2022–23 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Season

The 2022–23 Sun Belt men's basketball season will be the season for Sun Belt Conference basketball teams that will begin with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November 2022. The regular ended in March 2023.

Conference realignment

The SBC lost two members and gained four in July 2022.

The conference's two non-football members, Little Rock and UT Arlington, left with Little Rock joining the Ohio Valley Conference and UT Arlington joining the Western Athletic Conference. Three schools left Conference USA to join the SBC— Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, with Old Dominion returning to the SBC after a 31-year absence. James Madison Dukes, James Madison joined from the Colonial Athletic Association.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Georgia State

Following an appearance in the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2022 NCAA Division I tournament, Georgia State head coach Rob Lanier left to coach the SMU Mustangs men's basketball, SMU Mustangs. On April 6, 2022, Jonas Hayes was named as the new head coach starting the 2022 regular season.

Coaches

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''Notes:''

* All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
* Year at school includes 2022–23 season.
* Overall and Sun Belt records are from time at current school only and are through the beginning of the season.

Preseason

Preseason Coaches Poll

On October 17, 2022, the conference announced a preseason conference poll as voted on by the league's 14 head coaches.{{Cite web, title = Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll, url = https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2022/10/16/louisiana-headlines-sun-belt-mens-basketball-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx, website = Sun Belt Conference, accessdate = 2022-10-17
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Preseason Awards

The conference also announced preseason All-SBC teams.
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, Greg Parham II, South Alabama
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, Zay Williams, Troy

Attendance

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References

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