Game 25 | TEXAS STATE vs Troy | Strahan Coliseum| San Marcos, Texas | Feb. 26, 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. 26 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 2-2
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 (11-14, 5-11)
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
L, 64-42
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
TROJANS
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 held Troy scoreless for the final 11+ minutes of the first half during the Dec. 30 meeting between the two and the Bobcats ended the first half on a 23-0 run.
L, 62-59
Jan. 15 South Alabama
Feb. 19 at UL-Lafayette
Troy (10-16, 5-12)
Danny Kaspar______________________ North Texas, 1978___________________ 19-37/2nd season___________________ 484-230/24th season________________
HEAD COACH_______________________ Phil Cunningham ALMA MATER_____________________ Campbellsville, 1990 EXP/RECORD AT SCHOOL_____________ 21-35/2nd 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 7.5 7.6 7.3 8.4 13.4
APG 2.5 1.4 1.8 0.5 1.7
RPG 2.5 1.4 3.2 5.2 7.0
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.
23-0 - Texas State went on a 23-0 run for the final 11 minutes of the first half in the first meeting between the Bobcats and Trojans.
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.
Troy was 0-of-14 from the field during that stretch.
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. 61.6 59.8 -1.8 5.0 30.6 13.0 2.6 7.3 11.0 69.3
SBC NCAA 11 303 1 28 10 254 11 290 10 305 5 213 3 33 3 68 8 282 8 166
Troy
No. SBC 66.5 7 68.3 6 -1.4 8 6.7 3 33.1 5 14.3 9 -1.1 8 6.9 5 9.5 11 66.4 11
NCAA 191 232 245 133 222 301 257 95 329 264