The 2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by fourth-year head coach Mark Madsen, played their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah, and competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished with an overall record of 24–7, 15–3 in WAC play, to finish in first place. In the 2023 WAC tournament, they defeated Tarleton in the quarterfinals before losing to Southern Utah in the semifinals the following day. As the conference leader who didn't win their tournament, they were offered an automatic bid to play in the NIT. They defeated New Mexico, Colorado, and Cincinnati to reach the semifinal round (their first time advancing to semifinals), where they finally fell to UAB in overtime, 86–88. With a final record of 28–9, the 2022–23 season marked the Wolverine's most successful season to date as a D-I program.

On March 29, 2023, head coach Mark Madsen announced that he would be departing Utah Valley to become the head coach at California.

Previous season The Wolverines finished the 2021–22 season 20–12, 10–8 in Western Athletic Conference play to finish in seventh place. As the Number 7 seed in the WAC Tournament, they defeated number 10 seed Chicago State 69–47 in the first round. In the second round, UVU lost to number 6 seed Abilene Christian 74–82.

Offseason

Departures NamePositionHeightYearReason for departureFardaws AimaqC6'11"JuniorTransfer to Texas TechConnor HardingG6'6"SeniorGraduationTrey FarrerF6'9"JuniorTransfer to Westminster

Incoming transfers NamePositionHeightYearPrevious schoolTahj SmallG6'5"SeniorTarleton StateAziz BandaogoC7'0"SophomoreAkronCam AlfordG6'1"JuniorJohn A. Logan CollegeCache FieldsG6'6"JuniorGavilan College

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=| WAC regular season

!colspan=9 style=|WAC tournament

!colspan=9 style=| NIT

See also

2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team

References