Tarleton State Texans men's basketball

Tarleton State Texans
Tarleton State Texans
	2024–25 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team
University	Tarleton State University
First season	1961
Head coach	Billy Gillispie (5th season)
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Location	Stephenville, Texas
Arena	Wisdom Gym ; (capacity: 3,000)
Nickname	Texans
Colors	Purple and white;
NCAA tournament Final Four
	2005, 2015
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	2005, 2006, 2015, 2016
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016
NCAA tournament appearances
	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017; *at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
	Lone Star: 2004, 2013, 2014
Conference regular-season champions
	TIAA; 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991 Lone Star; 2004, 2012, 2014, 2015
Conference division regular-season champions
	LSC North: 2004; LSC South: 2002, 2006, 2011

The Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team, also known as the Tarleton Texans, represents Tarleton State University, located in Stephenville, Texas, in NCAA Division I as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Through the 2019–20 season, the team competed in NCAA Division II as a member of the Lone Star Conference.

In 2019–20, a year after being named Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Year and first team All-Lone Star Conference, senior Josh Hawley was named the Lone Star Conference co-preseason Player of the Year and a Street & Smith preseason All-American.^[2]^[3] He closed out his Tarleton State career fourth all-time in scoring (1,578 points) and third all-time in rebounds (968), steals (168), and blocks (138).^[4]

The Texans made their Division I debut under first-year head coach Billy Gillispie for the 2020–21 season.

The team plays its games at Wisdom Gym on its campus in Stephenville. In the 2025–26 season, the team will move to the new Event Center, having played their final home game in Wisdom Gym on March 8, 2025.

Postseason results

CBI results

Tarleton State has appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2023	First Round	Radford	L 70–72^OT

CIT results

The Texans have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2024	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Texas Southern Abilene Christian Purdue Fort Wayne	W 82–71 W 86–59 L 72–73

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Texans have appeared in fourteen NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 22–14.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2002	First Round	Incarnate Word	L 59–72
2003	First Round Second Round Regional Final	St. Mary's (TX) Northwest Missouri State Northeastern State	W 65–43 W 73–58 L 46–48
2004	First Round Second Round	Texas A&M–Kingsville Drury	W 77–74 L 73–78^OT
2005	First Round Second Round Regional Final Elite Eight Final Four	Central Missouri Pittsburg State Texas A&M–Commerce Cal Poly Pomona Bryant	W 75–72 W 69–59^OT W 75–70 W 58–56 L 55–60
2006	First Round Second Round Regional Final Elite Eight	Central Oklahoma Central Missouri Northwest Missouri State Stonehill	W 75–68 W 62–59 W 72–71 L 59–69
2008	First Round Second Round Regional Final	St. Mary's (TX) Southwest Baptist Central Oklahoma	W 70–62 W 80–72 L 76–77
2010	First Round Second Round	Nebraska–Omaha Midwestern State	W 75–71 L 56–71
2011	First Round	Midwestern State	L 51–64
2012	First Round Second Round	Missouri Southern Arkansas Tech	W 69–52 L 63–64^OT
2013	First Round	Metro State	L 65–76
2014	First Round Second Round	Texas A&M International Midwestern State	W 92–56 L 68–74
2015	First Round Second Round Regional Final Elite Eight Final Four	St. Mary's Colorado–Colorado Springs Angelo State Mount Olive Indiana (PA)	W 71–52 W 84–62 W 66–64 W 77–59 L 68–72
2016	First Round Second Round Regional Final Elite Eight	Colorado Mines Lubbock Christian Angelo State Augustana (SD)	W 83–61 W 69–63 W 77–72 L 79–86
2017	First Round	Fort Lewis	L 90–94^OT

Notable players

Josh Hawley (born 1996), Israeli Basketball Premier League player ^[5]
Corin Henry (born 1988), player for Sabah BC
Jason Hooten (born 1969), head coach of the New Mexico State University men's basketball program
A'Darius Pegues (born 1988), last played for Patriots BBC
Harley Redin (1919-2020), was a basketball head coach for Wayland Baptist University
Chris Reisman (born 1978), was most recently the head coach of the Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team

References

^ "Media Relations". TarletonSports.com. August 13, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
^ jhorton (October 30, 2019). "Texan men's basketball picked fourth in LSC media day poll; Hawley named preseason player of year". The Flash Today Erath County. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
^ "Hawley named to top 100 list for Bevo Francis Award". Tarleton State University Athletics. January 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
^ "Ulm signs power forward Hawley | EuroCup". Euroleague Basketball. August 3, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
^ "Josh Hawley - Men's Basketball". Tarleton State University Athletics.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Media Relations". TarletonSports.com. August 13, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2021.

[2] rton (October 30, 2019). "Texan men's basketball picked fourth in LSC media day poll; Hawley named preseason player of year". The Flash Today Erath County. Retrieved April 15, 2025.

[3] "Hawley named to top 100 list for Bevo Francis Award". Tarleton State University Athletics. January 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2025.

[ulm-4] "Ulm signs power forward Hawley | EuroCup". Euroleague Basketball. August 3, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2025.

[tar-5] "Josh Hawley - Men's Basketball". Tarleton State University Athletics.

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