Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball

Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
	2020–21 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team
University	Jacksonville State University
Head coach	Ray Harper (5th season)
Conference	ASUN
Location	Jacksonville, Alabama
Arena	Pete Mathews Coliseum ; (capacity: 3,500)
Nickname	Gamecocks
Colors	Red and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	2017
Conference tournament champions
	OVC: 2017; Gulf South: 1983, 1985, 1989, 1992

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 the ASUN Conference, having returned to that conference on July 1, 2021 after an 18-year absence spent in the Ohio Valley Conference.^[2] The Gamecocks are coached by Ray Harper.^[3] During their time as a member of 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
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	–
1999–00	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
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	NCAA Tournament
2017-18	Ray Harper	23 - 12	11 - 7	4th	CBI Semifinals
2018-19	Ray Harper	24-9	15-3	3rd	–

The Gamecocks have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	#15	First Round	#2 Louisville	L 63–78

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 Regional 3rd Place Game	Northwest Missouri State Central Missouri State	W 78–75 L 72–79
1981	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Northeast Missouri State Lincoln (MO)	L 78–82 W 84–66
1983	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Florida Southern West Georgia Morningside	W 67–61 W 92–76 L 90–91
1984	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Northwest Missouri State Central Missouri State	W 78–75 L 72–79
1985	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Albany State Tampa Southeast Missouri State Kentucky Wesleyan South Dakota State	W 120–84 W 76–61 W 80–79 W 72–61 W 74–73
1989	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	Florida Tech Tampa Kentucky Wesleyan North Carolina Central UC Riverside	W 94–70 W 89–67 W 107–70 L 70–90 L 81–90
1990	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Florida Southern North Carolina Central North Dakota	W 97–96 ^OT W 96–95 ^OT L 67–89
1992	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Troy State USC Upstate Cal State Bakersfield	W 96–91 W 105–87 L 59–89

They Gamecocks have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2018	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Canisius Central Arkansas North Texas	W 80–78 ^OT W 80–59 L 68–90

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Venues	Stephenson Hall (1939–1974) Pete Mathews Coliseum (1974–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold

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Current teams	Austin Peay Governors Bellarmine Knights Central Arkansas Bears Eastern Kentucky Colonels Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Jacksonville Dolphins Lipscomb Bisons North Alabama Lions North Florida Ospreys Queens Royals Stetson Hatters West Georgia Wolves
Championships & awards	ASUN men's basketball tournament Player of the Year Coach of the Year
Seasons	1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25