The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (0-0, 0-0 WAC) @ No. 19 Texas Longhorns (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) Game #1 • Road Game #1 at Frank C. Erwin Jr. Special Events Center Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 7 p.m. (CDT)

UTRGV 2020-21 Schedule Date Opponent TV/Result Time/Record UTRGV 2020-21 Roster November (0-0) 11/25 at No. 19 Texas LHN 7 p.m. Returning Starters 2019-20 11/28 UTSA WDN 3 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG December (0-0) 14 Javon Levi G 5-11 175 Sr. Killeen, TX 11.4 3.3 8.0 12/2 Corpus Christi WDN 7 p.m. 12/4 Our Lady of the Lake WDN 6 p.m. 2 Quinton Johnson II G 6-4 190 R-So. Oklahoma City, OK 7.9 3.1 1.0 12/6 at Texas A&M SEC 2 p.m. 1 Sean Rhea F 6-8 230 R-Jr. Houston, TX 6.0 4.6 0.4 12/10 at Corpus Christi 7 p.m. 12/14 at Incarnate Word 7 p.m. 12/21 Sam Houston State WDN 6 p.m. Off the Bench 2019-20 January (0-0, 0-0 WAC) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 1/5 Dallas Christian WDN 6 p.m. 0 Chris Freeman G 6-6 190 Sr. Winston-Salem, NC 6.4 2.2 1.0 1/8 at Chicago State* WDN 2 p.m. 1/9 at Chicago State* WDN 2 p.m. 3 Connor Raines F 6-6 190 So. Beacon Falls, CT 3.9 0.8 0.5 1/15 Dixie State* WDN 6 p.m. 4 Jeff Otchere C 6-11 240 Gr. Bronx, NY 2.8 5.4 0.5 1/16 Dixie State* WDN 6 p.m. 5 Jamal Gaines F 6-8 215 R-So. Red Oak, TX 0.8 1.4 0.0 1/22 at New Mexico State* WDN TBD 1/23 at New Mexico State* WDN TBD 10 Nick Mora G 6-1 167 Gr. Weslaco, TX N/A N/A N/A February (0-0, 0-0 WAC) 11 Marek Nelson F 6-7 190 R-Jr. Plano, TX N/A N/A N/A 2/5 Grand Canyon* ESPN+ 7 p.m. 12 Rob McClain Jr. F 6-5 185 Sr. Red Lake, MN 2.6 2.6 0.7 2/6 Grand Canyon* WDN 7 p.m. 2/12 at California Baptist* WDN 8 p.m. 13 Ricky “Doc” Nelson G 6-1 170 R-Jr. Houston, TX N/A N/A N/A 2/13 at California Baptist* WDN 8 p.m. 15 Uche Dibiamaka G 6-3 200 Jr. Adelaide, SA, AU 3.1 1.6 1.4 2/19 Seattle U* WDN 6 p.m. 20 Isaiah Garcia G 5-10 160 So. Weslaco, TX 1.3 0.0 0.0 2/20 Seattle U* WDN 7 p.m. 2/26 at Utah Valley* WDN 7 p.m. 23 Anthony Bratton F 6-8 236 Sr. Omaha, NE 4.1 2.5 0.1 2/27 at Utah Valley* WDN 7 p.m. 24 Malik Lawrence-Anderson F 6-6 215 Jr. Kingston, JAM N/A N/A N/A March (0-0, 0-0 WAC) 32 LaQuan Butler G 6-0 170 Jr. Lancaster, TX 5.5 1.0 1.8 3/5 Tarleton State WDN 6 p.m. 3/6 Tarleton State WDN 7 p.m. Western Athletic Conference Tournament (Las Vegas) Head Coach Lew Hill (Fifth Season, Wichita State) 3/11 Quarterfinals ESPN+ 2/4:30/8/10:30 p.m. Assistant Coaches Jai Steadman (Seventh Season, Nebraska) 3/12 Semifinals ESPN+ 8/10:30 p.m. 3/13 Championship ESPNU 9 p.m. Kenya Crandell (Fifth Season, Nebraska-Kearney) NCAA Tournament Luke Mackay (Fifth Season, East Carolina) 3/16 First Four (If Nec.) truTV 5:30/8 p.m. Special Assistants to the Head Coach Patrick Nee (First Season, Central Oklahoma) 3/18 Second Round CBS/TNT/TBS/truTV TBD 3/20 Third Round CBS/TNT/TBS/truTV TBD Chris Lowe (First Season, UMass) 3/25 Sweet 16 CBS/TBS TBD Athletic Trainer Steven Kraus (Fourth Season, FIU) 3/27 Elite 8 CBS/TBS TBD Strength & Conditioning Coach Lucas Monroe (Sixth Season, Central Missouri) April (0-0) 4/3 Final Four CBS TBD 4/5 Championship CBS TBD Pronunciations Home games in bold All times CT *Western Athletic Conference game LaQuan Butler [luh-KWAHN] Uche Dibiamaka [OO-chay] [dih-bee-ah-MAH-kah] Jeff Otchere [oh-CHERRY] Marek Nelson [MEH-rick] Malik Lawrence-Anderson [mah-LEEK] Javon Levi [juh-VAUGHN] [LEAVE-eye] Sean Rhea [SHAWN] [RAY] Jai Steadman [JAY] [STED-min]

Year-by-Year Records Under Coach Hill Record Home Road Neutral WAC Home Road WAC Tournament NCAA NIT CBI CIT RPI/NET SOS 2016-17 10-22 7-7 1-14 2-1 2-11 1-6 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 319 217 2017-18 15-18 9-7 6-10 0-1 6-8 3-4 3-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 234 237 2018-19 20-17 11-9 9-7 1-1 9-7 3-5 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 185 105 2019-20 14-16 11-3 3-11 0-2 9-7 6-2 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 260 202 2020-21 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Total 59-71 38-26 19-42 3-5 26-33 13-17 13-16 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 Streaks W2 W5 W1 L3 W2 W4 W1 L2 N/A N/A L1 L1

Upcoming Games

Date Day Opponent Site Time (CT) Broadcast Nov. 25 Wed. Texas Erwin Center 7 p.m. Longhorn Network Nov. 28 Sat. UTSA UTRGV Fieldhouse 3 p.m. WAC Digital Network Dec. 2 Wed. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Bert Ogden Arena 7 p.m. WAC Digital Network Dec. 4 Fri. Our Lady of the Lake UTRGV Fieldhouse 6 p.m. WAC Digital Network Dec. 6 Sun. Texas A&M Reed Arena 2 p.m. SEC Network | KURV 710 AM | KBUC 102.1 FM

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How the 2020-21 Squad Was Built

Returning Players (13) Transfers (2) Junior College Transfers (1) Anthony Bratton LaQuan Butler Malik Lawrence-Anderson Uche Dibiamaka Jeff Otchere Chris Freeman Jamal Gaines Isaiah Garcia Quinton Johnson II Javon Levi Rob McClain Jr. Nick Mora Marek Nelson Ricky “Doc” Nelson Connor Raines Sean Rhea

The 2020-21 Squad by Class

Graduate Students (2) Seniors (4) Juniors (6) Sophomores (4) Freshmen (0) Nick Mora Anthony Bratton LaQuan Butler Jamal Gaines Jeff Otchere Chris Freeman Uche Dibiamaka Isaiah Garcia Javon Levi Malik Lawrence-Anderson Quinton Johnson II Rob McClain Jr. Marek Nelson Connor Raines Ricky “Doc” Nelson Sean Rhea

The 2020-21 Squad by Home State/Country

Texas (8) Australia (1) Connecticut (1) Jamaica (1) Minnesota (1) LaQuan Butler Uche Dibiamaka Connor Raines Malik Lawrence-Anderson Rob McClain Jr. Jamal Gaines Isaiah Garcia Nebraska (1) New York (1) North Carloina (1) Oklahoma (1) Javon Levi Anthony Bratton Jeff Otchere Chris Freeman Quinton Johnson II Nick Mora Ricky “Doc” Nelson Marek Nelson Sean Rhea

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Last Game Men’s Beats California Baptist in Overtime to Clinch No. 2 Seed WAC Tournament March 7, 2020 at UTRGV Fieldhouse – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's basketball team clinched the No. 2 seed in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Tournament, the highest seed in program history, by closing out the regular season with a 79-76 overtime victory over the California Baptist University Lancers in front of a raucous crowd of 1,523. Graduate student Jordan Jackson led the Vaqueros with 24 points, three assists and two blocks. Senior Lesley Varner II scored 22 points with a career-high seven steals, tied for the 10th- highest single-game total in program history. Junior Javon Levi scored eight points with a career-high tying 13 assists, a season-high tying five steals and five rebounds. Senior Isaiah Fontaine finished with five points with four rebounds. Milan Acquaah led the Lancers (21-10, 10-6 WAC) with 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Dejon Davis scored 15 points with 11 rebounds. Ferron Flavors Jr. finished with 15 points. The Vaqueros trailed 52-46 with 8:34 remaining in the second half. Junior Rob McClain Jr. responded with a layup and Varner came up with a dunk to spark an 8-2 run to tie the game at 54. Flavors and Kuol answered with threes to put the Lancers up 60-56. Then, with the score 62-58, Jackson made a layup and Varner hit two free throws to tie the game. The Vaqueros trailed 67-64 in the final minute before Levi hit a game-tying three with 21 seconds left to force overtime. The Lancers jumped out to a 74-70 lead with 1:51 left in the extra session, but four Varner free throws sandwiched a Jackson layup to give the Vaqueros the lead. A Davis layup tied the game with seven seconds left before Varner came down the court and hit a game-winning three. Jackson opened the game with a jumper and a dunk and then freshman Quinton Johnson II nailed a three as the Vaqueros jumped out to a 7-2 lead. The Lancers responded with a 16-6 run to go up 18-13. The Lancers extended their lead to 28-22 late in the half, but a jumper and a by Fontaine and a three at the buzzer by Johnson allowed the Vaqueros to go into halftime down just 30-28. The Vaqueros scored the first four points of the second half to take the lead before an Acquaah three sparked a 14-6 run to put the Lancers up 44-38.

3/7/20 1 2 OT 2OT Final High Scorer High Reb. High Ast. FG% (FGM-A) 3PT (FGM-A) FT% (FTM-A) Reb. (O-D-T) Ast. CBU 30 37 9 -- 76 Acquaah-18 Davis-11 Acquaah-8 .373 (25-67) .423 (11-26) .833 (15-18) 17-38-55 14 UTRGV 28 39 12 -- 79 Lever-18 Lever-6 Blacksher-5 .384 (28-73) .190 (4-21) .826 (19-23) 10-26-36 20

Previous Games Men’s Basketball Wins to Break Tie with Grand Canyon Feb. 29, 2020 at GCU Arena – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's basketball teammoved into position for the No. 2 seed in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament by beating the Grand Canyon University Lopes 88-80. Senior Lesley Varner II led the Vaqueros with 32 points on 9-of-16 shooting, including 5-of-6 from behind the arc, with seven rebounds. Junior Javon Levi scored a career-high 25 points with four assists and three steals. Junior Chris Freeman scored a career-high 18 points. Freshman Quinton Johnson II finished with seven points, five rebounds and two assists. Alessandro Lever led the Lopes with 18 points and six rebounds. Isiah Brown scored 17 points. Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 15 points, with five rebounds and five assists. Carlos Johnson scored 11 points with five rebounds. Lorenzo Jenkins finished with 10 points and six rebounds. The Lopes led briefly in the second half, going up 68-65 after trailing for the majority of the game. That’s when Freeman drilled a three from the right corner, drew the foul and hit the free throw to spark the Vaqueros. Varner followed with a three and Levi hit a jumper to put the Vaqueros up 74-68. The Lopes got as close as four at 76-72, but Varner responded with a three-point play and Johnson made a backdoor layup as the Vaqueros put the game on ice. The Vaqueros came out on fire in the first half, going up 9-2 on a Freeman three. Then, with the score 14-9, Varner and Johnson made back-to-back threes and Varner hit a jumper to put the Vaqueros up 22-9. The Vaqueros extended their lead to 14 at 34-20 on a Freeman three midway through the half. The Vaqueros took their largest lead with 7:23 remaining in the first half when a Levi layup made the score 40-24. The Lopes closed to within five early in the second half before a Varner three punctuated a 7-2 run to give the Vaqueros a 56-46 lead. The Lopes followed with a 16-5 run to tie the game to take their first lead at 62-61.

