The following rule changes were recommended by the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee to the Playing Rules Oversight Panel for the 2022−23 season:[1]
Flopping will now result in a Class B technical foul. Previously players called for flopping received a warning before a technical foul was assessed.
Conferences (and the NIT) will continue to allow (on an experimental basis) the use of live and prerecorded video streams at the team bench.
Conferences (and the NIT) who choose to use five electronic-media timeouts in the second half of their games will be able to experiment with a new format for granting those timeouts. Currently, for a game using five electronic-media timeouts in the second half, the rulebook prescribes that four of those occur in the same manner as in the first half—that is, at the first dead ball at or after the 16-, 12-, 8-, and 4-minute marks, or up to 30 seconds prior to those marks in specific circumstances. The fifth electronic-media timeout occurs when the first timeout requested by either team in the second half automatically becomes an electronic-media timeout.[2] Competitions choosing to use this experimental rule will continue to have five electronic-media timeouts in the second half, but those will occur instead at or after the 17-, 14-, 11-, 8-, and 4-minute marks (or up to 30 seconds prior to those marks in specific circumstances), while the first team-requested timeout will no longer automatically become a media timeout.
Season headlines
April 20, 2022
Oscar Tshiebwe, the consensus national player of the year in 2021–22, announced he would return to Kentucky for his senior season. He became the first men's national player of the year to announce a return to college since 2008 player of the year Tyler Hansbrough at North Carolina.[3]
Jay Wright retired as head coach at Villanova after 21 seasons, ending a tenure that saw the Wildcats make four Final Four appearances, including national titles in 2016 and 2018, and included Wright's 2021 induction to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
June 20 – Darius Lee, who led Houston Baptist (now Houston Christian) in scoring and rebounding last season, was killed in a mass shooting at a gathering in Harlem. Lee, a native of the New York City neighborhood, was the only fatality among the nine victims.[4] On October 25, Lee was posthumously named Southland Conference preseason player of the year by a unanimous vote of the conference's coaches.[5]
June 21 – Hartford, which started a transition from Division I to Division III in the 2021–22 school year, was announced as a new member of the D-III Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC; now known as the Conference of New England) effective in 2023–24. The CCC press release also confirmed previous reports that Hartford would leave the America East Conference after the 2021–22 season; the Hawks would play the 2022–23 season as a D-I independent.[6]
July 11 – The SLC and Lamar jointly announced that Lamar, which had previously planned to leave the WAC in 2023 to return to the SLC, would expedite this move for the 2022–23 school year.[10]
July 15 – The WAC announced that starting with the 2023 editions, its men's and women's tournaments would be seeded via a set of advanced metrics that it calls the WAC Résumé Seeding System, developed by statistics guru Ken Pomeroy alongside WAC officials. Tournament entry continues to be based on conference record.[11]
The NCAA, which had previously announced that the NIT semifinals and final would not be held at the traditional New York City site for at least 2023 and 2024, announced the sites for those years. The 2023 final rounds would be at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, and the 2024 final rounds at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. All games before the semifinals continue to use campus sites.[13]
August 31 – The Division I Board of Directors adopted a series of changes to transfer rules.[16]
Transfer windows were adopted for all Division I sports. Student-athletes who wish to be immediately eligible at their next school must enter the NCAA transfer portal within the designated period(s) for their sport. For men's basketball, the window opens on the day after Selection Sunday and runs for 60 days.
Student-athletes who experience head coaching changes, or those whose athletic aid is reduced, canceled, or not renewed, may transfer outside designated windows without penalty.
Transferring student-athletes will be guaranteed financial aid at their next school through graduation.
