2022–23 Summit League men's basketball season explained

2022–23 Summit League men's basketball season
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Sport:Basketball
League:NCAA Division I
Prevseason Link:2021–22 Summit League men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2021–22
Nextseason Link:2023–24 Summit League men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2023–24
No Of Teams:10
Mvp:Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
Mvp Link:Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Summit League tournament
Finals Champ:Oral Roberts
Finals Runner-Up:North Dakota State
Finals Mvp:Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
Finals Mvp Name:Tournament MVP
Season:Regular season
Season Champs:Oral Roberts
Season Champ Name:Regular season champion

The 2022-23 Summit League men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 7, 2022, and began conference play on December 19, 2022. The regular season will end on February 25, 2023, and will set up the 2023 Summit League men's basketball tournament from March 3 to March 7, 2023.
Oral Roberts finished league play with a perfect 18-0 record, the second time that has happened in the Summit League's history and second year in a row a team has finished with a perfect league record (South Dakota State).In the postseason, Oral Roberts made the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as a 12 seed. They lost to Duke in the first round.

Conference Changes

Following last year's postseason tournament, the Summit League announced they would be expanding the tournament in future years to include all 10 teams. It will consist of an added day to the tournament with the 7 through 10 seeds competing for the typical 7 and 8 seed slots.[1]

Head Coaches

Coaching Changes

South Dakota

On March 16, 2022, Eric Peterson was announced as the new head coach of the Coyotes,[2] after former coach Todd Lee was let go.[3]

Omaha

On March 18, 2022, Chris Crutchfield was named head coach of the Mavericks,[4] after longtime coach Derrin Hansen was fired.[5]

Kansas City

On April 21, 2022, three-year Roos coach Billy Donlon left the program to be an associate head coach at Clemson.[6] Then on April 26, 2022, Marvin Menzies was announced to be the new head coach for Kansas City.[7]

Coaches

TeamHead CoachPrevious JobYears At SchoolRecord at SchoolSummit League RecordSummit League TitlesNCAA tournamentsNCAA Sweet 16's
DenverJeff WulbrunStanford (Assistant)211–217–11000
Kansas CityMarvin MenziesGrand Canyon (Associate HC)10–00–0050
OmahaChris CrutchfieldOregon (Assistant)10–00–0000
North DakotaPaul SatherNorthern State (Assistant)430–6017–33000
North Dakota StateDavid RichmanNorth Dakota State (Assistant)9159–9782–46320
Oral RobertsPaul MillsBaylor (Assistant)676–7943–36111
St. ThomasJohn TauerSt. Thomas (Assistant)12228–70^4–1400^^0^^^
South DakotaEric PetersonUtah (Assistant)10–00–0000
South Dakota StateEric HendersonSouth Dakota State (Assistant)468–2240–6110
Western IllinoisRob JeterMinnesota (Assistant)323–3112–20000
Notes:

^218 wins and 50 losses at the Division III level

^^8 NCAA Division III Tournaments

^^^4 NCAA Division III Sweet 16s, 2 NCAA Division III Final Fours, and 1 NCAA Division III National Championship

Preseason Awards

The Preseason Summit League men's basketball polls were released on October 11, 2022.[8]

Preseason men's basketball polls

First Place Votes in Parentheses

  1. Oral Roberts (28) - 731
  2. South Dakota State (11) - 668
  3. South Dakota (1) - 602
  4. North Dakota State - 549
  5. Denver - 432
  6. Kansas City - 310
  7. Western Illinois - 294
  8. St. Thomas - 289
  9. Omaha - 279
  10. North Dakota - 174

Preseason Honors

HonorRecipient
Preseason Player of the YearMax Abmas, Oral Roberts
Preseason All-Summit League First TeamMax Abmas, Oral Roberts
Luke Appel, South Dakota State
Frankie Fidler, Omaha
Trenton Massner, Western Illinois
Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State
Grant Nelson, North Dakota State
Preseason All-Summit League Second TeamMason Archambault, South Dakota
Issac McBride, Oral Roberts
Kruz Perrott-Hunt, South Dakota
A.J. Plitzuweit, South Dakota
Tevin Smith, Denver

