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UTSA R O A D ru NNE rs BASKETBALL 2012-13 MEN’S BasKEtbaLL MEDIA SUPPLEMENT T ABLE OF C ON T EN T S MEDIA INFORMATION OPPONENTS Season Outlook ___________________________________2-3 Opponents Quick Facts _________________________ 32-34 Roster ____________________________________________ 4 Western Athletic Conference Tournament _____________ 35 Schedule __________________________________________ 5 Western Athletic Conference ________________________ 36 Media Information _________________________________ 6 Broadcast Information_______________________________ 7 SEASON REVIEW Quick Facts _______________________________________ 7 Schedule/Results __________________________________ 38 goUTSA.com ______________________________________ 8 Season Box Score _________________________________ 39 Team Statistics ____________________________________ 39 MEET THE ROADRUNNERS Attendance Summary ______________________________ 39 Kannon Burrage __________________________________ 10 Game-by-Game Statistics ___________________________ 40 Michael Hale III ___________________________________ 11 Superlatives ______________________________________ 41 Larry Wilkins _____________________________________ 12 Game Capsules ________________________________ 42-47 Jeromie HIll _______________________________________ 13 Starters Summary _________________________________ 47 Jordan Sims ______________________________________ 14 Southland Conference Review _______________________ 48 Tyler Wood _______________________________________ 15 Devon Agusi______________________________________ 16 RECORD BOOK Jeremy Hines _____________________________________ 16 Team Records _____________________________________ 50 Phillip Jones ______________________________________ 17 Individual Records _________________________________ 51 George Matthews _________________________________ 17 Career Top-10 Lists _____________________________ 52-53 Tank Mayberry ___________________________________ 18 Single-Season Top-10 Lists _______________________ 54-55 Edrico McGregor _________________________________ 18 1,000-Point Club __________________________________ 56 Lucas O’Brien_____________________________________ 19 Top 50 Scorers ___________________________________ 57 A.J. Price ________________________________________ 19 Top Single-Game Scoring Performances ______________ 57 Hyjii Thomas _____________________________________ 20 500-Rebound Game _______________________________ 58 Top 50 Rebounders ________________________________ 59 STAFF Top Single-Game Rebounding Performances___________ 59 Brooks Thompson ______________________________ 22-24 Annual Leaders ___________________________________ 60 Dan O’Dowd _____________________________________ 25 100-Point Games _________________________________ 60 Robert Guster _____________________________________ 26 Convocation Center Records ________________________ 61 Jeff Renegar ______________________________________ 27 Opponent Records _____________________________ 62-63 Shenton Wai _____________________________________ 28 Year-By-Year Results _____________________________ 64-68 Student Managers _________________________________ 28 All-Time Series Results ___________________________ 69-73 Travis Reust _______________________________________ 29 Coaching History _________________________________ 73 Rhodie Moss _____________________________________ 29 All-Time Letterwinners ______________________________ 74 Support Staff/Table Crew __________________________ 29 All-Time Roster ____________________________________ 75 Lynn Hickey ______________________________________ 30 Honor Roll _______________________________________ 76 Dr. Ricardo Romo _________________________________ 31 Conference Championship Teams ___________________ 77 Roadrunners In The Pros ____________________________ 78 Retired Jerseys ____________________________________ 79 TV/Radio Chart ___________________________________ 80 CREDITS The 2012-13 UTSA Men’s Basketball Media Supplement is a production of the UTSA Athletics Communications Office. The supplement was designed, written and edited by Assistant AD/ Athletics Communications Kyle Stephens with assistance from Associate Athletics Communications Director Brian Hernandez, Assistant Athletics Communications Directors Tony Baldwin and Jordan Korphage and student assistant Zach Lee. Photos provided by Jeff Huehn and Mark McClendon. 