2022–23 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2022–23 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by second-year head coach Pat Kelsey, played their home games at the TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

2022–23 Charleston Cougars men's basketball
CAA co-regular season and tournament champions
Charleston Classic champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record31–4 (16–2 CAA)
Head coach
  • Pat Kelsey (2nd season)
Associate head coachBrian Kloman
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Cassidy
  • Thomas Carr
Home arenaTD Arena
2022–23 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Hofstra162 .8892510  .714
Charleston162 .889314  .886
Towson126 .6672112  .636
UNC Wilmington126 .6672410  .706
Drexel108 .5561715  .531
Delaware810 .4441716  .515
North Carolina A&T810 .4441319  .406
William & Mary711 .3891320  .394
Elon612 .333824  .250
Stony Brook612 .3331122  .333
Northeastern612 .3331020  .333
Hampton513 .278824  .250
Monmouth513 .278726  .212
2023 CAA tournament winner

On January 2, 2023, the Cougars were ranked in the AP poll for the first time in 20 years. They remained ranked for four weeks, the earliest in any season that the Cougars have been ranked for multiple consecutive weeks.

The team defeated Stony Brook, Towson, and UNC Wilmington to win the CAA tournament, claiming the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The team won 31 games before qualifying for the NCAA tournament, a record for the school's Division I era.

This was the 6th NCAA tournament appearance in program history. As a No. 12 seed in the NCAA tournament's Southern region, they were defeated in the first round by No. 5 seed San Diego State, a team that went on to upset No. 1 seed Alabama in the Sweet 16 and later played in the national championship game.

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