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2024–25 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team

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

ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record16–16 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachBennie Seltzer
Quick facts Texas State Bobcats men's basketball, Conference ...
2024–25 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record16–16 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachBennie Seltzer
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStrahan Arena
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Alabama13–5 .72221–11  .656
James Madison13–5 .72220–12  .625
Troy †13–5 .72223–11  .676
Arkansas State13–5 .72225–11  .694
Marshall12–6 .66720–13  .606
Appalachian State10–8 .55617–14  .548
Texas State9–9 .50016–16  .500
Georgia State8–10 .44414–19  .424
Georgia Southern8–10 .44417–16  .515
Old Dominion8–10 .44415–20  .429
Louisiana8–10 .44412–21  .364
Southern Miss5–13 .27811–22  .333
Coastal Carolina3–15 .16710–22  .313
Louisiana–Monroe3–15 .1677–25  .219
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner
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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]

More information Predicted finish, Team (1st place Votes) ...
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1Arkansas State - 193 (12)
2James Madison - 170 (1)
3Troy - 155 (1)
4Louisiana - 144
5Southern Miss - 133
6App State - 122
7Texas State – 89
T8Georgia Southern - 85
T8Old Dominion - 85
10Marshall - 79
11South Alabama - 78
12Georgia State - 75
13Coastal Carolina - 34
14ULM - 28
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2024–25 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Dylan Dawson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrAtascocita HS Humble, TX
F 1 Tyrel Morgan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) GSNorthern Oklahoma College–Tonkawa Atlanta, GA
G 2 Franck Emmou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoUMBC Arlington, TX
G 4 Mark Drone 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrSouthwest Mississippi CC Jackson, MS
F 5 Bessanty Saragba 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)216 lb (98 kg) JrEllsworth CC Marseille, France
F 6 Austin Green 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrPearl River CC Sicklerville, NJ
F 9 Tylan Pope 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SrNevada Franklinton, LA
G 11 Kaden Gumbs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)179 lb (81 kg) SoSan Marcos HS San Marcos, TX
G 14 Jaylen Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrBelmont Abbey Charlotte, NC
G 22 Coleton Benson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrArmy Austin, TX
G 23 Joshua O'Garro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrColby CC George Town, Cayman Islands
F 24 Nate Dear 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrHoward College Adelaide, Australia
F 30 Christian Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrTroy Grand Prairie, TX
G 55 Drue Drinnon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) GSNavarro College Smyrna, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Last update: December 3, 2024

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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.
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