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1 UT ARLINGTON MEN S BASKETBALL UTA Athletic Communications 601 Spaniolo Drive Arlington, TX Basketball Contact Richard Kilwien richard.kilwien@uta.edu O: (817) SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 12 Texas Southern% W at Minnesota BTN+ L at FGCU ESPN3 L at Arkansas SEC+ 7:00 p.m. 21 St. Francis (Ill.) 7:00 p.m. 23 Mount St. Mary s 7:00 p.m. 26 at Fordham 4:00 p.m. 29 at Texas LHN 7:00 p.m. DECEMBER 3 at North Texas 2:00 p.m. 5 UT Dallas 7:00 p.m. 8 at Saint Mary s 9:00 p.m. 16 at Bradley 7:00 p.m. 22 at Loyola Marymount 9:00 p.m. 31 Coastal Carolina* 4:30 p.m. JANUARY 2 Appalachian State* 7:00 p.m. 7 at Texas State* 4:30 p.m. 14 at Troy* ESPN3 4:15 p.m. 16 at South Alabama* 7:00 p.m. 21 ULM* ESPN3 4:30 p.m. 23 Louisiana* ASN 8:00 p.m. 28 at Appalachian State* 2:30 p.m. 30 at Coastal Carolina* 6:00 p.m. FEBRUARY 4 Texas State* 4:30 p.m. 11 Arkansas State* 4:30 p.m. 13 Little Rock* ASN 8:00 p.m. 18 at Georgia State* ESPN3 1:15 p.m. 20 at Georgia Southern* ASN 6:00 p.m. 25 South Alabama* 4:30 p.m. 27 Troy* 7:00 p.m. MARCH 2 at ULM* 7:00 p.m. 4 at Louisiana* ESPN3 7:15 p.m SBC Championships# % - Homecoming; # - New Orleans, La.; * Sun Belt Conference game; ASN - American Sports Network; ALL TIMES CENTRAL REFERENCING UT ARLINGTON The UT Arlington Athletic Department kindly asks that members of the media and athletic institutions refer to the University as UT Arlington. UTA is acceptable on second reference. Using Texas-Arlington, UT- Arlington or any other form is incorrect. UT ARLINGTON at ARKANSAS Friday, November 18, 2016 Bud Walton Arena (19,368) Fayetteville, Ark. 7 p.m. Tickets: ArkansasRazorbacks.com LIVE: ESPN3, UTAMavs.com & KEXB 620 AM HEAD-TO-HEAD THE MATCHUP UT Arlington Arkansas Overall Record: Conference Record: Scoring Offense: Scoring Defense: Scoring Margin: Rebound Margin: FG %: PT FG %: FT %: FG Defense: Assists / Game: Steals / Game: Assist / TO Ratio: CATEGORY LEADERS Points/Game: UTA Jalen Jones 17.0 ARK Dusty Hannahs 21.0 FG%: UTA Kaelon Wilson.786 ARK Manuale Watkins.636 3PT FG%: UTA Charles/Wilson.500 ARK Jaylen Barford.667 FT%: UTA Kevin Hervey ARK Dusty Hannahs.857 /Game: UTA Kevin Hervey 7.0 ARK Moses Kingsley 8.0 Assists/Game: UTA Erick Neal 6.3 ARK Daryl Macon 5.0 Blocks/Game: UTA Pope 1.3 ARK Moses Kingsley 6.0 Minutes/Game: UTA Erick Neal 31.0 ARK Daryl Macon 26.5 PROJECTING THE MAVS Upcoming Game The UT Arlington men s basketball team (1-1, 0-0 Sun Belt) remains on the road Friday for the last of three games in three states in five days with a 7 p.m. contest at the University of Arkansas (2-0, 0-0 SEC) in Bud Walton Arena (capacity 19,368). Live Game Coverage The game will not be televised, but will be streamed live via ESPN3 and SEC Network+. A live radio broadcast will be available throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area through a Learfield Sports partnership with KEXB 620 AM. Broadcaster Josh Sours will be on the call beginning at 6 p.m. The audio broadcast will be available via the Internet through TuneIn. Live audio, video and statistics links are available on UTAMavs.com. Tickets Tickets to all UT Arlington men and women s basketball games are available through the College Park Center Box Office, online at UTATickets.com or by calling (817) Season, individual game, group and special multigame packages are available. Postgame Coverage A complete recap of every UT Arlington men s basketball game, including photos, video highlights, statistics and coach and player comments will be available shortly upon the conclusion each home game online at UTAMavs.com. Social Media The UT Arlington athletic department provides extensive coverage of each of its 15 sport programs via a variety of social media channels, including: Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter. The general account username for most services Several sports operate specific accounts, which are used for in-game coverage of athletic events and other related content. Player PPG RPG APG BPG SPG Notes * 10 Jalen Jones (G, 6-2, Sr.) pts (10-16 FG) v Texas Southern FG,.808 FT as a Jr. 25 Kevin Hervey (F, 6-9, Jr.) /pts/11rebs v TSU... Preseason SBC POY... Erving Award List * 1 Erick Neal (G, 5-10, Jr.) All-SBC 1st team... 7th, career ast ast last yr 13th in NCAA 5 Kaelon Wilson (G, 6-2, Jr.) pts (8-8 FG) v Texas Southern... tied UTA FG % mark apps * 4 Drew Charles (G, 6-2, Sr.) career apps... 5th yr sr/grad student pt FG in 16 * 34 Faith Pope (F, 6-8, Sr.) apps, 3 starts... JC transfer in blocks at Minnesota * 45 Jorge Bilbao (F, 6-9, Sr.) career apps rebs per gm last yr career FG% 20 Julian Harris (F, 6-5, Jr.) apps in 2 yrs... 8pts, 7rebs vs Sul Ross in Nathan Hawkins (G, 6-5, Jr.) apps at UTA... transfer from Neb pts v Michigan (at Neb.) 2 D.J. Bryant (G, 5-11, Fr.) Freshman... 