| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Prev Year: | 2021–22 |
| Next Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | SMU Mustangs |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 10–22 |
| Conf Record: | 5–13 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Chris Kreider |
| Asst Coach3: | Josten Crow |
The 2022–23 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by first-year head coach Rob Lanier and played their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. They were defeated by UCF in the first round of the AAC tournament.
The Mustangs finished the 2021–22 season 24–9, 13–4 in AAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Tulsa in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament before losing to Memphis in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 1 seed. They defeated Nichols in the first round before losing to Washington State in the second round.
On March 22, 2022, head coach Tim Jankovich announced his retirement from coaching.[1] On March 27, the school named Georgia State head coach Rob Lanier the team's new head coach.[2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Memphis | |||
| Tyler Lundblade | 4 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Freshman | Transferred to TCU | ||
| Emmanuel Bandoumel | 5 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Nebraska | ||
| Jahmar Young Jr. | 21 | F | 6'9" | 215 | RS Junior | Transferred to Memphis | ||
| Isiah Jasey | 22 | F | 6'10" | 250 | GS Senior | Graduated | ||
| 23 | G | 6'3" | 175 | RS Senior | Graduated | |||
| Tristan Clark | 25 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 50 | F | 6'5" | 215 | GS Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Koulibaly | 0 | G | 6'3" | 185 | RS Sophomore | Washington State | ||
| 11 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Louisville | |||
| Mo Njie | 13 | C | 6'10" | 245 | Sophomore | Eastern Michigan | ||
| Xavier Foster | 20 | C | 7'0" | 228 | Sophomore | Iowa State | ||
| Keon Ambrose-Hylton | 22 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Junior | Alabama | ||
| Efe Odigie | 23 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Senior | Troy | ||
| Emory Lanuier | 24 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Walk-on; Davidson | ||
| Jackson Young | 32 | G | 6'2" | 190 | RS Sophomore | Walk-on; Hawaii Pacific |
There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2022.
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