| 2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 230px |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Tv: | CBS, CBSSN, FOX, FS1, FSN |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Season Champ Name: | Regular season champions |
| League Champ Name: | Tournament champion |
| Mvp Link: | Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2023 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Seasonslistnames: | Basketball |
| Prevseason Link: | 2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in December and ended in February.
The season was the first with 12 teams in the conference with Belmont, Murray State and UIC joining the conference.[1] Loyola Chicago left the conference following the prior season to join the Atlantic 10 Conference.[2]
The preseason awards and coaches' poll was released by the league office on October 18, 2022.[3] [4] [5]
| Rank | Team |
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| 1. | Drake (52) |
| 2. | Bradley (1) |
| 3. | Southern Illinois |
| 4. | Missouri State |
| 5. | Northern Iowa |
| 6. | Belmont |
| 7. | Indiana State |
| 8. | Murray State |
| 9. | Valparaiso |
| 10. | Illinois State |
| 11. | UIC |
| 12. | Evansville |
| (first-place votes) |
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Preseason All-MVC First Team | Tucker Devries, Drake |
| Marcus Domask, Southern Illinois | |
| Ben Krikke, Valparaiso | |
| Rienk Mast, Bradley | |
| Roman Penn, Drake | |
| Ben Sheppard, Belmont | |
| Preseason All-MVC Second Team | Bowne Born, Northern Iowa |
| Donovan Clay, Missouri State | |
| Lance Jones, Southern Illinois | |
| Cooper Neese, Indiana State | |
| Garrett Sturtz, Drake | |
| Preseason All-MVC Third Team | Marcus Domask, Southern Illinois |
| Kobe King, Valparaiso | |
| Rob Perry, Murray State | |
| Austin Phyfe, Northern Iowa | |
| D.J. Wilkins, Drake | |