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2022–23 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

2022–23 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record8–23 (5–13 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shawn Trice (2nd season)
  • Bob Simon (2nd season)
  • Drew Denisco (2nd season)
Home arenaGeorge Gervin GameAbove Center
Seasons
2022–23 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 16 – 2   .889 27 – 8   .771
Kent State † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800
Akron 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
Ball State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Ohio 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Buffalo 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469
Northern Illinois 9 – 9   .500 13 – 19   .406
Miami (OH) 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375
Bowling Green 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Eastern Michigan 5 – 13   .278 8 – 23   .258
Central Michigan 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Western Michigan 4 – 14   .222 8 – 23   .258
† 2023 MAC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second-year head coach Stan Heath, played their home games at the George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference.[1] They finished 8–23 with a 5–13 MAC record.[2] They finished tied for ninth in the MAC and failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

Previous season

Main article: 2021–22 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

The Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 10–21 and 5–15 in MAC play to finish in eleventh place.[3] They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Bryce McBride 4 G 6'2" 175 Junior Jackson, Tennessee Transferred to Youngstown State
Mo Njie 13 C 6'10" 245 Freshman Centerville, Ohio Transferred to SMU
Malcolm Clements 14 G 6'3" 170 Freshman Ypsilanti, Michigan Transferred to Henry Ford College
Monty Scott 2 G 6'5" 200 Senior Union, New Jersey Exhausted Eligibility
Darion Spottsville 10 G 6'4" 205 Senior Phoenix, Arizona Signed for Grises de Humacao
Axel Okongo 15 F 7'0" 240 Senior Saâcy-sur-Marne, France
Thomas Binelli 23 F 6'10" 240 Senior Bologna, Italy Exhausted Eligibility
Nate Scott 25 G/F 6'8" 210 Senior Naperville, Illinois

[4][5][6]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Tyson Acuff 2 G 6'4" 190 Junior Detroit, Michigan Duquesne
Jalin Billingsley 4 F 6'8" 225 Sophomore Cleveland, Ohio Georgetown
Emoni Bates 21 F 6'9" 190 Sophomore Ypsilanti, Michigan Memphis
Legend Geeter 23 F 6'8" 235 Sophomore River Rouge, Michigan Providence

[4][5]

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Orlando Lovejoy
G 		Detroit, Michigan Summit Academy North 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
JZ Zaher
G 		Fenton, Michigan Powers Catholic 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 164 lb (74 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR


Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Pre Season Awards

  • Emoni Bates (Pre-Season All-MAC 2nd Team)

