| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Prev Year: | 2021–22 |
| Next Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 21–13 |
| Conf Record: | 8–10 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | James Miller |
| Asst Coach2: | David Anwar |
| Asst Coach3: | George Brooks |
| Champion: | Fort Myers Tip-Off champions |
| Bowl Result: | First Four |
The 2022–23 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Chris Jans, and played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 8–10 in SEC play to tie for 9th place. They defeated Florida in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing to Alabama in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as an 11th seed, where they lost in the First Four play-in round to Pittsburgh.
The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 18–16, 8–10 in SEC play to finish 10th place. They defeated South Carolina in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing to Tennessee in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia.
Following the season, the school fired head coach Howland.[1] On March 20, 2022, the school named New Mexico State head coach Chris Jans the team's new head coach.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Transferred to Oakland | |||
| 1 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | Declare for 2022 NBA draft | |||
| Javian Davis | 2 | F | 6'9" | 240 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to UAB | ||
| Cam Carter | 5 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Freshman | Transferred to Kansas State | ||
| 10 | F | 6'9" | 230 | GS Senior | Graduated | |||
| Andersson Garcia | 11 | G/F | 6'7" | 210 | Sophomore | Transferred to Texas A&M | ||
| Derek Fountain | 20 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Sophomore | Transferred to LSU | ||
| Alden Applewhite | 44 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Freshman | Transferred to Portland |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamel Horton | 2 | G | 6'4" | 190 | GS Senior | Albany | ||
| Dashawn Davis | 10 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Oregon State | ||
| Eric Reed, Jr. | 11 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Southeast Missouri State | ||
| Will McNair Jr. | 13 | F | 6'10" | 277 | Junior | New Mexico State | ||
| Tyler Stevenson | 14 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Senior | Southern Miss |
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