The 2022–23 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Chris Jans, and played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 8–10 in SEC play to tie for 9th place. They defeated Florida in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing to Alabama in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as an 11th seed, where they lost in the First Four play-in round to Pittsburgh.
Previous season The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 18–16, 8–10 in SEC play to finish 10th place. They defeated South Carolina in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing to Tennessee in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia.
Following the season, the school fired head coach Howland. On March 20, 2022, the school named New Mexico State head coach Chris Jans the team's new head coach.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Rocket Watts 0 G 6'2" 185 Junior Detroit, MI Transferred to Oakland Iverson Molinar 1 G 6'3" 190 Junior Panama City, Panama Declare for 2022 NBA draft Javian Davis 2 F 6'9" 240 RS Junior Canton, MS Graduate transferred to UAB Cam Carter 5 G 6'3" 185 Freshman Donaldsonville, LA Transferred to Kansas State Garrison Brooks 10 F 6'9" 230 GS Senior Lafayette, AL Graduated Andersson Garcia 11 G/F 6'7" 210 Sophomore Moca, DR Transferred to Texas A&M Derek Fountain 20 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Holly Springs, MS Transferred to LSU Alden Applewhite 44 F 6'7" 205 Freshman Memphis, TN Transferred to Portland
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jamel Horton 2 G 6'4" 190 GS Senior Queens, NY Albany Dashawn Davis 10 G 6'2" 185 Senior Bronx, NY Oregon State Eric Reed, Jr. 11 G 6'2" 190 Senior Baton Rouge, LA Southeast Missouri State Will McNair Jr. 13 F 6'10" 277 Junior Philadelphia, PA New Mexico State Tyler Stevenson 14 F 6'8" 215 Senior Columbus, MS Southern Miss
2022 recruiting class
2023 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=""|Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=""|SEC regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| SEC tournament
!colspan=9 style=|NCAA tournament
Source
See also 2022–23 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
References