2022–23 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team Men's college basketball season
Lafayette leopards word mark The 2022–23 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Leopards, led by first-year head coach Mike Jordan , played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League . They finished the season 11–23, 7–11 in Patriot League play, to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Patriot League tournament , they defeated Lehigh [ 1] American [ 2] 2015 .[ 3] Colgate .[ 3]
On February 21, 2023 (two games before the end of the season), head coach Mike Jordan was placed on administrative leave following a complaint. Mike McGarvey was appointed as acting head coach.[ 4] [ 5]
Previous season
The Leopards finished the 2021–22 season 10–20, 7–11 in Patriot League play, to finish in a tie for seventh place.[ 6] Patriot League tournament , they were defeated in overtime by Bucknell in the first round.[ 7] Fran O'Hanlon announced that he would retire at the end of the season, ending his 27-year run as the head coach.[ 8] Colgate assistant Mike Jordan was named as O'Hanlon's successor.[ 9]
Roster
2022–23 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 0
Ryan Pettit 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Westfield, NJ
G 1
Ryan Zambie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Plano, TX
G 2
Jon Brantley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Farmington Hills, MI
G 3
Devin Hines 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
So
West Palm Beach, FL
G 4
CJ Fulton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
So
Belfast, Northern Ireland
G 5
Eric Sondberg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Davidsonville, MD
G 10
Gavin Kreitz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Basking Ridge, NJ
G 11
Isaiah Thompson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
So
White Plains, NY
F 14
Kyle Jenkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Higganum, CT
C 15
Justin Vander Baan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg)
So
Northbridge, MA
G 20
TJ Berger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
So
Malvern, PA
F 22
Chris Rubayo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
So
Skillman, NJ
G/F 24
Kyle Squires 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Kingston, MA
F 33
Leo O'Boyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Scranton, PA
F 55
Josh Rivera 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
New Brunswick, NJ
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022 *7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Miami (FL)
L 54–67 0–1
Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
November 12, 2022 *6:00 p.m., FS2
at St. John's
L 68–83 0–2
Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
November 14, 2022 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's
L 59–63 0–3
Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
November 18, 2022 *2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at UMBC
L 63–71 0–4
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
November 19, 2022 *12:00 p.m., ESPN3
vs. Central Connecticut
W 55–50 1–4
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (87)Catonsville, MD
November 22, 2022 *8:30 p.m., ESPN+
Penn L 68–74 OT
1–5
Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
November 25, 2022 *7:00 p.m., BTN+
at Penn State
L 57–70 1–6
Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
November 30, 2022 *7:00 p.m., FloSports
at Drexel
L 56–64 1–7
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
December 4, 2022 *1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cornell
L 68–73 1–8
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
December 6, 2022 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Princeton
L 58–69 1–9
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
December 10, 2022 *1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Quinnipiac
L 63–76 1–10
M&T Bank Arena Hamden, CT
December 12, 2022 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Columbia L 45–57 1–11
Kirby Sports Center (1,267)Easton, PA
December 21, 2022 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at La Salle
W 90–65 2–11
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
Patriot League regular season
December 30, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
American L 47–60 2–12
Kirby Sports Center (1,796)Easton, PA
January 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Army L 65–82 2–13
Kirby Sports Center (1,574)Easton, PA
January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Boston University
L 69–73 2–14
Case Gym Boston, MA
January 8, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bucknell W 74–67 3–14
Kirby Sports Center (1,696)Easton, PA
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Navy
W 59–50 4–14
Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
January 14, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Holy Cross W 62–48 5–14
Kirby Sports Center (1,776)Easton, PA
January 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at American
W 70–59 6–14
Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lehigh
L 49–61 6–15
Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Loyola (MD) W 62–46 7–15
Kirby Sports Center (1,687)Easton, PA
January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Colgate
L 57–69 7–16
Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Navy L 34–53 7–17
Kirby Sports Center (1,578)Easton, PA
February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lehigh L 64–66 7–18
Kirby Sports Center (2,013)Easton, PA
February 6, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN /ESPN+
at Holy Cross
W 72–58 8–18
Hart Center Worcester, MA
February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Boston University W 69–65 OT
9–18
Kirby Sports Center (1,680)Easton, PA
February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola (MD)
L 70–73 9–19
Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
February 18, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Army
L 43–53 9–20
Christl Arena West Point, NY
February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Colgate L 69–73 9–21
Kirby Sports Center (1,647)Easton, PA
February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bucknell
L 65–75 9–22
Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League tournament
March 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(6)
at (3) Lehigh Quarterfinals W 71–64 10–22
Stabler Arena (2,095)Bethlehem, PA
March 5, 2023 4:00 p.m., CBSSN
(6)
(7) American Semifinals W 84–76 2OT
11–22
Kirby Sports Center (2,016)Easton, PA
March 8, 2023 7:30 p.m., CBSSN
(6)
at (1) Colgate Championship L 61–79 11–23
Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Sources:[ 10] [ 11]
References
^ "Men's Hoops Brings PL Semifinal to Kirby on Sunday" . Lafayette College Athletics . March 2, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2024 .^ "Men's Basketball Advances to the Patriot League Championship" . Lafayette College Athletics . March 5, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2024 .^ a b "Colgate Knocks Off Leopards in Title Game" . Lafayette College Athletics . March 8, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2024 .^ Bodack, Jonathan; Lesko, Dave (February 21, 2023). "Lafayette puts Mike Jordan on paid leave following a complaint" . WFMZ.com . Retrieved March 15, 2023 . ^ "Mike Jordan out, Mike McGarvey hired at Lafayette" . Coaches Database . March 29, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023 .^ "Patriot Men's College Basketball Standings - 2021-22" . ESPN . Retrieved December 30, 2022 .^ "First-Round Recap (3.1.22): 2022 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship" . Patriot League . March 1, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022 .^ "O'Hanlon to Retire Following 2021-22 Season" . Lafayette College Athletics . January 21, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022 .^ "Mike Jordan named head coach of Lafayette men's basketball program" . Lafayette College . March 29, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022 .^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule" . Lafayette College Athletics . Retrieved December 30, 2022 .^ "Lafayette Leopards Schedule 2022-23" . ESPN . Retrieved December 30, 2022 .
