# 2022–23 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team represented Tarleton State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Texans, led by third-year head coach Billy Gillispie, played their home games at the Wisdom Gym in Stephenville, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
The season marked Tarleton State's third year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Texans were not eligible to play in the NCAA tournament, but were eligible to play in the WAC tournament. Additionally, the Texas received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), their first postseason tournament as a Division I school.

## Previous season

The Texans finished the 2021–22 season 14–17, 9–9 in WAC play, to finish in eighth place. Due to their current transition to Division I, they were ineligible for the WAC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2022* 5:00 p.m. | | UNT Dallas | W 83–48 | – | Wisdom Gym (618) Stephenville, TX |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., P12N | | at Arizona State | L 59–62 | 0–1 | Desert Financial Arena (6,304) Tempe, AZ |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kansas Christian | W 95–49 | 1–1 | Wisdom Gym (1,386) Stephenville, TX |
| November 18, 2022* 4:45 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Belmont Paradise Jam first round | W 89–81 | 2–1 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 20, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Boston College Paradise Jam semifinals | W 70–54 | 3–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,224) St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Drake Paradise Jam championship | L 64–71 | 3–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,424) St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 26, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wichita State | L 71–83 | 3–3 | Charles Koch Arena (7,299) Wichita, KS |
| November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Weber State | W 75–65 | 4–3 | Wisdom Gym (1,873) Stephenville, TX |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wiley | W 98–55 | 5–3 | Wisdom Gym (776) Stephenville, TX |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., Big 12 Now | | at No. 12 Baylor | L 57–80 | 5–4 | Ferrell Center (8,527) Waco, TX |
| December 11, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at UCF | L 49–75 | 5–5 | Addition Financial Arena (3,880) Orlando, FL |
| December 18, 2022* 2:30 p.m., MW Network | | at Air Force | L 67–81 | 5–6 | Clune Arena (1,038) Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Huston–Tillotson | W 114–56 | 6–6 | Wisdom Gym (856) Stephenville, TX |
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | W 70–63 | 7–6 (1–0) | Wisdom Gym (1,533) Stephenville, TX |
| December 31, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 63–69 | 7–7 (1–1) | Moody Coliseum (1,152) Abilene, TX |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | W 68–65 | 8–7 (2–1) | Wisdom Gym (1,105) Stephenville, TX |
| January 7, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston | L 68–75 | 8–8 (2–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,702) Huntsville, TX |
| January 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 73–63 | 9–8 | Wisdom Gym (1,487) Stephenville, TX |
| January 14, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | W 72–63 | 10–8 (3–2) | Wisdom Gym (1,424) Stephenville, TX |
| January 19, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle | L 47–67 | 10–9 (3–3) | Redhawk Center (901) Seattle, WA |
| January 21, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | L 48–77 | 10–10 (3–4) | CBU Events Center (4,011) Riverside, CA |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Tech | W 74–72 | 11–10 (4–4) | Wisdom Gym (4,013) Stephenville, TX |
| January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | W 81–62 | 12–10 (5–4) | Wisdom Gym (2,155) Stephenville, TX |
| February 4, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 65–68 | 12–11 (5–5) | Wisdom Gym (1,578) Stephenville, TX |
| February 6, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington Rescheduled from February 1 | W 69–64 | 13–11 (6–5) | College Park Center (423) Arlington, TX |
| February 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | L 62–72 | 13–12 (6–6) | America First Event Center (1,862) Cedar City, UT |
| February 11, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | W 75–71 | 14–12 (7–6) | Burns Arena (1,929) St. George, UT |
| February 15, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 60–65 | 14–13 (7–7) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,180) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sam Houston | L 59–64 | 14–14 (7–8) | Wisdom Gym (2,367) Stephenville, TX |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | W 77–58 | 15–14 (8–8) | Wisdom Gym (2,017) Stephenville, TX |
| February 25, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 95–99 $^{OT}$ | 15–15 (8–9) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,431) Edinburg, TX |
| February 28, 2023* 8:00 p.m. | | SAGU | W 110–45 | 16–15 | Wisdom Gym (1,776) Stephenville, TX |
| March 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Mexico State | W 2–0 Forfeit | (9–9) | Wisdom Gym Stephenville, TX |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (10) UT Rio Grande Valley First round | W 74–70 | 17–15 | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Utah Valley Quarterfinals | L 58–72 | 17–16 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| College Basketball Invitational ||||||
| March 19, 2023 4:00 p.m., FloHoops | (7) | vs. (10) Radford First round | L 70–72 $^{OT}$ | 17–17 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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