2022–23 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team represented Southeast Missouri State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by third-year head coach Brad Korn, played their home games at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–17, 10–8 in OVC play to finish a three-way tie for third place. As No. 5 seed in the OVC tournament, the defeated Lindenwood, Tennessee State, Moorehead State, and Tennessee Tech to win the conference championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the second time in school history and first since 2000. As a No. 16 seed in the South region, they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the First Four.

2022–23 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball
OVC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Four
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	19–17 (10–8 OVC)
Head coach	Brad Korn (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Keith Pickens J.R. Reynolds Connor Wheeler
Home arena	Show Me Center
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Morehead State	14	–	4		.778			22	–	12		.647
Tennessee Tech	11	–	7		.611			16	–	17		.485
UT Martin	10	–	8		.556			19	–	14		.576
Tennessee State	10	–	8		.556			18	–	14		.563
Southeast Missouri State †	10	–	8		.556			19	–	17		.528
SIU Edwardsville	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Southern Indiana*	9	–	9		.500			16	–	17		.485
Lindenwood*	6	–	12		.333			11	–	21		.344
Little Rock	6	–	12		.333			10	–	21		.323
Eastern Illinois	5	–	13		.278			9	–	22		.290
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2023 OVC tournament winner

Previous season

The Redhawks finished the 2021–22 season 14–18, 8–9 in OVC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Tennessee State in the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament,^[1] before falling to Murray State in the semifinals.^[2]

Roster

2022–23 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Israel Barnes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Newman Wichita, Kansas G 1 Phillip Russell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Saint Louis St. Louis, Missouri G 3 Aquan Smart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So FIU Evanston, Illinois F 4 Adam Larson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Fennimore HS Fennimore, Wisconsin G 5 Chris Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr John A. Logan College Antioch, Illinois C 10 David Idada 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Golden State Prep Barendrecht, Netherlands G 11 Evan Eursher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr The Webb School Hendersonville, Tennessee G 12 Tevin Gowins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Fr Hazelwood Central HS Florissant, Missouri C 14 Nate Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Seminole State College Broward County, Florida F 15 Josh Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Northeast Mississippi CC Tupelo, Mississippi F 21 Josh Earley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Jr Tulsa Shawnee Mission, Kansas G 22 Gavyn Elkamil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Tulsa Pittsburg, Kansas F 24 Kobe Clark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Georgetown St. Louis, Missouri G 33 Dylan Branson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Mehlville HS St. Louis, Missouri C 35 Mason Hanback 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Tennessee Prep Jackson, Tennessee	Head coach Brad Korn (Southern Illinois) Assistant coach(es) Keith Pickens (Missouri State) J.R. Reynolds (Eastern Illinois) Connor Wheeler (SIU Edwardsville) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 29, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2022* 6:30 pm		Fontbonne	W 67–52	–	Show Me Center (225) Cape Girardeau, MO
October 30, 2022* 2:00 pm		Aurora	W 84–51	–	Show Me Center (245) Cape Girardeau, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Florida	W 64–61	1–0	Yuengling Center (4,046) Tampa, FL
November 12, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Lyon College	W 83–46	2–0	Show Me Center (683) Cape Girardeau, MO
November 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	W 67–61	3–0	Ford Center (3,756) Evansville, IN
November 19, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bradley	L 60–73	3–1	Carver Arena (4,826) Peoria, IL
November 22, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		William Woods	W 87–49	4–1	Show Me Center (784) Cape Girardeau, MO
November 26, 2022* 1:00 pm		vs. Boston University Cream City Classic	W 63–52	5–1	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
November 27, 2022* 12:00 pm		vs. UC Davis Cream City Classic	L 71–73	5–2	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
November 28, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Milwaukee Cream City Classic	L 68–84	5–3	Klotsche Center (1,183) Milwaukee, WI
December 4, 2022* 3:00 pm, SECN+		at Missouri	L 89–96	5–4	Mizzou Arena (8,873) Columbia, MO
December 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne	L 68–89	5–5	Show Me Center (1,155) Cape Girardeau, MO
December 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Arkansas State	L 61–68	5–6	First National Bank Arena (1,541) Jonesboro, AR
December 17, 2022* 7:30 pm, BTN		at Iowa	L 75–106	5–7	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,240) Iowa City, IA
December 21, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Southern Illinois	L 68–70	5–8	Show Me Center (1,632) Cape Girardeau, MO
Ohio Valley regular season
December 29, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Indiana	L 81–86	5–9 (0–1)	Screaming Eagles Arena (3,110) Evansville, IN
December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	W 82–73	6–9 (1–1)	Show Me Center (1,159) Cape Girardeau, MO
January 5, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Martin	L 82–87	6–10 (1–2)	Skyhawk Arena (1,180) Union City, TN
January 7, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Little Rock	W 74–68	7–10 (2–2)	Jack Stephens Center (2,135) Little Rock, AR
January 12, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lindenwood	W 94–71	8–10 (3–2)	Show Me Center (875) Cape Girardeau, MO
January 14, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Morehead State	W 91–86	9–10 (4–2)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,740) Morehead, KY
January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Martin	L 60–80	9–11 (4–3)	Show Me Center (1,115) Cape Girardeau, MO
January 21, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	W 84–77 ^2OT	10–11 (5–3)	Show Me Center (2,632) Cape Girardeau, MO
January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 92–75	11–11 (6–3)	Show Me Center (1,857) Cape Girardeau, MO
January 28, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Illinois	W 79–68	12–11 (7–3)	Lantz Arena (1,515) Charleston, IL
February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Little Rock	W 99–98	13–11 (8–3)	Show Me Center (1,290) Cape Girardeau, MO
February 4, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech	L 80–82	13–12 (8–4)	Eblen Center (1,476) Cookeville, TN
February 9, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee State	L 65–85	13–13 (8–5)	Gentry Complex (6,691) Nashville, TN
February 11, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Morehead State	L 59–65	13–14 (8–6)	Show Me Center (2,890) Cape Girardeau, MO
February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	W 78–64	14–14 (9–6)	Show Me Center (2,124) Cape Girardeau, MO
February 18, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Indiana	W 85–80	15–14 (10–6)	Show Me Center (2,340) Cape Girardeau, MO
February 23, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lindenwood	L 102–105 ^2OT	15–15 (10–7)	Hyland Performance Arena (2,119) St. Charles, MO
February 25, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at SIU Edwardsville	L 78–93	15–16 (10–8)	First Community Arena  Edwardsville, IL
Ohio Valley Tournament
March 1, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (8) Lindenwood First round	W 84–65	16–16	Ford Center  Evansville, IN
March 2, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Tennessee State Quarterfinals	W 91–83	17–16	Ford Center  Evansville, IN
March 3, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPNU	(5)	vs. (1) Morehead State Semifinals	W 65–58	18–16	Ford Center  Evansville, IN
March 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(5)	vs. (2) Tennessee Tech Championship	W 89–82 ^OT	19–16	Ford Center  Evansville, IN
NCAA tournament
March 14, 2023* 5:40 pm, TruTV	(16 S)	vs. (16 S) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi First Four	L 71–75	19–17	UD Arena  Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central.

Sources^[3][4]

References

1. "Redhawks Slam Tennessee State to Get to First OVC Tournament Semifinals in 17 Years". Southeast Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
2. "2022 OVC Men's Basketball Championship - Semifinals". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
3. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southeast Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
4. "2022-23 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.