# 2022–23 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball team

The 2022–23 St. Thomas Tommies men's basketball team represented the University of St. Thomas in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tommies, led by 12th-year head coach John Tauer, played their home games at Schoenecker Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota as members of the Summit League.
This season marked St. Thomas's second year of a five-year transition period from Division III to Division I, an incredibly rare and historic jump that bypasses Division II altogether. As a result, the Tommies are not eligible for NCAA postseason play until 2026–27. Despite this, the Tommies were able to participate in their first ever Division I conference tournament, as the Summit League announced the 2023 Summit League men's basketball tournament would include all 10 conference teams. They defeated Western Illinois in their first ever conference tournament game before falling to top-seeded Oral Roberts in the conference quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Tommies finished the 2021–22 season 10–20, 4–14 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. Because the Tommies were in the first year of a five-year transition period from DIII to DI, they were not eligible for NCAA postseason play, including the Summit League tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:30 pm, FS1 | | at No. 9 Creighton | L 60–72 | 0–1 | 15 – Rohde | 9 – Engels | 3 – 2 tied | CHI Health Center Omaha (17,098) Omaha, NE |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access | | Chicago State | W 83–61 | 1–1 | 15 – Miller | 7 – Lee | 5 – Blue | Schoenecker Arena (1,378) St. Paul, MN |
| November 13, 2022* 2:00 pm, Tommies All-Access | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 84–48 | 2–1 | 20 – Rohde | 7 – Engels | 6 – Rohde | Schoenecker Arena (667) St. Paul, MN |
| November 17, 2022* 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana Zootown Classic | L 59–78 | 2–2 | 11 – Rohde | 7 – Rohde | 3 – Rohde | Dahlberg Arena (2,660) Missoula, MT |
| November 18, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Troy Zootown Classic | W 78–76 | 3–2 | 16 – 2 tied | 6 – Allen | 5 – 2 tied | Dahlberg Arena (251) Missoula, MT |
| November 19, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Merrimack Zootown Classic | W 72–61 | 4–2 | 28 – Miller | 6 – 2 tied | 8 – Rohde | Dahlberg Arena (178) Missoula, MT |
| November 23, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | W 76–72 | 5–2 | 20 – Allen | 7 – Lee | 6 – Allen | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,813) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 26, 2022* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | L 66–95 | 5–3 | 16 – 2 tied | 7 – Lee | 4 – Dufault | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,109) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 29, 2022* 7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access | | North Central | W 111–63 | 6–3 | 19 – Dufault | 7 – Engels | 9 – Dufault | Schoenecker Arena (786) St. Paul, MN |
| December 3, 2022* 7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access | | Crown | W 91–56 | 7–3 | 24 – Miller | 6 – 3 tied | 5 – Rohde | Schoenecker Arena (874) St. Paul, MN |
| December 8, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana State | L 65–82 | 7–4 | 22 – Rohde | 9 – Rohde | 2 – Blue | Worthington Arena (2,609) Bozeman, MT |
| December 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Idaho State | W 76–70 | 8–4 | 19 – 2 tied | 6 – Brown Jr. | 4 – Rohde | Reed Gym (1,040) Pocatello, ID |
| December 13, 2022* 7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access | | Green Bay | W 82–61 | 9–4 | 19 – Miller | 5 – 3 tied | 4 – Rohde | Schoenecker Arena (1,036) St. Paul, MN |
| December 19, 2022 7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access | | North Dakota | W 75–62 | 10–4 (1–0) | 29 – Bjorklund | 7 – Brown Jr. | 4 – Allen | Schoenecker Arena (985) St. Paul, MN |
| December 21, 2022 12:00 pm, Tommies All-Access | | North Dakota State | W 78–68 | 11–4 (2–0) | 19 – Bjorklund | 6 – Bjorklund | 2 – Allen | Schoenecker Arena (1,123) St. Paul, MN |
| December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Dakota | L 84–92 | 11–5 (2–1) | 22 – Rohde | 7 – Bjorklund | 5 – Rohde | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,516) Vermillion, SD |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3 | | at South Dakota State | L 64–71 | 11–6 (2–2) | 30 – Allen | 8 – Lee | 2 – 3 tied | Frost Arena (2,020) Brookings, SD |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access | | Denver | W 81–71 | 12–6 (3–2) | 26 – Bjorklund | 4 – Bjorklund | 5 – Allen | Schoenecker Arena (981) St. Paul, MN |
| January 7, 2023 7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access | | Omaha | W 80–58 | 13–6 (4–2) | 24 – Rohde | 7 – Lee | 8 – Rohde | Schoenecker Arena (1,332) St. Paul, MN |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 pm | | at Kansas City | L 60–81 | 13–7 (4–3) | 10 – 3 tied | 6 – Lee | 2 – 3 tied | Swinney Recreation Center (725) Kansas City, MO |
| January 14, 2023 7:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts | L 69–81 | 13–8 (4–4) | 23 – Bjorklund | 6 – Bjorklund | 5 – Rohde | Mabee Center (5,684) Tulsa, OK |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | L 56–60 | 13–9 (4–5) | 19 – Rohde | 4 – 3 tied | 3 – Rohde | Western Hall (727) Macomb, IL |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access | | South Dakota State | W 60–54 | 14–9 (5–5) | 15 – Rohde | 9 – Allen | 8 – Rohde | Schoenecker Arena (1,505) St. Paul, MN |
| January 28, 2023 7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access | | South Dakota | L 67–81 | 14–10 (5–6) | 26 – Bjorklund | 8 – Bjorklund | 3 – Miller | Schoenecker Arena (1,723) St. Paul, MN |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 pm | | at Omaha | W 89–83 | 15–10 (6–6) | 23 – Miller | 6 – 2 tied | 4 – Rohde | Baxter Arena (1,261) Omaha, NE |
| February 4, 2023 5:00 pm | | at Denver | W 68–57 | 16–10 (7–6) | 19 – Bjorklund | 10 – Bjorklund | 5 – Rohde | Hamilton Gymnasium (992) Denver, CO |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access | | Oral Roberts | L 88–95 | 16–11 (7–7) | 25 – Rohde | 5 – Allen | 4 – 2 tied | Schoenecker Arena (2,013) St. Paul, MN |
| February 11, 2023 7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access | | Kansas City | W 73–43 | 17–11 (8–7) | 20 – Bjorklund | 9 – Lee | 2 – 5 tied | Schoenecker Arena (1,619) St. Paul, MN |
| February 18, 2023 7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access | | Western Illinois | W 82–69 | 18–11 (9–7) | 26 – Rohde | 11 – Lee | 5 – Rohde | Schoenecker Arena (1,674) St. Paul, MN |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Dakota State | L 64–73 | 18–12 (9–8) | 20 – Rohde | 5 – 3 tied | 3 – 2 tied | Scheels Center (1,761) Fargo, ND |
| February 25, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Dakota | L 74–82 | 18–13 (9–9) | 27 – Rohde | 9 – Bjorklund | 4 – Dufault | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,715) Grand Forks, ND |
| Summit League tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Western Illinois Quarterfinals | W 67–60 | 19–13 | 25 – Bjorklund | 10 – Bjorklund | 3 – Rohde | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 6, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (1) Oral Roberts Semifinals | L 65–70 | 19–14 | 23 – Rohde | 10 – Bjorklund | 3 – Bjorklund | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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