2022–23 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team

2022–23 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball
2022–23 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	15–16 (10–8 Big South)
Head coach	Tim Craft (10th season);
Associate head coach	Jeremy Luther
Assistant coaches	Jake DeLaney; Andrew Brown;
Home arena	Paul Porter Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big South men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Asheville †	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Longwood	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
Radford	12	–	6	.667	21	–	15	.583
USC Upstate	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Gardner–Webb	10	–	8	.556	15	–	16	.484
Winthrop	10	–	8	.556	15	–	17	.469
Campbell	8	–	10	.444	16	–	18	.471
High Point	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Charleston Southern	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
Presbyterian	1	–	17	.056	5	–	27	.156

† 2023 Big South tournament winner

The 2022–23 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gardner–Webb University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Bulldogs, led by tenth-year head coach Tim Craft, played their home games at Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Runnin' Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 18–13, 11–5 in Big South play to finish in second place in the South Division.^[1] As the No. 3 seed, they defeated Campbell in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament,^[2] before falling to Winthrop in the semifinals.^[3]

Roster[edit]

2022–23 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Caleb Robinson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Lake Arthur, Louisiana
G	1	Julien Soumaoro	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Bronx, New York
G	2	Brendan Mykalcio	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	New City, New York
G	3	Quest Aldridge	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G	4	DQ Nicholas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
F	5	Ademide Badmus	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Lynn, Massachusetts
G	10	Chance Thacker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Suwanee, Georgia
G	11	Leon Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Cambridge, Massachusetts
G	13	Lucas Stieber	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Green Bay, Wisconsin
F	14	Kareem Reid	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Queens, New York
F	15	Cheickna Sissoko	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Bamako, Mali
G	23	Anthony Selden	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Boston, Massachusetts
F	24	Ludovic Dufeal	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Saint-Joseph, Martinique
C	25	Sammy Itodo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Kaduna, Nigeria
F	31	John Roghelia	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Wilmington, North Carolina
G	35	Isaiah Hicks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Shelby, North Carolina

Head coach

Tim Craft (Florida)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeremy Luther (North Greenville)
Jake DeLaney (Gardner–Webb)
Andrew Brown (Mercer)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 3, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2022* 7:00 pm		Erskine	W 110–62	–	Paul Porter Arena (500) Boiling Springs, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 9:00 pm, MW Network		at Colorado State	L 63–65	0–1	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
November 10, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	L 71–86	0–2	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,049) Nacogdoches, TX
November 15, 2022* 8:00 pm, ACCN		at No. 1 North Carolina	L 66–72	0–3	Dean Smith Center (17,200) Chapel Hill, NC
November 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford Battle of the Carolinas	L 58–60	0–4	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,107) Spartanburg, SC
November 19, 2022* 5:00 pm		vs. North Carolina A&T Battle of the Carolinas	W 66–64	1–4	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (268) Spartanburg, SC
November 26, 2022* 3:30 pm, HBCU GO		North Carolina Central	L 53–58	1–5	Paul Porter Arena (1,242) Boiling Springs, NC
November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	W 71–55	2–5	Ramsey Center (2,125) Cullowhee, NC
December 3, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga	L 71–82	2–6	Paul Porter Arena (334) Boiling Springs, NC
December 10, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 43–44	2–7	Chartway Arena (4,741) Norfolk, VA
December 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Carolina	W 120–44	3–7	Paul Porter Arena (106) Boiling Springs, NC
December 17, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Carolina Central	W 72–70	4–7	Paul Porter Arena (247) Boiling Springs, NC
December 19, 2022* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Bob Jones	W 116–55	5–7	Paul Porter Arena (1,419) Boiling Springs, NC
Big South regular season
December 29, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 83–63	6–7 (1–0)	Paul Porter Arena (494) Boiling Springs, NC
December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	W 80–73	7–7 (2–0)	Qubein Center (2,717) High Point, NC
January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Campbell	L 58–63	7–8 (2–1)	Gore Arena (921) Buies Creek, NC
January 7, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Radford	L 59–63	7–9 (2–2)	Paul Porter Arena (352) Boiling Springs, NC
January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 79–78 ^OT	8–9 (3–2)	Templeton Physical Education Center (416) Clinton, SC
January 14, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville	L 67–72 ^OT	8–10 (3–3)	Paul Porter Arena (777) Boiling Springs, NC
January 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood	L 59–64	8–11 (3–4)	Willett Hall (1,548) Farmville, VA
January 21, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop	W 63–61	9–11 (4–4)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,290) Rock Hill, SC
January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		USC Upstate	W 78–66	10–11 (5–4)	Paul Porter Arena (702) Boiling Springs, NC
January 28, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		High Point	W 86–58	11–11 (6–4)	Paul Porter Arena (503) Boiling Springs, NC
February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 67–59	12–11 (7–4)	Buccaneer Field House (791) North Charleston, SC
February 4, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 56–48	13–11 (8–4)	Paul Porter Arena (836) Boiling Springs, NC
February 9, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Radford	W 61–48	14–11 (9–4)	Dedmon Center (2,087) Radford, VA
February 11, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Campbell	W 77–73	15–11 (10–4)	Paul Porter Arena (1,174) Boiling Springs, NC
February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Winthrop	L 78–86	15–12 (10–5)	Paul Porter Arena (552) Boiling Springs, NC
February 18, 2023 3:00 pm, Nexstar/ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	L 63–75	15–13 (10–6)	Kimmel Arena (2,957) Asheville, NC
February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Longwood	L 63–75	15–14 (10–7)	Paul Porter Arena (1,084) Boiling Springs, NC
February 25, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate	L 69–75	15–15 (10–8)	G. B. Hodge Center (833) Spartanburg, SC
Big South tournament
March 3, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) USC Upstate Quarterfinals	L 76–77	15–16	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^ "Gardner-Webb hangs on for 54-53 win". Campbell University. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^ "Gardner-Webb's Season Comes To A Close Saturday In Big South Semifinals". Gardner-Webb University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Gardner-Webb University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^ "2022-23 Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[1] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[2] "Gardner-Webb hangs on for 54-53 win". Campbell University. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[3] "Gardner-Webb's Season Comes To A Close Saturday In Big South Semifinals". Gardner-Webb University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[4] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Gardner-Webb University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[5] "2022-23 Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

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Venues	Paul Porter Arena (1982–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Previous season[edit]

Roster[edit]

Schedule and results[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]