Game 20 | TEXAS STATE vs Louisiana Lafayette | Strahan Coliseum | San Marcos, Texas | Jan. 31, 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. 31 Time -----------------------------------4:30 p.m. Location:------------------- San Marcos, Texas Venue:----------------------- Strahan Coliseum Capacity:.---------------------------------- 7,200 Radio--------------------------89.9 FM KTSW ---------------------www.txstatebobcats.com Streaming:---------www.txstatebobcats.com Live Stats: --------www.txstatebobcats.com Series Record:--------- UL Lafayette leads 2-0
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 (10-9, 4-6)
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
COACHING MATCHUP
W, 82-71
KBVO
Jan. 17 at Arkansas State
L, 78-73 (OT)
ESPN3
Jan. 19 at UT Arlington
L, 66-55
Jan. 22 Georgia Southern
L, 45-43
Jan. 24 Appalachian State
L, 64-58
KBVO
4:30 p.m.
KBVO
Feb. 4
at South Alabama
7:05 p.m.
Feb. 7
at UALR
5:00 p.m.
Feb. 12 UT Arlington Feb. 14 Georgia State Feb. 19 at UL-Lafayette
7:30 p.m.
KBVO
11:00 a.m. ESPN/ESPN2 7:15 p.m.
Feb. 26 Troy
7:30 p.m.
KBVO
Feb. 28 Arkansas State
4:30 p.m.
KBVO
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
RAGIN CAJUNS
STORYLINES TO WATCH • 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 59.2. • Head coach Danny Kaspar is 21st among active NCAA coaches with 483 overall wins in his 24-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: Danny Kaspar and ULL head coach Bob Marlin used to coach against each other in the Southland Conference at Stephen F. Austin (Kaspar) and Sam Houston (Marlin).
L, 62-59
Jan. 15 South Alabama
Jan. 31 UL-Lafayette
Louisiana Lafayette (11-10, 5-5)
Danny Kaspar______________________ North Texas, 1978___________________ 18-32/2nd season___________________ 483-225/24th season________________
HEAD COACH____________________________ Bob Marlin ALMA MATER____________________ Mississippi State, 1981 EXP/RECORD AT SCHOOL______________ 77-73/5th season EXP/CAREER RECORD_____________ 425-239/22nd season
TEXAS STATE PROJECTED STARTERS Name Pos. D.J. Brown G Ethan Montalvo G JaMarcus Weatherspoon G Cameron Naylor F Emani Gant F
Class Sr Jr Jr Jr Jr
PPG 8.1 8.1 5.9 8.3 13.9
APG 2.7 1.4 0.5 0.5 2.0
RPG 2.3 1.4 3.1 4.7 6.7
Hometown/Prev. School Los Angeles, Calif./San Jose State Omaha, Neb./North Platte CC Baton Rouge, La./Kilgore JC Tallahassee, Fla./Tallahassee CC Los Angeles, Calif./Barstow CC
BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS 18 - Texas State snapped Georgia State’s 18-game home winning streak on Jan. 3. The streak was the ninth longest in the country at the time. 50 - Texas State played 50 minutes in two straight games (at Georgia St, vs. UALR), winning
in double overtime by the exact score of 77-74.
points in both meetings this season.
It is the first time in school history, the Bobcats have played back-to-back double OT games
The last time the Bobcats held a Division I opponent to 45 or fewer points in two straight meetings was in 1952 when they held Lamar to 34 and 35 points .
1952 - Texas State limited Georgia Southern to 45 or fewer
STAT COMPARISON
Category Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Rebound Margin 3-pointers per game 3-point percentage Turnovers per game Turnover margin Steals per game Assists per game Free Throw percentage
TXST
No. 63.6 59.2 -0.9 5.1 32.3 13.4 3.2 8.1 11.4 68.8
SBC NCAA 11 267 1 29 6 234 10 276 8 241 7 228 2 26 2 34 8 260 8 178
UL Lafayette
No. SBC 80.5 1 72.0 10 6.5 1 6.3 6 .363 1 14.9 6 -0.5 10 7.3 4 15.0 1 .702 5
NCAA 13 300 24 178 96 313 218 67 44 123