The 2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented

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in the

2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2022. The regular season ended on March 12, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 14 and ending with th ...

. The Wolverines, led by fourth-year head coach Mark Madsen, played their home games at the

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, and competed as members of the

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(WAC). They finished with an overall record of 24–7, 15–3 in WAC play, to finish in first place. In the 2023 WAC tournament, they defeated

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in the quarterfinals before losing to

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in the semifinals the following day. As the conference leader who didn't win their tournament, they were offered an automatic bid to play in the NIT. They defeated

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, and

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to reach the semifinal round (their first time advancing to semifinals), where they finally fell to UAB in overtime, 86–88. With a final record of 28–9, the 2022–23 season marked the Wolverine's most successful season to date as a D-I program. On March 29, 2023, head coach Mark Madsen announced that he would be departing Utah Valley to become the head coach at

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Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2021–22 season 20–12, 10–8 in Western Athletic Conference play to finish in seventh place. As the Number 7 seed in the WAC Tournament, they defeated number 10 seed Chicago State 69–47 in the first round. In the second round, UVU lost to number 6 seed Abilene Christian 74–82.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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