2022–23 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by second-year head coach Josh Schertz, played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

The Fightin' Trees reached the ArchMadness Semi-finals for their best finish since the 2020–21 season. Senior guard Cooper Neese was named to the All-ArchMadness team; Neese scored 63 points for the Tourney, raising his career ArchMadness scoring total to 84 points (10.5 ppg, 8 games). Courvoisier McCauley was named MVC Newcomer of the Year. McCauley also made the All-Conference Second Team and All-Newcomer Team.

McCauley is the third Sycamore all-time to be named MVC Newcomer of the Year; earlier Sycamore honorees are John Sherman Williams (1983) and Eddie Bird (1988). Other Sycamores who received MVC honors include: Cameron Henry (All-Conference Third Team), Robbie Avila (All-Freshman Team), and Julian Larry (All-Defensive Team).

The Sycamores finished the season 20–11, 13–7 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Evansville and Belmont in the MVC tournament before losing to Bradley in the semifinals. The Sycamores received an invitation to the CBI, where they were awarded the overall No. 1 seed. They defeated USC Upstate in the first round before being narrowly defeated in overtime in the second round by Eastern Kentucky, closing their season with an overall record of 23–13.

Previous season
The Sycamores finished the 2021–22 season 11–20, 4–14 in MVC play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Illinois State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.

Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=12 style=| Regular season

!colspan=12 style=| MVC Tournament

!colspan=12 style=| College Basketball Invitational

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