Men's basketball team that represents Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville State Gamecocks University Jacksonville State University Head coach Ray Harper Conference C-USA Location Jacksonville, Alabama Arena Pete Mathews Coliseum Nickname Gamecocks Colors Red and white[ 1]
1985* 1985*, 1989* 1983*, 1985*, 1989*, 1990*, 1992* 1983*, 1984*, 1985*, 1989*, 1990*, 1992* 1980*, 1981*, 1983*, 1984*, 1985*, 1989*, 1990*, 1992*, 2017, 2022at Division II level OVC : 2017Gulf South : 1983, 1985, 1989, 1992ASUN : 2022ASUN : 2022
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama . JSU is a member of Conference USA . The Gamecocks are coached by Ray Harper .[ 2] Division II , they were national champions in 1985 .
In 2017, Jacksonville State won the OVC championship and made its first appearance in the Division I tournament.
Seasons
Jacksonville State's records season-by-season since joining Division I in 1995.
Season
Head coach
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN)
1995–96
Bill Jones 10–17
4–12
6th
–
1996–97
Bill Jones
10–17
9–7
2nd
–
1997–98
Bill Jones
12–14
6–10
4th
–
1998–99
Mark Turgeon 8–18
3–13
T–10th
–
1999–2000
Mark Turgeon
17–11
12–6
T–3rd
–
2000–01
Mike LaPlante 9–19
3–13
7th
–
2001–02
Mike LaPlante
13–16
8–12
T–7th
–
2002–03
Mike LaPlante
20–10
10–6
2nd
–
Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)
2003–04
Mike LaPlante
14–14
7–9
T–5th
–
2004–05
Mike LaPlante
7–22
2–14
11th
–
2005–06
Mike LaPlante
16–13
12–8
4th
–
2006–07
Mike LaPlante
9–21
7–13
9th
–
2007–08
Mike LaPlante
7–22
5–15
11th
–
2008–09
James Green 11–17
5–14
9th
–
2009–10
James Green
11–19
7–11
7th
–
2010–11
James Green
5–25
3–15
10th
–
2011–12
James Green
15–18
8–8
T–6th
–
2012–13 James Green
17–11
8–8
T–4th East
–
2013–14 James Green
10–21
4–12
T–5th East
–
2014–15 James Green
12–19
5–11
4th East
–
2015–16 James Green
8–23
4–12
6th East
–
2016–17 Ray Harper
20–14
9–7
3rd East
OVC Tourament Champs
2017–18 Ray Harper
23–12
11–7
4th
CBI Semifinals
2018–19 Ray Harper
24–9
15–3
3rd
–
2019–20 Ray Harper
13–19
8–10
7th
–
2020–21 Ray Harper
18–9
13–6
4th
–
Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN)
2021–22 Ray Harper
21–11
13–3
1st West
ASUN Regular Season Champs
2022–23 Ray Harper
13–18
6–12
T–11th
–
Conference USA (C-USA)
2023–24 Ray Harper
14–18
6–10
8th
–
Postseason
NCAA Division I tournament results
The Gamecocks have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament two times. Their record is 0–2. Due to Bellarmine winning the 2022 ASUN tournament and still being in transition to Division I, Jacksonville State received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as regular season champions.
NCAA Division II tournament results
The Gamecocks have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament eight times. Their combined record is 17–8. They were National Champions in 1985.
Year
Round
Opponent
Result
1980 Regional semifinals
Northwest Missouri State
W 78–75
1981 Regional semifinals
Northeast Missouri State
L 78–82W 84–66
1983 Regional semifinals
Florida Southern
W 67–61W 92–76
1984 Regional semifinals
Northwest Missouri State
W 78–75
1985 Regional semifinals
Albany State
W 120–84W 76–61W 80–79W 72–61W 74–73
1989 Regional semifinals
Florida Tech
W 94–70W 89–67W 107–70
1990 Regional semifinals
Florida Southern
W 97–96 OT W 96–95 OT
1992 Regional semifinals
Troy State
W 96–91W 105–87
CBI results
They Gamecocks have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 2–1.
Gamecocks in international leagues
References
External links
Venues People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold
Current teams Future teams Championships & awards Seasons
