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2022–23 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

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2022–23 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record8–24 (6–12 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSchar Center
Seasons
2022–23 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 16 2   .889 25 10   .714
Charleston 16 2   .889 31 4   .886
Towson 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
UNC Wilmington 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Drexel 10 8   .556 17 15   .531
Delaware 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
North Carolina A&T 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
William & Mary 7 11   .389 13 20   .394
Elon 6 12   .333 8 24   .250
Stony Brook 6 12   .333 11 22   .333
Northeastern 6 12   .333 10 20   .333
Hampton 5 13   .278 8 24   .250
Monmouth 5 13   .278 7 26   .212
2023 CAA tournament winner

The 2022–23 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by first-year head coach Billy Taylor, played their home games at the Schar Center in Elon, North Carolina as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The Phoenix finished the season 8–24, 6–12 in CAA play, to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place.[1]

Previous season

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The Phoenix finished the 2021–22 season 10–22, 7–11 in CAA play, to finish in seventh place.[2] They were defeated by UNC Wilmington in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament.[3] On April 5, head coach Mike Schrage announced his resignation after three years at the helm.[4] On April 15, Iowa assistant coach Billy Taylor was announced as Schrage's successor.[5]

Roster

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2022–23 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sean Halloran 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) GS Belmont Abbey Orlando, FL
G/F 2 JaDun Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr The Burlington School Burlington, NC
G/F 3 Max Mackinnon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Lake Ginninderra College Brisbane, Australia
F/C 4 Sam Sherry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Cumberland Valley HS Mechanicsburg, PA
G/F 5 Torrence Watson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 199 lb (90 kg) GS Missouri St. Louis, MO
G 11 RJ Noord 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Heritage HS Decatur, GA
F 13 Otto Luessenhop 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon Amagansett, NY
G/F 14 Zac Ervin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Gate City HS Gate City, VA
G/F 21 Jerald Gillens-Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 227 lb (103 kg) GS Butler Orlando, FL
G 22 LA Pratt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lincoln Park HS Columbus, OH
G 24 Austin Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Glenelg Country School Laurel, MD
C 30 Andrew Junkin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 236 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Mississippi State New Hope, MS
F 33 John III Bowen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS UNC Wilmington Bladenboro, NC
F 55 Deandre Smart 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Loomis Chaffee School Savannah, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 8, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Erskine W 80–55  1–0
 16  Watson   9  Watson   5  Halloran  Schar Center (1,816)
Elon, NC
November 11, 2022*
8:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. East Tennessee State
Asheville Championship semifinals
L 64–77  1–1
 17  Bowen   5  Mackinnon   6  Halloran  Harrah's Cherokee Center (575)
Asheville, NC
November 13, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Harvard
Asheville Championship 3rd-place game
L 77–92  1–2
 14  2 tied   7  Smart   3  2 tied  Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
November 17, 2022*
8:00 p.m., FloHoops
North Dakota L 73–77  1–3
 21  Halloran   8  Michael   3  2 tied  Schar Center (1,738)
Elon, NC
November 19, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
at NC State L 63–74  1–4
 20  Watson   8  Watson   6  Halloran  PNC Arena (11,351)
Raleigh, NC
November 22, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville State L 53–78  1–5
 16  Ervin   4  Bowen III   2  4 tied  Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,455)
Jacksonville, AL
November 27, 2022*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
Radford L 53–69  1–6
 15  Halloran   7  Sherry   4  Halloran  Schar Center (1,486)
Elon, NC
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at High Point L 70–84  1–7
 24  Mackinnon   12  Mackinnon   7  Halloran  Qubein Center (4,872)
High Point, NC
