The 2022–23 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by second-year head coach Shaka Smart and plays their home games at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a member of the Big East Conference. The Eagles finished the season 29–7, 17–3 in Big East play to win the regular season championship. They defeated St. John's, UConn, and Xavier to win the Big East tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the East region. They defeated Vermont in the First Round before losing to Michigan State in the Second Round of the tournament.
Previous season The Golden Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 19–13, 11–8 in Big East play to finish a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed, they lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Creighton. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the East Region, where they lost in the First Round to North Carolina.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Greg Elliott 5 G 6'3" 180 RS Senior Detroit, MI Graduate transferred to Pittsburgh Justin Lewis 10 F 6'7" 245 Sophomore Baltimore, MD Declare for 2022 NBA draft Darryl Morsell 32 G 6'5" 205 GS Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated Kur Kuath 35 F 6'10" 215 GS Senior Biemnon, South Sudan Graduated Brendan Carney 41 G 6'2" 190 Junior Menlo Park, CA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Zach Wrightsil 10 G/F 6'7" 205 GS Senior Prosper, TX Loyola (New Orleans)
Recruiting classes 2022 recruiting class
2023 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Big East regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Big East tournament
!colspan=9 style="|NCAA tournament
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