The 2022–23 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Knights, led by 18th-year head coach

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, played their home games at

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as members of the

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(ASUN). The Knights finished the season 15–18, 9–9 ASUN play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated

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before losing to

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in the quarterfinals. The Knights were in the third year of a four-year transition from Division II to Division I meaning that they were ineligible for the NCAA tournament.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2021–22 season 20–13, 11–5 in ASUN play, to finish in second place in the West division. They defeated Florida Gulf Coast,

and

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to win the ASUN tournament championship. Because the Knights were in the second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I, they were not eligible for NCAA postseason play. As a result, the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament went to regular-season champion Jacksonville State.

Preseason

In the conference's preseason polls, the Knights were picked to finish fifth (media) and sixth (coaches) in the ASUN.

Roster

Schedule and results

In a story on the NCAA's official website, Knights head coach Scott Davenport commented on the team's late-November schedule: , - !colspan=12 style=, Exhibition , - !colspan=12 style=, Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=12 style=, ASUN regular season , - !colspan=12 style=, ASUN tournament Sources:

References

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