Jan. 18, 2006
Contact: Kyle Stephens (210) 458-4907
UTSA hosts Sam Houston State Thursday
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SAN ANTONIO - Fresh off a 69-56 victory over Louisiana-Monroe last Saturday, UTSA stays home to host Sam Houston State on Thursday, Jan. 19. Tip is set for 7 p.m. at the Convocation Center.
UTSA Roadrunners (6-8, 1-2 SLC)
vs.
Sam Houston State Bearkats (10-5, 1-2 SLC)
Thursday, Jan. 19 • 7 p.m.
Convocation Center • San Antonio, Texas
Roadrunner Streaks:
Win/Loss Streak: Won one
Road Streak: Lost five
Neutral Court Streak: Won two
Home Streak: Won one
Opponent:
Sam Houston State Bearkats
Series History: UTSA leads, 18-91
Last Meeting: SHSU, 72, UTSA 56; Feb. 3, 2005; San Antonio
Note: SHSU has won three of the past four meetings.
Last Game:
Sophomore Roderick Rodgers posted his first double-double with career highs of 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead UTSA to a 69-56 victory over Louisiana-Monroe. Senior Andre Owens added 14 points and seven boards, while freshmen Aldric Reynolds and Nkem Ojougboh contributed 10 apiece. Tony Hooper led ULM with 15 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 155-143 (.520) with the Roadrunners and 165-159 (.509) 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 11-7 in games coaches vs. Sam Houston State.
Home Sweet Home:
Tough to beat in the UTSA Convocation Center, the Roadrunners have an all-time home record of 223-93 (.706) in the Bird Cage. UTSA is 1-1 all-time as a home team at the Alamodome. UTSA is 4-3 at home this season.
Scouting Sam Houston State:
The Bearkats upset preseason favorite Northwestern State, 80-73, on Saturday in Huntsville. Shamir McDaniel drained 5-of-6 3-pointers en route to a game-high 18 points. Sophomore forward Ryan Bright, the 2004-05 SLC Freshman of the Year, leads Sam Houston in scoring at 12.6 points per game and in rebounding at 8.7 rpg. Senior guard Chris Jordan and junior guard Jejuan Phair add 11.5 and 11.2 ppg., respectively. Bob Marlin is 126-89 in his seventh season as head coach.
Roadrunners vs. Bearkats - Last Meeting:
Joe Thompson led four Bearkats in double figures with 14 points as Sam Houston State scored a 72-56 win over UTSA at the Convocation Center. The Roadrunners shot just 20-of-61 (32.8 percent) from the field and 14-of-30 (46.7 percent) from the free throw line in the loss. Andre Owens led the Roadrunners with 18 points and John Millsap pulled down 17 boards.
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.
373 and Counting:
The UTSA men's basketball program now has 373 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.
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. 217 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 - 8 . . . Eric Young - 8 . . . Abe Donlon - 2 . . . Andre Owens - 2 . . . 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); Roderick Rodgers - 1 (17/12).
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. The freshmen and sophomore are averaging a combined 35.0 points per game ,while first-year players are contributing 37.5 points per game.
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 nine 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. Owens matched his career high with 28 points, including 21 in the second half, in the 78-74 loss at McNeese State. He now has scored 20 or more points in five of the last six contests and seven times overall this season.
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. Through the first 14 games, UTSA has averaged 28.0 points per game of production from its bench.
What's Next:
UTSA hits the road again for a SLC matchup at Stephen F. Austin on Saturday, Jan. 21. Tip is set for 4 p.m. at Johnson Coliseum.