# 2022–23 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by Michael Huger in his eighth year as head coach, played their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.
On March 5, 2023, the school fired head coach Michael Huger. On March 15, the school named Southern Utah head coach Todd Simon the team's new coach.

## Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2021–22 season 13–18, 6–14 in MAC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Caleb Fields | G | 6'2 | 185 | Junior | Cape May Court House, New Jersey | Transferred to Fairfield |
| Josiah Fulcher | G | 6'3 | 180 | Freshman | Lima, Ohio | Transferred to Clarendon College |
| Joe Reece | F | 6'8 | 200 | Junior | St. Louis, Missouri | Transferred to Duquesne |
| Cam Young | G | 6'7 | 210 | Freshman | Swedesboro, New Jersey | Transferred to St. Peter's |
| Daeqwon Plowden | G/F | 6'6 | 215 | Senior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Exhausted Eligibility |
| Matiss Kulackovskis | F | 6'9 | 215 | RS-Senior | Saldus, Latvia | |
| Trey Diggs | G/F | 6'6 | 210 | Grad | Niceville, Florida | |
| Myron Gordon | G | 6'3 | 180 | Grad | Bordentown, New Jersey | |

### Incoming transfers

Transfers :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Leon Ayers III | G | 6'5 | 185 | Senior | Troy, Michigan | Duquesne |
| Sam Towns | F | 6'9 | 200 | Junior | Columbus, Ohio | Ohio |
| Madini Diarra | F | 6'11 | 260 | Senior | Bamako, Mali | Indian Hills Community College |
| Rashaun Agee | F | 6'8 | 225 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois | Casper College |

### Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Willie Lightfoot PG | Niagara Falls, New York | North Carolina Good Better Best Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Anthony McComb III G | Dayton, Ohio | Trotwood Madison | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jamai Felt F | Boston, Massachusetts | Our Saviour Lutheran | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 28, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at West Virginia | L 57–73 | – | 17 – Curtis | 10 – Agee | 3 – Tied | WVU Coliseum (9,840) Morgantown, WV |
| November 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | Mansfield | W 79–64 | – | 14 – Curtis | 13 – Agee | 6 – Metheny | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Air Force | W 62–58 | 1–0 | 16 – Ayers | 7 – Tied | 3 – Curtis | Stroh Center (1,389) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Oakland | W 87–82 | 2–0 | 26 – Ayers | 10 – Turner | 7 – Curtis | Athletics Center O'rena (2,459) Rochester, MI |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., TBA | at Wright State | L 71–80 | 2–1 | 22 – Ayers | 6 – Tied | 5 – Curtis | Nutter Center (3,540) Dayton, OH |
| November 19, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at St. Bonaventure Gotham Classic | L 68–81 | 2–2 | 18 – Ayers | 7 – Ayers | 4 – Curtis | Reilly Center (3,189) Olean, NY |
| November 22, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ACCN | at Notre Dame Gotham Classic | L 66–82 | 2–3 | 14 – Curtis | 9 – Agee | 3 – Metheny | Joyce Center (4,863) South Bend, IN |
| November 26, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Southern Indiana Gotham Classic | L 57–69 | 2–4 | 12 – Turner | 7 – Turner | 5 – Metheny | Stroh Center (1,199) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Queens (NC) | L 66–72 | 2–5 | 16 – Curtis | 8 – Turner | 4 – Ayers III | Stroh Center (1,321) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Morgan State | W 86–76 | 3–5 | 22 – Ayers | 9 – Agee | 3 – Tied | Stroh Center (1,365) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 11, 2022* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops | at Hampton | W 86–72 | 4–5 | 14 – Tied | 8 – Agee | 7 – Curtis | Hampton Convocation Center (2,103) Hampton, VA |
| December 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | at Norfolk State | L 75–81 | 4–6 | 28 – Metheny | 6 – Agee | 10 – Curtis | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (782) Norfolk, VA |
| December 17, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | UT Martin | L 67–75 | 4–7 | 15 – Ayers | 8 – Agee | 4 – Lightfoot | Stroh Center (1,439) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 19, 2022* 11:00 a.m. | Fairmont State | W 93–74 | 5–7 | 20 – Ayers | 8 – Ayers | 9 – Curtis | Stroh Center (2,618) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 29, 2022* 5:00 p.m. | Ohio Dominican | W 102–65 | 6–7 | 30 – Ayers | 10 – Towns | 6 – Ayers | Stroh Center (1,662) Bowling Green, OH |
| MAC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Eastern Michigan | W 91–65 | 7–7 (1–0) | 24 – Ayers | 10 – Turner | 7 – Curtis | George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,305) Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 7, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Ohio | W 88–79 | 8–7 (2–0) | 25 – Metheny | 10 – Towns | 7 – Curtis | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH |
| January 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Akron | L 70–74 | 8–8 (2–1) | 19 – Ayers | 6 – Tied | 6 – Metheny | Stroh Center (1,844) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 14, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Western Michigan | L 92–108 | 8–9 (2–2) | 21 – Ayers | 8 – Agee | 8 – Ayers | University Arena (1,940) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Buffalo | L 71–100 | 8–10 (2–3) | 23 – Ayers | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Alumni Arena (1,565) Buffalo, NY |
| January 21, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Miami (OH) | W 83–73 | 9–10 (3–3) | 31 – Ayers | 8 – Turner | 4 – Ayers | Stroh Center (2,246) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Central Michigan | W 83–61 | 10–10 (4–3) | 24 – Ayers | 7 – Turner | 3 – Tied | McGuirk Arena (1,383) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Toledo | L 77–91 | 10–11 (4–4) | 21 – Ayers | 10 – Turner | 8 – Ayers | Savage Arena (6,922) Toledo, OH |
| January 31, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Ball State | L 60–69 | 10–12 (4–5) | 14 – Ayers | 8 – Agee | 3 – Ayers | Stroh Center (2,028) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 4, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Northern Illinois | L 78–86 | 10–13 (4–6) | 21 – Turner | 6 – Mills | 5 – Curtis | Stroh Center (1,884) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Kent State | L 64–87 | 10–14 (4–7) | 19 – Metheny | 5 – Towns | 2 – Tied | MAC Center (1,695) Kent, OH |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Ball State | L 72–93 | 10–15 (4–8) | 20 – Curtis | 7 – Turner | 2 – Metheny | Worthen Arena (4,808) Muncie, IN |
| February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Central Michigan | L 74–77 | 10–16 (4–9) | 19 – Metheny | 7 – Turner | 7 – Curtis | Stroh Center (1,510) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 18, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Toledo | L 86–91 | 10–17 (4–10) | 18 – Curtis | 7 – Mills | 7 – Metheny | Stroh Center (4,151) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Miami (OH) | L 65–74 | 10–18 (4–11) | 17 – Curtis | 9 – Ayers | 6 – Ayers | Millett Hall (1,820) Oxford, OH |
| February 25, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Kent State | L 69–79 | 10–19 (4–12) | 11 – Tied | 9 – Mills | 3 – Tied | Stroh Center (2,194) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Eastern Michigan | W 88–68 | 11–19 (5–12) | 25 – Curtis | 11 – Agee | 5 – Curtis | Stroh Center (2,123) Bowling Green, OH |
| March 3, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | at Ohio | L 58–92 | 11–20 (5–13) | 11 – Tied | 10 – Etim | 3 – Metheny | Convocation Center (7,053) Athens, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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