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GAME 15 @ FAIU // JAN. 4, 2020 UTSA ROADRUNNERS BASKETBALL ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT: Brent Ingram ([email protected]; C: 210-845-8651) NOVEMBER (1-6) SETTING THE SCENE 05 at Oklahoma 7 p.m. L, 67-85 Live video ESPN+ 08 vs. Southern Illinois 1 6:30 p.m. L, 60-72 09 vs. Oakland 1 4:30 p.m. L, 62-75 UTSA ROADRUNNERS Radio Ticket 760 AM 10 vs. Delaware 1 2:30 p.m. L, 79-91 (6-8, 0-1 C-USA) Andy Everett (play-by-play) X Pregame show starts 30 minutes 18 at #17/19 Utah State 8 p.m. L, 50-82 22 WILEY COLLEGE 7 p.m. W,90-68 before tipoff 30 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 7 p.m. L, 72-79 Series vs. FIU: Series tied, 5-5 DECEMBER (5-1) 03 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 7 p.m. W, 89-67 Last Meeting: UTSA 100, FIU 67 07 at Texas State 4 p.m. W, 77-71 FIU PANTHRS San Antonio | Feb.7, 2019 14 UT PERMIAN BASIN 3 p.m. W, 98-55 (10-4, 1-0 C-USA) 18 vs. Oregon State 2 4:30 p.m. L, 78-88 UTSA HEAD COACH 21 ILLINOIS STATE 3 p.m. W, 89-70 6 p.m. CT • Jan. 4, 2020 28 OUR LADY OF THE LAKE 3 p.m. W, 99-64 Ocean Bank Convocation Center • Miami STEVE HENSON (Kansas State, 1990) JANUARY (0-1) HEADLINES AND STORYLINES 02 at Florida Atlantic * 6 p.m. L, 64-79 Career Record: 57-57 (4th year) 04 at FIU * 6 p.m. • UTSA (6-8, 0-1 C-USA) is looking to bounce back after a league-opening 09 LOUISIANA TECH * 6 p.m. setback on Thursday night at FAU, where the Owls opened up with a blistering UTSA Record: same 11 SOUTHERN MISS * 3 p.m. vs FIU:3-1 15 at UTEP * 8 p.m. offensive pace, making 15 of 23 shots to start the game. UTSA couldn’t overcome the hot start and fell into a drought to open the second half, missing 18 UTEP * 3 p.m. FIU HEAD COACH 23 at North Texas * 7 p.m. 15 straight shots and going 0 for its first 14 from deep in the second stanza. 25 at Rice * 7 p.m. JEREMY BALLARD 30 UAB * 7 p.m. • The Roadrunners have won six of their last nine games after opening the (Colgate, 2003) season with an 0-5 mark with tough losses at Oklahoma, at No. 17/19 Utah FEBRUARY (0-0) State and vs. Oregon State. Part of the struggles came as the Roadrunners 01 MIDDLE TENNESSEE * 3 p.m. Career Record: 30-18 (2nd year) 06 at Old Dominion * 6 p.m. were seeking to replace a pair of stalwarts in the lineup, including three- FAU Record: same 08 at Charlotte * 3 p.m. year starting point guard Giovanni De Nicolao, who graduated and began a vs. UTSA: 0-1 13 MARSHALL * 8 p.m. professional career in his native Italy. UTSA found its point guard in freshman 15 WESTERN KENTUCKY * 2 p.m. 22 C-USA Bonus Play *^ TBD Erik Czumbel, a native of Verona, Italy, who has helped UTSA to a 6-3 record as WE ARE UTSA 27 C-USA Bonus Play *^ TBD a starter in the lineup. When referencing University of Texas at San Antonio • Junior guard Jhivvan Jackson heads into the game ranked No. 3 in the NCAA in Athletics, PLEASE USE THE ACRONYM UTSA AND MARCH (0-0) 01 C-USA Bonus Play *^ TBD points per game (24.9) and leading C-USA in scoring. THE NICKNAME ROADRUNNERS. Please refrain 04 C-USA Bonus Play *^ TBD • Junior guard Keaton Wallace is averaging 17.1 points per game and has scored from using UT-San Antonio, Texas-San Antonio, 07 C-USA Bonus Play *^ TBD 57 points over his last two games. UT-SA, or any other variation. 11 First Round # TBD 12 Quarterfinals # TBD • Jackson is on the watch list for the Oscar Robertson Trophy and Wallace was 13 Semifinals # TBD named to the Lute Olson Award Watch List, with both awards given annually 14 Championship # TBD to the nation's top player. Home Game at the Convocation Center • UTSA is under the direction of fourth-year head coach Steve Henson, a member 1 - Sunshine Slam (Kissimmee, Fla.) of the Kansas State Athletic Hall of Fame and the 2017-18 C-USA Coach of the 2 - Neutral site game (Houston, Texas) * - Conference USA Game Year. Henson played seven seasons in the NBA and is one of 21 current head UTSAMBB ^ - Will play four of five dates, opponents, and locations will be coaches in the NCAA who played in the NBA. determined following completion of games on Feb. 15 # - Conference USA Championship (Frisco, Texas) UTSA ROADRUNNERS AT A GLANCE All times CENTRAL; Dates and times subject to change Probable Starters Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown G-GS PPG RPG Other THE STEVE HENSON SHOW 2 Jhivvan Jackson G 6-0 170 Jr.