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2022–23 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2022–23 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 10th-year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 17–15, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Bucknell and Navy before losing to Lafayette in the semifinals.

2022–23 American Eagles men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record17–15 (7–11 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Eddie Jackson
  • Jonathan Jones
  • Sam Roditti
Home arenaBender Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate† 17 – 1   .944 26 – 9   .743
Navy 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Lehigh 11 – 7   .611 16 – 14   .533
Army 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515
Boston University 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469
Lafayette 7 – 11   .389 11 – 23   .324
American 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531
Loyola 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394
Holy Cross 7 – 11   .389 10 – 22   .313
Bucknell 5 – 13   .278 12 – 20   .375
† 2023 Patriot League tournament winner

Following the season, head coach Mike Brennan was fired.[1] On April 1, 2023, the school named George Mason assistant coach Duane Simpkins the team's new head coach.[2]

Previous season

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The Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 10–22, 5–13 in Patriot League play, to finish in a tie for last place. As the No. 10 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Holy Cross in the first round,[3] before losing to Navy in the quarterfinals.[4]

Roster

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2022–23 American Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Chris Gleaton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Trinity-Pawling Thiells, NY
G 1 Victor Jr. Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lake Highland Maitland, FL
G 2 Jaxon Knotek 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr North Dakota State River Falls, WI
G 3 Colin Smalls 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. Andrew's Upper Marlboro, MD
G 4 Lincoln Ball 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr George Washington Williamsport, MD
F 5 Connor Nelson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Central Wyoming College Denver, CO
G 10 Ben Lubarsky 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr The Benjamin School Palm Beach, FL
G 12 Geoff Sprouse 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Pembroke Pines Pembroke Pines, FL
G 13 Deshawn Goodwyn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr George Wythe Richmond, VA
F 14 Johnny O'Neil 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Chaminade-Madonna Miami Shores, FL
F 15 Matt Rogers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr St. Maria Goretti Knoxville, MD
G 20 Lorenzo Donadio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Boys' Latin Rome, Italy
G 23 Elijah Stephens 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So China Spring Waco, TX
F 31 Matt Delaney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So St. Augustine Prep Mantua, NJ
C 44 Jermaine Ballisager Webb 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Montverde Stjær, Denmark
F 45 Mason Whittaker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Christ's College Cust, New Zealand
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 11, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marist L 69–73  0–1
 McCann Arena (1,155)
Poughkeepsie, NY
November 13, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Mason L 56–73  0–2
 EagleBank Arena (3,113)
Fairfax, VA
November 16, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		William & Mary W 71–64  1–2
 Bender Arena (1,204)
Washington, D.C.
November 19, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at NJIT W 58–53  2–2
 Wellness and Events Center (478)
Newark, NJ
November 23, 2022*
11:30 a.m., FS2 		at Georgetown W 74–70  3–2
 Capital One Arena (3,267)
Washington, D.C.
November 26, 2022*
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Saint Francis (PA) W 66–55  4–2
 DeGol Arena (373)
Loretto, PA
November 29, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Albany W 88–62  5–2
 Bender Arena (1,009)
Washington, D.C.
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Mount St. Mary's W 69–61  6–2
 Knott Arena (1,577)
Emmitsburg, MD
December 10, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Washington W 69–64  7–2
 Charles E. Smith Center (1,619)
Washington, D.C.
December 13, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		VMI W 69–61  8–2
 Bender Arena (758)
Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Siena L 61–64  8–3
 Bender Arena (612)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League regular season
December 30, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lafayette W 60–47  9–3
(1–0) 		Kirby Sports Center (1,796)
Easton, PA
January 2, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola (MD) W 71–55  10–3
(2–0) 		Bender Arena (670)
Washington, D.C.
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Holy Cross W 73–68  11–3
(3–0) 		Hart Center (731)
Worcester, MA
January 8, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Boston University W 76–74  12–3
(4–0) 		Bender Arena (2,679)
Washington, D.C.
January 11, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Army L 60–72  12–4
(4–1) 		Christl Arena (553)
West Point, NY
January 14, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lehigh L 62–78  12–5
(4–2) 		Stabler Arena (755)
Bethlehem, PA
January 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lafayette L 59–70  12–6
(4–3) 		Bender Arena (1,207)
Washington, D.C.
January 21, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Colgate L 61–62  12–7
(4–4) 		Cotterell Court (783)
Hamilton, NY
January 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Army W 63–61  13–7
(5–4) 		Bender Arena (657)
Washington, D.C.
January 28, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Navy W 73–69  14–7
(6–4) 		Alumni Hall (2,100)
Annapolis, MD
February 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bucknell L 71–78  14–8
(6–5) 		Bender Arena (632)
Washington, D.C.
February 4, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Colgate W 61–60  15–8
(7–5) 		Bender Arena (1,414)
Washington, D.C.
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Boston University L 54–60  15–9
(7–6) 		Case Gym (775)
Boston, MA
February 11, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Holy Cross L 66–74  15–10
(7–7) 		Bender Arena (878)
Washington, D.C.
February 13, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Bucknell L 51–73  15–11
(7–8) 		Sojka Pavilion (1,563)
Lewisburg, PA
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lehigh L 59–62  15–12
(7–9) 		Bender Arena (684)
Washington, D.C.
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Navy L 54–70  15–13
(7–10) 		Bender Arena (727)
Washington, D.C.
February 25, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Loyola (MD) L 77–83 OT 15–14
(7–11) 		Reitz Arena (1,312)
Baltimore, MD
Patriot League tournament
February 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(7) (10) Bucknell
First round 		W 64–59  16–14
 Bender Arena (1,019)
Washington, D.C.
March 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(7) at (2) Navy
Quarterfinals 		W 52–51  17–14
 Alumni Hall (986)
Annapolis, MD
March 5, 2023
4:00pm, CBSSN 		(7) at (6) Lafayette
Semifinals 		L 76–84 2OT 17–15
 Kirby Sports Center (2,016)
Easton, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 10, 2023). "Brennan out as American coach after 10 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "American U hires Duane Simpkins as basketball coach". USA Today. April 1, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Gets Past Holy Cross in the Patriot League Championships First Round, 69-63". American University. March 1, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Quarterfinals Recap: 2022 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship". Patriot League. March 3, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". American University. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "American University Eagles Schedule 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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