The 2022–23 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates were led by first year head coach Michael Schwartz, and played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as ninth-year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 6–12 in AAC Play to finish in ninth place. They defeated South Florida in the first round of the AAC tournament before falling to Houston in the quarterfinals.

Previous season The Pirates finished the 2021–22 season 15–15, 6–11 in AAC play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Cincinnati.

On March 11, 2022, ECU fired Dooley after four seasons. On March 16, 2022, the Pirates hired former Tennessee assistant Michael Schwartz as their next head coach.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Alexis Reyes 0 G/F 6'7" 195 Freshman Roxbury, MA Transferred to Quinnipiac Tristen Newton 2 G 6'5" 190 Junior El Paso, TX Transferred to UConn Brandon Suggs 4 G/F 6'6" 185 Junior Powder Springs, GA Transferred to UCF J. J. Miles 11 G 6'7" 215 GS Senior Garysburg, NC Graduated Tremont Robinson-White 12 G 6'1" 170 Senior Little Rock, AR Left the team for personal reasons Vance Jackson 13 F 6'9" 230 GS Senior Pasadena, CA Graduated Tay Mosher 15 F 6'7" 215 Freshman The Colony, TX Transferred to Bryant Alanzo Frink 20 F 6'8" 270 RS Junior Jersey City, NJ Turn pro Marlon Lestin 25 F 6'9" 200 Freshman Montreal, QC Transferred to Murray State Brenden Kelly 44 G 5'9" 165 Sophomore Clark, NJ Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Quetin Diboundje 4 G 6'5" 217 Sophomore Montpellier, France Tennessee Benjamin Bayela 5 G 6'6" RS Junior France South Plains College Jaden Walker 21 G 6'5" 200 Junior Lawrenceville, GA Iowa State

2022 recruiting class

2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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