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 @ TROY SCHEDULE / RESULTS Troy, AL | Trojan Arena (5,200) NOVEMBER (3-4) Video: ESPN+ | ESPN App 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, 6-3; Won 4 Of 5 16 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI (ESPN+) L, 73-67 @UTA_MBB #PlantYourFlag | #SunBeltMBB @TroyTrojansMBB (ESPN+) NIT 18 UC DAVIS W, 68-59 14-15, 10-6 SBC HC: Chris Ogden (14-15) HC: Phil Cunningham (79-109) 11-16, 4-11 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 14 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 10 of 14 to move into 4th place after being selected to finish 2nd-to-last, 11th place, in the preseason poll. (1-5) DECEMBER Entering play today, UTA would have a double-bye to the Sun Belt Tournament quarterfinals. 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 At the time of the non-conference schedule con- NCAA 18 #8 Gonzaga (ROOT) L, 89-55 In 13 of 16 SBC games, UTA has held a top-10 cluding, UTA played seven Quadrant 1 (Home scorer in the conference below his season average: 21 Cal Poly W, 75-70 (OT) 1-30, Neutral 1-50, Away 1-75) non-league 1) Daishon Smith (ULM): 22.1 (34 vs. UTA) NCAA 28 Texas (LHN) L, 76-56 opponents, based on the NET report (NCAA’s 2) Ty Cockfield (ASU): 22 (16 & 27) new RPI), and all seven of those came on the JANUARY (5-3) 3) JaKeenan Gant (LA): 20.7 (11) road – the most in the nation. UTA has played NCAA 3 GEORGIA STATE* (ESPN+) L, 63-58 4) Rayjon Tucker (LR): 20.3 (15 & 11) two double-overtime games this month and has 5) D’Marcus Simonds (GSU): 19.2 (15 & 1) (ESPN+) won both. It’s just the third time in program his- 5 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* L, 77-64 6) Ronshad Shabazz (APP): 18.8 (16 & 15) (APP VISION) tory the Mavs have played more than one mul- 10 Appalachian State* W, 82-72 T-7) Zac Cuthbertson (CCU): 17.9 (17 & 5) tiple-overtime game in the same season – first 12 Coastal Carolina* (ESPN+) W, 61-58 T-7) Tookie Brown (GS): 17.9 (4 & 11) time since 1998-99 – and just the second time 9) Nigal Pearson (TXST): 17.8 (15) (ESPN+) it’s occurred in the same month (January, 1980). 17 ARKANSAS STATE* W, 68-59 10) Josh Ajayi (USA): 15.8 (18) 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) UTA has clinched a top-6 seed FEBRUARY (5-3) BRIAN WARREN (G) and bye to the SBC Tournament RV (ESPN+) (2 OT) Jr. | 5-9 | 160 | Indianapolis, IN in New Orleans. Entering play on 2 Texas State* W, 84-77 Saturday with two regular-season 7 COASTAL CAROLINA* (ESPN+) W, 74-54 15.1 PPG | 2.5 RPG | 3.5 APG games remaining, the Mavericks O could still finish anywhere between (ESPN+) Season-Low 7 Pts Last Thur., Career-High 33 Sat. 9 APPALACHIAN STATE* W, 78-68 a #1 and #6 seed. 14 Little Rock* (ESPN+) L, 56-52 AYOUB NOUHI (F) 2) The Mavs shot a season-high 16 Arkansas State* (ESPN+) L, 83-79 57.7 percent from 3-point range Fr. | 6-5 | 196 | Brussels, Belgium NIT 21 LOUISIANA* (ESPN+) L, 76-64 (15-26) Thursday at South Ala- 2.4 PPG | 1.1 RPG | 11.4 MPG bama. The 15 makes are tied for CIT 23 ULM* (ESPN+) W, 91-86 (2 OT) 3 the 3rd-most in program history 28 South Alabama* (ESPN+) W, 75-57 Started Last 12 Gms; 53 Of 64 Pts In SBC Play (record: 17) and tied for the most ever in a road game. UTA has post- MARCH ed consecutive season highs in 3s made: 12 last Saturday vs. ULM. 2 Troy* (ESPN+) 2 PM DAVID AZORE (G) R-Fr. | 6-4 | 205 | Houston, TX 9 TEXAS STATE* (ESPN+) 2 PM 3) UTA and Georgia Southern are ^ 8.8 PPG | 4.1 RPG | 1.6 APG the only SBC teams which have se- 12 Sun Belt Tournament First Round TBA 4 cured five-straight seasons of dou- 14 Sun Belt Tournament Second Round$ TBA 3rd In SBC In FT% (.820), Only Frosh In Top 15 ble-figure conference wins; Louisiana $ (8 wins this year) can join them by 15 Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinals TBA JABARI NARCIS (F) winning two of its last three games. 