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2022–23 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

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2022–23 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record10–22 (7–11 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • R.J. Evans
  • Sam Ferry
  • Anthony Richards
Home arenaHart Center
Seasons
2022–23 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate 17 1   .944 26 9   .743
Navy 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Lehigh 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
Army 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Boston University 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Lafayette 7 11   .389 11 23   .324
American 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Loyola 7 11   .389 13 20   .394
Holy Cross 7 11   .389 10 22   .313
Bucknell 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
2023 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2022–23 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by fourth-year head coach Brett Nelson, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League. they finished the season 10–22, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they lost to Loyola (MD) in the first round.

On March 10, 2023, the school fired head coach Brett Nelson.[1] On March 30, the school named Fordham assistant coach Dave Paulsen the team's new head coach.[2]

Previous season

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The Crusaders finished the 2021–22 season 9–22, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the Patriot League tournament, they were defeated by American in the first round.[3]

Roster

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2022–23 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Bo Montgomery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Lausanne Collegiate School Memphis, Tennessee
G 1 Joe Octave 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Mary Star of the Sea High School Gardena, California
G 4 Ben Capron 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Phillipsburg High School Phillipsburg, New Jersey
G 5 Jaden Kirkwood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr IMG Academy Ottawa, Ontario
F 10 Gerrale Gates 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Sr David W. Butler High School Charlotte, North Carolina
G 11 Will Batchelder 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Governor's Academy Newburyport, Massachusetts
F 14 Simon Wilbar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Canterbury School Fort Myers, Florida
G 15 Jade Tse 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Deerfield Academy Queens, New York
G 20 Mike Piwko 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Sparta High School Sparta, New Jersey
G 21 Nolan Dorsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Millbrook High School Knightdale, North Carolina
F 22 Austin Lewis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bosco Institute Frisco, Texas
F 32 Michael Rabinovich 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr Worcester Academy Hopkinton, Massachusetts
F 33 Caleb Kenney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So Douglas Freeman High School Richmond, Virginia
F 44 Louth-M Coulibaly 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Canada Topflight Academy Ottawa, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 27, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Siena L 68–75  0–1
Hart Center (1,681)
Worcester, MA
November 10, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Dean W 85–71  1–1
Hart Center (718)
Worcester, MA
November 14, 2022*
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 10 Creighton L 65–94  1–2
CHI Health Center Omaha (15,940)
Omaha, NE
November 19, 2022*
7:30 pm
vs. Stonehill
Tom Konchalski Classic
L 79–81  1–3
Rose Hill Gymnasium (681)
Bronx, NY
November 21, 2022*
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+
at Fordham
Tom Konchalski Classic
L 53–67  1–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (450)
Bronx, NY
November 22, 2022*
4:00 pm
vs. UIC
Tom Konchalski Classic
L 66–89  1–5
Rose Hill Gymnasium (373)
Bronx, NY
November 27, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Colby–Sawyer W 95–61  2–5
Hart Center (683)
Worcester, MA
November 30, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Harvard L 38–72  2–6
Hart Center (1,117)
Worcester, MA
December 3, 2022*
6:00 pm, NBCSB/ESPN+
Central Connecticut W 63–57  3–6
Hart Center (1,263)
Worcester, MA
December 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Quinnipiac L 71–75  3–7
Hart Center (1,017)
Worcester, MA
December 10, 2022*
2:00 pm, NESN
at Northeastern L 58–59  3–8
Matthews Arena (837)
Boston, MA
December 19, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Hampshire L 60–78  3–9
Lundholm Gym (460)
Durham, NH
December 22, 2022*
11:30 am, NEC Front Row
at Sacred Heart L 62–66  3–10
William H. Pitt Center (563)
Fairfield, CT
Patriot League regular season
December 30, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Bucknell W 60–58  4–10
(1–0)
Hart Center (1,424)
Worcester, MA
January 2, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Navy W 74–63  5–10
(2–0)
Alumni Hall (686)
Annapolis, MD
January 5, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
American L 68–73  5–11
(2–1)
Hart Center (731)
Worcester, MA
January 8, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola (MD) W 63–55  6–11
(3–1)
Hart Center (717)
Worcester, MA
January 11, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lehigh L 58–76  6–12
(3–2)
Stabler Arena (556)
Bethlehem, PA
January 14, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lafayette L 48–62  6–13
(3–3)
Kirby Sports Center (1,776)
Easton, PA
January 18, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Colgate L 71–77  6–14
(3–4)
Hart Center (1,107)
Worcester, MA
January 21, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bucknell W 80–73  7–14
(4–4)
Sojka Pavilion (1,219)
Lewisburg, PA
January 25, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Lehigh L 68–74  7–15
(4–5)
Hart Center (1,144)
Worcester, MA
January 28, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Army L 55–66  7–16
(4–6)
Christl Arena (1,001)
West Point, NY
February 1, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston University
Turnpike Trophy
W 82–70  8–16
(5–6)
Case Gym (659)
Boston, MA
February 4, 2023
2:00 pm, NBCSB/ESPN+
Navy L 68–86  8–17
(5–7)
Hart Center (1,753)
Worcester, MA
February 6, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Lafayette L 58–72  8–18
(5–8)
Hart Center (1,361)
Worcester, MA
February 11, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at American W 74–66  9–18
(6–8)
Bender Arena (878)
Washington, D.C.
February 15, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston University
Turnpike Trophy
W 71–69  10–18
(7–8)
Hart Center (1,043)
Worcester, MA
February 18, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Colgate L 73–96  10–19
(7–9)
Cotterell Court (1,096)
Hamilton, NY
February 22, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola (MD) L 68–90  10–20
(7–10)
Reitz Arena (589)
Baltimore, MD
February 25, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Army L 65–80  10–21
(7–11)
Hart Center (1,254)
Worcester, MA
Patriot League tournament
February 28, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(9) at (8) Loyola (MD)
First round
L 69–73  10–22
Reitz Arena (1,047)
Baltimore, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Holy Cross fires men's basketball coach Brett Nelson, with national search to follow for successor". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Holy Cross introduces Dave Paulsen as new men's basketball coach". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "First-Round Recap (3.1.22): 2022 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship". Patriot League. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Holy Cross Crusaders Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 27, 2022.