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. During their time as a member of Division II, they were national champions in 1985.
The Gamecocks have appeared in the NCAA tournament two times, most recently in 2022. Jacksonville State has never won a game in the NCAA tournament.
Seasons NAIA NCAA Division II NCAA Division I Jacksonville State's records season-by-season since joining Division I in 1995.
Season HeadCoach OverallRecord ConferenceRecord Standing Postseason Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) 1995–96 Bill Jones 10–17 4–12 6th West(11th overall) – 1996–97 Bill Jones 10–17 9–7 2nd West(5th overall) – 1997–98 Bill Jones 12–14 6–10 4th West(8th overall) – 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 North(5th overall) – 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(T–5th overall) – 2013–14 James Green 10–21 4–12 T–5th East(T–11th overall) – 2014–15 James Green 12–19 5–11 4th East(9th overall) – 2015–16 James Green 8–23 4–12 6th East(10th overall) – 2016–17 Ray Harper 20–14 9–7 3rd East(T–4th overall) OVC Tournament ChampionNCAA Tournament 2017–18 Ray Harper 23–12 11–7 4th CBI Semifinal 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(1st overall) ASUN West Division ChampionASUN Regular Season ChampionNCAA Tournament 2022–23 Ray Harper 13–18 6–12 T–11th – Conference USA (C-USA) 2023–24 Ray Harper 14–18 6–10 8th – 2024–25 Ray Harper 23–13 12–6 T–2nd NIT Tournament
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 champion.
2017 #15 First Round vs #2 Louisville L 63–782022 #15 First Round vs #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.
1980 Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place game Northwest Missouri StateCentral Missouri State W 78–75L 72–79 1981 Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place game Northeast Missouri StateLincoln (MO) L 78–82W 84–66 1983 Regional semifinalsRegional FinalsElite Eight Florida SouthernWest GeorgiaMorningside W 67–61W 92–76L 90–91 1984 Regional semifinalsRegional Finals Northwest Missouri StateCentral Missouri State W 78–75L 72–79 1985 Regional semifinalsRegional FinalsElite EightFinal FourNational Championship Game Albany StateTampaSoutheast Missouri StateKentucky WesleyanSouth Dakota State W 120–84W 76–61W 80–79W 72–61W 74–73 1989 Regional semifinalsRegional FinalsElite EightFinal FourNational 3rd-place game Florida TechTampaKentucky WesleyanNorth Carolina CentralUC Riverside W 94–70W 89–67W 107–70L 70–90L 81–90 1990 Regional semifinalsRegional FinalsElite Eight Florida SouthernNorth Carolina CentralNorth Dakota W 97–96 OTW 96–95 OTL 67–89 1992 Regional semifinalsRegional FinalsElite Eight Troy StateUSC UpstateCal State Bakersfield W 96–91W 105–87L 59–89
NIT results The Gamecocks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 1–1.
2025 First RoundSecond Round at Georgia Techat UC Irvine W 81–64L 61–66
CBI results They Gamecocks have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 2–1.
2018 First RoundQuarterfinalSemifinal at Canisiusat Central Arkansasat North Texas W 80–78 OTW 80–59L 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
External links Team website