Texas State Bobcats men's basketball

Texas State Bobcats
Texas State Bobcats
	2023–24 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team
University	Texas State University
Head coach	Terrence Johnson (4th season)
Conference	Sun Belt
Location	San Marcos, Texas
Arena	Strahan Arena ; (Capacity: 10,000)
Nickname	Bobcats
Colors	Maroon and gold;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1994, 1997
Conference tournament champions
	Lone Star: 1979, 1980; Southland: 1994, 1997
Conference regular season champions
	Lone Star: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1974, 1979, 1980; Southland: 1997, 1999; Sun Belt: 2021, 2022

Last updated December 15, 2023

The Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Texas State University. The school's team currently competes in the Sun Belt Conference. They are currently led by Terrence Johnson, who took over in September 2020 following the resignation of Danny Kaspar.^[2] The Bobcats last appeared in the NCAA tournament in 1997.

History

The Bobcats' first season of college basketball was in 1920. The Bobcats were one of the charter members of the Lone Star Conference, which started play in 1934. Starting in 1950, the team won nine conference titles, winning the 1960 NAIA title in the process along with playing in the NAIA Final Four four times before leaving in 1983 to join the Gulf Star Conference, playing from 1984 until 1987 until the conference disbanded. They soon joined the Southland Conference from 1987 until 2012, when they left for the Western Athletic Conference. A year later, they left the WAC and joined the Sun Belt Conference.^[3] Southwest Texas State became Texas State in 2003.^[4]

Head coaches

Oscar W. Strahan (1920–1924, 1944–1946)
Henry Shands (1924–1935)
Joe Bailey Cheaney (1935–1939, 1942–1943)
George Vest (1939–1942)
Milton Jowers (1946–1961)
Vernon McDonald (1961–1977)
Dan Wall (1977–1981)
Bob Derryberry (1981–1984)
Celester Collier (1984–1986)
Harry Larrabee (1986–1991)
Jim Wooldridge (1991–1994)
Mike Miller (1994–2000)
Dennis Nutt (2000–2006)
Doug Davalos (2006–2013)
Danny Kaspar (2013–2020)
Terrence Johnson (2020–Present)

Postseason results

NCAA Division I Tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Coach	Opponent	Result
1994	No. 15	First round	Jim Wooldridge	No. 2 Massachusetts	L 60–78
1997	No. 16	First round	Mike Miller	No. 1 Minnesota^	L 46–78

^Minnesota win vacated for NCAA infractions

NIT results

The Bobcats have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0-1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Coach	Result
2022	First round	North Texas	Terrence Johnson	L 63–67^OT

CIT results

The Bobcats have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 2–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Coach	Result
2017	First round Second round Quarterfinals	Lamar Idaho Saint Peter's	Danny Kaspar	W 70–60 W 64–55 L 44–49
2019	First round	FIU	Danny Kaspar	L 81–87

NAIA Division I Tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Coach	Result
1951	-	First round Second round	Morehead State Regis	Milton Jowers	W 70–62 L 64–82
1952	-	First round Second round Elite Eight Semifinals Third-place game Game	Arkansas Tech New Mexico A&M Lawrence Tech Southwest Missouri Portland	Milton Jowers	W 97–53 W69–52 W 65–57 L 62–70 ^2OT W 78–68
1957	-	First round Second round	Upper Iowa Southeastern Oklahoma State	Milton Jowers	W 104–71 L 78–98
1959	5	First round Second round Elite Eight Semifinals Third-place game Game	Linfield (OR) Westminster Lenoir-Rhyne Tennessee State Fort Hays State	Milton Jowers	W 93–61 W 61–58 W 80–78 L 62–64 W 87–80
1960	2	First round Second round Elite Eight Semifinals National championship	Wisconsin-Oshkosh Savannah State Grambling State William Jewell Westminster	Milton Jowers	W 93–69 W 101–88 W 76–88 W 82–44 W 66–44
1961	11	First round Second round Elite Eight	Central Connecticut East Texas State Baptist Northern Michigan	Milton Jowers	W 70–59 W 61–59 L 75–80
1979	8	First round Second round Elite Eight Semifinals Third-place game	Kentucky State St. Johns (MN) Cameron Henderson State Midwestern State	Dan Wall	W 78–74 W 79–75 W 77–73 ^OT L 57–58 W 101–88

Bobcats in the NBA

Torgeir Bryn, 1989-1990, Los Angeles Clippers
Jeff Foster, 1999-2012, Indiana Pacers

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The 2018–19 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represents Texas State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by sixth-year head coach Danny Kaspar, play their home games at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

The 2019–20 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Texas State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by 7th-year head coach Danny Kaspar, played their home games at Strahan Arena in San Marcos, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Appalachian State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament and were set to face South Alabama in the semifinals until the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The 2022–23 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Texas State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third-year head coach Terrence Johnson, played their home games at Strahan Arena in San Marcos, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

The 2023–24 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represents Texas State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth-year head coach Terrence Johnson, play their home games at Strahan Arena in San Marcos, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

References

↑ Texas State University Brand Guide. January 14, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
↑ "Terrence Johnson - Men's Basketball Coach". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
↑ "Texas State Athletics Men's Basketball History". txstatebobcats.com.
↑ "NCAA basketball tournament History". ESPN.com.

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[1] Texas State University Brand Guide. January 14, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.

[2] "Terrence Johnson - Men's Basketball Coach". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

[3] "Texas State Athletics Men's Basketball History". txstatebobcats.com.

[4] "NCAA basketball tournament History". ESPN.com.

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Venues	Strahan Arena (1982–present)
Rivalries	UTSA
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NAIA national championship in bold

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Championships and awards	Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
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