September 21 – Houston Baptist University announced it had changed its name to Houston Christian University, effective immediately. The athletic nickname of the Huskies was not affected.[17]
November 2 – ESPN reported that Gonzaga athletic director Chris Standiford and Big 12 Conference commissioner Brett Yormark had met the previous week in the Dallas area regarding a possible Gonzaga move to that conference as a full but non-football member. The report also indicated that Gonzaga had at least some level of talks with the Big East Conference and Pac-12 Conference in the preceding months.[20]
November 14 – Albany head coach Dwayne Killings, athletic director Mark Benson, and the university were sued by former Great Danes walk-on Luke Fizulich, who claimed that Killings had physically assaulted him before a game in the 2021–22 season, and had also interfered with his continued enrollment at Albany and hindered his chances of transferring to another school. The suit claimed that the university had decided to fire Killings after the incident, but changed the punishment to a five-game suspension under pressure from local business and civil rights leaders, and charged the university with showing preference to the African-American Killings due to his race.[21]
December 14 – The UC Regents approved UCLA's move to the Big Ten. Additionally, conditions were made to mitigate athletes such as investing $12 million in beneficial services including nutritional support and charter flights to reduce travel time. UCLA must also pay the University of California, Berkeley an additional $2 to $10 million due to the move affecting the latter's athletic program, with the precise total being made once the Pac-12 completes its upcoming media rights deal.[23]
January 15 – Alabama junior reserve forward Darius Miles was one of two men arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with a shooting early that morning near the Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa in which a woman was killed.[24]
February 9 – The Big 12 Conference announced that it had reached an agreement with Oklahoma and Texas that allowed the two schools to leave for the Southeastern Conference in 2024 instead of the originally announced 2025 schedule.[25] Approval by the two schools' governing boards was seen as a formality.[26]
March 20 – St. Francis Brooklyn announced that it would terminate its athletic program after the spring 2023 semester.[27]
November 26 – California lost 67–59 to Clemson to start the season 0–7, becoming the first major-conference team[a] in the last 40 years to start a season with that record.[53] The Golden Bears fell to 0–12 before defeating UT Arlington 73–51 on December 21.[54]
November 28 – #18 Alabama defeated #1 North Carolina in 4 overtimes, 103–101.[55] It was the second 4-overtime game in UNC history (Tulane, 1976) and the first time Alabama beat a top-ranked opponent since 2004 (Stanford).[55]
November 29 – Louisville became the second major-conference team in recent history to have started a season 0–7, losing 79–54 to Maryland.[53] The Cardinals would slump to 0–9 before defeating Western Kentucky 94–83 on December 14. The Cardinals' start was the worst for any team in ACC history.[56]
December 10 – Antoine Davis became the 11th NCAA Division I men's player with 3,000 career points, scoring 36 in an 82–80 loss to Charlotte to bring his total to 3,001.[59]
December 21 – Eastern Illinois defeated Iowa 92–83 on the road as a 31.5-point underdog according to Las Vegas sports books. This was the largest point-spread upset in D-I men's basketball in at least the previous 30 years.[60]
February 2 – With a 68–59 win over San Francisco, Saint Mary's Gaels head coach Randy Bennett earned his 500th win as head coach, all of them with the Gaels. He became the 25th coach to notch 500 wins at a sole school.[65]
February 4 – McGhee became Liberty's career scoring leader in the Flames' 69–64 loss to Lipscomb. The previous record was held by Karl Hess, who played for the Flames from 1976 to 1980 when the school was an NAIA member.[66]
February 11 – Northwestern defeated Purdue 64–58, earning its first-ever victory over an AP Poll #1-ranked team.[67]
February 12 – Godfrey became Purdue Fort Wayne's career scoring leader in the Mastodons' 71–64 loss to Robert Morris, surpassing John Konchar, whose college career from 2015 to 2019 started at PFW's athletic predecessor of IPFW.[68]
February 16 – Kendric Davis became the American Athletic Conference's all-time men's scoring leader in Memphis' 64–63 win over UCF. Davis, who began his college career at Big 12 member TCU before playing three seasons at American member SMU and then moving to Memphis for his final season of eligibility, broke the record of Temple'sQuinton Rose.[69]
February 22 – McGhee became the men's career scoring leader for the ASUN Conference in Liberty's 85–77 win over Queens, surpassing Centenary'sWillie Jackson. McGhee also became the fourth Division I men's player, and fifth D-I player overall, with 500 career threes.[70]
February 25 – Florida State completed the largest come-from-behind win in ACC history (25 points), defeating #13 Miami 85–84 on a buzzer-beating three-pointer by FSU's Matthew Cleveland.[71]
March 9 – Arizona head basketball coach Tommy Lloyd won his 59th game as coach, the most wins of any coach in Division I history in their first two seasons of coaching. Arizona defeated Arizona State 95–84.[74]
Twenty-six schools joined new conferences or became independents, including five schools from Division II which started transitions to Division I this season and one in the process of transition from Division I to Division III.
As noted previously, Incarnate Word had announced plans to move from the Southland Conference to the Western Athletic Conference, but backed out of that move and remained in the Southland. Lamar, which initially planned to make the opposite move in 2023, pushed this move forward to 2022.
The 2022−23 season was the last for at least 16 Division I schools in their current conferences, and the final season for a single Division II school before reclassifying to Division I. It was also Hartford's only season as a D-I independent, and the last season of athletics for St. Francis Brooklyn.
