# 2022–23 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

The 2022–23 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Costello Athletic Center in Lowell, Massachusetts and were led by 10th-year head coach Pat Duquette. They finished the season 26–8, 11–5 in America East play to finish in second place. They defeated Maine and New Hampshire in the America East tournament before losing to Vermont in the championship game.

## Previous season

The River Hawks finished the 2021–22 season 15–16, 7–11 in America East Play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to UMBC.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fisher | W 108–43 | 1–0 | Costello Athletic Center (511) Lowell, MA |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Columbia | W 89–62 | 2–0 | Levien Gymnasium (676) New York, NY |
| November 12, 2022* 2:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Rutgers | L 65–73 | 2–1 | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 16, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sacred Heart | W 90–81 | 3–1 | Costello Athletic Center (608) Lowell, MA |
| November 19, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Emerson | W 105–53 | 4–1 | Costello Athletic Center (547) Lowell, MA |
| November 23, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Brown | W 73–62 | 5–1 | Pizzitola Sports Center (497) Providence, RI |
| November 27, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stonehill | W 73–59 | 6–1 | Costello Athletic Center (410) Lowell, MA |
| November 30, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Merrimack | W 77–51 | 7–1 | Costello Athletic Center (482) Lowell, MA |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Sacred Heart | W 70–59 | 8–1 | William H. Pitt Center (517) Fairfield, CT |
| December 5, 2022* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at LIU | W 84–64 | 9–1 | Steinberg Wellness Center (456) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 8, 2022* 7:00 pm, NESN | | at UMass | W 85–80 | 10–1 | Mullins Center (3,720) Amherst, MA |
| December 10, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 68–59 | 11–1 | Tsongas Center (2,025) Lowell, MA |
| December 13, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | L 75–77 $^{OT}$ | 11–2 | Ryan Center (3,829) Kingston, RI |
| December 21, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Boston University | W 68–60 | 12–2 | Costello Athletic Center (452) Lowell, MA |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | W 67–64 | 13–2 (1–0) | Wellness and Events Center (222) Newark, NJ |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Maine | W 72–70 | 14–2 (2–0) | Costello Athletic Center (379) Lowell, MA |
| January 8, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Albany | L 63–89 | 14–3 (2–1) | McDonough Sports Complex (1,308) Troy, NY |
| January 11, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Vermont | W 80–65 | 15–3 (3–1) | Costello Athletic Center (517) Lowell, MA |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | L 65–66 | 15–4 (3–2) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,014) Vestal, NY |
| January 18, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMBC | W 81–75 | 16–4 (4–2) | Costello Athletic Center (641) Lowell, MA |
| January 22, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bryant | W 98–79 | 17–4 (5–2) | Costello Athletic Center (850) Lowell, MA |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Maine | L 70–75 | 17–5 (5–3) | Cross Insurance Center (766) Bangor, ME |
| January 28, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | L 65–69 | 17–6 (5–4) | Lundholm Gym (804) Durham, NH |
| February 1, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Albany | W 66–50 | 18–6 (6–4) | Costello Athletic Center (811) Lowell, MA |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | W 90–61 | 19–6 (7–4) | Costello Athletic Center (527) Lowell, MA |
| February 6, 2023* 6:00 pm | | at Hartford | W 70–48 | 20–6 | Chase Arena (279) West Hartford, CT |
| February 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Vermont | L 81–93 | 20–7 (7–5) | Patrick Gym (2,737) Burlington, VT |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bryant | W 85–71 | 21–7 (8–5) | Chace Athletic Center (842) Smithfield, RI |
| February 18, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Binghamton | W 84–70 | 22–7 (9–5) | Costello Athletic Center (703) Lowell, MA |
| February 22, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMBC | W 75–70 | 23–7 (10–5) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (2,074) Catonsville, MD |
| February 25, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Hampshire | W 92–55 | 24–7 (11–5) | Tsongas Center (4,114) Lowell, MA |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | (7) Maine Quarterfinals | W 85–54 | 25–7 | Costello Athletic Center (856) Lowell, MA |
| March 7, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | (3) New Hampshire Semifinals | W 75–64 | 26–7 | Costello Athletic Center (856) Lowell, MA |
| March 11, 2023 11:00 am, ESPN2/ESPN+ | (2) | at (1) Vermont Championship | L 59–72 | 26–8 | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||