Regular season

Conference standings

Current as of February 25, 2023[9]

ConferenceOverall
RankTeamRecordPercentRecordPercentTiebreaker
1Oral Roberts18–01.00027–40.871
2South Dakota State13–50.72218–120.600
3North Dakota State11–70.61114–160.467
4Western Illinois9–90.50016–130.5521–1 vs South Dakota
5St. Thomas9–90.50018–130.5810–2 vs South Dakota
7South Dakota7–110.38912–180.4002–0 vs St. Thomas
6Kansas City7–110.38911–200.3551–1 vs St. Thomas
8Denver6–120.33315–160.4841–1 vs Western Illinois
9North Dakota6–120.33312–190.3870–2 vs Western Illinois
10Omaha4–140.2228–220.267

Conference Matrix

  style= width=75Denver style= width=100Kansas City style= width=75North Dakotastyle= width=75North Dakota State style= width=75Omaha style= width=75Oral Roberts style= width=75St. Thomas style= width=75South Dakota style= width=75South Dakota State style= width=75Western Illinois
KC UND NDS OMA ORU UST USD SDS WI -->vs. Denver– 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1
vs. Kansas City 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1
vs. North Dakota1–1 0–2 – 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0
vs. North Dakota State 0–2 1–1 0–2 – 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
vs. Omaha 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 – 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1
vs. Oral Roberts 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. St. Thomas 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 – 2–0 1–1 1–1
vs. South Dakota 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 – 2–0 1–1
vs. South Dakota State 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 – 1–1
vs. Western Illinois 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 –
KC UND NDS OMA ORU UST USD SDS WI -->
Total6–12 7–11 6–12 11–7 4–14 18–0 9–9 7–11 13–5 9–9
Through February 25, 2023

Players of the Week

Week[10] Player(s) of the WeekSchool
Nov. 14style=A.J. Plitzuweitstyle=South Dakota
Nov. 21style=Riley Millerstyle=St. Thomas
Nov. 28style=Rayquawndis Mitchellstyle=Kansas City
Dec. 5style=Trenton Massnerstyle=Western Illinois
Dec. 12style=Boden Skunbergstyle=North Dakota State
Dec. 19style=Max Abmasstyle=Oral Roberts
Dec. 26style=Parker Bjorklundstyle=St. Thomas (2)
Jan. 2style=Zeke Mayostyle=South Dakota State
Jan. 9style=Max Abmas (2)style=Oral Roberts (2)
Jan. 16style=Max Abmas (3)style=Oral Roberts (3)
Jan. 23style=Zeke Mayo (2)style=South Dakota State (2)
Jan. 30style=Trenton Massner (2)style=Western Illinois (2)
Feb. 6style=Zeke Mayo (3)style=South Dakota State (3)
Feb. 13style=Max Abmas (4)style=Oral Roberts (4)
Feb. 20style=Grant Nelsonstyle=North Dakota State (2)
Feb. 27style=Trenton Massner (3)style=Western Illinois (3)

Records against other conferences

As of January 10, 2023:

Major 7 ConferencesRecordMajor 7 ConferencesRecord
ACCNoneAmerican1-2
Big East0-3Big Ten0-4
Big 120-4Pac-120-2
SEC1-5Major 7 Total2-19
Other Division I ConferencesRecordOther Division I ConferencesRecord
Atlantic 101-0ASUN1-2
America EastNoneBig Sky3-6
Big SouthNoneBig West1-0
Colonial1-0Conference USA0-1
Horizon League2-2Ivy LeagueNone
MAACNoneMAC1-4
MEACNoneMVC4-1
MWC1-3NEC3-0
OVC2-0Patriot LeagueNone
SoCon1-0Southland4-0
SWAC2-0Sun Belt2-2
WAC3-3WCC2-3
Other Division I Total34-26
NCAA Division I Total36-45
NCAA Division II Total4-1
NCAA Division III Total7-0
NAIA Total3-0
NCCAA Total1-0
Total Non-Conference Record50-46

