# 2022–23 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by second-year head coach Josh Schertz, played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
The Fightin' Trees reached the ArchMadness Semi-finals for their best finish since the 2020–21 season. Senior guard Cooper Neese was named to the All-ArchMadness team; Neese scored 63 points for the Tourney, raising his career ArchMadness scoring total to 84 points (10.5 ppg, 8 games). Courvoisier McCauley was named MVC Newcomer of the Year. McCauley also made the All-Conference Second Team and All-Newcomer Team.
McCauley is the third Sycamore all-time to be named MVC Newcomer of the Year; earlier Sycamore honorees are John Sherman Williams (1983) and Eddie Bird (1988). Other Sycamores who received MVC honors include: Cameron Henry (All-Conference Third Team), Robbie Avila (All-Freshman Team), and Julian Larry (All-Defensive Team).
The Sycamores finished the season 20–11, 13–7 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Evansville and Belmont in the MVC tournament before losing to Bradley in the semifinals. The Sycamores received an invitation to the CBI, where they were awarded the overall No. 1 seed. They defeated USC Upstate in the first round before being narrowly defeated in overtime in the second round by Eastern Kentucky, closing their season with an overall record of 23–13.

## Previous season

The Sycamores finished the 2021–22 season 11–20, 4–14 in MVC play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Illinois State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Tusculum | W 86–53 | – | Hulman Center (2,420) Terre Haute, IN |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Green Bay | W 80–53 | 1–0 | Hulman Center (2,739) Terre Haute, IN |
| November 12, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Ball State | W 83–71 | 2–0 | Hulman Center (3,610) Terre Haute, IN |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Dakota State | W 101–75 | 3–0 | Hulman Center (3,002) Terre Haute, IN |
| November 21, 2022* 1:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. East Carolina Gulf Coast Showcase first round | W 79–75 | 4–0 | Hertz Arena (516) Estero, FL |
| November 22, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Kansas City Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | L 61–63 | 4–1 | Hertz Arena (356) Estero, FL |
| November 23, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Drexel Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd-place game | W 85–81 | 5–1 | Hertz Arena (265) Estero, FL |
| November 27, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Trinity Christian | W 105–68 | 6–1 | Hulman Center (2,437) Terre Haute, IN |
| November 30, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Drake | W 75–73 | 7–1 (1–0) | Hulman Center (3,459) Terre Haute, IN |
| December 3, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | W 88–61 | 8–1 | Millett Hall (1,284) Oxford, OH |
| December 7, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | W 74–71 | 9–1 (2–0) | Banterra Center (4,126) Carbondale, IL |
| December 11, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | L 85–88 $^{OT}$ | 9–2 | Screaming Eagles Arena (2,989) Evansville, IN |
| December 17, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | L 86–92 | 9–3 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,277) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 22, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois | L 57–67 | 9–4 | Hulman Center (2,607) Terre Haute, IN |
| December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Evansville | W 91–63 | 10–4 (3–0) | Hulman Center (3,453) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 1, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | W 68–50 | 11–4 (4–0) | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,409) Valparaiso, IN |
| January 4, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | W 76–67 | 12–4 (5–0) | CEFCU Arena (2,832) Normal, IL |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UIC | W 80–60 | 13–4 (6–0) | Hulman Center (2,759) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Illinois | L 61–69 | 13–5 (6–1) | Hulman Center (5,152) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 15, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | L 62–64 | 13–6 (6–2) | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,210) Springfield, MO |
| January 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bradley | L 67–78 | 13–7 (6–3) | Hulman Center (4,038) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 21, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 73–82 | 13–8 (6–4) | CFSB Center (6,006) Murray, KY |
| January 24, 2023 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Drake | L 68–70 | 13–9 (6–5) | Knapp Center (4,019) Des Moines, IA |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Iowa | W 79–71 | 14–9 (7–5) | Hulman Center (4,419) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 1, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Evansville | W 83–65 | 15–9 (8–5) | Ford Center (4,699) Evansville, IN |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | Murray State | W 99–56 | 16–9 (9–5) | Hulman Center (4,672) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Valparaiso | W 84–62 | 17–9 (10–5) | Hulman Center (3,681) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Iowa | W 80–62 | 18–9 (11–5) | McLeod Center (4,174) Cedar Falls, IA |
| February 15, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UIC | W 79–60 | 19–9 (12–5) | Credit Union 1 Arena (2,102) Chicago, IL |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Illinois State | W 80–64 | 20–9 (13–5) | Hulman Center (5,862) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 22, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 88–89 | 20–10 (13–6) | Curb Event Center (2,568) Nashville, TN |
| February 26, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Missouri State | L 62–66 | 20–11 (13–7) | Hulman Center (4,993) Terre Haute, IN |
| MVC Tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2023 2:30 pm, MVC TV | (5) | vs. (12) Evansville Opening round | W 97–58 | 21–11 | Enterprise Center (3,161) St. Louis, MO |
| March 3, 2023 2:30 pm, MVC TV | (5) | vs. (4) Belmont Quarterfinals | W 94–91 | 22–11 | Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO |
| March 4, 2023 2:30 pm, CBSSN | (5) | vs. (1) Bradley Semifinals | L 70–71 | 22–12 | Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO |
| College Basketball Invitational ||||||
| March 18, 2023 12:00 p.m., FloHoops | (1) | vs. (16) USC Upstate First round | W 67–62 | 23–12 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 20, 2023 12:00 p.m., FloHoops | (1) | vs. (8) Eastern Kentucky Quarterfinals | L 88–89 $^{OT}$ | 23–13 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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