| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 WAC tournament winner As of March 8, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team represents Tarleton State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fifth-year head coach Billy Gillispie and play their home games at the Wisdom Gym in Stephenville, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
Previous season
The Texans finished the 2023–24 season 23–8, 16–4 in WAC play, to finish in second place.[1] As the No. 2 seed in the WAC tournament, they lost to UT Arlington in the semifinals.[2] They received an invitation to the CIT, where they defeated Texas Southern in the first round[3] and fellow WAC member Abilene Christian in the quarterfinals,[4] before losing to Purdue Fort Wayne in the semifinals.[5]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
UT Tyler | W 65–56 | – | – | – | Wisdom Gym Stephenville, TX | |||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ACCN/ESPN+ |
at SMU | L 62–96 | 0–1 |
21 – Benjamin | 6 – tied | 3 – Benjamin | Moody Coliseum (5,454) Dallas, TX | ||||
| November 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Sam Houston C-USA/WAC Alliance |
L 62–91 | 0–2 |
17 – Benjamin | 10 – Benjamin | 6 – Mizell | Wisdom Gym (1,487) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN/ESPN+ |
at Florida State | L 52–72 | 0–3 |
15 – Mpaka | 11 – Mpaka | 3 – Miles | Donald L. Tucker Center (3,068) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
| November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tabor (KS) | W 88–57 | 1–3 |
17 – tied | 7 – tied | 4 – tied | Wisdom Gym (1,176) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| November 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 12 Baylor | L 41–104 | 1–4 |
11 – Martinez | 4 – N. Krass | 4 – N. Krass | Foster Pavilion (7,500) Waco, TX | ||||
| November 21, 2024* 8:30 p.m., BTN |
at Michigan | L 49–72 | 1–5 |
15 – Benjamin | 5 – Mizell | 2 – Miles | Crisler Center (9,831) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Iona Nassau Championship |
L 51–62 | 1–6 |
22 – Benjamin | 7 – Benjamin | 3 – Mizell | Baha Mar Convention Center (237) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
| November 30, 2024* 4:30 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Hofstra Nassau Championship |
W 61–59 | 2–6 |
27 – Harrison Jr. | 9 – Miles | 4 – Martinez | Baha Mar Convention Center (362) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
| December 1, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Indiana State Nassau Championship |
L 71–87 | 2–7 |
22 – Harrison Jr. | 6 – tied | 3 – Martinez | Baha Mar Convention Center (212) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
| December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Dallas Christian | W 90–50 | 3–7 |
29 – Benjamin | 7 – tied | 6 – Benjamin | Wisdom Gym (1,379) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| December 8, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UCF | L 51–66 | 3–8 |
13 – Benjamin | 9 – Mpaka | 4 – Bristow | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | ||||
| December 16, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UTEP | L 62–67 | 3–9 |
18 – Benjamin | 9 – Mpaka | 3 – Mizell | Don Haskins Center (4,442) El Paso, TX | ||||
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Oklahoma State | L 61–66 | 3–10 |
17 – Bristow | 8 – Miles | 6 – Silvera | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,188) Stillwater, OK | ||||
| December 21, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Howard Payne | W 100–83 | 4–10 |
27 – Benjamin | 12 – Mpaka | 6 – Grimes | Wisdom Gym (856) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| December 29, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Florida A&M | W 70–60 | 5–10 |
23 – Bristow | 11 – Benjamin | 5 – Grimes | Wisdom Gym (715) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| WAC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | W 77–74 | 6–10 (1–0) |
21 – Benjamin | 5 – tied | 4 – Benjamin | Wisdom Gym (898) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| January 9, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | W 74–66 | 7–10 (2–0) |
24 – Bristow | 8 – tied | 3 – tied | America First Event Center (1,453) Cedar City, UT | ||||
| January 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech | L 54–58 | 7–11 (2–1) |
15 – Bristow | 7 – tied | 5 – Silvera | Burns Arena (1,736) St. George, UT | ||||
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
California Baptist | W 67–57 | 8–11 (3–1) |
15 – Hicks | 6 – tied | 3 – tied | Wisdom Gym (1,376) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| January 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Grand Canyon | L 64–88 | 8–12 (3–2) |
13 – Grimes | 5 – Grimes | 3 – Benjamin | GCU Arena (7,105) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | L 56–67 | 8–13 (3–3) |
14 – Grimes | 4 – Benjamin | 2 – Mizell | Moody Coliseum (1,854) Abilene, TX | ||||
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Utah Tech | W 61–54 | 9–13 (4–3) |
14 – Benjamin | 10 – Mpaka | 3 – Mizell | Wisdom Gym (1,801) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | W 75–58 | 10–13 (5–3) |
18 – Benjamin | 6 – Benjamin | 6 – Mizell | Wisdom Gym (1,312) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| February 6, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Seattle | L 54–91 | 10–14 (5–4) |
22 – Bristow | 6 – Benjamin | 2 – tied | Redhawk Center (707) Seattle, WA | ||||
| February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Utah Valley | L 56–81 | 10–15 (5–5) |
18 – Benjamin | 8 – Mpaka | 2 – tied | UCCU Center (1,676) Orem, UT | ||||
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Grand Canyon | L 60–64 | 10–16 (5–6) |
16 – Grimes | 6 – Tied | 6 – Grimes | Wisdom Gym (1,786) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Seattle | W 67–64 | 11–16 (6–6) |
20 – Mpaka | 9 – Mpaka | 3 – Grimes | Wisdom Gym (2,123) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at UT Arlington | L 57–67 | 11–17 (6–7) |
14 – Hicks | 6 – Tied | 4 – Mizell | College Park Center (5,183) Arlington, TX | ||||
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | W 67–52 | 12–17 (7–7) |
16 – Benjamin | 8 – Hicks | 6 – Mizell | Wisdom Gym (3,000) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| March 6, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at California Baptist | L 48–68 | 12–18 (7–8) |
11 – Grimes | 12 – Mpaka | 3 – Mizell | Fowler Events Center (3,161) Riverside, CA | ||||
| March 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Utah Valley | L 66–71 | 12–19 (7–9) |
20 – Hicks | 8 – Hicks | 3 – Hicks | Wisdom Gym (3,000) Stephenville, TX | ||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 13, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
(6) | vs. (3) California Baptist | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | ||||||||
Source:[6]
References
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". wacsports.com. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ Loewe, Andrew (March 15, 2024). "#2 Tarleton State falls on wrong end of last second shot in WAC Tournament Semifinals against #3 UT Arlington". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ Loewe, Andrew (March 19, 2024). "Tarleton State knocks off Texas Southern in opening round of Lou Henson Classic". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ Loewe, Andrew (March 20, 2024). "Tarleton State routs Abilene Christian to win the Lou Henson Classic Championship, to host the CIT Semifinals Monday night". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ Loewe, Andrew (March 25, 2024). "Tarleton State record-breaking season comes to an end in CIT Semifinals". tarletonsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". tarletonsports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2024.