2022–23 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team represented Southern Utah University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds, led by seventh-year head coach Todd Simon, played their home games at the America First Event Center in Cedar City, Utah, as first-year members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–13, 12–6 in WAC play to finish in third place. They defeated Utah Tech and Utah Valley in the WAC tournament before losing to Grand Canyon in the championship game. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational tournament where they defeated North Alabama and Rice to advance to the semifinals. There they lost to Eastern Kentucky in double overtime.

2022–23 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
CBI, Semifinals
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record24–13 (12–6 WAC)
Head coach
  • Flynn Clayman (interim)
Associate head coachFlynn Clayman
Assistant coaches
  • Bryce Martin
  • Lourawls Nairn Jr.
Home arenaAmerica First Event Center
2022–23 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Utah Valley153 .833289  .757
Sam Houston144 .778268  .765
Southern Utah126 .6672413  .649
Grand Canyon117 .6112412  .667
Seattle117 .6112012  .625
Stephen F. Austin117 .6111913  .594
Tarleton*99 .5001717  .500
California Baptist810 .4441716  .515
Abilene Christian711 .3891317  .433
UT Rio Grande Valley612 .3331517  .469
UT Arlington612 .3331121  .344
Utah Tech*513 .2781419  .424
New Mexico State**216 .111915  .375
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
** Season cancelled on February 11, 2023.
Conference tournament winner

On March 15, 2023, it was announced that head coach Todd Simon had been hired as the next head coach at Bowling Green, replacing Michael Huger. On April 12, the school named Western Illinois head coach Rob Jeter the team's new head coach.

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