Jan. 3, 2006
Contact: Kyle Stephens (210) 458-4907
Roadrunners set for conference openers
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SAN ANTONIO - UTSA will open Southland Conference (SLC) play with a two-game road trip to Southeastern Louisiana (Jan. 5/7 p.m.) and McNeese State (Jan. 7/7 p.m.).
UTSA Roadrunners (5-6)
at
Southeastern Louisiana Lions (6-5)
Thursday, Jan. 5 - 7 p.m.
University Center - Hammond, La.
UTSA Roadrunners
at
McNeese State Cowboys
Saturday, Jan. 7 - 7 p.m.
Burton Coliseum - Lake Charles, La.
Roadrunner Streaks:
Win/Loss Streak: Lost one
Road Streak: Lost three
Neutral Court Streak: Won two
Home Streak: Lost one
Opponent:
Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Series History: UTSA leads 11-9
Last Meeting: SELA 69-66 on Feb. 17, 2005 in Hammond, La.
Note: The Lions are the defending SLC regular season and tournament champions.
Opponent:
McNeese State Cowboys
Series History: UTSA leads 18-13
Last Meeting: UTSA 80-75 on Jan. 20, 2005 in Lake Charles, La.
Note: The Roadrunners have won the last two meetings.
Last Game:
UTSA dropped a 91-83 overtime road decision at the hands of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Jan. 2. Aldric Reynolds led UTSA with a career-high 24 points.
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.
Coach Carter:
Tim Carter is in his 11th season at UTSA and has a career record of 154-141 (.522) with the Roadrunners and 165-157 (.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 1-2 in games coached against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Home Sweet Home:
Tough to beat in the UTSA Convocation Center, the Roadrunners have an all-time home record of 222-93 (.719) in the Bird Cage. UTSA is 1-1 all-time as a home team at the Alamodome. UTSA is only 3-3 at home this season and does not play at home again until Jan. 14 versus Louisiana-Monroe.
Roadrunners vs. Lions & Cowboys:
Even though they have dropped the last two meetings with Southeastern Louisiana, UTSA leads the all-time series by an 11-9 count. The Roadrunners are 9-4 all-time in games played at the University Center in Hammond, La. The Lions swept the season series last year, winning 63-54 in San Antonio and 69-66 in Hammond.
The Roadrunners lead McNeese State 18-13 all-time and have won the last two meetings. UTSA won the only meeting last season by an 80-75 count, with the game played at the downtown Civic Center. UTSA is 7-7 in games played at Burton Coliseum.
Working Overtime:
UTSA entered the 2005-06 season with a reputation as a team that is tough to beat in overtime. The Roadrunners are 0-2 this season and 13-9 all-time in extra sessions under coach Tim Carter. UTSA has won 10 of the last 13 overtime games.
372 and Counting:
The UTSA men's basketball program now has 372 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:
All UTSA players are reported healthy.
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. 208 overall out of 330 NCAA Division I schools.
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 - 7 . . . Eric Young - 6 . . . Abe Donlon - 2 . . . Andre Owens - 1 . . . Roderick Rodgers - 2 . . . Chris Thompson - 1.
Double-Double-O-Meter:
UTSA players who have posted double-double's this season: Andre Owens - 2 (23/14 & 23/11).
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 seven games. Young has led UTSA in scoring three times already this season. Aldric Reynolds has averaged 16.3 points per game off the bench the last three games.
Quick Starts:
UTSA has started quickly at times this season and has out-scored the opposition 390-386 over the first 20 minutes. The Roadrunners are 4-1 when they lead at the half, with the only exception being the Murray State overtime loss.
Andre The Giant:
Big things are expected this season out of UTSA senior guard Andre Owens. 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 a career-high 28 points in the loss at New Mexico State. He has led UTSA in scoring seven times and was named the MVP of the Florida International Holiday Classic when he averaged 22.0 points and 7.5 rebounds as the Roadrunners won the tournament title with wins over Cal State Fullerton and St. Bonaventure.
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. In the win over Texas-Pan American the bench produced 48 points, led by Chris Thompson's 18. The bench brigade has been steady in its output. Over the first 11 games, UTSA has averaged 29.2 points per game of production from its bench.
What's Next:
After the two games this week in Louisiana, UTSA will return home to host Louisiana-Monroe on Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. in the Convocation Center. It will be UTSA's first home game since Dec. 11.