# 2022–23 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

The 2022–23 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third-year head coach Anthony Boone, played their home games at the on-campus Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas as members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 4–14 in ASUN play to finish in 13th place. They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament.

## Previous season

The Bears finished the 2021–22 season 11–20, 7–9 in ASUN play to finish in third place in the West Division. In the ASUN tournament, they defeated Stetson in the first round, before losing to Jacksonville in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | Champion Christian | W 115–79 | – | Farris Center (582) Conway, AR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Wichita State | L 55–79 | 0–1 | Charles Koch Arena (6,954) Wichita, KS |
| November 11, 2022* 5:30 pm | Hendrix | W 107–56 | 1–1 | Farris Center (1,527) Conway, AR |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Little Rock Governor's I-40 Showdown | W 82–71 | 2–1 | Farris Center (1,945) Conway, AR |
| November 18, 2022* 10:00 am, ESPN+ | vs. Niagara ASUN/MAAC Dublin Basketball Challenge | L 64–73 | 2–2 | National Basketball Arena Dublin, Ireland |
| November 19, 2022* 5:00 am, ESPN+ | vs. Rider ASUN/MAAC Dublin Basketball Challenge | W 90–85 | 3–2 | National Basketball Arena Dublin, Ireland |
| November 26, 2022* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | Northwestern State Central Arkansas Classic | L 66–74 | 3–3 | Farris Center (1,575) Conway, AR |
| November 27, 2022* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | Idaho State Central Arkansas Classic | W 81–77 | 4–3 | Farris Center (1,157) Conway, AR |
| November 30, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Loyola Chicago | L 70–85 | 4–4 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,003) Chicago, IL |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Arkansas State | W 72–67 | 5–4 | Farris Center (2,385) Conway, AR |
| December 10, 2022* 7:00 pm | at Oral Roberts | L 78–111 | 5–5 | Mabee Center (3,897) Tulsa, OK |
| December 17, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Oklahoma | L 66–87 | 5–6 | Lloyd Noble Center (4,559) Norman, OK |
| December 20, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Little Rock Governor's I-40 Showdown | L 66–75 | 5–7 | Jack Stephens Center (2,766) Little Rock, AR |
| December 28, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at No. 18 TCU | L 57–103 | 5–8 | Schollmaier Arena (5,387) Fort Worth, TX |
| ASUN Conference regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Kennesaw State | L 66–82 | 5–9 (0–1) | KSU Convocation Center (688) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 2, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Florida Gulf Coast | L 79–84 $^{OT}$ | 5–10 (0–2) | Farris Center (367) Conway, AR |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Kentucky | L 75–77 | 5–11 (0–3) | Farris Center (545) Conway, AR |
| January 7, 2023 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Austin Peay | L 62–86 | 5–12 (0–4) | Dunn Center (1,133) Clarksville, TN |
| January 12, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Queens | W 92–91 | 6–12 (1–4) | Curry Arena (502) Charlotte, NC |
| January 14, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Liberty | L 62–82 | 6–13 (1–5) | Liberty Arena (3,648) Lynchburg, VA |
| January 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | North Alabama | L 73–78 | 6–14 (1–6) | Farris Center (1,453) Conway, AR |
| January 21, 2023 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | at North Alabama | L 66–82 | 6–15 (1–7) | Flowers Hall (1,870) Florence, AL |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | North Florida | W 88–85 $^{OT}$ | 7–15 (2–7) | Farris Center (1,485) Conway, AR |
| January 28, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | Jacksonville | L 64–74 | 7–16 (2–8) | Farris Center (1,543) Conway, AR |
| February 2, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 91–87 | 8–16 (3–8) | Alico Arena (1,813) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Stetson | L 80–99 | 8–17 (3–9) | Edmunds Center (625) DeLand, FL |
| February 9, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Lipscomb | L 81–93 | 8–18 (3–10) | Farris Center (1,025) Conway, AR |
| February 11, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | Austin Peay | W 76–69 | 9–18 (4–10) | Farris Center (1,448) Conway, AR |
| February 16, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Kentucky | L 58–74 | 9–19 (4–11) | Baptist Health Arena (3,412) Richmond, KY |
| February 19, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Bellarmine | L 67–68 | 9–20 (4–12) | Freedom Hall (3,056) Louisville, KY |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Jacksonville State | L 71–101 | 9–21 (4–13) | Farris Center (968) Conway, AR |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Kennesaw State | L 56–72 | 9–22 (4–14) | Farris Center (1,248) Conway, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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