BUFFSDirector of Athletic Communications / MBB Contact: Tyson Jex WEST TEXAS A&M [email protected] | (O): 806-651-4430 | www.GoBuffsGo.com 2018-19 BUFF BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Date:...............................................................March 19, 2019 TIPOFF THE MATCHUP Time: ..................................................................7:00 p.m. CT No. 3 West Texas A&M goes for their second consecutive NCAA Division II South #4 ST. EDWARD’S #4 ST. Location: ........................................................Canyon, Texas Central Region Championship on Tuesday, March 19, when they host No. 4 St. Edward’s at the First United Bank Center in Canyon. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Venue: ..................................... First United Bank Center with Kent Johnson and Lucas Kinsey on the call at LoneStar 98.7. Television/Webstream: ...................................gobuffsgo.com Provider: ...................................................Stretch Internet Tuesday’s regional final will be the first meeting between the two schools since Live Stats: .....................................................gobuffsgo.com December 11, 1998. It will also mark the first time WT has played a school from the Provider: .................................................... Stat Broadcast Heartland Conference in the NCAA Tournament since 2001. Radio: ...............................................................LoneStar 98.7 33-3 (17-1 LSC) ‘18-19 Record 30-3 (14-2 Heartland) Talent: ................................ Kent Johnson, Lucas Kinsey A LOOK BACK AT TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 3rd NABC Ranking 4th Online: ............................................www.GoBuffsGo.com Four Buffs scored in double figures as No. 3 West Texas A&M advanced to their 3rd D2SIDA Ranking 8th Website: ............................................www.GoBuffsGo.com third-straight NCAA South Central Regional Final after defeating Texas A&M- Tom Brown Head Coach Andre Cook Twitter: ............................................................. @WTAthletics Commerce, 77-61, in the regional semifinal on Saturday night in front of 2,514 fans 5th Season Experience 10th Season Facebook: ................................................ .com/WTAthletics at the First United Bank Center. 129-38 (.772) Record 164-130 (.558) Instagram: ..............................................@WTAMUAthletics Quaid (15.5) Top Scorer Spears (19.0) WT finished the contest 31-of-65 (47.7%) from the floor, and 10-of-32 (31.3%) from YouTube: .................................................. .com/WTAthletics Quaid (7.6) Top Rebounder Lopez (8.0) three-point range and 5-of-8 (62.5%) from the free throw line with 37 rebounds, Murray (3.6) Top Assists 13 assists, four steals and one block. Qua Grant broke the freshman record for Haas (6.8( @WestTXD2Hoops SCHEDULE/RESULTS most 20-point performances in a season finishing with 22 going 9-of-14 from the Twitter @SEUMBasketball floor while pulling down eight rebounds and four assists. GoBuffsGo.com Website gohilltoppers.com OVERALL: 33-3 | LONE STAR: 17-1 | STREAK: W18 HOME: 16-0 | AWAY: 9-3 | NEUTRAL: 8-0 STATISTICALLY SPEAKING THE SERIES NOVEMBER The Buffs are looking to become the third school from the Lone Star Conference D2CCA TipOff Classic (Anaheim, Calif.) and sixth school overall to win consecutive South Central Regional titles since Overall (Streak):........................................ West Texas A&M lead 2-1 Fri. 2 vs. (RV) Drury W, 68-62 (OT) 1975. Tarleton accomplished the feat from 2014-16 with MSU winning three In Canyon: .......................................................................................... 2-0 Sat. 3 vs. Lindenwood W, 65-62 straight from 2009-12. In Austin.:. ...........................................................................................0-0 Sun. 4 vs. Concordia-Irvine W, 65-57 Neutral Site: ........................................................................................ 0-1 Fri. 9 at Western State L, 72-77 Ryan Quaid comes into Tuesday’s final averaging a career-best 15.5 points per Unknown Date/Site: .........................................................................0-0 Sat. 10 at Adams State W, 112-87 contest. His 558 points are 16 shy of passing Simmie Hill for the 10th most in a Brown vs. SEU: ..................................................................................0-0 Thu. 15 Lubbock Christian W, 82-70 single season in program history. His 273 rebounds are tied for the eighth-most Last Meeting: ..........................December 11, 1998 (Abilene, Texas) Sat. 17 Science & Arts W, 94-49 with James McCloud (1969-70). Last WT Win: ...........................................December 15, 1990 (97-51) Sat. 17 Alumni Game --- WT Pak-A-Sak Thanksgiving Classic (Canyon, Texas) In WT’s win over New Mexico Highlands, Qua Grant became the first freshman