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2023–24 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team

2023–24 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball

Western Athletic Conference
25–10 (16–4 WAC)
Billy Gillispie (4th season)
Joseph Jones (acting head coach as of November 14)
Luke Adams
Damon Archibald
Wisdom Gym

The 2023–24 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team represented Tarleton State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Billy Gillispie and played their games at the Wisdom Gym as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 25–10, 16–4 in WAC play, to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the WAC tournament, they lost to UT Arlington in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the CIT, where they defeated Texas Southern in the first round, and fellow WAC member Abilene Christian in the quarterfinals, before losing to Purdue Fort Wayne in the semifinals.

This season marked Tarleton State's final 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, but were eligible to play in the WAC tournament.

On November 14, just four games into the season, head coach Billy Gillispie took a medical leave of absence, leaving Joseph Jones as the acting head coach. Gillespie later signed a two-year contract extension on March 5, but announced he would remain in an advisory role for the remainder of the season in order to fully recover.

The Texans finished the season 17–17, 9–9 in conference play, to finish in seventh place. In the WAC tournament, the team defeated UT Rio Grande Valley in their first-round game before falling to Utah Valley in the quarterfinals. While not eligible to be invited to the NCAA tournament during their four-year transition from Division II to Division I, the Texans were invited to the College Basketball Invitational. They were defeated by the Radford in the first round to end their season.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
October 30, 2023*8:00 p.m., ESPN+		Howard Payne	W 105–42		30 – Smith	15 – Gaddy	4 – Miles	Wisdom Gym (720)Stephenville, TX
November 6, 2023*6:00 p.m.		at Virginia	L 50–80	0–1	11 – Barnes	5 – .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}tied	3 – Benjamin	John Paul Jones Arena (14,080)Charlottesville, VA
November 9, 2023*6:00 p.m.		at FIU C–USA/WAC Alliance	W 82–65	1–1	34 – Smith	14 – Gaddy	5 – tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,242)Miami, FL
November 11, 2023*7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNT Dallas	W 93–52	2–1	20 – Gaddy	13 – Innocenti	5 – Barnes	Wisdom Gym (1,040)Stephenville, TX
November 14, 2023*7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bradley SoCal Challenge campus game	L 63–86	2–2	16 – tied	6 – Williams	1 – tied	Carver Arena (4,032)Peoria, IL
November 20, 2023*4:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Austin Peay SoCal Challenge Sand Division semifinal	W 66–59	3–2	28 – Smith	7 – tied	4 – tied	The Pavilion at JSerra (113)San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 22, 2023*4:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Cal State Bakersfield SoCal Challenge Sand Division championship	W 59–40	4–2	17 – Smith	13 – Innocenti	5 – Moussa	The Pavilion at JSerra (259)San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 29, 20236:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	W 68–66	5–2(1–0)	18 – Williams	9 – Williams	3 – Lewis	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,032)Nacogdoches, TX
December 2, 20234:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Rio Grande Valley	W 77–75	6–2(2–0)	18 – Gaddy	10 – Gaddy	5 – Barnes	Wisdom Gym (1,327)Stephenville, TX
December 5, 2023*7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hardin–Simmons	W 92–56	7–2	16 – Williams	6 – Benjamin	3 – Moussa	Wisdom Gym (1,210)Stephenville, TX
December 12, 2023*7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sterling	W 85–47	8–2	17 – Smith	12 – Gaddy	4 – Smith	Wisdom Gym (605)Stephenville, TX
