UTSA has won four conference tournaments and three conference regular season championships.[7] The team has made a total of four NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship appearances in its history. In the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, the Roadrunners defeated SWAC Champion Alabama State, 70–61 in the opening round before falling in the second round to Ohio State. The victory over Alabama State marked the first time in school history that a Roadrunner team won an NCAA tournament game in any sport.
History
Don Eddy (1981–1986)
On May 14, 1980, Don Eddy was announced as the first head coach for UTSA, with the school planning to a field team starting in the 1980–81 season.[8] After compiling a record of 56–54, he resigned following an altercation with a player in a January 26, 1986 game.[9]
After his resignation, former Baylor basketball player Larry Gatewood closed out the season as interim head coach.
Stu Starner spent five seasons coaching the Roadrunners, Starner resigned in 1995 with an 84–58 record at the school. His teams won conference regular season championships in 1991 and 1992.[10]
Tim Carter (1995–2006)
Tim Carter was hired as the head coach for the Roadrunners, where he is the all-time winningest coach in the university's history.[11]
Brooks Thompson (2006–2016)
On April 19, 2006, Thompson was named head coach of the Roadrunners. On November 15, 2009, UTSA defeated the University of Iowa, UTSA's first ever win versus a Big Ten Conference school. On March 16, 2011, Thompson guided UTSA to the school's first ever NCAA Tournament win when the Roadrunners defeated Alabama State 70–61.
Steve Henson (2016–2024)
Roadrunners basketball players during a game in 2018
In his first year of coaching, Henson engaged in a major rebuilding effort after succeeding Thompson as head coach. In his first year, UTSA posted a nine-win improvement in the overall record, going to 14–19 and a five-win improvement in Conference USA conference games to 8–10. In his second season, Henson posted a winning record for the first time since 2011–12, going 20–15 for the season and 11–7 in conference play, and being named the conference coach of the year. The UTSA Roadrunners lost in the quarterfinals of the 2018 C-USA tournament, but secured an invite into the 2018 CIT tournament.
On March 14, 2024, UTSA announced that Henson's contract would not be renewed.[12] The Roadrunners' record was 110–144 over his eight-season tenure.[12]
Austin Claunch (2024–present)
Austin Claunch was named the seventh head coach in program history on March 17, 2024.[13]
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
^A. Don Eddy went 4–14 and Larry Gatewood went 3-10 as head coaches, respectively.
Postseason history
NCAA tournament results
The Roadrunners have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–4.
UTSA has retired two jerseys in program history. Also even though the jerseys are retired, the numbers are still available so current and future players can use them.[14]
