2022–23 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

The 2022–23 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

2022–23 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	13–19 (9–9 SWAC)
Head coach	Byron Smith (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Spencer Robertson James Stafford Johnnie Williams
Home arena	William Nicks Building

2022–23 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alcorn State	15	–	3		.833			18	–	14		.563
Grambling State	15	–	3		.833			24	–	9		.727
Jackson State	12	–	6		.667			14	–	19		.424
Southern	11	–	7		.611			15	–	17		.469
Alabama A&M	10	–	8		.556			15	–	18		.455
Prairie View A&M	9	–	9		.500			13	–	19		.406
Bethune–Cookman	8	–	10		.444			12	–	20		.375
Texas Southern †	7	–	11		.389			14	–	21		.400
Alabama State	6	–	12		.333			8	–	23		.258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	6	–	12		.333			10	–	21		.323
Florida A&M	5	–	13		.278			7	–	22		.241
Mississippi Valley State	4	–	14		.222			5	–	27		.156
† 2023 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2021–22 season 8–19, 8–10 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. In the SWAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Alcorn State.

Roster

2022–23 Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Yahuza Rasas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS St. Louis, MO G 1 Aquarn Butler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Brooklyn, NY F 2 Braden Bell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Rowlett, TX PG 3 Trajan Wesley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) GS Navasota, TX G 4 Will Douglas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Memphis, TN G 5 Kortrijk Miles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Dallas, TX G 10 Jeremiah Gambrell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Houston, TX G 11 Hegel Augustin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Queens, NY G 13 Kyle Harding 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Long Island, NY G 15 Kevin McGaskey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Missouri City, TX F/C 21 Nikkei Rutty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS New Rochelle, NY PF 23 Brian Myles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Shreveport, LA PG 32 Patrick Neal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Houston, TX F 33 McKinley Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Alief, TX G 44 Tekorian Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Memphis, TN G 55 Ricky "Doc" Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Houston, TX	Head coach Byron Smith (Houston) Assistant coach(es) Spencer Robertson (Wichita State) James Stafford (Siena Heights) Johnnie Williams (Morehead State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 15, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 12:00 p.m.		Kansas Christian	W 94–79	1–0	16 – 2 tied	7 – Rasas	3 – 2 tied	William Nicks Building (175) Prairie View, TX
November 9, 2022* 6:00 p.m.		North American	W 95–68	1–1	23 – Augustin	6 – 2 tied	3 – Nelson	William Nicks Building (734) Prairie View, TX
November 15, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Washington State Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series	W 70–59	3–0	26 – Douglas	7 – 2 tied	6 – Nelson	William Nicks Building (863) Prairie View, TX
November 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Martin	L 79–80	3–1	22 – Douglas	7 – Rasas	6 – 2 tied	Skyhawk Arena (1,037) Martin, TN
November 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		at UTSA	L 75–82	3–2	19 – Douglas	6 – Rutty	3 – Smith	Convocation Center (1,081) San Antonio, TX
November 25, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	W 67–59	4–2	18 – Douglas	9 – Douglas	4 – Wesley	First National Bank Arena (2,495) Jonesboro, AR
November 27, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	L 53–78	4–3	16 – Gambrell	6 – Douglas	2 – 2 tied	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,683) Stillwater, OK
