2020–21 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2020–21
Team:Tarleton State Texans
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:WAC
Record:10–10
Conf Record:5–7
Hc Year:1st

The 2020–21 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team represented Tarleton State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Texans, led by first-year head coach Billy Gillispie, played their home games at the Wisdom Gym in Stephenville, Texas, as first-year members of the Western Athletic Conference.

The season marked Tarleton State's first year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Texans were not eligible for NCAA postseason play and could not participate in the WAC tournament. They were eligible to play in the CIT or CBI, but were not invited.[1]

Previous season

The Texans finished the 2019–20 season 18–12, 13–9 in Lone Star Conference play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They received the No. 7 seed in the LSC Tournament, and defeated the No. 10 seed Texas–Permian Basin in the opening round, 84–68.[2] They advanced to the quarterfinals where they lost to St. Edward's, 52–60.[3]

The season marked the school's final season as a Division II school.[4]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: Tarleton accepts WAC invitation, moves to NCAA Division I. Tarleton State University Athletics. November 12, 2019. December 2, 2020. en.
  2. News: Texans advance to Frisco with 16-point rout of UT Permian Basin in opening round. Tarleton State University Athletics. March 3, 2020. December 2, 2020. en.
  3. News: Spears Leads SEU Over Tarleton, 60-52. Lone Star Conference. March 6, 2020. December 2, 2020. en.
  4. Web site: Engel. Mac. October 5, 2019. Tarleton State wants to be big time in athletics and will use the TCU model. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191006130435/https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article235793507.html . 2019-10-06 . December 21, 2020. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  5. News: 2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule. Tarleton State University Athletics. December 2, 2020. en.
  6. Web site: 2020-21 Tarleton Texans Schedule. 2020-12-21. ESPN. en.