2/29/20 1 2 OT 2OT Final High Scorer High Reb. High Ast. FG% (FGM-A) 3PT (FGM-A) FT% (FTM-A) Reb. (O-D-T) Ast. UTRGV 47 41 -- -- 88 Varner-32 Varner-7 Levi-4 .517 (30-58) .429 (9-21) .760 (19-25) 7-20-27 13 Grand Canyon 40 40 -- -- 80 Lever-18 Lever-6 Blacksher-5 .566 (30-53) .563 (9-16) .647 (11-17) 7-25-32 14

Men's Basketball Falls at CSU Bakersfield Feb. 27, 2020 at Icardo Center – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's basketball team fell to the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners 79-59. Senior Lesley Varner II led the Vaqueros (12-16, 7-7 WAC) with 18 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Junior Javon Levi scored 15 points with three rebounds, three assists and one . Junior Chris Freeman finished with 11 points and five rebounds. Shawn Stith led the ‘Runners (12-17, 6-8 WAC) with 21 points. Taze Moore scored 18 points with four rebounds and three assists. De’Monte Buckingham scored 15 points with five rebounds. Czar Perry finished with 12 points, three assists and three steals. The ‘Runners jumped out to a 21-5 lead over the first 10:15. Varner and Levi responded with consecutive jumpers as the Vaqueros scored six of the next eight points. The Vaqueros got as close as 12 at 34-22 on a pair of free throws by junior Rob McClain Jr. with 2:01 remaining in the first, but the ‘Runners scored the final 10 points of the half to go up 44-22. Levi started the second half with a three as the Vaqueros scored the first eight points to pull within 44-30. Then, with the score 50-33, Varner made a jumper and Freeman hit a layup to bring the Vaqueros within 50-37. The Vaqueros were again as close as 14 at 55-41 on a Levi layup with 11:02 to go, but the ‘Runners scored the next six points as part of a 12-4 run to restore their 22-point lead and push the game out of reach.

2/27/20 1 2 OT 2OT Final High Scorer High Reb. High Ast. FG% (FGM-A) 3PT (FGM-A) FT% (FTM-A) Reb. (O-D-T) Ast. UTRGV 21 37 -- -- 59 Varner-18 Varner-7 Johnson-4 .357 (20-56) .250 (4-16) .789 (15-19) 12-25-37 8 CSU Bakersfield 44 35 -- -- 79 Stith-21 Buckingham-5 Moore-3 .519 (28-54) .400 (6-15) .708 (17-24) 7-26-33 12 Readus-5 Perry-3

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Results Against Opponent

UTRGV vs. Texas … …………….....… Breakdown Overall Home Road Neutral Series Notes: Luis Valera scored a team-high 10 points with five All-Time Record 0-6 0-0 0-5 0-1 rebounds and a in a road loss at No. 2 Texas (12/15/09) … Current Streaks Lost 6 N/A Lost 5 Lost 1 UTRGV faced Texas in a neutral site game at UTEP as part of a tournament on Dec. 27, 1994. 2009-10 UTPA vs. Texas Season Series … Date Location Result Season Record Last Meeting (12/15/09) 1 2 OT 2OT Final……………..… 12/15/09 Austin L 104-42 0-1 UTPA 19 23 -- -- 42 No. 2 Texas 45 59 -- -- 104 2009-10 UTPA vs. Texas Season Series Leaders … Date Team Points Rebounds Assists Dec. 15, 2009 at Erwin Center – UTPA fell to No. 2 Texas 104-42. 12/15/09 UTPA Valera-10 Mierzycki-6 Weiermiller/ UTPA was led by Luis Valera who scored 10 points with five rebounds Jones/Hendrix-2 and one block. Matt Mierzycki added eight points along with six Opp. Bradley-18 Chapman/James-9 Balbay-9 rebounds, one block and two steals. UTPA faced a 14-0 run by Texas in the first half, but broke the silence on a three-point shot by Ben Series History ………………………………….....… Smith at the 4:20 mark to make the score 33-14. UTPA struggled Date Location Result Record coming out of the half as they only scored four points in a 4:19 stretch 12/11/87 Austin L 75-62 0-1 – all by Valera. Texas finished the evening with five Longhorns in 12/8/90 Austin L 116-70 0-2 double-figures with Avery Bradley posting 18 points, Jordan 12/27/94 El Paso L 84-73 0-3 Hamilton with 15, Dexter Pittman with 14, Gary Johnson with 12, 1/2/02 Austin L 81-69 0-4 and Justin Mason with 10. 11/29/05 Austin L 82-54 0-5 12/15/09 Austin L 104-42 0-6

Results Against Next Opponent

UTRGV vs. UTSA ..… Breakdown Overall Home Road Neutral Series Notes: Janari Joesaar used a double-double of 17 points, a All-Time Record 10-13 4-7 6-6 0-0 career-high 18 rebounds and a career-high six blocks to lead the Current Streaks Lost 1 Lost 3 Won 2 N/A Broncs to a 63-62 road win (11/17/14) … Shaquille Boga scored 11 points with a career-high tying seven assists in a 72-65 home loss 2014-15 UTPA vs. UTSA Season Series… … … .… (12/7/13) … LJ McIntosh scored 11 of his game-high 17 points in the Date Location Result Season Record first 5:14 of the second half to fuel a 17-2 run to bring the Broncs from 11/17/14 San Antonio W 63-62 1-0 down five to a 15-point win (11/21/13) … All road games except Nov. 1/12/15 Edinburg L 68-43 1-1 12, 2006 meeting at Alamo Dome have been on campus … Sergio Sanchez played all 50 minutes of a double overtime road win 2014-15 UTPA vs. UTSA Season Series Leaders… …… …....… (12/6/03). Date Team Points Rebounds Assists 11/17/14 UTPA Joesaar-17 Joesaar-18 Joesaar/Boga-4 Last Meeting (1/12/15) 1 2 OT 2OT Final ..… Opp. Bowie-18 Hill-10 Lewis-4 UTSA 29 39 -- -- 68 1/12/15 UTPA Kimasa-13 Kimasa-11 Boga-4 at UTPA 23 20 -- -- 43 Opp. Hill-18 Sherman-9 Littles-6

January 12, 2015 at UTPA Fieldhouse – UTPA completed the non- Series History …………… …………………….....… conference portion of its schedule with a 68-43 loss to UTSA. Dan Date Location Result Record Kimasa led UTPA with his third double-double, recording 10 points and 1/28/84 Edinburg L 68-67 0-1 10 rebounds. Jeromie Hill led UTSA with 18 points, seven rebounds 2/25/84 San Antonio L 75-68 0-2 and three steals. Ryan Bowie scored 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting from 1/18/85 San Antonio W 79-70 1-2 behind the arc. Kaj-Björn Sherman scored 14 points with nine 1/24/85 Edinburg L 60-59 1-3 rebounds. Keon Lewis scored 12 points with five steals. Kimasa hit a 1/25/86 San Antonio W 84-71 (OT) 2-3 layup and Janari Joesaar made a three as UTPA jumped out to a 5-2 11/26/90 Edinburg L 96-78 2-4 lead. UTSA scored the next seven points, but the Broncs responded with 12/19/90 San Antonio L 101-78 2-5 five of their own, going up 10-9 on a Joesaar jumper. UTPA still led by 12/9/97 San Antonio L 96-67 2-6 one at 14-13 after a Kimasa layup, but Bowie nailed three-straight three- 12/18/97 Edinburg L 96-67 2-7 pointers to put the Roadrunners up 22-14. UTPA pulled within 25-23 on 12/6/03 San Antonio W 86-83 (2OT) 3-7 a pair of free throws by Shaquille Hines, but UTSA hit nine of their next 1/17/05 Edinburg W 90-78 4-7 15 shots to power a 23-5 run and go up 48-28 with 13:54 remaining. 12/6/05 San Antonio L 101-81 4-8 11/12/06 San Antonio W 64-54 5-8 12/20/06 Edinburg W 64-69 6-8 1/8/08 Edinburg W 71-63 7-8 12/18/08 Edinburg W 74-72 8-8 1/21/09 San Antonio L 83-72 8-9 12/7/09 San Antonio L 84-58 8-10 12/18/09 Edinburg L 72-48 8-11 11/21/13 San Antonio W 70-55 9-11 12/7/13 Edinburg L 72-65 9-12 11/17/14 San Antonio W 63-62 10-12 1/12/15 Edinburg L 68-43 10-13

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Lending a Helping Hand 2. Grand Canyon (1) 52 3. UTRGV 45 • Senior Javon Levi ranks fourth in program history in career assists: 4. California Baptist 43 1. Jesus Guerra 771 1972-76 5. Seattle U 33 2. John Wilbanks 634 1976-78 3. Paul Friddle 601 1958-63 6. Tarleton State 31 4. Javon Levi 524 2017-Present 5. Mike Carroll 511 1979-81 7. Utah Valley 28 8. Dixie State 20 • Levi ranks 16th in WAC history in career assists: 1. Jeff Jonas 778 Utah 1973-77 9. Chicago State 8 2. 721 Utah 1996-99 3. Darrell McGee 684 New Mexico 1987-90 • UTRGV was picked third in the preseason media poll: 4. Phil Smith 630 New Mexico 1981-84 5. Kevin Bell 599 Fresno State 2004-08 Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points 6. Dominick Young 598 Florida State 1995-97 1. New Mexico State (10) 150 7. Tony Gwynn 590 San Diego State 1978-81 8. Kelvin Scarborough 574 New Mexico 1984-87 2. Grand Canyon 125 9. 563 UTEP 1986-89 3. UTRGV 114 10. Petie Gibson 560 New Mexico 1969-71 11. Hernst Laroche 552 New Mexico State 2008-12 4. California Baptist (2) 105 12. Greg Harrington 551 Tulsa 1998-92 13. 539 BYU 1978-81 5. Seattle U 84 14. Ryan Yoder 529 Colorado State 1990-94 6. Utah Valley 74 15. Nathan Hall 528 BYU 1988-92 16. Javon Levi 524 UTRGV 2017-Present 7. Dixie State 49 17. Brent Wrapp 520 CSU Bakersfield 1997-99 8. Tarleton State 46 Man of Steal 9. Chicago State 18

• This is the highest UTRGV has ever been picked in the preseason • Junior Javon Levi ranks second in program history in career polls after previously getting picked fourth in both polls last year. steals: UTRGV has outperformed the preseason polls three years in a row, 1. Lalo Rios 231 1995-99 including finishing a program best third last year by going 9-7 in 2. Javon Levi 204 2017-Present WAC play. UTRGV outperformed the 2018-19 poll by two spots, 3. Mire Chatman 183 2000-02 finishing fourth, after outperforming the 2017-18 poll by one spot, finishing fifth. UTRGV has improved its final standing by one spot th • Junior Javon Levi ranks 11 in WAC history in career steals: each of the last two years after making a two-spot jump in 2017- 1. Eric Coley 299 Tulsa 1997-00 18. 2. Tim Hardaway 262 UTEP 1986-89 3. Andre Miller 254 Utah 1996-99 • Junior Javon Levi earned Preseason All-WAC First Team honors T-4. Daniel Mullings 249 New Mexico State 2011-15 from the coaches and media. T-4. Sean Dent 249 Wyoming 1984-88 6. Kelvin Scarborough 235 New Mexico 1984-87 • Levi and graduate student Jeff Otchere, a Stony Brook transfer, 7. Greedy Daniels 233 UNLV/TCU 1997-01 are both former conference defensive players of the year. Levi 8. Dominick Young 228 Florida State 1995-97 earned the honor from the WAC in 2018-19 and 2019-20 while 9. Hernst Laroch 216 New Mexico State 2008-12 Otchere earned the honor from America East in 2018-19. UTRGV 10. Justin Graham 209 San José State 2007-11 is the only team in the nation to have two players that have won 11. Javon Levi 204 UTRGV 2017-Present conference defensive player of the year awards and the only one 12. Hunter Greene 203 New Mexico 1984-88 with a total of three such awards among its players.

