Game 23 | TEXAS STATE vs. UT Arlington | Strahan Coliseum| San Marcos, Texas | Feb. 12, 2015 | 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 ------------------------ Thursday, Feb. 12 Time -----------------------------------7:30 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:--------------- Series tied 30-30
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 (11-11, 5-8)
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
Jan. 31 UL-Lafayette
L, 72-63
KBVO
Feb. 4
at South Alabama
W, 63-43
Feb. 7
at UALR
L, 69-61
Feb. 12 UT Arlington
7:30 p.m.
KBVO
Feb. 14 Georgia State
11:00 a.m.
ESPN 2
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
MAVERICKS
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 59.8. • Head coach Danny Kaspar is 21st among active NCAA coaches with 484 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: Texas State and UT Arlington have followed each other through conference realignment the last few seasons, going from the Southland to the WAC to the Sun Belt all at the same time.
L, 62-59
Jan. 15 South Alabama
Feb. 19 at UL-Lafayette
UT Arlington (13-9, 7-5)
Danny Kaspar______________________ North Texas, 1978___________________ 19-34/2nd season___________________ 484-227/24th season________________
HEAD COACH____________________________ Scott Cross ALMA MATER_______________________ UT Arlington, 1998 EXP/RECORD AT SCHOOL____________ 149-122/9th season EXP/CAREER RECORD___________________________Same
TEXAS STATE PROJECTED STARTERS Name D.J. Brown Ethan Montalvo Wes Davis Cameron Naylor Emani Gant
Pos. G G G F F
Class Sr Jr Jr Jr Jr
PPG 8.1 8.2 7.0 8.5 13.8
APG 2.8 1.5 1.8 0.5 1.8
RPG 2.4 1.5 3.3 5.2 6.9
Hometown/Prev. School Los Angeles, Calif./San Jose State Omaha, Neb./North Platte CC Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summit Tallahassee, Fla./Tallahassee CC Los Angeles, Calif./Barstow CC
BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS 13:49 - Texas State got off to a 16-4 run against South Alabama on Feb. 4. Included in that run was a 7-0 spurt in which the Bobcats held the Jaguars scoreless until the 13:49 mark in the first half.
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. It is the first time in school history, the Bobcats have played back-to-back double OT games
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. 63.5 59.5 -1.0 5.3 32.4 13.3 2.7 7.5 11.5 69.4
SBC NCAA 11 272 1 24 7 241 9 269 9 243 5 221 2 34 3 52 7 257 9 161
UTA
No. SBC 68.5 5 71.0 9 -2.9 11 6.5 4 .329 8 10.5 1 3.1 2 5.5 8 12.1 6 .708 4
NCAA 151 289 285 160 229 18 24 272 212 101