1st team all-state as a sr... led team to state finals. 22 Link Kabadyundi (C, 7-1, Jr.) JC Transfer... Played 15 gms at TCU as Fr... 9pts/11reb at Blinn JC 13 Erkam Kiris (F, 6-8, Fr.) Freshman... U18 Turkish National Team... Spire Academy in Patrick Binzer (G, 6-2, Fr.) RS Freshman... Avg 24 pts/14rebs as prep Sr... 2nd team all state ^ 23 Mairega Clarke (G, 6-5, Sr.) apps as JC Tranfser FG%, inc..500 from 3pt 15 Scott Muirhead (F, 6-3, Fr.) RS Freshman... 4-yr varsity letterwinner... avg 18pts/5 rebs as Sr *Indicates projected starter; ^Career statistics displayed; As of Nov. 15, 2016 #MavCity 5 Returning Starters NCAA Rebounding Leader in % Scoring, 86% Rebounding Returns

2 UT ARLINGTON MAVERICK QUICK FACTS GENERAL Name...University of Texas at Arlington City/Zip... Arlington, Texas Founded (Senior College 1959) Enrollment... 51,000 Nickname...Mavericks School Colors... Royal Blue, Orange and White Affiliations...NCAA Division I Conference...Sun Belt Conference President...Dr. Vistasp Karbhari Director of Athletics...Jim Baker HISTORY First of Men s Basketball Overall All-Time Record s in NCAA Tournament...1 (2008) Postseason Appearances...4 (2008, NCAA; , NIT; 2013 & 2016, CIT) ARENA Home Arena... College Park Center Opened... Feb. 1, 2012 All-Time CPC Record Capacity... 7,000 Press Row...(817) UT ARLINGTON R OSTER NAME POS HT WT CL EXP Hometown / High School / Last College 1 Erick Neal G Jr. 2L Dallas, Texas / Lincoln 2 DJ Bryant G Fr. HS Sarasota, Fla. / Riverview 3 Nathan Hawkins G Jr. 1L Garland, Texas / Rowlett / Nebraska 4 Drew Charles G Sr. 3L Azle, Texas / Azle 5 Kaelon Wilson G Jr. 2L Lancaster, Texas / Lancaster 10 Jalen Jones G Sr. 1L Cedar Hill, Texas / Cedar Hill / McLennan CC 13 Erkam Kiris F Fr. HS Istanbul, Turkey / Spire Academy 15 Scott Muirhead F Fr. RS Ennis, Texas / Ennis 20 Julian Harris F Jr. 2L Mansfield, Texas / Lake Ridge 22 Link Kabadyundi C Jr. Tr Montreal, Canada / Alma Academy / Blinn JC 23 Mairega Clarke G Sr. 1L Queens, N.Y. / Putnam Science Acad. / Carl Albert St. 25 Kevin Hervey F Jr. 2L Arlington, Texas / Bowie 30 Patrick Binzer G Fr. RS Weatherford, Texas / Weatherford Christian 34 Faith Pope F Sr. 1L Mt. Pleasant, Iowa / Ottumwa / Tyler JC 45 Jorge Bilbao F Sr. 3L Bilbao, Biscay, Spain / Loiola Indautxu Head Coach: Scott Cross (UT Arlington 98 / 11th ) Associate Head Coach: Greg Young (Howard Payne 86 / 8th ) Assistant Coaches: Zak Buncik (UT Arlington 07 / 8th ); Kenneth Mangrum (North Texas 02 / 3rd ) Director of Basketball Operations: Brett Cervantes (UT Arlington 2007) Athletic Trainer: Roy Rudewick (UT Arlington 89) COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Scott Cross Alma Mater... UT Arlington, 1998 Record at UTA (Yrs.) (11th) Overall Record (Yrs.)...Same Assoc. Head Coach...Greg Young (Howard Payne 86) Asst. Coach...Zak Buncik (UT Arlington 07) Asst. Coach... Kenneth Mangrum (North Texas 02) Dir. of Operations...Brett Cervantes (UTA 07) TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record Sun Belt Record Overall Record Sun Belt Record (Finish) (3rd) Starters Returning/Lost... 5/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 10/3 Newcomers... 5 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Associate Athletic Director (MBK)...Richard Kilwien Office Phone...(817) richard.kilwien@uta.edu Asst. Communications Director...Michael Eldridge Office Phone...(817) michael.eldridge@uta.edu Asst. Communications Director... Brent Ingram Office Phone...(817) brent.ingram@uta.edu Communications Assistant... Brooke Ortale Office Phone... brooke.ortale@uta.edu Communications Assistant... Drew Harris Office Phone... drew@firstpitchpr.com MEDIA COVERAGE Radio...KEXB 620 AM Website...UTAMavs.com / TuneIn Play-By-Play Broadcaster... Josh Sours Office Phone...(817) josh.sours@mavs.uta.edu About UT Arlington Men s Basketball UT Arlington is 1-2 on the season after dropping an decision at Florida Gulf Coast University on Wednesday, Nov. 16 in Fort Myers, Fla. UTA owned a 16-point lead just before half, but a definitive second half scoring run by FGCU sealed the outcome. Junior forward Kevin Hervey led three UTA players in double figures with 13 points to go with a team-high five rebounds. Jalen Jones (11) and Drew Charles (10) also scored in double-figures. Erick Neal added a game-high seven assists. In UTA s season-opening victory over Texas Souther, Jones fell just one point shy of his career high with a team-high 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting (3-6 from 3pt). Junior Kaelon Wilson equaled a program record by shooting 8-for-8 from the field en route to 19 points. Against TSU, junior forward Kevin