Dec. 5, 2005
Contact: Rick Nixon (210) 458-4551
UTSA looks to snap three-game losing streak Tuesday against Texas-Pan American
SAN ANTONIO - UTSA will be looking to break a three-game losing streak when they play the Texas-Pan American Broncs (2-5) on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Convocation Center.
Texas-Pan American Broncs (2-5)
at
UTSA Roadrunners (2-3)
Tuesday, Dec. 6 - 7 p.m.
Convocation Center (5,100) - San Antonio, Texas
Roadrunner Streaks:
Win/Loss Streak: Lost three
Road Streak: Lost one
Neutral Court Streak: Lost three
Home Streak: Lost two
Opponent:
Texas-Pan American Broncs (2-5)
Series History: UTSA leads 5-4
Last Meeting: The Broncs won 90-78 on 1-17-05 in Edinburg.
Note: UTPA has won the last two meetings in the series after losing the previous two. UTPA Athletic Director Scott Street was formerly senior associate athletic director at UTSA.
Last Game:
UTSA dropped a hard-fought 89-79 overtime decision at home to Murray State on Dec. 3. Eric Young sent the game to the extra session with a 3-point basket at the buzzer. UTSA made just 20 of 38 free throw attempts.
Radio/TV:
All UTSA games can be heard on KKYX 680 AM and on the worldwide web at goUTSA.com beginning 15 minutes prior to tipoff. Rick Nixon will handle the play-by-play.
Coach Carter:
Tim Carter is in his 11th season at UTSA and has a career record of 151-138 (.522) with the Roadrunners and 162-154 (.514) overall . . . He is the winningest men's basketball coach in UTSA history and has the longest tenure . . . He scored his 100th career win on Dec. 1, 2001 over Illinois State and his 100th win at UTSA on Feb. 4, 2002 at Texas-Arlington . . . Carter was named the 1999 SLC "Coach of the Year" . . . He came to UTSA after one season at Nebraska-Omaha. He has served as an assistant coach at Oklahoma (1984), Midwestern State (1984-86), Houston (1986-87), Oklahoma State (1987-90) and Northwestern (1990-94) . . . He has led UTSA to the NCAA Tournament in 1999 and 2004. Carter is 2-1 in games coached against Angelo State.
Home Sweet Home:
Tough to beat in the UTSA Convocation Center, the Roadrunners have an all-time home record of 221-92 (.719) in the Bird Cage. UTSA is 1-1 all-time as a home team at the Alamodome. UTSA will play six of its first seven games at home this season.
Roadrunners vs. Broncs:
This will be the 10th meeting between the two schools. UTPA has won the last two meetings, including scoring a 90-78 win over UTSA last season in Edinburg on Jan. 17, 2005. In that game Chris Fagan scored 24 points and the Broncs connected on 13 3-point field goals. Andre Owens had eight points for UTSA. The Roadrunners are 3-3 against the Broncs at the Convocation Center.
Working Overtime:
UTSA enters the 2005-06 season with a reputation as a team that is tough to beat in overtime. The Roadrunners are 0-1 this season and 13-8 all-time in extra sessions under coach Tim Carter. UTSA won 10 of the last 12 overtime games.
369 and Counting:
The UTSA men's basketball program now has 369 wins. The Roadrunners have averaged 15.3 wins a season as a program over the first 24 years, and are the winningest program in the SLC over the past 10 years.
Injury Report:
Junior point guard Kurt Attaway (head) is expected to play against UTPA after missing the previous two games. Sophomore guard James Peters (left foot) will miss the Broncs game with his injury. Freshman forward Jon Flansburg will not be eligible to play until mid-term after transferring.
Roster Addition:
Add walk-on freshman Chance Williams to your roster for the Roadrunners.
Williams is a 6-2 freshman guard from Kerrville (Texas) Tivy High School.
UTSA In The Sagarin:
According to the latest Sagarin College Basketball Rankings, UTSA is currently ranked No. 301 overall out of 330 NCAA Division I schools. Texas-Pan American is ranked 248.
Captains Named For 2005-06:
Senior Andre Owens and junior Kurt Attaway have been named team captains for the 2005-06 season. Owens is UTSA's leading returning scorer at 11.2 points per game, while Attaway is a two-year letterman who earned Southland Conference Freshman of the Year honors in 2004.
Dunk-O-Meter:
Dunks by UTSA players this season: Nkem Ojougboh - 6 . . . Eric Young - 3 . . . Andre Owens - 1 . . . Roderick Rodgers - 1.
Double-Double-O-Meter:
UTSA players who have posted double-double's this season: Andre Owens - 1 (23/14).
Youth Is Served:
UTSA features a young roster this season with eight players that are either freshmen or sophomores. The Roadrunners started two freshmen (Eric Young and Nkem Ojougboh) in the first three games. Young has twice led UTSA in scoring this season.
Quick Starts:
UTSA had started the first three games in fine fashion and have out-scored the opposition 98-95 over the first 20 minutes. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi reversed the trend by leading 38-26 at halftime. UTSA led 35-33 at half over Murray State.
Andre The Giant:
Big things are expected this season out of UTSA senior guard Andre Owens. He delivered in a big way in the exhibition opener with 34 points on 14-of-17 shooting, while also grabbing nine rebounds. He opened the regular season by leading UTSA with 18 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. The eight assists were a new career-high for Owens, who is a preseason second team All-Southland Conference selection. He scored 23 points and had 14 rebounds in the overtime loss to Murray State.
Kurt's Point:
Point guard Kurt Attaway also excels in the classroom where he is the reigning Southland Conference Student-Athlete of the Year for men's basketball. A member of the Dean's List at UTSA, Attaway currently maintains a perfect 4.0 grade point average while majoring in psychology.
Off The Pine:
Led by Gabe Bernard's 13 points, UTSA's bench produced 36 points in the win over Angelo State. The bench brigade of Bernard, Kyile Byrd, Aldric Reynolds, Chris Thompson and Abe Donlon connected on 14 of 20 shots (70.0%) of its shots from the field. Over the first five games, UTSA has averaged 23.7 points per game of production from its second six. Bernard leads the bench crew with an average of 7.8 points per outing.
What's Next:
UTSA remains at home to play Jackson State on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. It will be the first-ever meeting between the Roadrunners and the Tigers of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.