2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by fourth-year head coach Mark Madsen, played their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah, and competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished with an overall record of 24–7, 15–3 in WAC play, to finish in first place. In the 2023 WAC tournament, they defeated Tarleton in the quarterfinals before losing to Southern Utah in the semifinals the following day. As the conference leader who didn't win their tournament, they were offered an automatic bid to play in the NIT. They defeated New Mexico, Colorado, and Cincinnati to reach the semifinal round (their first time advancing to semifinals), where they finally fell to UAB in overtime, 86–88. With a final record of 28–9, the 2022–23 season marked the Wolverine's most successful season to date as a D-I program.

2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
WAC regular season champions
NIT, Semifinals
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record28–9 (15–3 WAC)
Head coach
  • Mark Madsen (4th season)
Associate head coachTodd Phillips (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Todd Okeson (4th season)
  • Ken Moses (1st season)
Home arenaUCCU Center
(Capacity: 8,500)
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 29, 2023, head coach Mark Madsen announced that he would be departing Utah Valley to become the head coach at California.

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