# 2022–23 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by first-year head coach Donald Copeland, played their home games at the Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, New York as a member of the Northeast Conference.

## Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2021–22 season 21–6, 15–3 in NEC play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the NEC tournament, they defeated Saint Francis (PA) and LIU, before falling to Bryant in the championship game.
On April 12, it was announced that head coach Bashir Mason would be leaving the program to become the next head coach at Saint Peter's. On April 21, Seton Hall assistant and former Wagner assistant under Mason, Donald Copeland, was named as Mason's successor.

## Schedule and results

| 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 pm, ESPN+ | | at Temple | W 76–73 | 1–0 | 19 – Hunt | 11 – B. Brown | 3 – 3 Tied | Liacouras Center (4,707) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 12, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at La Salle | L 69–77 | 1–1 | 20 – Williams | 9 – 2 Tied | 7 – Hunt | Tom Gola Arena (2,517) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Neumann | W 82–52 | 2–1 | 20 – Ezquerra | 12 – B. Brown | 4 – Hunt | Spiro Sports Center (532) Staten Island, NY |
| November 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Fairfield | W 68–52 | 3–1 | 17 – Hunt | 12 – B. Brown | 5 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center (1,024) Staten Island, NY |
| November 20, 2022* 3:00 pm, FS1 | | at Seton Hall | L 44–82 | 3–2 | 15 – Moore | 5 – Lewis | 2 – 2 Tied | Prudential Center (8,811) Newark, NJ |
| November 27, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at NJIT | W 62–57 | 4–2 | 19 – Price-Noel | 7 – Price-Noel | 3 – 2 Tied | Wellness and Events Center (316) Newark, NJ |
| December 3, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Army | L 64–75 | 4–3 | 17 – Hunt | 8 – B. Brown | 3 – 2 Tied | Christl Arena (635) West Point, NY |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fordham | L 59–72 | 4–4 | 20 – Moore | 6 – B. Brown | 6 – Hunt | Rose Hill Gymnasium (660) Bronx, NY |
| December 15, 2022* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Stony Brook | W 58–55 | 5–4 | 13 – 2 Tied | 10 – B. Brown | 3 – 2 Tied | Spiro Sports Center (742) Staten Island, NY |
| December 20, 2022* 6:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Delaware State | W 58–51 | 6–4 | 22 – Hunt | 13 – Brown | 2 – 2 Tied | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| December 22, 2022* 5:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Gwynedd Mercy | W 89–55 | 7–4 | 13 – Hunt | 7 – 2 Tied | 9 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center (103) Staten Island, NY |
| NEC regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2022 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at LIU | W 69–61 | 8–4 (1–0) | 13 – Ezquerra | 11 – B. Brown | 7 – Hunt | Barclays Center (375) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Merrimack | L 48–58 | 8–5 (1–1) | 14 – B. Brown | 9 – B. Brown | 3 – 2 Tied | Spiro Sports Center (572) Staten Island, NY |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Stonehill | L 58–62 | 8–6 (1–2) | 17 – Taylor II | 11 – 2 Tied | 3 – Ezquerra | Merkert Gymnasium (411) Easton, MA |
| January 7, 2023 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Saint Francis (PA) | L 63–68 | 8–7 (1–3) | 20 – Hunt | 11 – B. Brown | 4 – 3 Tied | Spiro Sports Center (479) Staten Island, NY |
| January 16, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Merrimack | W 62–57 | 9–7 (2–3) | 19 – Hunt | 9 – B. Brown | 3 – Hunt | Hammel Court (829) North Andover, MA |
| January 20, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Central Connecticut | W 72–50 | 10–7 (3–3) | 17 – Taylor II | 8 – Ezquerra | 5 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center (817) Staten Island, NY |
| January 22, 2023 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Sacred Heart | W 68–58 | 11–7 (4–3) | 19 – Taylor II | 9 – B. Brown | 3 – Williams | Spiro Sports Center (518) Staten Island, NY |
| January 26, 2023 5:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 56–65 | 11–8 (4–4) | 18 – Moore | 10 – B. Brown | 3 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center (1,327) Staten Island, NY |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Sacred Heart | L 56–65 | 11–9 (4–5) | 19 – Hunt | 10 – B. Brown | 3 – 2 Tied | William H. Pitt Center (715) Fairfield, CT |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 83–79 | 12–9 (5–5) | 12 – 3 Tied | 8 – B. Brown | 4 – 3 Tied | Rothman Center (1,075) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 9, 2023 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 62–64 $^{OT}$ | 12–10 (5–6) | 16 – B. Brown | 10 – B. Brown | 3 – 2 Tied | Pratt ARC (143) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 11, 2023 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | LIU | W 58–46 | 13–10 (6–6) | 12 – 2 Tied | 7 – 2 Tied | 5 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center (1,218) Staten Island, NY |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Central Connecticut | L 57–58 | 13–11 (6–7) | 19 – Ezquerra | 10 – B. Brown | 4 – Ezquerra | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,002) New Britain, CT |
| February 18, 2023 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 48–66 | 13–12 (6–8) | 13 – Fletcher | 5 – Fletcher | 3 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center (606) Staten Island, NY |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Stonehill | W 54–44 | 14–12 (7–8) | 13 – 2 Tied | 11 – B. Brown | 3 – Ezquerra | Spiro Sports Center (1,257) Staten Island, NY |
| February 25, 2023 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 68–58 | 15–12 (8–8) | 17 – Hunt | 15 – B. Brown | 3 – J. Brown | DeGol Arena (954) Loretto, PA |
| NEC tournament |||||||||
| March 1, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | (5) | at (4) Sacred Heart Quarterfinals | L 55–67 | 15–13 | 15 – Brown | 15 – Brown | 3 – Ezquerra | William H. Pitt Center (398) Fairfield, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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