Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball

Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
	2024–25 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team
University	Jacksonville State University
Head coach	Ray Harper (9th season)
Conference	C-USA
Location	Jacksonville, Alabama
Arena	Pete Mathews Coliseum ; (capacity: 3,500)
Nickname	Gamecocks
Colors	Red and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament champions
	1985*
NCAA tournament Final Four
	1985, 1989
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1983, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992
NCAA tournament appearances
	1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2017, 2022; *at Division II level;
Conference tournament champions
	OVC: 2017; Gulf South: 1983, 1985, 1989, 1992
Conference regular season champions
	ASUN: 2022
Conference division season champions
	ASUN: 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] 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	–

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.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	#15	First round	#2 Louisville	L 63–78
2022	#15	First round	#2 Auburn	L 61–80

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 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

CBI results

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

Gamecocks in international leagues

Mohamed Abu Arisha (born 1997), Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the Israel national basketball team
Christian Cunningham (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Norbertas Giga (born 1995), basketball player in the Lithuanian Basketball League

References

^ Jacksonville State University Style Guide & Identification Standards Manual (PDF). Retrieved July 9, 2023.
^ "Jacksonville State Gamecocks". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.

External links

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[1] Jacksonville State University Style Guide & Identification Standards Manual (PDF). Retrieved July 9, 2023.

[2] "Jacksonville State Gamecocks". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.

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