Game Notes • UTRGV is the only team in the nation without any freshmen on its roster.

Texas (11/25) 2019-20 Notes • UTRGV is opening the season on the road for the second-straight year. • UTRGV won eight of its final 10 games and earned the No. 2 seed in the WAC Tournament, the best in program history, after finishing • UTRGV is looking to win its road opener for the third time in four third in the WAC, also the best in program history. years. • UTRGV ranked sixth in the NCAA in turnover margin (4.9), eighth Preseason Notes in turnovers forced (17.50), 20th in steals per game (8.4), 31st in assists per game (15.0), 37th in total steals (251), 48th in -to-

turnover ratio (1.20) and 80th in total assists (451), leading the WAC • UTRGV was picked third in the preseason coaches poll: in each category. Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points • UTRGV had a six-game winning streak from Feb. 1-18, marking its 1. New Mexico State (8) 64 longest winning streak since winning seven-straight from Dec. 31,

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2007 through Jan. 28, 2008. The first five games during the streak were WAC games, marking the second year in a row in which UTRGV won a program-record five-straight WAC contests.

• UTRGV went 11-3 at home, marking the second-straight season in which UTRGV has won 11 home games. The feat hadn’t previously happened since 2012-13.

• After becoming the first road team to win at GCU Arena in 2018- 19, snapping Grand Canyon’s 16-game winning streak, UTRGV won at Grand Canyon again in 2019-20.

• For the second year in a row, Javon Levi was the WAC Defensive Player of the Year, a Left Driesell Defensive All-American and part of the WAC All-Defensive Team. He also added All-WAC Second Team honors for the first time. During WAC play, Levi averaged 12.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 1.9 steals in 15 games. He ranked 14th in the conference in scoring, first in assists and second in steals. He also had a WAC-best 2.7 assist-to-turnover ratio.

• Levi ranked second in the NCAA in assists per game: 1. Kameron Langley (NC A&T) 7.968 2. Javon Levi (UTRGV) 7.960 3. Zavier Simpson (Michigan) 7.867

• Despite missing five games, Levi ranked 11th in the NCAA in steals per game (2.4) 12th in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.93) 13th in total assists (199), and 34th in total steals (60), leading the WAC in each category.

• Lesley Varner II was part of the All-WAC First Team for the first time in his career. The only player to start all 16 WAC contests for UTRGV, Varner averaged 17.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.6 steals while shooting 44.3 percent from the field, 44.6 percent from behind the arc and 89.0 percent from the foul line. He ranked third in the WAC in scoring, second in free throw shooting, third in three-point shooting, fourth in steals, fifth in defensive rebounding (4.9), seventh in rebounding, tied for ninth in three- pointers made (25), and 14th in percentage.

• Jordan Jackson was featured on Sportscenter’s top plays twice for epic dunks. The first was dubbed the “best dunk” after posterizing a defender against Kansas City (1/9). The second was as part of an alley-oop rom Levi against Chicago State (1/11).

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UTRGV Record When … 2020-21 Individual Records in Starting Lineup

Home Road Neutral Overall Players W-L Pct. Leading at halftime ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 TBD 0-0 .000 Trailing at halftime ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 TBD 0-0 .000 Tied at halftime ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 TBD 0-0 .000 TBD 0-0 .000 Outrebounding their opp. .... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 TBD 0-0 .000 Being outrebounded ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Tied in rebounding ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 When Opponents Score … Home Road Neutral Overall 30-39 points ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Shooting .600 or better ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 40-49 points ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Shooting .500 to .599 ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 50-59 points ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Shooting .400 to .499 ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 60-69 points ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Shooting .300 to .399 ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 70-79 points ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Shooting .299 or less ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 80-89 points ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Opp. shoot .600 or better .... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 90-plus points ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Opp. shoot .500 to .599 ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Opp. shoot .400 to .499 ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 By Conference … Home Road Neutral Overall Opp. shoot .300 to .399 ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Big 12 ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Opp. shoot .299 or less ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Conference USA ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NCCAA ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Making more FT ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Red River Athletic ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Making fewer FT ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 SEC ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Making same number of FT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Southland ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 WAC ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Making more 3PT ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Making fewer 3PT ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 By Day … Home Road Neutral Overall Making same number of 3PT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 On Sunday ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 On Monday ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Committing more TO ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 On Tuesday ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Committing fewer TO ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 On Wednesday ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Committing same number of TO 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 On Thursday ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 On Friday ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 One-point games ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 On Saturday ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Two-point games ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 By Month … Home Road Neutral Overall Three-point games ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 In November ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Four-point games ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 In December ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Five-10 point games ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 In January ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 11-15 point games ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 In February ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 16-20 point games ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 In March ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 21-plus point games ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 In April ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

When UTRGV Scores … Home Road Neutral Overall 30-39 points ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 40-49 points ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 50-59 points ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 60-69 points ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 70-79 points ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 80-89 points ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 90-plus points ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

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UTRGV 2020-21 Starting Lineups (0)

Game No. PG SG SF PF C W-L Pct. 1 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 0-0 .000 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 0-0 .000

UTRGV 2020-21 Leaders

Points Rebounds Assists Double- Triple- Individual Game Leaders Player 10+ 20+ 30+ 40+ 10+ 20+ 10+ Doubles Doubles Pts. Rebs. Asts. Anthony Bratton LaQuan Butler Uche Dibiamaka Chris Freeman Jamal Gaines Isaiah Garcia Quinton Johnson II Malik Lawrence-Anderson Javon Levi Rob McClain Jr. Nick Mora Marek Nelson Ricky “Doc” Nelson Jeff Otchere Connor Raines Sean Rhea

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2020-21 UTRGV Game-by-Game Team Statistics

DATE OPP G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT PF AST TO BS STL PTS 1Q 2Q 1H 3Q 4Q 2H OT Nov. 25 at Texas Nov. 28 UTSA Dec. 2 TAMUCC Dec. 4 OLLU Dec. 6 at Texas A&M Dec. 10 at TAMUCC Dec. 14 at UIW Dec. 21 SHSU Jan. 5 DCC Jan. 8 at CSU Jan. 9 at CSU Jan. 15 Dixie State Jan. 16 Dixie State Jan. 22 at NM State Jan. 23 at NM State Feb. 5 GCU Feb. 6 GCU Feb. 12 at CBU Feb. 13 at CBU Feb. 19 Seattle U Feb. 20 Seattle U Feb. 26 at UVU Feb. 27 at UVU Mar. 5 Tarleton State Mar. 6 Tarleton State Mar. 11 WAC Mar. 12 WAC Mar. 13 WAC Mar. 16 NCAA Mar. 18 NCAA Mar. 20 NCAA Mar. 25 NCAA Mar. 27 NCAA Apr. 3 NCAA Apr. 5 NCAA

TOTAL 0 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AVG ------HIGH 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - LOW 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 2020-21 Opponents Game-by-Game Team Statistics

DATE OPP G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT PF AST TO BS STL PTS 1Q 2Q 1H 3Q 4Q 2H OT Nov. 25 at Texas Nov. 28 UTSA Dec. 2 TAMUCC Dec. 4 OLLU Dec. 6 at Texas A&M Dec. 10 at TAMUCC Dec. 14 at UIW Dec. 21 SHSU Jan. 5 DCC Jan. 8 at CSU Jan. 9 at CSU Jan. 15 Dixie State Jan. 16 Dixie State Jan. 22 at NM State Jan. 23 at NM State Feb. 5 GCU Feb. 6 GCU Feb. 12 at CBU Feb. 13 at CBU Feb. 19 Seattle U Feb. 20 Seattle U Feb. 26 at UVU Feb. 27 at UVU Mar. 5 Tarleton State Mar. 6 Tarleton State Mar. 11 WAC Mar. 12 WAC Mar. 13 WAC Mar. 16 NCAA Mar. 18 NCAA Mar. 20 NCAA Mar. 25 NCAA Mar. 27 NCAA Apr. 3 NCAA Apr. 5 NCAA

TOTAL 0 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AVG ------HIGH 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - LOW 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - -

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Lew Hill Head Coach Date Named: 3/31/16 • Head Coaching Experience: Fifth Season • Alma Mater: Wichita State

