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GAMES 2-4 @ SUNSHINE CLASSIC // NOV. 8-10, 2019 UTSA ROADRUNNERS BASKETBALL ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT: Brent Ingram ([email protected]; C: 210-845-8651) NOVEMBER (0-1) SETTING THE SCENE 05 at Oklahoma 7 p.m. L, 67-85 Live video FLOHoops.tv 08 vs. Southern Illinois 1 6:30 p.m. goUTSA.com 09 vs. Oakland 1 4:30 p.m. UTSA ROADRUNNERS 10 vs. Delaware 1 2:30 p.m. (0-1, 0-0 C-USA) Radio The Bull 93.3/92.5 FM 18 at Utah State 8 p.m. X Jay Howard (play-by-play) 22 WILEY COLLEGE 7 p.m. Pregame show starts 30 minutes 30 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 7 p.m. before tipoff DECEMBER (0-0) 03 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 7 p.m. Series SIU, OU, UD: first meetings 07 at Texas State 4 p.m. SUNSHINE SLAM 14 UT PERMIAN BASIN 3 p.m. 6:30 - 4:30 - 2:30 p.m. • Nov. 8-10 UTSA HEAD COACH 18 vs. Oregon State 2 4:30 p.m. 21 ILLINOIS STATE 3 p.m. Silver Spurs Arena • Kissisimmee, Fla. STEVE HENSON 28 OUR LADY OF THE LAKE 3 p.m. (Kansas State, 1990) JANUARY (0-0) 02 at Florida Atlantic * 6 p.m. HEADLINES AND STORYLINES Career Record: 51-50 (4th year) 04 at FIU * 6 p.m. • The UTSA men’s basketball team will continue a season-opening seven-day UTSA Record: same 09 LOUISIANA TECH * 6 p.m. road trip with the three game Sunshine Slam, with the Roadrunners opening vs. SIU, OU, UD: first meeting 11 SOUTHERN MISS * 3 p.m. the event vs. Southern Illinois on Friday at 6:30 p.m. CT at the Silver Spurs 15 at UTEP * 8 p.m. 18 UTEP * 3 p.m. Arena. UTSA will then face Oakland on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and Delaware on 23 at North Texas * 7 p.m. Sunday at 2:30 p.m. WE ARE UTSA 25 at Rice * 7 p.m. • All three games will be broadcast live on the Roadrunners Sports Network, with When referencing University of Texas at San Antonio 30 UAB * 7 p.m. Jay Howard calling the action live on The Bull 93.3/92.5 and goUTSA.com. The Athletics, PLEASE USE THE ACRONYM UTSA AND FEBRUARY (0-0) games will be streamed live on FLOHoops ($) with Brendan Gulick and Spence THE NICKNAME ROADRUNNERS. Please refrain 01 MIDDLE TENNESSEE * 3 p.m. Siegel calling the action. from using UT-San Antonio, Texas-San Antonio, 06 at Old Dominion * 6 p.m. • The Roadrunners return the nation's top scoring backcourt from 2018-19, UT-SA, or any other variation. 08 at Charlotte * 3 p.m. 13 MARSHALL * 8 p.m. juniors Jhivvan Jackson and Keaton Wallace. The duo combined to average 15 WESTERN KENTUCKY * 2 p.m. 43.1 points per game in 2018-19, with Jackson winning the C-USA scoring 22 C-USA Bonus Play *^ TBD crown with 22.9 points per game and Wallace adding 20.2 point per game. 27 C-USA Bonus Play *^ TBD • UTSA ranked 19th in the NCAA in 2018-19 in pace of play, according to the MARCH (0-0) KenPom rankings. UTSA checked in third in the state of Texas and second in 01 C-USA Bonus Play *^ TBD C-USA behind only the nation's leader, FIU. 04 C-USA Bonus Play *^ TBD • Jackson has been tabbed as the preseason pick to win C-USA Player of the Year 07 C-USA Bonus Play *^ TBD 11 First Round # TBD by the Blue Ribbon Yearbook. 12 Quarterfinals # TBD • The Roadrunners have never posted a 3-0 record in a three-game event in their 13 Semifinals # TBD history. Last year, UTSA went 1-2 in Tampa, Fla., and UTSA’s best record in a 14 Championship # TBD preseason event came with a 2-0 mark in 2005-06. Home Game at the Convocation Center • UTSA is under the direction of fourth-year head coach Steve Henson, a member 1 - Sunshine Slam (Kissimmee, Fla.) of the Kansas State Athletic Hall of Fame and the 2017-18 C-USA Coach of the 2 - Neutral site game (Houston, Texas) * - Conference USA Game Year. Henson played seven seasons in the NBA and is one of 21 current head UTSAMBB ^ - Will play four of five dates, opponents, and locations will be coaches in the NCAA who played in the NBA. determined following completion of games on Feb. 16 # - Conference USA Championship (Frisco, Texas) UTSA ROADRUNNERS AT A GLANCE All times CENTRAL; Dates and times subject to change Probable Starters Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown G-GS PPG RPG Other THE STEVE HENSON SHOW 2 Jhivvan Jackson G 6-0 170 Jr.-2L Bayamon, Puerto Rico 1-1 24.0 13.0 preseason C-USA POY 22 Keaton Wallace G 6-3 185 Jr.-2L Dallas, Texas 1-1 17.0 9.0 NABC all-district SANDBOX • 7280 UTSA BLVD. 3 Byron Frohnen F 6-6 230 Sr.