RICHARDSON, Texas – Mary Hardin-Baylor has been selected to win the 2022-23 American Southwest Conference men’s basketball title, following a vote of the league’s head coaches and sports information directors, the ASC office released Wednesday, October 19.
Mary Hardin-Baylor was near unanimous by claiming 199 points and 19 of 20 first place votes after winning its third ASC Championship last season. That was the team’s first title since 2010.
LeTourneau came in second place with 162 points and was the runners-up in last season’s tournament.
Hardin-Simmons rounded out the top three spots with 153 points.
UT Dallas was narrowly behind with 152 points but did grab the remaining first place vote. Completing the top half of the predicted order rankings was
East Texas Baptist with 126 points.
Finishing the poll were
Concordia Texas (85),
McMurry (79),
Sul Ross State (65),
Ozarks (41), and
Howard Payne (38).
The 2022-23 ASC Men’s Basketball Watch List is composed of 28 players nominated by the head coaches and includes 16 all-conference selections. Highlighting the group includes: 2021-22 ASC Player of the Year
Josiah Johnson (UMHB), 2021-22 Freshman of the Year
Luke Kiser (UTD), and 2021-22 Newcome of the Year
Darry Moore (ETBU).
The 2022-23 season marks the 27
th in league history. Regular season play begins November 8.
This season’s conference tournament will be a three-day, six-team, single-elimination slated for February 23-25. The champion will earn an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship.
Wilson is the official basketball of the American Southwest Conference and its 10 members.
ASC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
| No. |
Team (First-place votes) |
Pts. |
2021-22 Record (ASC) |
| 1. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor (19) |
199 |
28-3 (17-2) |
| 2. |
LeTourneau |
162 |
22-5 (15-4) |
| 3. |
Hardin-Simmons |
153 |
17-8 (12-6) |
| 4. |
UT Dallas (1) |
152 |
16-9 (11-7) |
| 5. |
East Texas Baptist |
126 |
14-12 (12-8) |
| 6. |
Concordia Texas |
85 |
9-15 (6-13) |
| 7. |
McMurry |
79 |
9-15 (7-11) |
| 8. |
Sul Ross State |
65 |
10-16 (7-13) |
| 9. |
Ozarks |
41 |
6-18 (5-14) |
| 10. |
Howard Payne |
38 |
7-18 (6-14) |
ASC Men's Basketball Preseason Watch List
| Name |
Pos. |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
| Luis Gonzalez * |
G |
Jr. |
Concordia Texas |
Carolina, P.R. |
| Dennis Pigford R |
G |
So. |
Concordia Texas |
Grand Prairie, Texas |
| Donovan Stafford R |
F |
So. |
Concordia Texas |
Glenn Heights, Texas |
| Aaron Gregg * |
G |
Sr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Austin, Texas |
| Darry Moore *N |
F |
Jr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Tyler, Texas |
| Kevin Charles |
F |
Sr. |
East Texas Baptist |
New Orleans, La. |
| Steven Quinn * |
F |
Sr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Dallas, Texas |
| Will Bartoszek |
F |
Jr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Rockwall, Texas |
| Aidan Walsh * |
G |
Sr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Katy, Texas |
| Harold Myart |
G |
Jr. |
Howard Payne |
Austin, Texas |
| Myles Brown |
G |
Jr. |
Howard Payne |
Houston, Texas |
| Deonte Jackson *R |
G |
Jr. |
LeTourneau |
Nacogdoches, Texas |
| Warren Richardson *D F |
F |
Sr. |
LeTourneau |
League City, Texas |
| Christian Adams |
G |
Sr. |
LeTourneau |
Nacogdoches, Texas |
| Josiah Johnson *Y |
G |
Jr. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Big Sandy, Texas |
| Ty Prince * |
F |
Sr. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Thorndale, Texas |
| Luke Feely * |
F |
Jr. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Argyle, Texas |
| Remy Minor * |
G |
Sr. |
McMurry |
Chicago, Ill. |
| CJ LeBlanc * |
G |
Jr. |
McMurry |
Dallas, Texas |
| Grayson Nix * |
G |
Sr. |
Ozarks |
Red Oak, Okla. |
| Kamren Roelke |
G |
Sr. |
Ozarks |
Hot Springs, Ark. |
| Kyron Powell |
G |
So. |
Ozarks |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Trey Nelson * |
G |
Sr. |
Sul Ross State |
Irving, Texas |
| Julian Paredes * |
F |
Sr. |
Sul Ross State |
El Paso, Texas |
| Caelyb Kerley |
G |
Sr. |
Sul Ross State |
Denton, Texas |
| Hunter Stevens * |
G |
Sr. |
UT Dallas |
Leander, Texas |
| Luke Kiser F |
G |
So. |
UT Dallas |
Burnet, Texas |
| Kyle Poerschke |
F |
Sr. |
UT Dallas |
Houston, Texas |
2021-22 All-ASC Selection *
2021-22 ASC Player of the Year Y
2021-22 ASC Freshman of the Year F
2021-22 ASC Newcomer of the Year N
2021-22 ASC All-Freshman Team R
2021-22 ASC All-Defensive Team D