The following D-I programs plan to open new arenas for the 2023−24 season. or will move to a different pre-existing venue. All will move within their current campuses otherwise indicated.
Austin Peay will leave the on-campus Winfield Dunn Center for the new F&M Bank Arena in downtown Clarksville, Tennessee, after 49 seasons. The new arena was originally planned to open for the 2022–23 season, but was delayed to 2023–24.[81]
St. Francis Brooklyn in 2022, began closing its Remsen Street campus, including Generoso Pope Athletic Complex, as part of the college's move to a new campus on Livingston Street. After the closure, home games were played about 2 miles (3 km) away at Pratt Institute, as the Livingston Street campus has no basketball venue.[85] The final men's basketball game played at Pope Athletic Complex was a 61–58 win over Saint Peter's on November 19.[86]
Vermont was originally slated to open the new Tarrant Event Center, the replacement for Patrick Gym, in 2021. However, the new arena has since been placed on indefinite hold. Construction was initially halted by COVID-19. With the Tarrant Center being part of a much larger upgrade of UVM's athletic and recreation facilities, UVM chose to prioritize a new student recreation center. Construction of the Tarrant Center is now being hampered by increased borrowing costs.[87]
An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I men's basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of No. 1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes). Italics type indicates winning teams in an early season tournament (or event). Early season tournaments are tournaments played in the early season. Events are the tournaments with the same teams in it every year (even rivalry games).
In addition to the above listed upsets in which an unranked team defeated a ranked team, there have been eight non-Division I teams to defeat a Division I team so far this season. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes).
^Fairleigh Dickinson, which lost to Merrimack in the tournament final, received the NEC automatic bid because Merrimack is ineligible for NCAA-sponsored postseason play during its transition from Division II.
^The first round of the WAC tournament was held at Michelob Ultra Arena, also in the community of Paradise.
The NCAA tournament tipped off on March 14, 2023, with the First Four in Dayton, Ohio, and concluded on April 3 at NRG Stadium in Houston. A total of 68 teams entered the tournament. Thirty-two of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The remaining 36 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.
Per the NCAA, an upset occurs "when the losing team in an NCAA tournament game was seeded at least two seed lines better than the winning team."[132] The 2023 tournament saw a total of 13 upsets, with five in the first round, four in the second round, three in the Sweet Sixteen, one in the Elite Eight, and zero in the Final Four.
After the NCAA tournament field was announced, the National Invitation Tournament invited 32 teams to participate, reducing the field's size from 40. Eight teams were given automatic bids for winning their conference regular seasons, and 24 other teams were also invited.
Many teams will change coaches during the season and after it ends. Two teams changed coaches shortly before their first regular-season games. This is restricted to coaching changes prior to the start of practice for the next season; for changes after that date, see the 2023–24 season page.
American parted ways with Brennan on March 9, 2023, after 10 seasons, in which the Eagles went 125–166 overall, including making the 2014 NCAA tournament in Brennan's first year, but had not been to a postseason tournament since then.[160] George Mason assistant coach Simpkins was hired as his replacement on April 1.[161]
Arkansas State parted ways with Balado on March 16, 2023, after 6 seasons and an 82–100 record.[162] Alabama assistant coach Hodgson was hired by the Red Wolves on March 22.[163]
Allen and West Point mutually agreed to part ways on March 8, 2023, after 7 seasons, in which the Black Knights went 98–112.[164] Butler assistant Kuwik was hired by the Black Knights on March 29.[165]
James was fired on March 5, 2023, after 2 seasons and a 21–39 record at Austin Peay.[166] Northwestern State head coach Gipson, an alumnus and former assistant coach of Peay, was hired by the Governors on March 12.[167]
Bowling Green fired Huger on March 5, 2023, after 8 seasons and a 126–125 record.[168] Southern Utah head coach Simon was hired by the Falcons on March 15.[169]
Bucknell parted ways with Davis on March 2, 2023, after 8 seasons with a 129–115 record.[170] St. Joseph's associate head coach and former Bison star player Griffin was hired on March 21.[171]
