The Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team, also known as the Tarleton Texans, represents
Tarleton State University
Tarleton State University is a public university with its main campus in Stephenville, Texas. It is a founding member of the Texas A&M University System and enrolled over 14,000 students in the fall of 2020.
History
John Tarleton Agricultural ...
, located in
Stephenville, Texas
Stephenville is a city in and the county seat of Erath County, Texas, United States. It is on the North Bosque River, which forms nearby. Founded in 1854, it is home to Tarleton State University. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was ...
, in
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athleti ...
as a member of the
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) is an NCAA Division I conference. The WAC covers a broad expanse of the western United States with member institutions located in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, and Texas.
Due to most of ...
(WAC). Through the 2019–20 season, the team competed in
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...
as a member of the
Lone Star Conference
The Lone Star Conference (LSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located in the southwestern United States, with schools in Te ...
.
The Texans made their Division I debut under first-year head coach
Billy Gillispie
Billy Clyde Gillispie ( ; born November 7, 1959), also known by his initials BCG and Billy Clyde, is an American college basketball and current men's basketball coach at Tarleton State. Gillispie had previously been head coach at UTEP, Texas A ...
for the 2020–21 season.
The team plays its games at
Wisdom Gym
Wisdom Gymnasium is a 3,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Stephenville, Texas. It was built in 1970. It is the home of the Tarleton State University
Tarleton State University is a public university with its main campus in Stephenville, Texas. It ...
on its campus in Stephenville.
Postseason results
CBI results
As a Division I team, the Texans have appeared in the
College Basketball Invitational
The College Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a men's college basketball tournament created in 2007 by The Gazelle Group. The inaugural tournament occurred after the conclusion of the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 2007–08 men ...
(CBI) once. Their combined record is 0–1.
NCAA Division II tournament results
The Texans have appeared in fourteen
NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 22–14.
References
External links
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