2022–23 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2022–23
Prev Year:	2021–22
Next Year:	2023–24
Team:	Houston Christian Huskies
Conference:	Southland Conference
Short Conf:	Southland
Record:	10–22
Conf Record:	7–11
Hc Year:	32nd
Asst Coach1:	Steven Key
Asst Coach2:	Jud Kinne
Prev:	2021–22

The 2022–23 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Christian University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 32nd-year head coach Ron Cottrell, played their home games at Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Southland tournament, they lost New Orleans in the first round.

The season marked the first as Houston Christian, the school having changed its name in September of 2022.^[1]

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2021–22 season 11–18, 6–8 in Southland play to finish in fifth place. As the tournamen's fifth see, they defeated eighth seeded Incarnate Word in the first round of the Southland tournament,^[2] before falling to tournament champion Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the second round.^[3]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 1 first place vote and 55 votes overall, the Huskies were picked to finish eighth in the conference.^[4]

1	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	149 (11)
2	Nicholls	137 (6)
3	New Orleans	129 (2)
4	Southeastern	105
5	McNeese	97
6	Northwestern State	92
7	Texas A&M–Commerce	56
8	Houston Christian	55 (1)
9	Lamar	44
10	Incarnate Word	36

Preseason All Conference

Darius Lee, who was killed in a mass shooting in Harlem, the New York City neighborhood where he grew up, during the offseason after having led the Huskies in scoring and rebounding in 2021–22, was posthumously selected Preseason Player of the Year.^[5]

Schedule and results

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Source^{[6] [7]}

See also

2022–23 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-09-21 . Houston Baptist University changes name to Houston Christian University as part of growth campaign . 2024-03-21 . ABC13 Houston . en.
2. News: MBB: Best Shooting Night of the Season Carries HBU Past UIW. Houston Christian University Athletics. November 1, 2022. en.
3. News: No. 4 A&M-Corpus Christi’s Defense on Display in 75-60 Win Over No. 5 HBU. Southland Conference. November 1, 2022. en.
4. Web site: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Picked as Favorites in 2022-23 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Poll . Southland Conference . November 10, 2022 . October 25, 2022.
5. Web site: Southland Announces 2022-23 Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams; HCU'S Lee is Preseason Player of the Year . Southland Conference . November 10, 2022 . October 25, 2022.
6. News: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule. Houston Christian University Athletics. November 1, 2022. en.
7. Web site: Houston Christian Huskies Schedule 2022-23 . ESPN Enterprises, Inc. . November 1, 2022.