| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | men |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Next Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | LSU Tigers |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 14–19 |
| Conf Record: | 2–16 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Casey Long |
| Asst Coach2: | Ronnie Hamilton |
The 2022–23 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Matt McMahon, in his first season at LSU. The Tigers played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 2–16 in SEC play to finish in last place, despite starting the season with an impressive 12–1 run. As the 14th seed in the SEC tournament, the Tigers defeated Georgia in the first round before falling to Vanderbilt in the second round. LSU did not participate in any postseason play.
The Tigers finished the season 22–12, 9–9 in SEC Play to finish a five-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Missouri in the Second Round, before losing in the quarterfinals to Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest Region, where they were upset in the First Round by Iowa State.
Following the team's loss in the SEC Tournament, the school fired head coach Will Wade after receiving notification of significant NCAA violations by Wade.[1] Assistant coach Kevin Nickelberry coached the team in their NCAA Tournament game. On March 21, 2022, the school named Murray State head coach Matt McMahon the team's new head coach.[2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Murray | 0 | G | 6'5" | 214 | Freshman | Transferred to Georgetown | ||
| 1 | G | 6'2" | 154 | Senior | Graduate transferred to New Mexico State | |||
| Eric Gaines | 2 | G | 6'2" | 150 | Sophomore | Transferred to UAB | ||
| Alex Fudge | 3 | F | 6'8" | 185 | Freshman | Transferred to Florida | ||
| 4 | F | 6'7" | 245 | Senior | Graduated/went undrafted in 2022 NBA draft | |||
| 13 | F | 6'8" | 216 | Sophomore | Declared for 2022 NBA draft/selected 17th overall by Houston Rockets | |||
| 15 | C | 7'0" | 238 | Freshman | Transferred to Gonzaga | |||
| Jerrell Colbert | 20 | C | 6'10" | 216 | Freshman | Transferred to Kansas State | ||
| Bradley Ezewiro | 21 | F | 6'8" | 246 | Freshman | Transferred to Georgetown | ||
| Spencer Mays | 22 | G | 6'3" | 196 | Junior | Walk-on; not on team roster | ||
| 24 | F | 6'10" | 220 | RS Junior | Declared for 2022 NBA draft/went undrafted |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trae Hannibal | 0 | G | 6'2" | 220 | Junior | Murray State | ||
| Cam Hayes | 1 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | NC State | ||
| Justice Hill | 3 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Junior | Murray State | ||
| Kendal Coleman | 4 | C | 6'8" | 220 | Sophomore | Northwestern State | ||
| 12 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Senior | Murray State | |||
| Derek Fountain | 20 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Junior | Mississippi State |
|-!colspan=12 style=""|Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=""| SEC TournamentSchedule Source[3]
See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings