2022–23 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team

2022–23 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball
2022–23 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	10–21 (6–12 SWAC)
Head coach	Solomon Bozeman (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Cameron Henderson; Bryan Sherrer;
Home arena	H.O. Clemmons Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alcorn State	15	–	3	.833	18	–	14	.563
Grambling State	15	–	3	.833	24	–	9	.727
Jackson State	12	–	6	.667	14	–	19	.424
Southern	11	–	7	.611	15	–	17	.469
Alabama A&M	10	–	8	.556	15	–	18	.455
Prairie View A&M	9	–	9	.500	13	–	19	.406
Bethune–Cookman	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Texas Southern †	7	–	11	.389	14	–	21	.400
Alabama State	6	–	12	.333	8	–	23	.258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Florida A&M	5	–	13	.278	7	–	22	.241
Mississippi Valley State	4	–	14	.222	5	–	27	.156

† 2023 SWAC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Lions, led by second-year head coach Solomon Bozeman, played their home games at the H.O. Clemmons Arena in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Golden Lions finished the 2021–22 season 7–24, 5–13 in SWAC play to finish in second-to-last place.^[1] In turn, they failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament.^[2]

Roster[edit]

2022–23 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Trejon Ware	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Pearland, Texas
G	1	Kylen Milton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	So	Conway, Arkansas
G	2	Zach Reinhart	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Orlando, Florida
G	3	Kuron Coleman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Newport News, Virginia
G	4	Orion Virden	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Pine Bluff, Arkansas
F	5	Rafael Martinez	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Geneva, Switzerland
G	11	Rashad Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Detroit, Michigan
G/F	12	Samuel Da Cruz	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Minas, Brazil
F	13	Chris Greene	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Newport News, Virginia
G	14	Brahm Harris	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Maumelle, Arkansas
G	21	Shaun Doss Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Marion, Arkansas
F	22	Robert Lewis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	St. Louis, Missouri
G/F	24	AC Curry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Denver, Colorado
F	32	Caleb Stokes	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jr	Little Rock, Arkansas
F	45	Ismael Plet	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Amsterdam, Netherlands

Head coach

Solomon Bozeman (Little Rock)

Assistant coach(es)

Cameron Henderson (Montana State)
Bryan Sherrer (South Alabama)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 29, 2022

