2022–23 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team

2022–23 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball
2022–23 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	20–13 (11–7 ASUN)
Head coach	Lennie Acuff (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin Carroll; Roger Idstrom; Tyler Murray;
Home arena	Allen Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kennesaw State †	15	–	3	.833	26	–	9	.743
Liberty	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Eastern Kentucky	12	–	6	.667	23	–	14	.622
Stetson	12	–	6	.667	17	–	14	.548
Lipscomb	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
North Alabama	10	–	8	.556	18	–	15	.545
North Florida	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Bellarmine*	9	–	9	.500	15	–	18	.455
Queens*	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
Florida Gulf Coast	7	–	11	.389	17	–	15	.531
Jacksonville	6	–	12	.333	13	–	16	.448
Jacksonville State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Central Arkansas	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
Austin Peay	3	–	15	.167	9	–	22	.290
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2023 ASUN tournament winner

The 2022–23 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by fourth-year head coach Lennie Acuff, played their home games at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the ASUN Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Bisons finished the 2021–22 season 14–19, 6–10 in ASUN play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.^[1] In the ASUN tournament, they defeated North Florida in the first round^[2] before losing to Liberty in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Roster[edit]

2022–23 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	AJ McGinnis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	So	Cincinnati	Huntsville, Alabama
F	1	Rylan Houck	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Oxford High School	Oxford, Alabama
G	2	Will Pruitt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Mount Juliet High School	Mount Juliet, Tennessee
G	3	Trae Benham	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Concord Academy	Concord, North Carolina
G	4	Derrin Boyd	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Georgetown College	Princeton, Kentucky
G	11	Quincy Clark	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Westerville Central High School	Westerville, Ohio
G	12	Paxton Davidson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Green Hill High School	Mount Juliet, Tennessee
F	13	Hank Hutcheson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Jr	Trevecca Nazarene	Brentwood, Tennessee
G	14	Tommy Murr	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Lindsey Lane Christian School	Athens, Alabama
G	15	Jack Ingold	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	George Washington High School	Charleston, West Virginia
F	21	TJ Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Fr	Belton High School	Belton, Texas
C	23	Ahsan Asadullah	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	GS	North Clayton High School	Atlanta, Georgia
G	24	Jason Montgomery	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Drury	St. Louis, Missouri
F	32	Matt Schner	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Emory	Boca Raton, Florida
C	35	Grant Asman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Kimberly High School	Kimberly, Wisconsin
F	41	Jacob Ognacevic	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Valparaiso	Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Head coach

Lennie Acuff (Shorter)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Carroll (Berry)
Roger Idstrom (Mars Hill)
Tyler Murray (Hampden–Sydney)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Dakota	L 77–85	0–1	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,984) Vermillion, SD
November 12, 2022* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Campbellsville–Harrodsburg	W 107–54	1–1	Allen Arena (4,789) Nashville, TN
November 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Belmont Battle of the Boulevard	W 77–75	2–1	Allen Arena (3,772) Nashville, TN
November 18, 2022* 6:00 pm, ACCNX		at Notre Dame	L 65–66	2–2	Joyce Center (6,552) South Bend, IN
November 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Covenant	W 86–61	3–2	Allen Arena (2,211) Nashville, TN
November 23, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga	W 72–66	4–2	McKenzie Arena (2,717) Chattanooga, TN
November 30, 2022* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Navy	W 82–77	5–2	Allen Arena (1,675) Nashville, TN
December 5, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Trevecca Nazarene	W 87–49	6–2	Allen Arena (1,170) Nashville, TN
December 9, 2022* 7:00 pm, YouTube		at Alabama A&M	L 59–63	6–3	Elmore Gymnasium (952) Normal, AL
December 11, 2022* 2:30 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee State	L 85–90	6–4	Gentry Complex (708) Nashville, TN
December 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	W 64–63	7–4	Allen Arena (661) Nashville, TN
December 17, 2022* 3:00 pm, BTN+		at Michigan	L 75–83	7–5	Crisler Center (12,470) Ann Arbor, MI
December 20, 2022* 5:00 pm, ACCNX		at Louisville	W 75–67	8–5	KFC Yum! Center (11,861) Louisville, KY
ASUN Conference regular season
December 30, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Stetson	L 80–86 ^OT	8–6 (0–1)	Allen Arena (1,204) Nashville, TN
January 2, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Liberty	L 48–77	8–7 (0–2)	Liberty Arena (2,437) Lynchburg, VA
January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama	W 86–62	9–7 (1–2)	Allen Arena (1,190) Nashville, TN
January 7, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville	L 44–51	9–8 (1–3)	Swisher Gymnasium (1,333) Jacksonville, FL
January 12, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Austin Peay	W 87–65	10–8 (2–3)	Dunn Center (958) Clarksville, TN
January 14, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Austin Peay	W 86–72	11–8 (3–3)	Allen Arena Nashville, TN
January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	W 75–62	12–8 (4–3)	Allen Arena (1,681) Nashville, TN
January 21, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Bellarmine	W 69–49	13–8 (5–3)	Allen Arena (1,939) Nashville, TN
January 26, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 67–72	13–9 (5–4)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,744) Jacksonville, AL
January 28, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	L 72–85	13–10 (5–5)	KSU Convocation Center (1,879) Kennesaw, GA
February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Queens	W 66–60	14–10 (6–5)	Allen Arena (1,418) Nashville, TN
February 4, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Liberty	W 69–64	15–10 (7–5)	Allen Arena (3,567) Nashville, TN
February 9, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Central Arkansas	W 93–81	16–10 (8–5)	Farris Center (1,025) Conway, AR
February 11, 2023 7:15 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama	L 70–80	16–11 (8–6)	Flowers Hall (2,700) Florence, AL
February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	L 111–114 ^2OT	16–12 (8–7)	Allen Arena (1,782) Nashville, TN
February 18, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 62–59	17–12 (9–7)	Allen Arena (1,726) Nashville, TN
February 22, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	W 73–64	18–12 (10–7)	Alico Arena (2,034) Fort Myers, FL
February 24, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson	W 98–91 ^OT	19–12 (11–7)	Edmunds Center (678) DeLand, FL
ASUN tournament
February 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	at (4) Stetson Quarterfinals	W 83–70	20–12	Edmunds Center (671) DeLand, FL
March 2, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	at (1) Kennesaw State Semifinals	L 71–80	20–13	KSU Convocation Center (3,137) Kennesaw, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ "2021-22 ASUN Conference Men's Basketball Standings". ASUN Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
^ "Men's Basketball Advances to ASUN Quarterfinal After Defeating North Florida". Lipscomb University. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
^ "Liberty Advances to ASUN Semifinals, Defeats Lipscomb". Liberty Flames. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lipscomb University. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
^ "2022–23 Lipscomb Bisons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2021.

[1] "2021-22 ASUN Conference Men's Basketball Standings". ASUN Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2023.

[2] "Men's Basketball Advances to ASUN Quarterfinal After Defeating North Florida". Lipscomb University. Retrieved January 17, 2023.

[3] "Liberty Advances to ASUN Semifinals, Defeats Lipscomb". Liberty Flames. Retrieved January 17, 2023.

[4] "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lipscomb University. Retrieved November 27, 2021.

[5] "2022–23 Lipscomb Bisons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2021.

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