#124 UNC Asheville Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
UNC Asheville Bulldogs
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #124
Conference Rank: #1 Big South
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2021-22 Record: 17-15, 8-8
2021-22 Postseason: CBI
Coach: Mike Morrell
Coach Record: 46-68 at UNC Asheville, 46-68 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
LJ Thorpe, Forward, 14.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.7 apg
Coty Jude, Forward, 6.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.8 apg
Quay Kimble, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.8 apg
Luke Lawson, Forward, 4.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.4 apg
Jordan Hairston, Guard, 3.3 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Drew Pember, Senior, Forward, 15.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.4 apg
Tajion Jones, Senior, Guard, 12.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 0.9 apg
Jamon Battle, Senior, Guard, 8.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.0 apg
Trent Stephney, Senior, Guard, 7.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.4 apg
Silas Mason, Junior, Forward, 3.9 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.4 apg
 
Key New Players:
Caleb Burgess, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Hofstra
Nick McMullen, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Murray State
Amadou Sylla, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Tennessee Tech
Dean Gabrelcik, Freshman, Guard
Alex Caldwell, Junior, Guard, Transfer from North Carolina Central
Fletcher Abee, Junior, Guard, Transfer from The Citadel
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.3 (61st in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.8 (164, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.7 (81, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.9 (203, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.2 (92, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.3 (49, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.6 (143, 3)
Rebound Margin: -1.9 (268, 10)
Assists Per Game: 12.7 (185, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.2 (134, 2)