The 2022–23 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by third-year head coach Luke Yaklich, played their home games at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois as first-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 4–16 in MVC play to finish in eleventh place. They lost to Missouri State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.
Previous season The Flames finished the 2021–22 season 14–16, 9–10 in Horizon League play to finish in eighth place. In the Horizon League tournament, they beat Milwaukee in the first round before losing to Purdue Fort Wayne in the quarterfinals.
The season marked the Flames' final year in the Horizon League as the school announced it would join the MVC following the season.
Offseason Departures DeparturesNamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes Jamie Ahale G 6'5 205 Senior Montrose, Australia Graduated Damaria Franklin G 6'3 205 Senior Chicago, IL Transferred to Memphis Zion Griffin F 6'6" 215 Senior Darien, IL Transferred to Tennessee State
Incoming transfers TransfersNamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school Tre Anderson G 6'1 185 Graduate Student Tacoma, WA Idaho Toby Okani G 6'8 210 Junior Orange, NJ Duquesne Shaun Williams G 6'4 190 Redshirt Senior St. Louis, MO Cal State Bakersfield
2022 recruiting class
Preseason The Flames were picked to finish in 11th place in the conference's preseason poll.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Missouri Valley tournament
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