# 2022–23 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2022–23 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 10th-year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 17–15, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Bucknell and Navy before losing to Lafayette in the semifinals.
Following the season, head coach Mike Brennan was fired. On April 1, 2023, the school named George Mason assistant coach Duane Simpkins the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 10–22, 5–13 in Patriot League play, to finish in a tie for last place. As the No. 10 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Holy Cross in the first round, before losing to Navy in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marist | L 69–73 | 0–1 | McCann Arena (1,155) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| November 13, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 56–73 | 0–2 | EagleBank Arena (3,113) Fairfax, VA |
| November 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | William & Mary | W 71–64 | 1–2 | Bender Arena (1,204) Washington, D.C. |
| November 19, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at NJIT | W 58–53 | 2–2 | Wellness and Events Center (478) Newark, NJ |
| November 23, 2022* 11:30 a.m., FS2 | | at Georgetown | W 74–70 | 3–2 | Capital One Arena (3,267) Washington, D.C. |
| November 26, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 66–55 | 4–2 | DeGol Arena (373) Loretto, PA |
| November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Albany | W 88–62 | 5–2 | Bender Arena (1,009) Washington, D.C. |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 69–61 | 6–2 | Knott Arena (1,577) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 10, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington | W 69–64 | 7–2 | Charles E. Smith Center (1,619) Washington, D.C. |
| December 13, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VMI | W 69–61 | 8–2 | Bender Arena (758) Washington, D.C. |
| December 22, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Siena | L 61–64 | 8–3 | Bender Arena (612) Washington, D.C. |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lafayette | W 60–47 | 9–3 (1–0) | Kirby Sports Center (1,796) Easton, PA |
| January 2, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola (MD) | W 71–55 | 10–3 (2–0) | Bender Arena (670) Washington, D.C. |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Holy Cross | W 73–68 | 11–3 (3–0) | Hart Center (731) Worcester, MA |
| January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Boston University | W 76–74 | 12–3 (4–0) | Bender Arena (2,679) Washington, D.C. |
| January 11, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Army | L 60–72 | 12–4 (4–1) | Christl Arena (553) West Point, NY |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lehigh | L 62–78 | 12–5 (4–2) | Stabler Arena (755) Bethlehem, PA |
| January 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lafayette | L 59–70 | 12–6 (4–3) | Bender Arena (1,207) Washington, D.C. |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Colgate | L 61–62 | 12–7 (4–4) | Cotterell Court (783) Hamilton, NY |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Army | W 63–61 | 13–7 (5–4) | Bender Arena (657) Washington, D.C. |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Navy | W 73–69 | 14–7 (6–4) | Alumni Hall (2,100) Annapolis, MD |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bucknell | L 71–78 | 14–8 (6–5) | Bender Arena (632) Washington, D.C. |
| February 4, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Colgate | W 61–60 | 15–8 (7–5) | Bender Arena (1,414) Washington, D.C. |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Boston University | L 54–60 | 15–9 (7–6) | Case Gym (775) Boston, MA |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Holy Cross | L 66–74 | 15–10 (7–7) | Bender Arena (878) Washington, D.C. |
| February 13, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Bucknell | L 51–73 | 15–11 (7–8) | Sojka Pavilion (1,563) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lehigh | L 59–62 | 15–12 (7–9) | Bender Arena (684) Washington, D.C. |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Navy | L 54–70 | 15–13 (7–10) | Bender Arena (727) Washington, D.C. |
| February 25, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola (MD) | L 77–83 $^{OT}$ | 15–14 (7–11) | Reitz Arena (1,312) Baltimore, MD |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| February 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | (10) Bucknell First round | W 64–59 | 16–14 | Bender Arena (1,019) Washington, D.C. |
| March 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | at (2) Navy Quarterfinals | W 52–51 | 17–14 | Alumni Hall (986) Annapolis, MD |
| March 5, 2023 4:00pm, CBSSN | (7) | at (6) Lafayette Semifinals | L 76–84 $^{2OT}$ | 17–15 | Kirby Sports Center (2,016) Easton, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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