Game 22 | TEXAS STATE at UALR | Jack Stephens Center | Little Rock, Ark. | Feb. 7, 2015 | 5:05 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. 7 Time -----------------------------------5:05 p.m. Location:--------------------- Little Rock, Ark. Venue:------------------ Jack Stephens Center Capacity:.---------------------------------- 5,600 Radio--------------------------89.9 FM KTSW ---------------------www.txstatebobcats.com Streaming:------------- www.ualrtrojans.com Live Stats: ------------ www.ualrtrojans.com Series Record:-----------------UALR leads 5-2
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 (11-10, 5-7)
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)
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
5:00 p.m.
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
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 483 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 beat UALR in double overtime on Jan. 8, 77-74. It marked the second straight double
L, 62-59
Jan. 15 South Alabama
Feb. 19 at UL-Lafayette
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
OT victory for the Bobcats, marking the first time in SBC history a team has won back-to-back double OT games.
W, 77-74 (2 OT)
Jan. 10 ULM
UALR (8-14, 3-9)
Danny Kaspar______________________ North Texas, 1978___________________ 19-33/2nd season___________________ 484-226/24th season________________
HEAD COACH__________________________ Steve Shields ALMA MATER____________________________ Baylor, 1986 EXP/RECORD AT SCHOOL___________ 187-174/12th 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 8.0 8.4 7.3 8.3 13.8
APG 2.9 1.5 1.8 0.5 1.9
RPG 2.5 1.6 3.4 5.1 6.8
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. 63.6 59.0 -0.3 5.3 32.7 13.6 2.6 7.8 11.7 69.6
SBC NCAA 10 269 1 22 6 211 10 267 9 230 7 247 3 35 3 44 7 244 8 150
UALR
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