Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball

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.

Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball
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[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament champions
1985*
Other NCAA tournament results Final Four 1985*, 1989* Elite Eight 1983*, 1985*, 1989*, 1990*, 1992* Sweet Sixteen 1983*, 1984*, 1985*, 1989*, 1990*, 1992* Appearances 1980*, 1981*, 1983*, 1984*, 1985*, 1989*, 1990*, 1992*, 2017, 2022
Conference tournament champions
OVC: 2017 Gulf South: 1983, 1985, 1989, 1992
Conference regular-season champions
ASUN: 2022
Conference division regular-season champions
ASUN: 2022
* at Division II level

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	Head coach	Overall	Conference	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 Champs NCAA Tournament
2017–18	Ray Harper	23–12	11–7	4th	CBI Semifinals
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 Regular Season Champs ASUN West Division Champs NCAA Tournament
2022–23	Ray Harper	13–18	6–12	T–11th	–
Conference USA (C-USA)
2023–24	Ray Harper	14–18	6–10	8th	–

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

NIT results

The Gamecocks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 1–0.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2025	First Round Second Round	Georgia Tech UC Irvine	W 81–64 TBD

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