The 2022–23 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions men's basketball team represented the Texas A&M University–Commerce in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fifth-year head coach Jaret von Rosenberg, played their home games at Texas A&M–Commerce Field House in Commerce, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.
This season marks Texas A&M–Commerce's first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lions will not be eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.
Previous season The Texas A&M–Commerce Lions finished the 2021–22 NCAA Division II men's basketball season 17–9, 9–5 in Lone Star Conference play, to finish in fourth place in conference. The Lions were defeated by Texas A&M–Kingsville in the first round of the 2022 Lone Star Conference men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2022 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament. Their season ended in the tournament's South Central Regional first round with a defeat to first-seeded Lubbock Christian University.
Preseason polls Southland Conference poll The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 56 votes overall, the Lions were picked to finish seventh in the conference.
1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 149 (11) 2 Nicholls 137 (6) 3 New Orleans 129 (2) 4 Southeastern 105 5 McNeese 97 6 Northwestern State 92 7 Texas A&M–Commerce 56 8 Houston Christian 55 (1) 9 Lamar 44 10 Incarnate Word 36
Preseason all-conference No Lions were selected as members of a preseason all-conference team.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition season
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference season
!colspan=12 style=| Southland Conference season
!colspan=12 style=| Southland tournament
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See also 2022–23 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions women's basketball team
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