Tarleton State Texans basketball
Tarleton State Texans basketball history
Tarleton State University (Stephenville, TX)
Wisdom Gymnasium
Western Athletic Conference (WAC)
Current head coach: Billy Gillispie (2020-)
- Asst: Luke Adams (2023-)
- Asst: Zach Settembre (2022-23, 2024-)
- Asst: Glynn Cyprien (2024-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- NIT Overall Record: 0-0
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2023)
- CBI Overall Record: 0-1
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2024)
- CIT Overall Record: 2-1
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 14 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Final Four: 2 (2005, 2015)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 22-14
Conference Titles (Texas Intercollegiate, Lone Star, WAC):
- WAC Regular Season Championships: 0
- Lone Star (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 6 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2014, 2015)
- TIAA (Div III) Regular Season Championships: 5 (1977, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991)
- WAC Tournament Championships: 0
- Lone Star (Div II) Tournament Championships: 3 (2004, 2013, 2014)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- WAC Player of the Year: 0
- Lone Star (Div II) Player of the Year: 4 (last = Chuck Guy, 2014)
Tarleton State head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Billy Gillispie | 2020-Pres | 44-46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joseph Jones (acting) | 2023-24 | 23-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Reisman | 2018-20 | 39-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lonn Reisman | 1988-2018 | 653-261 | 11^ | 14^ | 0 |
records incomplete | 1961-88 | 186-498 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
junior college | pre-1961 | – | – | – | – |
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 Tarleton State program was at either the Division II or Division III level; TSU moved up to Division I prior to the 2020-21 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.