^ "South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs Alabama Crimson Tide". ESPN. December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  21. ^ "Denver Pioneers vs UCLA Bruins". ESPN. December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  22. ^ "Sortable Team Stats". Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  23. ^ "ORU's Abmas nets second #SummitMBB Player of the Year Award". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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