2022–23 Summit League men's basketball season

The 2022–23 Summit League men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 7, 2022, and began conference play on December 19, 2022. The regular season ended on February 25, 2023, and the 2023 Summit League men's basketball tournament from March 3 to March 7, 2023.

Oral Roberts finished league play with a perfect 18–0 record, the second time that has happened in the Summit League's history and second year in a row a team has finished with a perfect league record (South Dakota State). In the postseason, Oral Roberts made the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as a 12 seed. They lost to Duke in the first round.

Conference Changes Following last year's postseason tournament, the Summit League announced they would be expanding the tournament in future years to include all 10 teams. It will consist of an added day to the tournament with the 7 through 10 seeds competing for the typical 7 and 8 seed slots.

Head coaches

Coaching Changes

South Dakota On March 16, 2022, Eric Peterson was announced as the new head coach of the Coyotes, after former coach Todd Lee was let go.

Omaha On March 18, 2022, Chris Crutchfield was named head coach of the Mavericks, after longtime coach Derrin Hansen was fired.

Kansas City On April 21, 2022, three-year Roos coach Billy Donlon left the program to be an associate head coach at Clemson. Then on April 26, 2022, Marvin Menzies was announced to be the new head coach for Kansas City.

Coaches TeamHead CoachPrevious JobYears At SchoolRecord at SchoolSummit League RecordSummit League TitlesNCAA tournamentsNCAA Sweet 16'sDenverJeff WulbrunStanford (Assistant)211–217–11000Kansas CityMarvin MenziesGrand Canyon (Associate HC)10–00–0050OmahaChris CrutchfieldOregon (Assistant)10–00–0000North DakotaPaul SatherNorthern State (Assistant)430–6017–33000North Dakota StateDavid RichmanNorth Dakota State (Assistant)9159–9782–46320Oral RobertsPaul MillsBaylor (Assistant)676–7943–36111St. ThomasJohn TauerSt. Thomas (Assistant)12228–70^4–1400^^0^^^South DakotaEric PetersonUtah (Assistant)10–00–0000South Dakota StateEric HendersonSouth Dakota State (Assistant)468–2240–6110Western IllinoisRob JeterMinnesota (Assistant)323–3112–20000 Notes:

Year at school includes 2022-23 season. Overall and Summit League records are from the time at their current school and are through the end of the 2021-22. NCAA tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.

^218 wins and 50 losses at the Division III level

^^8 NCAA Division III Tournaments

^^^4 NCAA Division III Sweet 16s, 2 NCAA Division III Final Fours, and 1 NCAA Division III National Championship

Preseason Awards The Preseason Summit League men's basketball polls were released on October 11, 2022.

Preseason men's basketball polls First Place Votes in Parentheses

Oral Roberts (28) - 731 South Dakota State (11) - 668 South Dakota (1) - 602 North Dakota State - 549 Denver - 432 Kansas City - 310 Western Illinois - 294 St. Thomas - 289 Omaha - 279 North Dakota - 174

Preseason Honors HonorRecipientPreseason Player of the YearMax Abmas, Oral RobertsPreseason All-Summit League First TeamMax Abmas, Oral RobertsLuke Appel, South Dakota StateFrankie Fidler, OmahaTrenton Massner, Western IllinoisZeke Mayo, South Dakota StateGrant Nelson, North Dakota StatePreseason All-Summit League Second TeamMason Archambault, South DakotaIssac McBride, Oral RobertsKruz Perrott-Hunt, South DakotaA.J. Plitzuweit, South DakotaTevin Smith, Denver

