2022–23 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by ninth-year head coach Kelvin Sampson. The team played their home games at the Fertitta Center as members of the American Athletic Conference. In September 2021, Houston and fellow conference members Cincinnati and UCF accepted bids to join the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 33–4, 17–1 in AAC play, to win the AAC regular season championship. They defeated East Carolina and Cincinnati to advance to the AAC tournament championship game where they lost to Memphis. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the #1 seed in the Midwest Regional. They defeated Northern Kentucky and Auburn to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth consecutive year. There they lost to Miami (FL).

2022–23 Houston Cougars men's basketball
AAC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 2
Record33–4 (17–1 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFertitta Center
2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Houston171 .944334  .892
No. 24 Memphis135 .722269  .743
Tulane126 .6672011  .645
Cincinnati117 .6112313  .639
Temple108 .5561616  .500
Wichita State99 .5001715  .531
UCF810 .4441915  .559
South Florida711 .3891418  .438
East Carolina612 .3331617  .485
SMU513 .2781022  .313
Tulsa117 .056525  .167
2023 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On November 28, 2022, the team reached the number one ranking in the AP poll, marking the first time they had held the top spot since 1983. The season marked Houston's last as a member of the AAC. They became a member of the Big 12 Conference on July 1, 2023.

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