
Texas State Bobcats basketball
Texas State Bobcats basketball history
Texas State University (San Marcos, TX)
Strahan Arena
Sun Belt Conference
Current head coach: Terrence Johnson (2020-)
- Assoc. HC: Bennie Seltzer (2020-)
- Asst: Donte Mathis (2021-)
- Asst: Jay Smith (2023-)
- Asst/DBO: Aaron Proctor (2023-)
- CBO: Ojai Black (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1994, 1997)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-2
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (2022)
- NIT Overall Record: 0-1
- CIT Appearances: 2 (2017, 2019)
- CIT Overall Record: 2-2
- NAIA National Championships: 1 (1960)
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 7 (1951, 1952, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1979)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 21-6
Conference Titles (Lone Star, Gulf Star, Southland, WAC, Sun Belt):
- Sun Belt Regular Season Championships: 2 (2021, 2022)
- Southland Regular Season Championships: 3 (1997, 1999, 2011)
- Lone Star (NAIA/Div II) Regular Season Championships: 10 (1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1978, 1979)
- Sun Belt Tournament Championships: 0
- Southland Tournament Championships: 2 (1994, 1997)
- Lone Star (Div II) Tournament Championships: 2 (1979, 1980)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Sun Belt Player of the Year: 1 (Nijal Pearson, 2020)
- Southland Player of the Year: 1 (Donte Mathis, 1999)
Texas State head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Terrence Johnson | 2020-Pres | 55-34 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Kaspar | 2013-20 | 119-109 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Davalos | 2006-13 | 92-123 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dennis Nutt | 2000-06 | 72-96 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Miller | 1994-2000 | 87-79 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Jim Wooldridge | 1991-94 | 46-40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jim Rosebrock (int.) | 1991 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harry Larrabee | 1986-91 | 55-81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Celester Collier | 1984-86 | 12-42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Derryberry | 1981-84 | 48-32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Wall | 1977-81 | 85-35 | 2^ | 1^ | 0 |
Vernon McDonald | 1961-77 | 226-191 | 1^ | 0 | 0 |
Milton Jowers | 1946-61 | 281-106 | 7^ | 6^ | 0 |
O.W. Strahan | 1920-24, 44-46 | 22-68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
no team | 1943-44 | – | – | – | – |
Joe B. Cheaney | 1935-39, 42-43 | 60-41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
George Vest | 1939-42 | 36-29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Shands | 1924-35 | 91-100 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles tournament appearances came when the Texas State program was at either the Division II or NAIA level; Texas State moved up to the Division I level prior to the 1984-85 season
OTHER NAMES: Southwest Texas State (prior to 2003)
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.