Game 7 | TEXAS STATE at Texas | Frank Erwin Center | Austin, Texas | Dec. 13, 2014 | 7:00 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, December 13 Time -----------------------------------7:00 p.m. Location:------------------------- Austin, Texas Venue:-------------------- Frank Erwin Center Capacity:.---------------------------------16,540 Radio--------------------------89.9 FM KTSW ---------------------www.txstatebobcats.com Live Stats: ----------- www.texassports.com Live Streaming:------ www.texassports.com Series Record:---------------- Texas leads 43-5
2014-15 SCHEDULE Date
Opponent
Nov. 7
Texas Wesleyan (Exh.)
Nov. 14 at Seattle Nov. 19 Lamar Nov. 22 at UTSA
Time/Result W 62-53 W, 65-55 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
7:00 p.m.
Dec. 17 at Stephen F. Austin
7:00 p.m.
Dec. 20 Huston-Tilloston
TV
W 76-57
Texas State (5-1)
BOBCATS LHN
4:00 p.m.
Sun Belt Conference Dec. 30 at Troy
7:30 p.m.
Jan. 3
at Georgia Southern
7:00 p.m.
Jan. 5
at Georgia State
Jan. 8
UALR
6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
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
LONGHORNS
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 53.8. • Kaspar is 21st among active NCAA coaches with 478 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: Texas State assistant coach Terrence Rencher is the all-time leading scorer at the University of Texas. He played there from 1992-95.
COACHING MATCHUP ESPN3
7:15 p.m.
Feb. 26 Troy
No. 8 Texas (7-1)
Danny Kaspar______________________ North Texas, 1978___________________ 13-24/2nd season___________________ 478-217/24th season________________
HEAD COACH____________________________ Rick Barnes ALMA MATER______________________Lenoir-Ryhrne, 1977 EXP/RECORD AT SCHOOL___________389-167/17th Season EXP/CAREER RECORD______________591-301/28th Season
TEXAS STATE PROJECTED STARTERS Name Pos. D.J. Brown G Wes Davis G JaMarcus Weatherspoon G Kavin Gilder-Tilbury F Emani Gant F
Class Sr Sr Jr So Jr
PPG 8.3 7.7 8.5 7.5 16.2
APG 2.7 1.7 0.7 1.5 3.0
RPG 1.7 3.3 1.8 3.8 8.2
Hometown/Prev. School Los Angeles, Calif./San Jose State Arlington, Texas/Mansfield HS Baton Rouge, La./Kilgore JC Cypress, Texas/Cy-Falls HS Los Angeles, Calif./Barstow CC
BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS 2- 2014-15 marks the second year the Bobcats have been a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Bobcats were in the Southland Conference in 2011 before joining the WAC in 2012 and the Sun Belt Conference in 2013. 11 - Texas State is allowing just 53.8 points per game defensively this season. That is good
for 10th in the country, and a 12-plus point improvement from last season. 40 - Texas State has now allowed an opponent to score fewer than 40 points twice under Danny Kaspar. Prior to Kaspar’s arrival the last time a team failed to break 40 was 2003.
60.4 - Texas State shot 60.4 percent from the field (29-of-48) against Prairie View A&M last week. That is the first time the Bobcats have accomplished the feat since shooting 65.7 percent against Denver in the WAC Tournament in 2013.
PLAYER TO WATCH Cameron Naylor F, Jr. • Posted first career double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds vs. Howard Payne. • Came down with six rebounds and had three blocks vs. Lamar. • Had six points and four rebounds in first game at Texas State, including go-ahead bucket to put Bobcats ahead at Seattle. • Named First-Team All-Conference at Tallahassee CC.