UT Arlington Mavericks
2023–24 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Texas at Arlington
Head coachK. T. Turner (1st season)
ConferenceWAC
LocationArlington, Texas
ArenaCollege Park Center
(Capacity: 7,000)
NicknameMavericks
ColorsRoyal blue, white, and orange[1]
     
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament appearances
2008
Conference tournament champions
2008
Conference regular season champions
2004, 2012, 2017

The UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Western Athletic Conference. Home games are played at College Park Center, located on the University of Texas at Arlington's campus in Arlington. The team appeared in the 2008 NCAA tournament, losing against the #1 seed Memphis in the first round, although Memphis was later forced to vacate the win due to infractions committed by the program.

History

Grubbs Vocational College men's basketball team, 1922
North Texas Agricultural College men's basketball team, 1944

The Mavericks are one of the founding teams of the Southland Conference, which began with five institutions on March 15, 1963.[2] Although only 21 of 64 seasons have resulted in an overall winning record, 11 of the past 16 seasons have a .500 winning percentage or better, including a school record 27 wins in the 2016–2017 season (as of the conclusion of the 2020–21 season). The team won an outright Southland Conference regular season championship in 2011/2012, along with a tie for the 2004 regular season champion and a 2008 conference tournament championship that led to their first NCAA Tournament appearance.[3] The Mavericks played in the Western Athletic Conference in 2012–13 before joining the Sun Belt Conference in 2013–14. The program earned its first Sun Belt regular season title in the record-setting 2016–17 season.

Facilities

UTA in action against North Texas at College Park Center

Until February 2012, the Mavericks played at Texas Hall, which is a 3,300-seat theater on the campus. The teams played on the stage, and fans could watch the game from either the theater seats or the bleacher section.

A new arena called the College Park Center with a seating capacity of 7,000 hosted the final four regular season home games for the team in 2012.[4][5] The facility is located on the eastern side of the campus along with new housing, parking, and retail developments.

Coaches

The Mavericks have had 9 coaches, listed below, in their 62-year history.

  • Tom Tinker – 1959–1966 (7 seasons)
  • Barry Dowd – 1966–1976 (10 seasons)
  • Bob "Snake" LeGrand – 1976–1987 (11 seasons)
  • Jerry Stone – 1987–1988 (1 season)
  • Mark Nixon – 1988–1992 (4 seasons)
  • Eddie McCarter – 1992–2006 (14 seasons)
  • Scott Cross – 2006–2018 (12 seasons)
  • Chris Ogden – 2018–2021 (3 seasons)
  • Greg Young - 2021–2023
  • Royce "Snoop" Johnson - 2023 (Interim Head coach)
  • K. T. Turner – 2023– (1 seasons)

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Mavericks have appeared in the NCAA tournament once. Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2008First RoundMemphisL 63–87^

^Memphis win vacated for NCAA infractions

NIT results

The Mavericks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times. Their combined record is 2–3.

Year Round Opponent Result
1981First RoundSouth AlabamaL 81–84
2012First RoundWashingtonL 72–82
2017First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		BYU
Akron
Cal State Bakersfield		W 105–89
W 85–69
L 76–80

CIT results

The Mavericks have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
2013First RoundOral RobertsL 76–84
2016First Round
Quarterfinals		Savannah State
NJIT		W 75–59
L 60–63

