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GAME 1 @ OKLAHOMA // NOV. 25, 2020 UTSA ROADRUNNERS BASKETBALL ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT: Brent Ingram ([email protected]; C: 210-845-8651) NOVEMBER (0-0) SETTING THE SCENE 25 at Oklahoma 7 p.m. Live video Fox Sports Southwest 27 UT PERMIAN BASIN 3 p.m. Chad McKee (play-by-play) 28 at UTRGV 3 p.m. UTSA ROADRUNNERS Bryndon Manzer (analyst) (0-0, 0-0 C-USA) goUTSA.com DECEMBER (0-0) X Radio Ticket 760 AM 04 SUL ROSS 6 p.m. Andy Everett (play-by-play) 16 at Oregon State TBD Pregame show starts 30 minutes 20 OUR LADY OF THE LAKE 3 p.m. before tipoff 22 LAMAR 6 p.m. OKLAHOMA SOONERS (0-0, 0-0 Big12) Series OU: Oklahoma leads, 5-0 JANUARY (0-0) 7 p.m. • Nov. 25 01 at Rice * TBD Lloyd Noble Arena • Norman, Okla. UTSA HEAD COACH 02 at Rice * TBD STEVE HENSON 08 NORTH TEXAS * 6 p.m. HEADLINES AND STORYLINES (Kansas State, 1990) 09 NORTH TEXAS 3 p.m. • The Roadrunners will open the 2020-21 season at Oklahoma for the second 15 at Louisiana Tech * 6:30 p.m. consecutive season, taking on the Sooners in Norman on Wednesday. Career Record: 64-68 (5th year) UTSA Record: same 16 at Louisiana Tech * 6 p.m. • UTSA returns the nation's No. 2 leading scorer, senior guard Jhivvan Jackson, vs. OU: 0-3 22 SOUTHERN MISS * 6 p.m. who averaged 26.8 points per game, setting new C-USA and UTSA standards. • Jackson and senior guard Keaton Wallace have formed the nation's highest 23 SOUTHERN MISS * 3 p.m. OKLAHOMA HEAD COACH scoring backcourt for two consecutive seasons and averaged 45.6 points per 28 UTEP * 6 p.m. LON KRUGER game as juniors, ranking third in the NCAA. Wallace averaged 18.8 points per 30 at UTEP * TBD (Kansas State, 1975) game and earned all-league accolades for a third straight year. • UTSA must replace forward Byron Frohnen, a hard-nosed, undersized post Career Record: 658-421 (35th year) FEBRUARY (0-0) player who was head coach Steve Henson's first signee after taking the UTSA OU Record: 179-117 (10th year) 05 at FIU * TBD job five years ago. Frohnen finished his career as the UTSA record holder in vs. UTSA: 3-0 06 at FIU * TBD career games, starts and rebounds. 12 FLORIDA ATLANTIC * 6 p.m. • UTSA returns three part-time starters in addition to its dynamic backcourt, 13 FLORIDA ATLANTIC * 3 p.m. including center Jaocb Germany, guard Erik Czumbel and forward Luka Barisic. WE ARE UTSA 19 at Charlotte * TBD Germany started the last 10 games of the year at center, Barisic was a fixture When referencing University of Texas at San Antonio Athletics, PLEASE USE THE ACRONYM UTSA AND 20 at Charlotte * TBD in the middle in his debut season as a Juco transfer, and Czumbel made two THE NICKNAME ROADRUNNERS. Please refrain 26 UAB * 6 p.m. dozen starts at point guard as UTSA searched for a lead guard replacement from using UT-San Antonio, Texas-San Antonio, 27 UAB * 3 p.m. from the 2018-19 lineup that featured three-year starter Giovanni De Nicolao. UT-SA, or any other variation. • UTSA is under the direction of Henson, a member of the Kansas State Athletic MARCH (0-0) Hall of Fame and the 2017-18 C-USA Coach of the Year. Henson played seven 10 First Round # TBD seasons in the NBA and is one of 21 current head coaches in the NCAA who 11 Quarterfinals # TBD played in the NBA. 12 Semifinals # TBD • Henson returns to Norman, where he served as an assistant coach for Lon UTSAMBB 13 Championship # TBD Kruger from 2011-16. Home Game at the Convocation Center UTSA ROADRUNNERS AT A GLANCE * - Conference USA Game Probable Starters Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown G-GS PPG RPG Other THE STEVE HENSON SHOW 0 Cedrick Alley Jr. F 6-6 230 Jr.-TR Houston, Texas Houston transfer 2 Jhivvan Jackson G 6-0 170 Sr.-3L Bayamon, Puerto Rico 32-31 26.8 5.6 Nation's No. 2 scorer 20 Eric Parrish G 6-6 195 R-Jr.-RS Cypress, Texas Nevada transfer SELECTED DATES Hosted by Andy Everett, The Steve Henson Show airs on select 22 Keaton Wallace G 6-3 195 Sr.-3L Dallas, Texas 32-32 18.8 4.5 20.2 ppg as soph. days during the Conference USA season. 24 Jacob Germany C 6-11 225 So.-1L Kingston, Okla. 31-10 5.5 4.5 started last 10 games Key Reserves Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown G-GS PPG RPG Other Fans can join the show via a live stream on the UTSA Athletics Facebook page, or tune in to The Ticket 760 and Ticket760.com and 1 Jaja Sanni G 6-4 175 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas averaged 21.5 as HS Sr. everywhere fans want to listen via the free all-in-one iHeartRadio 3 Jordan Ivy-Curry G 6-2 170 Fr.