Texas A&M International University Men s Basketball Media Brochure

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1 Texas A&M International University Men s Basketball Media Brochure

2 Coaching Staff Stephone Leary HEAD COACH The season will be Texas native Stephon Leary s second as head coach for the Texas A&M International University men s basketball program. The veteran coach has worked tirelessly towards the goal of building a winning NCAA Division II program since arriving in Laredo in Last year Leary directed the Dustdevils to a overall record, including a respectable 7-9 mark against Heartland Conference opponents. The season ended on an up note with backto-back home wins over Oklahoma Panhandle State and UT-Permian Basin. Leary is a veteran coach who gained experience as a high school coach, NCAA Division I assistant and NCAA Division II head coach before taking the reigns as the third head coach in Dustdevil history. His combined record as a high school and college head coach is Leary previously gained two years of head coaching experience at Palm Beach Atlantic from He guided the Sailfish to an record playing one of the nation s toughest schedules with a squad of underclassmen. Before taking the reigns as a head coach Leary was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Liberty University for three seasons. He was responsible for recruiting efforts that landed two top 60 recruiting classes and one top 50 recruiting class. The Flames compiled an impressive record with Leary on board. The highlight of Leary s tenure at Liberty was the season. The Flames won the Big South Conference regular season title and postseason tournament title before facing St. Joseph s in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Prior to entering the collegiate ranks, Leary gained eight years of experience as a high school athletic director and coach at Faith West Academy in Houston. He coached basketball, football, track and field and baseball at the TAPPS school. Leary led Faith West to a TAPPS 2A girls basketball state title in 1996 and a 3A state football title in He was named TAPPS Coach of the Year for the academic year. Leary earned three letters at point guard during his playing career at Liberty. He graduated with a bachelor s in psychology with a concentration in counseling from Liberty in Leary and his wife Lisa have been married for 14 years. Jared Goodwin Assistant Coach native assisted head coach Stephone Leary at Palm Beach Atlantic University for two seasons before arriving in the Gateway City. Prior to his stint PBA, Goodwin served as team manager for two years and head team manager for one year at the NCAA Division I level at Liberty University. He was on board at Liberty when the Flames won the Big South Conference tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in Goodwin got his start in college basketball as a student assistant at St. John s River Community College in Florida. Goodwin holds a bachelor s in sport management from Liberty. He is a member of National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the American Sports Education Program (ASEP). Trey Austin Assistant Coach Trey Austin begins his seond season as an assistant basketball coach at Texas A&M International University. He also serves as an assistant sports information director at TAMIU. Austin played basketball at Westbury Christian High School in Houston, Texas. He helped lead his team to four state championships while earning four All-State honors and All- American Honorable mentions. Austin went on to play collegiately at the University of Houston before transferring to the University of Northern Iowa. He played professional basketball as well in Iceland, Venezuela, and the American Basketball Association. Austin holds a bachelors degree from the University of Northern Iowa in general education with a minor in marketing. Jared Goodwin enters his second season as the top assistant men s basketball coach at Texas A&M International University. The Florida

3 Quick Facts and Directory Quick Facts Location: Laredo, Texas Founded: 1969 Fall 2008 Enrollment: 5,857 Nickname: Dustdevils Color: Maroon & Metallic Silver Facility: Kinesiology Convocation Building. Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Heartland President: Dr. Ray Keck Athletics Director: Dr. Debbie Snell Head Coach: Stephone Leary Alma Mater: Liberty (1992) Record at TAMIU: (one season) Career Record: (three seasons) Office Phone: Brochure Layout & Design: Daniel Tijernia Staff Directory Area Code: 956 Fax: Athletics Director Dr. Debbie Snell Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Randal Brown Associate Athletics Director/SID Dan Lathey Athletics Trainer Ernst Feisner Compliance Officer Christine Rebori Staff Accountant Brenda Gonzalez Office Coordinator Petra Vela Honors First Team All-Heartland Chris Swan Honorable Mention All-Heartland Derek Barnes Angel Encinas Leon Jacob RRAC Defensive Player of the Year Kyle Edwards First Team All-RRAC Keith Simpson , Second-Team All-RRAC Hector Garza Kyle Edwards Honorable Mention All-RRAC Reggie López Nick Ochoa NAIA Honorable Mention All-American Keith Simpson All-Time Letterwinners Alicea, José , Aluka, Bo Arriaga, Rene Barnes, Derek Cadena, Federico Cantú, Jaime Durant, Lorenzo Encinas, Angel , Edwards, Kyle Firova, D.J , Foreman, Spencer García, Ignacio , Garza, Aaron , Garza, Hector , Geredine, T.J Harris, Kirk Jacob, Leon Johnson, Tracy Lewis, Martell , López, Reggie , Morgan, Jerante Ochoa, Nick , Ramírez, Gilbert Romero, Carlos Sánchez, Edgar Sexton, Shaun , 06-07, Simpson, Keith , Starks, Michael , Swan, Chris , Taylor, Kenny , 06-07, Tucker, Sean Walker, Seymour Weinholtz, Gabe White, Larry Wilson, DaJuan All-Time Series Records Opponent W L Arkansas Baptist 1 0 Bacone College 2 4 Baker 0 1 Dallas Baptist 2 2 Dixie State College 0 2 East Central (Okla.) 0 1 Fort Lewis College 0 1 Houston Baptist 1 7 Huston-Tillotson 3 4 Incarnate Word 1 4 Jarvis Christian 1 5 Langston 1 5 Lincoln 2 2 Midwestern State 1 0 Montana State-Billings 2 0 Monterrey Tech 2 2 Newman 1 1 North Texas 0 1 Northern Colorado 0 1 Oklahoma Panhandle State 4 0 Paul Quinn College 3 3 St. Edward s 0 4 St. Mary s 1 6 Southern Utah 0 1 Southwestern 1 0 Southwestern Assemblies 4 2 Sul Ross State 1 0 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0 2 Texas A&M-Kingsville 0 8 Texas College 1 6 Texas Lutheran 1 0 Texas State 0 1 Texas Wesleyan 0 6 Trinity International 1 0 UT-Pan American 0 4 UT-Permian Basin 7 3 UT-San Antonio 0 1 Universidad Regiomoñtana 2 0 Utah Valley State 0 1 Xavier (La.) 0 1 Wayland Baptist 0 1 Wiley College 4 2 Totals Year-by-Year Record Conf. (Place) Overall Coach RRAC/8-14 (10th) T. Felton RRAC/13-9 (5th) T. Felton RRAC/2-18 ( 10th) 4-25 T. Felton Heartland/n/a C. Condie Heartland/n/a S. Leary

