2022–23 Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball team

2022–23 Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball
Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division champions
NIT, second round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record26–8 (14–4 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Mudge (2nd as AHC; 13th overall season)
Assistant coaches
  • Justin Bailey (2nd season)
  • Mike Ekanem (1st season)
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
2022–23 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah Valley 15 3   .833 28 9   .757
Sam Houston 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
Southern Utah 12 6   .667 24 13   .649
Grand Canyon 11 7   .611 24 12   .667
Seattle 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Stephen F. Austin 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
Tarleton State * 9 9   .500 17 17   .500
California Baptist 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Abilene Christian 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
UT Rio Grande Valley 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
UT Arlington 6 12   .333 11 21   .344
Utah Tech * 5 13   .278 14 19   .424
New Mexico State ** 2 16   .111 9 15   .375
Conference tournament winner
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from NCAA Division II
** Remaining games as of February 11, 2023 cancelled.

The 2022–23 Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by 13th-year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas as second-year members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 26–8, 14–4 in WAC play, to finish in second place. They defeated California Baptist in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament before losing to Grand Canyon in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament. There they defeated Santa Clara in the first round before losing to eventual champion North Texas in the second round.

On March 24, 2023, head coach Jason Hooten left the school to take the head coaching position at New Mexico State. On April 3, the school named assistant coach Chris Mudge the team's new head coach.