Season Team W L Pct. of WAC play … UTRGV went on to earn its first postseason appearance 2016-17 UTRGV 10 22 .313 since 1981, taking part in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) … UTRGV finished regular season non-conference play with a winning 2017-18 UTRGV 15 18 .455 record (9-8) for the first time since 2007-08 (18-13). This is the first time 2018-19 UTRGV 20 17 .541 14 16 .467 UTRGV has finished regular season non-conference play with a winning 2019-20 UTRGV record while part of a conference since 1993-94 (6-2) … UTRGV swept 0 0 #DIV/0! 2020-21 UTRGV CSU Bakersfield, marking first time program has ever swept the Career Fifth Season 59 73 .447 defending WAC Champions … Coached Nick Dixon to NABC All-District UTRGV Athletics hired Lew Hill, who spent the previous five seasons as Second team and All-WAC First Team honors. Dixon finished his career an assistant coach at Oklahoma, as the new UTRGV men’s basketball tied for 10th in program history with 1,282 points. head coach on March 31, 2016. 2016-17: In first season at the helm, coached UTRGV to the Emerald 2019-20: Led team to wins in eight of final 10 games, culminating in No. Coast Classic Pool B Championship, and a stretch that saw UTRGV win 2 seed at WAC Tournament, the highest in program history … Won seven out of eight, starting with wins over Texas State, North Florida and career-high six WAC home games … Tied career highs with 11 home Lamar, and ending with a WAC-opening win over Chicago State … wins and nine WAC wins … UTRGV ranked sixth in the NCAA in turnover Coached defensive unit that ranked 11th in the NCAA and second in the th margin (4.9), eighth in turnovers forced (17.50), 20 in steals per game WAC in turnovers forced per game (16.38) and 34th in the NCAA and (8.4), 31st in assists per game (15.0), 37th in total steals (251), 48th in second in the WAC in steals per game (7.7) … Helped Nick Dixon earn th assist-to-turnover ratio (1.20) and 80 in total assists (451), leading the All-WAC Second All-Newcomer Team honors … Dixon and Antonio WAC in each category … Coached Javon Levi to WAC Defensive Player Green were one of only six duos in the NCAA to average at least 16.7 of the Year and All-Defensive Team honors for second-straight year while points per game, ranking fifth with a combined average of 17.8 points per adding All-WAC Second Team recognition … Coached Lesley Varner II game. to All-WAC First Team honors. Career: Oklahoma went 29-8 (.784) in 2015-16 and reached the Final 2018-19: Named finalist for Ben Jobe Award, presented annually to the Four. Oklahoma compiled a 111-57 (.661) record during Hill’s five-year top minority coach in division I men's basketball … Led team to second- tenure, including four-straight trips to the NCAA Tournament. straight postseason berth for first time since marking six-straight appearances from 1960-66 as the team not only appeared in the The 2015-16 season was Hill’s 12th working with former Pan American CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT), but hosted two games, marking University head coach Lon Kruger, after spending seven seasons as an the first postseason home games in the history of the fieldhouse and the assistant coach at UNLV from 2004-11. During that time, UNLV went 161- first since 1966 … Coached team to first postseason victory since 1968 71 (.694) while making six postseason appearances, including four NCAA and first as an NCAA Division I program … Guided team to 20-17 record, Tournament appearances. tied for the eighth-winning season in program history and the winningest since 2000-01 … Won a program record six conference road games … Prior to his time at UNLV, Hill was an assistant coach at Texas A&M for Finished with eight total road wins, the team’s highest total since 1975- five seasons (1998-2003) and associate head coach (2003-04) for one. 76 … Recorded a winning record on the road (8-7) for the first time since He previously spent four seasons as an assistant coach at East Carolina 1989-90 … Led team to seven double-digit comebacks, the third most in (1994-98) and two years as an assistant at Southeast Missouri State the NCAA, including an NCAA-best five in conference, all of which were (1992-94). on the road. The first of the comebacks was against Lamar, against who th UTRGV trailed 28-4 after nine minutes before becoming the 28 team to Hill began his coaching career at Wichita East High School as the head ever comeback from a 24+ point deficit … UTRGV ranked fourth in the coach of the JV boys’ basketball team and an assistant coach with the NCAA and first in the WAC in total steals with a program record 345, third varsity team in 1989-90. He followed that up by moving into the collegiate in the NCAA and first in the WAC in steals per game at 9.3, fourth in the ranks as an assistant coach at South Alabama (1990-92). NCAA and first in the WAC in turnovers forced per game (17.70), and fifth in the NCAA and first in the WAC in turnover margin (+4.9). UTRGV also Hill was an All-American point guard for San Jacinto Junior College in forced a program record 654 turnovers …. UTRGV ranked third in the 1983-84, helping the Ravens to the national championship. He went on NCAA in free throws made and attempted, going 641-for-923 to set to earn All-Missouri Valley Conference accolades in 1987-88 as a senior program records in both categories … UTRGV held opponents to .3367 at Wichita State while helped the Shockers to a 20-10 record and an shooting from behind the arc, the fifth lowest mark in program history … NCAA Tournament appearance. Coached Javon Levi to WAC Defensive Player of the Year and All- Defensive Team honors. Levi was also a finalist for the Lefty Driesell The Mount Vernon, N.Y., native was an all-state performer at Mount award, given to the nation’s top defensive player … Coached Terry Winn Vernon High School. After graduating from Wichita State in 1988 with a III to All-WAC Second Team honors. bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, he played professionally in Germany for one season before beginning his coaching career. 2017-18: In second season at the helm, coached UTRGV to a 50 percent increase in victories (10-to-15) and a 200 percent increase in WAC Hill and his wife, Renee, have two children: a son, Lewis Jr., and a victories (2-to-6) … The six WAC wins are the most the program has ever daughter, Elle. Hill also has three other daughters, Sierra, Erica and had and the highest total number of conference victories since 1995-96 Asya. (Sun Belt) … UTRGV finished fifth in the WAC, its best finish in five years

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Chris Freeman G 0 Height: 6-6 • Weight: 190 • Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC • Year: Senior

2020-21 Season Highs Category Career Highs (2/14) … Scored nine points with three rebounds and a career-high 0 N/A Points 18 2/29/20 @ Grand Canyon tying two steals at Kansas City (2/6) … Hit career-high three three- 0 N/A FGs Made 7 2/29/20 @ Grand Canyon 0 N/A FG Attempts 12 2x, Last 2/29/20 @ GCU pointers for nine points and two steals vs. Chicago State (1/11) … 0 N/A 3PTers Made 4 2/18/20 vs. UTPB Dished out career-high four assists vs. Texas A&M International (11/25) 0 N/A 3PT Attempts 8 2/29/20 @ Grand Canyon … Scored 10 points vs. Stony Brook (11/16) … Knocked down pair of 0 N/A FTs Made 4 3/7/20 vs. California Baptist three-pointers for nine points vs. Howard Payne (11/11) … Started and 0 N/A FT Attempts 5 2/27/20 @ CSU Bakersfield 0 N/A Rebounds 6 2/13/20 vs. UVU scored 10 points with four rebounds and one steal in debut at South 0 N/A Assists 4 2x, Last 2/18/20 vs. UTPB Dakota State (11/5). 0 N/A Blocks 1 1/16/20 @ Seattle U 2018-19 (Sophomore, Northwest Kansas Technical 0 N/A Steals 2 3x, Last 2/6/20 @ KC College): Averaged 16.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per 0 N/A Minutes 31 11/16/19 vs. Stony Brook game while playing and starting in all 32 games … Led his team to the

Region VI Tournament, earning All-Tournament Team honors. 2020-21 (Senior): Second season with the program. 2017-18 (Freshman, Northwest Kansas Technical 2019-20 (Junior): Reached double-figures in scoring five times … Led College): Averaged 12.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game team in assists twice … Scored a career-high 18 points on a career- in 27 games … Participated in the JA32 Invitational and Mullen's Top high 7-of-12 shooting, including 3-of-8 behind the arc at Grand Canyon 100 Junior College Showcase, which are a pair of prestigious junior (2/29) … Hit career-high tying four baskets for 11 points and five college events. rebounds at CSU Bakersfield (2/27) … Scored career-high 13 points 2016-17 (Moravian Prep): Played one prep year after high school. with a career-high four three-pointers and a career-high tying four 2012-16 (Reynolds High School): Averaged 14.1 points, 4.4 assists vs. UTPB (2/18) … Scored six points vs. Seattle U (2/15) … rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game as a senior. Scored eight points with a career-high six rebounds vs. Utah Valley Charity Stripe: Majoring in multidisciplinary studies.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------TBD TBD 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals...... 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2019-20 26-10 512/19.7 56-148 .378 32-89 .360 23-42 .548 15-41 56 2.2 55-0 25 29 1 14 167/6.4 2020-21 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 TOTAL 26-10 512/19.7 56-148 .378 32-89 .360 23-42 .548 15-41 56 2.2 55-0 25 29 1 14 167/6.4

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Sean Rhea F 1 Height: 6-8 • Weight: 230 • Hometown: Houston, TX • Year: Redshirt Junior

2020-21 Season Highs Category Career Highs Scored season-high 14 points at Utah Valley (1/18) … Scored season- 0 N/A Points 18 2/24/18 vs. Incarnate Word high 13 points with eight rebounds at Seattle U (1/16) … Blocked 0 N/A FGs Made 8 2/28/18 vs. McNeese State 0 N/A FG Attempts 12 2x, Last 2/28/18 vs. McNeese career-high tying three shots while scoring eight points with nine 0 N/A 3PTers Made 1 3x, Last 3/3/18 @ HBU rebounds in first start at California Baptist (1/2) … Scored seven points 0 N/A 3PT Attempts 2 2/24/18 vs. Incarnate Word with six rebounds and two steals at Oklahoma (12/30) … Played three 0 N/A FTs Made 8 12/28/17 @ Central Arkansas minutes in debut, scoring two points with two rebounds at Creighton 0 N/A FT Attempts 10 12/28/17 @ Central Arkansas 0 N/A Rebounds 16 2/7/18 @ Sam Houston State (12/13). 0 N/A Assists 2 3x, Last 2/18/20 vs. UTPB 2018-19 (Sophomore, New Mexico Junior College): Competed in 0 N/A Blocks 3 3x, Last 1/25/20 vs. New Mexico State three games, averaging 8.3 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 0 N/A Steals 3 3x, Last 2/3/18 @ UIW 69.2 percent (9-for-13) from the field before missing the rest of the 0 N/A Minutes 42 11/15/17 vs. UTRGV season due to injury.

2017-18 (Freshman, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi): Averaged 9.4 2020-21 (Redshirt Junior): Second season with the program. points and 5.6 rebounds while shooting 50.0 percent from the field in 27 2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore): Led UTRGV in rebounding seven games and starts … Reached double-figures in scoring 13 times, times … Reached double-figures in scoring three times and rebounding including a career-high 18 points against Incarnate Word, and rebounds once … Posted first double-double with 10 points and season-high 10 twice, including a career-high 16 rebounds at Sam Houston State. rebounds vs. Seattle U (2/15) … Scored seven points with five 2013-17 (Porter High School): Averaged 16 points, 12 rebounds and 3 rebounds with one steal vs. Utah Valley (2/13) … Scored four point with blocks per game as a senior … Earned First Team All-District and All- two rebounds vs. Chicago State (2/8) …Scored seven points with three County honors as both a senior and sophomore. rebounds, one block and one steal at Kansas City (2/6) … Scored nine Charity Stripe: Son of Ronald Rhea and Tracy Brown … Twin brother, points with four rebounds and one steal vs. CSU Bakersfield (2/1) … Deion, plays for New Mexico Junior College … Has five other siblings. Blocked career-high tying three shots vs. New Mexico State (1/25) …

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------TBD TBD 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals...... 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2017-18 27-27 713/26.4 94-188 .500 3-8 .375 64-112 .571 49-101 150 5.6 91-2 14 59 22 21 255/9.4 2019-20 19-13 348/18.3 46-73 .630 0-1 .000 22-37 .595 29-58 87 4.6 47-2 8 17 14 9 114/6.0 2020-21 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 TOTAL 46-40 1061/23.1 140-261 .536 3-9 .333 86-149 .577 78-159 237 5.2 138-4 22 76 36 30 369/8.0

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Quinton Johnson II G 2 Height: 6-4 • Weight: 195 • Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK • Year: Redshirt Sophomore

2020-21 Season Highs Category Career Highs Bakersfield (2/1) … Scored 15 points with career-high two blocks vs. 0 N/A Points 20 12/6/19 vs. MACU Grand Canyon (1/30) … Scored 11 points with four rebounds at Seattle 0 N/A FGs Made 7 3x, Last 12/21/19 @ TTU 0 N/A FG Attempts 14 1/30/20 vs. Grand Canyon U (1/16) … Grabbed career-high three steals vs. Chicago State (1/11) 0 N/A 3PTers Made 5 11/11/19 vs. Howard Payne … Made first-career start, scoring 10 points with two steals at California 0 N/A 3PT Attempts 7 2x, Last 12/6/19 vs. MACU Baptist (1/2) … Went career-high tying 7-for-12 from the floor for game- 0 N/A FTs Made 4 2/1/20 vs. CSUB high 17 points and career-high seven rebounds at No. 24 Texas Tech 0 N/A FT Attempts 8 2/1/20 vs. CSUB 0 N/A Rebounds 9 2x, Last 2/15/20 vs. Seattle U (12/21) … Scored career-high 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting vs. Mid- 0 N/A Assists 5 11/25/19 vs. TAMIU America Christian (12/6) … Knocked down trio of three-pointers for 11 0 N/A Blocks 2 1/30/20 vs. Grand Canyon points with career-high five assists and two steals vs. Texas A&M 0 N/A Steals 3 2x, Last 2/1/20 vs. CSUB International (11/25) … Grabbed first two-career steals at Corpus Christi 0 N/A Minutes 29 12/21/19 @ Texas Tech (11/17) … Knocked down five three-pointers for game-high 19 points vs.

