# 2021–22 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team represented Tarleton State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Texans, led by second-year head coach Billy Gillispie, played their home games at the Wisdom Gym in Stephenville, Texas, as members of the Western Athletic Conference.
The season marked Tarleton State's second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Texans were not eligible to play in the NCAA tournament or the WAC tournament. However, they were eligible to play in the CIT or CBI.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Texans finished the 2020–21 season 10–10, 5–7 in WAC play to finish in sixth place. They were not eligible for the WAC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Central Christian (KS) | W 73–50 | – | Wisdom Gym (729) Stephenville, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 9:00 pm, P12N | at Stanford | L 50–62 | 0–1 | Maples Pavilion (3,080) Stanford, CA |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at No. 3 Kansas | L 62–88 | 0–2 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Wichita State Roman Main Event On-Campus Game | L 51–65 | 0–3 | Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS |
| November 19, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Paul Quinn | W 69–42 | 1–3 | Wisdom Gym (838) Stephenville, TX |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at North Dakota State Roman Main Event On-Campus Game | L 53–54 | 1–4 | Scheels Center (1,673) Fargo, ND |
| November 24, 2021* 8:00 pm, BTN | at No. 20 Michigan Roman Main Event On-Campus Game | L 54–65 | 1–5 | Crisler Center (12,336) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 29, 2021* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | at No. 3 Gonzaga | L 55–64 | 1–6 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| December 5, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Charleston Southern | L 57–59 | 1–7 | Wisdom Gym (2,112) Stephenville, TX |
| December 7, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Dallas Christian | W 84–65 | 2–7 | Wisdom Gym (712) Stephenville, TX |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Southwestern Assemblies of God | W 81–75 | 3–7 | Wisdom Gym (848) Stephenville, TX |
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at South Alabama | L 62–69 | 3–8 | Mitchell Center (1,607) Mobile, AL |
| December 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | South Alabama | W 65–52 | 4–8 | Wisdom Gym (802) Stephenville, TX |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Air Force | W 67–45 | 5–8 | Wisdom Gym (1,423) Stephenville, TX |
| WAC conference season ||||||
| December 30, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Dixie State | W 83–69 | 6–8 (1–0) | Burns Arena (967) St. George, UT |
| January 1, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Utah Valley | L 55–77 | 6–9 (1–1) | UCCU Center (1,267) Orem, UT |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Sam Houston State | W 75–64 | 7–9 (2–1) | Wisdom Gym (1,627) Stephenville, TX |
| January 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Stephen F. Austin | W 77–71 $^{OT}$ | 8–9 (3–1) | Wisdom Gym (2,022) Stephenville, TX |
| January 13, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at New Mexico State | L 57–73 | 8–10 (3–2) | Pan American Center (5,131) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Grand Canyon | L 59–80 | 8–11 (3–3) | GCU Arena (7,499) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | California Baptist | L 84–88 | 8–12 (3–4) | Wisdom Gym (1,899) Stephenville, TX |
| January 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Seattle | L 68–76 | 8–13 (3–5) | Wisdom Gym (2,022) Stephenville, TX |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Lamar | W 62–57 | 9–13 (4–5) | Montagne Center (2,116) Beaumont, TX |
| January 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 79–64 | 10–13 (5–5) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,453) Edinburg, TX |
| February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Chicago State | W 57–54 | 11–13 (6–5) | Wisdom Gym (2,223) Stephenville, TX |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Abilene Christian | L 63–77 | 11–14 (6–6) | Wisdom Gym (2,884) Stephenville, TX |
| February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Utah Valley | L 56–69 | 11–15 (6–7) | Wisdom Gym (3,017) Stephenville, TX |
| February 19, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Chicago State | W 79–60 | 12–15 (7–7) | Jones Convocation Center (128) Chicago, IL |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 75–62 | 13–15 (8–7) | Wisdom Gym (1,074) Stephenville, TX |
| February 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Lamar | W 57–49 | 14–15 (9–7) | Wisdom Gym (1,763) Stephenville, TX |
| March 3, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Sam Houston State | L 50–69 | 14–16 (9–8) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,319) Huntsville, TX |
| March 5, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Abilene Christian | L 56–61 | 14–17 (9–9) | Teague Center (1,213) Abilene, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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