2 0 1 1 - 1 2 M EN ’ S B A S KET B ALL M EDIA S UPPLEMENT 2011 S OUTHLAND C ONFEREN C E T OURNAMENT C HAMPION S 2011 NCAA T OURNAMENT S E C OND R OUND 2011-12 UTSA R OADRUNNER S 0 • Mike White 1 • Stephen Franklin 2 • Kalif Bakare 3 • Larry Wilkins 4 • Sei Paye 6-8 • F/C • Sr.-1L 6-6 • F • Sr.-1L 5-11 • G • Jr.-1L 6-4 • F • Sr.-1L 6-3 • G • Sr.-3L Macon, Ga. Aurora, Colo. Houston, Texas San Antonio, Texas Houston, Texas 5 • Michael Hale III 11 • A.J. Price 12 • Jeromie Hill 13 • Igor Nujic 14 • Alex Vouyoukas 5-9 • G • Jr.-TR 6-2 • G • Fr.-HS 6-8 • F • So.-1L 6-8 • F • So.-1L 6-9 • F/C • Sr.-1L Federal Way, Wash. The Colony, Texas Cairns, Australia Perth, Australia Athens, Greece 20 • Ryan Whitehead 22 • Kannon Burrage 31 • Melvin Johnson III 32 • Jordan Sims 42 • Tyler Wood 6-0 • G • So.-1L 6-3 • G • Jr.-TR 6-5 • G • Jr.-2L 6-4 • G/F • So.-1L 6-6 • F • So.-1L Goodyear, Ariz. East Moline, Ill. Dallas, Texas El Mirage, Ariz. San Antonio, Texas Brooks Thompson Dan O’Dowd Robert Guster Jeff Renegar Shenton Wai Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Team Operations Coordinator Sixth Season Sixth Season Sixth Season Fourth Season Third Season 2011-12 UTSA M EN ’ S B A S KET B ALL M EDIA S UPPLEMENT Media Information _______ Meet The Staff ____________ Record Book _____________ Roster _________________________ 2 Brooks Thompson ___________ 22-24 Team Records __________________ 50 Schedule _______________________ 3 Dan O’Dowd __________________ 25 Individual Records ______________ 51 Season Outlook ________________ 4-5 Robert Guster __________________ 26 Career Top 10 Lists __________ 52-53 Media Information ______________ 6 Jeff Renegar ___________________ 27 Single-Season Top 10 Lists ____ 54-55 Quick Facts ____________________ 7 Shenton Wai __________________ 28 1,000-Point Club _______________ 56 Broadcast Information____________ 7 Support Staff __________________ 29 Top 50 Scorers ________________ 57 Lynn Hickey ___________________ 30 Top Scoring Performances _______ 57 Meet The Roadrunners ___ Dr. Ricardo Romo ______________ 31 500-Rebound Club _____________ 58 Stephen Franklin ________________ 8 Top 50 Rebounders _____________ 59 Sei Paye _______________________ 9 Opponents _______________ Top Rebounding Performances ___ 59 Alex Vouyoukas ________________ 10 Opponents Quick Facts ______ 32-35 Annual Leaders ________________ 60 Mike White ___________________ 11 Southland Conference __________ 36 100-Point Games ______________ 60 Larry Wilkins __________________ 12 Opponents Records__________ 61-62 Kalif Bakare ___________________ 13 Season Review ___________ Convocation Center Records _____ 63 Melvin Johnson III ______________ 14 Season Results _________________ 37 Southland Conference Records ___ 64 Jeromie Hill ___________________ 15 Season Statistics _______________ 38 Season-by-Season Results _____ 65-69 Igor Nujic _____________________ 16 Season Highs __________________ 39 All-Time Series Results ________ 70-74 Jordan Sims ___________________ 17 Game Capsules _____________ 40-47 Coaching History ______________ 74 Ryan Whitehead _______________ 18 Season Review ________________ 48 Letterwinners __________________ 75 Tyler Wood ____________________ 19 Southland Conference Review ____ 49 All-Time Numerical Roster _______ 76 Kannon Burrage _______________ 20 Honor Roll ____________________ 