TEXAS STATE BOBCATS 2018-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL 2018-19 SCHEDULE GAME 7 MATCHUP Overall: 5-1 | SBC: 0-0 | H: 2-0 | A: 1-1 | N: 2-0 TEXAS STATE BOBCATS (5-1) Head Coach: Danny Kaspar (North Texas ‘78) NOVEMBER (5-1) Record at Texas State: 79-89 (6th Season) 9 Air Force (ESPN+) W, 67-57 Overall Record: 544-282 (28th Season) 13 Hardin-Simmons (ESPN+) W, 97-52 vs 17 at Drake (ESPN3) L, 69-75 RICE OWLS (3-4) 21 vs. Cal Poly# W, 54-42 Head Coach: Scott Pera 23 vs. USC Upstate# W, 82-50 Record at Rice: 10-28 (2nd Season) 24 at Portland# (TheW.tv) W, 91-68 Overall Record: 10-28 (2nd Season) 28 Rice (ESPN+) 7 p.m. QUICK HITS GAMEDAY INFORMATION • Texas State won the Portland Classic after winning all three DECEMBER (0-0) DATE: Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 | 7 p.m. CST games held at the University of Portland. The Bobcats concluded 1 at UTSA 3 p.m. LOCATION: Strahan Arena the tournament with a 91-68 win over the host Pilots in the 5 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Eleven Sports) 7 p.m. RADIO: KISS 103.1 FM (Austin), 89.9 FM KTSW (San Marcos) finale. 8 Houston Baptist (ESPN+) 4 p.m. TALENT: Bill Culhane 15 at UT Rio Grande Valley 7 p.m. • The 5-1 start matches the best mark to begin a year under head 22 at Arkansas (SEC Network) 1 p.m. VIDEO: ESPN+ coach Danny Kaspar which was also accomplished by the 2014- 29 Howard Payne 4 p.m. STATS: TXStateBobcats.com (StatBroadcast) 15 team. With a win, TXST will start 6-1 for the first time since SOCIAL: @TXStateMBB | #AllForTXST the 1980-81 season. JANUARY (0-0) SERIES RECORD: Rice leads 6-4 3 Georgia Southern* 7 p.m. • Nijal Pearson was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the 5 Georgia State* 4 p.m. NEXT UP: at UTSA (Dec. 1) Week and the College Sports Madness Mid-Major Player of the 10 at Coastal Carolina* (ESPN+) 6 p.m. Week after his performance at the Portland Classic. The junior PORTLAND CLASSIC 12 at Appalachian State* 1 p.m. averaged 24.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.7 steals per 17 Little Rock* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. • Texas State claimed the Portland Classic by winning all three game to earn the Portland Classic MVP award. games held at the University of Portland. 19 Arkansas State* (ESPN+) 4 p.m. 24 at Georgia State* (ESPN+) 6 p.m. • The Beaumont, Texas native also moved up to 16th on the • It is the second in-season tournament title that the Bobcats 26 at Georgia Southern* 4 p.m. have won in the Kaspar era. The first being the 2016 Rainbow Texas State career scoring list in Portland. He enters Wednesday Classic. with 1,101 career points and needs eight to tie Dameon Sansom FEBRUARY (0-0) (1993-97) and nine to match Boonie Wilkening (1957-60). 2 UT Arlington* (ESPN+) 4 p.m. • TXST won all of its games by double-digits points with the 7 Appalachian State* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. fewest being 12 in the opener against Cal Poly. • Pearson also cracked the Bobcat Top 10 for career steals. He 9 Coastal Carolina* (ESPN+) 4 p.m. has 103 in his career to place him 10th. The junior is one shy of • The Bobcats scored 80 or more points over the final two games. 14 at Arkansas State* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. tying Kevin Stiner (1985-89) for ninth and three from matching It is the first time they have done so against Division I opponents 16 at Little Rock* (ESPN+) 3 p.m. since Feb. 27 & Mar. 2, 2017 against South Alabama (90) and at Sansom. 21 ULM* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. Louisiana (84), respectively. 23 Louisiana* (ESPN+) 4 p.m. TEXAS STATE PROBABLE STARTERS 28 at Troy* (ESPN+) 6 p.m. No. Name Ht Wt Pos Yr./Exp. PPG RPG APG SPG Career Scoring Highs 2 Tre’Larenz Nottingham 6-2 185 G Sr./1L 11.7 3.2 2.5 1.2 27, Georgia Southern (2/24/18) MARCH (0-0) 22 Nijal Pearson 6-5 200 G Jr./2L 20.3 4.2 2.3 1.7 33, at Portland (11/24/18) 2 at South Alabama* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. 