UT ARLINGTON 2o18-19 MEN'S BASKETBALL Infographic game notes MAVERICKS NCAA: 2008 | NIT: 1981, 2012, 2017 | CIT: 2013, 2016 Associate AD for Communications: Jason MacBain | Cell: 315.750.0236 | Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @JaBain UT ARLINGTON @ LITTLE ROCK SCHEDULE / RESULTS Little Rock, AR | Jack Stephens Center (5,600) NOVEMBER (3-4) Video: ESPN+ | Ben Creighton | U.S. Reed Audio: KEXB 620 AM | TuneIn App | Josh Sours 6 UT TYLER (ESPN+) W, 90-66 (ESPN+) Live Statistics: StatBroadcast 10 NORTHERN IOWA W, 74-65 Series History: UTA Leads, 6-4 (82-73 Last Month) (ESPN+) 16 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI L, 73-67 @UTA_MBB #PlantYourFlag | #SunBeltMBB (ESPN+) @LittleRockMBB NIT 18 UC DAVIS W, 68-59 12-12, 8-3 SBCHC: Chris Ogden (12-12) HC: Darrell Walker (54-33) 9-15, 4-7 SBC 20 RV Indiana (BTN) L, 78-64 UTA played the 7th-hardest non-conference schedule in the nation, according to NCAA 23 RV Arkansas (SECN+) L, 78-60 ESPN (Story: utamavs.us/espnsked). The Mavericks, who have used 13 starting lineups -- the 2nd- 27 Tulsa (ESPN+) L, 72-58 most in the nation this year -- were 4-11 overall and 0-2 in the Sun Belt, but have won 8 of 9 to move into a 1st-place tie with Texas State after being selected to finish 2nd-to-last, 11th place, in (1-5) DECEMBER the preseason poll. Entering play today, UTA would be the #1 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament. CBI 1 UTRGV (ESPN+) L, 76-65 NCAA 4 Missouri (SECN+) L, 65-45 LOCKED IN ON DEFENSE BATTLE TESTED CBI 8 RV North Texas (C-USA TV) L, 63-61 NCAA 18 #8 Gonzaga (ROOT) L, 89-55 In all 11 SBC games this year, UTA has held a top-10 At the time of the non-conference schedule con- scorer in the conference below his season average: cluding, UTA played seven Quadrant 1 (Home 21 Cal Poly W, 75-70 (OT) 4) Ty Cockfield (ASU): 21.1 (16 vs. UTA) 1-30, Neutral 1-50, Away 1-75) non-league op- NCAA 28 Texas (LHN) L, 76-56 5) Rayjon Tucker (LR): 20.5 (15) ponents, based on the NET report (NCAA’s new RPI), and all seven of those came on the road JANUARY (5-3) 6) D’Marcus Simonds (GSU): 19 (15 & 1) – the most in the nation. That helped prepare (ESPN+) 7) Zac Cuthbertson (CCU): 18.4 (17 & 5) NCAA 3 GEORGIA STATE* L, 63-58 T-8) Ronshad Shabazz (APP): 18.2 (16 & 15) UTA for the SBC slate. UTA carries a 4-1 record 5 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* (ESPN+) L, 77-64 T-8) Nigal Pearson (TXST): 18.2 (15) in road Sun Belt games into Thursday’s con- test – by far the best mark in the league. In (APP VISION) 10) Tookie Brown (GS): 17.7 (4 & 11) 10 Appalachian State* W, 82-72 fact, the only other team multiple games over .500 (ESPN+) UTA also has held 10 of 11 SBC opponents below 12 Coastal Carolina* W, 61-58 their conference scoring average; the Mavs lead the on the road in conference play is Texas State (3- 17 ARKANSAS STATE* (ESPN+) W, 68-59 SBC scoring defense in league games (67.7/game). 1). Georgia Southern is 4-3 in road SBC contests. 19 LITTLE ROCK* (ESPN+) W, 82-73 24 Georgia Southern* (ESPN+) W, 72-67 PROBABLE STARTERS TWEETABLES NCAA (ESPN+) 26 Georgia State* L, 77-71 1) Edric Dennis is just five points shy FEBRUARY (3-0) BRIAN WARREN (G) of 1,000 for his career. The junior RV (ESPN+) (2 OT) Jr. | 5-9 | 160 | Indianapolis, IN scored 272 points at Hill Junior Col- 2 Texas State* W, 84-77 lege as a freshman, tallied 406 as 7 COASTAL CAROLINA* (ESPN+) W, 74-54 14.5 PPG | 2.5 RPG | 3.6 APG a sophomore at Jackson State and O has 317 with UTA this season. He (ESPN+) 7th In SBC FT% (79.8); Leads Team Total Pts 9 APPALACHIAN STATE* W, 78-68 would be the second UTA player to 14 Little Rock* (ESPN+) 6:30 PM reach the mark this year (Warren). AYOUB NOUHI (F) 16 Arkansas State* (ESPN+) 4 PM 2) At 8-3, this is tied for UTA’s Fr. | 6-5 | 196 | Brussels, Belgium NIT 21 LOUISIANA* (ESPN+) 7 PM best-ever start through 11 games 1.6 PPG | 1 RPG | 9.9 MPG of an SBC season – and that came CIT 23 ULM* (ESPN+) 2 PM 3 from the 2016-17 club which won the SBC Regular Season Champi- 28 South Alabama* (ESPN+) 7 PM Career-High-Tying 9 Points vs. Coastal Carolina onship with a 14-4 league mark. MARCH 3) For the second time this year, 2 Troy* (ESPN+) 2 PM EDRIC DENNIS (G) R-Jr. | 6-0 | 190 | Dallas, TX UTA is receiving votes in the Col- 9 TEXAS STATE* (ESPN+) 2 PM legeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll as the Mavs picked up three votes this ^ 15.1 PPG | 4.9 RPG | 2.3 APG 12 Sun Belt Tournament First Round TBA 5 week. Texas State is ranked #20 in 14 Sun Belt Tournament Second Round$ TBA Career-High 32 Pts vs. Little Rock (15-17 FTs) the poll, while Georgia Southern and Georgia State are both receiv- $ 15 Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinals TBA TIANDRE JACKSON-YOUNG (G) ing votes. 