# 2022–23 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by second-year head coach Speedy Claxton, played their home games at the Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 25–10, 16–2 CAA play, to finish in a tie with Charleston for first place.

## Previous season

The Pride finished the 2021–22 season 21–11, 13–5 in CAA play, to finish in third place. In the CAA tournament, they were upset by No. 6 seed Charleston in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Princeton | W 83–77 | 1–0 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,112) Princeton, NJ |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Iona | W 83–78 | 2–0 | Mack Sports Complex (3,707) Hempstead, NY |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | George Washington | W 85–80 | 3–0 | Mack Sports Complex (1,898) Hempstead, NY |
| November 17, 2022* 10:00 p.m., NBCS Bay Area | | at San Jose State | W 85–76 | 4–0 | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,652) San Jose, CA |
| November 19, 2022* 8:30 p.m., WCC Network | | at Saint Mary's | L 48–76 | 4–1 | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,274) Moraga, CA |
| November 25, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BeTheBeast | | vs. Middle Tennessee Northern Classic | L 54–64 | 4–2 | Place Bell Laval, QC |
| November 26, 2022* 2:00 p.m., BeTheBeast | | vs. UNC Greensboro Northern Classic | W 65–53 | 5–2 | Place Bell Laval, QC |
| November 27, 2022* 4:00 p.m., BeTheBeast | | vs. Quinnipiac Northern Classic | W 72–70 | 6–2 | Place Bell Laval, QC |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 77–81 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | EagleBank Arena (2,391) Fairfax, VA |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 4 Purdue | L 66–85 | 6–4 | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., YES | | vs. UMass Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational | L 56–71 | 6–5 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| December 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Florida | L 70–77 | 6–6 | Yuengling Center (2,239) Tampa, FL |
| December 22, 2022* 11:30 am, FloHoops | | Old Westbury | W 96–48 | 7–6 | Mack Sports Complex (2,608) Hempstead, NY |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Delaware | W 87–73 | 8–6 (1–0) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,121) Newark, DE |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., FloHoops | | North Carolina A&T | L 79–81 | 8–7 (1–1) | Mack Sports Complex (1,667) Hempstead, NY |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Hampton | W 67–51 | 9–7 (2–1) | Hampton Convocation Center (147) Hampton, VA |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at William & Mary | W 75–62 | 10–7 (3–1) | Kaplan Arena (2,152) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Monmouth | W 77–57 | 11–7 (4–1) | Mack Sports Complex (1,427) Hempstead, NY |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Delaware | W 86–62 | 12–7 (5–1) | Mack Sports Complex (2,037) Hempstead, NY |
| January 16, 2023 12:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Towson | L 47–68 | 12–8 (5–2) | SECU Arena (2,155) Towson, MD |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | UNC Wilmington | W 70–46 | 13–8 (6–2) | Mack Sports Complex (1,732) Hempstead, NY |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Elon | W 82–65 | 14–8 (7–2) | Schar Center (1,493) Elon, NC |
| January 28, 2023 4:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at No. 18 College of Charleston | W 85–81 | 15–8 (8–2) | TD Arena (5,109) Charleston, SC |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Towson | W 76–72 | 16–8 (9–2) | Mack Sports Complex (2,023) Hempstead, NY |
| February 4, 2023 4:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Stony Brook | W 79–58 | 17–8 (10–2) | Mack Sports Complex (3,901) Hempstead, NY |
| February 8, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Northeastern | W 72–53 | 18–8 (11–2) | Matthews Arena (899) Boston, MA |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., SNY/FloHoops | | at Monmouth | W 86–57 | 19–8 (12–2) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,109) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 13, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Drexel | W 66–52 | 20–8 (13–2) | Mack Sports Complex (1,784) Hempstead, NY |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Hampton | W 73–43 | 21–8 (14–2) | Mack Sports Complex (1,833) Hempstead, NY |
| February 18, 2023 6:30 p.m., SNY/FloHoops | | at Stony Brook | W 68–65 | 22–8 (15–2) | Island Federal Arena (4,009) Stony Brook, NY |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Northeastern | W 84–52 | 23–8 (16–2) | Mack Sports Complex (3,616) Hempstead, NY |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2023 12:00 p.m., FloHoops | (1) | vs. (8) William & Mary Quarterfinals | W 94–46 | 24–8 | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| March 6, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | (1) | vs. (4) UNC Wilmington Semifinals | L 73–79 $^{OT}$ | 24–9 | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| NIT ||||||
| March 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at (1) Rutgers First round – Rutgers Bracket | W 88–86 $^{OT}$ | 25–9 | Jersey Mike's Arena (5,017) Piscataway, NJ |
| March 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | (4) Cincinnati Second round – Rutgers Bracket | L 65–79 | 25–10 | Mack Sports Complex (2,228) Hempstead, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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