4 Men s Basketball Roster # Name Pos. Class/Exp Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Derek Barnes G Sr./1L Houston, Texas (Palm Beach Atlantic) 3 Matthews Smith G Fr./.RS Port Arthur, Texas (Port Arthur Memorial HS) 5 Joe Andre Firova G Fr./RS Laredo, Texas (United HS) 10 Christian Jones G Jr./TR Katy, Texas (Panola JC) 11 Cramer James G Fr./HS Kingwood, Texas (Christian Life Academy) 12 Antron Pippen G So./RS Lawrenceville, Ga. (South Georgia Tech JC) 13 Spencer Foreman G Sr./1L Houston, Texas (Palm Beach Atlantic) 14 José Alicea G Jr./2L Dorado, Puerto Rico (Bayamon Military Academy) 21 Joe Reed F Sr./TR Houston, Texas (Mississippi Valley State) 23 Jasper Garrett F Fr./HS San Antonio, Texas (Westbury Christian School) 22 Chris Swan G Sr./2L Los Angeles, Calif (Air Force Academy) 24 Jerante Morgan F Jr./1L Greenville, S.C. (Iowa Southwestern JC) 25 Justin Lafitte G Fr./HS Mission, Texas (Hope HS) 30 Sean Tucker F Sr./1L Charlotte, N.C. (Palm Beach Atlantic) 32 Ignacio Garcia G Jr./2L Austin, Texas (Bowie HS) 33 Mark Walton F Fr./HS Houston, Texas (Satch HS) 34 Collins Okafor C Grad/TR Clearwater, Fla. (Stetson University) 54 Chris Buttermore F Fr./HS Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall Heath HS) Head Coach: Stephon Leary (Liberty, 1992) Assistant Coaches: Jared Goodwin (Liberty, 2005), Trey Austin (Nothern Iowa, 2002) Produced by TAMIU

5 José Alicea Player Profiles 14 Dorado, Puerto Rico (Bayamon Military Academy) Two-year letterwinner played in 26 games last season with five starts academic All-Heartland last season contributed season-high seven points in win over Houston Baptist recorded season-high five rebounds in late season win over Oklahoma Panhandle redshirted during season played in 26 games as a freshman lettered in basketball at Bayamon Military Academy in Puerto Rico. Personal: Son of Ivonne Cruz majoring in fitness and sports with a minor in business administration favorite athlete is Michael Jordan most admired historical figure is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. favorite vacation spot is Miami, Fla. Career Stats Year GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A FT-A Rbs-Avg. A BK ST Pts-Avg Total Career Highs Points 10 vs. UT-Permian Basin, 1/4/06 Rebounds 5 vs. Oklahoma Panhandle, 2/28/08 Assists 3, twice Steals 3 vs. UT-Permian Basin, 1/4/06 Derek Barnes G 6-0 Jr. Houston, Texas (Palm Beach Atlantic) Earned honorable mention All-Heartland Conference honors last season for the Dustdevils finished second on the squad and ninth in the conference with a 14.0 points per game scoring average ranked ninth in the conference in assists per game (3.7) and tenth in assists/turnover margin (1.25) scored in double-figures in 21 games played for Coach Leary at Palm Beach Atlantic for two seasons before transferring to TAMIU led team in scoring both seasons lettered in basketball and cross country at Westfield High School earned first-team 5A All-State honors in basketball as a senior. Personal: Son of Cathy Jordan and Patrick Barnes majoring in business management favorite athlete is Deron Williams most admired historical figure is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. favorite vacation spot is the Bahamas. Career Stats Year GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A FT-A Rbs-Avg. A BK ST Pts-Avg Career Highs Points 24 vs. Houston Baptist, 1/15/08 Rebounds 7 vs. Incarnate Word, 2/9/08 Assists 8 vs. St. Edward s, 1/26/08 Steals 3 vs. UT-Permian Basin, 3/1/08 Chris Buttermore 1 G 6-0 Sr. 54 F 6-7 Fr. Rockwall, Texas (Heath HS) Lettered in basketball and track and field at Heath High School in Rockwall first-team All-District in basketball as a junior and senior regional qualifier in track. Personal: Son of Brad and Debbie Buttermore majoring in biology favorite book is Collapsing Universe favorite athlete is Amare Stoudemire favorite vacation spot is Hawaii. Joe Andre Firova 5 G 6-1 Fr. Laredo, Texas (United HS) Redshirted last season lettered in basketball and football at Laredo s United High School first-team All-District and All-City in basketball honorable mention All-State safety in football graduated in top 15 percent. Personal: Son of Daniel and Esther Firova majoring in business administration most admired historical figure is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. favorite vacation spot is Europe aspires to run his own business franchise.

