The 2022–23 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were led by second-year head coach Richard Pitino and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They played their home games at The Pit.
New Mexico finished 22–12, with an 8–10 record in the Mountain West, finishing sixth in the conference. They defeated Wyoming in the first round of the Mountain West conference tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Utah State. The Lobos were invited to the 2023 National Invitation Tournament, where they were upset in the first round by Utah Valley.
Previous season The Lobos finished the 2021–22 season 13–19, 5–12 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. As the No. 9 seed in the Mountain West tournament, they lost in the first round to Nevada 85–77.
Offseason Departures NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departureSaquan Singleton1Guard6-6190SeniorBronx, NYTransferred to George Mason.Clay Patterson20Guard6-1180SeniorRio Rancho, NMGraduatedTaryn Todd24Guard6-5180SophomoreVaughn, OntarioTransferred to Northwest Florida State College.Jeremiah Francis III30Guard6-1205JuniorColumbus, OHTransferred to Emmanuel College.Jordan Arroyo33Forward6-7210SeniorAlbuquerque, NMGraduated
Incoming transfers NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious collegeMorris Udeze24Forward6-8245GraduateHouston, TXWichita StateJosiah Allick53Forward6-8240SeniorLincoln, NEKansas City
2022 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Mountain West tournament
!colspan=12 style=| NIT
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Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
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