2022–23 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:San Jose State Spartans
Conference:Mountain West Conference
Short Conf:MW
Record:21–14
Conf Record:10–8
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Ben Johnson
Asst Coach2:Damany Hendrix
Asst Coach3:Jeff Strohm
Stadium:Provident Credit Union Event Center
(Capacity: 5,000)
Bowl Result:Quarterfinals

The 2022–23 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Tim Miles and played their games at Provident Credit Union Event Center as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 24–14, 10–8 in MWC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Nevada in the quarterfinals of the MWC tournament before being falling to top-seeded San Diego State in the semifinals. The Spartans received an invitation to compete in the College Basketball Invitational, their first postseason tournament since 2011. In the opening round, they defeated Southern Indiana, marking the Spartans' first ever postseason victory, before losing to Radford in the quarterfinals.

With a final overall record of 21–14, the season marked school's most successful season since 1980–81.[1]

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2022–22 season 8–23, 1–17 in MWC play to finish in last place. They lost to Fresno State in the first round of the MWC tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Caleb Simmons 1 G 6'6" 205 RS Senior Graduate transferred
Shon Robinson 2 F 6'9" 205 RS Sophomore Transferred to Austin Peay
Sebastian Mendoza 4 G 6'3" 195 Sophomore Transferred
Eduardo Lane 12 C 6'11" 240 RS Senior Graduate transferred to Siena
Majok Kuath 23 F 6'8" 183 Junior Transferred to Northwestern State
Michael Ofoegbu 24 F 6'7" 205 Sophomore Transferred to Colby CC
Josh O'Garro 42 G 6'6" 175 Sophomore Transferred to Colby CC
Trey Smith 44 G 6'3" 195 Senior Walk-on; transferred to Idaho
Harminder Dhaliwal 50 C 6'10" 235 Junior Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Kellen King 20 G 6'4" 190 RS Senior Walk-on; Missouri–St. Louis
Robert Vaihola 22 F 6'8" 245 Sophomore Fresno State
Sage Tolbert III 23 F 6'8" 210 RS Senior Temple

2022 recruiting class

Schedule and Results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Jose State Spartans Men's Basketball School History . Sports Reference . Sports Reference LLC . 21 March 2023.
  2. Web site: 2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule. SJSUSpartans.com.com. en. 2022-10-21.