2022–23 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

2022–23 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record11–21 (6–12 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachRoyce Johnson
Assistant coaches
  • Dwight Thorne II
  • Cinco Boone
Home arenaCollege Park Center
Seasons
2022–23 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah Valley 15 – 3   .833 28 – 9   .757
Sam Houston 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765
Southern Utah 12 – 6   .667 24 – 13   .649
Grand Canyon † 11 – 7   .611 24 – 12   .667
Seattle 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Stephen F. Austin 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
Tarleton* 9 – 9   .500 17 – 17   .500
California Baptist 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Abilene Christian 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433
UT Rio Grande Valley 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
UT Arlington 6 – 12   .333 11 – 21   .344
Utah Tech* 5 – 13   .278 14 – 19   .424
New Mexico State** 2 – 16   .111 9 – 15   .375
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
** Season cancelled on February 11, 2023.
† Conference tournament winner

The 2022–23 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by second-year head coach Greg Young, played their home games at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Mavericks finished the 2021–22 season 11–18, 7–10 in Sun Belt play, to finish in ninth place.[1] In the Sun Belt tournament, they lost in the first round to Louisiana.[2] This was their last season as members of the Sun Belt Conference, as they returned to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) for the first time since the 2012–13 season, their only prior season as a WAC member.[3]

