2022–23 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball team

The 2022–23 St. Thomas Tommies men's basketball team represented the University of St. Thomas in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tommies, led by 12th-year head coach John Tauer, played their home games at Schoenecker Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota as members of the Summit League.

2022–23 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record19–14 (9–9 Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachMike Maker
Assistant coaches
  • Cameron Rundles
  • Kenneth Lowe
Home arenaSchoenecker Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts 18 0   1.000 30 5   .857
South Dakota State 13 5   .722 19 13   .594
North Dakota State 11 7   .611 16 17   .485
Western Illinois 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
St. Thomas* 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
South Dakota 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Kansas City 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Denver 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
North Dakota 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
Omaha 4 14   .222 9 23   .281
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2023 Summit League Tournament winner

This season marked St. Thomas's second year of a five-year transition period from Division III to Division I, an incredibly rare and historic jump that bypasses Division II altogether. As a result, the Tommies are not eligible for NCAA postseason play until 2026–27. The Tommies participated in their first ever Division I conference tournament, as the Summit League announced the 2023 Summit League men's basketball tournament would include all 10 conference teams.[1]

Previous season

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The Tommies finished the 2021–22 season 10–20, 4–14 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. Because the Tommies were in the first year of a five-year transition period from DIII to DI, they were not eligible for NCAA postseason play, including the Summit League tournament.[2]

Roster

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2022–23 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kendall Blue 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr East Ridge High School Woodbury, Minnesota
G 2 Ben Nau 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Brookfield Central High School Brookfield, Wisconsin
G 3 Andrew Rohde 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Brookfield Central High School Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 5 Parker Bjorklund 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Chaska High School Chaska, Minnesota
G 10 Riley Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Benilde-St. Margaret's Eden Prairie, Minnesota
G 11 Drake Dobbs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Eden Prairie High School Eden Prairie, Minnesota
G 12 Ryan Dufault 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Waseca High School Waseca, Minnesota
F 13 Ahjany Lee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Totino-Grace High School Byron, Minnesota
F 14 Brooks Allen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Shakopee High School Shakopee, Minnesota
F 20 Courtney Brown Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Milwaukee Cottage Grove, Minnesota
F 23 Will Engels 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Benet Academy Clarendon Hills, Illinois
G 32 Dom Martinelli 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Northwestern Glenview, Illinois
F 33 Bennett Kwiecinski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Siena Chicago, Illinois
F 35 Carter Bjerke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Wayzata High School Plymouth, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 16, 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*
7:30 pm, FS1
at No. 9 Creighton L 60–72  0–1
CHI Health Center Omaha (17,098)
Omaha, NE
November 11, 2022*
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access
Chicago State W 83–61  1–1
Schoenecker Arena (1,378)
St. Paul, MN
November 13, 2022*
2:00 pm, Tommies All-Access
St. Francis Brooklyn W 84–48  2–1
Schoenecker Arena (667)
St. Paul, MN
November 17, 2022*
8:30 pm, ESPN+
at Montana
Zootown Classic
L 59–78  2–2
Dahlberg Arena (2,660)
Missoula, MT
November 18, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Troy
Zootown Classic
W 78–76  3–2
Dahlberg Arena (251)
Missoula, MT
November 19, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Merrimack
Zootown Classic
W 72–61  4–2
Dahlberg Arena (178)
Missoula, MT
November 23, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee W 76–72  5–2
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,813)
Milwaukee, WI
November 26, 2022*
7:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 66–95  5–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,109)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 29, 2022*
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access
North Central W 111–63  6–3
Schoenecker Arena (786)
St. Paul, MN
December 3, 2022*
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access
Crown W 91–56  7–3
Schoenecker Arena (874)
St. Paul, MN
December 8, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State L 65–82  7–4
Worthington Arena (2,609)
Bozeman, MT
December 10, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho State W 76–70  8–4
Reed Gym (1,040)
Pocatello, ID
December 13, 2022*
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access
Green Bay W 82–61  9–4
Schoenecker Arena (1,036)
St. Paul, MN
Summit League regular season
December 19, 2022
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access
North Dakota W 75–62  10–4
(1–0)
Schoenecker Arena (985)
St. Paul, MN
December 21, 2022
12:00 pm, Tommies All-Access
North Dakota State W 78–68  11–4
(2–0)
Schoenecker Arena (1,123)
St. Paul, MN
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Dakota L 84–92  11–5
(2–1)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,516)
Vermillion, SD
December 31, 2022
2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3
at South Dakota State L 64–71  11–6
(2–2)
Frost Arena (2,020)
Brookings, SD
January 5, 2023
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access
Denver W 81–71  12–6
(3–2)
Schoenecker Arena (981)
St. Paul, MN
January 7, 2023
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access
Omaha W 80–58  13–6
(4–2)
Schoenecker Arena (1,332)
St. Paul, MN
January 12, 2023
7:00 pm
at Kansas City L 60–81  13–7
(4–3)
Swinney Recreation Center (725)
Kansas City, MO
January 14, 2023
7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts L 69–81  13–8
(4–4)
Mabee Center (5,684)
Tulsa, OK
January 21, 2023
2:00 pm
at Western Illinois L 56–60  13–9
(4–5)
Western Hall (727)
Macomb, IL
January 26, 2023
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access
South Dakota State W 60–54  14–9
(5–5)
Schoenecker Arena (1,505)
St. Paul, MN
January 28, 2023
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access
South Dakota L 67–81  14–10
(5–6)
Schoenecker Arena (1,723)
St. Paul, MN
February 2, 2023
7:00 pm
at Omaha W 89–83  15–10
(6–6)
Baxter Arena (1,261)
Omaha, NE
February 4, 2023
5:00 pm
at Denver W 68–57  16–10
(7–6)
Hamilton Gymnasium (992)
Denver, CO
February 9, 2023
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access
Oral Roberts L 88–95  16–11
(7–7)
Schoenecker Arena (2,013)
St. Paul, MN
February 11, 2023
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access
Kansas City W 73–43  17–11
(8–7)
Schoenecker Arena (1,619)
St. Paul, MN
February 18, 2023
7:00 pm, Tommies All-Access
Western Illinois W 82–69  18–11
(9–7)
Schoenecker Arena (1,674)
St. Paul, MN
February 23, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Dakota State L 64–73  18–12
(9–8)
Scheels Center (1,761)
Fargo, ND
February 25, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Dakota L 74–82  18–13
(9–9)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,715)
Grand Forks, ND
Summit League tournament
March 5, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(5) vs. (4) Western Illinois
Quarterfinals
W 67–60  19–13
Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
March 6, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(5) vs. (1) Oral Roberts
Semifinals
L 65–70  19–14
Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Summit League Basketball Schedules Released". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. August 3, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "St. Thomas receives NCAA waiver to join The Summit League in 2021-22". The Summit League. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". The University of St. Thomas. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022-23 St. Thomas - Minnesota Tommies Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2022.