▁U T SA ▁would ▁join ▁Conference ▁USA ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Sports ▁spons ored ▁ ▁Conference ▁Aff ili ations ▁ ▁Football ▁▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁U T SA ▁announced ▁the ▁planned ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁athlet ics ▁program ▁centered ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁football ▁program . ▁The ▁team ▁is ▁co ached ▁by ▁former ▁Miami ▁H urr ican es ▁head ▁coach ▁Larry ▁C oker . ▁ ▁U T SA ▁began ▁pract icing ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁began ▁compet ing ▁as ▁an ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁FC S ▁independent ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁U T SA ▁accepted ▁an ▁inv itation ▁for ▁membership ▁within ▁the ▁Western ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁in ▁the ▁Football ▁Bowl ▁Sub div ision . ▁U T SA ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Conference ▁USA , ▁joining ▁the ▁conference ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁plays ▁its ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁Al am od ome ▁in ▁Dow nt own ▁San ▁Antonio . ▁ ▁Basketball ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁Basketball ▁▁ ▁U T SA ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁began ▁as ▁an ▁Independent ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁then ▁Trans ▁America ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁U T SA ▁defeated ▁Georgia ▁Southern ▁ 7 6 - 6