Hervey made his first appearance after missing 19 games last season due to a knee injury. He played 21 minutes off the bench and registered a doubledouble with 16 points and 11 rebounds. He shot a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line. UT Arlington is in its 58th season of men s basketball. The Mavericks were a member of the Southland Conference for 38 years ( ), spent one season in the Western Athletic Conference ( ) and are currently in their fourth season in the Sun Belt Conference. UT Arlington was selected as the favorite to win the Sun Belt Conference regular-season title in a preseason poll of league coaches. The Mavericks received 10 of a possible 12 first place votes. Junior forward Kevin Hervey and guard Erick Neal were selected first team preseason all-sun Belt honorees by league coaches. Hervey was named the conference s preseason player of the year. UTA is led by 11th year head coach Scott Cross. The 1998 UTA graduate brings a (.560) record into the opener at Minnesota. His win total is the second-highest in program history. UT Arlington returns all five starters (six including Kevin Hervey) and 10 letterwinners from last year s team. The Mavericks also return 87 percent of its scoring and 86 percent of its rebounding from a year ago. The Mavericks are scheduled to play 9 of their 13 non conference games on the road against teams from 8 different athletic conferences. The combined travel distance for the 9 trips will total 13,021 miles, according to Google Maps. Series Against Arkansas UT Arlington is 0-6 against Arkansas since the first meeting between the two programs in The last time the two teams played, on Dec. 31, 2010, resulted in an UA victory in Fayetteville. In that 2010 game, UTA owned a lead with 2:47 left in the first half. But, Arkansas went on a 12-1 run to claim a halftime lead it would never relinquish. Five of the six previous meetings took place in Fayetteville. One was played in Little Rock (1968) and the one was played in Arlington (1969). UTA and Arkansas have played just twice since 1969 (1999 & 2010). UT Arlington Maverick Basketball /UTArlingtonAthletics

3 SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter / Instagram / Snapchat...UTAMavs Facebook... UTArlingtonAthletics PRONUNCIATION Jorge Bilbao...HOR-hey BILL-bao Mairega Clarke...my-REE-guh Link Kabadyundi... kah-bahd-yoon-dee Erkam Kiris...ERR-come KEER-iss Scott Muirhead...MEER-head Kaelon Wilson...KAY-luhn (Through Games - Nov. 16) SUN BELT STANDINGS Little Rock South Alabama Troy Texas State Arkansas State Georgia Southern Georgia State ULM UT Arlington Coastal Carolina Appalachian State Louisiana SUN BELT STANDINGS (Final) Little Rock NCAA UL Monroe CIT UT Arlington CIT Louisiana Georgia Southern Georgia State Texas State South Alabama Arkansas State Appalachian State Troy MAVERICKS HONOR ROLL Kevin Hervey Preseason Sun Belt Player of the 1st Team Preseason All-Sun Belt Watch List, Julius Erving Small Forward of the Award All-Texas College Team, Dave Campbell s Texas Basketball Erick Neal 1st Team Preseason All-Sun Belt ACTIVE MAVERICKS IN THE PROS Reger Dowell BC Prievidza...Slovakia Brandon Edwards Rethymno Cretan...Greece Kennedy Eubanks CB Conejero...Spain Marquez Haynes Reyer Venezia...Italy Karol Gruszecki Stelmet BC...Poland Derrick Obasohan FOX Provence Basket...France LaMarcus Reed KB Peja... Kosovo Anthony Walker Fort Wayne Mad Ants...USA Anthony Vereen Santa Cruz Warriors...USA Scott Cross, UT Arlington Head Coach In his 11th season as the head men s basketball coach at UT Arlington, Scott Cross time as a Maverick has spanned more than two decades. Following his playing career at UTA, he worked as an assistant coach for eight seasons under Eddie McCarter before being named head coach on April 21, As head coach of the Mavs, Cross has compiled the most wins of any coach in program history. He owns a career record and a mark against league opponents (in 3 different conferences). Cross also owns the top three single season win totals in program history and has led the Mavs to the postseason four times. He is the second-longest tenured coach among all Division I men s basketball programs in the state of Texas and his 178 wins trails only Coastal Carolina s Cliff Ellis among head coaches in the Sun Belt Conference. During the last 10 seasons under Cross, the Mavericks own a.559 winning percentage. The overall record for the program s previous 46 seasons was for a.402 winning percentage. Last season, Cross was named a finalist for the Skip Prosser Award, a national award presented for competitive excellence and moral integrity. A native of Garland, Texas, Cross played three seasons at UTA ( ), averaging 11.9 points per game and leading the Southland Conference