# 2022–23 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by fourth-year head coach Brett Nelson, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League. they finished the season 10–22, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they lost to Loyola (MD) in the first round.
On March 10, 2023, the school fired head coach Brett Nelson. On March 30, the school named Fordham assistant coach Dave Paulsen the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

The Crusaders finished the 2021–22 season 9–22, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the Patriot League tournament, they were defeated by American in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Siena | L 68–75 | 0–1 | Hart Center (1,681) Worcester, MA |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Dean | W 85–71 | 1–1 | Hart Center (718) Worcester, MA |
| November 14, 2022* 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 10 Creighton | L 65–94 | 1–2 | CHI Health Center Omaha (15,940) Omaha, NE |
| November 19, 2022* 7:30 pm | | vs. Stonehill Tom Konchalski Classic | L 79–81 | 1–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (681) Bronx, NY |
| November 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+ | | at Fordham Tom Konchalski Classic | L 53–67 | 1–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (450) Bronx, NY |
| November 22, 2022* 4:00 pm | | vs. UIC Tom Konchalski Classic | L 66–89 | 1–5 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (373) Bronx, NY |
| November 27, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Colby–Sawyer | W 95–61 | 2–5 | Hart Center (683) Worcester, MA |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Harvard | L 38–72 | 2–6 | Hart Center (1,117) Worcester, MA |
| December 3, 2022* 6:00 pm, NBCSB/ESPN+ | | Central Connecticut | W 63–57 | 3–6 | Hart Center (1,263) Worcester, MA |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | L 71–75 | 3–7 | Hart Center (1,017) Worcester, MA |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 pm, NESN | | at Northeastern | L 58–59 | 3–8 | Matthews Arena (837) Boston, MA |
| December 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | L 60–78 | 3–9 | Lundholm Gym (460) Durham, NH |
| December 22, 2022* 11:30 am, NEC Front Row | | at Sacred Heart | L 62–66 | 3–10 | William H. Pitt Center (563) Fairfield, CT |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bucknell | W 60–58 | 4–10 (1–0) | Hart Center (1,424) Worcester, MA |
| January 2, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Navy | W 74–63 | 5–10 (2–0) | Alumni Hall (686) Annapolis, MD |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | American | L 68–73 | 5–11 (2–1) | Hart Center (731) Worcester, MA |
| January 8, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Loyola (MD) | W 63–55 | 6–11 (3–1) | Hart Center (717) Worcester, MA |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lehigh | L 58–76 | 6–12 (3–2) | Stabler Arena (556) Bethlehem, PA |
| January 14, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lafayette | L 48–62 | 6–13 (3–3) | Kirby Sports Center (1,776) Easton, PA |
| January 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Colgate | L 71–77 | 6–14 (3–4) | Hart Center (1,107) Worcester, MA |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | W 80–73 | 7–14 (4–4) | Sojka Pavilion (1,219) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lehigh | L 68–74 | 7–15 (4–5) | Hart Center (1,144) Worcester, MA |
| January 28, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Army | L 55–66 | 7–16 (4–6) | Christl Arena (1,001) West Point, NY |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Boston University Turnpike Trophy | W 82–70 | 8–16 (5–6) | Case Gym (659) Boston, MA |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 pm, NBCSB/ESPN+ | | Navy | L 68–86 | 8–17 (5–7) | Hart Center (1,753) Worcester, MA |
| February 6, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lafayette | L 58–72 | 8–18 (5–8) | Hart Center (1,361) Worcester, MA |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at American | W 74–66 | 9–18 (6–8) | Bender Arena (878) Washington, D.C. |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Boston University Turnpike Trophy | W 71–69 | 10–18 (7–8) | Hart Center (1,043) Worcester, MA |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Colgate | L 73–96 | 10–19 (7–9) | Cotterell Court (1,096) Hamilton, NY |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Loyola (MD) | L 68–90 | 10–20 (7–10) | Reitz Arena (589) Baltimore, MD |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Army | L 65–80 | 10–21 (7–11) | Hart Center (1,254) Worcester, MA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| February 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (9) | at (8) Loyola (MD) First round | L 69–73 | 10–22 | Reitz Arena (1,047) Baltimore, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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