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, Big 12 Now	at No. 14 TCU	L 72–73	0–1	25 – Doss Jr.	8 – Plet	10 – Milton	Schollmaier Arena (5,483) Fort Worth, TX
November 9, 2022* 7:00 pm	Champion Christian	W 87–55	1–1	18 – Doss Jr.	12 – Plet	6 – Milton	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,734) Pine Bluff, AR
November 11, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Oklahoma	L 58–66	1–2	17 – Doss Jr.	10 – Plet	3 – Greene	Lloyd Noble Center (4,908) Norman, OK
November 13, 2022* 2:00 pm, SECN	at Mississippi State	L 47–80	1–3	15 – Doss Jr.	6 – 2 Tied	2 – 3 Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (5,664) Starkville, MS
November 16, 2022* 11:00 am	at Kent State	L 68–94	1–4	29 – Doss Jr.	4 – 3 Tied	3 – 2 Tied	MAC Center (381) Kent, OH
November 18, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cleveland State	L 58–67	1–5	16 – Doss Jr.	12 – Plet	3 – 2 Tied	Wolstein Center (2,073) Cleveland, OH
November 20, 2022* 2:30 pm, BTN	at Nebraska	L 58–82	1–6	17 – Reinhart	4 – Plet	5 – Milton	Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,262) Lincoln, NE
November 22, 2022* 7:00 pm	Crowley's Ridge	W 70–56	2–6	22 – Greene	7 – 2 Tied	8 – Milton	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,248) Pine Bluff, AR
November 30, 2022* 8:00 pm, Altitude 2	at Air Force	L 53–81	2–7	21 – Doss Jr.	6 – Curry	2 – Milton	Clune Arena (1,176) Colorado Springs, CO
December 3, 2022* 2:00 pm	Arkansas Baptist	W 59–41	3–7	25 – Greene	12 – Doss Jr.	3 – Doss Jr.	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,736) Pine Bluff, AR
December 10, 2022* 12:00 pm, LHN	at No. 2 Texas Jimmy Blacklock Classic	L 43–88	3–8	14 – Greene	8 – Harris	2 – 2 Tied	Moody Center (10,673) Austin, TX
December 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, BTN	at Minnesota	L 56–72	3–9	19 – Milton	9 – Curry	9 – Milton	Williams Arena (8,127) Minneapolis, MN
December 17, 2022* 1:00 pm	Ecclesia	W 104–50	4–9	24 – Doss Jr.	10 – 4 Tied	10 – Milton	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,142) Pine Bluff, AR
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2023 7:00 pm, YouTube	at Alabama A&M	L 59–66	4–10 (0–1)	12 – Harris	8 – 2 Tied	6 – Milton	Alabama A&M Events Center (817) Huntsville, AL
January 4, 2023 7:30 pm	at Alabama State	L 66–80	4–11 (0–2)	19 – Milton	7 – 3 Tied	4 – Doss Jr.	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (417) Montgomery, AL
January 7, 2023 3:00 pm, HBCU Go	Texas Southern	W 70–66	5–11 (1–2)	22 – Doss Jr.	10 – Doss Jr.	4 – 2 Tied	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,341) Pine Bluff, AR
January 9, 2023 5:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network	Prairie View A&M	W 63–55	6–11 (2–2)	22 – Milton	8 – Plet	5 – Milton	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,532) Pine Bluff, AR
January 14, 2023 4:00 pm, Facebook Live	at Florida A&M	W 67–54	7–11 (3–2)	20 – Milton	8 – Doss Jr.	6 – Ware	Al Lawson Center (1,587) Tallahassee, FL
January 16, 2023 6:30 pm, Cateye Network	at Bethune–Cookman	W 77–71	8–11 (4–2)	20 – Harris	12 – Plet	5 – Doss Jr.	Moore Gymnasium (613) Daytona Beach, FL
January 21, 2023 5:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network	Southern	W 62–55	9–11 (5–2)	23 – Doss Jr.	11 – Curry	5 – Milton	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,351) Pine Bluff, AR
January 23, 2023 7:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network	Grambling State	L 70–77	9–12 (5–3)	30 – Doss Jr.	6 – Doss Jr.	6 – Ware	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,724) Pine Bluff, AR
January 28, 2023 5:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network	Mississippi Valley State	W 88–72	10–12 (6–3)	23 – Milton	7 – Ware	6 – 2 Tied	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,395) Pine Bluff, AR
February 4, 2023 4:00 pm	at Alcorn State	L 67–70	10–13 (6–4)	18 – Curry	6 – Ware	5 – Milton	Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
February 6, 2023 7:30 pm	at Jackson State	L 84–88 ^2OT	10–14 (6–5)	32 – Doss Jr.	7 – 2 Tied	2 – 2 Tied	Williams Assembly Center (1,134) Jackson, MS
February 11, 2023 3:00 pm, HBCU Go	Alabama State	L 71–74	10–15 (6–6)	17 – Milton	7 – Greene	5 – Tied	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,631) Pine Bluff, AR
February 13, 2023 5:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network	Alabama A&M	L 72–75	10–16 (6–7)	31 – Greene	9 – Harris	7 – Ware	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,621) Pine Bluff, AR
February 18, 2023 5:30 pm	at Prairie View A&M	L 71–82	10–17 (6–8)	15 – Doss Jr.	6 – Doss Jr.	4 – Doss Jr.	William Nicks Building (1,138) Prairie View, TX
February 20, 2023 7:30 pm	at Texas Southern	L 59–64	10–18 (6–9)	23 – Greene	7 – Harris	4 – Milton	H&PE Arena (2,031) Houston, TX
February 25, 2023 6:00 pm	at Mississippi Valley State	L 74–78	10–19 (6–10)	25 – Greene	9 – Doss Jr.	1 – Tied	Harrison HPER Complex (1,205) Itta Bena, MS
March 2, 2023 8:00 pm, HBCU Go	Jackson State	L 63–67	10–20 (6–11)	21 – Milton	12 – Lewis	6 – Milton	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,875) Pine Bluff, AR
March 4, 2023 5:30 pm, UAPB Sports Network	Alcorn State	L 58–63	10–21 (6–12)	15 – Doss Jr.	12 – Lewis	7 – Ware	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,754) Pine Bluff, AR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ "2021-22 SWAC Men's College Basketball Standings". ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
^ "SWAC Announces Men's Tournament Seedings and Quarterfinals Matchups". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

[1] "2021-22 SWAC Men's College Basketball Standings". ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

[2] "SWAC Announces Men's Tournament Seedings and Quarterfinals Matchups". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

[3] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

[4] "2022-23 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

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