Howard Payne (11/11) … Scored four points with three rebounds and 2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore): Third season with the program. an assist in debut at South Dakota State (11/5). 2019-20 (Redshirt Freshman): Reached double-figures in scoring 10 2018-19 (Freshman): Redshirted first season with the program. times … Led UTRGV in scoring three times, rebounding twice and 2017-18 (Next Level Prep): Played one prep season. assists four times … Scored seven points with five rebounds and one 2013-17 (Centennial High School): Number 25 ranked player in steal at Grand Canyon (2/29) … Hit three three-pointers for nine points Oklahoma … Represented the state in the 2017 Faith 7 Bowl against at New Mexico State (2/22) … Scored seven points with career-high Texas … Led team to the State Semifinals while averaging 18 points tying nine rebounds and one steal vs. Seattle U (2/15) … Scored 11 per game as a senior. points with three rebounds vs. Utah Valley (2/13) … Scored 10 points Charity Stripe: Son of Renita and Quinton … Has one two sisters, with two rebounds at Chicago State (2/8) … Scored 11 points with Jeanna and Kyra, and two brothers, Tony and Terrell … Majoring in career-high nine rebounds and career-high tying three steals vs. CSU kinesiology.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------TBD TBD 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals...... 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2018-19 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 2019-20 30-16 626/20.9 87-217 .401 38-117 .325 24-40 .600 21-71 92 3.1 71-1 31 41 4 23 236/7.9 2020-21 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 TOTAL 30-16 626/20.9 87-217 .401 38-117 .325 24-40 .600 21-71 92 3.1 71-1 31 41 4 23 236/7.9

Connor Raines F 3 Height: 6-6 • Weight: 190 • Hometown: Beacon Falls, CT • Year: Sophomore

2020-21 Season Highs Category Career Highs Omaha (12/15) … Scored 11 points vs. Mid-America Christian (12/6) … 0 N/A Points 15 11/30/19 vs. Corpus Christi Made first-career start, scoring eight points vs. Sam Houston State 0 N/A FGs Made 6 11/30/19 vs. Corpus Christi 0 N/A FG Attempts 9 11/30/19 vs. Corpus Christi (12/3) … Scored career-high 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 3- 0 N/A 3PTers Made 3 11/30/19 vs. Corpus Christi of-4 from behind the arc, vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11/30) … 0 N/A 3PT Attempts 5 2x, Last 12/30/19 @ OU Grabbed three steals while scoring eight points and hitting two three- 0 N/A FTs Made 7 2/6/20 @ Kansas City pointers vs. Texas A&M International (11/25) … Scored three points 0 N/A FT Attempts 10 2/6/20 @ Kansas City 0 N/A Rebounds 3 1/9/20 vs. Kansas City with two steals at Corpus Christi (11/17) … Hit a three-pointers and 0 N/A Assists 2 2x, Last 2/29/20 @ GCU grabbed an offensive in collegiate debut vs. Howard Payne 0 N/A Blocks 1 3x, Last 1/16/20 @ Seattle U (11/11). 0 N/A Steals 3 2x, Last 12/15/19 @ Omaha 2015-19 (Notre Dame of West Haven): No. 25 ranked player in 0 N/A Minutes 25 12/3/19 vs. SHSU Connecticut and No. 71 in New England … Earned All-State honors as

a junior and a senior … Finished career as No. 2 leading scorer in 2020-21 (Sophomore): Second season with the program. school history with 1,347 points, just seven shy of the record … Led 2019-20 (Freshman): Reached double-figures in scoring twice … team to 22-3 record and berth in state quarterfinals as a senior and an Scored seven points while going career-best 7-for-10 from the foul line overall record of 80-18 in four years. at Kansas City (2/6) … Grabbed career-high tying three steals at

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------TBD TBD 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals...... 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2019-20 28-6 348/12.4 33-76 .434 18-44 .409 24-28 .857 10-12 22 0.8 36-0 13 13 3 21 108/3.9 2020-21 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 TOTAL 28-6 348/12.4 33-76 .434 18-44 .409 24-28 .857 10-12 22 0.8 36-0 13 13 3 21 108/3.9

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Jeff Otchere F 4 Height: 6-11 • Weight: 240 • Hometown: Bronx, NY • Year: Graduate Student

2020-21 Season Highs Category Career Highs and 2.8 points on 54.2 percent shooting in 17.1 minutes per game while 0 N/A Points 12 11/27/18 @ Norfolk State starting 28 of 33 appearances. 0 N/A FGs Made 5 2/6/19 @ Binghamton 0 N/A FG Attempts 8 11/21/18 vs. Molloy 2018-19 (Redshirt Sophomore, Stony Brook): Earned America East th 0 N/A 3PTers Made 0 N/A Defensive Player of the Year honors by ranking 16 in the NCAA, first in 0 N/A 3PT Attempts 0 N/A the conference and third in program history in both blocks and blocks 0 N/A FTs Made 6 11/27/18 @ Norfolk State per game at 78 and 2.36, respectively … Blocked a career-high seven 0 N/A FT Attempts 9 11/27/18 @ Norfolk State 0 N/A Rebounds 13 11/27/19 @ Delaware shots vs. Binghamton on Jan. 9, the fourth-best performance in program 0 N/A Assists 2 10x, Last 2/5/20 vs. UMass Lowell history … Averaged 4.2 rebounds per game and 4.4 points on 56.1 0 N/A Blocks 7 1/9/19 vs. Binghamton percent shooting in 18.0 minutes while starting all 33 appearances. 0 N/A Steals 3 2/1/20 vs. UMBC 2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman, Garden City Community College): Led 0 N/A Minutes 28 3x, Last 11/5/19 vs. Yale the nation in blocks at 3.8 per game en route to Kansas Jayhawk

Community College Conference and Region VI Defensive Player of the 2020-21 (Graduate Student): First season with the program. Year honors. 2018-20 (Stony Brook Career): Blocked 127 shots in 66 games, the 2016-17 (Freshman, Delaware State): Redshirted the season. fourth-highest career total in program history, an average of 1.92 per 2015-16 (Bull City Prep): Played one prep year in North Carolina. game, the third-highest total. 2011-15 (Christopher Columbus High School): Attended high school 2019-20 (Redshirt Junior, Stony Brook): America East All-Defensive in the Bronx. Team selection … Finished with 49 blocks, the 72nd-highest total in the Charity Stripe: Working toward Master of Business Administration after NCAA, second-best in the conference and fifth-best in program history graduating with Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Stony Brook in … Averaged 1.48 blocks per game, ranking 90th in the NCAA, second in 2020. the conference and fifth in program history … Averaged 5.4 rebounds

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------TBD TBD 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals...... 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2018-19 33-33 594/18.0 55-98 .561 0-0 .000 36-55 .655 54-86 140 4.2 99-4 16 38 78 8 146/4.4 2019-20 33-28 564/17.1 32-59 .542 0-0 .000 28-61 .459 63-114 177 5.4 79-2 15 44 49 7 92/2.8 2020-21 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 TOTAL 66-61 1158/17.5 87-157 .554 0-0 .000 64-116 .552 117-200 317 4.8 178-6 31 82 127 15 238/3.6

Jamal Gaines F 5 Height: 6-8 • Weight: 225 • Hometown: Red Oak, TX • Year: Redshirt Sophomore

2020-21 Season Highs Category Career Highs 2019-20 (Redshirt Freshman): Earned Sam Williams Endowed 0 N/A Points 4 2x, Last 1/2/20 @ CBU Scholarship (2/15) … Grabbed career-high six rebounds at California 0 N/A FGs Made 2 2x, Last 1/2/20 @ CBU 0 N/A FG Attempts 4 2x, Last 1/2/20 @ CBU Baptist (1/2) … Blocked career-high four shots at Corpus Christi (11/17) 0 N/A 3PTers Made 0 N/A … Scored four points with two rebounds vs. Howard Payne (11/11). 0 N/A 3PT Attempts 0 N/A 2018-19 (Freshman): Redshirted first season with the program. 0 N/A FTs Made 1 2x, Last 12/15/19 @ Omaha 2016-18 (Universal Academy): Ranked as one of the top 50 players in 0 N/A FT Attempts 2 3x, Last 12/15/19 @ Omaha 0 N/A Rebounds 6 1/2/20 @ California Baptist the state of Texas, and as high as number 21 … Averaged 17.3 points, 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 14.7 rebounds, 4.8 blocks, 1.8 assists and 1.5 steals in 26 games while 0 N/A Blocks 4 11/17/19 vs. Corpus Christi serving as team captain as a senior … Earned All-District recognition as 0 N/A Steals 1 3x, Last 2/18/20 vs. UTPB a junior by averaging 16.7 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3.5 blocks, 2.1 assists 0 N/A Minutes 15 11/11/19 vs. Howard Payne and 1.4 steals per game.

2014-16 (Triple A Academy): Averaged 7.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore): Third season with the program … 1.9 blocks per game as a sophomore en route to All-District honors. Elected UTRGV Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Vice President. Charity Stripe: Son of Fred Gaines and Sonia Ross … Has one brother, Jeremiah … Majoring in psychology.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------TBD TBD 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals...... 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2019-20 25-0 202/8.1 9-33 .273 0-0 .000 2-9 .222 13-23 36 1.4 30-0 0 7 14 3 20/0.8 2020-21 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 TOTAL 25-0 202/8.1 9-33 .273 0-0 .000 2-9 .222 13-23 36 1.4 30-0 0 7 14 3 20/0.8

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Nick Mora G 10 Height: 6-1 • Weight 167 • Hometown: Weslaco, TX • Year: Graduate Student

2020-21 Season Highs Category Career Highs 2019-20 (Redshirt Junior): Missed the season due to injury. 0 N/A Points 0 N/A 2018-19 (Junior): Redshirted the season due to injury. 0 N/A FGs Made 0 N/A 0 N/A FG Attempts 1 12/12/16 vs. North Florida 2017-18 (Sophomore): Dished out assist vs. Kansas City (2/22) … 0 N/A 3PTers Made 0 N/A Recorded one rebound and one assist in three minutes vs. Wayland 0 N/A 3PT Attempts 0 N/A Baptist (1/30). 0 N/A FTs Made 1 12/29/16 vs. OLLU 2016-17 (Freshman): Grabbed first two rebounds (one offensive) vs. 0 N/A FT Attempts 2 2x, Last 12/29/16 vs. OLLU 0 N/A Rebounds 2 12/21/16 vs. Wayland Baptist Wayland Baptist (12/21) … Dished out an assist in collegiate debut vs. 0 N/A Assists 1 2x, Last 2/22/18 vs. KC Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11/16). 0 N/A Blocks 0 N/A 2012-16 (Weslaco High School): Played in RGVSports.com Valley 0 N/A Steals 0 N/A Showcase as a senior. 0 N/A Minutes 3 3x, Last 1/30/18 vs. WBU Charity Stripe: Son of Melanie and David … Has one sister, Victoria …

Majoring in kinesiology. 2020-21 (Graduate Student): Fifth season with the program.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------TBD TBD 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals...... 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2016-17 8-0 14/1.8 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 1-3 4 0.5 2-0 1 2 0 0 1/0.1 2017-18 3-0 5/1.7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0.3 1-0 2 2 0 0 0/0.0 2018-19 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 2019-20 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 2020-21 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 TOTAL 11-0 19/1.7 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 1-4 5 0.5 3-0 3 4 0 0 1/0.0

Marek Nelson F 11 Height: 6-7 • Weight: 190 • Hometown: Plano, TX • Year: Redshirt Junior