16 Sun Belt Tournament Semifinals$ TBA Jr. | 6-3 | 195 | Marshall, TX 4) UTA is averaging just 12.7 17 Sun Belt Tournament Final$ TBA turnovers per game (15.9 in the 7 PPG | 3.4 RPG | 26 Off. Rebounds non-conference), issuing 14.7 as- HOME GAME | All Times Central | *Sun Belt Game 22 Leads Team At 42.1% From 3-Point Range sists per game (10.5 non-confer- ^Campus Sites (#7 & #8 Host) | $New Orleans (Lakefront Arena) ence) and making 16.2 free throws per game (15 non-conference). ANDRES IBARGUEN (F) 5) The Mavs rank 10th nationally in bPlease refer to the University of Texas at Ar- Jr. | 6-5 | 230 | Santa Marta, Colombia 3-point percentage defense (29.1). lington as UT Arlington. UTA is acceptable 7.3 PPG | 7.3 RPG | 3.2 Off. Rbs/gm Only one opponent (Tulsa, 55.6 per- on second reference. Using Texas-Arlington, 2O cent) has shot better than 42 per- UT-Arlington or any other form is incorrect. Ranks 26th In The Nation In Off. Rbs/Game cent against the Mavs this year. @UTA_MBB Infographic Game Notes ABOUT THE UT ARLINGTON MAVERICKS ABOUT LITTLE ROCK GENERAL INFORMATION SERIES HISTORY -- UTA Leads, 6-4 Location ................................................................ Arlington, Texas Date Location W/L Score LITTLE Global Enrollment ...............................................................59,836 ROCK 11/18/07 Little Rock W 68-58 Founded ................................................................................1895 1/4/14 Arlington L 72-70 Colors ................................................ Royal Blue, Orange, & White • Little Rock ranks 11th 2/22/14 Little Rock W 75-71 Nickname .......................................................................Mavericks in the nation in field-goal 1/24/15 Little Rock W 75-68 percentage (49.3), and Home Court .................................................... College Park Center 2/28/15 Arlington W 82-73 20th in the country with 1/23/16 Arlington L 91-64 Capacity ...............................................................................7,000 573 free-throw attempts. 2/25/16 Little Rock L 72-60 Conference Affiliation .....................................Sun Belt Conference However, the Trojans con- 2/13/17 Arlington W 71-55 President ..........................................................Dr. Vistasp Karbhari vert at just a 65.6-percent 1/11/18 Little Rock L 77-65 Director or Athletics ........................................................ Jim Baker clip from the charity stripe. 1/19/19 Arlington W 82-73 • In the first meeting this year, UTA never trailed, knocked down a MEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF season-high 34 free throws and had Edric Dennis score a career-high Head Coach ............................... Chris Ogden (Texas ‘04 / 1st Year) Record At UTA ......................................................................12-12 32 points (15-17 from the free-throw line – tied for the 9th-most Career Record ....................................................................... Same makes by a UTA player in single-game program history). UTA led for Associate Head Coach ......Greg Young (Howard Payne ’86 / 10th Year) 37:56, and the contest was only tied on two occasions: 0-0 and 8-8. Assistant Coach ....... Royce Johnson (Thomas Edison ‘13 / 1st Year) 1,573 of UTA’s Assistant Coach .............................Riley Davis (Texas ‘11 / 1st Year) LEAST PRODUCTION BACK Director Of Operations .......... Jarred Jackson (Lander ’07 / 1st Year) 1,632 points Graduate Assistant/Operations ..... Parker Eidson (Tennessee ’16 / 1st Year) Least % Of Points Returning From ‘17-’18 (96.4 percent) Graduate Assistant/Analytics ....Matt McGann (Oklahoma State ’17 / 1st Year) this year are Athletic Trainer ............................................................ Chris Marrs 1) UT ARLINGTON: 3.2% Strength & Conditioning Coach ...........................Dominick Walker 2) Mount St. Mary’s: 4.4% from players who did not 2017-18 REVIEW 3) UNC Asheville: 5.5% Overall Record ......................................................................21-13 4) Idaho: 6.9% play for UTA Sun Belt Record ......................................................................10-8 5) Oakland: 8.6% last season. Sun Belt Finish ..........................................................................4th Sun Belt Tournament Finish ................................................... Finals NEW BLOOD MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY POINTS First Year of Basketball ......................................................1959-60 LOST INCOMING POINTS Total Years of Basketball ............................. 60 (Including This Year) The only teams in the na- All-Time Win-Loss Record .................................................745-930 tion with more newcomers Overall Record in College Park Center (2012-Present) ............75-27 97% than UTA at the start of the 4,OO9 season – of which the Mav- Years In Sun Belt Conference ................................5 (2013-Present) ericks had 12 – were Chat- All-Time Sun Belt Win-Loss Record ..............................64-41 (.610) REBOUNDS tanooga and Detroit Mercy REBOUNDS Sun Belt Regular Season Championships ...........................1 (2017) (13 each).