Tarleton State Texans basketball history

Tarleton State University (Stephenville, TX)
Wisdom Gymnasium
Western Athletic Conference (WAC)

Current head coach: Billy Gillispie (2020-) (currently on medical leave)

• Asst: Joseph Jones (2021-) (acting head coach)
• Asst: Luke Adams (2023-)
• Asst: Damon Archibald (2023-)
• Asst: Randy Pulley (2023-)

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.