Game 19 | TEXAS STATE vs Appalachian State | Strahan Coliseum | San Marcos, Texas | Jan. 24, 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, Jan. 24 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:----------- Texas State leads 1-0
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 (10-8, 4-5)
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
Jan. 15 South Alabama
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
4:30 p.m.
KBVO
Jan. 31 UL-Lafayette
4:30 p.m.
KBVO
at South Alabama
7:05 p.m.
Feb. 7
at UALR
5:00 p.m.
Feb. 12 UT Arlington Feb. 14 Georgia State Feb. 19 at UL-Lafayette
7:30 p.m.
KBVO
11:00 a.m. ESPN/ESPN2 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
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 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 58.9. • 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 previously beat Appalachian State 79-68 at the ESPN Governors Cup in 2010 on a neutral site in Cancun.
L, 62-59
Feb. 4
Appalachian State (7-10, 4-4)
Danny Kaspar______________________ North Texas, 1978___________________ 18-31/2nd season___________________ 483-224/24th season________________
HEAD COACH_______________________________ Jim Fox ALMA MATER_____________________ SUNY Geneseo, 1995 EXP/RECORD AT SCHOOL_______________ 6-10/1st season EXP/CAREER RECORD___________________________Same
TEXAS STATE PROJECTED STARTERS Name Pos. D.J. Brown G Wes Davis G JaMarcus Weatherspoon G Cameron Naylor F Emani Gant F
Class Sr Sr Jr Jr Jr
PPG 7.9 7.5 6.2 8.3 13.8
APG 2.6 1.8 0.4 0.4 2.1
RPG 2.2 3.3 3.2 4.5 6.7
Hometown/Prev. School Los Angeles, Calif./San Jose State Arlington, Texas/Mansfield HS Baton Rouge, La./Kilgore JC 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.
points in both meetings this season.
It is the first time in school history, the Bobcats have played back-to-back double OT games
The last time the Bobcats held a Division I opponent to 45 or fewer points in two straight meetings was in 1952 when they held Lamar to 34 and 35 points .
1952 - Texas State limited Georgia Southern to 45 or fewer
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. 63.9 58.9 -0.9 5.2 33.2 13.6 3.2 8.3 11.6 68.6
SBC NCAA 11 263 1 26 6 236 10 266 7 212 7 238 2 26 2 28 8 253 8 185
Appalachian State
No. SBC 64.4 10 69.9 7 1.1 4 6.2 7 31.3 10 13.0 6 -1.6 10 3.9 11 10.6 11 70.0 4
NCAA 255 271 165 189 265 182 279 338 293 136