Tarleton State Texans men's basketball

Tarleton State Texans
Tarleton State Texans
	2026–27 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team
University	Tarleton State University
First season	1961
Head coach	Eric Haut (1st season)
Location	Stephenville, Texas
Arena	EECU Center ; (capacity: 8,000)
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Nickname	Texans
Colors	Purple and white;
Other NCAA Division I tournament results
NCAA Division II tournament Final Four
	2005, 2015
NCAA Division II tournament Elite Eight
	2005, 2006, 2015, 2016
NCAA Division II tournament Sweet Sixteen
	2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016
NCAA Division II tournament appearances
	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Conference tournament champions
	Lone Star: 2004, 2013, 2014
Conference regular-season champions
	TIAA; 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991Lone Star; 2004, 2012, 2014, 2015
Conference division champions
	LSC North: 2004; LSC South: 2002, 2006, 2011

The Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team, also known as the Tarleton Texans, represents Tarleton State University, located in Stephenville, Texas, in NCAA Division I as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Through the 2019–20 season, the team competed in NCAA Division II as a member of the Lone Star Conference.

UniversityTarleton State University

First season1961

Head coachEric Haut (1st season)

LocationStephenville, Texas

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In 2019–20, a year after being named Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Year and first team All-Lone Star Conference, senior Josh Hawley was named the Lone Star Conference co-preseason Player of the Year and a Street & Smith preseason All-American.^[2]^[3] He closed out his Tarleton State career fourth all-time in scoring (1,578 points) and third all-time in rebounds (968), steals (168), and blocks (138).^[4]

The Texans made their Division I debut under first-year head coach Billy Gillispie for the 2020–21 season.

Through the 2024–25 season, the team played home games at Wisdom Gym on its campus in Stephenville. In the 2025–26 season, the team moved to the new EECU Center,^[5] having played its final home game in Wisdom Gym on March 8, 2025.^[6] In the same game, played Freddy Hicks became the first player for the team to score 1,000 points in the Division I era.^[6]

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Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2002	First Round	Incarnate Word	L 59–72
2003	First Round Second Round Regional Final	St. Mary's (TX) Northwest Missouri State Northeastern State	W 65–43 W 73–58 L 46–48
2004	First Round Second Round	Texas A&M–Kingsville Drury	W 77–74 L 73–78^OT
2005	First Round Second Round Regional Final Elite Eight Final Four	Central Missouri Pittsburg State Texas A&M–Commerce Cal Poly Pomona Bryant	W 75–72 W 69–59^OT W 75–70 W 58–56 L 55–60
2006	First Round Second Round Regional Final Elite Eight	Central Oklahoma Central Missouri Northwest Missouri State Stonehill	W 75–68 W 62–59 W 72–71 L 59–69
2008	First Round Second Round Regional Final	St. Mary's (TX) Southwest Baptist Central Oklahoma	W 70–62 W 80–72 L 76–77
2010	First Round Second Round	Nebraska–Omaha Midwestern State	W 75–71 L 56–71
2011	First Round	Midwestern State	L 51–64
2012	First Round Second Round	Missouri Southern Arkansas Tech	W 69–52 L 63–64^OT
2013	First Round	Metro State	L 65–76
2014	First Round Second Round	Texas A&M International Midwestern State	W 92–56 L 68–74
2015	First Round Second Round Regional Final Elite Eight Final Four	St. Mary's Colorado–Colorado Springs Angelo State Mount Olive Indiana (PA)	W 71–52 W 84–62 W 66–64 W 77–59 L 68–72
2016	First Round Second Round Regional Final Elite Eight	Colorado Mines Lubbock Christian Angelo State Augustana (SD)	W 83–61 W 69–63 W 77–72 L 79–86
2017	First Round	Fort Lewis	L 90–94^OT

Tarleton State Texans men's basketball

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CBI results

CIT results

NCAA Division II tournament results

Notable players

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