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

2022–23 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball
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

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.

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

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

[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.

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