The 2022–23 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Mustangs were led by first-year head coach Rob Lanier and played their home games at

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on their campus in

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 10–21, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. They were defeated by UCF in the first round of the AAC tournament.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2021–22 season 24–9, 13–4 in AAC play to finish in second place. They defeated

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in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament before losing to

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in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the

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as a No. 1 seed. They defeated Nichols in the first round before losing to

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in the second round. On March 22, 2022, head coach Tim Jankovich announced his retirement from coaching. On March 27, the school named Georgia State head coach Rob Lanier the team's new head coach.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming Transfers

2022 Recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2022.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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SMU Mustangs men's basketball The SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represents Southern Methodist University (SMU) in University Park, Texas and competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I college basketball. In 104 years of basketball, SMU's record is 1,377 ...