November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		at Rice	L 62–70	4–4	19 – Smith	8 – Miles	3 – Gambrell	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,141) Houston, TX
December 11, 2022* 1:00 p.m., BTN		at Northwestern	L 51–61	4–5	16 – Gambrell	12 – Augustin	4 – Smith	Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,861) Evanston, IL
December 13, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UIC	L 61–70	4–6	20 – Augustin	11 – Augustin	2 – 3 tied	Credit Union 1 Arena (1,081) Chicago, IL
December 17, 2022* 11:50 a.m., HBCU Go		vs. Montana Coaches vs. Racism	L 76–81	4–7	21 – 2 tied	5 – Rutty	6 – Nelson	Delmar Fieldhouse (1,243) Houston, TX
December 20, 2022* 8:00 p.m., MW Network		at New Mexico	L 63–94	4–8	17 – Douglas	5 – Smith	2 – 2 tied	The Pit (9,425) Albuquerque, NM
December 30, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas A&M	L 66–86	4–9	15 – Douglas	6 – Augustin	4 – Harding	Reed Arena (7,124) College Station, TX
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2023 7:30 p.m.		Grambling State	W 61–60	5–9 (1–0)	15 – 2 tied	11 – Rasas	6 – Gambrell	William Nicks Building (946) Prairie View, TX
January 4, 2023 7:30 p.m.		Southern	L 62–66	5–10 (1–1)	25 – Douglas	11 – Rutty	3 – Douglas	William Nicks Building (570) Prairie View, TX
January 7, 2023 6:00 p.m.		at Mississippi Valley State	W 67–60	6–10 (2–1)	22 – Gambrell	8 – Gambrell	4 – Neal	Harrison HPER Complex (2,701) Itta Bena, MS
January 9, 2023 5:30 p.m.		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 55–63	6–11 (2–2)	14 – Douglas	8 – Myles	2 – 4 tied	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,532) Pine Bluff, AR
January 14, 2023 5:30 p.m.		Jackson State	W 59–50	7–11 (3–2)	18 – 2 tied	17 – Rasas	3 – Myles	William Nicks Building (970) Prairie View, TX
January 16, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+		Alcorn State	L 68–77 OT	7–12 (3–3)	21 – Rasas	8 – Rasas	3 – Douglas	William Nicks Building (1,206) Prairie View, TX
January 21, 2023 5:30 p.m.		at Alabama State	L 55–56 OT	7–13 (3–4)	21 – Augustin	10 – Augustin	2 – Douglas	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (748) Montgomery, AL
January 23, 2023 7:30 p.m.		at Alabama A&M	L 59–67	7–14 (3–5)	24 – Smith	5 – Myles	3 – Nelson	Alabama A&M Events Center (2,787) Huntsville, AL
January 28, 2023 5:00 p.m.		at Texas Southern	W 89–74 2OT	8–14 (4–5)	21 – Augustin	7 – Augustin	2 – Nelson	H&PE Arena (7,371) Houston, TX
February 4, 2023 5:30 p.m.		Bethune–Cookman	L 58–60	8–15 (4–6)	15 – Augustin	14 – Augustin	2 – tied	William Nicks Building  Prairie View, TX
February 6, 2023 7:30 p.m.		Florida A&M	W 75–45	9–15 (5–6)	19 – Douglas	13 – Rutty	8 – Nelson	William Nicks Building (1,890) Prairie View, TX
February 11, 2023 5:30 p.m.		at Southern	L 65–79	9–16 (5–7)	13 – Douglas	8 – Rutty	10 – Douglas	F. G. Clark Center (5,199) Baton Rouge, LA
February 13, 2023 7:30 p.m.		at Grambling State	L 64–68	9–17 (5–8)	25 – Rasas	9 – Rasas	4 – Harding	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,441) Grambling, LA
February 18, 2023 5:30 p.m.		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 82–71	10–17 (6–8)	31 – Douglas	10 – Rasas	5 – Douglas	William Nicks Building (1,138) Prairie View, TX
February 20, 2023 8:00 p.m., HBCU Go		Mississippi Valley State	W 67–65	11–17 (7–8)	17 – Bell	10 – Augustin	6 – Rasas	William Nicks Building (1,071) Prairie View, TX
February 25, 2023 5:30 p.m.		at Alcorn State	W 75–71	12–15 (8–8)	23 – Douglas	10 – Rasas	4 – Nelson	Davey Whitney Complex (3,809) Lorman, MS
February 27, 2023 7:30 p.m.		at Jackson State	L 57–61	12–16 (8–9)	20 – Douglas	10 – Rasas	8 – Nelson	Williams Assembly Center (1,571) Jackson, MS
March 4, 2023 3:00 p.m.		Texas Southern	W 78–74	13–18 (9–9)	27 – Douglas	11 – Douglas	5 – Douglas	William Nicks Building (3,282) Prairie View, TX
SWAC tournament
March 9, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) Jackson State Quarterfinals	L 60–62 OT	13–19	21 – Douglas	14 – Rasas	4 – Smith	Bartow Arena (684) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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