2022–23 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record15–13 (8–8 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pete Lappas
  • Kevin Jones
  • Scott Rodgers
Home arenaSpiro Sports Center
2022–23 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Merrimack*†12–4 .75018–16  .529
Fairleigh Dickinson^10–6 .62521–16  .568
Stonehill**10–6 .62514–17  .452
Saint Francis (PA)9–7 .56313–18  .419
Sacred Heart8–8 .50016–17  .485
Wagner8–8 .50015–13  .536
Central Connecticut7–9 .43810–22  .313
St. Francis Brooklyn7–9 .43814–16  .467
LIU1–15 .0633–26  .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 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represents Wagner College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by first-year head coach Donald Copeland, play their home games at the Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, New York as a member of the Northeast Conference.

Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2021–22 season 21–6, 15–3 in NEC play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the NEC tournament, they defeated Saint Francis (PA)[1] and LIU,[2] before falling to Bryant in the championship game.[3]

On April 12, it was announced that head coach Bashir Mason would be leaving the program to become the next head coach at Saint Peter's.[4] On April 21, Seton Hall assistant and former Wagner assistant under Mason, Donald Copeland, was named as Mason's successor.[5]

Roster

2022–23 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Rahmir Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrSaint Joseph's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 1 Javier Ezquerra 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoIMG Academy San Juan, Puerto Rico
G 3 DeLonnie Hunt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrRock Creek Christian Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 4 Lavell Brodnex 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoMurray State College Saginaw, Michigan
G 5 Jordan Mason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrDexter Southfield Boston, Massachusetts
F 10 Darrius Hughes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrOmaha Kansas City, Missouri
G 11 Brandon Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrArkansas–Pine Bluff Memphis, Tennessee
G 12 Zaire Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoEagle Academy Brooklyn, New York
G 13 Julian Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrBergen Catholic HS Middletown, New York
F 22 Ja'Mier Fletcher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrFirst Love Christian Academy Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F 24 Rob Taylor II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoSt. Mark's Brooklyn, New York
F 32 Keyontae Lewis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) FrLloyd C. Bird HS Chesterfield, Virginia
F 55 Jahbril Price-Noel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) GSPacific Scarborough, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 10, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Temple W 76–73  1–0
  19 – Hunt  11 – B. Brown  3 – 3 Tied  Liacouras Center (4,707)
Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at La Salle L 69–77  1–1
  20 – Williams  9 – 2 Tied  7 – Hunt  Tom Gola Arena (2,517)
Philadelphia, PA
November 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Neumann W 82–52  2–1
  20 – Ezquerra  12 – B. Brown  4 – Hunt  Spiro Sports Center (532)
Staten Island, NY
November 18, 2022*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Fairfield W 68–52  3–1
  17 – Hunt  12 – B. Brown  5 – Ezquerra  Spiro Sports Center (1,024)
Staten Island, NY
November 20, 2022*
3:00 pm, FS1		 at Seton Hall L 44–82  3–2
  15 – Moore  5 – Lewis  2 – 2 Tied  Prudential Center (8,811)
Newark, NJ
November 27, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at NJIT W 62–57  4–2
  19 – Price-Noel  7 – Price-Noel  3 – 2 Tied  Wellness and Events Center (316)
Newark, NJ
December 3, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Army L 64–75  4–3
  17 – Hunt  8 – B. Brown  3 – 2 Tied  Christl Arena (635)
West Point, NY
December 6, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Fordham L 59–72  4–4
  20 – Moore  6 – B. Brown  6 – Hunt  Rose Hill Gymnasium (660)
Bronx, NY
December 15, 2022*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Stony Brook W 58–55  5–4
  13 – 2 Tied  10 – B. Brown  3 – 2 Tied  Spiro Sports Center (742)
Staten Island, NY
December 20, 2022*
6:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Delaware State W 58–51  6–4
