# 2022–23 Lindenwood Lions men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Lindenwood Lions men's basketball team represented Lindenwood University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fourth-year head coach Kyle Gerdeman, played their home games at Hyland Performance Arena in St. Charles, Missouri as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 11–21, 6–12 in OVC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the OVC tournament, they lost to Southeast Missouri State in the first round.
The season marked Lindenwood's first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lions were not eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.

## Previous season

The Lions finished the 2021–22 season 12–17, 8–12 in Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) play, to finish tied for third place in the Central Division. They were defeated by William Jewell in the first round of the GLVC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 24 Dayton | L 46–73 | 0–1 | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hannibal–LaGrange | W 85–58 | 1–1 | Hyland Performance Arena (582) St. Charles, MO |
| November 13, 2022* 5:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Missouri | L 53–82 | 1–2 | Mizzou Arena (7,914) Columbia, MO |
| November 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Lamar McNeese Tournament | L 71–73 | 1–3 | The Legacy Center (211) Lake Charles, LA |
| November 19, 2022* 1:00 p.m. | | at McNeese State McNeese Tournament | W 78–60 | 2–3 | The Legacy Center (1,520) Lake Charles, LA |
| November 20, 2022* 11:00 am | | vs. Western Carolina McNeese Tournament | L 88–90 $^{OT}$ | 2–4 | The Legacy Center (169) Lake Charles, LA |
| November 23, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho State | W 77–76 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | Hyland Performance Arena (731) St. Charles, MO |
| November 25, 2022* 8:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 16 Illinois | L 59–92 | 3–5 | State Farm Center (12,552) Champaign, IL |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | East–West | W 103–56 | 4–5 | Hyland Performance Arena (586) St. Charles, MO |
| December 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | at Kansas City | L 47–61 | 4–6 | Swinney Recreation Center (723) Kansas City, MO |
| December 17, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Knox College | W 77–42 | 5–6 | Hyland Performance Arena (822) St. Charles, MO |
| December 20, 2022* 8:00 p.m., BYUtv | | at BYU | L 61–90 | 5–7 | Marriott Center (12,180) Provo, UT |
| December 22, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | L 64–95 | 5–8 | Burns Arena (442) St. George, UT |
| OVC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | L 54–55 | 5–9 (0–1) | Lantz Arena (854) Charleston, IL |
| December 31, 2022 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 82–64 | 6–9 (1–1) | Hyland Performance Arena St. Charles, MO |
| January 4, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | W 67–62 | 7–9 (2–1) | Jack Stephens Center (1,983) Little Rock, AR |
| January 7, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | L 57–60 | 7–10 (2–2) | Hyland Performance Arena (1,517) St. Charles, MO |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | L 71–94 | 7–11 (2–3) | Show Me Center (875) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 14, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | at SIU Edwardsville | L 58–68 | 7–12 (2–4) | First Community Arena (1,839) Edwardsville, IL |
| January 19, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Indiana | L 65–81 | 7–13 (2–5) | Hyland Performance Arena (2,073) St. Charles, MO |
| January 21, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Morehead State | L 63–72 | 7–14 (2–6) | Hyland Performance Arena (1,211) St. Charles, MO |
| January 26, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | L 59–66 | 7–15 (2–7) | Skyhawk Arena (1,059) Union City, TN |
| January 28, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | L 66–83 | 7–16 (2–8) | Gentry Complex (1,246) Nashville, TN |
| February 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 80–67 | 8–16 (3–8) | Hyland Performance Arena (1,574) St. Charles, MO |
| February 4, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Martin | W 80–75 | 9–16 (4–8) | Hyland Performance Arena (1,789) St. Charles, MO |
| February 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | L 58–63 | 9–17 (4–9) | Hyland Performance Arena (2,132) St. Charles, MO |
| February 11, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | L 64–74 | 9–18 (4–10) | Screaming Eagles Arena (2,659) Evansville, IN |
| February 16, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | L 68–77 | 9–19 (4–11) | Eblen Center (1,064) Cookeville, TN |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | L 58–71 | 9–20 (4–12) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,788) Morehead, KY |
| February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 105–102 $^{2OT}$ | 10–20 (5–12) | Hyland Performance Arena (2,119) St. Charles, MO |
| February 25, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Little Rock | W 97–96 $^{OT}$ | 11–20 (6–12) | Hyland Performance Arena (1,811) St. Charles, MO |
| OVC tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (5) Southeast Missouri State First round | L 65–84 | 11–21 | Ford Center Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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