Mode: | basketball |
Year: | 2022–23 |
Prev Year: | 2021–22 |
Team: | American Eagles |
Conference: | Patriot League |
Short Conf: | Patriot |
Record: | 17–15 |
Conf Record: | 7–11 |
Head Coach: | Mike Brennan |
Hc Year: | 10th |
Asst Coach1: | Eddie Jackson |
Asst Coach2: | Jonathan Jones |
Asst Coach3: | Sam Roditti |
Stadium: | Bender Arena |
The 2022–23 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 10th-year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 17–15, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Bucknell and Navy before losing to Lafayette in the semifinals.
Following the season, head coach Mike Brennan was fired.[1] On April 1, 2023, the school named George Mason assistant coach Duane Simpkins the team's new head coach.[2]
The Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 10–22, 5–13 in Patriot League play, to finish in a tie for last place. As the No. 10 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Holy Cross in the first round,[3] before losing to Navy in the quarterfinals.[4]
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