2023–24 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team represents Tarleton State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fourth-year head coach Billy Gillespie and play their games at the Wisdom Gym as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

2023–24 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball
SoCal Challenge Sand Division champions
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	4–2 (0–0 WAC)
Head coach	Billy Gillispie (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Joseph Jones Luke Adams Damon Archibald
Home arena	Wisdom Gym
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
California Baptist	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Grand Canyon	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0		–			4	–	2		.667
Tarleton*	0	–	0		–			4	–	2		.667
Utah Valley	0	–	0		–			4	–	2		.667
Seattle	0	–	0		–			3	–	2		.600
UT Arlington	0	–	0		–			3	–	2		.600
Abilene Christian	0	–	0		–			3	–	3		.500
Southern Utah	0	–	0		–			2	–	3		.400
Utah Tech*	0	–	0		–			2	–	3		.400
UT Rio Grande Valley	0	–	0		–			2	–	4		.333
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 WAC tournament winner As of November 25, 2023

Previous season

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. 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.

Roster

2023–24 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Izzy Miles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr Grissom HS Huntsville, Alabama G 1 Miles Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Sacramento HS Sacramento, California F 2 Traivar Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr West Anchorage HS Anchorage, Alaska G 3 Quinton Perkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Fr Lake Highlands HS Rowlett, Texas G 4 Lue Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr Coastal Alabama CC–South Atmore, Alabama F 5 KiAndre Gaddy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr Walla Walla Dallas, Texas F 6 Jakorie Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr East Mississippi CC Utica, Mississippi G 7 Kaya Mutambirwa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr Real Madrid HS Geneva. Switzerland G 8 Joseph Martinez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — RS Fr Canutillo HS El Paso, Texas F 9 Emmanuel Innocenti 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — RS Fr ITC Piero Calamandrei Ranzanico, Italy G 10 Adam Moussa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr Black Hills State Cairo, Egypt G 11 Bubu Benjamin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr Edge HS Medicine Hat, Canada G 12 Nasan Ayala 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Pratt CC Queens, New York G 13 Devon Barnes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So Shiloh HS Hinesville, Georgia C 20 Kevin Paul Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Fr Open Tent Academy Grand Prairie, Texas G 22 Jalen Thomas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr Oklahoma Panhandle State Amarillo, Texas F 23 Dario Domingos 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr UT Arlington Midland, Texas G 26 Jayden Gordon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr Harlan HS San Antonio, Texas F 40 Blake Brinkmeyer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr Kirkwood CC West Des Moines, Iowa G 76 Zaakir Sawyer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Trinity Valley CC Dallas, Texas F 77 Adil Lalji 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Seattle Pacific Seattle, Washington	Head coach Billy Gillispie (Texas State) Assistant coach(es) Joseph Jones (Texas A&M) Luke Adams (Texas Tech) Damon Archibald (College of Idaho) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 27, 2023

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		Howard Payne	W 105–42		30 – Smith	15 – Gaddy	4 – Miles	Wisdom Gym (720) Stephenville, TX
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		at Virginia	L 50–80	0–1	11 – Barnes	5 – Tied	3 – Benjamin	John Paul Jones Arena (14,080) Charlottesville, VA
November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		at FIU	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, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin						William R. Johnson Coliseum (-) Nacogdoches, TX
December 2, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Rio Grande Valley						Wisdom Gym (-) Stephenville, TX
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hardin-Simmons						Wisdom Gym (-) Stephenville, TX
December 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		Sterling						Wisdom Gym (-) Stephenville, TX
December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville State						Wisdom Gym (-) Stephenville, TX
December 21, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Tennessee						Thompson-Boling Arena (-) Knoxville, TN
December 29, 2023* 9:00 p.m.		at Loyola Marymount						Gersten Pavilion (-) Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington						Wisdom Gym (-) Stephenville, TX
January 11, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at California Baptist						Fowler Events Center (-) Riverside, CA
January 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Grand Canyon						GCU Arena (-) Phoenix, AZ
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Abilene Christian						Wisdom Gym (-) Stephenville, TX
January 20, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley						UTRGV Fieldhouse (-) Edinburg, TX
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Utah						Wisdom Gym (-) Stephenville, TX
January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Tech						Wisdom Gym (-) Stephenville, TX
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Abilene Christian						Moody Coliseum (-) Abilene, TX
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin						Wisdom Gym (-) Stephenville, TX
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Valley						UCCU Center (-) Orem, UT
February 10, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Seattle						Redhawk Center (-) Seattle, WA
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington						College Park Center (-) Arlington, TX
February 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Tech						Burns Arena (-) St. George, UT
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Grand Canyon						Wisdom Gym (-) Stephenville, TX
February 24, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		California Baptist						Wisdom Gym (-) Stephenville, TX
February 29, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Tech						Burns Arena (-) St. George, UT
March 2, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Utah						America First Event Center (-) Cedar City, UT
March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Valley						Wisdom Gym (-) Stephenville, TX
March 9, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Seattle						Wisdom Gym (-) Stephenville, TX
WAC tournament
March 13, 2024 TBD		vs. TBD Quarterfinals						Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[1]

References

1. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". tarletonsports.com. Retrieved October 27, 2023.