# 2022–23 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Texas State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third-year head coach Terrence Johnson, played their home games at Strahan Arena in San Marcos, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2020–21 season 21–8, 12–3 in Sun Belt play to win the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament to Louisiana. As a regular season champion who did not win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to North Texas.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Isiah Small | 1 | F | 6'8" | 170 | Senior | Jersey City, NJ | Graduated |
| Darien Jenkins | 3 | G | 6'3" | 190 | RS Junior | Deer Park, NY | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Shelby Adams | 4 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Senior | Converse, TX | Graduated |
| Caleb Asberry | 5 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Senior | Pflugerville, TX | Graduate transferred to Oklahoma State |
| Deuce Guidry | 15 | G | 5'8" | 155 | Sophomore | Dickinson, TX | Walk-on; transferred to Lamar State College–Port Arthur |
| Nate Lacewell | 23 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Sophomore | Missouri City, TX | Transferred to Morehouse College |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Elijah Kennedy | 3 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | Virginia Beach, VA | Florida |
| Brandon Davis | 10 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | LaPlace, LA | Loyola (New Orleans) |
| Tuongthach Gatkek | 32 | F | 6'9" | 172 | Junior | Portland, ME | Florida |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jordan Mason SG | San Antonio, TX | Clark High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 29, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| Davion Sykes SF | Duncanville, TX | Duncanville High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 22, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

#### 2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kaden Gumbs PG | San Marcos, TX | San Marcos High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | May 11, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Preseason
### Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Bobcats were picked to finish in second place in the conference's preseason poll. Senior guard Mason Harrell was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team (1st place Votes) |
| 1 | Louisiana - 190 (10) |
| 2 | Texas State - 162 (1) |
| 3 | South Alabama - 150 (1) |
| 4 | James Madison - 149 (1) |
| 5 | Georgia State - 127 (1) |
| 6 | Marshall - 122 |
| 7 | App State - 120 |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina - 100 |
| 9 | Old Dominion - 93 |
| 10 | Troy - 76 |
| 11 | Georgia Southern - 69 |
| 12 | Arkansas State - 48 |
| 13 | Southern Miss - 34 |
| 14 | ULM - 30 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Cameron | W 90–65 | – | 23 – Davis | 7 – Tied | 6 – Morgan | Strahan Coliseum (780) San Marcos, TX |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:30 p.m., P12N | | at Washington State | L 61–83 | 0–1 | 17 – Harrell | 5 – Tied | 4 – Dawson | Beasley Coliseum (2,443) Pullman, WA |
| November 10, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mid-America Christian | W 71–52 | 1–1 | 15 – Davis | 6 – Love | 3 – Martin | Strahan Coliseum (1,131) San Marcos, TX |
| November 12, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | W 70–66 | 2–1 | 26 – Harrell | 8 – Morgan | 4 – Drinnon | Ryan Center (4,610) Kingston, RI |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv | | at UTSA I-35 Rivalry | L 56–61 | 2–2 | 20 – Tied | 8 – Martin | 5 – Drinnon | Convocation Center (1,587) San Antonio, TX |
| November 21, 2022* 9:00 p.m., P12N | | at California | W 59–55 | 3–2 | 21 – Harrell | 9 – Morgan | 2 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (1,211) Berkeley, CA |
| November 25, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Southern Utah North Shore Classic semifinals | W 78–65 | 4–2 | 18 – Harrell | 7 – Morgan | 4 – Drinnon | Cannon Activities Center (828) Laie, HI |
| November 26, 2022* 11:59 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Hawaii North Shore Classic | L 65–72 | 4–3 | 23 – Harrell | 7 – Tied | 3 – Harrell | Cannon Activities Center (3,428) Laie, HI |
| December 1, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lamar | W 65–55 | 5–3 | 18 – Harrell | 8 – Sykes | 7 – Harrell | Montagne Center (2,269) Beaumont, TX |
| December 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rice | L 71–83 | 5–4 | 23 – Harrell | 7 – Sykes | 3 – Drinnon | Strahan Coliseum (1,282) San Marcos, TX |
