UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
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|name = UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
|current = 2024–25 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
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|university = University of Texas at San Antonio
|firstseason = {{start date and age|1981}}
|record = 444–411 ({{Winning percentage|444|411}})
|conference = The American
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|location = San Antonio, Texas
|coach = Austin Claunch
|tenure = 1st
|arena = Convocation Center
|capacity = 2,650
|nickname = Roadrunners
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The UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas, US in NCAA Division I as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American) from the 2023–24 season.{{cite press release|url=https://theamerican.org/news/2022/6/15/general-american-announces-entrance-agreements-with-incoming-members-for-2023-24-season.aspx |title=American Announces Entrance Agreements With Incoming Members for 2023-24 Season |publisher=American Athletic Conference |date=June 16, 2022 |access-date=June 16, 2022}} Originally competing as an NCAA independent in 1981–82, the Roadrunners moved to the Trans-America Athletic Conference (now known as the ASUN Conference) in 1986–87, then moved to the Southland Conference in 1991–92,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y_8jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qqYEAAAAIBAJ&d&pg=1641,2124283 |title=Texas-San Antonio is looking to future |author=Heiberger, Scott |date=1985-12-02 |newspaper=Anchorage Daily News |access-date=2010-03-15}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0SYcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YVkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5886,3257821 |title=UTSA to join Southland Conf. |newspaper=The Victoria Advocate |date=1990-06-05 |access-date=2010-03-15}} then moved to the Western Athletic Conference in 2012–2013,{{cite web|url=http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=205028332|title=WAC to Add Denver, UTSA and Texas State|publisher=Western Athletic Conference|access-date=2010-11-11}} then moved to Conference USA in 2013–2014{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/brett-mcmurphy/18873583|title=C-USA Adding UTSA in 2013; North Texas, FIU, Louisiana Tech Also Likely|last=McMurphy|first=Brett|date=28 April 2012|work=CBSSports.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512104436/http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/brett-mcmurphy/18873583|archive-date=2012-05-12|url-status=dead|access-date=30 April 2012}} where they remained for the next 10 seasons. UTSA plays its home games at the on-campus Convocation Center, and is coached by Austin Claunch.
UTSA has won four conference tournaments and three conference regular season championships.{{cite web |url=http://www.goutsa.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13100&KEY=&ATCLID=204827156&SPID=5988&SPSID=55683 |title=2009 UTSA Men's Basketball Media Guide |publisher=UTSA Roadrunners |access-date=2010-03-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711121818/http://www.goutsa.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13100&KEY=&ATCLID=204827156&SPID=5988&SPSID=55683 |archive-date=2011-07-11 }} The team has made a total of four NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship appearances in its history, most recently in 2011.
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.{{cite news|title=Eddy years revisited at EIU|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/189420667/|newspaper=Green Bay Press-Gazette|date=May 14, 1980|page=25|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=November 11, 2017}} {{Open access}} After compiling a record of 56–54, he resigned following an altercation with a player in a January 26, 1986 game.{{cite news|title=UTSA coach resigns|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/14077788/|newspaper=Galveston Daily News|date=February 8, 1986|page=21|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=November 11, 2017}} {{Open access}}
After his resignation, former Baylor basketball player Larry Gatewood closed out the season as interim head coach.
= Ken Burmeister (1986–1990) =
The Roadrunners moved to the Trans-America Athletic Conference for the 1986–87 season. Ken Burmeister coached the roadrunners from 1986 to 1990 and led the team to its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 1988, where they lost to Illinois in the first round.
= Stu Starner (1990–1995) =
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.{{cite news|title=UTSA basketball coach resigns|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56994574/fort-worth-star-telegram/|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|date=March 16, 1995|page=65|via =Newspapers.com|access-date = August 9, 2020}} {{Open access}}
= 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.[http://www.scsuathletics.com/staff.aspx?staff=29 Tim Carter] at scuathletics.com
= 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) =
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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.{{cite web|url=https://goutsa.com/news/2024/03/14/contract-of-utsa-mens-basketball-head-coach-not-renewed|title=Contract of UTSA Men’s Basketball Head Coach Not Renewed|publisher=University of Texas at San Antonio|date=March 14, 2024|access-date=March 17, 2024}} The Roadrunners' record was 110–144 over his eight-season tenure.
