# 2022–23 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Leonard Perry and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2021–22 season 8–22, 3–11 in WCC play, to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Loyola Marymount.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Khaleb Wilson-Rouse | 0 | G | 6' 2" | 180 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Transferred to New Orleans |
| Jordan Bell | 1 | F | 6' 8" | 221 | Senior | Inglewood, CA | Graduated |
| Pierre Crockrell II | 3 | G | 6' 0" | 175 | Sophomore | Tacoma, WA | Transferred to UC Irvine |
| Alphonso Anderson | 10 | G/F | 6' 6" | 220 | RS Senior | Tacoma, WA | Graduated |
| Jaden Byers | 11 | G | 6' 2" | 165 | Freshman | Riverside, CA | Transferred |
| Jeremiah Bailey | 13 | F | 6' 6" | 220 | Senior | Fairbanks, AK | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Donovan Williams | 1 | G | 6' 5" | 200 | Junior | Rockford, IL | Oklahoma State |
| Tyler Beard | 3 | G | 6' 2" | 180 | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Georgetown |
| Jordan Ivy-Curry | 12 | G | 6' 2" | 170 | Junior | La Marque, TX | UTSA |
| Cam Denson | 13 | G | 6' 7" | | Sophomore | Compton, CA | Triton College |
| Keylan Boone | 20 | G/F | 6' 8" | 220 | Senior | Tulsa, OK | Oklahoma State |
| Judson Martindale | 33 | G/F | 6' 7" | 210 | Junior | Sudbury, MA | Holy Cross |
| Makai Richards | 34 | F | 6' 10" | 225 | Sophomore | Oak Park, CA | Eastern Washington |

### 2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Maurice Odum PG | Union City, NJ | West Oaks Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Apr 11, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98 Rivals: nr ESPN: nr ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Pacific 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2021 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 11:00 a.m., P12N | | at Stanford | L 78–88 | 0–1 | 23 – Ivy-Curry | 5 – Martindale | 2 – tied | Maples Pavilion (3,380) Stanford, CA |
| November 13, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at North Dakota State | W 91–86 | 1–1 | 21 – Beard | 4 – tied | 4 – Beard | Scheels Center (1,073) Fargo, ND |
| November 15, 2022* 5:00 p.m., MidcoSN | | at North Dakota | W 93–63 | 2–1 | 19 – Avdalovic | 5 – tied | 2 – Odum | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,298) Grand Forks, ND |
| November 18, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Cal State Fullerton | L 91–94 $^{2OT}$ | 2–2 | 19 – Ivy-Curry | 7 – Freeman | 3 – Beard | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,496) Stockton, CA |
| November 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Mount St. Mary's Pacific Multi-Team Event | L 65–69 | 2–3 | 16 – Beard | 10 – Williams | 2 – Beard | Alex G. Spanos Center (944) Stockton, CA |
| November 25, 2022* 6:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Idaho Pacific Multi-Team Event | L 81–84 | 2–4 | 19 – Williams | 9 – Denson | 6 – Beard | Alex G. Spanos Center (956) Stockton, CA |
| November 28, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Cal Poly Pacific Multi-Team Event | L 58–62 | 2–5 | 13 – tied | 5 – Martindale | 4 – Beard | Alex G. Spanos Center (800) Stockton, CA |
| December 1, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Davis | W 74–72 | 3–5 | 17 – Boone | 9 – Ivy-Curry | 3 – Beard | University Credit Union Center (1,026) Davis, CA |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 71–82 | 3–6 | 11 – tied | 8 – Freeman | 3 – Odum | The Thunderdome (1,623) Santa Barbara, CA |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Northern Arizona | L 69–73 | 3–7 | 12 – Blake | 8 – Boone | 2 – tied | Alex G. Spanos Center (852) Stockton, CA |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Fresno State | W 76–72 | 4–7 | 16 – Ivy-Curry | 6 – Denson | 4 – Blake | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,792) Stockton, CA |
| December 11, 2022* 4:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Cal State East Bay | L 73–79 | 4–8 | 19 – Blake | 5 – tied | 5 – Beard | Alex G. Spanos Center (736) Stockton, CA |
