2023–24 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record3–5 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachBennie Seltzer
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStrahan Arena
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 22 James Madison00 80  1.000
Appalachian State00 62  .750
Louisiana00 53  .625
Southern Miss00 44  .500
Troy00 44  .500
Louisiana–Monroe00 33  .500
South Alabama00 45  .444
Georgia State00 34  .429
Old Dominion00 34  .429
South Alabama00 45  .444
Texas State00 35  .375
Coastal Carolina00 25  .286
Marshall00 25  .286
Arkansas State00 26  .250
Georgia Southern00 08  .000
2024 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of December 4, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

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. The Bobacats would beat Georgia State in the first round, Old Dominion in the second round, and Marshall in the quarterfinals before losing to Louisiana in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.[1]

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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
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.[2]

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

Roster

2023–24 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Dylan Dawson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrAtascocita HS Humble, TX
F 1 Tyrel Morgan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) Langston Hughes HS
Northern Oklahoma College
Atlanta, GA
G 2 Dontae Horne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrKirby HS
Howard College
Memphis, TN
F 4 Davion Sykes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoDuncanville HS Duncanville, TX
G 5 Jordan Mason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoClark HS San Antonio, TX
G 11 Kaden Gumbs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)179 lb (81 kg) FrSan Marcos HS San Marcos, TX
G 15 Elijah Tate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrMadison Prep Academy
South Plains College
Baton Rouge, LA
G 22 Coleton Benson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoJames Bowie HS (USMAPS)
Army West Point
Austin, TX
G 23 Joshua O'Garro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrSanta Clarita Christian School
Colby CC
George Town, Cayman Islands
F 24 Brandon Love 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)208 lb (94 kg) JrGeorge Bush HS Houston, TX
F 25 Chris Nix 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) Hillwood HS
UT Martin
Bellevue, TN
F 30 Christian Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrSouth Grand Prairie HS
Troy
Grand Prairie, TX
F 34 Ryan Bolton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg) FrLegacy School of Sport Sciences Waller, TX
G 55 Drue Drinnon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) GSNSU University School
Navarro College
Smyrna, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 19 November 2023

Schedule and results

References

  1. "2022-23 Texas State Bobcats Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  2. "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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