2022–23 LIU Sharks men's basketball team

The 2022–23 LIU Sharks men's basketball team represented Long Island University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sharks, led by first-year head coach Rod Strickland, played their home games at the Steinberg Wellness Center in Brooklyn, New York as members of the Northeast Conference.

2022–23 LIU Sharks men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	3–26 (1–15 NEC)
Head coach	Rod Strickland (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Thomas (1st season) Shasha Brown (1st season) Maurice Hicks (1st season)
Home arena	Steinberg Wellness Center
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Merrimack*†	12	–	4		.750			18	–	16		.529
Fairleigh Dickinson^	10	–	6		.625			21	–	16		.568
Stonehill**	10	–	6		.625			14	–	17		.452
Saint Francis (PA)	9	–	7		.563			13	–	18		.419
Sacred Heart	8	–	8		.500			16	–	17		.485
Wagner	8	–	8		.500			15	–	13		.536
Central Connecticut	7	–	9		.438			10	–	22		.313
St. Francis Brooklyn	7	–	9		.438			14	–	16		.467
LIU	1	–	15		.063			3	–	26		.103
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
** ineligible for both the 2023 NEC tournament and the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
^ received automatic bid for the 2023 NCAA tournament as conference tournament runner-up, due to Merrimack's ineligibility
† 2023 NEC tournament winner

Previous season

The Sharks finished the 2021–22 season 16–14, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed, they defeated No. 6 seed Sacred Heart in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament,^[1] before falling to No. 2 seed Wagner.^[2]

On June 30, the school announced the firing of head coach Derek Kellogg, after 5 season at the helm.^[3] They immediately named NBA G League Ignite program manager Rod Strickland as the Sharks' next head coach.^[3]

Roster

2022–23 LIU Sharks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Weston Baer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Pomeroy, Ohio G 1 Tre Booker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Richmond, Virginia G 2 Tre' Wood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Largo, Maryland G 3 Maurice Commander 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Chicago, Illinois G 4 Jacob Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Minneapolis, Minnesota G 5 Andre Washington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Staten Island, New York G 10 R.J. Greene 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Bronx, New York G/F 11 Noble Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Orlando, Florida F 13 James Kamich 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Tonj, South Sudan F/C 15 C.J. Delancy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Jonesboro, Arkansas F 20 Jake Cook 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Watervliet, New York F 21 Cheikh Ndiaye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Thiès, Senegal G 22 Elijah Bailey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Fr Brooklyn, New York G 24 Marko Maletic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So London, Ontario F/C 34 Amadou Fall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Kaolack, Senegal G 44 Quion Burns 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So White Plains, New York	Head coach Rod Strickland (DePaul) Assistant coach(es) Chris Thomas (Dayton) Shasha Brown (Wesleyan) Maurice Hicks (Loyola (MD)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 7, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 11:00 pm, P12N		at Utah	L 48–89	0–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,878) Salt Lake City, UT
November 14, 2022* 6:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Mount Saint Vincent	W 111–50	1–1	Steinberg Wellness Center (500) Brooklyn, NY
November 17, 2022* 8:30 pm, FS2		at Marquette Fort Myers Tip-Off campus-site game	L 58–95	1–2	Fiserv Forum (12,476) Milwaukee, WI
November 22, 2022* 2:30 pm		vs. South Dakota Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division semifinals	L 58–68	1–3	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (333) Fort Myers, FL
November 23, 2022* 11:00 am		vs. Northern Illinois Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division consolation	L 61–86	1–4	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (314) Fort Myers, FL
November 29, 2022* 6:30 pm, FS1		at St. John's	L 68–95	1–5	Carnesecca Arena (3,901) Queens, NY
December 2, 2022* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Towson	L 64–74	1–6	Steinberg Wellness Center (310) Brooklyn, NY
December 5, 2022* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		UMass Lowell	L 64–84	1–7	Steinberg Wellness Center (456) Brooklyn, NY
December 10, 2022* 12:30 pm, FS1		at No. 5 UConn	L 61–114	1–8	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
December 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Albany	L 59–76	1–9	McDonough Sports Complex (907) Troy, NY
December 18, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at James Madison	L 79–115	1–10	Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,785) Harrisonburg, VA
December 22, 2022* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Purchase	W 95–58	2–10	Steinberg Wellness Center (412) Brooklyn, NY
NEC regular season
December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Wagner	L 61–69	2–11 (0–1)	Barclays Center (375) Brooklyn, NY
December 31, 2022 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Sacred Heart	L 64–82	2–12 (0–2)	Steinberg Wellness Center (325) Brooklyn, NY
January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Central Connecticut	L 59–78	2–13 (0–3)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (314) New Britain, CT
January 7, 2023 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 89–101	2–14 (0–4)	Rothman Center (548) Hackensack, NJ
January 14, 2023 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Saint Francis (PA)	L 68–87	2–15 (0–5)	DeGol Arena (485) Loretto, PA
January 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY		St. Francis Brooklyn	L 66–73	2–16 (0–6)	Steinberg Wellness Center (400) Brooklyn, NY
January 20, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Stonehill	L 66–73	2–17 (0–7)	Steinberg Wellness Center (256) Brooklyn, NY
January 22, 2023 12:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Central Connecticut	L 42–58	2–18 (0–8)	Steinberg Wellness Center (215) Brooklyn, NY
January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Sacred Heart	W 74–70	3–18 (1–8)	William H. Pitt Center (718) Fairfield, CT
January 28, 2023 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at St. Francis Brooklyn Battle of Brooklyn	L 59–71	3–19 (1–9)	Pratt ARC (223) Brooklyn, NY
February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Merrimack	L 59–76	3–20 (1–10)	Hammel Court (CBSSN) North Andover, MA
February 9, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Fairleigh Dickinson	L 79–80	3–21 (1–11)	Steinberg Wellness Center (275) Brooklyn, NY
February 11, 2023 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Wagner	L 46–58	3–22 (1–12)	Spiro Sports Center (1,218) Staten Island, NY
February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Stonehill	L 60–75	3–23 (1–13)	Merkert Gymnasium (876) Easton, MA
February 18, 2023 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Saint Francis (PA)	L 82–93	3–24 (1–14)	Steinberg Wellness Center (323) Brooklyn, NY
February 25, 2023 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Merrimack	L 59–80	3–25 (1–15)	Steinberg Wellness Center (310) Brooklyn, NY
NEC Tournament
March 1, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	(8)	at (1) Merrimack Quarterfinals	L 76–91	3–26	Hammel Court (1,372) North Andover, MA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[4][5]

References

1. "SEMIFINAL BOUND! Men's Basketball Beats SHU 82-75 to Advance to NEC Semis". Long Island University. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
2. "#NEC22 Men's Semifinal Recaps: Top Seeds Prevail with #1 Bryant set to Face #2 Wagner". Northeast Conference. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
3. "Long Island fires coach Derek Kellogg, hires G League Ignite director Rod Strickland to lead Sharks". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
4. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Long Island University. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
5. "2022-23 Long Island University Sharks Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2022.