# 2022–23 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team

The 2022–23 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team represented the University of North Alabama in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fifth-year head coach Tony Pujol, play their home games at Flowers Hall in Florence, Alabama, as members of the West division of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 10–8 in ASUN play to finish in sixth place. They lost to Eastern Kentucky in the first round of the ASUN tournament.
The Lions received an invitation to play in the 2023 College Basketball Invitational (CBI), where they were defeated in the first round by Southern Utah, closing their season with an overall record of 18–15.

## Previous season

The Lions finished the season 9–21, 2–14 in ASUN play to finish in last place in the West Division. They lost to Florida Gulf Coast in the first round of the ASUN tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakwood | W 108–51 | 1–0 | Flowers Hall (739) Florence, AL |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, YouTube | | at Alabama A&M | W 84–76 | 2–0 | Elmore Gymnasium (1,405) Normal, Alabama |
| November 14, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Blue Mountain | W 100–60 | 3–0 | Flowers Hall (620) Florence, AL |
| November 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, YouTube | | at Mississippi Valley State | L 68–76 | 3–1 | Harrison HPER Complex (1,109) Itta Bena, MS |
| November 22, 2022* 2:00 pm | | vs. Hampton Santa Barbara Beach Classic | W 75–74 | 4–1 | The Thunderdome (53) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 23, 2022* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Beach Classic | L 71–89 | 4–2 | The Thunderdome (1,327) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 26, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia Tech | L 61–80 | 4–3 | McCamish Pavilion (3,379) Atlanta, GA |
| November 30, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Memphis | L 68–87 | 4–4 | FedExForum (9,473) Memphis, TN |
| December 3, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | W 81–75 | 5–4 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,745) Morehead, KY |
| December 7, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Alabama State | W 71–63 | 6–4 | Flowers Hall (556) Florence, AL |
| December 15, 2022* 7:30 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | L 60–84 | 6–5 | CU Events Center (5,125) Boulder, CO |
| December 20, 2022* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Ole Miss | W 66–65 | 7–5 | SJB Pavilion (5,477) University, MS |
| December 21, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Williams Baptist | W 83–45 | 8–5 | Flowers Hall (433) Florence, AL |
| ASUN Conference regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State | W 66–62 | 9–5 (1–0) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,133) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 2, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | L 65–69 | 9–6 (1–1) | Flowers Hall (612) Florence, AL |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | L 62–86 | 9–7 (1–2) | Allen Arena (1,190) Nashville, TN |
| January 7, 2023 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | | Stetson | L 85–95 $^{OT}$ | 9–8 (1–3) | Flowers Hall (870) Florence, AL |
| January 12, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 54–72 | 9–9 (1–4) | Liberty Arena (2,537) Lynchburg, VA |
| January 14, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Queens | L 78–107 | 9–10 (1–5) | Curry Arena (272) Charlotte, NC |
| January 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Arkansas | W 78–73 | 10–10 (2–5) | Farris Center (1,453) Conway, AR |
| January 21, 2022 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 82–66 | 11–10 (3–5) | Flowers Hall (1,870) Florence, AL |
| January 26, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | W 80–62 | 12–10 (4–5) | Flowers Hall (1,743) Florence, AL |
| January 28, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 91–78 | 13–10 (5–5) | Flowers Hall (2,146) Florence, AL |
| February 2, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | L 57–79 | 13–11 (5–6) | Edmunds Center (700) DeLand, FL |
| February 4, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 87–85 $^{OT}$ | 14–11 (6–6) | Alico Arena (4,056) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 9, 2023 7:45 pm, ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 70–57 | 15–11 (7–6) | Flowers Hall (2,142) Florence, AL |
| February 11, 2023 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 80–70 | 16–11 (8–6) | Flowers Hall (2,700) Florence, AL |
| February 16, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | W 70–57 | 17–11 (9–6) | Freedom Hall (1,648) Louisville, KY |
| February 18, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | W 98–93 $^{OT}$ | 18–11 (10–6) | Baptist Health Arena (4,467) Richmond, KY |
| February 22, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | L 66–79 | 18–12 (10–7) | Flowers Hall (1,735) Florence, AL |
| February 24, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville State | L 83–92 | 18–13 (10–8) | Flowers Hall (2,133) Florence, AL |
| ASUN tournament ||||||
| February 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | at (3) Eastern Kentucky Quarterfinals | L 48–73 | 18–14 | Baptist Health Arena (4,574) Richmond, KY |
| College Basketball Invitational ||||||
| March 18, 2023 1:30 p.m., FloHoops | (13) | vs. (4) Southern Utah First round | L 50–72 | 18–15 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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