| December 10, 2022* 6:30 p.m., UTAMavs.com | | vs. UT Arlington Simmons Bank Showdown | W 71–65 | 6–4 | 23 – Ceaser | 11 – Ceaser | 3 – Tied | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| December 13, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mary Hardin–Baylor | L 65–71 | 6–5 | 20 – Harrell | 7 – Ceaser | 4 – Harrell | Strahan Coliseum (1,189) San Marcos, TX |
| December 17, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sam Houston State | L 62–69 | 6–6 | 19 – Ceaser | 13 – Ceaser | 3 – Drinnon | Strahan Coliseum (1,329) San Marcos, TX |
| December 21, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Science and Arts | W 87–72 | 7–6 | 27 – Harrell | 10 – Ceaser | 6 – Harrell | Strahan Coliseum (877) San Marcos, TX |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | L 53–57 | 7–7 (0–1) | 14 – Harrell | 12 – Ceasar | 1 – Tied | Strahan Coliseum (1,052) San Marcos, TX |
| December 31, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy | L 52–55 | 7–8 (0–2) | 16 – Harrell | 9 – Morgan | 1 – Tied | Strahan Coliseum (941) San Marcos, TX |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | W 63–62 | 8–8 (1–2) | 16 – Davis | 4 – Tied | 4 – Drinnon | Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,068) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | W 64–58 | 9–8 (2–2) | 13 – Martin | 10 – Morgan | 2 – Tied | Mitchell Center (1,812) Mobile, AL |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/ESPN2 | | at Arkansas State | W 61–58 | 10–8 (3–2) | 15 – Harrell | 5 – Tied | 5 – Drinnon | First National Bank Arena (1,257) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 58–61 | 10–9 (3–3) | 17 – Harrell | 7 – Morgan | 3 – Tied | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,007) Monroe, LA |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marshall | L 73–81 | 10–10 (3–4) | 17 – Drinnon | 8 – Morgan | 4 – Mason | Strahan Coliseum (3,183) San Marcos, TX |
| January 21, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | L 51–60 | 10–11 (3–5) | 19 – Mason | 7 – Mason | 1 – Tied | Strahan Coliseum (3,397) San Marcos, TX |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 70–67 | 11–11 (4–5) | 23 – Ceasar | 7 – Martin | 6 – Drinnon | Strahan Coliseum (2,331) San Marcos, TX |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | L 58–67 | 11–12 (4–6) | 12 – Tied | 13 – Morgan | 3 – Tied | Reed Green Coliseum (4,289) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 63–82 | 11–13 (4–7) | 12 – Ceasar | 9 – Morgan | 2 – Tied | Cajundome (3,256) Lafayette, LA |
| February 4, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 64–68 | 11–14 (4–8) | 20 – Harrell | 7 – Martin | 2 – Mason | Trojan Arena (3,192) Troy, AL |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 66–62 | 12–14 (5–8) | 12 – Morgan | 7 – Ceaser | 4 – Harrell | Strahan Coliseum (2,638) San Marcos, TX |
| February 11, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | L 68–70 | 12–15 (5–9) | 17 – Harrell | 8 – Martin | 5 – Harrell | Strahan Coliseum (2,518) San Marcos, TX |
| February 16, 2023 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 75–82 | 12–16 (5–10) | 17 – Harrell | 9 – Morgan | 5 – Harrell | Holmes Center (2,205) Boone, NC |
| February 18, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | W 78–75 | 13–16 (6–10) | 22 – Harrell | 5 – Morgan | 3 – Tied | HTC Center (1,410) Conway, SC |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Alabama | L 67–76 | 13–17 (6–11) | 18 – Love | 7 – Ceaser | 3 – Tied | Strahan Arena (1,776) San Marcos, TX |
| February 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | L 69–79 | 13–18 (6–12) | 16 – Harrell | 10 – Martin | 4 – Harrell | Strahan Coliseum (2,617) San Marcos, TX |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| February 28, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (11) | vs. (14) Georgia State First Round | W 81–76 | 14–18 | 16 – Drinnon | 7 – Morgan | 4 – Mason | Pensacola Bay Center (748) Pensacola, FL |
| March 2, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (11) | vs. (6) Old Dominion Second Round | W 65–36 | 15–18 | 20 – Harrell | 11 – Morgan | 4 – Drinnon | Pensacola Bay Center (821) Pensacola, FL |
| March 4, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (11) | vs. (3) Marshall Quarterfinals | W 71–68 | 16–18 | 17 – Harrell | 10 – Ceaser | 4 – Tied | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| March 5, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (11) | vs. (2) Louisiana Semifinals | L 58–64 | 16–19 | 12 – Harrell | 10 – Ceaser | 2 – Harrell | Pensacola Bay Center (2,050) Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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