The 2021–22 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represented

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in the

2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2021 and concluded on March 13, 2022. The 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 15 and concluded on April 4 with the c ...

. The Bobcats, led by second-year head coach

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, played their home games at

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 18–7, 12–3 in Sun Belt play to win the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament to

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. As a regular season champion who did not win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the

National Invitation Tournament The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since 2023, all rounds of the tournament are played at various sites across the country whi ...

where they lost in the first round to

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Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing

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, the

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finished the 2020–21 season 18–7, 12–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place in the West Division. They were upset by

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in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament. After leading the Bobcats to their first Sun Belt regular season championship, Terrence Johnson, who had been named interim head coach after head coach

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resigned amid allegations of racially insensitive language used at players, was named the team's head coach.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Texas State Bobcats The Texas State Bobcats are the sports teams that represent Texas State University. Currently, they compete in the Sun Belt Conference in NCAA Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision for football). The Bobcat has been the mascot of Texas State Uni ...

Texas State Bobcats men's basketball 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 (basketball), Terrence Johnso ...

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