| Mode: | basketball |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Prev Year: | 2021–22 |
| Next Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | Georgia Southern Eagles |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Short Conf: | Sun Belt |
| Record: | 17–16 |
| Conf Record: | 9–9 |
| Head Coach: | Brian Burg |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Assoc Coach: | Chris Shumate |
| Asst Coach2: | Tim MacAllister |
| Asst Coach3: | Glynn Cyprien |
| Stadium: | Hanner Fieldhouse |
The 2022–23 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second-year head coach Brian Burg, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 9–9 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the second round before losing to Louisiana in the quarterfinals.
On March 9, 2023, the school fired head coach Brian Burg.[1] On March 29, the school named Alabama assistant coach Charlie Henry the team's new head coach.[2]
The Eagles finished the 2020–21 season 13–16, 5–11 in Sun Belt play, to finish in 10th place.[3] They defeated Coastal Carolina in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament before losing to Appalachian State in the quarterfinals.[4]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah McCadden | 2 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Memphis | ||
| Tre Cobbs | 3 | G | 6'0" | 190 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| 13 | G/F | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Maine | |||
| Grant Weatherford | 23 | G | 6'2" | 195 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Prince Toyambi | 24 | F/C | 6'7" | 230 | RS Junior | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Finch | 2 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Senior | Jacksonville State | ||
| Tyren Moore | 3 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Moberly Area CC | ||
| Tai Stickland | 13 | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS Senior | Temple |
The Eagles were picked to finish in 11th place in the conference's preseason poll.[5]
| 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 | Appalachian 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 | |
|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Sun Belt Conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Sun Belt tournament|-Sources:[6] [7]