= Austin Claunch (2024–present) =
Austin Claunch was named the seventh head coach in program history on March 17, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://goutsa.com/news/2024/03/17/utsa-names-austin-claunch-head-mens-basketball-coach|title=UTSA Names Austin Claunch Head Men’s Basketball Coach|publisher=University of Texas at San Antonio|date=March 17, 2024|access-date=March 17, 2024}}
Seasonal record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = NCAA independent | conference = no | startyear = 1981 | endyear = 1986}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1981-82
| name = Don Eddy
| overall = 8-19
| conference = —
| confstanding = —
| postseason = —
| ranking = no
| ranking2 =no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1982-83
| name = Don Eddy
| overall = 10-17
| conference = —
| confstanding = —
| postseason = —
| ranking = no
| ranking2 =no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1983-84
| name = Don Eddy
| overall = 20-8
| conference = —
| confstanding = —
| postseason = —
| ranking = no
| ranking2 =no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1984-85
| name = Don Eddy
| overall = 18–10
| conference = —
| confstanding = —
| postseason = —
| ranking = no
| ranking2 =no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1985-86
| name = Don Eddy
Larry Gatewood
| overall = 7–24{{ref label|A|Note A}}
| conference = —
| confstanding = —
| postseason = —
| ranking = no
| ranking2 =no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name =
| conference = Trans-America Athletic Conference
| startyear = 1986
| endyear = 1990
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1986–87
| name = Ken Burmeister
| overall = 13–15
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 1987–88
| name = Ken Burmeister
| overall = 22–9
| conference = 13–5
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA Division I First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1988–89
| name = Ken Burmeister
| overall = 15–13
| conference = 8–10
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1989–90
| name = Ken Burmeister
| overall = 22–7
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1990-91
| championship = conference
| name = Stu Starner
| overall = 21-8
| conference = 12-2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name =
| conference = Southland Conference
| startyear = 1991
| endyear = 2012
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1991-92
| name = Stu Starner
| overall = 21-8
| conference = 15-3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1992-93
| name = Stu Starner
| overall = 15-14
| conference = 10-8
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1993-94
| name = Stu Starner
| overall = 12-15
| conference = 8-10
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1994-95
| name = Stu Starner
| overall = 15-13
| conference = 11-7
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1995-96
| name = Tim Carter
| overall = 14-14
| conference = 12-6
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1996-97
| name = Tim Carter
| overall = 9-17
| conference = 4-12
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1997-98
| name = Tim Carter
| overall = 16-11
| conference = 10-6
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 1998-99
| name = Tim Carter
| overall = 18–11
| conference = 12-6
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Division I First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1999-00
| name = Tim Carter
| overall = 15-13
| conference = 12-6
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2000-01
| name = Tim Carter
| overall = 14-15
| conference = 12-8
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2001-02
| name = Tim Carter
| overall = 19-10
| conference = 13-7
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2002-03
| name = Tim Carter
| overall = 10-17
| conference = 7-13
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2003-04
| name = Tim Carter
| overall = 19-14
| conference = 11-5
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division I First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2004-05
| name = Tim Carter
| overall = 15-13
| conference = 10-6
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2005-06
| name = Tim Carter
| overall = 11-17
| conference = 6-10
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2006-07
| name = Brooks Thompson
| overall = 7–22
| conference = 3–13
| confstanding = 6th (West)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2007–08
| name = Brooks Thompson
| overall = 13–17
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = T–3rd (West)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2008–09
| name = Brooks Thompson
| overall = 17–12
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = 4th (West)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2009–10
| name = Brooks Thompson
| overall = 19–11
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = T–3rd (West)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2010–11
| name = Brooks Thompson
| overall = 20–14
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = T–3rd (West)
| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 64
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2011–12
| name = Brooks Thompson
| overall = 18–14
| conference = 10–6
| confstanding = 3rd (West)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=
|startyear=2012
|conference=Western Athletic Conference
|endyear=2013
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2012–13
| name = Brooks Thompson
| overall = 9–21
| conference = 3–14
| confstanding = T–8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name =
|startyear = 2013
|conference = Conference USA
|endyear = 2023
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2013–14
| name = Brooks Thompson
| overall = 8–22
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = T–14th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2014–15
| name = Brooks Thompson
| overall = 14–16
| conference = 8–10
| confstanding = T–7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2015–16
| name = Brooks Thompson
| overall = 5–27
| conference = 3–15
| confstanding = 14th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2016–17
| name = Steve Henson
| overall = 14–19
| conference = 8–10
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2017–18
| name = Steve Henson
| overall = 20–15
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason = CIT Quarterfinals
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2018–19
| name = Steve Henson
| overall = 17–15
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = T–2nd
| postseason = Declined
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2019–20
| name = Steve Henson
| overall = 13–19
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2020–21
| name = Steve Henson
| overall = 15–11
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = 4th (West)
| postseason = Declined
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2021–22
| name = Steve Henson
| overall = 10-22
| conference = 3-15
| confstanding = 6th (West)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2022–23
| name = Steve Henson
| overall = 10–22
| conference = 4–16
| confstanding = 11th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name =
|startyear = 2023
|conference = American Athletic Conference
|endyear =
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023–24
| name = Steve Henson
| overall = 11-21
| conference = 5-13
| confstanding = 13th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 444–411
}}
: {{note|A|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.
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| 1988 | First Round | Illinois | L 72–81 |
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| 1999 | First Round | Connecticut | L 66–91 |
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| 2004 | First Round | Stanford | L 45–71 |
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| 2011 | First Four First Round | Alabama State Ohio State | W 70–61 L 46–75 |
=CIT results=
The Roadrunners have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 1–1.
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| 2018 | First Round Quarterfinals | Lamar Sam Houston State | W 76–69 L 69–76 |
Notable players
=Retired jerseys=
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.
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| colspan="5" style= "{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UTSA Roadrunners|border=0|color=white}}" | UTSA Roadrunners retired jerseys | ||||
| width=40px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTSA Roadrunners|border=0|color=white}}" | No.
! width=150px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTSA Roadrunners|border=0|color=white}}" |Player ! width=100px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTSA Roadrunners|border=0|color=white}}" |Years ! width= px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTSA Roadrunners|border=0|color=white}}" |Jer. ret. ! width= px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UTSA Roadrunners|border=0|color=white}}" |Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Devin Brown | 1998–2002 | {{cite web|title= 2019–20 UTSA Roadrunners media guide, page 98 |url= https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/utsa.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/10/25/2019_UTSA_Men_s_Basketball_Media_Guide_SMALLER_.pdf |website= Goutsa.com|access-date=May 10, 2020}} | |
| 30 | Derrick Gervin | 1981–1985 | 2006 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website}}
{{UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball navbox}}
{{University of Texas at San Antonio}}
{{American Athletic Conference men's basketball navbox}}