2012-13 UTSA R OU A D R N NE R S B asEBA K T L L 1 S EASON O U T LOOK Now entering his seventh season as UTSA head coach, Brooks Thompson has guided the Roadrunners to their most successful four-year stretch (76 wins) in two decades. The timing could not be better, as the program prepares for its first and only season in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) before joining Conference USA in 2013. UTSA returns six letterwinners, including a pair of starters, from last year’s squad that posted an 18-14 record and finished third in the Southland Conference West Division with a 10-6 mark to advance to the postseason tournament for the fifth straight year. Headlining the list of returnees is the trio of senior guards Michael Hale III and Kannon Burrage and junior forward Jeromie Hill. Hale III started 24 games at the point and appeared in 31, averaging 9.9 points and a team-best 3.2 assists per contest. The Federal Way, Wash., native also registered a 1.71 assist-to-turnover ratio and 40 steals in his first season with the Roadrunners. Burrage came off the bench in 28 of the 32 contests and led the team in scoring at 13.5 points per game. The East Moline, Ill., product drained 43 3-pointers, shot 78.9 percent (120-152) at the free-throw line and posted four 20-point outings en route to earning honorable mention All-Southland honors. Junior forward Jeromie Hill earned NABC All-District 23 and All-Southland Conference accolades last season. Hill followed an impressive freshman campaign by garnering second-team NABC All-District 23 and All-Southland accolades to go along with being chosen as Southland Student-Athlete of the Year. The Cairns, Australia, native recorded 12.5 points and a team-high 6.4 rebounds per game and shot 48.6 percent from the floor, including 40.7 percent from behind the 3-point line. UTSA also will receive a boost by the return of senior forward/ center Larry Wilkins, who was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA after suffering a season-ending Achilles tendon tear last July. The San Antonio Madison High product started half of the 34 games in 2010-11 and averaged 3.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per outing, including 6.6 points and 7.0 boards during the final eight contests. The junior duo of guard/forward Jordan Sims and forward Tyler Wood will provide depth and experience. Sims appeared in 30 games a year ago and led the team in scoring twice with 26 behind a 7-for-7 night from downtown against Jarvis Christian and 14 in the Cameron victory. Wood saw action in 26 contests and Senior guard Kannon Burrage led UTSA in scoring tallied 23 points, 23 boards, six assists, six steals and five blocks. with 13.5 points per game last season. 2 2012-13 UTSA R OU A D R N NE R S B asEBA K T L L S EASON O U T LOOK Thompson will look to a versatile class of nine newcomers to O’Brien, a top-75 recruit, registered 14.3 points and seven rebounds help the Roadrunners make the transition to the WAC. per contest as a 6-10 center for Perry High in Chandler, Ariz. Redshirt freshman guard A.J. Price has the edge in familiarity Sophomore George Matthews must sit out the 2012-13 season by spending all of last season with the program and the former per NCAA transfer rules after moving to UTSA from Utah. The top- three-time all-district performer at Class 5A powerhouse The Colony 50 national recruit was an all-state guard for Arizona prep power can play either the point or shooting guard. St. Mary’s High. Junior transfer Hyjii Thomas, who was the Region XIV UTSA will be road tested by the time the WAC slate rolls Tournament MVP in helping Navarro College win that title and around in late December. The Roadrunners will play nine of their advance to the NJCAA Tournament, will see action at shooting first 10 games away from the Alamo City and those will occur in guard. The Houston native averaged 8.7 points and 3.2 rebounds four different time zones. as a sophomore for the Bulldogs. The Birds open the campaign at the Liberty Tax Classic in A pair of walk-on guards in senior Devon Augusi and Norfolk, Va., where they will face Morgan State, Holy Cross and sophomore Jeremy Hines will provide depth in the backcourt. Old Dominion on Nov. 9-11. At 6-10 and 295 pounds, fellow Navarro College transfer Tank UTSA hosts USC Upstate on Nov. 17, before going on the road Mayberry will help beef up the front line. The Corpus Christi native for the next six matchups — BYU (Nov. 21), Oregon (Nov. 29), averaged 16 points and eight rebounds for John Paul II High and CSU Bakersfield (Dec. 1), Mississippi State (Dec. 4), USC Upstate will have three years of eligibility remaining. (Dec. 8) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Dec. 21). Also adding size up front will be junior Edrico McGregor and The Roadrunners will play each WAC opponent at home and freshmen Phillip Jones and Lucas O’Brien. away for an 18-game schedule, beginning with hosting Utah State McGregor, a 6-7 native of Nassau, Bahamas, posted 7.3 points and San Jose State on Dec. 29 and 31. and 4.8 boards per game and shot 59.6 percent as a sophomore The two remaining non-conference dates are at home against at North Idaho College. Cal State Bakersfield on Feb. 12 and an opponent