2014-15 UTSA Roadrunners Men’s Basketball Almanac 0 • James Williams 3 • Edwin Olympio 4 • Gino Littles 5 • Tyler Flores 10 • Christian Wilson 6-4 • 190 • G • Jr. 6-4 • 180 • G • Fr. 6-0 • 150 • G • Fr. 6-3 • 225 • G • Fr. 6-2 • 150 • G • Fr. Arlington, Texas Marseille, France Phoenix, Ariz. Saginaw, Texas Baton Rouge, La. 11 • Austin Karrer 12 • Jeromie Hill 14 • Ryan Bowie 15 • Lucas O’Brien 22 • George Matthews 6-3 • 175 • G • Fr. 6-8 • 250 • F • Sr. 6-1 • 185 • G • Jr. 6-10 • 230 • F/C • So. 6-6 • 230 • G • Jr. New Braunfels, Texas Cairns, Australia Lewisville, Texas Chandler, Ariz. Phoenix, Ariz. 24 • Phillip Jones 32 • James Ringholt 34 • Larry Lewis Jr. 44 • Keon Lewis 45 • Kaj-Björn Sherman 6-6 • 205 • F • So. 6-10 • 215 • C • Fr. 6-2 • 195 • G • Fr. 6-2 • 220 • G • Sr. 7-0 • 270 • C • Sr. Freeport, Bahamas Brisbane, Australia Scottsdale, Ariz. Seattle, Wash. Mercer Island, Wash. Brooks Thompson Dan O’Dowd Robert Guster Jeff Renegar Shenton Wai Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Operations Ninth Season Ninth Season Ninth Season Seventh Season Sixth Season Table of Contents Season Outlook _____________________________2-3 General Information Roster _____________________________________4-5 Location ______________________ San Antonio, Texas Schedule ____________________________________ 6 Enrollment _________ 28,623 (24,409 undergraduate) Media Information ____________________________ 7 Founded _________________________________1969 goUTSA.com _________________________________ 8 Meet The Roadrunners Nickname __________________________Roadrunners James Williams _____________________________ 10 Colors _____ Navy blue (289), orange (1665) and white Jeromie Hill _________________________________ 11 Home Court __________________Convocation Center Lucas O’Brien _______________________________ 12 Capacity ______________________2,650 (temporary) George Matthews ____________________________ 13 Conference _____________________ Conference USA Phillip Jones ________________________________ 14 Keon Lewis _________________________________ 15 Affiliation ______________________ NCAA Division I Kaj-Björn Sherman ___________________________ 16 Athletic Director _____________________ Lynn Hickey Edwin Olympio/Gino Littles ___________________ 17 President _______________________Dr. Ricardo Romo Tyler Flores/Christian Wilson __________________ 18 Athletic Department Phone _________ 210-458-4161 Austin Karrer/Ryan Bowie ____________________ 19 Ticket Office Phone _______________ 210-458-UTSA James Ringholt/Larry Lewis Jr. _________________ 20 UTSA Staff Internet Address ____________________ goUTSA.com Brooks Thompson _________________________ 22-25 Dan O’Dowd _______________________________ 26 Team Information Robert Guster _______________________________ 27 Head Coach ____________________Brooks Thompson Jeff Renegar ________________________________ 28 Shenton Wai ________________________________ 29 Alma Mater _______________ Oklahoma State/1994 Support Staff________________________________ 30 Career Record _____________ 169-149/11th season Lynn Hickey _________________________________ 31 School Record _____________ 114-135/ninth season Dr. Ricardo Romo ____________________________ 32 Associate Head Coach ______________ Dan O’Dowd Opponents Alma Mater _______________ Bethany College/1986 Opponents ______________________________ 34-38 Conference USA __________________________ 38-39 Assistant Coach ____________________Robert Guster Conference USA Tournament __________________ 40 Alma Mater _________________Missouri-Rolla/1999 2013-14 Season Review Assistant Coach _____________________ Jeff Renegar 2013-14 Results _____________________________ 42 Alma Mater __________________ Adams State/2004 Final Stats __________________________________ 43 Team Operations Coordinator ________ Shenton Wai Game Highs ________________________________ 44 Game-by-Game Capsules __________________ 44-49 Letterwinners Returning/Lost __________________ 7/7 Conference USA Review ______________________ 50 Starters Returning/Lost ______________________ 2/3 Departed Letterwinners ____________________ 51-52 Newcomers __________________________________ 8 History & Records 2013-14 Overall Record ____________________ 8-22 Team Records _______________________________ 54 Individual Records ___________________________ 55 C-USA Record _____________________ 4-14 (t-14th) Career Top 10 Lists _______________________ 56-57 First Year of Basketball ___________________1981-82 Single-Season Top 10 Lists _________________ 58-59 Overall All-Time Record _________________493-467 1,000-Point Club ____________________________ 60 NCAA Apperances ___________________________ 4 Top Scorers _________________________________ 61 ______________________ (1988, 1999, 2004, 2011) 500-Rebound Club __________________________ 