Game 29 | TEXAS STATE at ULM | Fant-Ewing Arena | Monroe, La. | March 7, 2015 | 4:00 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, March 7 Time -----------------------------------4:00 p.m. Location:---------------------------Monroe, La. Venue:----------------------- Fant Ewing Arena Capacity:.---------------------------------- 7,000 Radio--------------------------89.9 FM KTSW ---------------------www.txstatebobcats.com Streaming:----------www.ulmwarhawks.com Live Stats: ---------www.ulmwarhawks.com Series Record:--------------- ULM leads 23-18
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 (13-15, 7-12)
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
WARHAWKS
STORYLINES TO WATCH • Texas State has clinched a berth in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, and can move up to as high as No. 6 in the tournament depending on outcomes from around the league Saturday. • 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, its lowest since 1982-83. • 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: Last season at Fant-Ewing, the Bobcats allowed just 36 points to ULM, the lowest at the time in program history since 1985.
L, 62-59
Jan. 15 South Alabama
Feb. 19 at UL-Lafayette
ULM (19-11, 13-6)
Danny Kaspar______________________ North Texas, 1978___________________ 21-38/2nd season___________________ 486-231/24th season________________
HEAD COACH__________________________ Keith Richard ALMA MATER______________________________ULM, 1982 EXP/RECORD AT SCHOOL_____________ 43-101/5th season EXP/CAREER RECORD______________ 193-218/14th 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 7.3 7.8 7.5 8.1 13.0
APG 2.7 1.4 1.9 0.5 1.6
RPG 2.6 1.4 3.0 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 16.3 - Kavin Gilder-Tilbury is averaging 16.3 points per game over his last three games. He has scored in double figures in three straight games for the first time since the Puerto Vallarta tournament in 2013.
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. 62.2 60.1 -1.9 5.1 31.2 13.1 2.7 7.3 11.2 69.4
SBC NCAA 11 295 1 31 10 263 9 282 9 293 5 227 4 32 3 64 8 267 8 163
ULM
No. SBC 64.8 8 60.5 2 2.4 3 4.9 11 29.7 11 11.6 3 0.1 5 5.2 9 13.3 3 70.7 3
NCAA 238 36 99 297 323 74 179 293 116 112