| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| Sport: | basketball |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Short Conf: | Sun Belt |
| Record: | 13–20 |
| Conf Record: | 4–14 |
| Head Coach: | Mike Balado |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | Brent Crews |
| Asst Coach2: | Casey Stanley |
| Asst Coach3: | Ian Young |
| Stadium: | First National Bank Arena |
The 2022–23 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team represented Arkansas State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by sixth-year head coach Mike Balado, played their home games at the First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 4–14 in Sun Belt play to finish in 13th place. They defeated Coastal Carolina in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament before losing to Troy in the second round.
On March 16, 2023, the school fired head coach Mike Balado.[1] On March 22, the school named Alabama assistant coach Bryan Hodgson the team's new head coach.[2]
The Red Wolves finished the 2021–21 season 18–11, 8–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place.[3] They defeated Louisiana–Monroe[4] in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament before losing to Georgia State in the quarterfinals.[5]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desi Sills | 3 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Junior | Transferred to Kansas State | ||
| Christian Willis | 5 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Lazar Grbovic | 11 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Freshman | Transferred to Moberly Area CC | ||
| Mario Fantina | 13 | G | 6'4" | 192 | Freshman | Transferred to Arkansas–Monticello | ||
| 15 | F | 6'7" | 232 | Freshman | Transferred to Miami (FL) | |||
| Cheikh Ndour | 21 | F | 6'7" | 228 | Freshman | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons | ||
| Keyon Wesley | 22 | F | 6'9" | 176 | Junior | Transferred to Alabama State | ||
| Marquis Eaton | 23 | G | 6'2' | 202 | Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mak Manciel | 3 | G | 6'3" | 197 | Sophomore | Henry Ford College | ||
| Alaaeddine Boutayeb | 4 | F | 7'2" | 226 | Freshman | Florida State | ||
| Detrick Reeves Jr. | 5 | G | 6'3" | 200 | RS Sophomore | John A. Logan College | ||
| Dylan Arnette | 13 | G | 6'3" | 188 | RS Senior | Western New Mexico | ||
| Omar El Sheik | 22 | F | 6'8" | 218 | GS Senior | Assumption | ||
| Julian Lual | 23 | F | 6'6" | 196 | RS Junior | McCook Community College |
The Red Wolves were picked to finish in 12th place in the conference's preseason poll.[6] Junior guard Caleb Fields was named preseason All-SBC Third Team.
| Coaches poll | ||
| 1 | Louisiana - 190 (10) | |
| 2 | Texas State - 162 (1) | |
| 3 | South Alabama - 150 (1) | |
| 4 | James Madison - 149 (1) | |
| 5 | Georgia State - 127 (1) | |
| 6 | Marshall - 122 | |
| 7 | App State - 120 | |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina - 100 | |
| 9 | Old Dominion - 93 | |
| 10 | Troy - 76 | |
| 11 | Georgia Southern - 69 | |
| 12 | Arkansas State - 48 | |
| 13 | Southern Miss - 34 | |
| 14 | ULM - 30 | |
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