in 3-point shooting. He was a 2-time CoSIDA Academic All-America and graduated in 1998 with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. He earned a master s degree from Virginia Commonwealth in He is married for the former Jennifer Harris, a UTA volleyball student-athlete from The couple have three sons, Austin, Cody and Tyler. Cross -By- Overall Conf. Conf. Finish (.433) 8-8 t3rd West (#) $ (.636) 7-9 t3rd West (#) (.533) 9-7 3rd West (#) (.533) 8-8 5th West (#) (.448) 7-9 5th West (#) ~ 24-9 (.727) st West (#) * (.576) 11-7 t4th (^) (.469) 9-9 t5th (+) (.516) th (+) * (.686) rd (+) (.333) 0-0 Overall (.559) (.564) #Southland Conf.; ^Western Athletic Conf.; +Sun Belt Conf. $NCAA; ~NIT; *CIT Tenure of Texas Division I Coaches Scott Cross is the second-longest tenured active head coach among the 19 NCAA Division I programs in the state of Texas. He is also the longest tenured coach in the Sun Belt Conference. Name School Yrs Yrs Scott Drew Baylor th Scott Cross UT Arlington th Ron Cottrell Houston Baptist th Jason Hooten Sam Houston St th Tim Floyd UTEP th Willis Wilson Texas A&M-CC th Billy Kennedy Texas A&M th Tony Benford North Texas th Mike Davis Texas Southern th Trent Johnson TCU th Ken Burmeister Incarnate Word th Dan Hipster UTRGV th Danny Kaspar Texas State th Mike Rhoades Rice rd Byron Smith Prairie View A&M nd Shaka Smart Texas nd Chris Beard Texas Tech st Steve Henson UT San Antonio st Kyle Keller Stephen F. Austin st * Yrs = Including the season Record of Sun Belt Coaches With a record entering his 11th season, Scott Cross owns the second-most most wins at his institution of any coach in the Sun Belt Conference, just behind Cliff Ellis of league newcomer Coastal Carolina. Cross is also the longest tenured coach in the Sun Belt. Name School Record Yrs Cliff Ellis Coastal Carolina Scott Cross UT Arlington Bob Marlin Louisiana Ron Hunter Georgia State Keith Richard ULM Mark Byington Georgia Southern Danny Kaspar Texas State Matthew Graves South Alabama Phil Cunningham Troy Jim Fox Appalachian State Grant McCasland Arkansas State Wes Flanigan Little Rock * s = Entering the season. Sports = A Famly Affair For Cross Growing up, Scott Cross was a multi-spot athlete at North Garland High School. Along with his older brother, current UTEP women s soccer coach Kevin, the two were immersed in sports from an early age. We were competitive in everything. Pingpong. Playing basketball. Soccer. Playing 21 in the driveway. We made each other better. Both kids excelled at soccer, earning spots on elite club and regional all-star teams. Scott, however, fell in love with basketball and became a college player and coach. Kevin played college soccer at Austin College before entering coaching. Both earned master s degrees after college. Keeping sports in the families Scott married the former Jennifer Harris, a former UTA volleyball player from , while Kevin s wife, Carrie, was a high school girls soccer coach. UT Arlington Maverick Basketball /UTArlingtonAthletics

4 RETURNING FROM LAST SEASON Returning Pct. Points...2, , %...1, , % Offensive % Defensive % Minutes...7, , % Assists % Steals % Blocked Shots % Field Goals % 3pt Field Goals % Free Throws % UT ARLINGTON S RECORD WHEN... Overall record Conference record Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Playing at Home Playing on the Road Playing at a Neutral Site Leading at Halftime Trailing at Halftime Tied at Half time Shooting better FG% than oppo nent Shooting equal FG% as oppo nent Shooting worse FG% than oppo nent Shooting better 3-FG% than opponent Shooting equal 3-FG% as opponent Shooting worse 3-FG% than opponent Shooting better FT% than opponent Shooting equal FT% as opponent Shooting worse FT% than opponent Outrebound opponent Outrebounded by opponent Equal as opponent SCORING TOTAL IS Points Points Points Points Points Points Points SCORING MARGIN IS... 1 point points points points between more than About Arkansas Arkansas is 2-0 on the season following home victories over Fort Wayne (92-83) and Southern Illinois (90-65). Senior guard Dusty Hannahs leads the team in scoring (21.0) and free throw shooting (12-14,.857). Senior forward Moses Kingsley is the Razorbacks leader in rebounding, averaging 8.0 per game. Hannahs originally started his college career at Texas Tech. He scored 462 points as a Red Raider and has added 552 at Arkansas to surpass 1,000 for his career. Arkansas averages 91.0 points per game, while limiting their first two opponents to just.364 shooting and 74 points per game. Head Coach Mike Anderson is in his sixth season at Arkansas. He owns a record at UA and a career mark in his 15th season as a head coach. He spent time as a head coach at Missouri and UAB. Arkansas is 48-2 in