Jacksonville State Gamecocks basketball

Jacksonville State Gamecocks basketball history

Jacksonville State University (Jacksonville, AL)
Pete Matthews Coliseum
Conference USA (CUSA)

Current head coach: Ray Harper (2016-)

  • Asst: Tommy Wade (2016-)
  • Asst: Dennan Morrow (2020-)
  • Asst: Marcus Belcher (2022-)

Post-Season:

  • National Championships:  0
  • Final Four Appearances:  0
  • Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  0
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  2  (2017, 2022)
  • NCAAT Overall Record:  0-2
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  0
  • NIT Overall Record:  0-0
  • CBI Appearances:  1  (2018)
  • CBI Overall Record:  2-1
  • NCAA Division II National Championships:  1  (1985)
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:  8  (1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992)
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Final Four:  2  (1985, 1989)
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record:  17-8

Conference Titles (Gulf South, Ohio Valley, ASUN, Conference USA):

Award Winners:




Jacksonville State head coaches:

Coach Tenure Record Conf. Titles NCAA Apps. Nat. Champ
Ray Harper 2016-Pres 146-112 1 2 0
James Green 2008-16 89-153 0 0 0
Mike LaPlante 2000-08 95-137 0 0 0
Mark Turgeon 1998-2000 25-29 0 0 0
Bill Jones 1974-98 449-210 6^ 8^ 1^
Mitchell Caldwell 1971-74 38-38 0 0 0
Tom Roberson 1953-71 247-160 0 0
Ray Wedgeworth 1951-53 32-14
J.W. Stephenson 1928-51 225-47
Al Clemmons 1927-28 4-4
C.C. Bush 1925-27 12-14

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Jacksonville State program was at the Division II level; JSU moved up to the Division I level prior to the 1995-96 season

NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.