# 2022–23 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gardner–Webb University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Bulldogs, led by tenth-year head coach Tim Craft, played their home games at Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

## Previous season

The Runnin' Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 18–13, 11–5 in Big South play to finish in second place in the South Division. As the No. 3 seed, they defeated Campbell in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament, before falling to Winthrop in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Erskine | W 110–62 | – | Paul Porter Arena (500) Boiling Springs, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 9:00 pm, MW Network | | at Colorado State | L 63–65 | 0–1 | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO |
| November 10, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 71–86 | 0–2 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,049) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 15, 2022* 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at No. 1 North Carolina | L 66–72 | 0–3 | Dean Smith Center (17,200) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wofford Battle of the Carolinas | L 58–60 | 0–4 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,107) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 19, 2022* 5:00 pm | | vs. North Carolina A&T Battle of the Carolinas | W 66–64 | 1–4 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (268) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 26, 2022* 3:30 pm, HBCU GO | | North Carolina Central | L 53–58 | 1–5 | Paul Porter Arena (1,242) Boiling Springs, NC |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | W 71–55 | 2–5 | Ramsey Center (2,125) Cullowhee, NC |
| December 3, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | L 71–82 | 2–6 | Paul Porter Arena (334) Boiling Springs, NC |
| December 10, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 43–44 | 2–7 | Chartway Arena (4,741) Norfolk, VA |
| December 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Carolina | W 120–44 | 3–7 | Paul Porter Arena (106) Boiling Springs, NC |
| December 17, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Carolina Central | W 72–70 | 4–7 | Paul Porter Arena (247) Boiling Springs, NC |
| December 19, 2022* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Bob Jones | W 116–55 | 5–7 | Paul Porter Arena (1,419) Boiling Springs, NC |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 83–63 | 6–7 (1–0) | Paul Porter Arena (494) Boiling Springs, NC |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at High Point | W 80–73 | 7–7 (2–0) | Qubein Center (2,717) High Point, NC |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Campbell | L 58–63 | 7–8 (2–1) | Gore Arena (921) Buies Creek, NC |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Radford | L 59–63 | 7–9 (2–2) | Paul Porter Arena (352) Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 79–78 $^{OT}$ | 8–9 (3–2) | Templeton Physical Education Center (416) Clinton, SC |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | L 67–72 $^{OT}$ | 8–10 (3–3) | Paul Porter Arena (777) Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 59–64 | 8–11 (3–4) | Willett Hall (1,548) Farmville, VA |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | W 63–61 | 9–11 (4–4) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,290) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 78–66 | 10–11 (5–4) | Paul Porter Arena (702) Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | W 86–58 | 11–11 (6–4) | Paul Porter Arena (503) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 67–59 | 12–11 (7–4) | Buccaneer Field House (791) North Charleston, SC |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 56–48 | 13–11 (8–4) | Paul Porter Arena (836) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | W 61–48 | 14–11 (9–4) | Dedmon Center (2,087) Radford, VA |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Campbell | W 77–73 | 15–11 (10–4) | Paul Porter Arena (1,174) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Winthrop | L 78–86 | 15–12 (10–5) | Paul Porter Arena (552) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 18, 2023 3:00 pm, Nexstar/ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | L 63–75 | 15–13 (10–6) | Kimmel Arena (2,957) Asheville, NC |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood | L 63–75 | 15–14 (10–7) | Paul Porter Arena (1,084) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 25, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | L 69–75 | 15–15 (10–8) | G. B. Hodge Center (833) Spartanburg, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) USC Upstate Quarterfinals | L 76–77 | 15–16 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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