non-conference games in Bud Walton Arena under Mike Anderson and were picked to finish fifth in the SEC this season. Next On Deck Following Friday s game at Arkansas, UT Arlington returns home Monday for a 7 p.m. contest against St. Francis (Ill.) in College Park Center. The Mavericks will host Mount St. Mary s on Nov. 23 before returning to the road for a Nov. 26 contest at Fordham. Mavericks In Last season, UT Arlington men s basketball posted a overall record and finished third in the Sun Belt Conference with a 13-7 mark. UTA accepted an invitation to participate in the postseason for the third time in five seasons, playing in the 2016 CollegeInsiders.com Tournament (CIT) and advancing to the second round. The Mavericks opened last season with a 15-2 record that include consecutive attentiongrabbing road wins at Ohio State (73-68) and Memphis (68-64). UTA posted a ratings percentage index as high as 27th nationally in early January. Junior forward Kevin Hervey earned national attention when he averaged 18.1 points and 9.8 rebounds per game before suffering a seasonending knee injury in pre-game warm-ups prior to the team s Jan. 21 contest against Arkansas State. Junior guard Erick Neal earned first team all-sun Belt Conference honors, in addition to second team all-district by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Head Coach Scott Cross was a finalist for the Skip Prosser Award, a national award presented for competitive excellence and moral integrity. UTA led the nation in rebounds in 2016 with an average of per game and finished among the top 25 in the country in 11 different statistical categories. Hervey Named To Watch List Kevin Hervey was named to the preseason Watch List for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Wilson Tied Program Record Junior guard Kaelon Wilson equaled the UTA program record for field goal percentage in a single game with his 8-for-8 effort in the season opener against Texas Southern. His field goal total was the third-highest among players who share the record. Interestingly, Erick Neal also shares the record following a 9-for-9 performance last year against Rice. Preseason All-Sun Belt Kevin Hervey and Erick Neal received numerous preseason honors from various college basketball websites and publications, while the Sun Belt coaches voted both players to the league s preseason first team all-league. Hervey was named the Sun Belt Preseason Player of the and the Mavericks were picked to win the league. 1. UTA (10) Little Rock (1) Georgia State (1) Georgia Southern Coastal Carolina South Alabama Louisiana ULM Troy Arkansas State Appalachian State Texas State First Team Preseason All-Sun Belt Tookie Brown, Georgia Southern, So., G Devin Carter, Arkansas State, Sr., G Kevin Hervey, UT Arlington, Jr., F Marcus Johnson, Jr., Little Rock, Sr., G Erick Neal, UT Arlington, Jr., G Charles Earns Undergrad Degree Fifth-year senior Drew Charles earned his undergraduate degree last spring in Finance with a 3.29 grade point average. The Azle, Texas native is currently working toward his master s degree in business administration. Below are the majors of this year s upperclassmen on the UTA men s basketball team: Jorge Bilbao International Business-Spanish Drew Charles MBA Mairega Clarke Communication-Advertising Julian Harris Communication-Speech Nathan Hawkins Psychology Kevin Hervey Interdisciplinary Studies Jalen Jones Interdisciplinary Studies Link Kabadyundi Communication-Speech Erick Neal Communication-Broadcasting Faith Pope University Studies Kaelon Wilson Management UT Arlington Maverick Basketball /UTArlingtonAthletics

5 MAVERICKS IN THE TEAM RATINGS Category SBC NCAA Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Free Throw Pct Field Goal Pct Field Goal Pct. Defense pt Field Goal Pct pt Field Goal Defense pt Field Goals Per Gm Rebound Margin Blocked Shots Assists Steals Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio Attendance...4,532 CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll (Nov. 14, 2016) 1. Gonzaga (22) 2. Saint Mary s (8) 3. Wichita State 4. Monmouth 5. UT Arlington 6. UNC Wilmington 7. Valparaiso (1) 8. Chattanooga 9. Illinois State 10. Princeton 11. Belmont 12. BYU 13. Ohio 14. Wagner 15. Long Beach State 16. Fort Wayne 17. Northern Iowa 18. Yale 19. North Dakota State 20. Stephen F. Austin 21. ETSU 22. Siena 23. Florida Gulf Coast 24. New Mexico State 25. Grand Canyon Neal Moving Up Assists Charts In just more than two seasons, Erick Neal has already moved into the top 10 for the school s career assists chart with 317. The Dallas native handed out 211 assists last season as a sophomore, the second-highest single season total in program history. Name s Gms 1. Ronnell Peters Ricky Leggett Shaquille