Game 14 | TEXAS STATE vs ULM | Strahan Coliseum | San Marcos, Texas | Jan. 10, 2015 | 4:30 p.m. Rob Beuerlein Men’s Basketball SID Office: 512-245-4692 l Cell: 832-279-0327 l Email: rb60@txstate.edu www.txstatebobcats.com l Twitter: @TXStateMBB; @TxStateSID_Rob Facebook: TexasStateMensBasketball
2014-15 Texas State
MEN’S BASKETBALL
AT A GLANCE Date --------------------------Saturday, Jan. 10 Time -----------------------------------4:30 p.m. Location:------------------- San Marcos, Texas Venue:----------------------- Strahan Coliseum Capacity:.---------------------------------- 7,200 Radio--------------------------89.9 FM KTSW ---------------------www.txstatebobcats.com Live Stats: --------www.txstatebobcats.com Live Streaming:-------www.txstatebobcats.com Series Record:--------------- ULM leads 22-18
2014-15 SCHEDULE Date
Opponent
Nov. 7
Texas Wesleyan (Exh.)
Time/Result
Nov. 14 at Seattle
TV
W 76-57 W 62-53
Nov. 19 Lamar
W, 65-55
Nov. 22 at UTSA
L, 80-67
Nov. 30 Howard Payne
W, 68-39
Dec. 3
Texas Lutheran
W, 72-31
Dec. 6
Prarie View A&M
W, 81-65
Dec. 13 at Texas
L, 59-27
Dec. 17 at Stephen F. Austin
L, 66-60
Dec. 20 Huston-Tilloston
Texas State (9-4, 3-1)
BOBCATS LHN
W, 90-56
Sun Belt Conference Dec. 30 at Troy
W, 57-46
Jan. 3
at Georgia Southern
Jan. 5
at Georgia State
Jan. 8
UALR
L, 40-36 W, 77-74 (2 OT)
W, 77-74 (2 OT)
Jan. 10 ULM
4:30 p.m.
Jan. 15 South Alabama
7:30 p.m.
Jan. 17 at Arkansas State
7:05 p.m.
Jan. 19 at UT Arlington
7:15 p.m.
Jan. 22 Georgia Southern
7:30 p.m.
Jan. 24 Appalachian State
4:30 p.m.
Jan. 31 UL-Lafayette
4:30 p.m.
Feb. 4
at South Alabama
7:05 p.m.
Feb. 7
at UALR
5:00 p.m.
Feb. 12 UT Arlington
7:30 p.m.
Feb. 14 Georgia State
4:30 p.m.
Feb. 19 at UL-Lafayette
7:30 p.m.
Feb. 28 Arkansas State
4:30 p.m.
March 5 at Appalachian State
6:30 p.m.
March 7 at ULM
4:00 p.m.
March 12-15 SBC Tournament
New Orleans, La.
Home games in BOLD at Strahan Coliseum All times are Central
WARHAWKS
STORYLINES TO WATCH • Danny Kaspar is in his second year at Texas State as the 15th head coach in program history, after 13 years at Stephen F. Austin. • Texas State led the Sun Belt Conference in scoring defense last year at 66.0 points per game, its third lowest since 1983-84. The Bobcats are even better this year allowing just 55.3. • Kaspar is 21st among active NCAA coaches with 482 overall wins in his 34-year career. • Texas State returns five players from last year’s team, including 2014-15 Sun Belt Conference Preseason AllSun Belt Second-Team Selection Emani Gant. • Texas State brings in nine newcomers to this year’s team, with three freshmen, five junior college transfers and one four-year transfer. • Did you know: Last year Texas State held ULM to the fewest points given up in nearly 30 years at the time, beating the Warhawks 61-36.
COACHING MATCHUP ESPN3
7:15 p.m.
Feb. 26 Troy
ULM (8-6,2-1)
Danny Kaspar______________________ North Texas, 1978___________________ 17-27/2nd season___________________ 482-220/24th season________________
HEAD COACH__________________________ Keith Richard ALMA MATER______________________________ULM, 1982 EXP/RECORD AT SCHOOL______________ 31-96/5th season EXP/CAREER RECORD______________ 181-213/14th season
TEXAS STATE PROJECTED STARTERS Name D.J. Brown Wes Davis Cameron Naylor Kavin Gilder-Tilbury Emani Gant
Pos. G G F F F
Class Sr Sr Jr So Jr
PPG 8.6 8.3 8.4 7.6 13.7
APG 2.5 2.1 0.6 1.8 2.4
RPG 2.2 3.6 5.1 4.5 6.8
Hometown/Prev. School Los Angeles, Calif./San Jose State Arlington, Texas/Mansfield HS Tallahassee, Fla./Tallahassee CC Cypress, Texas/Cy-Falls HS Los Angeles, Calif./Barstow CC
BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS 18 - Texas State snapped Georgia State’s 18-game home winning streak on Monday. The streak was the ninth longest in the country at the time.
50 - Texas State has played 50 minutes in each of the last two games, winning in double overtime by the exact score of 77-74.
40 - Texas State has now allowed an opponent to score 40 or fewer points three times under Danny Kaspar. Prior to Kaspar’s arrival the last time a team failed to break 40 was 2003.
It is the first time in school history, the Bobcats have played back-to-back double OT games as well as the first time in Sun Belt Conference history.
2011 - Texas State won its conference opener for the first time since the 2010-11 season, beating Troy 57-46. The last time was a 84-71 win at Northwestern State, Jan. 10, 2011.
PLAYER TO WATCH D.J. Brown G, Sr. • Hit a buzzer-beater three-pointer in double OT to give the Bobcats a 77-74 win over UALR. • Hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 17 seconds in regulation at Georgia State part of 4-of-8 performance from 3-PT range. • Led Texas State with team-high 16 points at UTSA (4-of-8 from 3) • Had 15 points and three assists in season opener including 6-of-6 from FT line.