| December 13, 2022* 6:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Stanislaus State | W 80–56 | 5–8 | 23 – Avdalovic | 7 – tied | 4 – Boone | Alex G. Spanos Center (722) Stockton, CA |
| December 17, 2022* 4:00 p.m., WCC Network | | San Jose State | W 59–58 | 6–8 | 17 – Boone | 4 – tied | 9 – Beard | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,392) Stockton, CA |
| December 20, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lamar | W 74–65 | 7–8 | 15 – Avdalovic | 7 – Williams | 8 – Odum | Montagne Center (1,313) Beaumont, TX |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., WCC Network | | BYU | L 49–69 | 7–9 (0–1) | 19 – Boone | 4 – tied | 4 – Odum | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,840) Stockton, CA |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Loyola Marymount | W 78–72 | 8–9 (1–1) | 23 – Blake | 4 – tied | 4 – Odum | Alex G. Spanos Center (803) Stockton, CA |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at San Diego | W 84–82 | 9–9 (2–1) | 27 – Boone | 12 – Boone | 10 – Odum | Jenny Craig Pavilion (899) San Diego, CA |
| January 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Pepperdine | W 80–75 | 10–9 (3–1) | 19 – Martindale | 8 – Martindale | 4 – Odum | Firestone Fieldhouse (626) Malibu, CA |
| January 14, 2023 6:00 p.m., NBCSCA | | Santa Clara | L 81–92 | 10–10 (3–2) | 17 – Martindale | 5 – Boone | 5 – Odum | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,380) Stockton, CA |
| January 19, 2023 8:00 p.m., NBCSCA | | at San Francisco | L 57–78 | 10–11 (3–3) | 15 – Williams | 5 – Williams | 2 – tied | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., NBCSBA | | No. 6 Gonzaga | L 90–99 | 10–12 (3–4) | 17 – Ivy-Curry | 4 – tied | 3 – Beard | Alex G. Spanos Center (4,376) Stockton, CA |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Santa Clara | W 95–89 | 11–12 (4–4) | 27 – Boone | 5 – Avdalovic | 6 – Odum | Leavey Center (1,805) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Pepperdine | W 81–72 | 12–12 (5–4) | 15 – tied | 8 – Beard | 5 – Odum | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,315) Stockton, CA |
| February 4, 2023 6:00 p.m., BYUtv | | at BYU | L 66–81 | 12–13 (5–5) | 11 – Ivy-Curry | 11 – Ivy-Curry | 5 – Odum | Marriott Center (14,431) Provo, UT |
| February 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Portland | L 73–81 | 12–14 (5–6) | 22 – Boone | 6 – Denson | 10 – Odum | Chiles Center (1,515) Portland, OR |
| February 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | San Diego | W 99–94 | 13–14 (6–6) | 30 – Boone | 5 – tied | 8 – Odum | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,195) Stockton, CA |
| February 16, 2023 8:00 p.m., NBCSBA | | San Francisco | L 68–76 | 13–15 (6–7) | 18 – Boone | 5 – Denson | 4 – Odum | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,317) Stockton, CA |
| February 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Loyola Marymount | L 88–90 | 13–16 (6–8) | 19 – Martindale | 4 – Boone | 5 – Odum | Gersten Pavilion (1,598) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., NBCSBA | | at No. 15 Saint Mary's | L 52–83 | 13–17 (6–9) | 11 – Ivy-Curry | 4 – tied | 4 – Odum | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| February 25, 2023 4:00 p.m., NBCSBA | | Portland | W 81–77 | 14–17 (7–9) | 12 – tied | 7 – Denson | 6 – Ivy-Curry | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,529) Stockton, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| March 2, 2023 8:30 p.m., WCC Network | (7) | vs. (10) Pepperdine First round | W 84–71 | 15–17 | 25 – Boone | 5 – tied | 4 – Martindale | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 3, 2023 8:30 p.m., WCC Network | (7) | vs. (6) San Francisco Second round | L 63–80 | 15–18 | 16 – tied | 11 – Boone | 2 – tied | Orleans Arena (2,786) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||
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