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

Summit League record against ranked teams (rankings from AP Poll):

Summit League teams in Bold

Date Visitor Home Site Gamename Score Conference record Reference
Nov 7 Omaha 64-89 0-1 [11]
Nov 7 St. Thomas 60-72 0-2 [12]
Nov 7 North Dakota State 58-76 0-3 [13]
Nov 10 North Dakota 61-96 0-4 [14]
Nov 10 North Dakota State 59-82 0-5 [15]
Nov 14 Oral Roberts Cougar Classic 45-83 0-6 [16]
Nov 16 South Dakota State 56-71 0-7 [17]
Nov 21 Omaha Emerald Coast Classic - Campus Game 64-100 0-8 [18]
Nov 30 North Dakota 44-63 0-9 [19]
Dec 3 South Dakota State 65-78 0-10 [20]
Dec 10 Denver 64-87 0-11 [21]

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes games was played on neutral site

Points scored

TeamForAgainstDifference
style= width=75Denver 21852258-73
style= width=100Kansas City 19011971-70
style= width=75North Dakota 20652119-54
style= width=75North Dakota State 20432042+1
style= width=75Omaha 20032242-239
style= width=75Oral Roberts 24552046+409
style= width=75St. Thomas 21772031+146
style= width=75South Dakota 19292082-153
style= width=75South Dakota State 19901970+20
style= width=75Western Illinois 19811963+18
Through February 18, 2023[22]

Home attendance

TeamArenaCapacityTotal GamesAverage AttendanceAttendance HighTotal Attendance% of Capacity
DenverHamilton Gymnasium2,500141,0011,335
Feb. 25 vs. Omaha		14,02440.1%
Kansas CitySwinney Recreation Center1,500149361,532
Feb. 18 vs. North Dakota		13,10862.4%
North DakotaBetty Engelstad Sioux Center3,300161,4492,458
Dec. 30 vs. North Dakota St		23,18743.9%
North Dakota StateScheels Center5,460131,9523,867
Jan. 27 vs. North Dakota		25,38835.8%
OmahaBaxter Arena7,898122,2274,316
Dec. 13 vs. Midland		26,73428.2%
Oral RobertsMabee Center10,154165,3148,012
Feb. 18 vs. North Dakota St		85,03052.3%
St. ThomasSchoenecker Arena1,800141,2642,013
Feb. 9 vs. Oral Roberts		17,69670.2%
South DakotaSanford Coyote Sports Center6,000132,0244,605
Jan. 14 vs. South Dakota St		26,32433.7%
South Dakota StateFrost Arena6,500122,2884,421
Feb. 11 vs. South Dakota		27,46435.2%
Western IllinoisWestern Hall5,139147161,681
Feb. 11 vs. Oral Roberts		10,03613.9%
Bold - Exceed capacity
As of February 25, 2023
Does not include exhibition games

All-League Honors

HonorRecipient
Player of the YearMax Abmas, Oral Roberts
Defensive Player of the YearConnor Vanover, Oral Roberts
Sixth Man of the YearMatt Norman, North Dakota
Freshman of the YearAndrew Rohde, St. Thomas
Newcomer of the YearConnor Vanover, Oral Roberts
Coach of the YearPaul Mills, Oral Roberts
All-Summit League First TeamMax Abmas, Oral Roberts
Trenton Massner, Western Illinois
Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State
Grant Nelson, North Dakota State
Andrew Rohde, St. Thomas
Connor Vanover, Oral Roberts
All-Summit League Second TeamShemarri Allen, Kansas City
Parker Byorklund, St. Thomas
Matt Dentlinger, South Dakota State
Issac McBride, Oral Roberts
Rayquawndis Mitchell, Kansas City
All-Summit League Honorable MentionTommy Bruner, Denver
Frankie Fidler, Omaha
Tasos Kamateros, South Dakota
Kruz Perrott-Hunt, South Dakota
Boden Skunberg, North Dakota State
All-Defensive TeamShemarri Allen, Kansas City
Matt Mims, South Dakota State
Grant Nelson, North Dakota State
Connor Vanover, Oral Roberts
Jesiah West, Western Illinois
All-Newcomer TeamTommy Bruner, Denver
William Kyle III, South Dakota State
Rayquawndis Mitchell, Kansas City
Andrew Rohde, St. Thomas
Connor Vanover, Oral Roberts
Source:[23]

