Sul Ross State expected to be 18th LSC basketball member

Sources have confirmed to Dave Campbell’s Texas Basketball that Sul Ross State is expected to transition to NCAA Division II and join the Lone Star Conference on July 1, 2024. The Lobos have been charter members of the American Southwest Conference since 1996. The decision marks a return to the LSC for the Lobos, who was a member of the conference from 1950-1976 when the LSC competed in NAIA.

The LSC’s basketball membership has been fluid over the last few years. The conference expanded from 11 members to 19 with the addition of Dallas Baptist, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma Christian, St. Edward’s, St. Mary’s, Texas A&M International, and Arkansas-Fort Smith from the Heartland Conference in 2019.