2023–24 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team

2023–24 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball
2023–24 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	7–10 (1–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Terrence Johnson (4th season);
Associate head coach	Bennie Seltzer
Assistant coaches	Donte Mathis; Jay Smith; Aaron Proctor;
Home arena	Strahan Arena

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Troy	5	–	0	1.000	11	–	6	.647
Appalachian State	5	–	1	.833	14	–	4	.778
Marshall	4	–	1	.800	9	–	9	.500
Southern Miss	4	–	2	.667	10	–	8	.556
Georgia State	4	–	2	.667	9	–	8	.529
James Madison	3	–	2	.600	15	–	2	.882
Louisiana	3	–	3	.500	10	–	8	.556
Arkansas State	3	–	3	.500	7	–	11	.389
South Alabama	2	–	3	.400	9	–	8	.529
Coastal Carolina	2	–	3	.400	5	–	11	.313
Georgia Southern	2	–	3	.400	2	–	15	.118
Texas State	1	–	5	.167	7	–	11	.389
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	5	.000	4	–	11	.267
Old Dominion	0	–	5	.000	4	–	13	.235

† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner As of January 17, 2024

The 2023–24 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represents Texas State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth-year head coach Terrence Johnson, play their home games at Strahan Arena in San Marcos, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2022–23 season 16–19, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in eleventh place.^[1] The Bobacats would beat Georgia State in the first round,^[2] Old Dominion in the second round,^[3] and Marshall in the quarterfinals,^[4] before losing to Louisiana in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.^[5]

Offseason

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kaden Gumbs PG	San Marcos, TX	San Marcos High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	May 11, 2022
Kaden Gumbs PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Bobcats were picked to finish in tenth place in the conference's preseason poll.^[6]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
1	James Madison - 176 (7)
2	App State - 159 (2)
3	Old Dominion - 154 (1)
4	Southern Miss - 148
5	Louisiana - 136 (2)
6	South Alabama - 129 (2)
7	Marshall - 119
8	Troy - 91
9	Arkansas State - 84
10	Texas State - 72
11	Georgia State - 69
12	Coastal Carolina - 59
13	Georgia Southern - 42
14	ULM - 32

Roster

2023–24 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Dylan Dawson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Atascocita High School	Humble, Texas
F	1	Tyrel Morgan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa	Atlanta, Georgia
G	2	Dontae Horne	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Howard College	Memphis, Tennessee
F	4	Davion Sykes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Duncanville High School	Duncanville, Texas
G	5	Jordan Mason	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Tom C. Clark High School	San Antonio, Texas
G	11	Kaden Gumbs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Fr	San Marcos High School	San Marcos, Texas
G	15	Elijah Tate	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	South Plains College	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	22	Coleton Benson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Army	Austin, Texas
G	23	Joshua O'Garro	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Colby Community College	George Town, Cayman Islands
F	24	Brandon Love	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Jr	George Bush High School	Houston, Texas
F	25	Chris Nix	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	UT Martin	Nashville, Tennessee
F	30	Christian Turner	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Troy	Grand Prairie, Texas
F	34	Ryan Bolton	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Legacy School of Sport Sciences	Waller, Texas
G	55	Drue Drinnon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Navarro College	Smyrna, Georgia

Head coach

Terrence Johnson (Southern)

Assistant coach(es)

