| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Prev Year: | 2021–22 |
| Next Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | East Carolina Pirates |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 16–17 |
| Conf Record: | 6–12 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Jake Morton |
| Asst Coach2: | Riley Davis |
| Asst Coach3: | Nick Matson |
The 2022–23 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates were led by first year head coach Michael Schwartz, and played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as ninth-year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 6–12 in AAC Play to finish in ninth place. They defeated South Florida in the first round of the AAC tournament before falling to Houston in the quarterfinals.
The Pirates finished the 2021–22 season 15–15, 6–11 in AAC play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Cincinnati.
On March 11, 2022, ECU fired Dooley after four seasons.[1] On March 16, 2022, the Pirates hired former Tennessee assistant Michael Schwartz as their next head coach.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Reyes | 0 | G/F | 6'7" | 195 | Freshman | Transferred to Quinnipiac | ||
| 2 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Transferred to UConn | |||
| Brandon Suggs | 4 | G/F | 6'6" | 185 | Junior | Transferred to UCF | ||
| J. J. Miles | 11 | G | 6'7" | 215 | GS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Tremont Robinson-White | 12 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Senior | Left the team for personal reasons | ||
| Vance Jackson | 13 | F | 6'9" | 230 | GS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Tay Mosher | 15 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Freshman | Transferred to Bryant | ||
| Alanzo Frink | 20 | F | 6'8" | 270 | RS Junior | Turn pro | ||
| Marlon Lestin | 25 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Freshman | Transferred to Murray State | ||
| Brenden Kelly | 44 | G | 5'9" | 165 | Sophomore | Walk-on; transferred |
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quetin Diboundje | 4 | G | 6'5" | 217 | Sophomore | Tennessee | ||
| Benjamin Bayela | 5 | G | 6'6" | RS Junior | South Plains College | |||
| Jaden Walker | 21 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Iowa State |
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|-!colspan=12 style=| AAC tournamentSource[2]