College Basketball - Ohio Valley Conference
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
| Location: Jacksonville, AL University Founded: 1883 Enrollment: 9,110  Nickname: Gamecocks School Colors: Red and white Joined the OVC: 2003 Varsity Teams: 14 U. President: Dr. Williams A. Meehan Director of Athletics: Jim Fuller Basketball Head Coach: Darrin Horn Conference Titles: none Basketball Arena: Pete Mathews Coliseum Current Capacity: 5,800 First Year of Basketball: 1925 |
The school’s men basketball team is known as the Gamecocks. The team made the transition to the NCAA Division I in the 1993-94 academic year. They won the Div II men's basketball national championship in 1985.
The Gamecocks ended the 2007-08 season with an overall record of 7-22 and 5-15 in the conference, finishing in the last place of the OVC standings.
The team was led for an 8-year period by Mike LaPlante who's contract will not be renewed after the 2007-08 season and leaves JSU with an 95-137 career record.
For the 2008-09 season new coach Darrin Horn comes with a very respectable record from Western Kentucky University.
Horn is looking to recruit the best offense and pressure defense on the conference this coming campaign.
Jacksonville State 2009/10 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 14-Nov | West Alabama | W 93-64 |
| 17-Nov | UAB | L 87-62 |
| 21-Nov | Georgia Southern | W 89-67 |
| 24-Nov | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 77-73 |
| 27-Nov | at Georgia | L 67-64 |
| 1-Dec | Chattanooga | L 80-71 |
| 5-Dec | Tennessee Tech | W 83-72 |
| 12-Dec | Reinhardt | W 79-53 |
| 15-Dec | Norfolk State | W 95-78 |
| 21-Dec | Nicholls State | L 60-55 |
| 29-Dec | at No. 21 Mississippi | L 90-75 |
| 2-Jan | at Eastern Illinois | L 50-48 |
| 4-Jan | at Southeast Missouri State | L 78-66 |
| 7-Jan | Eastern Kentucky | W 68-65 |
| 9-Jan | Morehead State | L 78-71 |
| 14-Jan | at Murray State | L 92-68 |
| 16-Jan | at Tennessee-Martin | W 73-63 |
| 21-Jan | Tennessee State | W 85-67 |
| 23-Jan | Austin Peay | L 66-64 |
| 28-Jan | Southeast Missouri State | 8:45 PM ET |
| 30-Jan | Eastern Illinois | 4:30 PM ET |
| 2-Feb | at Tennessee State | 8:00 PM ET |
| 4-Feb | at Morehead State | 7:30 PM ET |
| 6-Feb | at Eastern Kentucky | 7:00 PM ET |
| 11-Feb | Tennessee-Martin | 8:45 PM ET |
| 13-Feb | Murray State | 5:30 PM ET |
| 15-Feb | at Austin Peay | 8:00 PM ET |
| 27-Feb | at Tennessee Tech | 7:30 PM ET |