White-Miller Glover Cody Jeffrey Stewart Rodrick Ford Erick Neal 2014-pres Brady Dawkins Willie Brand Cameron Catlett Neal & Charles = Long Range Threats In addition to distributing the ball, Erick Neal has a long-range shooting threat. He has point field goals on 315 attempts. Just one shy of senior teammate Drew Charles. Both marks are just outside of the program s career top 10 listings. Career 3-Point Field Goals Name s Gms 1. Willie Brand Roge r Guignard Brandon Long Jamel Outler Anthony Durham Brady Dawkins Steven Barber Rodrick Epps Jabari Johnson Keith Greene Drew Charles 2012-Pres Erick Neal 2014-Pres Career 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Name s Gms 1. Brandon Long Willie Brand Roge r Guignard Jamel Outler Steven Barber Brady Dawkins Rodrick Epps Anthony Durham LaMarcus Reed Chad Jones Erick Neal 2014-Pres A Few Things You Might Not Know Junior forward Kevin Hervey s cousin, Lencola Sullivan, won the 1980 Miss Arkansas title and became the first African-American woman to win a preliminary award and to place among the top 5 in the Miss America pageant. UTA will play 9 of their 13 non-conference games against teams from 8 different athletic conferences. The combined travel distance for the 9 trips will total 13,021 miles, according to Google maps. Junior point guard Erick Neal s twin brother, Derrick, plays cornerback for the University of Kansas football team. Derrick was born 14 minutes before Erick. The duo committed to play basketball at UTA, but Derrick changed his mind and decided to play football. As a backcourt pair in on the AAU circuit, the brothers were nicknamed Backcourt Problem because they were so difficult to defend. This fall, senior forward Jorge Bilbao was featured as one of 10 influential Hispanic student leaders at UTA by the student newspaper The Shorthorn. The Bilbao, Spain native is a double major in international business and marketing. Freshman forward Erkam Kiris expected to play for his native Turkey in the U18 European Championships last summer in Istanbul. However, political unrest in the country, which included a failed coup attempt, postponed the championships and caused some concern that Kiris might not be able to leave the country to attend college. After an exhaustive effort, he finally was able to travel to Arlington. Despite missing the team s summer workouts, he played catch-up and used the preseason to acclimate to the program s culture and transition to the pace of college. For more, visit UTAMavs.com. Adversity Creates Opportunity After Kevin Hervey went down to a season-ending knee injury last season, many expected the Mavericks to quickly go into a downward slide. After all, he averaged team-highs of 18.1 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. However, Coach Scott Cross and Hervey give credit to the entire team for becoming a tighter unit through the adversity. After dropping four straight games, the team rebounded by going 10-4 down the stretch. Stepping Up After leading scorer and rebounder Kevin Hervey went down with a knee injury prior to the team s 17th game last season, several players increased their scoring and rebounding averages in his absence. During the final 19 games, Kaelon Wilson (a 6-2 guard) registered nine double-figure scoring games and four games of 10 rebounds or more. Jalen Jones scored in double-figures 14 times in the and (also 6-2 ) surpassed 10 rebounds in four of the team s final five games. 1st 16 last 17 Player ppg rpg ppg rpg Kaelon Wilson Jalen Jones * Jorge Bilbao *7.4 *led team UT Arlington Maverick Basketball /UTArlingtonAthletics

6 Mavs Ranked Among Nation s Elite Last season, UT Arlington ranked among the top 20 in NCAA team statistics in 9 different categories: National Conf. Category Value Rank Rank Rebs Per Game st 1st Off Per Game rd 1st th 1st 3-Point FG Attempts 942 6th 1st Def. Per Game th 2nd Rebound Margin th 1st Assists th 1st Assists Per Game th 1st FG Pct. Defense th 2nd Neal Among NCAA Individual Leaders Junior Erick Neal concluded last season ranked among the top 100 in various NCAA statistics and was one of just three players nationally to register a triple double: Nat. Conf. Category Value Rank Rank Assist Turnover Ratio Neal th 4th Assists Per Game Neal th 1st Steals Per Game Neal th 3rd Assists Neal th 1st Steals Neal 56 68th 3rd Triple Doubles Neal Mavs Have Experienced Coaching Staff The Mavericks men s basketball staff owns a combined 38 years of experience at UT Arlington. Scott Cross has served UTA for 19 seasons an assistant (8) and head coach (11), while associate head coach Greg Young and assistant coach Zak Buncik have each been on the Mavs coaching staff for the last eight seasons. Assistant Coach Ken Mangrum is in his third seasons at UT Arlington. 