East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball
| East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball | |||||||||
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| University | East Texas A&M University | ||||||||
| First season | 1916–17 (109 years ago) | ||||||||
| History | East Texas Normal Normalites (1916–1917) East Texas State Normal Normalites (1917–1919) East Texas State Normal Lions (1919–1923) East Texas State Teachers Lions (1923–1957) East Texas State Lions (1957–1996) Texas A&M–Commerce Lions (1996–2024) | ||||||||
| Head coach | Jaret von Rosenberg (9th season) | ||||||||
| Location | Commerce, Texas | ||||||||
| Arena | The Field House (capacity: 3,055) | ||||||||
| Conference | Southland Conference | ||||||||
| Nickname | Lions | ||||||||
| Colors | Blue and gold | ||||||||
| All-time record | 1,382–1,082 (.561) | ||||||||
| NCAA Division I tournament Elite Eight | |||||||||
| NCAA Division II 1997, 2005 | |||||||||
| NCAA Division I tournament appearances | |||||||||
| NCAA Division II 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 | |||||||||
| NAIA tournament champions | |||||||||
| 1955 | |||||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||
| Lone Star: 1977, 1978, 2005, 2015 | |||||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||||
| Lone Star: 1934, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1964, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2020 | |||||||||
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- For information on all East Texas A&M University sports, see East Texas A&M Lions
The East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball team (formerly the East Texas State Lions and the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions) is the men's intercollegiate basketball program representing East Texas A&M University. The school competes in the Southland Conference (SLC) in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The team plays its home games at the University Field House on the university campus in Commerce, Texas. They are currently coached by Jaret von Rosenberg.
The Lions were members of the National Association for Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB) from 1940 to 1952, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1952 to 1982, and joined the NCAA for the 1982–83 season. Between 1982 and 2022, the team competed in the Lone Star Conference of Division II. In 2022, the team joined the Southland Conference in the Division I.
The Lions won one NAIA National Championship in the 1954–55 season, 21 Lone Star Conference Championships, and have made National Playoff tournaments 24 times, 15 as a member of the NAIA and 9 as a member of Division II.