-2L Bayamon, Puerto Rico 14-14 24.9 5.4 NCAA's No. 3 scorer 22 Keaton Wallace G 6-3 185 Jr.-2L Dallas, Texas 14-14 17.1 4.5 57 points last 2 games SANDBOX • 7280 UTSA BLVD. 3 Byron Frohnen F 6-6 230 Sr.-3L Las Vegas, Nev. 14-14 3.3 6.5 114 straight starts SELECTED DATES 10 Erik Czumbel G 6-3 185 Fr.-HS Verona, Italy 14-9 4.7 2.1 6-3 in his starts Hosted by Andy Everett, The Steve Henson Show airs on select days 44 Luka Barisic F 6-10 240 Jr.-TR Osijek, Croatia 14-13 6.1 3.3 7 pts, 4 reb Thurs. during the Conference USA season. Key Reserves Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown G-GS PPG RPG Other 5 Makani Whiteside G 6-4 190 Fr.-HS Madera, Calif. 10-0 1.4 0.7 6.3 mpg Fans can join the show at the restaurant, tune in to The Ticket 760, 11 Adokiye Iyaye G 6-3 180 So.-1L Oklahoma City, Okla. 12-0 2.2 0.4 6th man in '18-19 online at goUTSA.com, Ticket760.com and everywhere fans want 12 Phoenix Ford F 6-8 230 R-So.-TR St. Petersburg, Fla. 6-0 1.7 1.7 rebounding threat to listen via the free all-in-one iHeartRadio app. 21 Knox Hellums G 6-5 205 R-Jr.-TR Tomball, Texas 14-0 6.4 2.3 39% from 3 23 Atem Bior F 6-7 220 Sr.-1L Brisbane, Australia 14-6 4.7 4.9 1st of bench in 6 gms Jan. 6 Jan. 21 Feb. 3 Feb. 17 March 2 24 Jacob Germany C 6-11 220 Fr.-HS Kingston, Okla. 13-0 5.2 4.4 16 blocks Jan. 13 Jan. 27 Feb. 10 Feb. 24 March 16 25 Adrian Rodriguez F 6-7 240 R-So.-2L Tulsa, Okla. 11-0 1.4 2.5 9.0 mpg 2019-20 UTSA BASKETBALL #RunWithUs GAME 15 @ FAIU // JAN. 4, 2020 2019-20 UTSA ROADRUNNERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown/Previous School STANDINGS 2 Jhivvan Jackson G 6-0 170 Jr.-2L Bayamón, Puerto Rico/Euless [Texas] Trinity HS (AS OF JAN. 3) 3 Byron Frohnen F 6-6 230 Sr.-3L Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman HS 5 Makani Whiteside G 6-4 190 Fr.-HS Madera, Calif./Liberty HS Institution C-USA Overall 10 Erik Czumbel G 6-3 185 Fr.-HS Verona, Italy/Liceo Leonardo da Vinci 1. Louisiana Tech 1-0 10-3 11 Adokiye Iyaye G 6-3 180 So.-1L Oklahoma City, Okla./Putnam City North HS FIU 1-0 10-4 12 Phoenix Ford F 6-8 230 R-So.-TR St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg HS/Richmond/Mississippi GC FAU 1-0 9-5 21 Knox Hellums G 6-5 205 R-Jr.-TR Tomball, Texas/Concordia Lutheran HS/Pepperdine WKU 1-0 8-5 22 Keaton Wallace G 6-3 185 Jr.-2L Dallas, Texas/Richardson HS Charlotte 1-0 7-5 23 Atem Bior F 6-7 225 Sr.-1L Brisbane, Australia/St. James College/New Mexico Military Int. Marshall 1-0 7-7 24 Jacob Germany C 6-11 220 Fr.-HS Kingston, Okla./Kingston HS Old Dominion 1-0 5-9 25 Adrian Rodriguez F 6-7 245 R-So.-1L Tulsa, Okla./Union HS 6. UTSA 0-1 6-8 32 Austin Timperman F 6-9 190 R-Fr.-RS The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands HS UTEP 0-1 9-5 44 Luka Barisic F 6-10 240 Jr.-TR Osijek, Croatia/Private Gymnasium Benedikt Kotrucjevic/Highland Community [Ill.] CCC UAB 0-1 9-5 Rice 0-1 8-6 North Texas 0-1 6-8 Middle Tennessee 0-1 4-10 Southern Miss 0-1 4-10 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: Steve Henson (Fourth season • Kansas State, 1990) 2 Jhivvan (jah-VON) Jackson Associate Head Coach: Mike Peck (Fourth season • Northwood, 1993) 3 Byron Frohnen (FRO-nen) Assistant Coach: Scott Thompson (Fourth season • Mississippi, 2002) 5 Makani (MAH-kahn-EE) Whiteside Assistant Coach: Adam Hood (Fourth season • Air Force, 2008) 10 Erik Czumbel (ZUM-bell) Director of Operations: Jeff Luster (Fifth season • Tabor College, 1996) 11 Adokiye (ah-DOKE-e-a) Iyaye (E-I-A) Video Coordinator: Cale Brubaker (Fourth season • MidAmerica Nazarene, 2016) 21 Knox Hellums (HELL-ums) Graduate Assistant: Austin Karrer (Second season • UTSA, 2018) 23 Atem (A-tim) Bior (BE-or) 44 Luka Barisic (BEAR-ah-sitch) Graduate Assistant: Taylor Luster (First season • Missouri Southern State, 2016) GA Austin Karrer (CAR) UTSA QUICK FACTS Athletic Trainer: Josh Modica (Seventh season • Missouri State, 2010) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Christian Wood (First season • Our Lady of the Lake University, 2017) GENERAL INFORMATION Name of Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio Location: San Antonio, Texas Founded: 1969 LEADING THE ROADRUNNERS Enrollment: 32,101 • UTSA has been led in 2019-20 by the nation’s No.