20-Win Seasons UTA has posted five 20-win seasons since 1981 with the top three win totals in program history coming under the direction of current head coach Scott Cross. All three of Cross 20-win seasons resulted in a postseason appearance: Scott Cross Scott Cross Scott Cross Bob Snake LeGrand Mark Nixon Mavs Win At Home UTA brings a 9-game home non conference win streak into its next home contest against St. Francis (Ill.), which includes a perfect 5-0 mark last season within the state-of-the-art College Park Center. The last non-league loss at home for the Mavs was a setback against Buffalo in the home opener. Mavs Win At Home, Part 2 UTA set a program record last season for most wins at College Park Center. The Mavericks have won 12 or more games on 12 occasions over the years: Texas Hall College Park Center Texas Hall (8-1), CPC (4-0) Texas Hall Score Points = Win Games UT Arlington is when scoring at least 70 points, dating back to the season. Last year, the Mavs went 20-6 when they eclipsed the 70 points barrier. Welcome To The Program The Mavericks will welcome four signees to the program in the fall with the addition of freshmen David Azore, Pedro Castro and Tim Holland and junior transfer Davion Turner. David Azore G 6-4 Fr.-HS Friendswood, Texas Clear Brook HS Pedro Castro G 6-7 Fr.-HS Fort Worth, Texas Brewer HS Tim Holland F 6-8 Fr-HS Round Rock, Texas Cedar Ridge HS Davion Turner F 6-9 Jr.-Tr Cedar Hill, Texas Cedar Hill/Hill College Milestones Last year s team set program highs for a number of statistical categories, most notably in scoring and rebounding. In addition, the team s 24 wins tied the program s best. Points 1. 2, , Field Goal Attempts 1. 2, , Point Field Goals Point Field Goals Attempts , , Rebound Margin Assists Scoring Margin College Park Center The Mavericks have called the beautiful College Park Center home since the 7,000 all chair-back seat multi-purpose arena opened on Feb. 1, The $78 million project broke ground on March 5, 2010 and opened less than two years later. The arena is part of a 20-acre section of campus known as the College Park District, which includes a residence hall, student apartments, a 4.62 acre park, restaurants and three parking garages. The arena features 4,055 lower bowl seats, in addition to a 2,800-square-foot hospitality suite. A distinctive feature is a center hung 4-sided Daktronics LED scoreboard with an additional end zone LED display, ribbon displays and scorer s table. The lower concourse contains sports medicine facilities, two full-sized practice courts, a 2,500-sq-ft weight room, a press center, an academic support study center and coaches office suites. In addition to Mavericks basketball and volleyball events, the facility hosts a variety of concerts, speaking engagements and other events. The WNBA s Dallas Wings also call College Park Center home during their season. About UT Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington is a Carnegie highest research activity institution of more than 55,000 students in campus-based and online degree programs and is the second-largest institution in The University of Texas System. The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked UTA as one of the 20 fastest-growing public research universities in the nation in U.S. News & World Report ranks UTA fifth in the nation for undergraduate diversity. The University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and is ranked as the top four-year college in Texas for veterans on Military Times 2016 Best for Vets list. Visit to learn more. Follow The Mavericks There are a variety of ways to keep up with the Mavericks this season, live, on-demand and through social media. Here are a few of the several options: Website: UTAMavs.com Radio: KEXB 620 AM Live Video: UTAMavs.com All Access ($$) Live Audio: TuneIn (online or via app) Live Video: UTAMavs.com Gametracker Facebook: Facebook.com/UTArlingtonAthletics Snapchat: UTAMavs UT Arlington Maverick Basketball /UTArlingtonAthletics

7 RADIO/TV CHART 1 ERICK NEAL G, 5-10, Junior Dallas, Texas 2 DJ BRYANT G, 5-11, Freshman Sarasota, Florida 3 NATHAN HAWKINS G, 6-5, Junior Garland, Texas 4 DREW CHARLES G, 6-2, Senior Azle, Texas 5 KAELON WILSON G, 6-2, Junior Lancaster, Texas JALEN JONES G, 6-2, Senior 10 Cedar Hill, Texas ERKAM KIRIS F, 6-8, Freshman 13 Istanbul, Turkey SCOTT MUIRHEAD G, 6-3, Freshman 15 Ennis, Texas JULIAN HARRIS F, 6-5, Junior 20 Mansfield, Texas LINK KABADYUNDI C, 7-1, Junior 22 Montreal, Canada MAIREGA CLARKE G, 6-5, Senior 23 Queens, N.Y. KEVIN HERVEY F, 6-9, Junior 25 Arlington, Texas PATRICK BINZER G, 6-2, Freshman 30 Weatherford, Texas FAITH POPE F, 6-8, Senior 34 Mt. Pleasant, Iowa 45 JORGE BILBAO F, 6-9, Senior Bilbao, Spain SCOTT CROSS Head Coach 11th

