# 2022–23 Queens Royals men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Queens Royals men's basketball team represented the Queens University of Charlotte in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by first-year head coach Grant Leonard, played their home games at Curry Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, as first-year members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 7–11 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated Florida Gulf Coast before losing to Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals.
This season marked Queens' first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Royals were not eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.

## Previous season

The Royals finished the 2021–22 NCAA Division II season 30–4, 21–3 in South Atlantic Conference play, to finish as SAC regular season co-champions. They defeated Catawba, Newberry and Carson–Newman to win the SAC tournament. They qualified for the DII NCAA tournament, where they defeated Columbus State and conference co-champion Lincoln Memorial before losing to eventual national runner-up Augusta in the Southeast Regional final.
On May 6, 2022, the school announced it would move to Division I as a member of the ASUN Conference.

## 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+ | | Marshall | W 83–82 | 1–0 | Curry Arena (1,608) Charlotte, NC |
| November 10, 2022* 12:00 pm | | Clinton | W 99–65 | 2–0 | Curry Arena (813) Charlotte, NC |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at La Salle Jamaica Classic campus site game | L 60–72 | 2–1 | Tom Gola Arena (1,027) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 18, 2022* 11:30 am, HBCU Go | | vs. Green Bay Jamaica Classic semifinals | W 81–65 | 3–1 | Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| November 20, 2022* 5:00 pm, HBCU Go | | vs. Morgan State Jamaica Classic championship | W 74–64 | 4–1 | Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| November 23, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lynchburg | W 107–72 | 5–1 | Curry Arena (232) Charlotte, NC |
| November 26, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 65–72 | 5–2 | EagleBank Arena (2,460) Fairfax, VA |
| November 29, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bowling Green | W 72–66 | 6–2 | Stroh Center (1,321) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 3, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Paine | W 80–69 | 7–2 | Curry Arena (445) Charlotte, NC |
| December 9, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at High Point | W 87–79 | 8–2 | Qubein Center (3,202) High Point, NC |
| December 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | W 78–75 | 9–2 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,240) Johnson City, TN |
| December 20, 2022* 7:30 pm, BTN+ | | at Nebraska Battle in the Vault | L 65–75 | 9–3 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (2,523) Lincoln, NE |
| December 22, 2022* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 82–73 | 10–3 | Rothman Center (950) Hackensack, NJ |
| ASUN Conference regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 81–77 | 11–3 (1–0) | Curry Arena (552) Charlotte, NC |
| December 31, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 83–88 | 11–4 (1–1) | Baptist Health Arena (2,577) Richmond, KY |
| January 5, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | W 75–74 | 12–4 (2–1) | Freedom Hall (1,743) Louisville, KY |
| January 7, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | L 67–76 | 12–5 (2–2) | Curry Arena (416) Charlotte, NC |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | L 91–92 | 12–6 (2–3) | Curry Arena (502) Charlotte, NC |
| January 14, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Alabama | W 107–78 | 13–6 (3–3) | Curry Arena (272) Charlotte, NC |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Florida | L 90–95 | 13–7 (3–4) | UNF Arena (1,439) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 21, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | L 70–77 | 13–8 (3–5) | Swisher Gymnasium (942) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 84–82 | 14–8 (4–5) | Curry Arena (403) Charlotte, NC |
| January 28, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stetson | W 71–65 | 15–8 (5–5) | Curry Arena (543) Charlotte, NC |
| February 2, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | L 60–66 | 15–9 (5–6) | Allen Arena (1,418) Nashville, TN |
| February 4, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | W 70–69 | 16–9 (6–6) | Dunn Center (1,872) Clarksville, TN |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | L 80–84 | 16–10 (6–7) | Curry Arena (423) Charlotte, NC |
| February 11, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | L 84–88 | 16–11 (6–8) | Curry Arena (607) Charlotte, NC |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State | L 69–76 | 16–12 (6–9) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,758) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | W 83–76 | 17–12 (7–9) | KSU Convocation Center (1,514) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Liberty | L 77–85 | 17–13 (7–10) | Curry Arena (762) Charlotte, NC |
| February 24, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 53–73 | 17–14 (7–11) | Liberty Arena (4,041) Lynchburg, VA |
| ASUN tournament ||||||
| February 27, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (10) Florida Gulf Coast First round | W 61–55 | 18–14 | KSU Convocation Center (123) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (9) | at (1) Kennesaw State Quarterfinals | L 66–67 | 18–15 | KSU Convocation Center (2,322) Kennesaw, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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