Regular season

Conference standings Current as of February 25, 2023 ConferenceOverallRankTeamRecordPercentRecordPercentTiebreaker1Oral Roberts18–01.00027–40.8712South Dakota State13–50.72218–120.6003North Dakota State11–70.61114–160.4674Western Illinois9–90.50016–130.5521–1 vs South Dakota5St. Thomas9–90.50018–130.5810–2 vs South Dakota7South Dakota7–110.38912–180.4002–0 vs St. Thomas6Kansas City7–110.38911–200.3551–1 vs St. Thomas8Denver6–120.33315–160.4841–1 vs Western Illinois9North Dakota6–120.33312–190.3870–2 vs Western Illinois10Omaha4–140.2228–220.267

Conference Matrix   Denver Kansas City North DakotaNorth Dakota State Omaha Oral Roberts St. Thomas South Dakota South Dakota State Western Illinois vs. Denver – 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 vs. Kansas City 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 vs. North Dakota 1–1 0–2 – 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 vs. North Dakota State 0–2 1–1 0–2 – 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 vs. Omaha 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 – 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 vs. Oral Roberts 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 vs. St. Thomas 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 – 2–0 1–1 1–1 vs. South Dakota 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 – 2–0 1–1vs. South Dakota State 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 – 1–1 vs. Western Illinois 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 – Total 6–12 7–11 6–12 11–7 4–14 18–0 9–9 7–11 13–5 9–9 Through February 25, 2023

Players of the Week WeekPlayer(s) of the WeekSchoolNov. 14A.J. PlitzuweitSouth DakotaNov. 21Riley MillerSt. ThomasNov. 28Rayquawndis MitchellKansas CityDec. 5Trenton MassnerWestern IllinoisDec. 12Boden SkunbergNorth Dakota StateDec. 19Max AbmasOral RobertsDec. 26Parker BjorklundSt. Thomas (2)Jan. 2Zeke MayoSouth Dakota StateJan. 9Max Abmas (2)Oral Roberts (2)Jan. 16Max Abmas (3)Oral Roberts (3)Jan. 23Zeke Mayo (2)South Dakota State (2)Jan. 30Trenton Massner (2)Western Illinois (2)Feb. 6Zeke Mayo (3)South Dakota State (3)Feb. 13Max Abmas (4)Oral Roberts (4)Feb. 20Grant NelsonNorth Dakota State (2)Feb. 27Trenton Massner (3)Western Illinois (3)

Records against other conferences As of January 10, 2023:

Major 7 ConferencesRecordMajor 7 ConferencesRecordACCNoneAmerican1-2Big East0-3Big Ten0-4Big 120-4Pac-120-2SEC1-5Major 7 Total2-19Other Division I ConferencesRecordOther Division I ConferencesRecordAtlantic 101-0ASUN1-2America EastNoneBig Sky3-6Big SouthNoneBig West1-0Colonial1-0Conference USA0-1Horizon League2-2Ivy LeagueNoneMAACNoneMAC1-4MEACNoneMVC4-1MWC1-3NEC3-0OVC2-0Patriot LeagueNoneSoCon1-0Southland4-0SWAC2-0Sun Belt2-2WAC3-3WCC2-3Other Division I Total34-26NCAA Division I Total36-45NCAA Division II Total4-1NCAA Division III Total7-0NAIA Total3-0NCCAA Total1-0Total Non-Conference Record50-46

Record against ranked non-conference opponents Summit League record against ranked teams (rankings from AP Poll):

Summit League teams in Bold

Date Visitor Home Site Gamename Score Conference record Reference Nov 7 Omaha No. 5 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS 64-89 0-1 Nov 7 St. Thomas No. 9 Creighton CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, NE 60-72 0-2 Nov 7 North Dakota State No. 10 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR 58-76 0-3 Nov 10 North Dakota No. 9 Creighton CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, NE 61-96 0-4 Nov 10 North Dakota State No. 5 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS 59-82 0-5 Nov 14 Oral Roberts No. 3 Houston Fertitta Center • Houston, TX Cougar Classic 45-83 0-6 Nov 16 South Dakota State No. 9 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR 56-71 0-7 Nov 21 Omaha No. 25 Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA Emerald Coast Classic - Campus Game 64-100 0-8 Nov 30 North Dakota No. 23 Iowa State James H. Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA 44-63 0-9 Dec 3 South Dakota State No. 11 Alabama Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL 65-78 0-10 Dec 10 Denver No. 19 UCLA Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA 64-87 0-11

