# 2022–23 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, led by 11th-year head coach Rob Krimmel, played their home games at the DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference.

## Previous season

The Red Flash finished the 2021–22 season 9–21, 5–13 in NEC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. In the NEC tournament, they were defeated by Wagner in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | L 58–71 | 0–1 | Reilly Center (3,436) Olean, NY |
| November 12, 2022* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Hartford Jack Phelan Classic | W 77–53 | 1–1 | DeGol Arena (787) Loretto, PA |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Cornell | L 77–80 | 1–2 | DeGol Arena (758) Loretto, PA |
| November 17, 2022* 6:30 pm, FS2 | | at Butler | L 67–95 | 1–3 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,255) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Lehigh | L 76–82 | 1–4 | DeGol Arena (738) Loretto, PA |
| November 23, 2022* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Franciscan | W 120–53 | 2–4 | DeGol Arena (416) Loretto, PA |
| November 26, 2022* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | American | L 55–66 | 2–5 | DeGol Arena (373) Loretto, PA |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | L 65–89 | 2–6 | Sojka Pavilion (847) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 3, 2022* 12:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 25 Ohio State | L 59–96 | 2–7 | Value City Arena (10,398) Columbus, OH |
| December 8, 2022* 7:30 pm, NEC Front Row | | Saint Vincent | W 88–58 | 3–7 | DeGol Arena (616) Loretto, PA |
| December 11, 2022* 10:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hawai'i | L 66–90 | 3–8 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 17, 2022* 12:00 pm, ACCNX | | at No. 25 Miami (FL) | L 76–91 | 3–9 | Watsco Center (4,029) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | L 66–77 | 3–10 | UPMC Events Center (841) Moon Township, PA |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Central Connecticut | W 80–72 | 4–10 (1–0) | DeGol Arena (401) Loretto, PA |
| December 31, 2022 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Stonehill | W 73–72 | 5–10 (2–0) | DeGol Arena (355) Loretto, PA |
| January 7, 2023 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Wagner | W 68–63 | 6–10 (3–0) | Spiro Sports Center (479) Staten Island, NY |
| January 14, 2023 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | LIU | W 87–68 | 7–10 (4–0) | DeGol Arena (485) Loretto, PA |
| January 16, 2023 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Sacred Heart | L 51–54 | 7–11 (4–1) | William H. Pitt Center (529) Fairfield, CT |
| January 20, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 87–61 | 8–11 (5–1) | DeGol Arena (920) Loretto, PA |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 82–87 | 8–12 (5–2) | Rothman Center (1,003) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 28, 2023 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Central Connecticut | L 74–88 | 8–13 (5–3) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (722) New Britain, CT |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Stonehill | L 61–74 | 8–14 (5–4) | Merkert Gymnasium (1,116) Easton, MA |
| February 4, 2023 3:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Merrimack | L 66–70 | 8–15 (5–5) | Hammel Court (367) North Andover, MA |
| February 9, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Sacred Heart | W 78–76 $^{OT}$ | 9–15 (6–5) | DeGol Arena (670) Loretto, PA |
| February 11, 2023 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Merrimack | L 68–75 | 9–16 (6–6) | DeGol Arena (870) Loretto, PA |
| February 16, 2023 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 72–64 | 10–16 (7–6) | Pratt ARC (189) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 18, 2023 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at LIU | W 93–82 | 11–16 (8–6) | Steinberg Wellness Center (323) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 82–72 | 12–16 (9–6) | DeGol Arena (798) Loretto, PA |
| February 25, 2023 4:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | Wagner | L 58–68 | 12–17 (9–7) | DeGol Arena (954) Loretto, PA |
| NEC Tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | (3) | (6) Central Connecticut Quarterfinals | W 83–69 | 13–17 | DeGol Arena (1,011) Loretto, PA |
| March 4, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | (2) Fairleigh Dickinson Semifinals | L 50–70 | 13–18 | Rothman Center (1,207) Hackensack, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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