Despite a 70–49 overall record and 45–27 record in conference play in 4 seasons, Buffalo parted ways with Whitesell on March 11, 2023.[172] The Bulls hired Villanova associate head coach George Halcovage on March 30.[173]
California fired Fox on March 6, 2023, after 4 seasons, in which the Golden Bears went 38-87 overall, including a school-worst 3–29 record in 2022–23.[174] Cal hired Mark Madsen from Utah Valley as its 19th head coach on March 29.[175]
CSUN parted ways with Johnson on March 29, 2023, after a 14–48 record in 2 seasons.[176]D2Cal State San Bernardino head coach Newman was hired by the Matadors on April 15.[177]
Sanchez announced his resignation from Charlotte on June 6, 2023, after 5 seasons to return to Virginia, where he had previously spent nine seasons on Tony Bennett's staff, to become Bennett's top assistant, leaving with a 72–78 record.[178] 49ers associate head coach Fearne, who was initially named interim head coach following Sanchez's departure, continued in that role for the first 23 games of the 2023–24 season until the school removed the interim tag and officially named him head coach on February 12, 2024.[179][180]
Coppin State parted ways with Dixon on March 14, 2023, after 6 seasons and a 51–131 record.[181] Morgan State assistant and former Eagle star player Stewart was hired on May 2.[182]
ETSU parted ways with Oliver on March 10, 2023, after 2 seasons and a 27–37 record.[183] Wake Forest assistant coach Savage, a former assistant with the Buccaneers from 2015 to 2020, was hired on March 20.[184]
Anderson left FDU on March 21, 2023, after leading the Knights to an unlikely run in the NCAA tournament in his only season there for the Iona head coaching job.[185] Hours after Anderson's departure, top assistant Castleberry was promoted to head coach.[186]
English left George Mason on March 23, 2023, after 2 seasons for the Providence job.[187] Maryland assistant Skinn, a George Mason alum and member of the 2006 Final Four team, was hired by the Patriots on March 30.[188]
Georgetown parted ways with the former Hoya star player and Basketball Hall of Famer on March 9, 2023, after 6 seasons. Under Ewing, the team went 75–109, including back-to-back last place finishes in the Big East Conference after making the NCAA tournament in 2021.[189] The school hired Ed Cooley from conference rival Providence on March 20.[190]
Georgia Southern announced, on March 9, 2023, that Burg's contract would not be renewed, ending his three-year tenure with a 42–44 record.[191] The Eagles hired Alabama assistant Henry as his replacement on March 15.[192]
Pastner was fired from Georgia Tech on March 10, 2023, after 7 seasons and a 109–114 record with 1 NCAA tournament appearance.[193] The Yellow Jackets hired Boston Celtics assistant and former Pacific head coach Stoudamire as his replacement on March 13.[194]
Green Bay parted ways with Ryan on January 24, 2023, after a 15–61 record in 2½ seasons, including a 2–19 record this season. Assistant coach Owens was named interim head coach of the Phoenix for the remainder of the season.[195] After the end of the season, Green Bay hired Wyoming assistant coach Wicks as his replacement on March 14.[196]
Gallagher resigned from Hartford on November 7, 2022, one night before its season-opening game. Heading into Hartford's lone season as an NCAA Division I independent, Gallagher wrote in his resignation letter that budget cuts from the school's decision to transition to Division III athletics and safety concerns were the reasons for his decision. He also said that his 12-year tenure at the school began to "unravel" piece by piece, and while he could "write a book" about it all, he will look back at the positives.[197] Assistant coach Tom Devitt was appointed the interim head coach of the Hawks for 2022–23.[198] After the season, the school hired Rochester assistant Toomey on April 21.[199]
High Point fired G. G. Smith on March 3, 2023, after finishing 14–17 in his first full season as head coach, having taken over for his father Tubby near the end of last season.[200] Creighton associate head coach Huss was hired by the Panthers on March 27.[201]
Holy Cross parted ways with Nelson on March 10, 2023, after 4 seasons and a 27–84 record.[202] Fordham assistant Paulsen, formerly head coach at Bucknell and George Mason, was hired by the Crusaders on March 28.[203]
Shortly after their loss to Montana in the regular season finale, Idaho announced on February 27, 2023, that they had parted ways with Claus after 4 seasons and a 28–88 overall record. Vandals assistant coach Marrion was named interim head coach of the team for the conference tournament.[204] On March 16, the school hired Seattle associate head coach Pribble as its new coach.[205]
Incarnate Word fired Cunningham on April 12, 2023, after a 42–105 record in 5 seasons.[206] Central Michigan associate head coach Heirman was hired by the Cardinals on May 5.[207]
