The 2022–23 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented

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in the

2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2022. The regular season ended on March 12, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 14 and ending with th ...

. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach

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, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in

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, as members of the

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2021–22 season 11–19, 9–9 in SWAC play to finish tied for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed, they were defeated by No. 2 seed

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in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament. On March 4, head coach Wayne Brent announced that he'd retire following the 2021–22 season, ending his nine-year tenure with the team. On March 14, former NBA player and former Alabama State head coach

was announced as the team's next head coach.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Jackson State Tigers basketball The Jackson State Tigers basketball team is the college basketball, men's basketball team that represents Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. The team competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The team last pla ...

2020s in Jackson, Mississippi