The 2022–23 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by first-year head coach Rob Lanier and played their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. They were defeated by UCF in the first round of the AAC tournament.
Previous season The Mustangs finished the 2021–22 season 24–9, 13–4 in AAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Tulsa in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament before losing to Memphis in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 1 seed. They defeated Nichols in the first round before losing to Washington State in the second round.
On March 22, 2022, head coach Tim Jankovich announced his retirement from coaching. On March 27, the school named Georgia State head coach Rob Lanier the team's new head coach.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Kendric Davis 3 G 6'0" 180 Senior Houston, TX Graduate transferred to Memphis Tyler Lundblade 4 G 6'5" 185 Freshman Dallas, TX Transferred to TCU Emmanuel Bandoumel 5 G 6'4" 180 Senior Quebec City, QC Graduate transferred to Nebraska Jahmar Young Jr. 21 F 6'9" 215 RS Junior Oak Cliff, TX Transferred to Memphis Isiah Jasey 22 F 6'10" 250 GS Senior Killeen, TX Graduated Michael Weathers 23 G 6'3" 175 RS Senior Roeland Park, KS Graduated Tristan Clark 25 F 6'10" 245 Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated Marcus Weathers 50 F 6'5" 215 GS Senior Roeland Park, KS Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Jefferson Koulibaly 0 G 6'3" 185 RS Sophomore Montreal, QC Washington State Samuell Williamson 11 F 6'7" 210 Senior Rockwall, TX Louisville Mo Njie 13 C 6'10" 245 Sophomore Centerville, OH Eastern Michigan Xavier Foster 20 C 7'0" 228 Sophomore Oskaloosa, IA Iowa State Keon Ambrose-Hylton 22 F 6'8" 215 Junior Toronto, ON Alabama Efe Odigie 23 F 6'9" 240 Senior Houston, TX Troy Emory Lanuier 24 G 6'3" 180 Junior Atlanta, GA Walk-on; Davidson Jackson Young 32 G 6'2" 190 RS Sophomore Kerrville, TX Walk-on; Hawaii Pacific
2022 Recruiting class There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2022.
Roster
Schedule and results
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