Pitino left Iona on March 20, 2023, after 3 seasons for St. John's, marking his return to coaching in the Big East Conference after 10 years.[208] Fairleigh Dickinson head coach Anderson, whose team upset top-seeded Purdue in the NCAA tournament round of 64, was hired by the Gaels the following day.[185]
After an impressive turnaround season, Abdur-Rahim left Kennesaw State on March 29, 2023, after 4 seasons to accept the South Florida job.[209] Alabama assistant Pettway was hired by the Owls on April 7.[210]
Lafayette dismissed Jordan on March 29, 2023, after a single season. He had been on paid leave since February following an investigation into a complaint about his work as head coach.[211] Associate head coach McGarvey, who was serving as the Leopards' interim head coach during Jordan's initial leave, was officially promoted to the head coaching position.[212]
Masiello was dismissed on October 25, 2022, less than two weeks before Manhattan's 2022–23 season opener. In 11 seasons as head coach, he had an overall record of 162–177; while he had led the Jaspers to the 2014 and 2015 NCAA tournaments, they never again finished a season above .500. Top assistant Stores, who had played on both of Masiello's NCAA tournament teams, was named as interim head coach of the team for 2022–23.[213] After the season ended, the school hired former Hartford head coach Gallagher on March 29, 2023.[214]
McNeese parted ways with Aiken on March 8, 2023, after 2 seasons and a 22–45 record. Since Aiken was under contract for 1 more year with the school, he will be paid for that year until April 2024.[215] Former LSU head coach Will Wade, who was accused of five Level I violations by the NCAA, was hired by the Cowboys on March 12.[216]
Sprinkle left his alma mater on April 7, 2023, after 4 seasons for the Utah State job.[217] Logie, head coach at D2 Point Loma Nazarene, was hired by the Bobcats on April 17.[218]
New Hampshire announced on March 14, 2023, that Herrion's contract would not be renewed, ending his tenure after 18 seasons, in which the Wildcats went 227–303 overall.[219] Former Bucknell head coach Davis was hired on April 7.[220]
New Mexico State fired Heiar on February 14, 2023, after a single season amid the Aggies canceling the rest of their season due to hazing incidents within the program.[221] On March 24, the school hired Hooten from Sam Houston, set to join NMSU in Conference USA after this season.[222]
Claunch left Nicholls on April 15, 2023, after 5 seasons for an assistant coaching position at Alabama.[223] Maryland director of player personnel and former Colonel player Saddler was hired on April 20.[224]
Kennedy resigned from NJIT on March 6, 2023, after an 81–123 record during his 7-year tenure.[225] The Highlanders hired Maryland assistant Billmeier on April 6.[226]
After winning the NIT, McCasland left North Texas on March 31, 2023, after 6 seasons for the Texas Tech head coaching job.[227] Mean Green associate head coach Hodge was promoted to the position on April 2.[228]
Gipson left Northwestern State on March 12, 2023, less than a year after being hired, to become the head coach at his alma mater, Austin Peay.[167] Cabrera, head coach at Tallahassee CC of the NJCAA, was hired by the Demons on March 22.[229]
Brey announced on January 19, 2023, that he will step down after the 2022–23 season, his 23rd with Notre Dame. Brey led the Fighting Irish to 483 wins, the most ever in the men's program, and to 13 NCAA tournaments.[230] Penn State head coach and Indiana native Shrewsberry was hired as his replacement on March 23.[231]
Ole Miss fired Davis, who was in his 5th season as head coach, on February 24, 2023, after a 74–79 overall record and one NCAA tournament appearance in 2019. Rebels assistant coach Case was named interim head coach for the rest of the season.[232] After the season ended, the school hired former Texas head coach Beard on March 13.[233]
Mills left Oral Roberts on March 21, 2023, after 6 seasons for the head coaching job at Wichita State, which became official the following day.[234] The day after Mills left, the Golden Eagles promoted assistant Springmann to the head coaching position.[235]
Shrewsberry left Penn State on March 23, 2023, after 2 seasons for the Notre Dame head coaching job.[231] The Nittany Lions then hired VCU head coach Mike Rhoades on March 29.[236]
Cooley left Providence on March 20, 2023, after 12 seasons for the head coaching job at Big East Conference rival Georgetown.[190] 3 days later, the Friars hired George Mason head coach English for the job.[187]
Dunleavy announced his resignation from Quinnipiac on April 13, 2023, after 6 seasons and an 86–93 record. Bobcats associate head coach Pecora was immediately promoted to the position.[237]
Hooten left Sam Houston on March 24, 2023, after 13 seasons for future conference rival New Mexico State.[222] The Bearkats promoted longtime assistant Mudge to the position on April 3.[238]
