Angelo State Rams men's basketball

The Angelo State University men's basketball team represents Angelo State University in USA NCAA Division II college basketball. They play in the Lone Star Conference. The Rams play home games at Stephens Arena, a 6,500-capacity arena in San Angelo, Texas, on the campus of Angelo State University. Vinay Patel is the current coach.

Angelo State Rams
University	Angelo State University
Head coach	Vinay Patel (1st season)
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Location	San Angelo, Texas
Arena	Stephens Arena (capacity: 6,500)
Nickname	Rams
Colors	Blue and gold[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate

The Rams men's basketball team in action against the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions in 2015

Head coaches

Coach	Years	Record	Percentage
Phil George	1964–1978	176–171	.507
Ed Messbarger	1978–1998	261–289	.481
Joe Esposito	1998–2006	188–99	.634
John Greene	2006	0–4	.000
Fred Rike	2006–2012	60–75	.444
Chris Beard	2013–2015	47–15	.758
Cinco Boone	2015–2022	129–67	.658
Vinay Patel	2022–Current	26–7	.788

Championships

Angelo State University basketball has experienced many highlights since its beginning in 1923 as San Angelo College, the high point being a National Championship in 1957 as a member of the NJCAA. Since the creation and joining of the NCAA, Angelo State has made many playoff appearances, and has been crowned Lone Star Conference Champions in 1984, 1988, 1989 and 2001.^[2]

Rams in the NBA draft

• Marcus Hubbard – Milwaukee Bucks^[3]
• Greg Wolff – Houston Rockets^[4]

Rams in international basketball

• Chris Jones (born 1993), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League