The 2022–23 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the

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in the

2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2022. The regular season ended on March 12, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 14 and ending with th ...

. The Purple Aces, led by first-year head coach

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, played their home games at the Ford Center in

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 5–27, 1–19 in MVC play to finish in last place. They lost to

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in the first round of the MVC tournament.

Previous season

The Purple Aces finished the 2021–22 season 6–24, 2–16 in MVC play to finish in tenth place. As the No. 10 seed, they lost to No. 7 seed Valparaiso in the opening round of the MVC tournament. On May 5, the school announced the departure of head coach

Todd Lickliter Todd Arlan Lickliter (born April 17, 1955) is the former head coach of the Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). He was previously the head coach of Marian University, the University of Iowa, and ...

, after two full seasons as head coach. On May 24, it was announced that Evansville alum and

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assistant coach

would be named the Purple Ace's next head coach.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Evansville Purple Aces The Evansville Purple Aces are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of the University of Evansville, located in Evansville, Indiana. The Aces athletic program is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and competes at the NCAA's Divis ...

Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball The Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represents the Purple Aces of the University of Evansville, located in Evansville, Indiana, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They play their home games at the Ford Center. Evansville's a ...