| Tarleton State Texans | |||
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| 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[1] | ||
| 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 round of 32 | |||
| 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2006*, 2008*, 2010*, 2012*, 2014*, 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 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.
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.
- ^ "Media Relations". TarletonSports.com. August 13, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2021.