# 2022–23 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by fourth-year head coach Jay Young, played their home games at the newly-opened Leo D. Mahoney Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Stags finished the 2021–22 season 15–18, 8–12 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the MAAC Tournament, they defeated No. 10 seed Canisius in the first round, but fell to No. 2 seed Saint Peter’s in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2022* 1:00 pm, B1G+ | | at Rutgers | L 65–78 | – | 13 – Fields | 7 – Cook | 3 – Wojcik | Jersey Mike's Arena (2,000) Piscataway, NJ |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wake Forest | L 59–71 | 0–1 | 14 – Fields | 8 – Jeanne-Rose | 3 – Jeanne-Rose | LJVM Coliseum (5,335) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 11, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | L 71–83 | 0–2 | 19 – Fields | 7 – Fields | 4 – Jeanne-Rose | Lundholm Gym (682) Durham, NH |
| November 15, 2022* 9:00 pm, FS2 | | at Xavier | L 65–78 | 0–3 | 19 – Cook | 4 – Fields | 4 – Fields | Cintas Center (9,624) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Wagner | L 52–68 | 0–4 | 16 – Fields | 9 – Cook | 2 – Fields | Spiro Sports Center (1,024) Staten Island, NY |
| November 25, 2022* 4:00 pm, BeTheBeast Event Live+ | | vs. Towson Hostilo Hoops Community Classic | W 74–69 | 1–4 | 15 – Long | 7 – Cook | 1 – Tied | Enmarket Arena (331) Savannah, GA |
| November 26, 2022* 7:30 pm, BeTheBeast Event Live+ | | vs. Mercer Hostilo Hoops Community Classic | L 58–60 | 1–5 | 17 – Cook | 7 – Cook & Long | 5 – Fields | Enmarket Arena (302) Savannah, GA |
| November 27, 2022* 7:30 pm, BeTheBeast Event Live+ | | vs. Evansville Hostilo Hoops Community Classic | W 63–56 | 2–5 | 21 – Fields | 11 – Cook | 2 – 3 Tied | Enmarket Arena (223) Savannah, GA |
| December 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | L 53–56 | 2–6 (0–1) | 12 – Fields | 11 – Cook | 2 – Long | Draddy Gymnasium (587) Riverdale, NY |
| December 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Peter’s | W 67–55 | 3–6 (1–1) | 19 – Fields | 11 – Cook | 3 – Leach | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (3,516) Fairfield, CT |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sacred Heart | W 61–59 | 4–6 | 18 – Fields | 13 – Cook | 3 – 2 Tied | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,819) Fairfield, CT |
| December 12, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Yale | L 64–77 | 4–7 | 17 – Cook | 8 – Cook | 2 – 2 Tied | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,552) Fairfield, CT |
| December 18, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Coast Guard | W 86–45 | 5–7 | 21 – Cook | 13 – Cook | 5 – Jeanne-Rose | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,566) Fairfield, CT |
| December 22, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Drexel | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT |
| December 30, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marist | W 73–54 | 6–7 (2–1) | 25 – Long | 7 – Cook | 5 – Fields | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,802) Fairfield, CT |
| January 1, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Siena | L 61–70 | 6–8 (2–2) | 19 – Long | 8 – Jeanne-Rose | 3 – Jeanne-Rose | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,224) Fairfield, CT |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | L 69–77 $^{OT}$ | 6–9 (2–3) | 17 – Cook | 17 – Cook | 2 – Fields | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,885) Fairfield, CT |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | L 69–75 | 6–10 (2–4) | 18 – Long | 8 – Jeanne-Rose | 7 – Wojcik | Hynes Athletics Center (2,654) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter’s | W 56–52 | 7–10 (3–4) | 17 – Wojcik | 8 – Cook | 3 – Wojcik | Run Baby Run Arena (443) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Canisius | W 67–58 | 8–10 (4–4) | 18 – Wojcik | 12 – Cook | 3 – Fields | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (3,219) Fairfield, CT |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena | W 62–52 | 9–10 (5–4) | 12 – Cook | 9 – Maidoh | 4 – Fields | MVP Arena (6,410) Albany, NY |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mount St. Mary’s | W 63–60 | 10–10 (6–4) | 16 – Jeanne-Rose | 11 – Cook | 3 – Jeanne-Rose | Knott Arena (1,711) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rider | L 69–78 $^{OT}$ | 10–11 (6–5) | 16 – Cook | 10 – Cook | 3 – Cook | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,388) Fairfield, CT |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 51–66 | 10–12 (6–6) | 17 – Jeanne-Rose | 7 – Cook | 2 – Fields | M&T Bank Arena (3,519) Hamden, CT |
| February 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Iona | L 61–70 | 10–13 (6–7) | 16 – Cook | 6 – Long | 3 – Tied | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (3,605) Fairfield, CT |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rider | L 57–58 | 10–14 (6–8) | 16 – Cook | 6 – Willis | 2 – Fields | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Mount St. Mary’s | W 76–72 $^{OT}$ | 11–14 (7–8) | 21 – Long | 14 – Cook | 3 – Leach | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,957) Fairfield, CT |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marist | W 70–61 | 12–14 (8–8) | 21 – Tied | 11 – Cook | 4 – Fields | McCann Arena (926) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 19, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Manhattan | L 72–73 | 12–15 (8–9) | 23 – Long | 17 – Cook | 4 – Tied | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,958) Fairfield, CT |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara | L 68–76 | 12–16 (8–10) | 17 – Tied | 9 – Cook | 3 – Jeanne-Rose | Gallagher Center (1,321) Lewiston, NY |
| February 26, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | L 51–64 | 12–17 (8–11) | 15 – Fields | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Koessler Athletic Center (696) Buffalo, NY |
| March 2, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | W 92–82 | 13–17 (9–11) | 26 – Cook | 9 – Jeanne-Rose | 5 – Jeanne-Rose | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,748) Fairfield, CT |
| MAAC Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (10) Saint Peter's First round | L 52–70 | 13–18 | 12 – Maidoh | 9 – Cook | 3 – Tied | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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