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes games was played on neutral site

Points scored TeamForAgainstDifferenceDenver 2185 2258 -73Kansas City 1901 1971 -70North Dakota 2065 2119 -54North Dakota State 2043 2042 +1Omaha 2003 2242 -239Oral Roberts 2455 2046 +409St. Thomas 2177 2031 +146South Dakota 1929 2082 -153South Dakota State 1990 1970 +20Western Illinois 1981 1963 +18 Through February 18, 2023

Home attendance TeamArenaCapacityTotal GamesAverage AttendanceAttendance HighTotal Attendance% of CapacityDenverHamilton Gymnasium2,500141,0011,335Feb. 25 vs. Omaha14,02440.1%Kansas CitySwinney Recreation Center1,500149361,532Feb. 18 vs. North Dakota13,10862.4%North DakotaBetty Engelstad Sioux Center3,300161,4492,458Dec. 30 vs. North Dakota St23,18743.9%North Dakota StateScheels Center5,460131,9523,867Jan. 27 vs. North Dakota25,38835.8%OmahaBaxter Arena7,898122,2274,316Dec. 13 vs. Midland26,73428.2%Oral RobertsMabee Center10,154165,3148,012Feb. 18 vs. North Dakota St85,03052.3%St. ThomasSchoenecker Arena1,800141,2642,013Feb. 9 vs. Oral Roberts17,69670.2%South DakotaSanford Coyote Sports Center6,000132,0244,605Jan. 14 vs. South Dakota St26,32433.7%South Dakota StateFrost Arena6,500122,2884,421Feb. 11 vs. South Dakota27,46435.2%Western IllinoisWestern Hall5,139147161,681Feb. 11 vs. Oral Roberts10,03613.9% Bold - Exceed capacity As of February 25, 2023 Does not include exhibition games

All-League Honors HonorRecipientPlayer of the YearMax Abmas, Oral RobertsDefensive Player of the YearConnor Vanover, Oral RobertsSixth Man of the YearMatt Norman, North DakotaFreshman of the YearAndrew Rohde, St. ThomasNewcomer of the YearConnor Vanover, Oral RobertsCoach of the YearPaul Mills, Oral RobertsAll-Summit League First TeamMax Abmas, Oral RobertsTrenton Massner, Western IllinoisZeke Mayo, South Dakota StateGrant Nelson, North Dakota StateAndrew Rohde, St. ThomasConnor Vanover, Oral RobertsAll-Summit League Second TeamShemarri Allen, Kansas CityParker Byorklund, St. ThomasMatt Dentlinger, South Dakota StateIssac McBride, Oral RobertsRayquawndis Mitchell, Kansas CityAll-Summit League Honorable MentionTommy Bruner, DenverFrankie Fidler, OmahaTasos Kamateros, South DakotaKruz Perrott-Hunt, South DakotaBoden Skunberg, North Dakota StateAll-Defensive TeamShemarri Allen, Kansas CityMatt Mims, South Dakota StateGrant Nelson, North Dakota StateConnor Vanover, Oral RobertsJesiah West, Western IllinoisAll-Newcomer TeamTommy Bruner, DenverWilliam Kyle III, South Dakota StateRayquawndis Mitchell, Kansas CityAndrew Rohde, St. ThomasConnor Vanover, Oral Roberts Source:

Postseason

Conference Tournament All 10 teams qualify for the Summit League tournament. The tournament is held at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It will be held this season from March 3 to March 7, 2023.

NCAA tournament Seed Region School First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship No. 12 Orlando Regional Oral Roberts — — — — —1 BidW-L (%):TOTAL:

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