# 2022–23 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by first-year head coach Mike Jordan, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 11–23, 7–11 in Patriot League play, to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Lehigh and American to advance to the tournament championship for the first time since 2015. There they lost to Colgate.
On February 21, 2023 (two games before the end of the season), head coach Mike Jordan was placed on administrative leave following a complaint. Mike McGarvey was appointed as acting head coach. On March 29, the school announced that McGarvey would take over as the team's new coach.

## Previous season

The Leopards finished the 2021–22 season 10–20, 7–11 in Patriot League play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the Patriot League tournament, they were defeated in overtime by Bucknell in the first round. During the season, on January 21, longtime head coach Fran O'Hanlon announced that he would retire at the end of the season, ending his 27-year run as the head coach. On March 29, Colgate assistant Mike Jordan was named as O'Hanlon's successor.

## 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 Miami (FL) | L 54–67 | 0–1 | Watsco Center (4,789) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 12, 2022* 6:00 p.m., FS2 | | at St. John's | L 68–83 | 0–2 | Carnesecca Arena (3,611) Queens, NY |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | L 59–63 | 0–3 | Hagan Arena (1,296) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UMBC | L 63–71 | 0–4 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (974) Catonsville, MD |
| November 19, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Central Connecticut | W 55–50 | 1–4 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (87) Catonsville, MD |
| November 22, 2022* 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Penn | L 68–74 $^{OT}$ | 1–5 | Kirby Sports Center (1,364) Easton, PA |
| November 25, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Penn State | L 57–70 | 1–6 | Bryce Jordan Center (5,652) University Park, PA |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Drexel | L 56–64 | 1–7 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,346) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 4, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cornell | L 68–73 | 1–8 | Newman Arena (448) Ithaca, NY |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Princeton | L 58–69 | 1–9 | Jadwin Gymnasium (920) Princeton, NJ |
| December 10, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Quinnipiac | L 63–76 | 1–10 | M&T Bank Arena (796) Hamden, CT |
| December 12, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Columbia | L 45–57 | 1–11 | Kirby Sports Center (1,267) Easton, PA |
| December 21, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at La Salle | W 90–65 | 2–11 | Tom Gola Arena (1,071) Philadelphia, PA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | American | L 47–60 | 2–12 (0–1) | Kirby Sports Center (1,796) Easton, PA |
| January 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Army | L 65–82 | 2–13 (0–2) | Kirby Sports Center (1,574) Easton, PA |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Boston University | L 69–73 | 2–14 (0–3) | Case Gym (435) Boston, MA |
| January 8, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bucknell | W 74–67 | 3–14 (1–3) | Kirby Sports Center (1,696) Easton, PA |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Navy | W 59–50 | 4–14 (2–3) | Alumni Hall (946) Annapolis, MD |
| January 14, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Holy Cross | W 62–48 | 5–14 (3–3) | Kirby Sports Center (1,776) Easton, PA |
| January 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at American | W 70–59 | 6–14 (4–3) | Bender Arena (1,207) Washington, D.C. |
| January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lehigh | L 49–61 | 6–15 (4–4) | Stabler Arena (1,046) Bethlehem, PA |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola (MD) | W 62–46 | 7–15 (5–4) | Kirby Sports Center (1,687) Easton, PA |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Colgate | L 57–69 | 7–16 (5–5) | Cotterell Court (1,012) Hamilton, NY |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Navy | L 34–53 | 7–17 (5–6) | Kirby Sports Center (1,578) Easton, PA |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lehigh | L 64–66 | 7–18 (5–7) | Kirby Sports Center (2,013) Easton, PA |
| February 6, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN/ESPN+ | | at Holy Cross | W 72–58 | 8–18 (6–7) | Hart Center (1,316) Worcester, MA |
| February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Boston University | W 69–65 $^{OT}$ | 9–18 (7–7) | Kirby Sports Center (1,680) Easton, PA |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola (MD) | L 70–73 | 9–19 (7–8) | Reitz Arena (624) Baltimore, MD |
| February 18, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Army | L 43–53 | 9–20 (7–9) | Christl Arena (1,071) West Point, NY |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Colgate | L 69–73 | 9–21 (7–10) | Kirby Sports Center (1,647) Easton, PA |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | L 65–75 | 9–22 (7–11) | Sojka Pavilion (1,562) Lewisburg, PA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | at (3) Lehigh Quarterfinals | W 71–64 | 10–22 | Stabler Arena (2,095) Bethlehem, PA |
| March 5, 2023 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | (6) | (7) American Semifinals | W 84–76 $^{2OT}$ | 11–22 | Kirby Sports Center (2,016) Easton, PA |
| March 8, 2023 7:30 p.m., CBSSN | (6) | at (1) Colgate Championship | L 61–79 | 11–23 | Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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