62 Top Rebounders _____________________________ 63 Annual Leaders _____________________________ 64 Convocation Center Records ___________________ 65 CREDITS Opponent Records ________________________ 66-67 The 2014-15 Men’s Basketball Almanac was Year-by-Year Results_______________________ 68-79 designed, written and edited by Assistant Athletics Postseason Tournament History _________________ 80 Communications Director Jordan Korphage. Milestone Games ____________________________ 81 All-Time Series Results _____________________ 82-86 Assistance provided by Athletics Communications All-Time Letterwinners ________________________ 87 Director Kyle Stephens. All-Time Roster ______________________________ 88 Honor Roll _______________________________ 89-90 Photography Roadrunners in the Pros _______________________ 91 Jeff Huehn and Mark McClendon Retired Jerseys ______________________________ 92 2014-15 UTSA MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA ALMANAC 1 SEASON OUTLOOK Season Outlook Eight newcomers will join with an experienced group of seven returners, as UTSA will head into its 34th season overall and second as a member of Conference USA. The Roadrunners bring back a pair of starters and will get a boost from the return of senior Jeromie Hill, who took a medical redshirt while recovering from a knee injury a season ago. Now in his ninth season, head coach Brooks Thompson is the second-longest tenured coach in program history and he is one of just eight men to be drafted in the first round of the NBA draft and lead a Division I squad in 2014-15. Hill, a 6-8 senior forward that became just the sixth player in program history to eclipse the 1,000-point and 500-rebound career barriers during the 2012-13 campaign, leads the team. In addition to topping those milestones, the two-time all-conference selection needs 113 points and 71 boards to move into the school’s career top-five for both categories. Meanwhile, the Cairns, Australia, native could become just the second player (joining Senior Jeromie Hill Devin Brown, 1,922 points/751 rebounds) to top both the 1,500-point and 700-rebound plateaus points, 12 rebounds and five blocks per game last with 305 points and 102 rebounds. season at Brisbane Boys’ College and will provide Hill, who averaged 13.1 points and 6.5 depth to the frontcourt. rebounds in his last season of action, will team Perhaps the strength of the team will be the up with sophomore Phillip Jones, senior Kaj-Björn backcourt, which is headlined by returner Keon Sherman, sophomore Lucas O’Brien and freshman Lewis and redshirt freshman Larry Lewis Jr. (no and fellow Aussie James Ringholt in the frontcourt. relation), who also sat out the 2013-14 campaign After totaling just six minutes in the first five games with an injury. of the 2013-14 season, Jones earned the start in 23 Keon Lewis led the offense a season ago with of the final 25 contests and averaged 7.2 points 12.6 points per game and the Seattle, Wash., and led the team with 6.2 rebounds per outing and native reached double-figures in 12 of his first 13 20 blocks. The Freeport, Bahamas, native guided games with the Roadrunners. The senior was among the Roadrunners to a win over Rice (Jan. 30) with the conference leaders in free-throw shooting and his first collegiate double-double of 16 points and finished the campaign with 141 freebies while he 11 rebounds. connected at an 83.9 percent clip. Meanwhile, Sherman saw action in 28 games, A three-star recruit and former USC commit, Larry including a pair of starts, and averaged nearly 17 Lewis Jr. averaged 21 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.9 minutes per game. The 7-foot senior from Mercer assists and 1.9 steals per game in his last action at Island, Wash., will be counted on even more with Westwind Prep Academy in 2012-13. the departure of Edrico McGregor and Tyler Wood. George Matthews also returns after appearing in O’Brien saw limited action last season, but 20 contests a season ago. The 6-foot-6 junior wing showed a nice shooting touch. In his first action has the ability to shoot from long range as well as after redshirting the previous season, O’Brien came attack the basket and can cause problems for the off the bench in 15 games and hit three of his four opposition on the defensive end with his length. attempts from behind the arc. The final backcourt returnee is James Williams, Ringholt comes to UTSA after averaging 15 a junior who saw action in 26 games with eight 2 2014-15 UTSA MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA ALMANAC SEASON OUTLOOK Season Outlook starts last season. The Arlington native was effective The sharpshooter helped lead the Cougars to a from behind the arc as he was one of four players 23-9 mark as a senior after averaging 10.4 points to knock