Postseason

Conference Tournament

All 10 teams qualify for the Summit League tournament. The tournament is held at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It will be held this season from March 3 to March 7, 2023.

NCAA tournament

SeedRegionSchoolFirst RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourChampionship
No. 12Orlando RegionalOral Roberts—————
1 BidW-L (%):TOTAL:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: On-sale date for 2023 Summit League Basketball Championships tickets set for Oct. 18. thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. August 22, 2022. December 1, 2022.
  2. Web site: Peterson Introduced as Coyotes' 19th Head Men's Basketball Coach. goyotes.com. University of South Dakota Athletics. March 16, 2022. December 1, 2022.
  3. Web site: USD Athletics Announces Men's Basketball Coaching Change. goyotes.com. University of South Dakota Athletics. March 10, 2022. December 1, 2022.
  4. Web site: Crutchfield Named Omaha Men's Basketball Head Coach. omavs.com. University of Nebraska-Omaha Athletics. March 18, 2022. December 1, 2022.
  5. Web site: Omaha Athletics Announces Leadership Change for the Men's Basketball Program. omavs.com. University of Nebraska-Omaha Athletics. March 6, 2022. December 1, 2022.
  6. Web site: Kansas City Men's Basketball Head Coach Donlon to Pursue Other Opportunities. kcroos.com. Kansas City Roos Athletics. April 21, 2022. December 1, 2022.
  7. Web site: Marvin Menzies Tabbed as Roos' Men's Basketball Coach. kcroos.com. Kansas City Roos Athletics. April 26, 2022. December 1, 2022.
  8. Web site: Golden Eagles top #SummitMBB preseason poll. The Summit League. November 16, 2022.
  9. Web site: 2022 Men's Basketball Standings. The Summit League. February 25, 2023.
  10. Web site: 2022-23 TicketSmarter Men's Basketball Peak Performers of the Week. thesummitleague.org. en.
  11. Web site: Omaha Mavericks vs Kansas Jayhawks. ESPN. November 7, 2022. December 1, 2022.
  12. Web site: St. Thomas - Minnesota Tommies vs Creighton Bluejays. ESPN. November 7, 2022. December 1, 2022.
  13. Web site: North Dakota State Bison vs Arkansas Razorbacks. ESPN. November 7, 2022. December 1, 2022.
  14. Web site: North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Creighton Bluejays. ESPN. November 10, 2022. December 1, 2022.
  15. Web site: North Dakota State Bison vs Kansas Jayhawks. ESPN. November 10, 2022. December 1, 2022.
  16. Web site: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs Houston Cougars. ESPN. November 14, 2022. December 1, 2022.
  17. Web site: South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs Arkansas Razorbacks. ESPN. November 16, 2022. December 1, 2022.
  18. Web site: Omaha Mavericks vs Iowa Hawkeyes. ESPN. November 21, 2022. December 1, 2022.
  19. Web site: North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Iowa State Cyclones. ESPN. November 30, 2022. December 1, 2022.
  20. Web site: South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs Alabama Crimson Tide. ESPN. December 3, 2022. December 4, 2022.
  21. Web site: Denver Pioneers vs UCLA Bruins. ESPN. December 10, 2022. December 20, 2022.
  22. Web site: Sortable Team Stats. February 18, 2023.
  23. Web site: ORU's Abmas nets second #SummitMBB Player of the Year Award. thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 2, 2023. March 2, 2023.

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