2020-21 Season Highs Category Career Highs throw line… Scored eight points and made career-high 2 of 4 3-pointers 0 N/A Points 12 11/15/17 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan against in start vs. UTSA on March 6… Returned from back injury 0 N/A FGs Made 5 2x, Last 11/29/17 vs. EKU 0 N/A FG Attempts 8 12/28/17 vs. LA Tech against Southern Miss on March 3, making one free throw in one 0 N/A 3PTers Made 2 2x, Last 3/6/19 vs. UTSA minute… Scored six points, including the game-winning basket with 19 0 N/A 3PT Attempts 4 3/6/19 vs. UTSA seconds left, in a career-high 27 minutes at Arkansas on Dec. 8. 0 N/A FTs Made 8 11/10/17 vs. Missouri State 2017-18 (Freshman, WKU): Appeared in all 38 games and made one 0 N/A FT Attempts 10 11/10/17 vs. Missouri State 0 N/A Rebounds 7 11/15/17 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan start, averaging 9.2 minutes per game… Averaged 2.6 points and 1.6 0 N/A Assists 3 12/16/17 vs. Indiana State rebounds, shooting 53.5 percent from the field… Went a perfect 5-for-5 0 N/A Blocks 1 16x, Last 3/16/19 vs. ODU from the field and grabbed five rebounds against Eastern Kentucky on 0 N/A Steals 2 3x, Last 12/8/18 @ Arkansas Nov. 29… Played career-high 24 minutes against top-25 Purdue on 0 N/A Minutes 27 12/8/18 @ Arkansas Nov. 23, scoring two points with five rebounds and two assists… Tallied

a career-high 12 points and seven rebounds against Kentucky 2020-21 (Redshirt Junior): Second season with the program. Wesleyan on Nov. 15… Made 8 of 10 free throws while starting in his 2019-20 (Junior): Redshirted the season as per NCAA transfer college debut against Missouri State on Nov. 10. regulations. 2016-17 (Sunrise Christian Academy): Averaged eight points, six 2018-19 (Sophomore, WKU): Named to the Dean's List in spring 2019 rebounds and two steals per game while also leading the team in and fall 2018... Appeared in 18 games and made seven starts… Was charges taken. thought to be out for the rest of the season in January with a back injury 2012-16 (Plano East High School): First Team All-District 6-6A but returned for the final stretch of the year… Averaged 2.7 points and selection as a senior … Played AAU ball for Lone Star Elite. 1.8 rebounds in 13.7 minutes per game… Shot 36.4 percent from the Charity Stripe: Majoring in multidisciplinary studies. floor, 37.5 percent from 3-point range and 65 percent from the free

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------TBD TBD 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals...... 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2017-18 38-1 351/9.2 38-71 .535 5-14 .357 18-35 .514 16-44 60 1.6 43-0 8 25 9 8 99/2.6 2018-19 18-7 246/13.7 16-44 .364 3-8 .375 13-20 .650 13-20 33 1.8 31-0 8 13 7 11 48/2.7 2019-20 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 2020-21 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 TOTAL 56-8 597/10.7 54-115 .470 8-22 .364 31-55 .564 29-64 93 1.7 74-0 16 38 16 19 147/2.6

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Rob McClain Jr. G 12 Height: 6-5 • Weight: 185 • Hometown: Red Lake, MN • Year: Senior

2020-21 Season Highs Category Career Highs (11/17) … Grabbed two steals vs. Howard Payne (11/11) … Scored four 0 N/A Points 7 2x, Last 12/13/19 @ Creighton points with four rebounds in debut at South Dakota State (11/5). 0 N/A FGs Made 3 2x, Last 12/13/19 @ Creighton 0 N/A FG Attempts 8 12/13/19 @ Creighton 2018-19 (Sophomore, United Tribes Technical College): Earned 0 N/A 3PTers Made 1 6x, Last 2/15/20 vs. Seattle U NJCAA All-American honors by averaging 23.1 points, 11.3 rebounds, 0 N/A 3PT Attempts 4 12/13/19 @ Creighton 4.8 assists, 2.2 blocks and 2.3 steals while shooting 56.9 percent from 0 N/A FTs Made 2 2/27/20 @ CSU Bakersfield the field and 38.5 percent from behind the arc in 32 games … Led team 0 N/A FT Attempts 2 6x, Last 2/15/20 vs. Seattle U 0 N/A Rebounds 6 3x, Last 12/13/19 @ Creighton to the Region XIII Championship by leading the conference in scoring, 0 N/A Assists 3 12/6/19 vs. MACU rebounding, blocks and steals … Led the NJCAA in field goals made 0 N/A Blocks 2 12/13/19 @ Creighton and defensive rebounding while ranking seventh in scoring. 0 N/A Steals 2 4x, Last 12/3/19 vs. SHSU 2017-18 (Freshman, United Tribes Technical College): Averaged 0 N/A Minutes 25 11/25/19 vs. TAMIU 18.2 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.5 blocks and 3.5 steals while

shooting 65.8 percent from the field in 31 games. 2020-21 (Senior): Second season with the program. 2013-17 (Red Lake High School): Averaged 16.4 points, 11.2 2019-20 (Junior): Led UTRGV in rebounding twice and assists twice … rebounds, 7.7 assists, 2.8 blocks and 5.6 steals while shooting 60.1 Tied season highs with seven points and six rebounds at Creighton percent from the field as a senior. (12/13) … Scored seven points with five rebounds vs. Mid-America Charity Stripe: Member of the Muscogee tribe … Majoring in Christian (12/6) … Grabbed team-high six rebounds at Corpus Christi multidisciplinary studies.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------TBD TBD 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals...... 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2019-20 30-2 446/14.9 33-71 .465 6-26 .231 7-23 .304 34-45 79 2.6 43-0 22 16 9 17 79/2.6 2020-21 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 TOTAL 30-2 446/14.9 33-71 .465 6-26 .231 7-23 .304 34-45 79 2.6 43-0 22 16 9 17 79/2.6

Ricky “Doc” Nelson G 13 Height: 6-1 • Weight: 170 • Hometown: Houston, TX • Year: Redshirt Junior

2020-21 Season Highs Category Career Highs per game and had five assists three times … Had nine steals and shot 0 N/A Points 17 1/20/18 vs. Portland State 50 percent from 3-point range. 0 N/A FGs Made 5 2x, Last 11/9/18 vs. Bethesda 0 N/A FG Attempts 7 12/6/17 @ Utah Valley 2017-18 (Freshman, Weber State): Played in all 31 games, averaging 0 N/A 3PTers Made 4 11/9/18 vs. Bethesda 4.4 points and 2.0 assists per game … Scored in double-figures four 0 N/A 3PT Attempts 4 2x, Last 12/29/18 @ EWU times with a career-high 17 points vs. Portland State (1/20) … Had 13 0 N/A FTs Made 10 1/11/18 @ Northern Colorado points against Northern Arizona and 12 against Northern Colorado and 0 N/A FT Attempts 11 1/11/18 @ Northern Colorado 0 N/A Rebounds 5 1/4/18 vs. Northern Arizona West Coast Baptist … Third on the team in assists with 62 … Recorded 0 N/A Assists 7 11/14/17 vs. West Coast Baptist a season-high seven assists against West Coast Baptist and had six 0 N/A Blocks 0 N/A assists at Portland State … Shot 71 percent from the free throw line and 0 N/A Steals 2 3x, Last 11/15/18 vs. SJSU knocked down 11 three-pointers. 0 N/A Minutes 33 3/3/18 @ Montana State 2013-17 (Episcopal High School): Ranked among the top 25 recruits

in Texas … Earned All-State honors during final three years and led 2020-21 (Redshirt Junior): Second season with the program. team to state runner-up finish each year … Member of the Texas Elite 2019-20 (Junior): Redshirted the season as per NCAA transfer AAU Team coached by his father, Rick. regulations. Charity Stripe: Nickname is Doc … Son of Rick Nelson and Nikki Berry 2018-19 (Sophomore, Weber State): Played in 20 games (six starts) … Has a twin sister … Majoring in exercise science after majoring in art … Scored a season-high 14 points in a win over Bethesda … Had 11 at Weber State. points against Benedictine … Totaled 40 assists for an average of 2.0

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------TBD TBD 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals...... 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2017-18 31-0 600/19.4 40-91 .440 11-28 .393 45-63 .714 8-28 36 1.2 55-1 62 23 0 17 136/4.4 2018-19 20-6 375/18.8 22-55 .400 8-16 .500 17-25 .680 3-16 19 1.0 35-0 40 19 0 9 69/3.5 2019-20 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 2020-21 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 TOTAL 51-6 975/19.1 62-146 .425 19-44 .432 62-88 .705 11-44 55 1.1 90-1 102 42 0 26 205/4.0

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Javon Levi G 14 Height: 5-11 • Weight: 175 • Hometown: Killeen, TX • Year: Senior

