The UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I

college basketball In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athleti ...

team competing in 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 (state), Washington, and Texa ...

. Home games are played at

College Park Center College Park Center (CPC) is an indoor, multi-purpose arena on The University of Texas at Arlington campus in Arlington, Texas, United States. It seats up to 7,000 spectators. Its primary tenant is the Mavericks athletic department including ...

, located on the

University of Texas at Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA or UT Arlington) is a public research university in Arlington, Texas. The university was founded in 1895 and was in the Texas A&M University System for several decades until joining the University of Te ...

's campus in Arlington. The team appeared in the 2008 NCAA tournament, losing against the #1 seed

Memphis Memphis most commonly refers to: * Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt * Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city Memphis may also refer to: Places United States * Memphis, Alabama * Memphis, Florida * Memphis, Indiana * Memp ...

in the first round, although Memphis was later forced to vacate the win due to infractions committed by the program.

History

The Mavericks are one of the founding teams of the

Southland Conference The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it pa ...

, which began with five institutions on March 15, 1963. Although only 21 of 62 seasons have resulted in an overall winning record, 10 of the past 14 seasons have winning records, 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. The Mavericks played in the

in 2012–13 before joining the

Sun Belt Conference The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a collegiate athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Originally a non-football conference, the Sun Belt began sponsoring football in 2001. Its football teams participa ...

in 2013–14. The program earned its first Sun Belt regular season title in the record-setting 2016–17 season.

Facilities

Until February 2012, the Mavericks played at

Texas Hall Texas Hall is a proscenium theater on the campus of The University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington, Texas. It opened in 1965, and has a seating capacity of 2,625. Texas Hall hosts numerous events per year, including concerts, lectures, mee ...

, 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

with a seating capacity of 7,000 hosted the final four regular season home games for the team in 2012. The facility is located on the eastern side of the campus along with new housing, parking, and retail developments.

Coaches

The Mavericks have had 9 coaches, listed below, in their 62-year history. * Tom Tinker – 1959–1966 (7 seasons) * Barry Dowd – 1966–1976 (10 seasons) * Bob "Snake" LeGrand – 1976–1987 (11 seasons) * Jerry Stone – 1987–1988 (1 season) * Mark Nixon – 1988–1992 (4 seasons) * Eddie McCarter – 1992–2006 (14 seasons) * Scott Cross – 2006–2018 (12 seasons) * Chris Ogden – 2018–2021 (3 seasons) * Greg Young - 2021-Present

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Mavericks have appeared in the NCAA tournament once. Their record is 0–1. ^Memphis win vacated for NCAA infractions

NIT results

The Mavericks have appeared in the

National Invitation Tournament The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Played at regional sites and traditionally at Madison Square Garden (Final Four) in New York City ...

(NIT) three times. Their combined record is 2–3.

CIT results

The Mavericks have appeared in the

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was an American men's college basketball postseason tournament founded by Collegeinsider.com. The tournament was oriented toward schools that did not get selected for the NCAA Division I men's ...