23 Alex Peacock 6-7 215 F Sr./1L 8.0 7.7 3.3 1.3 21, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11/29/17) 9 at UT Arlington* (ESPN+) 2 p.m. 35 Jaylen Shead 6-1 190 G R-Jr./RS 7.0 4.2 3.8 1.3 20, vs. UIC (11/25/16) 45 Eric Terry 6-8 230 F R-Jr./1L 8.3 3.7 1.0 1.0* 17, Hardin-Simmons (11/13/18) 12 Sun Belt First Round^ (ESPN+) TBD 14-17 Sun Belt Tournament^ (ESPN+/ESPN2) TBD OTHER PLAYERS No. Name Ht Wt Pos Yr./Exp. PPG RPG Ast Stl Career Scoring Highs All times Central and subject to change 0 Isaiah Gurley 6-3 195 G Sr./1L 3.0 2.8 0.7 0.2 13, 2x, last McMurry (12/6/17) Bold denotes home game 3 Chandler Davis 6-8 235 F Jr./TR 4.5 2.5 1.2 0.3 10, 2x, last at Portland (11/24/18) # Portland Classic 4 Shelby Adams 6-3 175 G So./1L 3.6 1.4 0.2 0.4 17, McMurry (12/6/17) * Sun Belt Conference Game 5 Marlin Davis 6-2 165 G Jr./2L - - - - 15, at Rice (12/22/17) ^ Sun Belt Conference Tournament Game 12 Mason Harrell 5-9 145 G Fr./HS 3.4 0.8 2.5 0.8 8, at Portland (11/24/18) 14 Quentin Scott 6-7 215 F So./1L 2.7 2.3 0.7 0.7 11, Hardin-Simmons (11/13/18) 24 Akiem Daschner 6-7 205 F So./TR 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.3* 5, vs. USC Upstate (11/23/18) 25 Alonzo Sule 6-7 200 F R-Fr./RS 5.4 2.4 0.0 0.4* 11, Hardin-Simmons (11/13/18) * - denotes blocks per game NUMERICAL ROSTER QUICK FACTS NO. NAME HT WT POS YR. EXP. HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL About Texas State 0 Isaiah Gurley 6-3 195 G Sr. 1L Brooklyn, N.Y. McLennan College Location .................................................. San Marcos, Texas 1 Dillon Gooding 5-10 150 G Fr. HS Killeen, Texas Harker Heights HS Enrollment ............................................................... 38,849 2 Tre’Larenz Nottingham 6-2 185 G Sr. 1L Moreno Valley, Calif. Mt. San Jacinto Founded ...................................................................... 1899 3 Chandler Davis 6-8 235 F Jr. TR Conyers, Ga. Snead State CC Colors ............................... Maroon & Gold (PMS 504 & 872) 4 Shelby Adams 6-3 175 G So. 1L Converse, Texas Judson HS 5 Marlin Davis 6-2 165 G Jr. 2L Houston, Texas Westbury Christian HS Nickname ................................................................Bobcats 10 Nathan McClure 6-4 165 G Fr. HS Tomball, Texas Concordia Lutheran HS Conference ....................................................Sun Belt (SBC) 12 Mason Harrell 5-9 145 G Fr. HS Midwest City, Okla. Carl Albert HS Arena (Capacity) ...........................Strahan Coliseum (7,200) 14 Quentin Scott 6-7 215 F So. 1L Houma, La. Conrad Academy 22 Nijal Pearson 6-5 200 G Jr. 2L Beaumont, Texas Beaumont Central HS Administration 23 Alex Peacock 6-7 215 F Sr. 1L Bloomington, Ill. Iowa Western CC President ..............................................Dr. Denise M. Trauth 24 Akiem Daschner 6-7 205 F So. TR Lake Worth, Fla. Ranger College Athletic Director ...............................................Dr. Larry Teis 25 Alonzo Sule 6-7 205 F R-Fr. RS Houston, Texas Cinco Ranch HS Faculty Representative ............................... Dr. Vicki Brittain 35 Jaylen Shead 6-1 170 G R-Jr. RS Pflugerville, Texas Cal Poly Senior Woman Administrator .....................Tracy Shoemake 45 Eric Terry 6-8 230 F R-Jr. 1L Houston, Texas Temple College Associate A.D. (MBB Administrator) .................. Don Coryell ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. NAME HT WT POS YR. EXP. HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL Sports Information 4 Shelby Adams 6-3 175 G So. 1L Converse, Texas Judson HS Assistant Director/MBB Contact ................. Phillip Pongratz 24 Akiem Daschner 6-7 205 F So. TR Lake Worth, Fla. Ranger College Email .................................................... [email protected] 3 Chandler Davis 6-8 235 F Jr. TR Conyers, Ga. Snead State CC Office Phone ..................................................512-245-4692 23 Marlin Davis 6-2 165 G Jr. 2L Houston, Texas Westbury Christian HS Cell Phone .....................................................931-446-4001 1 Dillon Gooding 5-10 150 G Fr. HS Killeen, Texas Harker Heights HS Twitter ...........................................................@pdpongratz 0 Isaiah Gurley 6-3 195 G Sr. 1L Brooklyn, N.Y. McLennan College Assistant A.D. ....................................................Rick Poulter 12 Mason Harrell 5-9 145 G Fr. HS Midwest City, Okla. Carl Albert HS Email ..................................................rpoulter@txstate.edu 10 Nathan McClure 6-4 165 G Fr. HS Tomball, Texas Concordia Lutheran HS Athletic Website .................................. TXStateBobcats.com 2 Tre’Larenz Nottingham 6-2 185 G Sr. 1L Moreno Valley, Calif. Mt. San Jacinto 23 Alex Peacock 6-7 215 F Sr. 1L Bloomington, Ill. Iowa Western CC Texas State Ticket Office ................................512-245-2272 22 Nijal Pearson 6-5 200 G Jr. 2L Beaumont, Texas Beaumont Central HS 14 Quentin Scott 6-7 215 F So. 1L Houma, La. Conrad Academy Coaching Staff 35 Jaylen Shead 6-1 170 G R-Jr. RS Pflugerville, Texas Cal Poly Head Coach ....................................................Danny Kaspar 25 Alonzo Sule 6-7 205 F R-Fr.