Roster

2022–23 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 00 Aaron Cash 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr San Francisco, CA
G 1 Chendall Weaver 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Fr Mansfield, TX
F 2 Brandon Walker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Oak Cliff, TX
G 3 Taj Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Queens, NY
G 4 Kyron Gibson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Alexandria, LA
G 5 Brandyn Talbot 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 181 lb (82 kg) So Toronto, ON
G 10 Shaysten Cornish 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS So Arlington, TX
F 12 Damonze Woods 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Amarillo, TX
G 14 Cash Clayton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) RS Fr Austin, TX
G 21 Pedro Castro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) GS Fort Worth, TX
F 22 Shemar Wilson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Avondale, AZ
F 23 Dario Domingos 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 261 lb (118 kg) So Luanda, Angola
F 24 Montez Young Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Waxahachie, TX
G 55 Marion Humphrey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Jr Hoover, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 10, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:00 pm, Big 12 Now 		at Oklahoma State L 66–77  0–1
  14 – Anderson   5 – 3 tied   3 – Gibson  Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,324)
Stillwater, OK
November 12, 2022*
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Southwestern W 103–61  1–1
  20 – Weaver   9 – Wilson   4 – 2 tied  College Park Center (2,466)
Arlington, TX
November 15, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Hardin–Simmons W 100–59  2–1
  17 – 2 tied   16 – Wilson   4 – Cash  College Park Center (1,429)
Arlington, TX
November 18, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Nevada L 43–62  2–2
  7 – Humphrey   14 – Wilson   1 – 4 tied  College Park Center (1,475)
Arlington, TX
November 21, 2022*
4:00 pm 		vs. Drexel
Gulf Coast Showcase first round 		L 38–59  2–3
  11 – Gibson   8 – Walker   3 – Gibson  Hertz Arena (654)
Estero, FL
November 22, 2022*
12:30 pm 		vs. Northern Kentucky
Gulf Coast Showcase consolation second round 		W 60–56  3–3
  15 – Talbot   10 – Domingos   3 – 2 tied  Hertz Arena (243)
Estero, FL
November 23, 2022*
12:30 pm 		vs. East Carolina
Gulf Coast Showcase 5th-place game 		L 65–79  3–4
  13 – Gibson   4 – 3 tied   4 – Humphrey  Hertz Arena (198)
Estero, FL
November 28, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Howard Payne W 99–41  4–4
  17 – Weaver   14 – Wilson   11 – Humphrey  College Park Center (1,011)
Arlington, TX
December 2, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at LSU L 59–63  4–5
  15 – Humphrey   7 – Domingos   4 – Humphrey  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,145)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 6, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Texas L 57–60  4–6
  16 – Wilson   8 – Wilson   2 – 4 tied  College Park Center (1,931)
Arlington, TX
December 10, 2022*
6:30 pm 		vs. Texas State
Simmons Bank Showdown 		L 65–71  4–7
  19 – Gibson   8 – 2 tied   4 – Gibson  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
December 19, 2022*
9:00 pm, WCC Network 		at San Francisco W 68–63  5–7
  12 – 2 tied   10 – Weaver   4 – Gibson  War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, CA
December 21, 2022*
6:00 pm, P12N 		at California L 51–73  5–8
  14 – Wilson   11 – Wilson   6 – Humphrey  Haas Pavilion (1,130)
Berkeley, CA
WAC regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tarleton L 63–70  5–9
(0–1) 		 15 – Gibson   8 – Cash   4 – Humphrey  Wisdom Gym (1,533)
Stephenville, TX
December 31, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stephen F. Austin L 62–66  5–10
(0–2) 		 16 – Wilson   13 – Wilson   5 – Gibson  College Park Center (1,419)
Arlington, TX
January 5, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Valley L 64–72  5–11
(0–3) 		 13 – 2 tied   14 – Wilson   2 – 3 tied  College Park Center (1,017)
Arlington, TX
January 7, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Seattle L 61–76  5–12
(0–4) 		 18 – Wilson   8 – Wilson   7 – Gibson  College Park Center (1,052)
Arlington, TX
January 12, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Grand Canyon L 48–80  5–13
(0–5) 		 11 – Gibson   8 – Wilson   4 – Gibson  GCU Arena (6,982)
Phoenix, AZ
January 14, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Mexico State W 66–55  6–13
(1–5) 		 16 – Weaver   9 – Wilson   6 – Gibson  Pan American Center (4,864)
Las Cruces, NM
January 19, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 85–73  7–13
(2–5) 		 20 – Cash   9 – Young Jr.   12 – Gibson  College Park Center (1,663)
Arlington, TX
January 21, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian L 68–84  7–14
(2–6) 		 20 – Gibson   7 – Weaver   3 – Gibson  Moody Coliseum (2,005)
Abilene, TX
January 25, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		California Baptist L 66–74  7–15
(2–7) 		 22 – Gibson   6 – Cash   3 – Weaver  College Park Center (1,271)
Arlington, TX
February 4, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sam Houston W 70–58  8–15
(3–7) 		 21 – Weaver   6 – 2 tied   8 – Gibson  College Park Center (1,691)
Arlington, TX
February 6, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tarleton L 64–69  8–16
(3–8) 		 19 – Weaver   9 – Young Jr.   6 – Gibson  College Park Center (423)
Arlington, TX
February 9, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 64–58  9–16
(4–8) 		 13 – 2 tied   7 – Gibson   8 – Gibson  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,837)
Edinburg, TX
February 15, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sam Houston L 56–66  9–17
(4–9) 		 15 – Walker   9 – Walker   3 – Gibson  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,332)
Huntsville, TX
February 18, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin W 75–70  10–17
(5–9) 		 17 – Weaver   8 – tied   5 – Weaver  William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,466)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 23, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Utah L 76–86  10–18
(5–10) 		 17 – tied   7 – Walker   5 – Humphrey  College Park Center (1,526)
Arlington, TX
February 25, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Tech W 71–69 OT 11–18
(6–10) 		 17 – Cash   10 – Castro   8 – Talbot  College Park Center (1,905)
Arlington, TX
March 1, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Valley L 59–78  12–18
(6–11) 		 16 – Gibson   5 – Castro   3 – Weaver  UCCU Center (2,574)
Orem, UT
March 3, 2023
9:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Seattle L 56–80  11–20
(6–12) 		 10 – tied   6 – tied   4 – Gibson  Redhawk Center (1,175)
Seattle, WA
WAC tournament
March 7, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(12) vs. (5) Grand Canyon
First round 		L 77–82  11–21
  17 – Gibson   8 – Weaver   4 – tied  Michelob Ultra Arena (785)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[4][5]

References

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  2. ^ MacBain, Jason (March 3, 2022). "#9 UTA Mounts Furious Comeback, Falls One Shot Short In Sun Belt First Round". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ McDonald, Kyle (January 21, 2022). "Strength in Numbers as UT-Arlington Officially Joins the WAC". wachoopsdigest.com. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022-23 UT Arlington Mavericks Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2023.