2022–23 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

2022–23 Lamar Cardinals basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record9–22 (5–13 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Charles Harral (2nd season)
  • Wendell Moore (2nd season)
  • Mikhail McClean (2nd season)
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
Seasons
2022–23 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi † 14 – 4   .778 24 – 11   .686
Northwestern State 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
Southeastern Louisiana 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
Nicholls 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
Texas A&M–Commerce* 9 – 9   .500 13 – 20   .394
Houston Christian 7 – 11   .389 10 – 22   .313
New Orleans 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375
McNeese 6 – 12   .333 11 – 23   .324
Incarnate Word 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
Lamar 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2023 Southland tournament winner

The 2022–23 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by second-year head coach Alvin Brooks and played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas. The Cardinals' returned as members of the Southland Conference following one season in the Western Athletic Conference.[1] The Cardinals finished the 2022–23 season 9–22 overall and 5–13 in Southland Conference play to finish last in conference. The Cardinals failed to qualify for the SLC tournament.[2]

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2021–22 season 2–27, 0–18 in WAC play to finish last in conference. The Cardinals failed to qualify for the WAC tournament.[3]

Offseason

Incoming transfers

Lamar Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jakevion "Jay" Buckley 3 G 6'0" 162 Junior Shelbyville, TX Trinity Valley CC
Chris Pryor 4 G 5'11" 152 Freshman Desoto, TX McLennan CC
Terry Anderson 5 F 6'6" 190 Junior Deer Park, TX Cossatot (Arkansas)
Adam Hamilton 20 C 6'9" 210 Junior Buckeye, AZ Glendale CC

Source:[4]

Recruits

Lamar Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Cody Pennebaker 0 G 6'5" 187 Freshman Brooklyn Park, MN Park Center HS
Nate Calmese 2 G 6'2" 164 Freshman Gilbert, AZ Mequite HS
Jason Thirdkill, Jr. 13 G 6'7" 189 Freshman Detroit, MI Home School
Yuto Yamanouchi 15 C 6'10" Freshman Aizuwakamatsu, Japan Ribét Academy (CA)
James Spencer III 35 F 6'6" Freshman Brooklyn Park, MN Park Center HS

Source:[4][5][6]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 44 votes overall, the Cardinals were picked to finish ninth in the conference.[7]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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

No Cardinals were selected as members of a Preseason all conference team.[8]

Roster

Sources:[9][10]

