2024–25 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team

2024–25 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record9–8 (2–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachBennie Seltzer
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStrahan Arena
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Alabama 4 – 1   .800 12 – 5   .706
Old Dominion 4 – 1   .800 8 – 9   .471
Arkansas State 3 – 2   .600 12 – 5   .706
Troy 3 – 2   .600 10 – 6   .625
Appalachian State 3 – 2   .600 9 – 7   .563
Marshall 3 – 2   .600 10 – 8   .556
Southern Miss 3 – 2   .600 8 – 9   .471
Georgia State 3 – 2   .600 7 – 10   .412
Louisiana 3 – 2   .600 5 – 12   .294
James Madison 2 – 3   .400 9 – 8   .529
Texas State 2 – 3   .400 9 – 8   .529
Coastal Carolina 1 – 4   .200 8 – 9   .471
Georgia Southern 1 – 4   .200 8 – 9   .471
Louisiana–Monroe 0 – 5   .000 4 – 14   .222
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of January 11, 2025

The 2024–25 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represents Texas State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fifth-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 2023–24 season 14–17, 7–11 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a tie for tenth place.[1] In the Sun Belt Conference tournament, the Bobcats beat Old Dominion in the first round,[2] Southern Miss in the second round,[3] and Troy in the quarterfinals,[4] before losing to James Madison in the semifinals.[5]

Offseason

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Bobcats were picked to finish in seventh place in the conference's preseason poll.[6] Graduate student forward Tyrel Morgan was named to the conference preseason third team.[6]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1 Arkansas State - 193 (12)
2 James Madison - 170 (1)
3 Troy - 155 (1)
4 Louisiana - 144
5 Southern Miss - 133
6 App State - 122
7 Texas State – 89
T8 Georgia Southern - 85
T8 Old Dominion - 85
10 Marshall - 79
11 South Alabama - 78
12 Georgia State - 75
13 Coastal Carolina - 34
14 ULM - 28

Roster

2024–25 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 HS Humble, TX
F 1 Tyrel Morgan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Northern Oklahoma College–Tonkawa Atlanta, GA
G 2 Franck Emmou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So UMBC Arlington, TX
G 4 Mark Drone 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Southwest Mississippi CC Jackson, MS
F 5 Bessanty Saragba 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Ellsworth CC Marseille, France
F 6 Austin Green 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Pearl River CC Sicklerville, NJ
F 9 Tylan Pope 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Nevada Franklinton, LA
G 11 Kaden Gumbs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) So San Marcos HS San Marcos, TX
G 14 Jaylen Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Belmont Abbey Charlotte, NC
G 22 Coleton Benson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Army Austin, TX
G 23 Joshua O'Garro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Colby CC George Town, Cayman Islands
F 24 Nate Dear 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Howard College Adelaide, Australia
F 30 Christian Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Troy Grand Prairie, TX
G 55 Drue Drinnon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Navarro College Smyrna, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan
MAC–SBC Challenge 		W 64–44  1–0
  15 – Gumbs   8 – O’Garro   4 – Gumbs  Strahan Arena (1,292)
San Marcos, TX
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		McMurry W 102–62  2–0
  27 – Gumbs   10 – Gumbs   6 – O'Garro  Strahan Arena (1,387)
San Marcos, TX
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at TCU L 71–76  2–1
  17 – Pope   8 – Turner   6 – Drinnon  Schollmaier Arena (4,815)
Fort Worth, TX
November 16, 2024*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian L 60–72  2–2
  19 – Turner   14 – Love   3 – Gumbs  Moody Coliseum (1,801)
Abilene, TX
November 21, 2024*
4:30 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Bradley
Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals 		L 68–82  2–3
  19 – Gumbs   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  HTC Center (660)
Conway, SC
November 22, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Princeton
Myrtle Beach Invitational consolation 2nd round 		W 83–80  3–3
  27 – Morgan   8 – Pope   7 – Gumbs  HTC Center (1,352)
Conway, SC
November 24, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Ohio
Myrtle Beach Invitational 5th place game 		W 74–65  4–3
  24 – Pope   11 – Morgan   5 – Gumbs  HTC Center (1,431)
Conway, SC
December 1, 2024*
4:00 p.m. 		at Texas Southern W 72–59  5–3
  18 – Turner   9 – Morgan   7 – Tied  H&PE Arena (385)
Houston, TX
December 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arlington Baptist W 97–49  6–3
  15 – Green   11 – Pope   9 – Drinnon  Strahan Arena (817)
San Marcos, TX
December 8, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rice W 75–66  7–3
  20 – Morgan   10 – Morgan   6 – Gumbs  Strahan Arena (1,597)
San Marcos, TX
December 14, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Florida Atlantic L 80–89  7–4
  19 – Morgan   9 – O'Garro   5 – Morgan  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161)
Boca Raton, FL
December 21, 2024
2:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern W 83–61  8–4
(1–0) 		 23 – Pope   10 – Morgan   8 – Gumbs  Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
December 29, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UT Arlington L 72–80  8–5
  22 – Morgan   8 – Morgan   9 – Gumbs  Strahan Arena (1,023)
San Marcos, TX
January 2, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marshall L 71–77  8–6
(1–1) 		 17 – Morgan   9 – O'Garro   2 – Gumbs  Cam Henderson Center (3,694)
Huntington, WV
January 4, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State L 61–72  8–7
(1–2) 		 16 – Morgan   5 – Morgan   3 – Tied  Holmes Center (2,512)
Boone, NC
January 9, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Troy W 74–73  9–7
(2–2) 		 27 – Pope   10 – Pope   4 – Gumbs  Trojan Arena (2,123)
Troy, AL
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss L 88–92 OT 9–8
(2–3) 		 30 – Drone   8 – Morgan   5 – Gumbs  Reed Green Coliseum (3,130)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia State       Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
January 18, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Miss       Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
January 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana       Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
January 25, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State       First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
January 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana       Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
February 1, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkansas State       Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
February 5, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion       Chartway Arena 
Norfolk, VA
February 8, 2025*
TBA 		TBA
MAC–SBC Challenge 		       
 
February 13, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe       Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
February 15, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Alabama       Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
February 19, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe       Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
February 22, 2025
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Alabama       Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
February 25, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy       Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
February 28, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		James Madison       Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
Sun Belt tournament
March 4–10, 2025
TBA, ESPN+ 		vs. TBA       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

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bobcats Pull Out Gritty Overtime Win in Opening Round of Sun Belt Tournament". Texas State Athletics. March 5, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bobcats Run in Pensacola Continues Behind Horne's Career-High". Texas State Athletics. March 7, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Deja Vu for the 11th Seed Bobcats as Team Advances to Semi-Final". Texas State Athletics. March 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Run Ends in Sun Belt Semifinals". Texas State Athletics. March 10, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 14, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024-2025 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "Texas State Bobcats 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 3, 2024.