December 3, 2022*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops
UNC Greensboro L 61–65  1–8
 21  Halloran   9  Bowen III   5  Halloran  Schar Center (1,677)
Elon, NC
December 11, 2022*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
Johnson & Wales (NC) W 101–69  2–8
 24  Sherry   7  2 tied   11  Halloran  Schar Center (1,297)
Elon, NC
December 15, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Presbyterian L 63–69  2–9
 15  Halloran   4  Halloran   6  Mackinnon  Templeton Physical Education Center (645)
Clinton, SC
December 18, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Valparaiso L 66–71  2–10
 18  Mackinnon   7  Sherry   3  3 tied  Athletics–Recreation Center (1,057)
Valparaiso, IN
December 20, 2022*
7:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 18 Indiana L 72–96  2–11
 19  Mackinnon   6  Mackinnon   6  Halloran  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,356)
Bloomington, IN
CAA regular season
December 29, 2022
4:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Drexel L 50–62  2–12
(0–1)
 11  2 tied   5  2 tied   3  Mackinnon  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,225)
Philadelphia, PA
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Delaware L 52–57  2–13
(0–2)
 18  Ervin   8  2 tied   3  Pratt  Bob Carpenter Center (1,895)
Newark, DE
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
UNC Wilmington L 66–81  2–14
(0–3)
 16  Ervin   8  Watson   2  4 tied  Schar Center (1,852)
Elon, NC
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
North Carolina A&T L 71–80  2–15
(0–4)
 15  Watson   9  Watson   5  Halloran  Schar Center (1,804)
Elon, NC
January 14, 2023
4:00 p.m., FloHoops
at No. 22 College of Charleston L 60–78  2–16
(0–5)
 17  Mackinnon   13  Mackinnon   7  Halloran  TD Arena (5,095)
Charleston, SC
January 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at UNC Wilmington L 54–62  2–17
(0–6)
 20  Ervin   10  Bowen III   2  2 tied  Trask Coliseum (3,241)
Wilmington, NC
January 21, 2023
4:00 p.m., FloHoops
Towson L 62–66  2–18
(0–7)
 14  Gillens-Butler   8  Sherry   4  Ervin  Schar Center (1,672)
Elon, NC
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Hofstra L 65–82  2–19
(0–8)
 24  Halloran   11  Watson   6  Mackinnon  Schar Center (1,493)
Elon, NC
January 28, 2023
4:00 p.m., FloHoops
Drexel W 72–58  3–19
(1–8)
 18  Halloran   10  Watson   5  Halloran  Schar Center (1,911)
Elon, NC
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Stony Brook W 69–55  4–19
(2–8)
 19  Gillens-Butler   8  Mackinnon   7  Halloran  Island Federal Arena (1,651)
Stony Brook, NY
February 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Northeastern W 74–73  5–19
(3–8)
 20  Mackinnon   8  Watson   8  Mackinnon  Matthews Arena (1,322)
Boston, MA
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at North Carolina A&T L 61–66  5–20
(3–9)
 17  Watson   10  Watson   4  Halloran  Corbett Sports Center (2,903)
Greensboro, NC
February 11, 2023
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
William & Mary W 66–55  6–20
(4–9)
 22  Mackinnon   9  Mackinnon   3  tied  Schar Center (2,467)
Elon, NC
February 13, 2023
9:00 p.m., CBSSN
Hampton W 70–68  7–20
(5–9)
 18  Mackinnon   10  Watson   7  Halloran  Schar Center (1,673)
Elon, NC
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
College of Charleston L 66–88  7–21
(5–10)
 25  Watson   9  Watson   4  Halloran  Schar Center (1,829)
Elon, NC
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Monmouth W 75–68  8–21
(6–10)
 16  Halloran   10  Mackinnon   7  Mackinnon  OceanFirst Bank Center (2,106)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 23, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at William & Mary L 60–73  8–22
(6–11)
 18  Mackinnon   8  Watson   2  tied  Kaplan Arena (2,178)
Williamsburg, VA
February 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Delaware L 54–70  8–23
(6–12)
 15  Halloran   6  Sherry   4  Gillens-Butler  Schar Center (1,721)
Elon, NC
CAA tournament
March 4, 2023
12:00 p.m., FloHoops
(9) vs. (8) William & Mary
Second round
L 51–73  8–24
 15  Sherry   12  Sherry   3  Watson  Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Colonial Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". Colonial Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Knavel, Jason (March 6, 2022). "Elon Falls to Second-Seeded UNC Wilmington In The CAA Tournament". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Kisamore, Jacob (April 5, 2022). "Mike Schrage resigns as Elon University men's basketball coach". Elon News Network. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Smith, Kennington Lloyd III (April 15, 2022). "Iowa basketball assistant Billy Taylor accepts head coaching job at Elon". Hawk Central. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "2022-23 Elon Phoenix Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2023.