Year: | 2022–23 |
Team: | Texas State Bobcats |
Sport: | basketball |
Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
Short Conf: | Sun Belt |
Record: | 16–19 |
Conf Record: | 6–12 |
Head Coach: | Terrence Johnson |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Assoc Coach: | Bennie Seltzer |
Asst Coach2: | Robert Guster |
Asst Coach3: | Donte Mathis |
Stadium: | Strahan Arena |
The 2022–23 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Texas State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third-year head coach Terrence Johnson, played their home games at Strahan Arena in San Marcos, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference.
The Bobcats finished the 2020–21 season 21–8, 12–3 in Sun Belt play to win the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament to Louisiana. As a regular season champion who did not win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to North Texas.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
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Isiah Small | 1 | F | 6'8" | 170 | Senior | Graduated | ||
Darien Jenkins | 3 | G | 6'3" | 190 | RS Junior | Left the team for personal reasons | ||
Shelby Adams | 4 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Senior | Graduated | ||
Caleb Asberry | 5 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Oklahoma State | ||
Deuce Guidry | 15 | G | 5'8" | 155 | Sophomore | Walk-on; transferred to Lamar State College–Port Arthur | ||
Nate Lacewell | 23 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Sophomore | Transferred to Morehouse College |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
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Elijah Kennedy | 3 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | Florida | ||
Brandon Davis | 10 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | Loyola (New Orleans) | ||
Tuongthach Gatkek | 32 | F | 6'9" | 172 | Junior | Florida |
The Bobcats were picked to finish in second place in the conference's preseason poll.[1] Senior guard Mason Harrell was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.
Coaches poll | ||
1 | Louisiana - 190 (10) | |
2 | Texas State - 162 (1) | |
3 | South Alabama - 150 (1) | |
4 | James Madison - 149 (1) | |
5 | Georgia State - 127 (1) | |
6 | Marshall - 122 | |
7 | App State - 120 | |
8 | Coastal Carolina - 100 | |
9 | Old Dominion - 93 | |
10 | Troy - 76 | |
11 | Georgia Southern - 69 | |
12 | Arkansas State - 48 | |
13 | Southern Miss - 34 | |
14 | ULM - 30 |
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