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2020–21 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
Quick Facts Tarleton State Texans men's basketball, Conference ...
| 2020–21 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 10–10 (5–7 WAC) |
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| Home arena | Wisdom Gym |
Seasons ← 2019–20 | |
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| Grand Canyon † | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist* | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State* | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dixie State* | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period Chicago State suspended their season on December 23, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 WAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| November 25, 2020* 7:00 pm |
Dallas Christian | W 103–48 | 1–0 |
Wisdom Gym (256) Stephanville, TX | |||||||
| November 28, 2020* |
Howard Payne West Texas Classic |
Postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Howard Payne[5] | Wisdom Gym Stephenville, TX | ||||||||
| December 2, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN |
at Texas A&M | L 66–73 | 1–1 |
Reed Arena (1,316) College Station, TX | |||||||
| December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian West Texas Classic |
L 48–69 | 1–2 |
Teague Special Events Center (296) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| December 8, 2020* 8:00 pm, Root Sports |
at No. 1 Gonzaga | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Gonzaga[6] | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA | ||||||||
| December 9, 2020* 7:00 pm |
Arlington Baptist | W 84–43 | 2–2 |
Wisdom Gym (482) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| December 13, 2020* 1:00 pm |
at No. 5 Kansas | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Tarleton State[7] | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||||
| December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 2 Baylor | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Baylor[8] | Ferrell Center Waco, TX | ||||||||
| December 19, 2020* 4:00 pm |
McMurry | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Tarleton State[9] | Wisdom Gym Stephenville, TX | ||||||||
| December 23, 2020* 3:00 pm |
at Pepperdine | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | ||||||||
| December 31, 2020* 4:00 pm |
Paul Quinn | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Wisdom Gym Stephenville, TX | ||||||||
| WAC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Grand Canyon | L 72–75 | 2–3 (0–1) |
Wisdom Gym (962) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| January 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Grand Canyon | L 48–59 | 2–4 (0–2) |
Wisdom Gym (833) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| January 15, 2021 8:00 pm, WAC DN |
at California Baptist | L 74–83 | 2–5 (0–3) |
CBU Events Center (0) Riverside, CA | |||||||
| January 16, 2021 8:00 pm, WAC DN |
at California Baptist | L 67–73 | 2–6 (0–4) |
CBU Events Center (0) Riverside, CA | |||||||
| January 17, 2021* 8:00 pm, Pluto TV |
at Weber State | L 79–94 | 2–7 |
Dee Events Center (0) Ogden, UT | |||||||
| January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Seattle | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Wisdom Gym Stephenville, TX | ||||||||
| January 23, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN |
Seattle | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Wisdom Gym Stephenville, TX | ||||||||
| January 25, 2021* 7:00 pm, WAC DN |
Howard Payne | W 113–53 | 3–7 |
Wisdom Gym (1,093) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| January 29, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN |
at Utah Valley | L 60–72 | 3–8 (0–5) |
UCCU Center (100) Orem, UT | |||||||
| January 30, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN |
at Utah Valley | W 70–62 | 4–8 (1–5) |
UCCU Center (100) Orem, UT | |||||||
| February 6, 2021* 8:00 pm |
Southwestern Adventist | W 97–26 | 5–8 |
Wisdom Gym (284) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| February 9, 2021* 6:00 pm |
McMurry | W 112–54 | 6–8 |
Wisdom Gym (335) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| February 12, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Chicago State | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Wisdom Gym Stephenville, TX | ||||||||
| February 13, 2021 1:00 pm, WAC DN |
Chicago State | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Wisdom Gym Stephenville, TX | ||||||||
| February 19, 2021 8:00 pm, WAC DN |
at Dixie State | W 77–59 | 7–8 (2–5) |
Burns Arena (559) St. George, UT | |||||||
| February 20, 2021 8:00 pm, WAC DN |
at Dixie State | L 48–64 | 7–9 (2–6) |
Burns Arena (437) St. George, UT | |||||||
| February 26, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
New Mexico State | L 51–78 | 7–10 (2–7) |
Wisdom Gym (1,172) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| February 27, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN |
New Mexico State | W 64–55 | 8–10 (3–7) |
Wisdom Gym (1,464) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| March 5, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN |
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 65–47 | 9–10 (4–7) |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (510) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| March 6, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN |
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 69–58 | 10–10 (5–7) |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (161) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
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- "Tarleton accepts WAC invitation, moves to NCAA Division I". Tarleton State University Athletics. November 12, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- "Texans advance to Frisco with 16-point rout of UT Permian Basin in opening round". Tarleton State University Athletics. March 3, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- "Spears Leads SEU Over Tarleton, 60-52". Lone Star Conference. March 6, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- Engel, Mac (October 5, 2019). "Tarleton State wants to be big time in athletics and will use the TCU model". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- "Men's Basketball game against Howard Payne postponed". Tarleton State University Athletics. November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- "Tarleton's game at No. 1 Gonzaga canceled". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- Newell, Jesse (December 11, 2020). "KU basketball's game vs. Tarleton State canceled less than 48 hours before tip". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- "Men's Basketball pausing all team activities due to COVID-19". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- "Men's Basketball pausing all team activities due to COVID-19". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- "2020-21 Tarleton Texans Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2020.