Last SEU Win: ......................................... December 11, 1998 (87-78) Fri. 23 Colorado State-Pueblo W, 105-71 under head coach Tom Brown to score over 500 points in a single season. The Sat. 24 Central Oklahoma W, 66-62 Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year has been on fire down the stretch Thu. 29 Cameron * W, 91-79 scoring at least 20 points in five of their last seven games. THE STATS DECEMBER Jordan Collins is having one of the best seasons from beyond the arc in program WT Category SEU Sat. 1 MSU Texas * W, 93-70 history. In 32 appearances, the Houston, Texas native is shooting 43.8 percent 83.8 Scoring Offense 86.0 Thu. 6 at Lubbock Christian L, 65-68 from three-point range which is the ninth-best percentage in a single season in 71.3 Scoring Defense 70.1 program history. Las Vegas Hoopla (Las Vegas, NV) +12.5 Scoring Margin +15.9 Mon. 17 vs. Washburn W, 98-93 (OT) .460 Field Goal Percentage .458 A lot has been said about the freshman backcourt of Grant and Joel Murray but Tue. 18 vs. Pittsburg State W, 93-80 .430 Field Goal Percentage Def. .429 senior Brandon Hall has been just as impressive. The transfer from Emporia State Sat. 29 Central Baptist W, 77-63 .342 3PT Field Goal Percentage .367 has done nothing but fill the stat sheet for the Buffs since December where he .334 3PT Field Goal Percentage Def. .335 has in double figures in all but one game. He had arguably his best game of the 10.2 3-Pointers Per Game 11.1 JANUARY season against MSU Texas with 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Thu. 3 at UT Permian Basin * W, 83-82 .694 Free Throw Percentage .728 35.6 Rebounds 36.2 Sat. 5 at Western New Mexico * W, 72-55 A LOOK AROUND THE BRACKET Thu. 10 at Texas A&M-Kingsville * L, 74-86 The South Central region is one only two regions where the top two seeds made +0.7 Rebounding Margin +1.2 Sat. 12 at Angelo State * W, 89-78 it to the regional final. St. Edward’s advanced to the final after defeating No. 7 14.2 Assists 17.7 Thu. 17 #20 Texas A&M-Commerce * W, 87-66 seed Angelo State by one before storing past fifth seeded Lubbock Christian 11.2 Turnovers 11.3 Sat. 19 (RV) Tarleton * W, 83-71 in Saturday’s semifinal in Austin. The Buffs made it back to the regional final for +5.1 Turnover Margin +6.6 Tue. 22 at Eastern New Mexico * W, 74-68 the third consecutive season after defeating New Mexico Highlands in the first 6.7 Steals 10.1 Thu. 31 at MSU Texas * W, 87-62 round before defeating Texas A&M-Commerce for the fourth time this season in 2.8 Blocks 3.4 FEBRUARY the semiifinal. Sat. 2 at Cameron * W, 83-70 Thu. 7 Western New Mexico * W, 104-81 Sat. 9 UT Permian Basin * W, 105-82 PROBABLE STARTERS Thu. 14 Angelo State * W, 89-69 Sat. 16 Texas A&M-Kingsville * W, 90-89 (OT) Thu. 21 at Tarleton * W, 81-65 Sat. 23 at (RV) Texas A&M-Commerce * W, 81-69 Tue. 26 Eastern New Mexico * W, 92-79 MARCH Lone Star Conference Championship (Frisco, Texas) Thu. 7 (8) Cameron W, 72-59 Sat. 9 (5) Tarleton W, 83-74 Sun. 10 (2) Texas A&M-Commerce W, 57-55 NCAA South Central Regionals (Canyon, Texas) Fri. 15 (8) New Mexico Highlands W, 109-95. Sat. 16 (4) Texas A&M-Commerce W, 77-61 WT Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% Tue. 19 (2) St. Edward’s 7:00 p.m. 2 Qua Grant G 6-0 Fr. Waxahachie, Texas 14.6 5.0 1.9 .512 .375 .678 NCAA Division II Elite Eight (Evansville, Ind.) 3 Brandon Hall G 5-11 Sr. Arlington, Texas 12.0 4.0 3.3 .439 .322 .625 Tue. 26 National Quarterfinals T.B.D. 11 Gach Gach G 6-4 Sr. Austin, Minnesota 11.6 5.2 1.3 .468 .333 .713 Wed. 27 National Semifinals T.B.D. 13 Joel Murray G 5-11 Fr. Rowlett, Texas 11.8 5.2 1.3 .468 .333 .713 Fri. 29 National Championship T.B.D. 22 Ryan Quaid G 6-6 Sr. Fort Collins, Colorado 15.5 7.6 1.3 .524 .298 .739 - check out WT’s broadcast notes on the final page for complete info on all the Buffs * - Denotes LSC Game All Times Central and Subject to Change OFF THE BENCH Rankings Refelct the Newest NABC Division II Top-25 Poll Home Games played at the First United Bank Center (FUBC) Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 0 Drew Evans G 6-3 Jr. Chicago, Illinois 4.0 1.5 0.8 .456 .286 .778 1 Derrick Geddis G 6-4 Fr. Houston, Texas 3.0 2.7 0.3 .585 .143 .391 4 James Pennington G 6-2 R-Fr. South Holland, Illinois 2.8 1.6 0.5 .500 .250 .647 5 Jordan Collins G 6-0 Jr. Houston, Texas 6.9 1.4 0.8 .416 .438 .783 Follow the Buffs on Social Media 12 Eric Mosley G 6-5 R-Jr. Gilbert, Arizona 3.6 2.7 0.5 .447 .400 .450 .com/wtathletics @WestTXD2Hoops 40 Sterling White G 6-5 So. Happy, Texas 1.5 0.8 0.2 .296 .333 .800 2018-19 BUFF BASKETBALL GAME NOTES MEDIA POLICIES QUICK FACTS MEDIA CREDENTIALS NON-GAMEDAY INTERVIEWS GENERAL INFORMATION Requests for working media credentials must be made through Coach Brown and select players will be available during a weekly Location ......................................................................Canyon, Texas the WT Athletic Communications Office.