Texas State Bobcats | |||
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University | Texas State University | ||
Conference | Sun Belt | ||
Location | San Marcos, TX | ||
Head coach | Danny Kaspar (4th year) | ||
Arena |
Strahan Coliseum (Capacity: 7,200) |
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Nickname | Bobcats | ||
Colors | Maroon and Gold |
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NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
1994, 1997 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
Southland: 1994, 1997 Lone Star: 1979, 1980 |
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Conference regular season champions | |||
1997, 1999 |
The Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Texas State University. The school's team currently competes in the Sun Belt Conference. Southwest Texas State became Texas State in 2003 and participate in the Sun Belt Conference.
The Bobcats' first season of college basketball was in 1920. The Bobcats were one of the charter members of the Lone Star Conference, which started play in 1934. Starting in 1950, the team won nine conference titles, winning the 1960 NAIA title in the process along with playing in the NAIA Final Four four times before leaving in 1983 to join the Gulf Star Conference, playing from 1984 until 1987 until the conference disbanded. They soon joined the Southland Conference from 1987 until 2012, when they left for the Western Athletic Conference. A year later, they left the WAC and joined the Sun Belt Conference.
^Minnesota win vacated for NCAA infractions
The Bobcats have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 2–1.