2022–23 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

2022–23 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
ConferenceASUN Conference
Record9–22 (4–14 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Price
  • Brock Widders
  • John Cranford
Home arenaFarris Center
(Capacity: 6,000)
Seasons
2022–23 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kennesaw State 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Liberty 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
Eastern Kentucky 12 6   .667 23 14   .622
Stetson 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Lipscomb 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
North Alabama 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
North Florida 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Bellarmine* 9 9   .500 15 18   .455
Queens* 7 11   .389 18 15   .545
Florida Gulf Coast 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Jacksonville 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
Jacksonville State 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Central Arkansas 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
Austin Peay 3 15   .167 9 22   .290
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2023 ASUN tournament winner

The 2022–23 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third-year head coach Anthony Boone, played their home games at the on-campus Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas as members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 4–14 in ASUN play to finish in 13th place. They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament.

Previous season

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The Bears finished the 2021–22 season 11–20, 7–9 in ASUN play to finish in third place in the West Division.[1] In the ASUN tournament, they defeated Stetson in the first round,[2] before losing to Jacksonville in the quarterfinals.[3]

Roster

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2022–23 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 0 Sawyer Keith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Fayetteville, Arkansas
G 2 Lewis McDaniel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Nashville, Tennessee
G 3 VJ Reeves 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Tuscaloosa, Alabama
G 5 Masai Olowokere 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York
G/F 10 Ibbe Klintman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Malmö, Sweden
G 11 Carl Daughtery Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Maumelle, Arkansas
G 12 Trey South 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Spring, Texas
G/F 13 Eddy Kayouloud 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Paris, France
G 14 Collin Cooper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Fayetteville, Arkansas
G 20 Brendan Simmons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So El Dorado, Arkansas
C 21 Jonas Munson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Alexandria, Virginia
G 22 Johannes Kirsipuu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Sulu, Estonia
G 23 Camren Hunter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Bryant, Arkansas
F 24 Johan Crafoord 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Stockholm, Sweden
G/F 25 Elias Cato 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Queensland, Australia
C 32 Churchill Bounds 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Cumberland, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 19, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
Champion Christian W 115–79 
Farris Center (582)
Conway, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wichita State L 55–79  0–1
Charles Koch Arena (6,954)
Wichita, KS
November 11, 2022*
5:30 pm
Hendrix W 107–56  1–1
Farris Center (1,527)
Conway, AR
November 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock
Governor's I-40 Showdown
W 82–71  2–1
Farris Center (1,945)
Conway, AR
November 18, 2022*
10:00 am, ESPN+
vs. Niagara
ASUN/MAAC Dublin Basketball Challenge
L 64–73  2–2
National Basketball Arena 
Dublin, Ireland
November 19, 2022*
5:00 am, ESPN+
vs. Rider
ASUN/MAAC Dublin Basketball Challenge
W 90–85  3–2
National Basketball Arena 
Dublin, Ireland
November 26, 2022*
5:30 pm, ESPN+
Northwestern State
Central Arkansas Classic
L 66–74  3–3
Farris Center (1,575)
Conway, AR
November 27, 2022*
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Idaho State
Central Arkansas Classic
W 81–77  4–3
Farris Center (1,157)
Conway, AR
November 30, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola Chicago L 70–85  4–4
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,003)
Chicago, IL
December 6, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State W 72–67  5–4
Farris Center (2,385)
Conway, AR
December 10, 2022*
7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts L 78–111  5–5
Mabee Center (3,897)
Tulsa, OK
December 17, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oklahoma L 66–87  5–6
Lloyd Noble Center (4,559)
Norman, OK
December 20, 2022*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Little Rock
Governor's I-40 Showdown
L 66–75  5–7
Jack Stephens Center (2,766)
Little Rock, AR
December 28, 2022*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 18 TCU L 57–103  5–8
Schollmaier Arena (5,387)
Fort Worth, TX
ASUN Conference regular season
December 31, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kennesaw State L 66–82  5–9
(0–1)
KSU Convocation Center (688)
Kennesaw, GA
January 2, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Florida Gulf Coast L 79–84 OT 5–10
(0–2)
Farris Center (367)
Conway, AR
January 5, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky L 75–77  5–11
(0–3)
Farris Center (545)
Conway, AR
January 7, 2023
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Austin Peay L 62–86  5–12
(0–4)
Dunn Center (1,133)
Clarksville, TN
January 12, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Queens W 92–91  6–12
(1–4)
Curry Arena (502)
Charlotte, NC
January 14, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Liberty L 62–82  6–13
(1–5)
Liberty Arena (3,648)
Lynchburg, VA
January 18, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Alabama L 73–78  6–14
(1–6)
Farris Center (1,453)
Conway, AR
January 21, 2023
7:15 pm, ESPN+
at North Alabama L 66–82  6–15
(1–7)
Flowers Hall (1,870)
Florence, AL
January 26, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Florida W 88–85 OT 7–15
(2–7)
Farris Center (1,485)
Conway, AR
January 28, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville L 64–74  7–16
(2–8)
Farris Center (1,543)
Conway, AR
February 2, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast W 91–87  8–16
(3–8)
Alico Arena (1,813)
Fort Myers, FL
February 4, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stetson L 80–99  8–17
(3–9)
Edmunds Center (625)
DeLand, FL
February 9, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Lipscomb L 81–93  8–18
(3–10)
Farris Center (1,025)
Conway, AR
February 11, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Austin Peay W 76–69  9–18
(4–10)
Farris Center (1,448)
Conway, AR
February 16, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky L 58–74  9–19
(4–11)
Baptist Health Arena (3,412)
Richmond, KY
February 19, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bellarmine L 67–68  9–20
(4–12)
Freedom Hall (3,056)
Louisville, KY
February 22, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville State L 71–101  9–21
(4–13)
Farris Center (968)
Conway, AR
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Kennesaw State L 56–72  9–22
(4–14)
Farris Center (1,248)
Conway, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 ASUN Conference Men's Basketball Standings". ASUN Conference. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "BEARS STORM TO TOURNAMENT WIN OVER HATTERS". University of Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "JU Soars Into ASUN Semifinals". Jacksonville University. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2022.