2022–23 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

2022–23 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record12–20 (8–10 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Bialkoski
  • Joe Hugley
  • Vince Martin
Home arenaFreedom Hall Civic Center
2022–23 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Furman 15 3   .833 28 8   .778
Samford 15 3   .833 21 11   .656
UNC Greensboro 14 4   .778 20 12   .625
Western Carolina 10 8   .556 18 16   .529
East Tennessee State 8 10   .444 12 20   .375
Wofford 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Chattanooga 7 11   .389 18 17   .514
Mercer 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
The Citadel 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
VMI 2 16   .111 7 25   .219
2023 SoCon tournament winner

The 2022–23 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by second-year head coach Desmond Oliver, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 12–20, 8–10 in SoCon play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the SoCon tournament, they lost to Western Carolina in the quarterfinals.

On March 10, 2023, the school fired head coach Desmond Oliver. On March 21, the school named former ETSU and Wake Forest assistant coach Brooks Savage the team's new head coach.