The 2022–23 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach

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in his seventh season and played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena in

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as ninth-year members of

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. They finished the season 17–16, 8–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the C-USA tournament, they defeated

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in the first round before losing to Florida Atlantic in the quarterfinals. On March 11, 2023, the school announced that head coach Rick Stansbury had resigned. On March 18, the school named Texas A&M–Corpus Christi head coach Steve Lutz the team's new head coach.

Previous season

The Hilltoppers finished the 2021–22 season 19–13, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish tied for second the West Division. They quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2022.

2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule

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References

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