The 2022–23 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Texas State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third-year head coach Terrence Johnson, played their home games at Strahan Arena in San Marcos, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference.
The Bobcats finished the season 16–19, 6–12 in Sun Belt play, to finish in eleventh place. The Bobcats beat Georgia State in the first round, Old Dominion in the second round and Marshall in the quarterfinals, before losing to Louisiana in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.
Previous season The Bobcats finished the 2020–21 season 21–8, 12–3 in Sun Belt play, to win the regular-season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament to Louisiana. As a regular-season champion who did not win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to North Texas.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Isiah Small 1 F 6' 8" 170 Senior Jersey City, NJ Graduated Darien Jenkins 3 G 6' 3" 190 RS Junior Deer Park, NY Left the team for personal reasons Shelby Adams 4 G 6' 3" 175 Senior Converse, TX Graduated Caleb Asberry 5 G 6' 3" 170 Senior Pflugerville, TX Graduate transferred to Oklahoma State Deuce Guidry 15 G 5' 8" 155 Sophomore Dickinson, TX Walk-on; transferred to Lamar State College–Port Arthur Nate Lacewell 23 F 6' 9" 210 Sophomore Missouri City, TX Transferred to Morehouse College
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Elijah Kennedy 3 G 6' 3" 185 Sophomore Virginia Beach, VA Florida Brandon Davis 10 G 6' 1" 175 Junior LaPlace, LA Loyola (New Orleans) Tuongthach Gatkek 32 F 6' 9" 172 Junior Portland, ME Florida
Recruiting classes
2022 recruiting class
2023 recruiting class
Preseason
Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll The Bobcats were picked to finish in second place in the conference's preseason poll. Senior guard Mason Harrell was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.
Coaches poll 1 Louisiana – 190 (10) 2 Texas State – 162 (1) 3 South Alabama – 150 (1) 4 James Madison – 149 (1) 5 Georgia State – 127 (1) 6 Marshall – 122 7 App State – 120 8 Coastal Carolina – 100 9 Old Dominion – 93 10 Troy – 76 11 Georgia Southern – 69 12 Arkansas State – 48 13 Southern Miss – 34 14 ULM – 30
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
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