2021–22 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team
The 2021–22 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team represented Tarleton State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Texans, led by second-year head coach Billy Gillispie, played their home games at the Wisdom Gym in Stephenville, Texas, as members of the Western Athletic Conference.
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 2021–22 record | 14–17 (9–9 WAC) |
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| Home arena | Wisdom Gym |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State* | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist* | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dixie State* | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 2 | – | 27 | .069 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2022 NCAA Tournament due to transition from Division II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 WAC Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The season marked Tarleton State's second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Texans were not eligible to play in the NCAA tournament or the WAC Tournament. However, they were eligible to play in the CIT or CBI.[1]
Previous season
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Texans finished the 2020–21 season 10–10, 5–7 in WAC play to finish in sixth place. They were not eligible for the WAC Tournament.
Roster
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Schedule and results
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| November 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Central Christian (KS) | W 73–50 | – |
Wisdom Gym (729) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 9:00 pm, P12N |
at Stanford | L 50–62 | 0–1 |
Maples Pavilion (3,080) Stanford, CA | |||||||
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 3 Kansas | L 62–88 | 0–2 |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Wichita State | L 51–65 | 0–3 |
Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS | |||||||
| November 19, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Paul Quinn | W 69–42 | 1–3 |
Wisdom Gym (838) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Dakota State | L 53–54 | 1–4 |
Scheels Center (1,673) Fargo, ND | |||||||
| November 24, 2021* 8:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 20 Michigan | L 54–65 | 1–5 |
Crisler Center (12,336) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
| November 29, 2021* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 3 Gonzaga | L 55–64 | 1–6 |
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||||||
| December 5, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Charleston Southern | L 57–59 | 1–7 |
Wisdom Gym (2,112) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| December 7, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Dallas Christian | W 84–65 | 2–7 |
Wisdom Gym (712) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southwestern Assemblies of God | W 81–75 | 3–7 |
Wisdom Gym (848) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at South Alabama | L 62–69 | 3–8 |
Mitchell Center (1,607) Mobile, AL | |||||||
| December 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
South Alabama | W 65–52 | 4–8 |
Wisdom Gym (802) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Air Force | W 67–45 | 5–8 |
Wisdom Gym (1,423) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| WAC conference season | |||||||||||
| December 30, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Dixie State | W 83–69 | 6–8 (1–0) |
Burns Arena (967) St. George, UT | |||||||
| January 1, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Valley | L 55–77 | 6–9 (1–1) |
UCCU Center (1,267) Orem, UT | |||||||
| January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Sam Houston State | W 75–64 | 7–9 (2–1) |
Wisdom Gym (1,627) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| January 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Stephen F. Austin | W 77–71 OT | 8–9 (3–1) |
Wisdom Gym (2,022) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| January 13, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at New Mexico State | L 57–73 | 8–10 (3–2) |
Pan American Center (5,131) Las Cruces, NM | |||||||
| January 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Grand Canyon | L 59–80 | 8–11 (3–3) |
GCU Arena (7,499) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
California Baptist | L 84–88 | 8–12 (3–4) |
Wisdom Gym (1,899) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| January 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Seattle | L 68–76 | 8–13 (3–5) |
Wisdom Gym (2,022) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lamar | W 62–57 | 9–13 (4–5) |
Montagne Center (2,116) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
| January 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 79–64 | 10–13 (5–5) |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,453) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Chicago State | W 57–54 | 11–13 (6–5) |
Wisdom Gym (2,223) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | L 63–77 | 11–14 (6–6) |
Wisdom Gym (2,884) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Valley | L 56–69 | 11–15 (6–7) |
Wisdom Gym (3,017) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| February 19, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Chicago State | W 79–60 | 12–15 (7–7) |
Jones Convocation Center (128) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 75–62 | 13–15 (8–7) |
Wisdom Gym (1,074) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| February 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lamar | W 57–49 | 14–15 (9–7) |
Wisdom Gym (1,763) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| March 3, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Sam Houston State | L 50–69 | 14–16 (9–8) |
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,319) Huntsville, TX | |||||||
| March 5, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | L 56–61 | 14–17 (9–9) |
Teague Center (1,213) Abilene, TX | |||||||
References
- "Tarleton accepts WAC invitation, moves to NCAA Division I". Tarleton State University Athletics. November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- "2021-22 Tarleton Texans Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
