# 2022–23 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Preston Spradlin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. With a victory against Eastern Illinois on February 22, 2023, the Eagles clinched their first outright OVC regular season title since 1984. They lost to Southeast Missouri State in the OVC tournament semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who did not win their conference tournament, the Eagles received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, the school's first trip to the NIT. There they upset No. 1-seed Clemson in the first round before being losing to UAB in the second round.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 23–11, 13–5 in OVC play to finish in third place. They defeated Tennessee Tech and Belmont, before falling to Murray State in the championship game of the OVC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | at No. 13 Indiana | L 53–88 | 0–1 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| November 10, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | CU–Harrodsburg | W 99–58 | 1–1 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,011) Morehead, KY |
| November 12, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | W 62–55 | 2–1 | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,166) Morehead, KY |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at West Virginia | L 57–75 | 2–2 | WVU Coliseum (9,417) Morgantown, WV |
| November 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt | L 43–76 | 2–3 | Memorial Gymnasium (5,732) Nashville, TN |
| November 22, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kentucky State | W 114–49 | 3–3 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,356) Morehead, KY |
| November 26, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 59–83 | 3–4 | Cam Henderson Center (4,315) Huntington, WV |
| November 29, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kentucky Christian | W 109–62 | 4–4 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,606) Morehead, KY |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Alabama | L 75–81 | 4–5 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,745) Morehead, KY |
| December 11, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | W 61–57 | 5–5 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,565) Morehead, KY |
| December 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | W 74–71 | 6–5 | Hanner Fieldhouse (501) Statesboro, GA |
| December 17, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mercer | L 52–79 | 6–6 | Hawkins Arena (1,572) Macon, GA |
| December 21, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Alice Lloyd | W 66–50 | 7–6 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,065) Morehead, KY |
| Ohio Valley regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | W 83–75 | 8–6 (1–0) | Gentry Complex (437) Nashville, TN |
| December 31, 2022 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | L 57–64 | 8–7 (1–1) | Skyhawk Arena (1,302) Union City, TN |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Indiana | W 84–80 | 9–7 (2–1) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,655) Morehead, KY |
| January 7, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 69–59 | 10–7 (3–1) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,464) Morehead, KY |
| January 12, 2023 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | L 62–79 | 10–8 (3–2) | Eblen Center (1,085) Cookeville, TN |
| January 14, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | L 86–91 | 10–9 (3–3) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,740) Morehead, KY |
| January 19, 2023 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 67–58 | 11–9 (4–3) | First Community Arena (1,334) Edwardsville, IL |
| January 21, 2023 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lindenwood | W 72–63 | 12–9 (5–3) | Hyland Performance Arena (1,211) St. Charles, MO |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Little Rock | W 76–72 | 13–9 (6–3) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,557) Morehead, KY |
| January 28, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 55–50 | 14–9 (7–3) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,880) Morehead, KY |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 64–45 | 15–9 (8–3) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,055) Morehead, KY |
| February 4, 2023 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | W 71–66 $^{OT}$ | 16–9 (9–3) | Screaming Eagles Arena (3,644) Evansville, IN |
| February 9, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 68–72 | 16–10 (9–4) | Jack Stephens Center (2,601) Little Rock, AR |
| February 11, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 65–59 | 17–10 (10–4) | Show Me Center (2,890) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | W 74–64 | 18–10 (11–4) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,468) Morehead, KY |
| February 18, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lindenwood | W 71–58 | 19–10 (12–4) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,788) Morehead, KY |
| February 22, 2023 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | W 69–63 | 20–10 (13–4) | Lantz Arena (1,625) Charleston, IL |
| February 25, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Martin | W 72–58 | 21–10 (14–4) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,672) Morehead, KY |
| Ohio Valley tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (5) Southeast Missouri State Semifinals | L 58–65 | 21–11 | Ford Center Evansville, IN |
| NIT ||||||
| March 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at (1) Clemson First Round – Clemson Bracket | W 68–64 | 22–11 | Littlejohn Coliseum (2,697) Clemson, SC |
| March 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at (4) UAB Second Round – Clemson Bracket | L 59–77 | 22–12 | Bartow Arena (2,624) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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