Tarleton State Texans men's basketball

Tarleton State Texans
Tarleton State Texans
	2021–22 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team
University	Tarleton State University
First season	1961
Head coach	Billy Gillispie (2nd season)
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Location	Stephenville, Texas
Arena	Wisdom Gym ; (Capacity: 3,000)
Nickname	Texans
Colors	Purple and white[1];
NCAA Tournament Final Four
	Division II: 2005, 2015
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
	Division II: 2005, 2006, 2015, 2016
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	Division II: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	Division II: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	Division II: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Conference tournament champions
	Lone Star: 2004, 2013, 2014
Conference regular season champions
	TIAA; 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991 Lone Star; 2004, 2012, 2014, 2015
Conference division season champions
	LSC North: 2004; LSC South: 2002, 2006, 2011

The Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team, also known as the Tarleton Texans, represents Tarleton State University, located in Stephenville, Texas, in NCAA Division I as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Through the 2019–20 season, the team competed in NCAA Division II as a member of the Lone Star Conference.

The Texans made their Division I debut under first-year head coach Billy Gillispie for the 2020–21 season.

The team plays its games at Wisdom Gym on its campus in Stephenville.

Postseason results

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Texans have appeared in fourteen NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 22–14.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2002	First Round	Incarnate Word	L 59–72
2003	First Round Second Round Regional Final	St. Mary's (TX) Northwest Missouri State Northeastern State	W 65–43 W 73–58 L 46–48
2004	First Round Second Round	Texas A&M–Kingsville Drury	W 77–74 L 73–78 (OT)
2005	First Round Second Round Regional Final Elite Eight Final Four	Central Missouri Pittsburg State Texas A&M–Commerce Cal Poly Pomona Bryant	W 75–72 W 69–59 (OT) W 75–70 W 58–56 L 55–60
2006	First Round Second Round Regional Final Elite Eight	Central Oklahoma Central Missouri Northwest Missouri State Stonehill	W 75–68 W 62–59 W 72–71 L 59–69
2008	First Round Second Round Regional Final	St. Mary's (TX) Southwest Baptist Central Oklahoma	W 70–62 W 80–72 L 76–77
2010	First Round Second Round	Nebraska–Omaha Midwestern State	W 75–71 L 56–71
2011	First Round	Midwestern State	L 51–64
2012	First Round Second Round	Missouri Southern Arkansas Tech	W 69–52 L 63–64 (OT)
2013	First Round	Metro State	L 65–76
2014	First Round Second Round	Texas A&M International Midwestern State	W 92–56 L 68–74
2015	First Round Second Round Regional Final Elite Eight Final Four	St. Mary's Colorado–Colorado Springs Angelo State Mount Olive Indiana (PA)	W 71–52 W 84–62 W 66–64 W 77–59 L 68–72
2016	First Round Second Round Regional Final Elite Eight	Colorado Mines Lubbock Christian Angelo State Augustana (SD)	W 83–61 W 69–63 W 77–72 L 79–86
2017	First Round	Fort Lewis	L 90–94 (OT)

References

"Media Relations". TarletonSports.com. August 13, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2021.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Media Relations". TarletonSports.com. August 13, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2021.

Tarleton State Texans men's basketball
Venues	Wisdom Gymnasium (1970–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	Junior college 1917–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Western Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Abilene Christian Wildcats California Baptist Lancers Chicago State Cougars (leaving in 2022) Dixie State Trailblazers (becoming Utah Tech Trailblazers in July 2022) Grand Canyon Antelopes Lamar Cardinals (leaving in 2023) New Mexico State Aggies (leaving in 2023) Sam Houston Bearkats (leaving in 2023) Seattle Redhawks Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Tarleton Texans Utah Valley Wolverines UTRGV Vaqueros
Future teams	Incarnate Word Cardinals Southern Utah Thunderbirds UT Arlington Mavericks (all joining in 2022)
Championships & awards	WAC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22