2024–25 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team

2024–25 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball
2024–25 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	5–3 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Terrence Johnson (5th season);
Associate head coach	Bennie Seltzer
Assistant coaches	Donte Mathis; Jay Smith; Aaron Proctor;
Home arena	Strahan Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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.

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Appalachian State	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Arkansas State	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
South Alabama	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Texas State	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Troy	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
James Madison	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Marshall	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Georgia State	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	3	–	6	.333
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	–	3	–	7	.300
Louisiana	0	–	0	–	1	–	7	.125

† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of December 3, 2024

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]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
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

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 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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+	Jarvis Christian						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
December 8, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rice						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
December 14, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Florida Atlantic						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
December 21, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia Southern						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
December 29, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	UT Arlington						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Marshall						Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Appalachian State						Holmes Center Boone, NC
January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Troy						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum 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

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

[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.

[:0-6] "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.

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