SAN ANTONIO – The UTSA men's basketball team begins its 2022-23 season tomorrow night, hosting the Schreiner Mountaineers in an exhibition match. The meeting will be the first ever between the two Texas schools and is set to tip off at 7 p.m. Admission to the game is free and it will be broadcast on Ticket 760 AM.
Leading the Roadrunners
UTSA returns eight contributing players from last year's team, seven of which had made starts at some point. Amongst the returners are 2021-22 mainstays Jacob Germany and Erik Czumbel. Germany led UTSA in minutes played, field goal percentage, rebounds, blocks and scoring, averaging 15.2 points per contest. Czumbel led the 'Runners in assists, totaling 90, and really controlled the UTSA offense. Other returning contributors include wing Isaiah Addo-Ankrah, forward Aleu Aleu, forward Lachlan Bofinger, forward Josh Farmer, forward Lamin Sabally and guard Christian Tucker.
Having lost 45.6 points per game from last season, UTSA will look to infuse six newcomers into the fold. The most prominent of the newcomers are JUCO guards John Buggs III and Japhet Medor. Buggs III shot over 40% from three this past season at Hill College and began his collegiate career at UMass before heading to Hill College. He enters UTSA as a redshirt sophomore. Medor comes to UTSA having last played for Hillsborough [Fla.] Community College. Medor is a senior who figures to step into the starting point guard spot.
Three of the remaining four newcomers are true freshmen and will be experiencing their first taste of college ball this winter. DJ Richards, Massal Diouf and Sam Aldirawi are all in their first season with the Roadrunners and are looking to help contribute. UTSA also welcomes back Azavier Johnson, a redshirt freshman who will also look to contribute in his first college basketball action.
The final newcomer is Carlton Linguard Jr. who returns to San Antonio after two years with the Kansas State Wildcats. Linguard Jr. was a local star, playing his high school ball at Stevens High School, helping lead the Falcons to 39 wins and consecutive trips to the UIL Class 6A State Tournament over his final two years. As a senior, he averaged 15.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 31 games for Coach Michael Raynes.
Scouting Schreiner
Schreiner returns a ton of production from last season, including its top 11 scorers from a year ago. Four different Mountaineers averaged double-digit points and figure to again be featured heavily on offense.
Leading-scorer Alex Dehoyos (14.8 ppg) returns to head the Schreiner offense and is flanked by fellow guards Jalen Ned (10.8 ppg) and Darian Gibson (10.7 ppg). In the post, Schreiner turns to its 6'7" threat, Kamden Ross who led the Mountaineers in rebounding and was second on the team in scoring (12.3 ppg) last season.
The Mountaineers went 15-12 last season, including a 7-6 record on the road. Schreiner was 0-1 in games played in San Antonio last season, dropping its regular season matchup to San Antonio school Trinity.
Series history
UTSA and Schreiner will be meeting for the first time ever in the exhibition match.
Up next
UTSA will officially kick off the 2022-23 college basketball season next Monday, Nov. 7, when it welcomes Trinity to the Convocation Center for the season opener. It is the second straight year the Roadrunners have opened with Trinity. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed on CUSA.tv and broadcast on Ticket 760 AM.
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