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2014-15 UALR BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GM2 // UALR (1-0) AT BYU (1-0) Tuesday, Nov. 18 • 8:30 PM (CST) Provo, Utah • Marriott Center (20,900) Twitter: @UALRbasketball Television: BYUtv Radio: KHLR – 106.7 FM Online Radio: Heartbeat1067.com Radio Talent: Ray Tucker (PxP) Live Stats: BYUCougars.com Live Video: BYUCougars.com UALR SCHEDULE/RESULTS (1-0) SERIES Series (Overall): First meeting DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Series (at BYU): First meeting Current Streak: First meeting NOVEMBER Last Meeting: n/a 16 (Sun.) UA Monticello W, 77-64 Shields vs. BYU: n/a 18 (Tues.) at BYU (1) 8:30 PM LAST FIVE MEETINGS 22 (Sat.) UMKC (1) 3:30 PM UALR BYU 23 (Sun.) Samford/CSUN (1) TBA Date Location Winner TROJANS n/a COUGARS 29 (Sat.) UCA 3 PM Record: 1-0 Record: 1-0 Road Record: 0-0 Home Record: 1-0 DECEMBER SBC Record: 0-0 WCC Record: 0-0 4 (Thurs.) at Missouri State 7:05 PM Head Coach: Steve Shields (12th year) Head Coach: Dave Rose (10th year) 7 (Sun.) Tulsa 2 PM Record at UALR: 180-160 UALR SOCIAL MEDIA Record at BYU: 233-78 14 (Sun.) Kent State 2 PM Career Record: Same Twitter: @UALRathletics Career Record: Same Instagram: @UALRathletics 21 (Sun.) vs. Green Bay (2) 1 PM Facebook: /UALRTrojans STATISTICAL LEADERS STATISTICAL LEADERS 22 (Mon.) vs. Bradley/UC Irvine (2) TBA YouTube: /UALRathletics 30 (Tues.) Louisiana * 7:30 PM Points: James Reid (12.0) Points: Tyler Haws (21.0) Rebounds: Roger Woods (13.0) MEDIA CONTACT Rebounds: Nate Austin (9.0) Assists: DeVonte Smith (5) Patrick Newton Assists: Skyler Halford (7) JANUARY Steals: Three tied (1) [email protected] Steals: Tyler Haws (3) 3 (Sat.) at Georgia State * 1 PM Blocks: James White (3) (o) 501.569-3449 / (c) 501.859.4537 Blocks: Nate Austin (2) 5 (Mon.) South Alabama * 7:30 PM 8 (Thurs.) at Texas State * 7:30 PM 10 (Sat.) Appalachian State * 5 PM QUICK HITS 17 (Sat.) at ULM * 4 PM • UALR and BYU will square off for the fi rst time Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. (CST) in a game that is part of the EA SPORTS 19 (Mon.) at South Alabama * 7:05 PM Maui Invitational. 22 (Thurs.) Troy * 7:30 PM • UALR improved to 35-2 in home openers since making the move to Division I in 1978-79 with a 77-64 win over UA 24 (Sat.) UT Arlington * 5 PM Monticello on Sunday. 29 (Thurs.) at Arkansas State * 7:30 PM • UALR’s 11 made 3-pointers against UAM were its most in a single game since it hit 11 vs. Denver on Feb. 3, 2011. 31 (Sat.) at Georgia Southern * 6:30 PM • UALR handed out 17 assists on 29 made baskets in the win over UAM. • Junior college transfer James Reid got the start and knocked down three 3-pointers en route to a team-high 12 points against UAM. Reid shot 45.2 percent from long range last season at College of Southern Idaho. FEBRUARY • The Trojans bring back nine lettermen and three starters off a team that went 15-17 overall, 9-9 in SBC play and 5 (Thurs.) ULM * 7:30 PM advanced to the quarterfi nals of the SBC Tournament in 2013-14. 7 (Sat.) Texas State * 5 PM • UALR returns over 70 percent of its scoring and 65 percent of its rebounding from last season. 12 (Thurs.) at Appalachian State * 6:30 PM • Juniors Josh Hagins and James White give UALR two Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference selections for the fi rst 14 (Sat.) Georgia Southern * 5 PM time since the 2006-07 season (Rashad Jones-Jennings and Lekheythan Malone). • Hagins averaged 12.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.7 blocks in just over 28 minutes per game 19 (Thurs.) Arkansas State * 7:30 PM as a sophomore. 21 (Sat.) at Troy * 4:15 PM • White averaged 11.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 23.5 minutes per contest, and fi nished the season 26 (Thurs.) Georgia State * 7:30 PM shooting 54.3 percent from the fl oor to rank third in the conference. 28 (Sat.) at UT Arlington * 7:15 PM • Head coach Steve Shields is UALR’s all-time winningest coach (180), the Sun Belt Conference’s winningest active coach and one of just fi ve in league history with 100 wins with 101 victories in 11 seasons. MARCH UALR PROJECTED STARTERS 5 (Thurs.) at Louisiana * 7:15 PM 12-15 Sun Belt Tournament TBA G • 14 • J.T. Thomas F • 0 • Roger Woods (1) - EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Regional Games 6-1 • r-Jr. • RS • New Orleans, La. 6-5 • Jr. • JC • Jackson, Miss. (2) - Part of South Point Holiday Hoops Classic (Las Vegas, Nevada) * - Sun Belt Conference Game PTS AST STL FG% PTS REB STL FG% ^ - Sun Belt Tournament at Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, La.) 7.0 3.0 0.0 42.9 7.0 13.0 1.0 33.3 Home games in BOLD and will be played at the Jack Stephens Center Television information in [brackets] All times Central (CST) and subject to change G • 24 • Ben Dillard F • 33 • James White 6-2 • Sr. • 3L • Frisco, Texas 6-8 • r-Jr. • 2L • Jonesboro, Ga. PTS REB STL FG% PTS REB BLK FG% 10.0 1.0 1.0 .500 11.0 7.0 3.0 55.6 G • 22 • James Reid 6-3 • Jr. • JC • Bend, Ore. PTS REB STL FG% 12.0 3.0 0.0 44.4 @UALRathletics /UALRTrojans /UALRathletics @UALRathletics UALR BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GM2 / BYU GENERAL TEAM NOTES STATISTICAL COMPARISON School: .......................................................................................UALR • UALR put four players in double fi gures against UA City/Zip: ................................................ Little Rock, Ark., 72204 Monticello, improving Shields’ record to 69-23 (.750) Category UALR BYU Founded: ..................................................................................1927 when at least four players fi nish in double fi gures. Overall Record 1-0 1-0 Enrollment: ..........................................................................11,681 • UALR shot 59.3 percent (16 of 27) in the second half, Scoring 77.0 95.0 Nickname: ...........................................................................Trojans including 50 percent (5 of 10) from 3-point range, of Scoring Defense 64.0 90.0 School Colors: ...................................................Maroon & Silver Sunday’s win over UAM. Arena/Gym Name: ................................Jack Stephens Center Scoring Margin +13.0 +5.0 • UALR has been picked to fi nish third in the Sun Belt Capacity: ..................................................................................5,600 FG% .446 .519 Conference in a vote of the league’s 11 head coaches. Affi liation: ...........................................................NCAA Division I FG% Defense .404 .541 • UALR’s roster features 13 upperclassmen, the most of Conference: ......................................................................Sun Belt 3FG% .458 .458 any UALR team since 1996-97. Chancellor: .................................................Dr. Joel E. Anderson 3FG% Defense .556 .591 • UALR’s 2,288 total points last season were the most Alma Mater, Year: ................................Harding College, 1964 FT% .500 .848 since 1995-96 (2,295), when Derek Fisher and Malik Interim Director of Athletics: ............................Bob Denman Rebs. per game 42.0 33.0 Dixon led the Trojans to a 23-7 record and an NIT berth. Alma Mater, Year: ......................................................UALR, 1974 Opp. Rebs. per game 33.0 29.0 • UALR set a new program record for blocked shots (125) Athletic Dept. Phone: ......................................(501) 569-3167 Rebounding margin +9.0 +4.0 Ticket Offi ce Phone: .........................................(501) 565-UALR for the second straight season in 2013-14. The Trojans Assists 17 19 Athletics Website: ......................................... UALRTrojans.com have blocked 246 shots over the previous two seasons. Assists per game 17.0 19.0 • The Trojans set a new program record for free throw Turnovers 12 17 COACHING STAFF shooting percentage (.737) in 2013-14, with eight play- Turnovers per game 12.0 17.0 Head Coach: ...........................................................Steve Shields ers (six returning) fi nishing the season at 70 percent or Turnover margin +5.0 +1.0 Alma Mater, Year: ...............................................Baylor, 1988 higher. Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.4 1.1 Record At School (Years): ..........................180-160 (12th) • UALR’s 556 made free throws last season were its Career Record: .................................................................Same Steals 3 6 second-highest single-season total since entering the Assistant Coach: ..........................................................Joe Kleine Steals per game 3.0 6.0 Sun Belt Conference in 1991-92. Alma Mater, Year: ..........................................Arkansas, 1985 Blocks 7 3 Years At UALR: ...................................................... 8th Season Blocks per game 7.0 3.0 Assistant Coach: ....................................Charles Cunningham INDIVIDUAL NOTES Alma Mater, Year: .............................North Alabama, 1973 • Point guards J.T. Thomas and DeVonte Smith com- Years At UALR: ...................................................... 7th Season bined for eight assists against one turnover in UALR’s season opener vs. UA Monticello. Assistant Coach: ............................................................Ted Crass • Roger Woods grabbed 13 rebounds against UAM on Sunday – the highest number of any SBC Alma Mater, Year: .................................................UALR, 2013 player this season. Years At UALR: .....................................................2nd Season • UALR’s backcourt (Dillard, Hagins, Reid, Smith, Thomas) combined for nine 3-pointers vs. UAM. Director of Basketball Ops: .....................Marques Townsend • James White fi nished with 11 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in 13 minutes vs. UAM. Alma Mater,