2022–23 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

2022–23 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
2022–23 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	16–17 (8–8 NEC)
Head coach	Anthony Latina (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Johnny Kidd; Kevin Papacs; Kyle Steinway;
Home arena	William H. Pitt Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Merrimack*†	12	–	4	.750	18	–	16	.529
Fairleigh Dickinson^	10	–	6	.625	21	–	16	.568
Stonehill**	10	–	6	.625	14	–	17	.452
Saint Francis (PA)	9	–	7	.563	13	–	18	.419
Sacred Heart	8	–	8	.500	16	–	17	.485
Wagner	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Central Connecticut	7	–	9	.438	10	–	22	.313
St. Francis Brooklyn	7	–	9	.438	14	–	16	.467
LIU	1	–	15	.063	3	–	26	.103
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
** ineligible for both the 2023 NEC tournament and the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
^ received automatic bid for the 2023 NCAA tournament as conference tournament runner-up, due to Merrimack's ineligibility

† 2023 NEC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by tenth-year head coach Anthony Latina, played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference.

Previous season

The Pioneers finished the 2021–22 season 10–20, 6–12 in NEC play to finish in seventh place.^[1] They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to LIU.^[2]

Roster

2022–23 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Joey Reilly	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Cromwell, Connecticut
G	3	Mike Sixsmith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Hicksville, New York
G	5	Kenneth Womack	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G	10	Dominic Mello	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Wareham, Massachusetts
G	11	Raheem Solomon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Hartford, Connecticut
G	13	Najee Coursey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Galloway, New Jersey
G	14	Tommaso Ferraresi	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Venice, Italy
F	15	Raymond Espinal-Guzman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Cranston, Rhode Island
F	21	Bryce Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Stockton, California
G	22	Brendan McGuire	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Garden City, New York
F	25	Tanner Thomas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Springfield, Massachusetts
G	35	Aidan Carpenter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Hamden, Connecticut
F	45	Nico Galette	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Rahway, New Jersey

Head coach

Anthony Latina (Brandeis)

Assistant coach(es)

Johnny Kidd (Central Connecticut State)
Kevin Papacs (Central Connecticut State)
Kyle Steinway (Providence)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 17, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 8, 2022* 7:00 pm		at Hartford	W 77–70	1–0	Chase Arena (840) West Hartford, CT
November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, BTN+		at Rutgers	L 50–88	1–1	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
November 13, 2022* 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Columbia	W 88–85	2–1	William H. Pitt Center (723) Fairfield, CT
November 16, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	L 81–90	2–2	Costello Athletic Center (608) Lowell, MA
November 19, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Binghamton	W 75–60	3–2	Binghamton University Events Center (1,802) Vestal, NY
November 22, 2022* 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		NJIT	L 75–85	3–3	William H. Pitt Center (443) Fairfield, CT
November 28, 2022* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Western New England	W 100–59	4–3	William H. Pitt Center (433) Fairfield, CT
November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Hampshire	W 66–61	5–3	Lundholm Gym (369) Durham, NH
December 3, 2022* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		UMass Lowell	L 59–70	5–4	William H. Pitt Center (517) Fairfield, CT
December 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield	L 59–61	5–5	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,819) Fairfield, CT
December 10, 2022* 3:30 pm, ACCN		at Pittsburgh	L 66–91	5–6	Petersen Events Center (6,019) Pittsburgh, PA
December 12, 2022* 6:30 pm, FloHoops		at Stony Brook	L 64–71	5–7	Island Federal Arena (1,708) Stony Brook, NY
December 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	L 59–77	5–8	Hagan Arena (819) Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2022* 11:30 am, NEC Front Row		Holy Cross	W 66–62	6–8	William H. Pitt Center (563) Fairfield, CT
December 29, 2022 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Stonehill	L 67–74	6–9 (0–1)	William H. Pitt Center (833) Fairfield, CT
December 31, 2022 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at LIU	W 82–64	7–9 (1–1)	Steinberg Wellness Center (325) Brooklyn, NY
January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Merrimack	W 59–55	8–9 (2–1)	Hammel Court (236) North Andover, MA
January 7, 2023* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Hartford	W 78–71	9–9	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
January 14, 2023 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at St. Francis Brooklyn	L 79–82	9–10 (2–2)	Pratt ARC (125) Brooklyn, NY
January 16, 2023 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Saint Francis (PA)	W 54–51	10–10 (3–2)	William H. Pitt Center (529) Fairfield, CT
January 20, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 92–85	11–10 (4–2)	Rothman Center (276) Hackensack, NJ
January 22, 2023 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Wagner	L 58–68	11–11 (4–3)	Spiro Sports Center (518) Staten Island, NY
January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		LIU	L 70–74	11–12 (4–4)	William H. Pitt Center (718) Fairfield, CT
January 28, 2023 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Stonehill	L 81–82	11–13 (4–5)	Merkert Gymnasium (1,896) Easton, MA
February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Wagner	W 65–56	12–13 (5–5)	William H. Pitt Center (715) Fairfield, CT
February 4, 2023 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Central Connecticut	W 78–65	13–13 (6–5)	William H. Pitt Center (1,033) Fairfield, CT
February 9, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPNU		at Saint Francis (PA)	L 76–78 ^OT	13–14 (6–6)	DeGol Arena (670) Loretto, PA
February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 94–86 ^OT	14–14 (7–6)	William H. Pitt Center (828) Fairfield, CT
February 18, 2023 2:00 pm, CBSSN		Merrimack	L 55–67	14–15 (7–7)	William H. Pitt Center (756) Fairfield, CT
February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		St. Francis Brooklyn	L 63–70	14–16 (7–8)	William H. Pitt Center (582) Fairfield, CT
February 25, 2023 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Central Connecticut	W 69–67	15–16 (8–8)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (703) New Britain, CT
NEC Tournament
March 1, 2023 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	(4)	(5) Wagner Quarterfinals	W 67–55	16–16	William H. Pitt Center (398) Fairfield, CT
March 4, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN3	(4)	(1) Merrimack Semifinals	L 61–70	16–17	Hammel Court (747) North Andover, MA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2021-22 NEC Basketball Standings". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
^ "SHU Not Enough in NEC Quarterfinal at LIU, 82-75". Sacred Heart University. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
^ "2022-2023 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sacred Heart University. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Sacred Heart Pioneers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

[1] "2021-22 NEC Basketball Standings". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

[2] "SHU Not Enough in NEC Quarterfinal at LIU, 82-75". Sacred Heart University. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

[3] "2022-2023 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sacred Heart University. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

[4] "2022-23 Sacred Heart Pioneers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

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