# 2022–23 Jackson State Tigers basketball team

The 2022–23 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Mo Williams, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2021–22 season 11–19, 9–9 in SWAC play to finish tied for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed, they were defeated by No. 2 seed Texas Southern in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament.
On March 4, head coach Wayne Brent announced that he'd retire following the 2021–22 season, ending his nine-year tenure with the team. On March 14, former NBA player and former Alabama State head coach Mo Williams was announced as the team's next head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 28, 2022* 6:00 pm | | Tuskegee | W 76–69 | – | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 56–65 | 0–1 | Moody Coliseum (2,489) Abilene, TX |
| November 12, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tulsa | L 79–85 | 0–2 | Reynolds Center (6,859) Tulsa, OK |
| November 20, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock Hoosier Tip-Off Classic | L 91–94 | 0–3 | Jack Stephens Center (2,685) Little Rock, AR |
| November 23, 2022* 7:30 pm, BTN | | at Michigan | L 68–78 | 0–4 | Crisler Center (10,244) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 25, 2022* 11:30 am, BTN | | at No. 11 Indiana Hoosier Tip-Off Classic | L 51–90 | 0–5 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,135) Bloomington, IN |
| November 29, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) Hoosier Tip-Off Classic | L 78–95 | 0–6 | Millett Hall (1,388) Oxford, OH |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at SMU | W 69–68 | 1–6 | Moody Coliseum (3,632) University Park, TX |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 24 TCU | L 51–78 | 1–7 | Schollmaier Arena (5,097) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 11, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Akron | L 72–85 | 1–8 | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,385) Akron, OH |
| December 14, 2022* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 17 Mississippi State | L 59–69 | 1–9 | Mississippi Coliseum (3,206) Jackson, MS |
| December 17, 2022* 3:00 pm | | vs. Texas Tech | L 52–102 | 1–10 | Delmar Fieldhouse (1,424) Houston, TX |
| December 20, 2022* 6:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 9 Alabama | L 64–84 | 1–11 | Coleman Coliseum (8,803) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 22, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 69–80 | 1–12 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,841) Nacogdoches, TX |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2023 7:00 pm | | at Alcorn State | W 67–66 | 2–12 (1–0) | Davey Whitney Complex (4,721) Lorman, MS |
| January 7, 2023 5:30 pm | | Alabama State | W 61–58 | 3–12 (2–0) | Williams Assembly Center (2,734) Jackson, MS |
| January 9, 2023 7:30 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 72–64 | 4–12 (3–0) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| January 14, 2023 5:30 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | L 50–59 | 4–13 (3–1) | William Nicks Building (970) Prairie View, TX |
| January 16, 2023 8:00 pm | | at Texas Southern | L 82–84 | 4–14 (3–2) | H&PE Arena (3,152) Houston, TX |
| January 21, 2023 3:30 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | W 70–66 | 5–14 (4–2) | Williams Assembly Center (1,790) Jackson, MS |
| January 23, 2023 7:30 pm | | Florida A&M | W 59–58 | 6–14 (5–2) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| January 28, 2023 3:30 pm | | at Grambling State | L 66–78 | 6–15 (5–3) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,943) Grambling, LA |
| January 30, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Southern | L 62–73 | 6–16 (5–4) | F. G. Clark Center (7,489) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 4, 2023 5:30 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | L 78–82 | 6–17 (5–5) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| February 6, 2023 7:30 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 88–84 $^{2OT}$ | 7–17 (6–5) | Williams Assembly Center (1,134) Jackson, MS |
| February 11, 2023 5:30 pm | | at Florida A&M | W 69–58 | 8–17 (7–5) | Al Lawson Center (1,777) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 13, 2023 7:00 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | W 91–64 | 9–17 (8–5) | Moore Gymnasium (961) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 18, 2023 3:00 pm | | Alcorn State | L 60–75 | 9–18 (8–6) | Williams Assembly Center (1,325) Jackson, MS |
| February 25, 2023 5:30 pm | | Texas Southern | W 71–69 | 10–18 (9–6) | Williams Assembly Center (2,121) Jackson, MS |
| February 27, 2023 7:30 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 61–57 | 11–18 (10–6) | Williams Assembly Center (1,571) Jackson, MS |
| March 2, 2023 8:00 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 67–63 | 12–18 (11–6) | H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,875) Pine Bluff, AR |
| March 4, 2023 6:00 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 68–60 | 13–18 (12–6) | Harrison HPER Complex (1,497) Itta Bena, MS |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Prairie View A&M Quarterfinals | W 62–60 $^{OT}$ | 14–18 | Bartow Arena (684) Birmingham, AL |
| March 10, 2022 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) Grambling State Semifinals | L 69–78 | 14–19 | Bartow Arena (1,792) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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