# 2022–23 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

The 2022–23 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2021–22 season 8–19, 8–10 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. In the SWAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Alcorn State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 12:00 p.m. | | Kansas Christian | W 94–79 | 1–0 | 16 – 2 tied | 7 – Rasas | 3 – 2 tied | William Nicks Building (175) Prairie View, TX |
| November 9, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | | North American | W 95–68 | 1–1 | 23 – Augustin | 6 – 2 tied | 3 – Nelson | William Nicks Building (734) Prairie View, TX |
| November 15, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Washington State Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series | W 70–59 | 3–0 | 26 – Douglas | 7 – 2 tied | 6 – Nelson | William Nicks Building (863) Prairie View, TX |
| November 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | L 79–80 | 3–1 | 22 – Douglas | 7 – Rasas | 6 – 2 tied | Skyhawk Arena (1,037) Martin, TN |
| November 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv | | at UTSA | L 75–82 | 3–2 | 19 – Douglas | 6 – Rutty | 3 – Smith | Convocation Center (1,081) San Antonio, TX |
| November 25, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | W 67–59 | 4–2 | 18 – Douglas | 9 – Douglas | 4 – Wesley | First National Bank Arena (2,495) Jonesboro, AR |
| November 27, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 53–78 | 4–3 | 16 – Gambrell | 6 – Douglas | 2 – 2 tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,683) Stillwater, OK |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv | | at Rice | L 62–70 | 4–4 | 19 – Smith | 8 – Miles | 3 – Gambrell | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,141) Houston, TX |
| December 11, 2022* 1:00 p.m., BTN | | at Northwestern | L 51–61 | 4–5 | 16 – Gambrell | 12 – Augustin | 4 – Smith | Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,861) Evanston, IL |
| December 13, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UIC | L 61–70 | 4–6 | 20 – Augustin | 11 – Augustin | 2 – 3 tied | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,081) Chicago, IL |
| December 17, 2022* 11:50 a.m., HBCU Go | | vs. Montana Coaches vs. Racism | L 76–81 | 4–7 | 21 – 2 tied | 5 – Rutty | 6 – Nelson | Delmar Fieldhouse (1,243) Houston, TX |
| December 20, 2022* 8:00 p.m., MW Network | | at New Mexico | L 63–94 | 4–8 | 17 – Douglas | 5 – Smith | 2 – 2 tied | The Pit (9,425) Albuquerque, NM |
| December 30, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M | L 66–86 | 4–9 | 15 – Douglas | 6 – Augustin | 4 – Harding | Reed Arena (7,124) College Station, TX |
| SWAC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2023 7:30 p.m. | | Grambling State | W 61–60 | 5–9 (1–0) | 15 – 2 tied | 11 – Rasas | 6 – Gambrell | William Nicks Building (946) Prairie View, TX |
| January 4, 2023 7:30 p.m. | | Southern | L 62–66 | 5–10 (1–1) | 25 – Douglas | 11 – Rutty | 3 – Douglas | William Nicks Building (570) Prairie View, TX |
| January 7, 2023 6:00 p.m. | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 67–60 | 6–10 (2–1) | 22 – Gambrell | 8 – Gambrell | 4 – Neal | Harrison HPER Complex (2,701) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 9, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 55–63 | 6–11 (2–2) | 14 – Douglas | 8 – Myles | 2 – 4 tied | H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,532) Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 14, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | Jackson State | W 59–50 | 7–11 (3–2) | 18 – 2 tied | 17 – Rasas | 3 – Myles | William Nicks Building (970) Prairie View, TX |
| January 16, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+ | | Alcorn State | L 68–77 $^{OT}$ | 7–12 (3–3) | 21 – Rasas | 8 – Rasas | 3 – Douglas | William Nicks Building (1,206) Prairie View, TX |
| January 21, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | at Alabama State | L 55–56 $^{OT}$ | 7–13 (3–4) | 21 – Augustin | 10 – Augustin | 2 – Douglas | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (748) Montgomery, AL |
| January 23, 2023 7:30 p.m. | | at Alabama A&M | L 59–67 | 7–14 (3–5) | 24 – Smith | 5 – Myles | 3 – Nelson | Alabama A&M Events Center (2,787) Huntsville, AL |
| January 28, 2023 5:00 p.m. | | at Texas Southern | W 89–74 $^{2OT}$ | 8–14 (4–5) | 21 – Augustin | 7 – Augustin | 2 – Nelson | H&PE Arena (7,371) Houston, TX |
| February 4, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | Bethune–Cookman | L 58–60 | 8–15 (4–6) | 15 – Augustin | 14 – Augustin | 2 – tied | William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX |
| February 6, 2023 7:30 p.m. | | Florida A&M | W 75–45 | 9–15 (5–6) | 19 – Douglas | 13 – Rutty | 8 – Nelson | William Nicks Building (1,890) Prairie View, TX |
| February 11, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | at Southern | L 65–79 | 9–16 (5–7) | 13 – Douglas | 8 – Rutty | 10 – Douglas | F. G. Clark Center (5,199) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 13, 2023 7:30 p.m. | | at Grambling State | L 64–68 | 9–17 (5–8) | 25 – Rasas | 9 – Rasas | 4 – Harding | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,441) Grambling, LA |
| February 18, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 82–71 | 10–17 (6–8) | 31 – Douglas | 10 – Rasas | 5 – Douglas | William Nicks Building (1,138) Prairie View, TX |
| February 20, 2023 8:00 p.m., HBCU Go | | Mississippi Valley State | W 67–65 | 11–17 (7–8) | 17 – Bell | 10 – Augustin | 6 – Rasas | William Nicks Building (1,071) Prairie View, TX |
| February 25, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | at Alcorn State | W 75–71 | 12–15 (8–8) | 23 – Douglas | 10 – Rasas | 4 – Nelson | Davey Whitney Complex (3,809) Lorman, MS |
| February 27, 2023 7:30 p.m. | | at Jackson State | L 57–61 | 12–16 (8–9) | 20 – Douglas | 10 – Rasas | 8 – Nelson | Williams Assembly Center (1,571) Jackson, MS |
| March 4, 2023 3:00 p.m. | | Texas Southern | W 78–74 | 13–18 (9–9) | 27 – Douglas | 11 – Douglas | 5 – Douglas | William Nicks Building (3,282) Prairie View, TX |
| SWAC tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Jackson State Quarterfinals | L 60–62 $^{OT}$ | 13–19 | 21 – Douglas | 14 – Rasas | 4 – Smith | Bartow Arena (684) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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