Game 27 | TEXAS STATE vs Arkansas State | Strahan Coliseum| San Marcos, Texas | Feb. 28, 2015 | 4:30 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 -------------------------Saturday, Feb. 28 Time -----------------------------------4:30 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:-------Arkansas State leads 3-0
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 (12-14, 6-11)
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
W, 67-61
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
RED WOLVES
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 Arkansas State went to overtime in the first meeting, marking the Bobcats’ third overtime game this season.
L, 62-59
Jan. 15 South Alabama
Feb. 19 at UL-Lafayette
Arkansas State (10-16, 5-12)
Danny Kaspar______________________ North Texas, 1978___________________ 20-37/2nd season___________________ 485-230/24th season________________
HEAD COACH____________________________ John Brady ALMA MATER_________________________ Bellhaven, 1976 EXP/RECORD AT SCHOOL___________ 391-322/23rd season EXP/CAREER RECORD_______________ 110-106/7th 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 7.6 7.6 7.3 8.3 13.4
APG 2.5 1.4 1.8 0.5 1.7
RPG 2.4 1.3 3.2 5.0 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.
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
75.0 - Texas State shot 75.0 percent from three-point range in the first half against Troy on Feb. 26 (6-of-8). That marked the best threepoint shooting half by the Bobcats during conference season.
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. 61.8 59.8 -2.0 5.1 31.1 13.1 2.6 7.2 11.1 69.2
SBC NCAA 11 303 1 26 11 261 9 281 9 291 5 226 3 36 3 69 8 275 8 169
Ark St
No. SBC 64.5 9 68.7 6 -1.4 8 6.0 8 33.5 5 13.5 6 -1.1 8 5.2 9 11.2 7 70.6 4
NCAA 249 247 246 211 202 247 257 301 270 113