# 2022–23 LIU Sharks men's basketball team

The 2022–23 LIU Sharks men's basketball team represented Long Island University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sharks, led by first-year head coach Rod Strickland, played their home games at the Steinberg Wellness Center in Brooklyn, New York as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).

## Previous season

The Sharks finished the 2021–22 season 16–14, 12–6 in NEC play, to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed, they defeated No. 6 seed Sacred Heart in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament, before falling to No. 2 seed Wagner.
On June 30, the school announced the firing of head coach Derek Kellogg, after 5 season at the helm. They immediately named NBA G League Ignite program manager Rod Strickland as the Sharks' next head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 11:00 p.m., P12N | | at Utah | L 48–89 | 0–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,878) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 14, 2022* 6:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Mount Saint Vincent | W 111–50 | 1–1 | Steinberg Wellness Center (500) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 17, 2022* 8:30 p.m., FS2 | | at Marquette Fort Myers Tip-Off campus-site game | L 58–95 | 1–2 | Fiserv Forum (12,476) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 22, 2022* 2:30 p.m. | | vs. South Dakota Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms division semifinals | L 58–68 | 1–3 | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (333) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 23, 2022* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. Northern Illinois Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms division consolation | L 61–86 | 1–4 | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (314) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 29, 2022* 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | at St. John's | L 68–95 | 1–5 | Carnesecca Arena (3,901) Queens, NY |
| December 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Towson | L 64–74 | 1–6 | Steinberg Wellness Center (310) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 5, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | UMass Lowell | L 64–84 | 1–7 | Steinberg Wellness Center (456) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 10, 2022* 12:30 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 5 UConn | L 61–114 | 1–8 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| December 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Albany | L 59–76 | 1–9 | McDonough Sports Complex (907) Troy, NY |
| December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 79–115 | 1–10 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,785) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Purchase | W 95–58 | 2–10 | Steinberg Wellness Center (412) Brooklyn, NY |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Wagner | L 61–69 | 2–11 (0–1) | Barclays Center (375) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Sacred Heart | L 64–82 | 2–12 (0–2) | Steinberg Wellness Center (325) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Central Connecticut | L 59–78 | 2–13 (0–3) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (314) New Britain, CT |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 89–101 | 2–14 (0–4) | Rothman Center (548) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 14, 2023 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 68–87 | 2–15 (0–5) | DeGol Arena (485) Loretto, PA |
| January 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/SNY | | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 66–73 | 2–16 (0–6) | Steinberg Wellness Center (400) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 20, 2023 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Stonehill | L 66–73 | 2–17 (0–7) | Steinberg Wellness Center (256) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 22, 2023 12:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Central Connecticut | L 42–58 | 2–18 (0–8) | Steinberg Wellness Center (215) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Sacred Heart | W 74–70 | 3–18 (1–8) | William H. Pitt Center (718) Fairfield, CT |
| January 28, 2023 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at St. Francis Brooklyn Battle of Brooklyn | L 59–71 | 3–19 (1–9) | Pratt ARC (223) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Merrimack | L 59–76 | 3–20 (1–10) | Hammel Court (CBSSN) North Andover, MA |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 79–80 | 3–21 (1–11) | Steinberg Wellness Center (275) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Wagner | L 46–58 | 3–22 (1–12) | Spiro Sports Center (1,218) Staten Island, NY |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at Stonehill | L 60–75 | 3–23 (1–13) | Merkert Gymnasium (876) Easton, MA |
| February 18, 2023 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Saint Francis (PA) | L 82–93 | 3–24 (1–14) | Steinberg Wellness Center (323) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 25, 2023 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | Merrimack | L 59–80 | 3–25 (1–15) | Steinberg Wellness Center (310) Brooklyn, NY |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | (8) | at (1) Merrimack Quarterfinals | L 76–91 | 3–26 | Hammel Court (1,372) North Andover, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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