-HS La Marque, Texas 2,000 point HS scorer app. 10 Erik Czumbel G 6-3 200 So.-1L Verona, Italy 32-24 4.2 1.8 24 starts as Fr. 11 Lachlan Bofinger F 6-6 215 Fr-HS Sydney, Australia Montverde Academy (Fla.) 12 Phoenix Ford F 6-8 225 R-Jr.-1L St. Petersburg, Fla. 9-0 1.3 1.2 2.6 mpg as soph. Jan. 4 Jan. 18 Feb. 1 Feb. 15 March 1 25 Adrian Rodriguez F 6-7 245 R-Jr.-1L Tulsa, Okla. 23-3 1.7 3.3 11.4 mpg as soph. Jan. 11 Jan. 25 Feb. 8 Feb. 23 March 15 44 Luka Barisic F 6-10 235 Sr.-1L Osijek, Croatia 32-21 6.6 3.0 25 pts in Blue/White 2020-21 UTSA BASKETBALL #RunWithUs GAME 1 @ OKLAHOMA // NOV. 25, 2020 2020-21 UTSA ROADRUNNERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown/Previous School STANDINGS 0 Cedrick Alley Jr. F 6-6 230 Jr.-TR Houston, Texas/Klein HS/Houston (2019-20 FINAL) 1 Jaja Sanni G 6-4 175 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas/Clear Lake HS 2 Jhivvan Jackson G 6-0 170 Sr.-3L Bayamón, Puerto Rico/Euless [Texas] Trinity HS Institution C-USA Overall 3 Jordan Ivy-Curry G 6-2 170 Fr.-HS La Marque, Texas/La Marque HS 1. North Texas 14-4 20-11 4 Artan Jabbar G 5-11 170 So.-TR Fort Worth, Texas/Southwest Christian School/Dallas Baptist 2. WKU 13-5 20-10 10 Erik Czumbel G 6-3 200 So.-1L Verona, Italy/Liceo Leonardo da Vinci 3. Louisiana Tech 13-5 22-8 11 Lachlan Bofinger F 6-6 215 Fr.-HS Sydney, Australia/Montverde Academy (Fla.) 4. Charlotte 10-8 16-13 12 Phoenix Ford F 6-8 225 R-Jr.-1L St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg HS/Richmond/Mississippi Gulf Coast 5. FIU 9-9 19-13 20 Eric Parrish G/F 6-6 195 R-Jr.-TR Cypress, Texas/Cypress HS/Akron/Bossier Parish CC [La.]/Nevada 6. Marshall 10-8 17-15 22 Keaton Wallace G 6-3 195 Sr.-3L Dallas, Texas/Richardson HS 7. UAB 9-9 19-13 24 Jacob Germany C 6-11 225 So.-1L Kingston, Okla./Kingston HS 8. Old Dominion 9-9 13-19 25 Adrian Rodriguez F 6-7 245 R-Jr.-2L Tulsa, Okla./Union HS 9. Florida Atlantic 8-10 17-15 32 Isaiah Addo-Ankrah G 6-6 180 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas/Second Baptist HS 10. UTSA 7-11 13-19 44 Luka Barisic F 6-10 235 Sr.-1L Osijek, Croatia/Private Gymnasium Benedikt Kotrucjevic/Highland Community [Ill.] College 11. UTEP 8-10 17-15 12. Rice 7-11 15-17 Head Coach: Steve Henson (Fifth season • Kansas State, 1990) 13. Southern Miss 5-13 9-22 Associate Head Coach: Mike Peck (Fifth season • Northwood, 1993) 14. Middle Tennessee 4-14 8-23 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coach: Scott Thompson (Fifth season • Mississippi, 2002) 1 Jaja Sanni (SAN-ee) Assistant Coach: Adam Hood (Fifth season • Air Force, 2008) 2 Jhivvan (jah-VON) Jackson Director of Operations: Jeff Luster (Sixth season • Tabor College, 1996) 4 Artan (ARR-tan) Jabbar (JAH-bar) Video Coordinator: Cale Brubaker (Fifth season • MidAmerica Nazarene, 2016) 10 Erik Czumbel (ZUM-bel) Graduate Assistant: Taylor Luster (Second season • Missouri Southern State, 2016) 11 Lachlan (LATCH-lan) Bofinger (BOW-finger) Athletic Trainer: Josh Modica (Eight season • Missouri State, 2010) 44 Luka Barisic (BEAR-ah-sitch) UTSA QUICK FACTS Strength & Conditioning Coach: Christian Wood (Second season • Our Lady of the Lake University, 2017) GENERAL INFORMATION Name of Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio LEADING THE ROADRUNNERS 2019-20 STATS COMPARISON Location: San Antonio, Texas • UTSA heads into the season lidlifter at Oklahoma boasting Founded: 1969 a pair of the nation's top scoring threats, senior guards CATEGORY Enrollment: 34,742 Jhivvan Jackson and Keaton Wallace. The pair led the nation's Overall Record 13-19 19-12 Nickname: Roadrunners backcourts in combined scoring (45.6 points per game), School Colors : Navy Blue (PMS 289), Orange (PMS 1665) & White Conference Record 7-11 9-9 Arena (Capacity): Convocation Center (2,650) with Jackson ranking second in the NCAA with 26.8 points Home Record 10-5 12-3 Year Opened: 1975 per game, a new C-USA and UTSA record. Wallace chipped in Road Record 3-9 4-8 Conference: Conference USA 18.8 points per game, adding 4.5 rebounds, a year after going Neutral Site Record 0-5 3-1 President: Dr.