2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Alabama 13 – 5   .722 21 – 10   .677
James Madison 13 – 5   .722 20 – 11   .645
Troy 13 – 5   .722 21 – 10   .677
Arkansas State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
Marshall 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606
Appalachian State 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Texas State 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Georgia State 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424
Georgia Southern 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Old Dominion 8 – 10   .444 15 – 20   .429
Louisiana 8 – 10   .444 12 – 21   .364
Southern Miss 5 – 13   .278 11 – 22   .333
Coastal Carolina 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
Louisiana–Monroe 3 – 15   .167 7 – 25   .219
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of March 8, 2025

The 2024–25 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represents Texas State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fifth-year head coach Terrence Johnson, play their home games at Strahan Arena in San Marcos, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2023–24 season 14–17, 7–11 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a tie for tenth place.[1] In the Sun Belt Conference tournament, the Bobcats beat Old Dominion in the first round,[2] Southern Miss in the second round,[3] and Troy in the quarterfinals,[4] before losing to James Madison in the semifinals.[5]

Offseason

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Bobcats were picked to finish in seventh place in the conference's preseason poll.[6] Graduate student forward Tyrel Morgan was named to the conference preseason third team.[6]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1 Arkansas State - 193 (12)
2 James Madison - 170 (1)
3 Troy - 155 (1)
4 Louisiana - 144
5 Southern Miss - 133
6 App State - 122
7 Texas State – 89
T8 Georgia Southern - 85
T8 Old Dominion - 85
10 Marshall - 79
11 South Alabama - 78
12 Georgia State - 75
13 Coastal Carolina - 34
14 ULM - 28

