The 2022–23 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Owls were led by fifth-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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as members of

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. The Owls finished the season 35–4, 18–2 in C-USA play to win the regular season championship. They defeated

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, and UAB to win the C-USA tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the East region. They defeated

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in the first round which marked the school's first NCAA tournament win. They then defeated

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to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The Owls defeated

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and

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to advance to the school's first Final Four. This made FAU the first men's team since George Mason in 2006 to reach the Final Four in the same season that it earned its first NCAA tournament win. In the Final Four, they lost to

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, 72–71, on Lamont Butler's buzzer beater. On January 16, 2023, the Owls were ranked in the AP poll for the first time in program history. On October 21, 2021, Florida Atlantic accepted an invitation to join the

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and became a full-member on July 1, 2023. As a result, this season was the program's last as a member of Conference USA.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2021-22 season 19–15, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in third place in the East Division. They defeated

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in the second round of the C-USA tournament before losing to UAB in the quarterfinals. The Owls received an invitation to the

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, where they lost to

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in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Notes

References

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2020s in Palm Beach County, Florida