2020-21 Season Highs Category Career Highs first in the WAC with 2.95 steals per game, the third-highest total in WAC history 0 N/A Points 25 2/29/20 @ Grand Canyon … Led team in scoring twice, rebounding seven times and assists 31 times … 0 N/A FGs Made 9 2/29/20 @ Grand Canyon Reached double-figures in scoring 20 times and assists five times … Dished out 0 N/A FG Attempts 17 11/5/19 @ South Dakota St. career-high 13 assists with career-high tying seven steals and seven points vs. 0 N/A 3PTers Made 3 1/18/20 @ Utah Valley Texas Southern (3/25) … Scored 14 points with seven assists and three steals vs. 0 N/A 3PT Attempts 6 2/22/20 @ New Mexico State Grambling State (3/20) … Scored 12 points vs. (RV) #1 New Mexico State (3/15) 0 N/A FTs Made 12 2/11/19 @ CSU Bakersfield 0 N/A FT Attempts 14 2/11/19 @ CSU Bakersfield … Scored 11 points with team-high seven rebounds vs. #5 CSU Bakersfield (3/14) 0 N/A Rebounds 9 1/6/18 @ KC … Earned WAC Defensive Player of the Year and All-Defensive Team honors 0 N/A Assists 13 4x, Last 3/7/20 vs. CBU (3/12) Broke WAC records for steals (54) and steals per game (3.4) during 0 N/A Blocks 1 3x, Last 12/30/19 @ OU conference play … Scored 17 points with team-high tying seven rebounds and 0 N/A Steals 7 2x, Last 3/25/19 vs. TSU game-high eight assists vs. California Baptist (3/7) … Scored 17 points with six 0 N/A Minutes 41 3/7/20 vs. California Baptist assists and three steals vs. Kansas City (3/2) … Posted first-career double-double with 11 points, 10 assists and four steals at Chicago State (2/28) … Extended Career: Ranks second in program history in total steals (204) and fourth NCAA-leading steals total to 88 with four while hitting career-high tying two three- th pointers vs. Wayland Baptist (2/19) … Took over NCAA lead in steals with three in total assists (524) … Ranks 16 in WAC history and second among th th vs. Utah Valley (2/16) … Grabbed career-high seven steals, the 10 -highest teams still in the WAC in total assists … Ranks 11 in WAC history and single-game total in program history, to tie for NCAA lead while scoring 12 points third among teams still in the WAC in total steals. with nine assists vs. Seattle U (2/14) … Went career-best 12-for-14 from the line 2020-21 (Senior): Earned Preseason All-WAC First Team honors. for 12 points with six rebounds, six assists and five steals in career-high 40 2019-20 (Junior): Earned Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American honors … minutes at CSU Bakersfield (2/9) … Earned WAC Athlete of the Week honors Despite missing five games, ranked second in the NCAA in assists per game (2/4) … Dished out career-high tying 12 assists with game-high five steals vs. (7.96), 11th in steals per game (2.4), 12th in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.93), 13th in Kansas City (2/2) … Narrowly missed triple-double with career-high 12 assists, total assists (199), and 34th in total steals (60), leading the WAC in each category nine points, season-high tying eight rebounds and four steals vs. Chicago State … Led UTRGV in assists 23 times, scoring twice and rebounding five times … (1/31) … Dished out eight assists with three steals, six rebounds and eight points Reached double-figures in scoring 15 times, including two games of 20+ points, vs. Grand Canyon (1/12) … Scored 15 points with seven assists and four steals and assists nine times en route to four double-doubles … Earned WAC Defensive vs. CSU Bakersfield (1/10) … Grabbed season-high tying eight rebounds with 10 Player of the Year, All-Defensive Team and All-WAC Second Team honors. points and five steals at California Baptist (1/5) … Dished out game-high six During WAC play, averaged 12.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 1.9 steals assists with 10 points, for rebounds and two steals vs. Rice (12/18) … Elevated to in 15 games. Ranked 14th in the conference in scoring, first in assists and second co-captain (12/17) … Grabbed NCAA and career-high six steals while hitting in steals. Had a WAC-best 2.7 assist-to-turnover ratio (3/10) … Dished out career- career-high two three-pointers for 15 points vs. North Dakota (12/5) … Scored 17 high tying 13 assists with season-high tying five steals, eight points and five points while going career-best 9-for-12 from the line at UT Arlington (12/1) … rebounds vs. California Baptist (3/7) … Scored career-high 25 points on a 9-of-14 Dished out six assists with seven points vs. Corpus Christi (11/26) … Scored shooting with three steals at Grand Canyon (2/29) … Scored 15 points at CSU career-high 19 points on career-high 7-of-10 shooting vs. Lamar (11/23) … Bakersfield (2/27) … Posted third double-double with 13 points and 11 assists at Grabbed career-high five steals with season-high eight rebounds, eight points and New Mexico State (2/22) … Scored seven points with three rebounds, team-high five assists at East Carolina (11/19) … Dished out career-high 10 assists at seven assists and four steals vs. UTPB (2/18) … Scored 10 points with one Corpus Christi (11/12) … Grabbed career-high tying four steals with 12 points, rebound, seven assists and three steals vs. Seattle U (2/15) … Scored team-high four rebounds and six assists vs. Oklahoma (11/9) … Scored 12 points with six 17 points with four assists and two steals vs. Utah Valley (2/13) … Scored 10 assists and three steals in career-high 34 minutes vs. Texas A&M-Commerce points with three rebounds, eight assists and two steals at Chicago State (2/8) … (11/6). Scored 11 points with four rebounds, six assists, and two steals vs. CSU 2017-18 (Freshman): Led team in rebounding three times and assists 17 times … Bakersfield (2/1) … Posted third double-double with 15 points and career-high Reached double-figures in scoring three times …Scored 10 points with three tying 13 assists vs. Grand Canyon (1/30) … Scored 12 points with six rebounds assists and two steals vs. New Mexico State (3/3) … Scored 10 points with and nine assists at Utah Valley (1/18) … Dished out 10 assists vs. Chicago State career-high nine assists vs. Chicago State (2/24) … Grabbed career-high tying (1/11) … Posted second double-double with 15 points and 12 assists vs. Kansas four steals at Utah Valley (2/17) … Scored career-high 13 points on career-best 5- City (1/9) … Scored 16 points with five assists at California Baptist (1/2) … Dished of-6 shooting with four assists and career-high four steals vs. CSU Bakersfield out game-high 10 assists with three steals and a block at Oklahoma (12/30) … (2/10) … Scored career-high tying seven points with career-high tying seven Scored career-high 21 points with seven rebounds and eight assists at Omaha assists vs. Grand Canyon (2/8) … Dished out career-high tying seven assists at (12/15) … Grabbed season-high five steals with nine points and seven assists vs. Chicago State (1/27) … Grabbed career-high three steals at CSU Bakersfield Mid-America Christian (12/6) … Dished out career-high tying 13 assists with (1/11) … Scored career-high seven points with career-high nine rebounds and six seven points and two steals vs. Sam Houston State (12/3) … Narrowly missed assists at Kansas City (1/6) … Recorded career-highs in assists (seven) and triple-double with nine points, eight rebounds, 10 assists and four steals vs. North rebounds (six) while tying career-high in points (five) vs. UC Irvine (12/9) … Dakota State (11/15) … Posted second-career double-double with 10 points, 12 Dished out career-high six assists at SMU (11/28) … Scored two points with three assists, five rebounds and four steals vs. Howard Payne (11/11) … Made career- rebounds and five assists while starting debut vs. Nicholls State (11/10). high eight baskets for 18 points with four steals in season opener at South Dakota 2013-17 (Shoemaker High School): No. 18 ranked player in Texas … Earned State (11/5) … Earned Preseason All-WAC Second Team honors. Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-State and League MVP honors as a 2018-19 (Sophomore): Named finalist for the Lefty Driesell award, presented senior … Recorded a triple-double with 15 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists vs. annually to the top defensive player in men’s basketball … Only player in the No. 10 Waco Midway (1/10/17) … Earned TABC All-State, Killeen Daily Herald All- NCAA to average at least 5.5 assists (5.7), 2.5 steals (2.95) and 2.1 turnovers or Area MVP, and District 12-6A Offensive MVP honors after averaging 10 points, 4 less (2.03) per game … Only player in NCAA to average at least 9.9 points (9.9), rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals per game as a junior … Also played for Dallas 3.9 rebounds (3.9), 5.5 assists (5.7), and 2.5 steals (2.95) per game … Ranked Showtyme AAU team. second in the NCAA and first in the WAC in total steals with a program record Charity Stripe: Son of Shirley and Tommy … Majoring in communication studies. 109, the second-highest total in WAC history … Ranked third in the NCAA and

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------TBD TBD 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals...... 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2017-18 30-23 684/22.8 38-116 .328 7-27 .259 37-61 .607 4-67 71 2.4 62-1 114 44 1 35 120/4.0 2018-19 37-37 1196/32.3 123-312 .394 12-54 .222 108-162 .667 30-116 146 3.9 90-2 211 75 2 109 366/9.9 2019-20 25-25 809/32.4 97-251 .386 17-48 .354 75-106 .708 23-59 82 3.3 57-1 199 68 1 60 286/11.4 2020-21 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 TOTAL 92-85 2689/29.2 258-679 .380 36-129 .279 220-329 .669 57-242 299 3.3 209-4 524 187 4 204 772/8.4

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Uche Dibiamaka G 15 Height: 6-4 • Weight: 195 • Hometown: Adelaide, SA, Australia • Year: Junior

2020-21 Season Highs Category Career Highs (11/16) … Scored career-high eight points with career-high four 0 N/A Points 11 11/16/19 vs. Stony Brook rebounds and career-high three blocks at South Dakota State (11/5). 0 N/A FGs Made 5 11/16/19 vs. Stony Brook 0 N/A FG Attempts 10 11/16/19 vs. Stony Brook 2018-19 (Freshman): Scored career-high tying seven points on career- 0 N/A 3PTers Made 2 11/25/19 vs. TAMIU high 3-of-6 shooting vs. Texas Southern (3/25) … Scored career-high 0 N/A 3PT Attempts 5 12/3/19 vs. SHSU seven points on 3-of-3 shooting, including a three, at Seattle U (1/19) … 0 N/A FTs Made 4 11/5/19 @ South Dakota St. Went 3-for-4 from the field for career-high six points vs. McNeese State 0 N/A FT Attempts 5 11/5/19 @ South Dakota St. 0 N/A Rebounds 5 1/11/20 vs. Chicago State (12/22) … Dished out career-high four assists vs. Rice (12/18) … 0 N/A Assists 5 2x, Last 2/18/20 vs. UTPB Scored first five points at UT Arlington (12/1) … Recorded two 0 N/A Blocks 3 2x, Last 1/25/20 vs. New Mexico State rebounds, one assist and one block in nine minutes of debut vs. Corpus 0 N/A Steals 1 15x, Last 2/27/20 @ CSUB Christi (11/26). 0 N/A Minutes 32 12/3/19 vs. SHSU 2014-18 (Second Baptist School): Ranked as one of the top 50

players in the state of Texas, and as high as number 20 … Averaged 20 2020-21 (Junior): Third season with the program. points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists per game en route to Second Team 2019-20 (Sophomore): Led UTRGV in assists twice … Dished out All-State honors as a junior … Represented South Australia in the career-high tying five assists vs. UTPB (2/18) … Started and scored Australian National Tournament. career-high 11 points on career-high 5-of-10 shooting vs. Stony Brook Charity Stripe: Son of Henry and Colleen … Has one brother, Uzo … Majoring in finance.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------TBD TBD 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals...... 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2018-19 30-0 298/9.9 21-64 .328 3-24 .125 9-14 .643 7-24 31 1.0 35-0 15 15 5 6 54/1.8 2019-20 30-4 500/16.7 36-103 .350 8-31 .258 13-22 .591 9-39 48 1.6 42-0 42 43 7 9 93/3.1 2020-21 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 TOTAL 60-4 798/13.3 57-167 .341 11-55 .200 22-36 .611 16-63 79 1.3 77-0 57 58 12 15 147/2.5

Isaiah Garcia G 20 Height: 5-10 • Weight: 160 • Hometown: Weslaco, TX • Year: Sophomore

2020-21 Season Highs Category Career Highs 0 N/A Points 3 2x, Last 12/6/19 vs. MACU 2020-21 (Sophomore): Second season with the program. 0 N/A FGs Made 1 2x, Last 12/6/19 vs. MACU 0 N/A FG Attempts 2 2/18/20 vs. UTPB 2019-20 (Freshman): Nailed three-pointer in WAC debut vs. Chicago 0 N/A 3PTers Made 1 2x, Last 12/6/19 vs. MACU State (1/11) … Hit three-pointer in three minutes vs. Mid-America 0 N/A 3PT Attempts 1 4x, Last 2/18/20 vs. UTPB Christian (12/6) … Hit three-pointer in two minutes of collegiate debut 0 N/A FTs Made 0 N/A vs. Texas A&M International (11/25) … Walked onto the team during fall 0 N/A FT Attempts 0 N/A 0 N/A Rebounds 0 N/A open tryouts. 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A 2015-18 (Weslaco High School): First Team All-District selection as a 0 N/A Blocks 0 N/A senior … Was teammates with current teammate Nick Mora during the 0 N/A Steals 0 N/A 2015-16 season. 0 N/A Minutes 4 2/18/20 vs. UTPB Charity Stripe: Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------TBD TBD 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals...... 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2019-20 7-0 14/2.0 3-6 .500 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 9/1.3 2020-21 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 TOTAL 7-0 14/2.0 3-6 .500 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 9/1.3

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Anthony Bratton F 23 Height: 6-8 • Weight: 236 • Hometown: Omaha, NE • Year: Senior

2020-21 Season Highs Category Career Highs points and career-high 14 rebounds vs. Sam Houston State (12/3) … 0 N/A Points 12 12/3/19 vs. SHSU Grabbed career-high five rebounds with first steal and six points vs. 0 N/A FGs Made 5 2x, Last 12/3/19 vs. SHSU 0 N/A FG Attempts 6 2x, Last 12/15/19 @ Omaha Texas A&M International (11/25) … Hit all five shot attempts for 10 0 N/A 3PTers Made 0 N/A points and two blocks vs. Howard Payne (11/11) … Started and scored 0 N/A 3PT Attempts 0 N/A two points with three rebounds in debut vs. South Dakota State (11/5). 0 N/A FTs Made 4 2/1/20 vs. CSUB 2018-19 (Sophomore, Indian Hills Community College): Averaged 0 N/A FT Attempts 6 2/1/20 vs. CSUB 0 N/A Rebounds 14 12/3/19 vs. SHSU 5.1 points and 3.9 rebounds while shooting 63.4 percent from the field 0 N/A Assists 1 2x, Last 1/25/20 vs. New Mexico State and 72.7 percent from the line. 0 N/A Blocks 2 4x, Last 2/12/20 vs. UVU 2017-18 (Freshman, Butler Community College): Averaged 7.7 0 N/A Steals 1 4x, Last 1/30/20 vs. GCU points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 53.3 percent from the field and 0 N/A Minutes 28 12/3/19 vs. SHSU 72.4 percent from the foul line.

