2022–23 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Brette Tanner, played their home games at Moody Coliseum in Abilene, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

2022–23 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	13–17 (7–11 WAC)
Head coach	Brette Tanner (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Antonio Bostic Ted Crass Jon Trilli
Home arena	Moody Coliseum
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Utah Valley	15	–	3		.833			28	–	9		.757
Sam Houston	14	–	4		.778			26	–	8		.765
Southern Utah	12	–	6		.667			24	–	13		.649
Grand Canyon †	11	–	7		.611			24	–	12		.667
Seattle	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Stephen F. Austin	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
Tarleton*	9	–	9		.500			17	–	17		.500
California Baptist	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
Abilene Christian	7	–	11		.389			13	–	17		.433
UT Rio Grande Valley	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
UT Arlington	6	–	12		.333			11	–	21		.344
Utah Tech*	5	–	13		.278			14	–	19		.424
New Mexico State**	2	–	16		.111			9	–	15		.375
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
** Season cancelled on February 11, 2023.
† Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2021–22 season 25–11, 11–7 in WAC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Utah Valley,^[1] upset Stephen F. Austin^[2] and Seattle to advance to the championship game of the WAC tournament.^[3] They would lose to top-seeded New Mexico State in the title game.^[4] They were invited to the CBI, where they would defeat Troy^[5] and Ohio,^[6] before falling to Middle Tennessee in the semifinals.^[7]

Roster

2022–23 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Reese Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Round Rock HS Round Rock, Texas G 1 Damien Daniels 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Sr Hogan Prep Kansas City, Missouri G 2 Ja'Sean Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Karen Wagner HS San Antonio, Texas F 3 Leonardo Bettiol 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) RS Fr Liceo Duca degli Abruzzi Roncade, Italy G 4 Colby Tanner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Fr Wylie HS Abilene, Texas F 5 Cameron Steele 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Minnetonka HS Excelsior, Minnesota G 10 JV Seat 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Edmond Memorial HS Edmond, Oklahoma G 11 Tobias Cameron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Hillcrest Christian College Gold Coast, Queensland G 12 Hunter Jack Madden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Otero College Sydney, Australia G 13 Muodubem Muoneke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Cypress Ranch HS Cypress, Texas G 20 Ali Abdou Dibba 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Chicago State Stockholm, Sweden F 23 Airion Simmons 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 264 lb (120 kg) Sr Parkview Magnet HS Little Rock, Arkansas G 25 Immanuel Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Butler CC Phoenix, Arizona F 32 Joe Pleasant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Blue Valley Northwest HS Overland Park, Kansas F 34 Yuot Gai 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr South Plains College Melbourne, Australia	Head coach Brette Tanner (Emporia State) Assistant coach(es) Antonio Bostic (Stephen F. Austin) Ted Crass (Little Rock) Jon Trilli (Midwestern State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 27, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Jackson State	W 65–56	1–0	Moody Coliseum (2,489) Abilene, TX
November 11, 2022* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at Texas A&M	L 58–77	1–1	Reed Arena (6,782) College Station, TX
November 15, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		McMurry	W 104–46	2–1	Moody Coliseum (1,643) Abilene, TX
November 21, 2022* 6:30 pm, BallerTV		vs. Wright State Vegas 4	L 61–77	2–2	Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV
November 22, 2022* 6:30 pm, BallerTV		vs. Weber State Vegas 4	L 67–77	2–3	Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV
November 23, 2022* 5:30 pm, BallerTV		vs. UC Riverside Vegas 4	L 65–76	2–4	Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV
November 27, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	W 92–82	3–4	Rolle Activity Center (266) Flagstaff, AZ
November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North American	W 93–46	4–4	Moody Coliseum (974) Abilene, TX
December 3, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Arlington Baptist	W 88–42	5–4	Moody Coliseum (747) Abilene, TX
December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kansas State	L 64–81	5–5	Bramlage Coliseum (7,136) Manhattan, KS
December 10, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Commerce	W 83–64	6–5	Moody Coliseum (1,204) Abilene, TX
December 17, 2022* 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 65–59	7–5	Icardo Center (1,097) Bakersfield, CA
December 21, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Howard Payne	W 113–52	8–5	Moody Coliseum (897) Abilene, TX
WAC regular season
December 29, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	L 68–75	8–6 (0–1)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,814) Nacogdoches, TX
December 31, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Tarleton	W 69–63	9–6 (1–1)	Moody Coliseum (1,152) Abilene, TX
January 7, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Utah	L 72–74	9–7 (1–2)	Moody Coliseum (1,122) Abilene, TX
January 11, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 86–103	9–8 (1–3)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (723) Edinburg, TX
January 14, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tarleton	L 63–72	9–9 (1–4)	Wisdom Gym (1,424) Stephenville, TX
January 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Utah Valley	L 54–84	9–10 (1–5)	UCCU Center (2,827) Orem, UT
January 21, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Arlington	W 84–68	10–10 (2–5)	Moody Coliseum (2,005) Abilene, TX
January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Grand Canyon	L 73–75	10–11 (2–6)	Moody Coliseum (1,889) Abilene, TX
January 28, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Utah Tech	W 81–76	11–11 (3–6)	Moody Coliseum (1,744) Abilene, TX
February 1, 2023 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at Seattle	W 83–68	12–11 (4–6)	Climate Pledge Arena (2,045) Seattle, WA
February 4, 2023 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at California Baptist	W 87–71	13–11 (5–6)	CBU Events Center (3,128) Riverside, CA
February 11, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Sam Houston	L 62–77	13–12 (5–7)	Moody Coliseum  Abilene, TX
February 15, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Mexico State	W 2–0 Forfeit^[8]	13–12 (6–7)	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
February 17, 2023 10:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 84–94	13–13 (6–8)	GCU Arena (7,438) Phoenix, AZ
February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	L 87–91 ^2OT	13–14 (6–9)	Moody Coliseum (1,844) Abilene, TX
February 25, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Utah Valley	L 62–66	13–15 (6–10)	Moody Coliseum (1,951) Abilene, TX
March 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		New Mexico State	W 2–0 Forfeit^[8]	13–15 (7–10)	Moody Coliseum  Abilene, TX
March 3, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Sam Houston	L 54–72	13–16 (7–11)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,866) Huntsville, TX
WAC tournament
March 7, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) California Baptist First round	L 62–69	13–17	Michelob Ultra Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[9][10]

References

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