| UTSA Roadrunners | |||
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| University | University of Texas at San Antonio | ||
| First season | 1981 | ||
| All-time record | 444–411 (.519) | ||
| Head coach | Austin Claunch (1st season) | ||
| Conference | The American | ||
| Location | San Antonio, Texas | ||
| Arena | Convocation Center (capacity: 2,650) | ||
| Nickname | Roadrunners | ||
| Colors | Navy blue, orange, and white[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1988, 1999, 2004, 2011 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1988, 1999, 2004, 2011 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 1991, 1992, 2004 | |||
The UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas, US in NCAA Division I as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American) from the 2023–24 season.[2] Originally competing as an NCAA independent in 1981–82, the Roadrunners moved to the Trans-America Athletic Conference (now known as the ASUN Conference) in 1986–87, then moved to the Southland Conference in 1991–92,[3][4] then moved to the Western Athletic Conference in 2012–2013,[5] then moved to Conference USA in 2013–2014[6] where they remained for the next 10 seasons. UTSA plays its home games at the on-campus Convocation Center, and is coached by Austin Claunch.
UTSA has won four conference tournaments and three conference regular season championships.[7] The team has made a total of four NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship appearances in its history. In the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, the Roadrunners defeated SWAC Champion Alabama State, 70–61 in the opening round before falling in the second round to Ohio State. The victory over Alabama State marked the first time in school history that a Roadrunner team won an NCAA tournament game in any sport.
- ^ UTSA Athletiscs Brand Guide (PDF). February 8, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "American Announces Entrance Agreements With Incoming Members for 2023-24 Season" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ Heiberger, Scott (1985-12-02). "Texas-San Antonio is looking to future". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ "UTSA to join Southland Conf". The Victoria Advocate. 1990-06-05. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ "WAC to Add Denver, UTSA and Texas State". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ^ McMurphy, Brett (28 April 2012). "C-USA Adding UTSA in 2013; North Texas, FIU, Louisiana Tech Also Likely". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "2009 UTSA Men's Basketball Media Guide". UTSA Roadrunners. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-03-15.