2022–23 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Cody Pennebaker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Beaumont, Texas
G 1 Bryan Gordon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Houston, Texas
G 2 Nate Calmese 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Fr Gilbert, Arizona
G 3 Jakevion Buckley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Jr Shelbyville, Texas
G 4 Chris Pryor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 152 lb (69 kg) Jr Desoto, Texas
F 5 Terry Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Deer Park, Texas
C 12 Valentin Catt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Orangefield, Texas
F 13 Jason Thirdkill, Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
C 15 Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Fr Aizuwakamatsu Japan
C 20 Adam Hamilton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Buckeye, Arizona
G 21 Trey Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
G 21 Max Pearcy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Woodbine, Maryland
G 22 Casey Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Kingsville, Texas
G/F 24 Brock McClure 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lumberton, Texas
F 35 James Spencer III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Fr Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 13, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022*
7:00 pm 		North American W 113–76   
  33 – Calmese     –       –    Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		St. Thomas (TX) W 63–61  1–0
  23 – Pryor   10 – Anderson   4 – Buckley  Montagne Center (1,374)
Beaumont, TX
November 11, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 14 TCU L 66–77  1–1
  22 – Buckley   10 – Pryor   5 – Calmese  Schollmaier Arena (5,320)
Fort Worth, TX
November 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Huston–Tillotson W 98–69  2–1
  16 – Tied (3 players)   7 – Tied (3 players)   6 – Buckley  Montagne Center (2,108)
Beaumont, TX
November 18, 2022*
2:00 pm 		vs. Lindenwood
McNeese MTE 		W 73–71  3–1
  20 – Calmese   8 – Hamilton   7 – Buckley  The Legacy Center (211)
Lake Charles, LA
November 19, 2022*
11:00 am 		vs. Western Illinois
McNeese MTE 		L 91–98 OT 3–2
  27 – Calmese   9 – Hamilton   6 – Pryor  The Legacy Center (221)
Lake Charles, LA
November 20, 2022
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at McNeese State
McNeese MTE 		L 57–66  3–3
  19 – Calmese   12 – Hamilton   3 – Tied  The Legacy Center (1,536)
Lake Charles, LA
November 27, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at SMU L 50–75  3–4
  16 – Catt   7 – Tied   6 – Pryor  Moody Coliseum (2,884)
Dallas, TX
December 1, 2022*
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas State L 55–65  3–5
  25 – Calmese   10 – Pennebaker   6 – Buckley  Montagne Center (2,269)
Beaumont, TX
December 5, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Our Lady of the Lake W 91–56  4–5
  31 – Calmese   8 – Pennebaker   6 – Pryor  Montagne Center (2,269)
Beaumont, TX
December 10, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss L 59–95  4–6
  17 – Pryor   11 – Spencer   2 – Tied  Reed Green Coliseum (2,581)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 13, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Miss L 65–91  4–7
  22 – Calmese   10 – Yamanouchi   7 – Pryor  Montagne Center (1,161)
Beaumont, TX
December 17, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe L 59–83  4–8
  14 – Yamanouchi   12 – Yamanouchi   4 – Calmese  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (978)
Monroe, LA
December 20, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Pacific L 65–74  4–9
  23 – Hamilton   15 – Yamanouchi   3 – Calmese  Montagne Center (1,313)
Beaumont, TX
Southland regular season
December 31, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		McNeese State
Battle of the Border 		L 62–81  4–10
(0–1) 		 13 – Buckley   6 – Yamanouchi   4 – Buckley  Montagne Center (1,898)
Beaumont, TX
January 5, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Orleans L 55–81  4–11
(0–2) 		 25 – Calmese   9 – Yamanouchi   6 – Pryor  Lakefront Arena (1,012)
New Orleans, LA
January 7, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southeastern L 84–89 OT 4–12
(0–3) 		 23 – Calmese   19 – Yamanouchi   5 – Tied  University Center (378)
Hammond, LA
January 12, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Nicholls W 69–66  5–12
(1–3) 		 20 – Calmese   10 – Pennebaker   6 – Pryor  Montagne Center (1,623)
Beaumont, TX
January 14, 2023
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Commerce L 66–81  5–13
(1–4) 		 18 – Yamanouchi-Williams   11 – Yamanouchi-Williams   3 – Pryor  The Field House (376)
Commerce, TX
January 19, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 68–66  6–13
(2–4) 		 21 – Calmese   11 – Yamanouchi-Williams   4 – Buckley  Montagne Center (1,671)
Beaumont, TX
January 21, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Incarnate Word L 64–70  6–14
(2–5) 		 16 – Calmese   9 – Yamanouchi-Williams   3 – Bulajic  Montagne Center (2,620)
Beaumont, TX
January 26, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Commerce L 57–62  6–15
(2–6) 		 17 – Calmese   8 – Buljic   4 – Buljic  Montagne Center (1,854)
Beaumont, TX
January 28, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northwestern State L 65–80  6–16
(2–7) 		 20 – Calmese   7 – Thirdkill   4 – Pryor  Prather Coliseum (1,447)
Natchitoches, LA
February 2, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at McNeese State
Battle of the Border 		W 70–63  7–16
(3–7) 		 20 – Calmese   11 – Tied   3 – Buckley  The Legacy Center (1,850)
Lake Charles, LA
February 4, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northwestern State L 68–72  7–17
(3–8) 		 20 – Pryor   8 – Thirdkill, Jr.   6 – Pryor  Montagne Center (1,953)
Beaumont, TX
February 9, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Incarnate Word W 68–59  8–17
(4–8) 		 27 – Calmese   12 – Yamanouchi   5 – Anderson  McDermott Center (320)
San Antonio, TX
February 11, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 52–61  8–18
(4–9) 		 17 – Pryor   6 – Buckley   7 – Pryor  American Bank Center (1,644)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 16, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Houston Christian W 91–75  9–18
(5–9) 		 32 – Calmese   8 – Anderson   7 – Pryor  Montagne Center (1,917)
Beaumont, TX
February 18, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Houston Christian L 74–93  9–19
(5–10) 		 23 – Calmese   7 – Thirdkill Jr.   3 – Tied  Sharp Gymnasium (1,000)
Houston, TX
February 23, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana L 60–83  9–20
(5–11) 		 13 – Calmese   7 – Yamanouchi-Williams   3 – Tied  Montagne Center (1,776)
Beaumont, TX
February 25, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		New Orleans L 79–84  9–21
(5–12) 		 23 – Calmese   9 – Thirdkill Jr.   2 – Tied  Montagne Center (1,988)
Beaumont, TX
March 1, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Nicholls L 60–64  9–22
(5–13) 		 19 – Calmese   6 – Tied   4 – Anderson  Stopher Gymnasium (543)
Thibodaux, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[11][12]

See also

2022–23 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

References

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