Roster

2024–25 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dylan Dawson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Atascocita HS Humble, TX
F 1 Tyrel Morgan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Northern Oklahoma College–Tonkawa Atlanta, GA
G 2 Franck Emmou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So UMBC Arlington, TX
G 4 Mark Drone 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Southwest Mississippi CC Jackson, MS
F 5 Bessanty Saragba 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Ellsworth CC Marseille, France
F 6 Austin Green 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Pearl River CC Sicklerville, NJ
F 9 Tylan Pope 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Nevada Franklinton, LA
G 11 Kaden Gumbs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) So San Marcos HS San Marcos, TX
G 14 Jaylen Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Belmont Abbey Charlotte, NC
G 22 Coleton Benson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Army Austin, TX
G 23 Joshua O'Garro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Colby CC George Town, Cayman Islands
F 24 Nate Dear 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Howard College Adelaide, Australia
F 30 Christian Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Troy Grand Prairie, TX
G 55 Drue Drinnon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Navarro College Smyrna, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan
MAC–SBC Challenge 		W 64–44  1–0
  15 – Gumbs   8 – O’Garro   4 – Gumbs  Strahan Arena (1,292)
San Marcos, TX
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		McMurry W 102–62  2–0
  27 – Gumbs   10 – Gumbs   6 – O'Garro  Strahan Arena (1,387)
San Marcos, TX
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at TCU L 71–76  2–1
  17 – Pope   8 – Turner   6 – Drinnon  Schollmaier Arena (4,815)
Fort Worth, TX
November 16, 2024*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian L 60–72  2–2
  19 – Turner   14 – Love   3 – Gumbs  Moody Coliseum (1,801)
Abilene, TX
November 21, 2024*
4:30 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Bradley
Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals 		L 68–82  2–3
  19 – Gumbs   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  HTC Center (660)
Conway, SC
November 22, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Princeton
Myrtle Beach Invitational consolation 2nd round 		W 83–80  3–3
  27 – Morgan   8 – Pope   7 – Gumbs  HTC Center (1,352)
Conway, SC
November 24, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Ohio
Myrtle Beach Invitational 5th place game 		W 74–65  4–3
  24 – Pope   11 – Morgan   5 – Gumbs  HTC Center (1,431)
Conway, SC
December 1, 2024*
4:00 p.m. 		at Texas Southern W 72–59  5–3
  18 – Turner   9 – Morgan   7 – Tied  H&PE Arena (385)
Houston, TX
December 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arlington Baptist W 97–49  6–3
  15 – Green   11 – Pope   9 – Drinnon  Strahan Arena (817)
San Marcos, TX
December 8, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rice W 75–66  7–3
  20 – Morgan   10 – Morgan   6 – Gumbs  Strahan Arena (1,597)
San Marcos, TX
December 14, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Florida Atlantic L 80–89  7–4
  19 – Morgan   9 – O'Garro   5 – Morgan  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161)
Boca Raton, FL
December 21, 2024
2:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern W 83–61  8–4
(1–0) 		 23 – Pope   10 – Morgan   8 – Gumbs  Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
December 29, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UT Arlington L 72–80  8–5
  22 – Morgan   8 – Morgan   9 – Gumbs  Strahan Arena (1,023)
San Marcos, TX
January 2, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marshall L 71–77  8–6
(1–1) 		 17 – Morgan   9 – O'Garro   2 – Gumbs  Cam Henderson Center (3,694)
Huntington, WV
January 4, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State L 61–72  8–7
(1–2) 		 16 – Morgan   5 – Morgan   3 – Tied  Holmes Center (2,512)
Boone, NC
January 9, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Troy W 74–73  9–7
(2–2) 		 27 – Pope   10 – Pope   4 – Gumbs  Trojan Arena (2,123)
Troy, AL
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss L 88–92 OT 9–8
(2–3) 		 30 – Drone   8 – Morgan   5 – Gumbs  Reed Green Coliseum (3,130)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia State W 94–80  10–8
(3–3) 		 20 – Pope   13 – Green   6 – Gumbs  Strahan Arena (2,292)
San Marcos, TX
January 18, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Miss W 85–82 OT 11–8
(4–3) 		 28 – Pope   12 – Tied   7 – Turner  Strahan Arena (1,349)
San Marcos, TX
January 23, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana W 89–74  12–8
(5–3) 		 25 – Pope   9 – O'Garro   2 – Tied  Cajundome (867)
Lafayette, LA
January 25, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State L 65–80  12–9
(5–4) 		 21 – O'Garro   13 – O'Garro   6 – Gumbs  First National Bank Arena (5,791)
Jonesboro, AR
January 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana L 61–70  12–10
(5–5) 		 17 – Gumbs   7 – O'Garro   4 – Turner  Strahan Arena (1,709)
San Marcos, TX
February 1, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkansas State L 74–85  12–11
(5–6) 		 17 – Pope   5 – Pope   6 – Tied  Strahan Arena (1,441)
San Marcos, TX
February 5, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion L 64–75  12–12
(5–7) 		 23 – Pope   10 – O'Garro   5 – Gumbs  Chartway Arena (5,474)
Norfolk, VA
February 8, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan
MAC–SBC Challenge 		L 70–85  12–13
  13 – Pope   6 – Turner   6 – Gumbs  McGuirk Arena (1,244)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 13, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 72–60  13–13
(6–7) 		 22 – Pope   9 – Turner   6 – Drinnon  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,135)
Monroe, LA
February 15, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Alabama L 65–70 OT 13–14
(6–8) 		 20 – Pope   15 – Pope   3 – Drone  Mitchell Center (2,169)
Mobile, AL
February 19, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 80–63  14–14
(7–8) 		 16 – Pope   10 – Turner   5 – Turner  Strahan Arena (1,691)
San Marcos, TX
February 22, 2025
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Alabama W 93–92 OT 15–14
(8–8) 		 20 – Morgan   12 – Pope   6 – Drone  Strahan Arena (2,523)
San Marcos, TX
February 25, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy L 69–74  15–15
(8–9) 		 25 – Pope   7 – Morgan   3 – Tied  Strahan Arena (1,291)
San Marcos, TX
February 28, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		James Madison W 102–93 2OT 16–15
(9–9) 		 23 – Pope   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Strahan Arena (1,526)
San Marcos, TX
Sun Belt tournament
March 6, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (10) Old Dominion
Third round 		L 61–64  16–16
  15 – Pope   10 – O'Garro   4 – Benson  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bobcats Pull Out Gritty Overtime Win in Opening Round of Sun Belt Tournament". Texas State Athletics. March 5, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bobcats Run in Pensacola Continues Behind Horne's Career-High". Texas State Athletics. March 7, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Deja Vu for the 11th Seed Bobcats as Team Advances to Semi-Final". Texas State Athletics. March 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Run Ends in Sun Belt Semifinals". Texas State Athletics. March 10, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 14, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024-2025 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "Texas State Bobcats 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
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