16 Sun Belt Tournament Semifinals$ TBA Jr. | 6-9 | 230 | Chaguanas, Trinidad 4) The Mavs rank 20th in the na- 17 Sun Belt Tournament Final$ TBA 3.1 PPG | 3 RPG | 1 BPG tion in 3-point percentage defense HOME GAME | All Times Central | *Sun Belt Game 13 (30.3) and are 54th in the country Season-High 11 Points Thursday (3-3 From 3) in free-throw percentage (74.2). ^Campus Sites (#7 & #8 Host) | $New Orleans (Lakefront Arena) 5) UTA has the following SBC and PATRICK MWAMBA (F) non-conference stat comparisons: 13 turnovers per game in confer- Please refer to the University of Texas at Ar- Fr. | 6-5 | 188 | Bukava, Congo b ence play (15.9 in the non-confer- lington as UT Arlington. UTA is acceptable 2.8 PPG | 2.4 RPG | .8 SPG ence), 14.2 assists per game (10.5 on second reference. Using Texas-Arlington, 23 non-conference) and 39.1 rebounds UT-Arlington or any other form is incorrect. Has Started The Last Two Games per game (37.6 non-conference). @UTA_MBB Infographic Game Notes ABOUT THE UT ARLINGTON MAVERICKS ABOUT TROY GENERAL INFORMATION SERIES HISTORY -- UTA Leads, 6-3 Location ................................................................ Arlington, Texas Date Location W/L Score Global Enrollment ...............................................................59,836 TROY 1/23/14 Arlington W 59-56 (2 OT) Founded ................................................................................1895 TROJANS 3/6/14 Troy, Ala. W 87-86 Colors ................................................ Royal Blue, Orange, & White • Each of the first four1/5/15 Troy, Ala. L 66-71 Nickname .......................................................................Mavericks games in the series were 1/31/15 Arlington L 54-55 Home Court .................................................... College Park Center decided by 5 points or less; 1/16/16 Troy, Ala. W 90-63 Capacity ...............................................................................7,000 each of the last five games 3/5/16 Arlington W 90-55 1/14/17 Troy, Ala. L 71-93 Conference Affiliation .....................................Sun Belt Conference -- four of which have been won by UTA -- have been 2/27/17 Arlington W 82-67 President ..........................................................Dr. Vistasp Karbhari double-figure margins. 1/4/18 Arlington W 86-76 Director or Athletics ........................................................ Jim Baker • Senior Jordon Varnado was named to the All-SBC Preseason First MEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF Team. Troy is tied for last place after losing eight of nine, much of Head Coach ............................... Chris Ogden (Texas ‘04 / 1st Year) that coinciding with Varnado (21.5 ppg, 7.8 rpg in 20 games) being Record At UTA ......................................................................14-15 injured and then suspended. Career Record ....................................................................... Same Associate Head Coach ......Greg Young (Howard Payne ’86 / 10th Year) • Alex Hicks leads the Trojans with 12.5 points and 8.1 rebounds. Assistant Coach ....... Royce Johnson (Thomas Edison ‘13 / 1st Year) 1,932 of UTA’s Assistant Coach .............................Riley Davis (Texas ‘11 / 1st Year) LEAST PRODUCTION BACK Director Of Operations .......... Jarred Jackson (Lander ’07 / 1st Year) 1,993 points Graduate Assistant/Operations ..... Parker Eidson (Tennessee ’16 / 1st Year) Least % Of Points Returning From ‘17-’18 (97 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 .................................................747-933 tion with more newcomers Overall Record in College Park Center (2012-Present) ............76-28 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 ..............................66-44 (.600) REBOUNDS tanooga and Detroit Mercy REBOUNDS Sun Belt Regular Season Championships ...........................1 (2017) (13 each). UTA returns Sun Belt Tournament Championships ...........................................0 just 87 of 2,640 points from a season ago. The Years In Western Athletic Conference ..........................1 (2012-13) 96% Mavericks also return 1,788 All-Time WAC Win-Loss Record ....................................11-7 (.611) only 4% of their re- WAC Regular Season Championships...........................................0 bounds and 11% of their ASSISTS assists.