2022–23 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Chris Jans, and played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 8–10 in SEC play to tie for 9th place. They defeated Florida in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing to Alabama in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as an 11th seed, where they lost in the First Four play-in round to Pittsburgh.

Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 18–16, 8–10 in SEC play to finish 10th place. They defeated South Carolina in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing to Tennessee in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia.

Following the season, the school fired head coach Howland. On March 20, 2022, the school named New Mexico State head coach Chris Jans the team's new head coach.

Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=""|Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=""|SEC regular season

!colspan=12 style=""| SEC tournament

!colspan=9 style=|NCAA tournament

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