2022–23 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2022–23 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record22–12 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
2022–23 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Alabama162 .889316  .838
No. 17 Texas A&M153 .8332510  .714
Kentucky126 .6672212  .647
No. 23 Missouri117 .6112510  .714
No. 20 Tennessee117 .6112511  .694
Vanderbilt117 .6112215  .595
Auburn108 .5562113  .618
Florida99 .5001617  .485
Mississippi State810 .4442113  .618
Arkansas810 .4442214  .611
Georgia612 .3331616  .500
South Carolina414 .2221121  .344
Ole Miss315 .1671221  .364
LSU216 .1111419  .424
2023 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, founding members of the Southeastern Conference, played their home games at Rupp Arena and were led by John Calipari in his 14th season as head coach. They finished the season 21–10, 12–6 in SEC play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the SEC tournament, they were upset in the quarterfinal round by Vanderbilt. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Providence in the first round before falling to Kansas State in the second round to finish the season with a final record of 22–12.