December 18, 2023*7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville State C-USA/WAC Alliance	L 62–65	8–3	20 – Barnes	9 – Innocenti	4 – tied	Wisdom Gym (1,754)Stephenville, TX
December 21, 2023*5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 8 Tennessee	L 46–65	8–4	12 – Barnes	8 – Smith	5 – Williams	Thompson-Boling Arena (17,609)Knoxville, TN
December 29, 2023*9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola Marymount	W 79–66	9–4	24 – Gaddy	12 – Gaddy	8 – Innocenti	Gersten Pavilion (818)Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 20247:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	W 78–76	10–4(3–0)	19 – Innocenti	8 – Jackson	5 – Barnes	Wisdom Gym (1,078)Stephenville, TX
January 11, 20249:00 p.m., ESPN+		at California Baptist	L 63–77	10–5(3–1)	12 – Barnes	5 – Innocenti	2 – tied	Fowler Events Center (3,676)Riverside, CA
January 13, 20248:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 48–74	10–6(3–2)	11 – Barnes	5 – Gaddy	2 – tied	GCU Arena (7,233)Phoenix, AZ
January 18, 20247:00 p.m., ESPN+		Abilene Christian	W 79–71	11–6(4–2)	25 – Smith	9 – Innocenti	4 – tied	Wisdom Gym (2,104)Stephenville, TX
January 20, 20246:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley	W 77–73	12–6(5–2)	28 – Williams	8 – Gaddy	7 – Innocenti	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,514)Edinburg, TX
January 25, 20247:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Utah	L 70–73	12–7(5–3)	22 – Barnes	9 – Innocenti	5 – Innocenti	Wisdom Gym (1,677)Stephenville, TX
January 27, 20244:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Tech	W 86–68	13–7(6–3)	28 – Smith	7 – Innocenti	7 – Moussa	Wisdom Gym (2,110)Stephenville, TX
February 1, 20246:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	W 76–73 OT	14–7(7–3)	25 – Williams	12 – Gaddy	3 – Smith	Moody Coliseum (1,652)Abilene, TX
February 3, 20244:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	W 75–64	15–7(8–3)	27 – Williams	6 – Gaddy	4 – tied	Wisdom Gym (2,140)Stephenville, TX
February 8, 20247:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Valley	W 72–61	16–7(9–3)	21 – Williams	10 – Innocenti	4 – tied	UCCU Center (1,985)Orem, UT
February 10, 20245:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Seattle	W 82–77	17–7(10–3)	26 – Smith	7 – tied	4 – Innocenti	Redhawk Center (966)Seattle, WA
February 15, 20247:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	W 80–78	18–7(11–3)	22 – Williams	7 – Innocenti	5 – tied	College Park Center (2,110)Arlington, TX
February 22, 20247:00 p.m., ESPN+		Grand Canyon	W 77–74	19–7(12–3)	24 – Smith	14 – Gaddy	4 – Innocenti	Wisdom Gym (3,000)Stephenville, TX
February 24, 20244:00 p.m., ESPN+		California Baptist	W 82–65	20–7(13–3)	33 – Barnes	5 – tied	10 – Moussa	Wisdom Gym (2,276)Stephenville, TX
February 29, 20248:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Tech	W 85–74	21–7(14–3)	24 – Smith	8 – Williams	5 – Smith	Burns Arena (1,440)St. George, UT
March 2, 20246:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Utah	W 88–83	22–7(15–3)	22 – Smith	8 – Gaddy	6 – Moussa	America First Event Center (1,119)Cedar City, UT
March 7, 20247:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Valley	L 60–63	22–8(15–4)	18 – Barnes	8 – Smith	3 – Jackson	Wisdom Gym (N/A)Stephenville, TX
March 9, 20244:00 p.m., ESPN+		Seattle	W 69–66	23–8(16–4)	21 – Gaddy	10 – Innocenti	5 – tied	Wisdom Gym (2,024)Stephenville, TX
March 15, 202410:30 p.m., ESPNU	(2)	vs. (3) UT Arlington Semifinals	L 84–87	23–9	24 – Barnes	7 – Innocenti	4 – tied	Orleans Arena (4,057)Paradise, NV
March 19, 2024*6:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas Southern First round – Lou Henson Classic	W 82–71	24–9	21 – Williams	10 – Gaddy	6 – Moussa	Wisdom Gym (1,426)Stephenville, TX
March 20, 2024*6:00 pm, ESPN+		Abilene Christian Quarterfinals – Lou Henson Classic	W 86–59	25–9	16 – Gaddy	8 – Innocenti	6 – Innocenti	Wisdom Gym (1,576)Stephenville, TX
March 25, 2024*6:00 pm, ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne Semifinals	L 72–73	25–10	16 – Moussa	7 – Smith	4 – Moussa	Wisdom Gym (1,686)Stephenville, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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