  22 – Hunt  13 – Brown  2 – 2 Tied  Memorial Hall 
Dover, DE
December 22, 2022*
5:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Gwynedd Mercy W 89–55  7–4
  13 – Hunt  7 – 2 Tied  9 – Ezquerra  Spiro Sports Center (103)
Staten Island, NY
NEC regular season
December 29, 2022
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at LIU W 69–61  8–4
(1–0)		  13 – Ezquerra  11 – B. Brown  7 – Hunt  Barclays Center (375)
Brooklyn, NY
December 31, 2022
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Merrimack L 48–58  8–5
(1–1)		  14 – B. Brown  9 – B. Brown  3 – 2 Tied  Spiro Sports Center (572)
Staten Island, NY
January 5, 2023
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Stonehill L 58–62  8–6
(1–2)		  17 – Taylor II  11 – 2 Tied  3 – Ezquerra  Merkert Gymnasium (411)
Easton, MA
January 7, 2023
4:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Saint Francis (PA) L 63–68  8–7
(1–3)		  20 – Hunt  11 – B. Brown  4 – 3 Tied  Spiro Sports Center (479)
Staten Island, NY
January 16, 2023
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Merrimack W 62–57  9–7
(2–3)		  19 – Hunt  9 – B. Brown  3 – Hunt  Hammel Court (829)
North Andover, MA
January 20, 2023
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Central Connecticut W 72–50  10–7
(3–3)		  17 – Taylor II  8 – Ezquerra  5 – Ezquerra  Spiro Sports Center (817)
Staten Island, NY
January 22, 2023
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Sacred Heart W 68–58  11–7
(4–3)		  19 – Taylor II  9 – B. Brown  3 – Williams  Spiro Sports Center (518)
Staten Island, NY
January 26, 2023
5:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 St. Francis Brooklyn L 56–65  11–8
(4–4)		  18 – Moore  10 – B. Brown  3 – Ezquerra  Spiro Sports Center (1,327)
Staten Island, NY
February 2, 2023
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Sacred Heart L 56–65  11–9
(4–5)		  19 – Hunt  10 – B. Brown  3 – 2 Tied  William H. Pitt Center (715)
Fairfield, CT
February 4, 2023
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Fairleigh Dickinson W 83–79  12–9
(5–5)		  12 – 3 Tied  8 – B. Brown  4 – 3 Tied  Rothman Center (1,075)
Hackensack, NJ
February 9, 2023
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at St. Francis Brooklyn L 62–64 OT 12–10
(5–6)		  16 – B. Brown  10 – B. Brown  3 – 2 Tied  Pratt ARC (143)
Brooklyn, NY
February 11, 2023
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 LIU W 58–46  13–10
(6–6)		  12 – 2 Tied  7 – 2 Tied  5 – Ezquerra  Spiro Sports Center (1,218)
Staten Island, NY
February 16, 2023
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Central Connecticut L 57–58  13–11
(6–7)		  19 – Ezquerra  10 – B. Brown  4 – Ezquerra  William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,002)
New Britain, CT
February 18, 2023
4:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Fairleigh Dickinson L 48–66  13–12
(6–8)		  13 – Fletcher  5 – Fletcher  3 – Ezquerra  Spiro Sports Center (606)
Staten Island, NY
February 23, 2023
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Stonehill W 54–44  14–12
(7–8)		  13 – 2 Tied  11 – B. Brown  3 – Ezquerra  Spiro Sports Center (1,257)
Staten Island, NY
February 25, 2023
4:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Saint Francis (PA) W 68–58  15–12
(8–8)		  17 – Hunt  15 – B. Brown  3 – J. Brown  DeGol Arena (954)
Loretto, PA
NEC tournament
March 1, 2023
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 (5) at (4) Sacred Heart
Quarterfinals		 L 55–67  15–13
  15 – Brown  15 – Brown  3 – Ezquerra  William H. Pitt Center (398)
Fairfield, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Morales' Triple Double, Hunt's Career-High 24 Points Lead Seahawks To 82-53 Quarterfinal Victory Over SFU". Wagner College Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "#NEC22 Men's Semifinal Recaps: Top Seeds Prevail with #1 Bryant set to Face #2 Wagner". Northeast Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bryant wins first-ever NEC Championship; Headed to March Madness". Bryant University Bulldogs. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Jersey City Native Bashir Mason Named 16th Head Men's Basketball Coach at Saint Peter's University". Saint Peter's University Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Wagner hires Seton Hall assistant, Jersey City native Donald Copeland as new head coach". nj.com. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wagner College Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2022-23 Wagner Seahawks Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
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