# 2022–23 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

The 2022–23 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fourth-year head coach David Kiefer, played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

## Previous season

The Lions finished the 2021–22 season 19–15, 10–4 in Southland play, to finish tied for second place. They defeated New Orleans in the semifinals of the Southland tournament, before falling to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the championship game. They were invited to The Basketball Classic, where they would lose to South Alabama in the first round.

## Preseason polls
### Southland Conference poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 105 votes overall, the Lions were picked to finish fourth in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 149 (11) |
| 2 | Nicholls | 137 (6) |
| 3 | New Orleans | 129 (2) |
| 4 | Southeastern | 105 |
| 5 | McNeese | 97 |
| 6 | Northwestern State | 92 |
| 7 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 56 |
| 8 | Houston Christian | 55 (1) |
| 9 | Lamar | 44 |
| 10 | Incarnate Word | 36 |

### Preseason All Conference

No Lions were selected as members of a preseason all-conference team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Loyola (New Orleans) | W 90–72 | 1–0 | University Center (744) Hammond, LA |
| November 11, 2022* 8:30 pm, MWN | | at Colorado State | L 69–80 | 1–1 | Moby Arena (5,320) Fort Collins, CO |
| November 13, 2022* 3:00 pm, MWN | | at Wyoming | W 76–72 | 2–1 | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY |
| November 18, 2022* 3:00 pm | | vs. Kennesaw State Appalachian State MTE | L 68–72 | 2–2 | Holmes Center (109) Boone, NC |
| November 19, 2022* 3:00 pm | | vs. Campbell Appalachian State MTE | W 70–69 | 3–2 | Holmes Center (197) Boone, NC |
| November 20, 2022* 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State Appalachian State MTE | L 74–83 | 3–3 | Holmes Center (1553) Boone, NC |
| November 26, 2022* 12:00 pm | | William Carey | W 96–62 | 4–3 | University Center (421) Hammond, LA |
| November 30, 2022* 7:30 pm, FS1 | | at Xavier | L 63–95 | 4–4 | Cintas Center (9,811) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 3, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dayton | L 74–80 | 4–5 | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Belhaven | W 107–71 | 5–5 | University Center (489) Hammond, LA |
| December 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Nicholls | L 73–88 | 5–6 (0–1) | Stopher Gym (685) Thibodaux, LA |
| December 17, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Troy | L 71–77 | 5–7 | University Center (403) Hammond, LA |
| December 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern | W 80–62 | 6–7 | University Center (515) Hammond, LA |
| December 30, 2022* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt | L 55–93 | 6–8 | Memorial Gymnasium (5,384) Nashville, TN |
| January 5, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Houston Christian | W 71–59 | 7–8 (1–1) | University Center (567) Hammond, LA |
| January 7, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Lamar | W 89–84 $^{OT}$ | 8–8 (2–1) | University Center (378) Hammond, LA |
| January 12, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 89–82 $^{OT}$ | 9–8 (3–1) | American Bank Center (1,319) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 14, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Incarnate Word | W 75–71 | 10–8 (4–1) | McDermott Center (391) San Antonio, TX |
| January 19, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | L 81–91 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (4–2) | University Center (1,405) Hammond, LA |
| January 21, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Commerce | W 79–73 | 11–9 (5-2) | University Center (912) Hammond, LA |
| January 26, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | New Orleans | W 92–87 | 12–9 (6–2) | University Center (915) Hammond, LA |
| January 28, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Orleans | W 80–64 | 13–9 (7–2) | Lakefront Arena (1,259) New Orleans, LA |
| February 2, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 77–67 | 14–9 (8–2) | University Center (920) Hammond, LA |
| February 4, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPNews | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 72–83 | 14–10 (8–3) | University Center (3,107) Hammond, LA |
| February 9, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at McNeese State | L 66–69 | 14–11 (8–4) | The Legacy Center (2,112) Lake Charles, LA |
| February 11, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Nicholls | L 77–88 | 14–12 (8–5) | University Center (447) Hammond, LA |
| February 16, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northwestern State | L 76–81 | 14–13 (8–6) | Prather Coliseum (1,407) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 18, 2023 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Commerce | W 78–76 $^{OT}$ | 15–13 (9–6) | The Field House (521) Commerce, TX |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar | W 83–60 | 16–13 (10–6) | Montagne Center (1,776) Beaumont, TX |
| February 25, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | McNeese State | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 17–13 (11–6) | University Center (830) Hammond, LA |
| March 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Houston Christian | W 80–64 | 18–13 (12–6) | Sharp Gym (677) Houston, TX |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (7) New Orleans Second round | L 78–82 | 18–14 | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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