History
Coach Years Seasons Won Lost Pct. Won Lost Pct.
Grady Higgenbotham 1925-27 2 14 18 .438 --- --- ---
Victor Payne 1927-30 3 32 20 .627 --- --- ---
W.L. Golightly 1930-31 1 11 9 .550 --- --- ---
Dell Morgan 1931-34 3 42 29 .609 15 1 .938
Virgil Ballard 1934-35 1 15 9 .625 9 1 .900
Berl Huffman1935-42, 1946-47 8 121 67 .644 48 26 .649
Polk Robison1942-46, 1947-61 18 254 195 .566 34 22 .607
Gene Gibson 1961-69 8 100 92 .521 66 46 .589
Bob Bass 1969-71 1 1/2 22 15 .595 9 6 .600
Gerald Myers 1971-91 20 1/2 326 261 .555 180142 .559
James Dickey 1991-present 5 100 49 .671 47 23 .671
Note: Beginning with coach Polk Robison, conference totals include SWC games only. The conference marks for Dell Morgan, Virgil Ballard and Berl Huffman are Border Conference. Robison's record in the Border Conference was 115-68.
MILESTONE VICTORIES
Win # Opponent Score Year
1 at Sul Ross 35-21 1925-26
10 Sam Houston 26-16 1926-27
25 Abilene Christian 42-30 1928-29
50 Abilene Christian 31-25 1930-31
100 House of David 24-23 1934-35
200 New Mexico 34-19 1940-41
300 Marshall College 65-54 1948-59
400 Texas Western 86-66 1954-55
500 at Arkansas 66-64 1961-62
600 TCU 75-60 1969-71
700 SMU 72-69 1975-76
800 at SMU 51-48 1980-81
900 Texas A&M 65-58 1986-87
1000 at Ark.-Little Rock 71-62 1995-96
NCAA APPEARANCES BY COACH
Coach Years Appearances Record
Polk Robison 4 1954,'56, '61, 1-3
Gene Gibson 1 1962 1-2
Gerald Myers 4 1973, '76, '85, '86 1-4
James Dickey 2 1993, '96 2-2
NCAA APPEARANCES
Year Round (Region) Opponent, Result
1954 First (W) Santa Clara, L, 64-73
1956 First (W) SMU, L, 67-68
1961 First (MW) Cincinnati, L, 55-78
Consolation (MW) Houston, W, 69-67
1962 First (MW) Air Force, W, 68-66
Second (MW) Colorado, L, 60-67
Consolation (MW) Creighton, L, 61-63
1973 First (MW) S. Carolina, L, 70-78
1976 First (MW) Syracuse, W, 69-56
Second (MW) Missouri, L, 75-86
1985 First (MW) Boston College, L, 53-55
1986 First (MW) Georgetown, L, 64-70
1993 First (MW) St. Johnpis, L, 67-85
1996 First (E) N. Illinois, W, 74-73
Second (E) N. Carolina, W, 92-73
Regional Semifinal (E) Georgetown, L, 90-98
NIT APPEARANCES
1979 First Round Indiana, L, 59-78
1995 First Round Washington State, L, 94-82
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