Texas A&M-Commerce Lions basketball

Texas A&M-Commerce Lions basketball history

Texas A&M-Commerce University (Commerce, TX)
University Field House
Southland Conference

Current head coach: Jaret von Rosenberg (2017-)

  • Assoc. HC: Coleman Furst (2017-)
  • Asst: Yolonzo Moore (2022-)
  • Asst: A.J. Holland (2022-)
  • DPD: Trey Conrod (2022-)
  • Asst/DBO: Jeff Chapman (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
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:  9  (1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record:  7-9
  • NAIA National Championships:  1  (1955)
  • NAIA Tournament Appearances:  8  (1940, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1977, 1978)
  • NAIA Tournament Overall Record:  19-9

Conference Titles (Texas Intercollegiate, Lone Star, Southland):

Award Winners:

Texas A&M-Commerce head coaches:

Coach Tenure Record Conf. Titles NCAA Apps. Nat. Champ
Jaret von Rosenberg 2017-Pres 114-86 1^ 3^ 0
Sam Walker 2000-17 285-202 1^ 3^ 0
Paul Peak 1991-2000 134-118 2^ 3^ 0
Jerry Matthews 1983-91 99-126 2^ 0 0
Jim Gudger 1969-83 202-190 3^ 2^ 0
Phil Andrews 1968-69 9-18 0 0 0
Norman Pilgram 1957-68 152-126 2^ 1^ 0
Bob Rogers 1952-57 113-34 4^ 3^ 1^
Jack Woodruff 1951-52 11-13 0 0 0
M.A. Smith 1950-51 13-9 0 0 0
Darrell Tully 1946-50 59-36 2^ 1^ 0
Dennis Vinzant 1937-46 92-60 3^ 1^ 0
zS.J. Petty 1935-37 30-13 1^
J.V. Sikes 1931-35 36-37 1^
Will Hill Acker 1928-31 46-19
Joe Murphy 1924-28 27-28
Russell Jerrigan 1921-24 14-16
Cecil Cushman 1920-21 5-3
E.M. Tipton 1919-20 2-3
H.D. Phillips 1917-19 5-10
Johnny Garrity 1916-17 3-3

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 Texas A&M-Commerce program was at either the NCAA Division II or NAIA level; Commerce moved up to Division I prior to the 2022-23 season

OTHER NAMES: Prior to 1996, the school and its athletic programs were known as East Texas State.

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