| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Prev Year: | 2021–22 |
| Next Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | North Texas Mean Green men's |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 31–7 |
| Conf Record: | 16–4 |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | Matt Braeuer |
| Asst Coach2: | Achoki Moikobu |
| Tourney: | NIT champions |
The 2022–23 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Grant McCasland, and played their home games at UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas as a member of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 31–7, going 16–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament[1] before losing to UAB.[2] They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 2 seed. They defeated Alcorn State,[3] Sam Houston,[4] Oklahoma State[5] and Wisconsin to advance to the championship game.[6] There they defeated C-USA foe UAB to win the NIT championship.[7]
On March 31, 2023, head coach Grant McCasland left the school to take the head coaching position at Texas Tech.[8] On April 2, the school named associate head coach Ross Hodge the team's new head coach.[9]
The season marked the team's last season as members of Conference USA before joining the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023.[10]
The Mean Green finished the 2021–22 season 25–7, 16–2 in C-USA play, to finish as regular-season champions. They defeated Rice in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament[11] before losing in the semifinals to Louisiana Tech.[12] As a No. 1 seed who did not win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Texas State in the first round[13] before losing in the second round to Virginia.[14]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mardrez McBride | 2 | G | 6' 2" | 180 | Senior | Graduated transferred to Georgia | ||
| Thomas Bell | 4 | F | 6' 6" | 205 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Jahmiah Simmons | 10 | F | 6' 4" | 220 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| JJ Murray | 11 | G | 6' 1" | 179 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Dylan McKeon | 14 | G | 6' 3" | 180 | Freshman | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons | ||
| Hameir Wright | 44 | F | 6' 8" | 208 | RS Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyree Eady | 4 | G | 6' 5" | 210 | RS Senior | North Dakota State | ||
| Kai Huntsberry | 10 | G | 6' 3" | 216 | Senior | Mary | ||
| Moulaye Sissoko | 14 | C | 6' 9" | 240 | RS Sophomore | Dayton | ||
| Jayden Martinez | 24 | F | 6' 7" | 215 | GS Senior | New Hampshire |
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