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Tom Tinker (Independent) (1959–1963)
1959–1960 Tinker 6–18
1960–1961 Tinker 11–12
1961–1962 Tinker 6–18
1962–1963 Tinker 8–17
Tom Tinker (Southland Conference) (1963–1966)
1963–1964 Tinker 4–211–7T-4th
1964–1965 Tinker 10–143–54th
1965–1966 Tinker 9–131–75th
Tom Tinker: 54–113 (.323)5–19 (.208)
Barry Dowd (Southland Conference) (1966–1976)
1966–1967 Dowd 14–124–4T-2nd
1967–1968 Dowd 6–202–65th
1968–1969 Dowd 8–183–54th
1969–1970 Dowd 8–164–4T-2nd
1970–1971 Dowd 8–183–54th
1971–1972 Dowd 14–125–3T-3rd
1972–1973 Dowd 13–138–43rd
1973–1974 Dowd 7–182–22nd
1974–1975 Dowd 6–202–65th
1975–1976 Dowd 6–211–96th
Barry Dowd: 80–168 (.323)34–48 (.415)
Bob "Snake" LeGrand (Southland Conference) (1976–1987)
1976–1977 LeGrand 3–241–96th
1977–1978 LeGrand 10–173–74th
1978–1979 LeGrand 11–161–96th
1979–1980 LeGrand 14–133–76th
1980–1981 LeGrand 20–87–3T-2ndNIT first round
1981–1982 LeGrand 16–126–43rd
1982–1983 LeGrand 9–193–97th
1983–1984 LeGrand 5–231–117th
1984–1985 LeGrand 12–163–96th
1985–1986 LeGrand 12–182–107th
1986–1987 LeGrand 10–18
Bob "Snake" LeGrand: 122–184 (.399)30–78 (.278)
Jerry Stone (Southland Conference) (1987–1988)
1987–1988 Stone 7–224–10T-6th
Jerry Stone: 7–22 (.241)4–10 (.286)
Mark Nixon (Southland Conference) (1988–1992)
1988–1989 Nixon 7–214–107th
1989–1990 Nixon 13–166–85th
1990–1991 Nixon 20–911–3T-2nd
1991–1992 Nixon 16–1311–75th
Mark Nixon: 56–59 (.487)32–28 (.533)
Eddie McCarter (Southland Conference) (1992–2006)
1992–1993 McCarter 16–1210–8T-3rd
1993–1994 McCarter 7–224–1410th
1994–1995 McCarter 10–177–11T-7th
1995–1996 McCarter 11–157–11T-7th
1996–1997 McCarter 12–158–8T-4th
1997–1998 McCarter 13–168–8T-5th
1998–1999 McCarter 10–168–10T-7th
1999–2000 McCarter 15–1211–7T-4th
2000–2001 McCarter 13–1511–9T-4th
2001–2002 McCarter 12–159–11T-7th
2002–2003 McCarter 16–1313–73rd
2003–2004 McCarter 17–1211–5T-1st
2004–2005 McCarter 13–157–98th
2005–2006 McCarter 14–167–97th
Eddie McCarter: 179–211 (.459)111–127 (.466)
Scott Cross (Southland Conference) (2006–2012)
2006–2007 Cross 13–178–8T-5th
2007–2008 Cross 21–127–97thNCAA first round
2008–2009 Cross 16–149–75th
2009–2010 Cross 16–148–87th
2010–2011 Cross 13–167–99th
2011–2012 Cross 24–915–11st (West)NIT first round
Scott Cross (Western Athletic Conference) (2012–2013)
2012–2013 Cross 19–1411–7T-4thCIT first round
Scott Cross (Sun Belt Conference) (2013–2018)
2013–2014 Cross 15–179–96th
2014–2015 Cross 16–1510–105th
2015–2016 Cross 24–1113–73rdCIT Quarterfinals
2016–2017 Cross 27–914–41stNIT Quarterfinals
2017–2018 Cross 21–1310–84th
Scott Cross: 225–161 (.583)121–87 (.582)
Chris Ogden (Sun Belt Conference) (2018–2021)
2018–2019 Ogden 17-1612-62nd
2019–2020 Odgen 14-1810-107th
2020–2021 Odgen 13-139-83rd (West)
Chris Ogden: 44–47 (.484)31-24 (.564)
Greg Young (Sun Belt Conference) (2021–2022)
2021–2022 Young 11–187–109th
2022–2023 Young 9-164-8
Greg Young: 20-34 (.370)11–18 (.379)
Royse Johnson (Western Athletic Conference) (2023–2023)
2022–2023 Johnson 2-52-410th
Royse Johnson: 2–5 (.286)2–4 (.333)
Total:745–957 (.438)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "UTA Color Palette". Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  2. ↑ Southland Conference History Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Media guide record book
  4. ↑ Carter, O.K. (February 23, 2009). "UT-Arlington arena long-sought goal for city, school". Fort Worth Business Press. Vol. 21, no. 6. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 7. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011.
  5. ↑ Tronche, John-Laurent (February 16, 2009). "UT-Arlington to build $73 million events facility". Fort Worth Business Press. Vol. 21, no. 6. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 4. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011.
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