77 Michael Hale III ________________ 20 Conference Championship Teams _78 A.J. Price _____________________ 21 Roadrunners In The Pros _________ 79 Retired Jerseys _________________ 80 CREDITS The 2011-12 UTSA Men’s Basketball Media Supplement is a production of the UTSA Athletics Communications Office. The supplement was designed, written and edited by Assistant AD/Athletics Communications Kyle Stephens with assistance from Associate Athletics Comunications Director Brian Hernandez, Assistant Athletics Communications Directors Tony Baldwin and Jordan Korphage, student assistants Ryan Brown and Sam Weinberger and former student assistants Arielle Andres and Greg Ruder. Photography UTSA captured the 2011 Southland Conference Tournament Patrick Dunn, Jeff Huehn, Mark McClendon, Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, where it David Richard, Erik Schelken. defeated Alabama State, 70-61, at the First Four in Dayton, Ohio, for the school’s first-ever NCAA postseason win in any sport. R O S TER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown/Previous School 0 Mike White F/C 6-8 220 Sr.-1L Macon, Ga./Bethune-Cookman 1 Stephen Franklin F 6-6 205 Sr.-1L Aurora, Colo./College of Eastern Utah 2 Kalif Bakare G 5-11 190 Jr.-1L Houston, Texas/Tarleton State 3 Larry Wilkins* F/C 6-4 250 Sr.-1L San Antonio, Texas/Midland College 4 Sei Paye G 6-3 170 Sr.-3L Houston, Texas/Louisiana-Monroe 5 Michael Hale III G 5-9 150 Jr.-TR Federal Way, Wash./North Idaho College 11 A.J. Price G 6-2 175 Fr.-HS The Colony, Texas/The Colony HS 12 Jeromie Hill F 6-8 230 So.-1L Cairns, Australia/Australia Institute of Sport 13 Igor Nujic F 6-8 215 So.-1L Perth, Australia/Australia Institutue of Sport 14 Alex Vouyoukas C 6-9 235 Sr.-1L Athens, Greece/Indian Hills [Iowa] CC 20 Ryan Whitehead G 6-0 190 So.-1L Goodyear, Ariz./Desert Edge HS 22 Kannon Burrage G 6-3 185 Jr.-TR East Moline, Ill./Des Moines Area (Iowa) CC 31 Melvin Johnson III G 6-5 165 Jr.-2L Dallas, Texas/Humble Christian Life Center 32 Jordan Sims G/F 6-4 185 So.-1L El Mirage, Ariz./Liberty HS 42 Tyler Wood F 6-6 230 So.-1L San Antonio, Texas/Madison HS * out for season (Achilles) Coaching Staff Head Coach: Brooks Thompson (sixth year; Oklahoma State ‘94) Associate Head Coach: Dan O’Dowd (sixth year; Bethany ‘86) Assistant Coach: Robert Guster (sixth year; Missouri-Rolla ‘99) Assistant Coach: Jeff Renegar (fourth year; Adams State ‘04) Team Operations Coordinator: Shenton Wai (third year; Univ. of Victoria [Australia] ‘99) Video Coordinator: Trey Platt • Coordinator of Player Development Jeff Pasquariello Trainer: Rhodie Moss • Strength & Conditioning Coach: Travis Reust P RONUN C IATION G UIDE R O S TER B REAKDOWN A LPHA B ETI C AL R O S TER Burrage ____________________ BURR-uhj By State/Country Bakare, Kalif ___________ 2 Cairns _______________________ CANS Texas _____________ 6 Burrage, Kannon _______ 22 Guster ______________________GUST-er Kalif Bakare _____kah-LEAF, bah-CAR-ee Arizona ___________ 2 Franklin, Stephen _______ 1 Nujic ______________________ NEW-ick Australia __________ 2 Hale III, Michael ________ 5 Renegar __________________ REN-a-ger Colorado _________ 1 Hill, Jeromie ___________ 12 Sei Paye ___________________ SAY PAY Georgia __________ 1 Johnson III, Melvin _____ 31 Vouyoukas _____________ VIEW-you-kas Greece ___________ 1 Nujic, Igor ____________ 11 Wai __________________________ WAY Paye, Sei ______________ 4 Illinois ____________ 1 Price, A.J. _____________ 11 Washington _______ 1 W E ARE UTSA Sims, Jordan __________ 32 When referencing University of Texas By Class Vouyoukas, Alex _______ 14 at San Antonio athletics, please use Seniors ___________ 5 White, Mike ____________ 0 the acronym UTSA and the nickname Roadrunners. Please refrain from Juniors ____________ 4 Whitehead, Ryan ______ 20 using UT-San Antonio, Texas- Sophomores _______ 5 Wilkins, Larry __________ 3 San Antonio, UT-SA or any other Freshmen _________ 1 Wood, Tyler ___________ 42 variations. 2 2011-12 UTSA R OADRUNNER S B A S KET B ALL S C HEDULE Day Date Opponent Location Time Fri. Nov. 4 Southeastern Oklahoma State# San Antonio, Texas 7 p.m. Fri. Nov. 11 at UTEP El Paso, Texas 8:05 p.m. Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Tue. Nov. 15 vs. Oral Roberts Stillwater, Okla. 9:30 p.m. Wed. Nov. 16 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff or Oklahoma State (ESPN3) Stillwater, Okla. 7 or 9:30 p.m. Mon.-Tue. Nov. 21-22 Third and Fourth Rounds TBA TBA -- or - Wed. & Fri. Nov. 23 & 25 Semifinals & Championship or Consolation New York, N.Y. TBA Sat. Nov. 26 Pepperdine San Antonio, Texas noon Sun. Nov. 27 Cameron San Antonio, Texas 2 p.m. Wed. Nov. 30 at San Jose State San Jose, Calif. 9 p.m. Mon. Dec. 5 at Samford Birmingham, Ala. 7 p.m. Mon. Dec. 19 Wayland Baptist San Antonio, Texas 7 p.m. Tue. Dec. 20 at Houston Houston, Texas 7 p.m. Thu. Dec. 22 at Troy Troy, Ala. 7 p.m. Wed. Dec. 28 UC Riverside San Antonio, Texas 7 p.m. Sun. Jan. 1 Bowling Green San Antonio, Texas 2 p.m. Wed. Jan. 4 Nicholls* San Antonio, Texas 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 7 at Sam Houston State* Huntsville, Texas 7 p.m. Wed. Jan. 11 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* San Antonio, Texas 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 14 at Stephen F. Austin* Nacogdoches, Texas 6 p.m. Wed. Jan. 18 Northwestern State* San Antonio, Texas 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 21 at Texas State* San Marcos, Texas 4 p.m. Sat. Jan. 28 Sam Houston State* San Antonio, Texas 4 p.m. Wed. Feb. 1 at UT Arlington* Arlington, Texas 8 p.m.^ Sat. Feb. 4 at Lamar* Beaumont, Texas 2 p.m. Wed. Feb. 8 Southeastern Louisiana* San Antonio, Texas 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 11 Stephen F. Austin* San Antonio, Texas 4 p.m. Wed. Feb. 15 at McNeese State*(SLC-TV) Lake Charles, La. 7 p.m. Fri.-Sun. Feb. 17-19 Sears BracketBusters road site TBD TBA Wed. Feb. 22 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* Corpus Christi, Texas 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 25 Texas State* San Antonio, Texas 4 p.m. Wed. Feb. 29 at Central Arkansas* Conway, Ark. 7 p.m. Sat. March 3 UT Arlington* San Antonio, Texas 6 p.m.^ Wed.-Sat. March 7-10 Southland Conference Tournament Katy, Texas All times Central • schedule is tentative and subject to change Home games in bold played at UTSA Convocation Center # exhibition game • * Southland Conference game ^ will tip 30 minutes following conclusion of preceding game 2011-12 UTSA R OADRUNNER S B A S KET B ALL 3 S EA S ON O UTLOOK oming off arguably the program’s best season in two decades, excitement surrounding UTSA basketball is at an Call-time high.