Texas State Bobcats men's basketball
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. Their current coach is Danny Kasper who is entering his sixth season as coach. The Bobcats last appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 1997.
History
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. Southwest Texas State became Texas State in 2003.Head coaches
- Oscar W. Strahan
- Henry Shands
- Joe Bailey Cheaney
- George Vest
- Milton Jowers
- Vernon McDonald
- Dan Wall
- Bob Derryberry
- Celester Collier
- Harry Larrabee
- Jim Woolridge
- Mike Miller
- Dennis Nutt
- Doug Davalos
- Danny Kaspar
Postseason results
NCAA Division I Tournament results
^Minnesota win vacated for NCAA infractionsNAIA Division I Tournament results
CIT results
The Bobcats have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament two times. Their combined record is 2–2.| 2017 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Lamar Idaho Saint Peter's | Danny Kaspar | W 70–60 W 64–55 L 44–49 |
| 2019 | First Round | FIU | Danny Kaspar | L 81-87 |