2016-17 (Burke High School): Averaged 13.7 points, 2.5 rebounds 2020-21 (Senior): Second season with the program. and 1.7 blocks while shooting 57.0 percent from the floor. 2019-20 (Junior): Led UTRGV in rebounding twice … Reached double- 2013-16 (Omaha Westside High School): Averaged 18.0 points, 8.2 figures in scoring twice and rebounding once en route to one double- rebounds and 1.3 blocks while shooting 61.5 percent from the field as a double … Scored eight points with three rebounds and one block at junior. Chicago State (2/8) … Scored eight points with two rebounds vs. CSU Charity Stripe: Majoring in exercise science. Bakersfield (2/1) … Posted first double-double with career-high 12

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------TBD TBD 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals...... 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2019-20 28-15 391/14.0 50-79 .633 0-0 .000 14-25 .560 28-43 71 2.5 50-0 2 14 20 4 114/4.1 2020-21 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 TOTAL 28-15 391/14.0 50-79 .633 0-0 .000 14-25 .560 28-43 71 2.5 50-0 2 14 20 4 114/4.1

Malik Lawrence-Anderson F 24 Height: 6-6 • Weight: 215 • Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica • Year: Junior

2020-21 Season Highs Category Career Highs 2020-21 (Junior): First season with the program. 0 N/A Points 0 N/A 2019-20 (Sophomore, Tyler Junior College): Averaged 8.2 points and 0 N/A FGs Made 0 N/A 0 N/A FG Attempts 0 N/A 5.7 rebounds while shooting .494 (80-for-162) from the field and .389 0 N/A 3PTers Made 0 N/A (37-for-95) from behind the arc in 26 games. 0 N/A 3PT Attempts 0 N/A 2018-19 (Freshman, Tyler Junior College): Averaged 4.5 points on 0 N/A FTs Made 0 N/A .447 (34-for-76) shooting, including .424 (25-for-59) from behind the arc, 0 N/A FT Attempts 0 N/A 0 N/A Rebounds 0 N/A 3.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists to help Tyler to a 23-7 record … Playing 0 N/A Assists 0 N/A time was limited due to injury. 0 N/A Blocks 0 N/A 2017-18 (Schoolhouse Preparatory): Played one prep season in 0 N/A Steals 0 N/A Miami, Fla. 0 N/A Minutes 0 N/A 2013-17 (Christ the King High School): Attended high school in

Queens, N.Y.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------TBD TBD 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals...... 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2020-21 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 TOTAL 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0

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LaQuan Butler G 32 Height: 6-0 • Weight: 170 • Hometown: Lancaster, TX • Year: Junior

2020-21 Season Highs Category Career Highs 2020-21 (Junior): Redshirting the season as per NCAA transfer 0 N/A Points 17 12/18/19 @ Lamar regulations. 0 N/A FGs Made 6 12/18/19 @ Lamar 0 N/A FG Attempts 17 12/18/19 @ Lamar 2019-20 (Sophomore, Southeastern Louisiana): Averaged 5.5 points 0 N/A 3PTers Made 3 3x, Last 1/25/20 @ NSU on .333 (45-for-135) shooting from the field, including .373 (25-for-67) 0 N/A 3PT Attempts 9 12/18/19 @ Lamar from behind the arc, plus .762 (16-for-21) shooting from the foul line in 0 N/A FTs Made 3 1/2/20 vs. Stephen F. Austin 17.2 minutes per game across 24 contests (12 starts). 0 N/A FT Attempts 4 1/2/20 vs. Stephen F. Austin 0 N/A Rebounds 5 11/11/19 vs. Xavier-Louisiana 2018-19 (Freshman, Chipola College): Averaged 5.8 points on .380 0 N/A Assists 5 2/8/20 @ Incarnate Word (62-for-163) shooting, including.364 (24-for-66) from behind the arc, 0 N/A Blocks 0 N/A plus .818 (36-for-44) from the free throw line in 32 games (one start). 0 N/A Steals 3 1/8/20 @ Sam Houston State 2013-17 (Lancaster High School): Helped team to 31-3 record and the 0 N/A Minutes 39 2/8/20 @ Incarnate Word Texas 5A semifinals as a senior.

Charity Stripe: Nickname is “Quan” … Son of LaQuan Butler Sr. and Denise Pratcher … Has one brother, Qualil.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------TBD TBD 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals...... 0 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2019-20 24-12 412/17.2 45-135 .333 25-67 .373 16-21 .762 9-14 23 1.0 49-3 42 62 0 15 131/5.5 2020-21 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 TOTAL 24-12 412/17.2 45-135 .333 25-67 .373 16-21 .762 9-14 23 1.0 49-3 42 62 0 15 131/5.5

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2019-20 Men's Basketball UT Rio Grande Valley Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 07, 2020) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 14-16 11-3 3-11 0-2 CONFERENCE 9-7 6-2 3-5 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 5-9 5-1 0-6 0-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 11 Varner II, Lesley 30-30 839 28.0 153-352 .4 3 5 41-101 .4 0 6 122-140 .8 7 1 44 137 181 6.0 54 0 51 46 8 46 469 15.6 22 Jackson, Jordan 29-28 787 27.1 150-332 .4 5 2 28-94 .2 9 8 106-125 .8 4 8 19 61 80 2.8 71 2 57 76 12 42 434 15.0 14 Levi, Javon 25-25 809 32.4 97-251 .3 8 6 17-48 .3 5 4 75-106 .7 0 8 23 59 82 3.3 57 1 199 68 1 60 286 11.4 02 Johnson II, Quinton 30-16 626 20.9 87-217 .4 0 1 38-117 .3 2 5 24-40 .6 0 0 21 71 92 3.1 71 1 31 41 4 23 236 7.9 00 Freeman, Chris 26-10 512 19.7 56-148 .3 7 8 32-89 .3 6 0 23-42 .5 4 8 15 41 56 2.2 55 0 25 29 1 14 167 6.4 01 Rhea, Sean 19-13 348 18.3 46-73 .6 3 0 0-1 .0 0 0 22-37 .5 9 5 29 58 87 4.6 47 2 8 17 14 9 114 6.0 23 Bratton, Anthony 28-15 391 14.0 50-79 .6 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 14-25 .5 6 0 28 43 71 2.5 50 0 2 14 20 4 114 4.1 03 Raines, Connor 28-6 348 12.4 33-76 .4 3 4 18-44 .4 0 9 24-28 .8 5 7 10 12 22 0.8 36 0 13 13 3 21 108 3.9 15 Dibiamaka, Uche 30-4 500 16.7 36-103 .3 5 0 8-31 .2 5 8 13-22 .5 9 1 9 39 48 1.6 42 0 42 43 7 9 93 3.1 12 McClain Jr., Rob 30-2 446 14.9 33-71 .4 6 5 6-26 .2 3 1 7-23 .3 0 4 34 45 79 2.6 43 0 22 16 9 17 79 2.6 21 Fontaine, Isaiah 28-1 253 9.0 26-48 .5 4 2 0-1 .0 0 0 8-17 .4 7 1 25 33 58 2.1 38 0 1 4 18 3 60 2.1 20 Garcia, Isaiah 7-0 14 2.0 3-6 .5 0 0 3-5 .6 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.3 05 Gaines, Jamal 25-0 202 8.1 9-33 .2 7 3 0-0 .0 0 0 2-9 .2 2 2 13 23 36 1.4 30 0 0 7 14 3 20 0.8 Team 50 62 112 1 3 Total...... 0 6075 779-1789 .4 3 5 191-557 .3 4 3 440-614 .7 1 7 320 684 1004 0.0 596 6 451 377 111 251 2189 0.0 Opponents...... 0 6075 728-1582 .4 6 0 210-558 .3 7 6 477-667 .7 1 5 282 790 1072 0.0 564 17 433 525 65 163 2143 0.0

TEAM STATISTICS UTRGV OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2189 2143 11/05/19 at South Dakota St. L 57-70 1704 Points per game 73.0 71.4 11/11/19 HOWARD PAYNE W 93-42 976 Scoring margin +1.5 - 11/15/19 vs North Dakota St. L 70-76 209 FIELD GOALS-ATT 779-1789 728-1582 11/16/19 vs Stony Brook L 58-69 457 Field goal pct .4 3 5 .4 6 0 11/17/19 at A&M-Corpus Christi L 55-63 978 3 POINT FG-ATT 191-557 210-558 11/25/19 TEX. A&M INT'L W 79-52 1005 3-point FG pct .3 4 3 .3 7 6 11/30/19 A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI L 52-55 1093 3-pt FG made per game 6.4 7.0 12/03/19 SAM HOUSTON ST. Wo2 90-86 1196 FREE THROWS-ATT 440-614 477-667 12/06/19 MID-AMER. CHRISTIAN W 92-50 718 Free throw pct .7 1 7 .7 1 5 12/13/19 at Creighton L 58-89 16346 F-Throws made per game 14.7 15.9 12/15/19 at Omaha L 82-92 2840 REBOUNDS 1004 1072 12/21/19 at Texas Tech L 58-68 13516 Rebounds per game 33.5 35.7 12/30/19 at Oklahoma L 72-91 6755 Rebounding margin -2.3 - * 01/02/20 at California Baptist L 67-76 2493 ASSISTS 451 433 * 01/09/20 KANSAS CITY W 76-64 708 Assists per game 15.0 14.4 * 01/11/20 CHICAGO ST. W 87-63 1085 TURNOVERS 377 525 * 01/16/20 at Seattle U L 74-91 862 Turnovers per game 12.6 17.5 * 01/18/20 at Utah Valley L 70-72 0 Turnover margin +4.9 - * 01/25/20 NEW MEXICO ST. L 62-67 2618 Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.8 * 01/30/20 GRAND CANYON L 79-87 1165 STEALS 251 163 * 02/01/20 CSU BAKERSFIELD W 70-59 1065 Steals per game 8.4 5.4 * 02/06/20 at Kansas City W 73-60 1097 BLOCKS 111 65 * 02/08/20 at Chicago St. W 75-64 378 Blocks per game 3.7 2.2 * 02/13/20 UTAH VALLEY W 80-72 2218 ATTENDANCE 18049 68451 * 02/15/20 SEATTLE U W 79-72 1667 Home games-Avg/Game 14-1289 14-4842 02/18/20 TEX. PERMIAN BASIN W 93-80 1012 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-333 * 02/22/20 at New Mexico St. L 62-78 11680 * 02/27/20 at CSU Bakersfield L 59-79 2134 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals * 02/29/20 at Grand Canyon W 88-80 7002 UT Rio Grande Valley 1016 1141 24 8 2189 * 03/07/20 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST Wot 79-76 1523 Opponents 1016 1102 21 4 2143 * - Conference game

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