The 2022–23 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 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 Screaming Eagles, led by third-year head coach Stan Gouard, played their home games at Screaming Eagles Arena in

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as members of the

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(OVC). They finished the season 16–17, 9–9 in OVC play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the OVC tournament, they lost to SIU Edwardsville in the first round. The Screaming Eagles received an invitation to the

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as the No. 15 seed. There they lost to

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in the first round. The season marked Southern Indiana's first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Screaming Eagles are not eligible for the NCAA tournament until the 2026–27 season.

Previous season

The Screaming Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 18–8, 12–6 in

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(GLVC) play, to finish in second place in the East Division. They defeated Illinois–Springfield in the first round of the GLVC tournament, before falling to UMSL in the quarterfinals.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (colloquially known as Screagles) are the athletic teams that represent the University of Southern Indiana, located outside Evansville in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, in NCAA Division I intercollegiate spor ...

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