# 2022–23 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2022–23 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by second-year head coach Greg Young, played their home games at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Mavericks finished the 2021–22 season 11–18, 7–10 in Sun Belt play, to finish in ninth place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they lost in the first round to Louisiana. This was their last season as members of the Sun Belt Conference, as they returned to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) for the first time since the 2012–13 season, their only prior season as a WAC member.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 8:00 pm, Big 12 Now | | at Oklahoma State | L 66–77 | 0–1 | 14 – Anderson | 5 – 3 tied | 3 – Gibson | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,324) Stillwater, OK |
| November 12, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Southwestern | W 103–61 | 1–1 | 20 – Weaver | 9 – Wilson | 4 – 2 tied | College Park Center (2,466) Arlington, TX |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hardin–Simmons | W 100–59 | 2–1 | 17 – 2 tied | 16 – Wilson | 4 – Cash | College Park Center (1,429) Arlington, TX |
| November 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Nevada | L 43–62 | 2–2 | 7 – Humphrey | 14 – Wilson | 1 – 4 tied | College Park Center (1,475) Arlington, TX |
| November 21, 2022* 4:00 pm | | vs. Drexel Gulf Coast Showcase first round | L 38–59 | 2–3 | 11 – Gibson | 8 – Walker | 3 – Gibson | Hertz Arena (654) Estero, FL |
| November 22, 2022* 12:30 pm | | vs. Northern Kentucky Gulf Coast Showcase consolation second round | W 60–56 | 3–3 | 15 – Talbot | 10 – Domingos | 3 – 2 tied | Hertz Arena (243) Estero, FL |
| November 23, 2022* 12:30 pm | | vs. East Carolina Gulf Coast Showcase 5th-place game | L 65–79 | 3–4 | 13 – Gibson | 4 – 3 tied | 4 – Humphrey | Hertz Arena (198) Estero, FL |
| November 28, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Howard Payne | W 99–41 | 4–4 | 17 – Weaver | 14 – Wilson | 11 – Humphrey | College Park Center (1,011) Arlington, TX |
| December 2, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at LSU | L 59–63 | 4–5 | 15 – Humphrey | 7 – Domingos | 4 – Humphrey | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,145) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Texas | L 57–60 | 4–6 | 16 – Wilson | 8 – Wilson | 2 – 4 tied | College Park Center (1,931) Arlington, TX |
| December 10, 2022* 6:30 pm | | vs. Texas State Simmons Bank Showdown | L 65–71 | 4–7 | 19 – Gibson | 8 – 2 tied | 4 – Gibson | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| December 19, 2022* 9:00 pm, WCC Network | | at San Francisco | W 68–63 | 5–7 | 12 – 2 tied | 10 – Weaver | 4 – Gibson | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| December 21, 2022* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 51–73 | 5–8 | 14 – Wilson | 11 – Wilson | 6 – Humphrey | Haas Pavilion (1,130) Berkeley, CA |
| WAC regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tarleton | L 63–70 | 5–9 (0–1) | 15 – Gibson | 8 – Cash | 4 – Humphrey | Wisdom Gym (1,533) Stephenville, TX |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | L 62–66 | 5–10 (0–2) | 16 – Wilson | 13 – Wilson | 5 – Gibson | College Park Center (1,419) Arlington, TX |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | L 64–72 | 5–11 (0–3) | 13 – 2 tied | 14 – Wilson | 2 – 3 tied | College Park Center (1,017) Arlington, TX |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Seattle | L 61–76 | 5–12 (0–4) | 18 – Wilson | 8 – Wilson | 7 – Gibson | College Park Center (1,052) Arlington, TX |
| January 12, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 48–80 | 5–13 (0–5) | 11 – Gibson | 8 – Wilson | 4 – Gibson | GCU Arena (6,982) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 14, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State | W 66–55 | 6–13 (1–5) | 16 – Weaver | 9 – Wilson | 6 – Gibson | Pan American Center (4,864) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 85–73 | 7–13 (2–5) | 20 – Cash | 9 – Young Jr. | 12 – Gibson | College Park Center (1,663) Arlington, TX |
| January 21, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 68–84 | 7–14 (2–6) | 20 – Gibson | 7 – Weaver | 3 – Gibson | Moody Coliseum (2,005) Abilene, TX |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | California Baptist | L 66–74 | 7–15 (2–7) | 22 – Gibson | 6 – Cash | 3 – Weaver | College Park Center (1,271) Arlington, TX |
| February 4, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sam Houston | W 70–58 | 8–15 (3–7) | 21 – Weaver | 6 – 2 tied | 8 – Gibson | College Park Center (1,691) Arlington, TX |
| February 6, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tarleton | L 64–69 | 8–16 (3–8) | 19 – Weaver | 9 – Young Jr. | 6 – Gibson | College Park Center (423) Arlington, TX |
| February 9, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 64–58 | 9–16 (4–8) | 13 – 2 tied | 7 – Gibson | 8 – Gibson | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,837) Edinburg, TX |
| February 15, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston | L 56–66 | 9–17 (4–9) | 15 – Walker | 9 – Walker | 3 – Gibson | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,332) Huntsville, TX |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 75–70 | 10–17 (5–9) | 17 – Weaver | 8 – tied | 5 – Weaver | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,466) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | L 76–86 | 10–18 (5–10) | 17 – tied | 7 – Walker | 5 – Humphrey | College Park Center (1,526) Arlington, TX |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Utah Tech | W 71–69 $^{OT}$ | 11–18 (6–10) | 17 – Cash | 10 – Castro | 8 – Talbot | College Park Center (1,905) Arlington, TX |
| March 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | L 59–78 | 12–18 (6–11) | 16 – Gibson | 5 – Castro | 3 – Weaver | UCCU Center (2,574) Orem, UT |
| March 3, 2023 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Seattle | L 56–80 | 11–20 (6–12) | 10 – tied | 6 – tied | 4 – Gibson | Redhawk Center (1,175) Seattle, WA |
| WAC tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (5) Grand Canyon First round | L 77–82 | 11–21 | 17 – Gibson | 8 – Weaver | 4 – tied | Michelob Ultra Arena (785) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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