Game 28 | TEXAS STATE at Appalachian State | Holmes Convocation Center| Boone, N.C. | March 5, 2015 | 6:30 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, March 5 Time -----------------------------------6:30 p.m. Location:-------------------------- Boone, N.C. Venue:---------Holmes Convocation Center Capacity:.---------------------------------- 9,313 Radio--------------------------89.9 FM KTSW ---------------------www.txstatebobcats.com Streaming:-------- www.appstatesports.com Live Stats: ------- www.appstatesports.com Series Record:---------------- Series is tied 1-1
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 (13-14, 7-11)
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
W, 70-60
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
MOUNTAINEERS
STORYLINES TO WATCH • Texas State can clinch a berth in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament with a win on Thursday. • 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 59.9 • Head coach Danny Kaspar is 21st among active NCAA coaches with 486 overall wins in his 24-year career. • 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: Thursday marks the first time in prorgram history the Bobcats have traveled to Boone, N.C. The two previous meetings between the Bobcats and Mountaineers came in San Marcos earlier this season and in Cancun in 2010.
L, 62-59
Jan. 15 South Alabama
Feb. 19 at UL-Lafayette
Appalachian State (10-17, 7-11)
Danny Kaspar______________________ North Texas, 1978___________________ 21-37/2nd season___________________ 486-230/24th season________________
HEAD COACH_______________________________ Jim Fox ALMA MATER_____________________ SUNY Geneseo, 1995 EXP/RECORD AT SCHOOL_______________10-17 1st 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 7.8 7.4 8.3 13.0
APG 2.6 1.4 1.9 0.5 1.6
RPG 2.6 1.3 3.2 4.9 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.
48.0 - Texas State shot 48.0 percent or better in both games last week against Troy and Arkansas State. It is the first time the Bobcats have shot 48.0 or better in back-to-back games in Sun Belt Conference play this season.
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. 62.1 59.9 -2.3 5.1 31.2 13.1 2.8 7.3 11.3 69.4
SBC NCAA 11 297 1 25 11 277 9 282 9 287 5 227 2 27 3 63 7 264 7 151
App St
No. SBC 63.0 10 70.7 9 0.5 4 6.2 7 31.2 10 13.7 6 -2.6 10 4.0 11 10.7 9 70.4 5
NCAA 277 283 178 194 291 270 320 339 291 118