Bennie Seltzer (Washington State)
Donte Mathis (Texas State)
Jay Smith (LSU–Alexandria)
Aaron Proctor (Cal State San Bernardino)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 9, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Little Rock	L 66–71	0–1	15 – O'Garro	10 – Love	4 – Horne	Jack Stephens Center (2,146) Little Rock, AR
November 11, 2023* 10:00 am, ESPN+	at Miami (OH) MAC-SBC Challenge	W 75–65	1–1	19 – Morgan	8 – Morgan	3 – 3 Tied	Millett Hall (1,636) Oxford, OH
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Oklahoma	L 54–93	1–2	13 – Dawson	6 – 2 Tied	5 – Gumbs	Lloyd Noble Center (4,859) Norman, OK
November 17, 2023* 7:15 pm, ESPN+	UTSA I-35 Rivalry	W 72–62	2–2	19 – Turner	14 – Love	3 – Gumbs	Strahan Arena (1,801) San Marcos, TX
November 21, 2023* 12:00 pm	vs. McNeese Louisiana Tech MTE	L 48–59	2–3	13 – Gumbs	9 – O'Garro	3 – Gumbs	Thomas Assembly Center (132) Ruston, LA
November 22, 2023* 12:00 pm	vs. Southern Utah Louisiana Tech MTE	L 67–74	2–4	15 – Gumbs	10 – Gumbs	4 – Gumbs	Thomas Assembly Center (103) Ruston, LA
November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UT Arlington	W 73–66	3–4	21 – Mason	10 – Love	8 – Gumbs	College Park Center (1,280) Arlington, TX
November 30, 2023* 8:00 pm, LHN	at No. 16 Texas	L 58–77	3–5	15 – Dawson	6 – Turner	2 – Mason	Moody Center (10,533) Austin, TX
December 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Jarvis Christian	W 107–58	4–5	20 – Mason	9 – Nix	6 – 2 Tied	Strahan Arena (1,008) San Marcos, TX
December 15, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Sam Houston	W 73–60	5–5	23 – Dawson	8 – Turner	6 – Gumbs	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (714) Huntsville, TX
December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	LeTourneau	W 110–68	6–5	21 – Love	7 – 3 Tied	8 – Mason	Strahan Arena (1,114) San Marcos, TX
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at No. 3 Houston	L 37–72	6–6	7 – Gumbs	8 – Turner	2 – 2 Tied	Fertitta Center (7,231) Houston, TX
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at No. 20 James Madison	L 65–82	6–7 (0–1)	19 – Benson	7 – Nix	3 – 2 Tied	Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,617) Harrisonburg, VA
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Coastal Carolina	L 63–71	6–8 (0–2)	15 – Benson	7 – Love	6 – Mason	Strahan Arena (1,086) San Marcos, TX
January 6, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Marshall	L 75–79	6–9 (0–3)	23 – Love	9 – Love	7 – Mason	Strahan Arena (1,342) San Marcos, TX
January 11, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Arkansas State	L 82–85	6–10 (0–4)	19 – Love	7 – Sykes	3 – Gumbs	First National Bank Arena (3,023) Jonesboro, AR
January 13, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe	W 67–54	7–10 (1–4)	16 – Mason	7 – 2 Tied	3 – Mason	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,305) Monroe, LA
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Louisiana						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
January 20, 2024 4:15 pm, ESPN+	Arkansas State						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
January 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Troy						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 27, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	South Alabama						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
February 3, 2024 4:15 pm, ESPN+	Southern Miss						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Appalachian State						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
February 10, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	TBA MAC-SBC Challenge						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at South Alabama						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
February 17, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Georgia Southern						Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Georgia State						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
February 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
March 1, 2024 7:15 pm, ESPN+	Troy						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
Sun Belt tournament
March 5–11, 2024	vs.						Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
↑ "Bobcats Open Sun Belt Tournament with 81-76 Win over Georgia State". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
↑ "ODU Men's Basketball Ends a Memorable Season With Sun Belt Tournament Loss to Texas State". Old Dominion University. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
↑ "Texas State beats Marshall 71-68, gains Sun Belt semifinal". USA Today. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
↑ "Ragin' Cajuns Advance to SBC Tournament Championship With 64-58 Victory Over Texas State". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
↑ "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Sun Belt Conference. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
↑ "2023-2024 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
↑ "Texas State Bobcats 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

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[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

[2] "Bobcats Open Sun Belt Tournament with 81-76 Win over Georgia State". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

[3] "ODU Men's Basketball Ends a Memorable Season With Sun Belt Tournament Loss to Texas State". Old Dominion University. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

[4] "Texas State beats Marshall 71-68, gains Sun Belt semifinal". USA Today. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

[5] "Ragin' Cajuns Advance to SBC Tournament Championship With 64-58 Victory Over Texas State". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

[:0-6] "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Sun Belt Conference. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

[7] "2023-2024 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

[8] "Texas State Bobcats 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

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Texas State Bobcats men's basketball
Venues	Strahan Arena (1982–present)
Rivalries	UTSA
People	Head coaches
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