-3L Las Vegas, Nev. 1-1 6.0 7.0 101 straight starts SELECTED DATES 23 Atem Bior F 6-7 225 Sr.-1L Brisbane, Australia 1-1 3.0 1.0 22 min on Tues. Hosted by Andy Everett, The Steve Henson Show airs on select days 44 Luka Barisic F 6-10 240 Jr.-TR Osijek, Croatia 1-1 0.0 2.0 13 min on Tues. during the Conference USA season. Key Reserves Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown G-GS PPG RPG Other 5 Makani Whiteside G 6-4 190 Fr.-HS Madera, Calif. 1-0 0.0 2.0 12 min on Tues. Fans can join the show at the restaurant, tune in to The Ticket 760, 10 Erik Czumbel G 6-3 185 Fr.-HS Verona, Italy 1-0 6.0 2.0 2 3's on Tues. online at goUTSA.com, Ticket760.com and everywhere fans want 11 Adokiye Iyaye G 6-3 180 So.-1L Oklahoma City, Okla. 1-0 0.0 0.0 13 min on Tues. to listen via the free all-in-one iHeartRadio app. 12 Phoenix Ford F 6-8 230 R-So.-TR St. Petersburg, Fla. 0-0 - - missed Tues. with illness 21 Knox Hellums G 6-5 205 R-Jr.-TR Tomball, Texas 1-0 0.0 2.0 7 min on Tues. Jan. 6 Jan. 21 Feb. 3 Feb. 17 March 2 24 Jacob Germany C 6-11 220 Fr.-HS Kingston, Okla. 1-0 9.0 4.0 4 of 6 on Tues. Jan. 13 Jan. 27 Feb. 10 Feb. 24 March 16 25 Adrian Rodriguez F 6-7 245 R-So.-1L Tulsa, Okla. 1-0 2.0 1.0 9 min on Tues. 2019-20 UTSA BASKETBALL #RunWithUs GAMES 2-4 @ SUNSHINE CLASSIC // NOV. 8-10, 2019 2019-20 UTSA ROADRUNNERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown/Previous School STANDINGS 2 Jhivvan Jackson G 6-0 170 Jr.-2L Bayamón, Puerto Rico/Euless [Texas] Trinity HS Institution C-USA Overall 3 Byron Frohnen F 6-6 230 Sr.-3L Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman HS 1. Middle Tennessee 0-0 1-0 5 Makani Whiteside G 6-4 190 Fr.-HS Madera, Calif./Liberty HS 2. WKU 0-0 1-0 10 Erik Czumbel G 6-3 185 Fr.-HS Verona, Italy/Liceo Leonardo da Vinci 3. North Texas 0-0 1-0 11 Adokiye Iyaye G 6-3 180 So.-1L Oklahoma City, Okla./Putnam City North HS 4. FAU 0-0 1-0 12 Phoenix Ford F 6-8 230 R-So.-TR St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg HS/Richmond/Mississippi GC 5. Southern Miss 0-0 1-0 21 Knox Hellums G 6-5 205 R-Jr.-TR Tomball, Texas/Concordia Lutheran HS/Pepperdine 6. UTEP 0-0 1-0 22 Keaton Wallace G 6-3 185 Jr.-2L Dallas, Texas/Richardson HS 7. Louisiana Tech 0-0 1-0 23 Atem Bior F 6-7 225 Sr.-1L Brisbane, Australia/St. James College/New Mexico Military Int. 8. Marshall 0-0 0-0 24 Jacob Germany C 6-11 220 Fr.-HS Kingston, Okla./Kingston HS 9. UAB 0-0 0-0 25 Adrian Rodriguez F 6-7 245 R-So.-1L Tulsa, Okla./Union HS 10. Charlotte 0-0 0-1 32 Austin Timperman F 6-9 190 R-Fr.-RS The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands HS 11. Rice 0-0 0-1 44 Luka Barisic F 6-10 240 Jr.-TR Osijek, Croatia/Private Gymnasium Benedikt Kotrucjevic/Highland Community [Ill.] CCC 12. Old Dominion 0-0 0-1 13. FIU 0-0 0-1 14. UTSA 0-0 0-1 * - will sit out 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer policies PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: Steve Henson (Fourth season • Kansas State, 1990) 2 Jhivvan (jah-VON) Jackson Associate Head Coach: Mike Peck (Fourth season • Northwood, 1993) 3 Byron Frohnen (FRO-nen) Assistant Coach: Scott Thompson (Fourth season • Mississippi, 2002) 5 Makani (MAH-kahn-EE) Whiteside Assistant Coach: Adam Hood (Fourth season • Air Force, 2008) 10 Erik Czumbel (ZUM-bell) Director of Operations: Jeff Luster (Fifth season • Tabor College, 1996) 11 Adokiye (ah-DOKE-e-a) Iyaye (E-I-A) Video Coordinator: Cale Brubaker (Fourth season • MidAmerica Nazarene, 2016) 21 Knox Hellums (HELL-ums) Graduate Assistant: Austin Karrer (Second season • UTSA, 2018) 23 Atem (A-tim) Bior (BE-or) UTSA QUICK FACTS 44 Luka Barisic (BEAR-ah-sitch) GENERAL INFORMATION Graduate Assistant: Taylor Luster (First season • Missouri Southern State, 2016) GA Austin Karrer (CAR) Name of Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio Athletic Trainer: Josh Modica (Seventh season • Missouri State, 2010) Location: San Antonio, Texas Strength & Conditioning Coach: Christian Wood (First season • Our Lady of the Lake University, 2017) Founded: 1969 Enrollment: 32,101 Nickname: Roadrunners LEADING THE ROADRUNNERS School Colors : Navy Blue (PMS 289), Orange (PMS 1665) & White Arena (Capacity): Convocation Center (2,650) • The Roadrunners return three starters from the 2018-19 season, including the nation’s top scoring backcourt in juniors Jhivvan Year Opened: 1975 Jackson and Keaton Wallace.