| Year: | 2023 |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Bob Marlin |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Titlecount: | 7th |
| Champions: | Louisiana |
| City: | Pensacola, Florida |
| Arena: | Pensacola Bay Center |
| Teams: | 14 |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Division: | I |
| Television: | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
The 2023 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center between February 28–March 6.[1] The winner, Louisiana, received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.
All 14 conference teams qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded by record within the conference, along with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye, automatically advancing them into the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Miss | 14–4 | ||
| 2 | Louisiana | 13–5 | 1–0 vs. Marshall | |
| 3 | Marshall | 13–5 | 0–1 vs. Louisiana | |
| 4 | James Madison | 12–6 | ||
| 5 | Troy | 11–7 | 1–0 vs. Old Dominion | |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 11–7 | 0–1 vs. Troy | |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 9–9 | 3–0 vs. South Alabama/Appalachian State | |
| 8 | South Alabama | 9–9 | 1–1 vs. Georgia Southern/Appalachian State | |
| 9 | Appalachian State | 9–9 | 0–3 vs. Georgia Southern/South Alabama | |
| 10 | Louisiana–Monroe | 7–11 | ||
| 11 | Texas State | 6–12 | ||
| 12 | Coastal Carolina | 5–13 | ||
| 13 | Arkansas State | 4–14 | ||
| 14 | Georgia State | 3–15 |
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Tuesday, February 28 | |||||
| 1 | 5:00 pm | No. 12 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 13 Arkansas State | 69–86 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 7:30 pm | No. 11 Texas State vs. No. 14 Georgia State | 81–76 | ||
| Second round – Thursday, March 2 | |||||
| 3 | 11:30 am | No. 8 South Alabama vs. No. 9 Appalachian State | 68–61 | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 2:00 pm | No. 5 Troy vs. No. 13 Arkansas State | 63–59 | ||
| 5 | 5:00 pm | No. 6 Old Dominion vs.No. 11 Texas State | 65-36 | ||
| 6 | 7:30 pm | No. 7 Georgia Southern vs. No. 10 Louisiana–Monroe | 66-57 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4 | |||||
| 7 | 11:30 am | No. 1 Southern Miss vs. No. 8 South Alabama | 61–78 | ESPN+ | |
| 8 | 2:00 pm | No. 4 James Madison vs. No. 5 Troy | 75–72 | ||
| 9 | 5:00 pm | No. 3 Marshall vs. No. 11 Texas State | 68–71 | ||
| 10 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 Louisiana vs. No. 7 Georgia Southern | 67–49 | ||
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 5 | |||||
| 11 | 5:00 pm | No. 8 South Alabama vs. No. 4 James Madison | 75–66 | ESPN+ | |
| 12 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 Louisiana vs. No. 11 Texas State | 64–58 | ||
| Championship – Monday, March 6 | |||||
| 13 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 South Alabama vs. No. 2 Louisiana | 66–71 | ESPN2 | |
| Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed | |||||
2023 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament