2022–23 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

2022–23 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record23–13 (13–7 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMatthew Graves
Assistant coaches
  • Bryston Williams
  • Justin Furr
Home arenaHulman Center
2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bradley 16 4   .800 25 10   .714
Drake 15 5   .750 27 8   .771
Southern Illinois 14 6   .700 23 10   .697
Belmont 14 6   .700 21 11   .656
Indiana State 13 7   .650 23 13   .639
Missouri State 12 8   .600 17 15   .531
Murray State 11 9   .550 17 15   .531
Northern Iowa 9 11   .450 14 18   .438
Illinois State 6 14   .300 11 21   .344
Valparaiso 5 15   .250 11 21   .344
UIC 4 16   .200 12 20   .375
Evansville 1 19   .050 5 27   .156
2023 MVC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by second-year head coach Josh Schertz, played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

The Fightin' Trees reached the ArchMadness Semi-finals for their best finish since the 2020–21 season. Senior guard Cooper Neese was named to the All-ArchMadness team; Neese scored 63 points for the Tourney, raising his career ArchMadness scoring total to 84 points (10.5 ppg, 8 games). Courvoisier McCauley was named MVC Newcomer of the Year. McCauley also made the All-Conference Second Team and All-Newcomer Team.

McCauley is the third Sycamore all-time to be named MVC Newcomer of the Year; earlier Sycamore honorees are John Sherman Williams (1983) and Eddie Bird (1988). Other Sycamores who received MVC honors include: Cameron Henry (All-Conference Third Team), Robbie Avila (All-Freshman Team), and Julian Larry (All-Defensive Team).

The Sycamores finished the season 20–11, 13–7 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Evansville and Belmont in the MVC tournament before losing to Bradley in the semifinals. The Sycamores received an invitation to the CBI, where they were awarded the overall No. 1 seed. They defeated USC Upstate in the first round before being narrowly defeated in overtime in the second round by Eastern Kentucky, closing their season with an overall record of 23–13.