Roster

2022–23 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kevin-David Rice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Grand Blanc
Delta College 		Flint, MI
F 1 Colin Golson Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Ferndale
Siena 		Detroit, MI
G 2 Noah Farrakhan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 162 lb (73 kg) So The Patrick School
East Carolina 		Hillside, NJ
G 3 Luka Savicevic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Sports Academy Skopje Skopje, North Macedonia
F 4 Jalin Billingsley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Lutheran East
Georgetown 		Cleveland, OH
G 5 Tyson Acuff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Cass Technical
Duquesne 		Detroit, MI
G 10 Orlando Lovejoy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Summit Academy North Detroit, MI
G 12 Andrew Wells 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 163 lb (74 kg) So International Sports Academy East Lansing, MI
G 13 Prakash Ketterhagen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Fr New Rochelle
Combine Academy 		Kalamazoo, MI
F 15 Derik Pranger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Colorado Prep Parker, CO
F 21 Emoni Bates 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Ypsi Prep
Memphis 		Ypsilanti, MI
F 22 Yusuf Jihad 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So North Farmington
Oakland 		Farmington Hills, MI
F 23 Legend Geeter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr River Rouge
Providence 		River Rouge, MI
G 30 JZ Zaher 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Fr Flint Powers Catholic Fenton, MI
F 33 Derek Ballard Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) GS Southfield-Lathrup Southfield, MI
F 35 Javantae Randle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Frederick Douglass Detroit, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2022*
7:00 p.m. 		Grand Valley State W 85–69 
 27 – Bates   11 – Geeter   4 – Geeter  George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,487)
Ypsilanti, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN3 		Wayne State W 75–66  1–0
  18 – Lovejoy   8 – Geeter   4 – Savicevic  George Gervin GameAbove Center (4,677)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 11, 2022*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. No. 22 Michigan L 83–88  1–1
  30 – Bates   6 – Farrakhan   4 – Acuff  Little Caesars Arena (14,204)
Detroit, MI
November 15, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bradley
Cancún Challenge 		L 61–89  1–2
  20 – Bates   6 – Bates   3 – Tied  Carver Arena (4,110)
Peoria, IL
November 19, 2022*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oakland
Cancún Challenge 		L 90–92 OT 1–3
  19 – Bates   6 – Geeter   4 – Tied  Athletics Center O'rena (4,059)
Rochester, MI
November 22, 2022*
12:30 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
Cancún Challenge 		L 67–74  1–4
  16 – Bates   6 – Farrakhan   4 – Farrakhan  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (250)
Cancún, Mexico
November 23, 2022*
12:30 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Winthrop
Cancún Challenge 		L 87–101  1–5
  25 – Acuff   10 – Geeter   2 – Tied  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (107)
Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC San Diego L 63–66  1–6
  17 – Bates   13 – Bates   5 – Acuff  George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,340)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Florida International W 80–68  2–6
  26 – Bates   8 – Tied   4 – Acuff  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,150)
Miami, FL
December 4, 2022*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida Atlantic L 73–101  2–7
  29 – Bates   6 – Bates   2 – Farrakhan  George Gervin GameAbove Center (4,192)
Ypsilanti, MI
December 7, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Illinois State L 81–87  2–8
  14 – Acuff   5 – Golson   4 – Tied  Redbird Arena (3,331)
Normal, IL
December 11, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Niagara L 60–67  2–9
  21 – Farrakhan   5 – Jihad   4 – Farrakhan  Gallagher Center (897)
Lewiston, NY
December 18, 2022*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy W 79–77  3–9
  19 – Tied   7 – Geeter   6 – Acuff  George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,823)
Ypsilanti, MI
December 30, 2022*
7.00 p.m., SEC Network 		at South Carolina L 64–74  3–10
  36 – Bates   7 – Randle   2 – Bates  Colonial Life Arena (9,023)
Columbia, SC
MAC regular season
January 3, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bowling Green L 65–91  3–11
(0–1) 		 15 – Bates   7 – Jihad   1 – Tied  George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,305)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 7, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Central Michigan W 62–56  4–11
(1–1) 		 26 – Bates   10 – Bates   2 – Acuff  George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,531)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan L 79–85  4–12
(1–2) 		 23 – Bates   6 – Bates   3 – Tied  University Arena (3,017)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 13, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Akron L 67–104  4–13
(1–3) 		 18 – Farrakhan   4 – Tied   2 – Tied  James A. Rhodes Arena (2,177)
Akron, OH
January 17, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kent State L 63–77  4–14
(1–4) 		 24 – Bates   6 – Bates   3 – Acuff  George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,212)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 21, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN3 		Northern Illinois L 67–88  4–15
(1–5) 		 26 – Farrakhan   8 – Farrakhan   3 – Tied  George Gervin GameAbove Center (4,719)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 24, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Toledo L 79–84  4–16
(1–6) 		 43 – Bates   9 – Farrakhan   5 – Farrakhan  Savage Arena (5,162)
Toledo, OH
January 28, 2023
3:45 p.m., ESPN3 		at Miami (OH) W 74–69  5–16
(2–6) 		 20 – Farrakhan   6 – Tied   4 – Bates  Millett Hall (3,096)
Oxford, OH
January 31, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Ohio W 90–79  6–16
(3–6) 		 29 – Acuff   4 – Geeter   6 – Acuff  George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,472)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 3, 2023
2:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Ball State
Red Out 		L 90-91  6–17
(3–7) 		 35 – Bates   6 – Tied   2 – Tied  Worthen Arena (6,068)
Muncie, IN
February 7, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Buffalo
Equality & Inclusion Night 		L 97–102  6–18
(3–8) 		 35 – Acuff   5 – Tied   4 – Tied  Alumni Arena (4,507)
Buffalo, NY
February 11, 2023
7:30 p.m., ESPN3 		Toledo L 63–70  6–19
(3–9) 		 36 – Acuff   10 – Bates   3 – Farrakhan  George Gervin GameAbove Center (5,390)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 14, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Akron L 51–78  6–20
(3–10) 		 13 – Bates   5 – Farrakhan   3 – Tied  George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,122)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 17, 2023
4:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Kent State
Black History Celebration/ Greek Night 		L 54–81  6–21
(3–11) 		 15 – Bates   11 – Bates   1 – Tied  MAC Center (2,095)
Kent, OH
February 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Michigan W 66–59  7–21
(4–11) 		 17 – Bates   7 – Bates   2 – Farrakhan  George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,703)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 25, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN3 		Ball State
Senior Day 		W 75–68  8–21
(5–11) 		 24 – Bates   11 – Bates   3 – Tied  George Gervin GameAbove Center (5,287)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green
Rocky Night 		L 68–88  8–22
(5–12) 		 15 – Lovejoy   4 – Acuff   3 – Tied  Stroh Center (2,123)
Bowling Green, OH
March 3, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois
Senior Day 		L 66–85  8–23
(5–13) 		 26 – Acuff   4 – Tied   3 – Tied  Convocation Center (729)
DeKalb, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[7]

Post Season Awards

  • Emoni Bates (3rd Team All-MAC)
  • Yusuf Jihad (Academic All-MAC)

References

  1. ^ "Welcome Home! Stan Heath Named EMU Men's Basketball Coach". EMUEagles.com. April 12, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2021-22". ESPN. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". EMUEagles.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "2022 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". EMUEagles.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Michigan Athletics.
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