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Game 8 | TEXAS STATE at Stephen F. Austin | William R. Johnson Coliseum | Nacogdoches, Texas | Dec. 17, 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 -------------Wednesday, December 17 Time -----------------------------------7:00 p.m. Location:---------------- Nacogdoches, Texas Venue:--------- William R. Johnson Coliseum Capacity:.---------------------------------- 7,203 Radio--------------------------89.9 FM KTSW ---------------------www.txstatebobcats.com Live Stats: -----------------www.sfajacks.com Live Streaming:------------www.sfajacks.com Series Record:--------------- SFA leads 100-67

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 Dec. 17 at Stephen F. Austin Dec. 20 Huston-Tilloston

TV

W 76-57

Texas State (5-2)

BOBCATS

L, 59-27

LHN

7:00 p.m. 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

LUMBERJACKS

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 54.6. • 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 head coach Danny Kaspar coached at Stephen F. Austin from 2000-13, and is second on the all-time wins list at SFA with 246

COACHING MATCHUP ESPN3

7:15 p.m.

Feb. 26 Troy

Stephen F. Austin (7-3)

Danny Kaspar______________________ North Texas, 1978___________________ 13-25/2nd season___________________ 478-218/24th season________________

HEAD COACH_______________________ Brad Underwood ALMA MATER_______________________ Kansas State, 1986 EXP/RECORD AT SCHOOL______________ 39-6/2nd Season EXP/CAREER RECORD___________________________Same

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 7.1 7.0 7.6 7.3 14.5

APG 2.4 1.4 0.7 1.3 2.7

RPG 1.6 3.3 1.9 3.4 7.3

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. 12 - Texas State is allowing just 54.6 points per game defensively this season. That is good

for 12th in the country, and an 11-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 on Dec. 6. 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 Emani Gant F, Jr. • Currently second in the Sun Belt Conference in steals (2.5) and is in the top 10 in several other categories: Scoring - 14.5 ppg (10th), Rebounds - 7.3 (6th) and Field Goal pct - .590 (4th). • He is also amongst the best in the nation in steals per game and field goal percentage ranking 22nd and 32nd respectively. • Recorded first double-double of the season with 14 points and 13 rebs. vs. Lamar. • Named Elgin Baylor Classic MVP with 17 points, 3 rebs, 3 assists and 3 steals.


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