Game 25 | TEXAS STATE at UL Lafayette | Cajundome | Lafayette, La. | Feb. 19, 2015 | 7:15 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. 19 Time -----------------------------------7:00 p.m. Location:--------------------------Lafayette, La. Venue:-------------------------------Cajundome Capacity:.---------------------------------- 7,200 Radio--------------------------89.9 FM KTSW ---------------------www.txstatebobcats.com Streaming:------------- www.ragincajuns.com Live Stats: --------www.txstatebobcats.com Series Record:--------- UL Lafayette leads 4-0
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 (11-13, 5-10)
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
L, 70-61
KBVO
Feb. 14 Georgia State
L, 53-41
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
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 59.6. • 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: 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
Feb. 19 at UL-Lafayette
UL Lafayette (14-12, 8-7)
Danny Kaspar______________________ North Texas, 1978___________________ 19-35/2nd season___________________ 484-228/24th season________________
HEAD COACH____________________________ Bob Marlin ALMA MATER____________________ Mississippi State, 1981 EXP/RECORD AT SCHOOL______________ 80-75/5th season EXP/CAREER RECORD_____________ 428-241/22nd season
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 7.9 7.9 7.2 8.1 13.7
APG 2.7 1.5 1.8 0.5 1.8
RPG 2.5 1.5 3.2 5.1 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 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.
22-4 - Texas State went on a 22-4 run in the first meeting between the Bobcats and Cajuns. Ethan Montalvo and Kavin Gilder-Tilbury each hit threes during the run. Kavin finished the game with a career-high 20 points.
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. 62.4 59.6 -1.4 5.2 31.0 13.0 2.8 7.4 11.2 68.9
SBC NCAA 11 285 1 24 8 252 9 272 11 291 5 201 2 30 3 65 7 269 8 176
ULL
No. SBC 78.9 1 72.0 10 5.7 1 6.3 6 34.8 1 14.6 11 -0.4 6 6.9 4 14.5 1 70.7 2
NCAA 15 304 24 182 145 309 207 99 57 108