8 Game 1 Texas Southern 82 UT Arlington 89 Date: Arlington, Texas Game 2 UT Arlington 67 Minnesota 84 Date: Minneapolis, Minn. Game 3 UT Arlington 72 Florida Gulf Coast 85 Date: Fort Myers, Fla. 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 MCCLOUD, Jalan* SCOTT, Kevin* ROBINSON, Dulani* GRIFFIN, Derrick* JONES, Marvin* LOFTON, Zach BYNUM, Tyree WALKER, Lamont RUTHERFORD, Jamie TEAM s FG % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: % 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 34 POPE, Faith* BILBAO, Jorge* NEAL, Erick* CHARLES, Drew* JONES, Jalen* BRYANT, DJ HAWKINS, Nathan WILSON, Kaelon KIRIS, Erkam HARRIS, Julian KABADYUNDI, Link HERVEY, Kevin TEAM s FG % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: % Officials: Tony Greene, Gary Maxwell, Nomi Kilwai. Technical Fouls: Texas Southern-None. UT Arlington-None. College Park Center, Arlington, TX Attendance: 4532 Texas Southern UT Arlington Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 34 POPE, Faith* BILBAO, Jorge* NEAL, Erick* CHARLES, Drew* JONES, Jalen* BRYANT, DJ HAWKINS, Nathan WILSON, Kaelon KIRIS, Erkam HARRIS, Julian KABADYUNDI, Link HERVEY, Kevin TEAM s FG % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: % 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 MURPHY, Jordan* LYNCH, Reggie* MCBRAYER, Dupree* MASON, Nate* COFFEY, Amir* SPRINGS, Akeem RUDRUD, Brady HAUGH, Darin SHARP, Stephon KONATE, Bakary CURRY, Eric GILBERT, Ahmad DIEDHIOU, Gaston HURT, Michael TEAM s FG % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: % Officials: DJ Carstensen, Rob Kueneman, Courtney Green. Technical Fouls: UT Arlington-Bench. Minnesota-None. Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 7,986 UT Arlington Minnesota Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 NEAL, Erick* CHARLES, Drew* JONES, Jalen* POPE, Faith* BILBAO, Jorge* BRYANT, DJ HAWKINS, Nathan WILSON, Kaelon KIRIS, Erkam HARRIS, Julian KABADYUNDI, Link HERVEY, Kevin TEAM s FG % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: % 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 GOODWIN, Brandon* JOHNSON, Zach* TERRELL, Christian* SCOTT JR, RaySean* MORANT, Demetris* REID, Reggie TUCKER, Rayjon MICKLE, Kevin SIMMONS, Antravious TEAM s FG % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: % Officials: Freddie Williams, Jeff Pon, Christopher Merlo. Technical Fouls: UT Arlington-None. Minnesota-None. Alico Arena, Fort Myers, FL Attendance: 4,415 UT Arlington FGCU Game 4 UT Arlington Arkansas Date: Fayetteville, Ark. Game 5 St. Francis (Ill.) UT Arlington Date: Arlington, Texas Game 6 Mount St. Mary s UT Arlington Date: Fort Myers, Fla. UT Arlington Maverick Basketball /UTArlingtonAthletics

9 UT Arlington Men's Basketball UT Arlington Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 16, 2016) All Games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL All Games Conference Non-conference Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 10 JONES, Jalen HERVEY, Kevin NEAL, Erick WILSON, Kaelon CHARLES, Drew POPE, Faith BILBAO, Jorge HARRIS, Julian HAWKINS, Nathan BRYANT, DJ KABADYUNDI, Link KIRIS, Erkam TM TEAM UT Arlington Opponents Team Statistics UTA OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROW-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS 7 9 Blocks per game Attendance Home game-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game 0-0 Date Opponent Score Att. 11/12/16 TEXAS SOUTHERN W /14/16 at Minnesota L /16/16 at FGCU L *Conference Games Score by periods 1st 2nd Opponents UT Arlington

10 UT Arlington Men's Basketball UT Arlington Extended Season Box Score (as of Nov 16, 2016) All Games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL All Games Conference Non-conference blk/g Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a a/g to to/g a/to blk stl stl/g pts avg 10 JONES, Jalen Infinity HERVEY, Kevin NEAL, Erick WILSON, Kaelon CHARLES, Drew POPE, Faith BILBAO, Jorge HARRIS, Julian HAWKINS, Nathan BRYANT, DJ KABADYUNDI, Link KIRIS, Erkam UT Arlington Opponents Score by Period 1st 2nd Opponents UT Arlington

11 UT Arlington Men's Basketball UT Arlington Points--Assists (as of Nov 16, 2016) All Games player Opponent Date Score TEXAS SOUTHERN 11/12/ W at Minnesota 11/14/ L at FGCU 11/16/ L

12 UT Arlington Men's Basketball UT Arlington Points--Assists (as of Nov 16, 2016) All Games player Opponent Date Score TEXAS SOUTHERN 11/12/ W at Minnesota 11/14/ L at FGCU 11/16/ L

13 UT Arlington Men's Basketball Individual Career History (as of Nov 16, 2016) BILBAO, Jorge / / / / / BINZER, Patrick / / BRYANT, DJ / / CHARLES, Drew / / / / / / CLARKE, Mairega / / / HARRIS, Julian / / / / HAWKINS, Nathan / / / /