South Florida fired Gregory on March 10, 2023, after 6 seasons and a 79–107 record.[239] The Bulls hired Kennesaw State's Amir Abdur-Rahim as their new head coach on March 29.[209]
Southern parted ways with Woods on March 22, 2023, after 5 seasons and a 64–82 record.[240] Tulane assistant Johnson was hired by the Jaguars on March 29.[241]
Simon left Southern Utah on March 15, 2023, after 7 seasons for Bowling Green. Later in that day, Thunderbirds associate head coach Clayman was named interim head coach for the team in the CBI.[169] On April 9, the school hired Western Illinois head coach Jeter.[242]
St. John's fired Anderson on March 10, 2023, after 4 seasons without a postseason tournament appearance and a 69–56 record.[243] Iona head coach Rick Pitino was hired by the Red Storm on March 20, marking his return to coaching in the Big East Conference after 10 years.[208]
Syracuse parted ways with Boeheim on March 8, 2023, after having been the head coach of the Orange since 1976. Boeheim won 1,015 games (not counting wins vacated by the NCAA), including the 2003 national championship along with four other Final Four appearances during his 47-year career with Syracuse. Associate head coach and former Syracuse player Autry was named as his successor.[244]
McKie stepped down as Temple head coach on March 13, 2023, and will take on a new role as a special advisor to the athletics department. Under McKie, who took over for Fran Dunphy in 2019, the Owls went 52–56 with no postseason appearances during his 4-year tenure.[245] Penn State assistant coach Fisher was hired by the school on March 29.[246]
Beard, who was in his 2nd season with Texas, was dismissed on January 5, 2023, less than a month after he had been suspended without pay following his arrest on a domestic violence charge, which was eventually dropped.[247][248] Top assistant Terry, who had been named interim head coach upon Beard's suspension, remained in that position through the rest of the season.[249][250] After guiding the Longhorns to the Big 12 tournament championship and an appearance in the Elite 8 of the NCAA tournament, the school removed the interim tag from Terry and named him the full time head coach on March 27.[251]
Lutz left Corpus Christi on March 18, 2023, after 2 seasons for the Western Kentucky head coaching job.[252] On March 29, the Islanders promoted assistant coach Shaw to the position.[253]
Adams resigned from Texas Tech after 2 seasons on March 8, 2023, days after he was suspended for using what the school called an "inappropriate, unacceptable, and racially insensitive comment."[254] On March 31, the Red Raiders hired North Texas head coach McCasland as his replacement.[227]
Odom left Utah State on March 29, 2023, after 2 seasons for the VCU head coaching position.[255] Montana State head coach Sprinkle was hired by the Aggies on April 7.[217]
Madsen would leave Utah Valley after 4 seasons to accept the head coaching position at California on March 29, 2023.[175] The Wolverines promoted associate head coach Phillips to the position on April 6.[256]
UT Arlington fired Young, who was in his 2nd season as head coach, on February 10, 2023, after a 20–34 overall record. Mavericks associate head coach Johnson was named interim head coach for the rest of the season.[257] On March 17, the school hired Kentucky assistant Turner for the job.[258]
Valpo parted ways with Lottich on March 23, 2023, after 7 seasons and a 108–117 record.[259] Gonzaga assistant Powell, an assistant with the Beacons (then called the Crusaders) from 2011 to 2016, was hired on April 7.[260]
Rhoades left VCU on March 29, 2023, after 6 seasons to accept the Penn State job.[236] The Rams would waste no time in searching for their new coach, hiring Utah State's Odom that same day.[255]
Jeter left Western Illinois on April 10, 2023, after 3 seasons for the Southern Utah job.[242] Leathernecks associate head coach Boudreau, initially named interim head coach after Jeter's departure, was officially promoted to the position on April 13.[261]
Stansbury resigned from WKU on March 11, 2023, after 7 seasons and a 139–89 record.[262] Texas A&M–Corpus Christi head coach Lutz was hired by the Hilltoppers on March 18.[252]
Wichita State fired Brown on March 11, 2023, after compiling a 48–34 record in 3 seasons with one tournament appearance.[263] Oral Roberts head coach Mills was hired by the Shockers on March 21.[234]
McAuley resigned from Wofford on December 30, 2022, having been on a leave of absence since December 5. In his 3½ seasons as head coach, he had an overall record of 58–41; but under his watch, the Terriers never made it to a postseason tournament. Top assistant Dwight Perry was named interim head coach as he has served in such position since December 5.[264] On March 21, the school removed the interim tag from Perry.[265]
