UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball
{{Short description|Collegiate basketball team}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2017}}
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|university = University of Texas at Arlington
|conference = WAC
|location = Arlington, Texas
|coach = K. T. Turner
|tenure = 2nd
|arena = College Park Center
|capacity = 7,000
|nickname = Mavericks
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|NCAAtourneys = 2008
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The UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Western Athletic Conference. Home games are played at College Park Center, located on the University of Texas at Arlington's campus in Arlington. The team appeared in the 2008 NCAA tournament, losing against the #1 seed Memphis in the first round, although Memphis was later forced to vacate the win due to infractions committed by the program.
History
{{See also|UT Arlington Mavericks}}
File:Grubbs Vocational College Hornet's basketball team holding ball that reads Champs (10010474).jpg men's basketball team, 1922]]
File:North Texas Agricultural College basketball team (10009430).jpg men's basketball team, 1944]]
The Mavericks are one of the founding teams of the Southland Conference, which began with five institutions on March 15, 1963.[http://www.southland.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18400&KEY=&ATCLID=945973 Southland Conference History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924104227/http://www.southland.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18400&KEY=&ATCLID=945973 |date=September 24, 2015 }} Although only 22 of 65 seasons have resulted in an overall winning record, 13 of the past 22 seasons have a .500 winning percentage or better, including a school record 27 wins in the 2016–2017 season (as of the conclusion of the 2020–21 season). The team won an outright Southland Conference regular season championship in 2011/2012, along with a tie for the 2004 regular season champion and a 2008 conference tournament championship that led to their first NCAA Tournament appearance.[http://www.utamavs.com/photos/schools/txar/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0910-mg-pt5-record-book.pdf Media guide record book] The Mavericks played in the Western Athletic Conference in 2012–13 before joining the Sun Belt Conference in 2013–14. The program earned its first Sun Belt regular season title in the record-setting 2016–17 season. The Mavericks rejoined the WAC for the 2022-23 athletic season.
Facilities
File:North Texas vs. UT Arlington men's basketball 2019 37 (in-game action).jpg at College Park Center]]
Until February 2012, the Mavericks played at Texas Hall, which is a 3,300-seat theater on the campus. The teams played on the stage, and fans could watch the game from either the theater seats or the bleacher section.
A new arena called the College Park Center with a seating capacity of 7,000 hosted the final four regular season home games for the team in 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=9581|title=UT-Arlington arena long-sought goal for city, school|last=Carter|first=O.K.|newspaper=Fort Worth Business Press|location=Fort Worth, Texas|date=February 23, 2009|volume=21|issue=6|page=7|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711062342/http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=9581|archive-date=July 11, 2011|df=mdy-all}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=9517|title=UT-Arlington to build $73 million events facility|newspaper=Fort Worth Business Press|location=Fort Worth, Texas|date=February 16, 2009|volume=21|issue=6|page=4|last=Tronche|first=John-Laurent|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110711061917/http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=9517|archive-date=July 11, 2011|df=mdy-all}} The facility is located on the eastern side of the campus along with new housing, parking, and retail developments.
Coaches
The Mavericks have had 11 coaches, listed below, in their 62-year history.
- Tom Tinker – 1959–1966 (7 seasons)
- Barry Dowd – 1966–1976 (10 seasons)
- Bob "Snake" LeGrand – 1976–1987 (11 seasons)
- Jerry Stone – 1987–1988 (1 season)
- Mark Nixon – 1988–1992 (4 seasons)
- Eddie McCarter – 1992–2006 (14 seasons)
- Scott Cross – 2006–2018 (12 seasons)
- Chris Ogden – 2018–2021 (3 seasons)
- Greg Young - 2021–2023 (2 seasons)
- Royce "Snoop" Johnson - 2023 (Interim Head coach)
- K. T. Turner – 2023–present (2 seasons)
Postseason results
=NCAA tournament results=
The Mavericks have appeared in the NCAA tournament once. Their record is 0–1.
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| 2008 | First Round | Memphis | L 63–87^ |
^Memphis win vacated for NCAA infractions
=NIT results=
The Mavericks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times. Their combined record is 2–3.
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| 1981 | First Round | South Alabama | L 81–84 |
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| 2012 | First Round | Washington | L 72–82 |
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| 2017 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | BYU Akron Cal State Bakersfield | W 105–89 W 85–69 L 76–80 |
=CIT results=
The Mavericks have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 1–2.
