# 2022–23 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by first-year head coach Chris Markwood, played their home games at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine, with some games at Memorial Gymnasium in Orono, Maine, as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 13-17, 7-9 in America East Play to finish in 7th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to UMass Lowell.

## Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2021–22 season 6–23, 3–15 in America East play to finish in last place. As a result, they failed to qualify for the America East Tournament.
On February 17, head coach Richard Barron was dismissed as the Black Bears' head coach, with assistant coach Jai Steadman serving as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On March 21, the school announced that alumnus and former Maine assistant coach Chris Markwood was named the school's new head coach.

## Guarantee games

Prior to the season, Maine scheduled 5 "guarantee games" with a power conference school. In these games, the home team pay the road team a set amount of money. Maine will receive a total of $365,000 for these five games (Nebraska, Boston College, Marist, Akron, and Ohio State).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 8:00 pm | | at Nebraska | L 66–79 | 0–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (12,875) Lincoln, NE |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMaine Fort Kent | W 90–45 | 1–1 | Cross Insurance Center (729) Bangor, ME |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ACCN | | at Boston College | W 69–64 | 2–1 | Conte Forum (3,811) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Columbia | W 93–70 | 3–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (889) Orono, ME |
| November 23, 2022* 3:30 pm | | at Central Connecticut | W 66–58 | 4–1 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,011) New Britain, CT |
| November 27, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Brown | L 63–70 | 4–2 | Pizzitola Sports Center (490) Providence, RI |
| November 30, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fordham | L 67–72 | 4–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| December 4, 2022* 10:30 am, ESPNU | | vs. Marist Basketball Hall of Fame London Showcase | L 61–62 | 4–4 | The O$_2$ Arena London, United Kingdom |
| December 8, 2022* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | UMaine Augusta | W 103–67 | 5–4 | Memorial Gymnasium (1,001) Orono, ME |
| December 11, 2022* 1:00 pm | | at Merrimack | W 50–47 | 6–4 | Hammel Court (1,712) North Andover, MA |
| December 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Akron | L 55–87 | 6–5 | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,424) Akron, OH |
| December 21, 2022* 8:30 pm, BTN | | at Ohio State | L 61–95 | 6–6 | Value City Arena (10,461) Columbus, OH |
| December 28, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Harvard | L 73–74 $^{OT}$ | 6–7 | Cross Insurance Center (994) Bangor, ME |
| America East Conference regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMass Lowell | L 70–72 | 6–8 (0–1) | Costello Athletic Center (379) Lowell, MA |
| January 8, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | NJIT | L 83–91 $^{OT}$ | 6–9 (0–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (835) Orono, ME |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | L 58–71 | 6–10 (0–3) | Cross Insurance Center (772) Bangor, ME |
| January 14, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMBC | L 77–85 | 6–11 (0–4) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,457) Catonsville, MD |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 45–66 | 6–12 (0–5) | Patrick Gym (2,377) Burlington, VT |
| January 22, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 78–57 | 7–12 (1–5) | Cross Insurance Center (892) Bangor, ME |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMass Lowell | W 75–70 | 8–12 (2–5) | Cross Insurance Center (766) Bangor, ME |
| January 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Albany | W 72–68 | 9–12 (3–5) | McDonough Sports Complex (1,305) Troy, NY |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bryant | L 53–71 | 9–13 (3–6) | Chace Athletic Center (750) Smithfield, RI |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMBC | W 84–49 | 10–13 (4–6) | Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Vermont | L 65–74 | 10–14 (4–7) | Cross Insurance Center (785) Bangor, ME |
| February 11, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | L 50–65 | 10–15 (4–8) | Wellness and Events Center (489) Newark, NJ |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Albany | W 74–72 | 11–15 (5–8) | Memorial Gymnasium (907) Orono, ME |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Hampshire | L 62–74 | 11–16 (5–9) | Lundholm Gym (611) Durham, NH |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | W 71–67 $^{OT}$ | 12–16 (6–9) | Binghamton University Events Center (3,678) Vestal, NY |
| February 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bryant | W 66–64 | 13–16 (7–9) | Cross Insurance Center (795) Bangor, ME |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | at (2) UMass Lowell Quarterfinals | L 54–85 | 13–17 | Costello Athletic Center (856) Lowell, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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