UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball

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UT Arlington Mavericks
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University University of Texas at Arlington
Head coach K. T. Turner (2nd season)
Conference WAC
Location Arlington, Texas
Arena College Park Center
(capacity: 7,000)
Nickname Mavericks
ColorsRoyal blue, white, and orange [1]
     
Uniforms
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NCAA tournament appearances
2008
Conference tournament champions
2008
Conference regular season champions
2004, 2012, 2017

The UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Western Athletic Conference. Home games are played at College Park Center, located on the University of Texas at Arlington's campus in Arlington. The team appeared in the 2008 NCAA tournament, losing against the #1 seed Memphis in the first round, although Memphis was later forced to vacate the win due to infractions committed by the program.

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History

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Grubbs Vocational College men's basketball team, 1922
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North Texas Agricultural College men's basketball team, 1944

The Mavericks are one of the founding teams of the Southland Conference, which began with five institutions on March 15, 1963. [2] Although only 22 of 65 seasons have resulted in an overall winning record, 13 of the past 22 seasons have a .500 winning percentage or better, including a school record 27 wins in the 2016–2017 season (as of the conclusion of the 2020–21 season). The team won an outright Southland Conference regular season championship in 2011/2012, along with a tie for the 2004 regular season champion and a 2008 conference tournament championship that led to their first NCAA Tournament appearance. [3] The Mavericks played in the Western Athletic Conference in 2012–13 before joining the Sun Belt Conference in 2013–14. The program earned its first Sun Belt regular season title in the record-setting 2016–17 season. The Mavericks rejoined the WAC for the 2022-23 athletic season.

Facilities

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UTA in action against North Texas at College Park Center

Until February 2012, the Mavericks played at Texas Hall, which is a 3,300-seat theater on the campus. The teams played on the stage, and fans could watch the game from either the theater seats or the bleacher section.

A new arena called the College Park Center with a seating capacity of 7,000 hosted the final four regular season home games for the team in 2012. [4] [5] The facility is located on the eastern side of the campus along with new housing, parking, and retail developments.

Coaches

The Mavericks have had 11 coaches, listed below, in their 62-year history.

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Mavericks have appeared in the NCAA tournament once. Their record is 0–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2008 First Round Memphis L 63–87^

^Memphis win vacated for NCAA infractions

NIT results

The Mavericks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times. Their combined record is 2–3.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1981 First Round South Alabama L 81–84
2012 First Round Washington L 72–82
2017 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
BYU
Akron
Cal State Bakersfield
W 105–89
W 85–69
L 76–80

CIT results

The Mavericks have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 1–2.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2013 First Round Oral Roberts L 76–84
2016 First Round
Quarterfinals
Savannah State
NJIT
W 75–59
L 60–63

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Tom Tinker (Independent)(1959–1963)
1959–1960Tinker 6–18
1960–1961Tinker 11–12
1961–1962Tinker 6–18
1962–1963Tinker 8–17
Tom Tinker (Southland Conference)(1963–1966)
1963–1964Tinker 4–211–7T-4th
1964–1965Tinker 10–143–54th
1965–1966Tinker 9–131–75th
Tom Tinker:54–113 (.323)5–19 (.208)
Barry Dowd (Southland Conference)(1966–1976)
1966–1967Dowd 14–124–4T-2nd
1967–1968Dowd 6–202–65th
1968–1969Dowd 8–183–54th
1969–1970Dowd 8–164–4T-2nd
1970–1971Dowd 8–183–54th
1971–1972Dowd 14–125–3T-3rd
1972–1973Dowd 13–138–43rd
1973–1974Dowd 7–182–22nd
1974–1975Dowd 6–202–65th
1975–1976Dowd 6–211–96th
Barry Dowd:80–168 (.323)34–48 (.415)
Bob "Snake" LeGrand (Southland Conference)(1976–1987)
1976–1977LeGrand 3–241–96th
1977–1978LeGrand 10–173–74th
1978–1979LeGrand 11–161–96th
1979–1980LeGrand 14–133–76th
1980–1981LeGrand 20–87–3T-2nd NIT first round
1981–1982LeGrand 16–126–43rd
1982–1983LeGrand 9–193–97th
1983–1984LeGrand 5–231–117th
1984–1985LeGrand 12–163–96th
1985–1986LeGrand 12–182–107th
1986–1987LeGrand 10–18
Bob "Snake" LeGrand:122–184 (.399)30–78 (.278)
Jerry Stone (Southland Conference)(1987–1988)
1987–1988Stone 7–224–10T-6th
Jerry Stone:7–22 (.241)4–10 (.286)
Mark Nixon (Southland Conference)(1988–1992)
1988–1989Nixon 7–214–107th
1989–1990Nixon 13–166–85th
1990–1991Nixon 20–911–3T-2nd
1991–1992Nixon 16–1311–75th
Mark Nixon:56–59 (.487)32–28 (.533)
Eddie McCarter (Southland Conference)(1992–2006)
1992–1993McCarter 16–1210–8T-3rd
1993–1994McCarter 7–224–1410th
1994–1995McCarter 10–177–11T-7th
1995–1996McCarter 11–157–11T-7th
1996–1997McCarter 12–158–8T-4th
1997–1998McCarter 13–168–8T-5th
1998–1999McCarter 10–168–10T-7th
1999–2000McCarter 15–1211–7T-4th
2000–2001McCarter 13–1511–9T-4th
2001–2002McCarter 12–159–11T-7th
2002–2003McCarter 16–1313–73rd
2003–2004McCarter 17–1211–5T-1st
2004–2005McCarter 13–157–98th
2005–2006McCarter 14–167–97th
Eddie McCarter:179–211 (.459)111–127 (.466)
Scott Cross (Southland Conference)(2006–2012)
2006–2007Cross 13–178–8T-5th
2007–2008Cross 21–127–97th NCAA first round
2008–2009Cross 16–149–75th
2009–2010Cross 16–148–87th
2010–2011Cross 13–167–99th
2011–2012Cross 24–915–11st (West) NIT first round
Scott Cross (Western Athletic Conference)(2012–2013)
2012–2013Cross 19–1411–7T-4th CIT first round
Scott Cross (Sun Belt Conference)(2013–2018)
2013–2014Cross 15–179–96th
2014–2015Cross 16–1510–105th
2015–2016Cross 24–1113–73rd CIT Quarterfinals
2016–2017Cross 27–914–41st NIT Quarterfinals
2017–2018Cross 21–1310–84th
Scott Cross:225–161 (.583)121–87 (.582)
Chris Ogden (Sun Belt Conference)(2018–2021)
2018–2019Ogden 17-1612-62nd
2019–2020Odgen 14-1810-107th
2020–2021Odgen 13-139-83rd (West)
Chris Ogden:44–47 (.484)31-24 (.564)
Greg Young (Sun Belt Conference)(2021–2022)
2021–2022Young 11–187–109th
Greg Young (Western Athletic Conference)(2022–2023)
2022–2023Young 9-164-8
Greg Young:20-34 (.370)11–18 (.379)
Royse Johnson (Western Athletic Conference)(2023–2023)
2023Johnson 2-52-410th
Royse Johnson:2–5 (.286)2–4 (.333)
K.T. Turner (Western Athletic Conference)(2023–2025)
2023–2024Turner 20-1413-73rd
K.T. Turner:20–14 (.588)13–7 (.650)
Total:765–971 (.441)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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