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| 2013 | First Round | Oral Roberts | L 76–84 |
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| 2016 | First Round Quarterfinals | Savannah State NJIT | W 75–59 L 60–63 |
Season-by-season results
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Tom Tinker
|startyear=1959
|conference=Independent
|endyear=1963
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| season = 1959–1960
| name = Tinker
| overall = 6–18
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
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| season = 1960–1961
| name = Tinker
| overall = 11–12
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| season = 1961–1962
| name = Tinker
| overall = 6–18
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| season = 1962–1963
| name = Tinker
| overall = 8–17
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Tom Tinker
|startyear=1963
|conference=Southland Conference
|endyear=1966
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1963–1964
| name = Tinker
| overall = 4–21
| conference = 1–7
| confstanding = T-4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1964–1965
| name = Tinker
| overall = 10–14
| conference = 3–5
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1965–1966
| name = Tinker
| overall = 9–13
| conference = 1–7
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Tom Tinker
| overall = 54–113 ({{Winning percentage|54|113}})
| confrecord = 5–19 ({{Winning percentage|5|19}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Barry Dowd
|startyear=1966
|conference=Southland Conference
|endyear=1976
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1966–1967
| name = Dowd
| overall = 14–12
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = T-2nd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1967–1968
| name = Dowd
| overall = 6–20
| conference = 2–6
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1968–1969
| name = Dowd
| overall = 8–18
| conference = 3–5
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1969–1970
| name = Dowd
| overall = 8–16
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = T-2nd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1970–1971
| name = Dowd
| overall = 8–18
| conference = 3–5
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1971–1972
| name = Dowd
| overall = 14–12
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = T-3rd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1972–1973
| name = Dowd
| overall = 13–13
| conference = 8–4
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1973–1974
| name = Dowd
| overall = 7–18
| conference = 2–2
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1974–1975
| name = Dowd
| overall = 6–20
| conference = 2–6
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1975–1976
| name = Dowd
| overall = 6–21
| conference = 1–9
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Barry Dowd
| overall = 80–168 ({{Winning percentage|80|168}})
| confrecord = 34–48 ({{Winning percentage|34|48}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Bob "Snake" LeGrand
|startyear=1976
|conference=Southland Conference
|endyear=1987
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1976–1977
| name = LeGrand
| overall = 3–24
| conference = 1–9
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1977–1978
| name = LeGrand
| overall = 10–17
| conference = 3–7
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1978–1979
| name = LeGrand
| overall = 11–16
| conference = 1–9
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1979–1980
| name = LeGrand
| overall = 14–13
| conference = 3–7
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1980–1981
| name = LeGrand
| overall = 20–8
| conference = 7–3
| confstanding = T-2nd
| postseason = NIT first round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1981–1982
| name = LeGrand
| overall = 16–12
| conference = 6–4
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1982–1983
| name = LeGrand
| overall = 9–19
| conference = 3–9
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1983–1984
| name = LeGrand
| overall = 5–23
| conference = 1–11
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1984–1985
| name = LeGrand
| overall = 12–16
| conference = 3–9
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1985–1986
| name = LeGrand
| overall = 12–18
| conference = 2–10
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1986–1987
| name = LeGrand
| overall = 10–18
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Bob "Snake" LeGrand
| overall = 122–184 ({{Winning percentage|122|184}})
| confrecord = 30–78 ({{Winning percentage|30|78}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Jerry Stone
|startyear=1987
|conference=Southland Conference
|endyear=1988
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1987–1988
| name = Stone
| overall = 7–22
| conference = 4–10
| confstanding = T-6th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Jerry Stone
| overall = 7–22 ({{Winning percentage|7|22}})
| confrecord = 4–10 ({{Winning percentage|4|10}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Mark Nixon
|startyear=1988
|conference=Southland Conference
|endyear=1992
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1988–1989
| name = Nixon
| overall = 7–21
| conference = 4–10
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1989–1990
| name = Nixon
| overall = 13–16
| conference = 6–8
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1990–1991
| name = Nixon
| overall = 20–9
| conference = 11–3
| confstanding = T-2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1991–1992
| name = Nixon
| overall = 16–13
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Mark Nixon
| overall = 56–59 ({{Winning percentage|56|59}})
| confrecord = 32–28 ({{Winning percentage|32|28}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Eddie McCarter
|startyear=1992
|conference=Southland Conference
|endyear=2006
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1992–1993
| name = McCarter
| overall = 16–12
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = T-3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1993–1994
| name = McCarter
| overall = 7–22
| conference = 4–14
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1994–1995
| name = McCarter
| overall = 10–17
