2022–23 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

2022–23 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
CBI, Semifinals
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record24–13 (12–6 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachFlynn Clayman
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAmerica First Event Center
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 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.

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.