Game 10 | TEXAS STATE at Troy | Trojan Arena | Troy, Ala. | Dec. 30, 2014 | 7:30 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 ----------------- Tuesday, December 30 Time -----------------------------------7:30 p.m. Location:------------------------------Troy, Ala. Venue:----------------------------- Trojan Arena Capacity:.---------------------------------- 5,200 Radio--------------------------89.9 FM KTSW ---------------------www.txstatebobcats.com Live Stats: ------------ www.troytrojans.com Live Streaming:------- www.troytrojans.com Series Record:-------------------Troy leads 2-1
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
L, 59-27
Dec. 17 at Stephen F. Austin
L, 66-60
Dec. 20 Huston-Tilloston
TV
W 76-57
Texas State (6-3, 0-0)
BOBCATS LHN
W, 90-56
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
TROJANS
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 56.0. • Kaspar is 21st among active NCAA coaches with 479 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 ended the 2013-14 Sun Belt season at Troy and is opening the 2014-15 Sun Belt season at the same venue
COACHING MATCHUP ESPN3
7:15 p.m.
Feb. 26 Troy
Troy (5-4, 0-0)
Danny Kaspar______________________ North Texas, 1978___________________ 14-26/2nd season___________________ 479-219/24th season________________
HEAD COACH_______________________ Phil Cunningham ALMA MATER_____________________ Campbellsville, 1990 EXP/RECORD AT SCHOOL_____________ 15-24/2nd 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 7.8 8.6 7.4 7.4 14.3
APG 2.6 1.9 0.7 1.4 2.9
RPG 1.8 3.4 2.2 3.3 7.4
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. 15 - Texas State is allowing just 56.0 points per game defensively this season. That is good
for 15th in the country, and a 10 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 Cameron Naylor F, Jr. • Had team-high 13 points and eight rebounds at Stephen F. Austin • 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.