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = T-7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1995–1996
| name = McCarter
| overall = 11–15
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = T-7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1996–1997
| name = McCarter
| overall = 12–15
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = T-4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1997–1998
| name = McCarter
| overall = 13–16
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = T-5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1998–1999
| name = McCarter
| overall = 10–16
| conference = 8–10
| confstanding = T-7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1999–2000
| name = McCarter
| overall = 15–12
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = T-4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2000–2001
| name = McCarter
| overall = 13–15
| conference = 11–9
| confstanding = T-4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2001–2002
| name = McCarter
| overall = 12–15
| conference = 9–11
| confstanding = T-7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2002–2003
| name = McCarter
| overall = 16–13
| conference = 13–7
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2003–2004
| name = McCarter
| overall = 17–12
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = T-1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2004–2005
| name = McCarter
| overall = 13–15
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2005–2006
| name = McCarter
| overall = 14–16
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Eddie McCarter
| overall = 179–211 ({{Winning percentage|179|211}})
| confrecord = 111–127 ({{Winning percentage|111|127}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Scott Cross
|startyear=2006
|conference=Southland Conference
|endyear=2012
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2006–2007
| name = Cross
| overall = 13–17
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = T-5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2007–2008
| name = Cross
| overall = 21–12
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason = NCAA first round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2008–2009
| name = Cross
| overall = 16–14
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2009–2010
| name = Cross
| overall = 16–14
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2010–2011
| name = Cross
| overall = 13–16
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2011–2012
| name = Cross
| overall = 24–9
| conference = 15–1
| confstanding = 1st (West)
| postseason = NIT first round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Scott Cross
|startyear=2012
|conference=Western Athletic Conference
|endyear=2013
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2012–2013
| name = Cross
| overall = 19–14
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = T-4th
| postseason = CIT first round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Scott Cross
|startyear=2013
|conference=Sun Belt Conference
|endyear=2018
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2013–2014
| name = Cross
| overall = 15–17
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2014–2015
| name = Cross
| overall = 16–15
| conference = 10–10
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2015–2016
| name = Cross
| overall = 24–11
| conference = 13–7
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = CIT Quarterfinals
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
|championship=conference
|season=2016–2017
|name=Cross
|overall=27–9
|conference=14–4
|confstanding=1st
|postseason=NIT Quarterfinals
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2017–2018
| name = Cross
| overall = 21–13
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Scott Cross
| overall = 225–161 ({{Winning percentage|225|161}})
| confrecord = 121–87 ({{Winning percentage|121|87}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Chris Ogden
|startyear= 2018
|conference=Sun Belt Conference
|endyear= 2021
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2018–2019
| name = Ogden
| overall =17-16
| conference =12-6
| confstanding =2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2019–2020
| name = Odgen
| overall = 14-18
| conference = 10-10
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2020–2021
| name = Odgen
| overall = 13-13
| conference = 9-8
| confstanding = 3rd (West)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|confrecord=31-24 ({{Winning percentage|31|24}})|name=Chris Ogden|overall=44–47 ({{Winning percentage|44|47}})}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Greg Young
|startyear= 2021
|conference=Sun Belt Conference
|endyear= 2022
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2021–2022
| name = Young
| overall = 11–18
| conference = 7–10
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Greg Young
|startyear= 2022
|conference=Western Athletic Conference
|endyear= 2023
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022–2023
| name = Young
| overall = 9-16
| conference = 4-8
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|confrecord=11–18 ({{Winning percentage|11|18}})|name=Greg Young|overall=20-34 ({{Winning percentage|20|34}})}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Royse Johnson
|startyear=2023
|conference=Western Athletic Conference
|endyear=2023
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023
| name = Johnson
| overall = 2-5
| conference = 2-4
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|confrecord=2–4 ({{Winning percentage|2|4}})|name=Royse Johnson|overall=2–5 ({{Winning percentage|2|5}})}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=K.T. Turner
|startyear= 2023
|conference=Western Athletic Conference
|endyear= 2025
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023–2024
| name = Turner
| overall =20-14
| conference =13-7
| confstanding =3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = K.T. Turner
| overall = 20–14 ({{Winning percentage|20|14}})
| confrecord = 13–7 ({{Winning percentage|13|7}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 765–971 ({{Winning percentage|765|971}})
| confrecord = 339–416 ({{Winning percentage|339|416}})
|}}
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