6 Player Profiles Spencer Foreman Player Profiles 13 Houston, Texas (Palm Beach Atlantic) Played in 25 games last season with seven starts scored in double-figures in five games ranked third on the squad in assists played two seasons for Stephone Leary at Palm Beach Atlantic before transferring to TAMIU lettered in basketball at Houston s Living Stones Christian School team captain McDonald s All-American nominee. Personal: Son of Anthony and Sheryl Foreman majoring in business management most admired historical figures are Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. favorite book is The Bible favorite athletes are Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt and Kobe Bryant favorite vacation spot is Maui. Career Stats Year GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A FT-A Rbs-Avg. A BK ST Pts-Avg Career Highs Points 26 vs. Dallas Baptist, 1/19/08 Rebounds 6 vs. Newman, 2/16//08 Assists 8 vs. Oklahoma Panhandle, 2/28/08 Blocks 3 vs. Dallas Baptist, 1/19/08 Steals 3, twice Ignacio García G 6-5 Sr. 32 Austin, Texas (Bowie HS) Two-year letterwinner has played in 53 career games made 19 starts last season scored in double-figures in 14 games contributed 10 points, five assists and five steals in season finale win over UT-Permian Basin played in 27 games as a freshman lettered in football and basketball at Austin Bowie High School earned All-District 16-5A and All-Academic honors in both sports. Personal: Son of Brenda Márquez majoring in fitness and sports with a minor in social work favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant most admired historical figure is Moses favorite vacation spot is home. Career Stats Year GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A FT-A Rbs-Avg. A BK ST Pts-Avg Total , Career Highs Points 19, vs. Dallas Baptist, 1/19/08 vs. Lincoln, 2/2/08 Rebounds 13 vs. Universidad Regiomontana, 11/18/06 Assists 5 vs. UT-Permian Basin, 3/1/08 Steals 5 vs. UT-Permian Basin, 3/1/08 Jasper Garrett G 6-2 Jr. 23 F 6-6 Fr. San Antonio, Texas (Westbury Christian School) Lettered in basketball, track and field and soccer at Westbury Christian School in Houston... led basketball to TAPPS 4A state title as a senior led soccer with 14 goals as a sophomore attended Universidad Del Las Americas at Puebla last year. Personal: Son of Mary Andrews majoring in international business favorite athlete is Thierry Henry most admired historical figure is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. favorite vacation spot is anywhere in México. Cramer James 11 G 6-2 Fr. Kingwood, Texas Lettered in basketball at Christian Life Academy led team to TCAL Large School State Championship as a senior State Tournament MVP. Personal: Son of Kenneth and Cindy James undecided on a major favorite book is To Kill A Mockingbird favorite athlete is LeBron James most admired historical figure is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

7 Christian Jones Player Profiles 10 G 6-1 Jr. Katy, Texas (Panola JC) Transfers to TAMIU after playing two seasons at Panola Junior College lettered in basketball at Cinco Ranch HS earned second-team All-District honors led team to Katy ISD Tournament title. Personal: Son of Charlie and Vernita Jones majoring in criminal justice with a minor in psychology favorite book is Lord of the Flies favorite athlete is Steve Nash most admired historical figure is Jesus. Justin LaFitte 25 G 6-3 Fr. Mission, Texas (Hope) Lettered in basketball at Hope School three-year team MVP home school All-American as a freshman. Personal: Son of Glenn and Bonnie Lafitte majoring in fitness and sports favorite book is The Bible favorite athlete most admired historical figure is his grandfather. Jerante Morgan 24 Greenville, S.C. (Iowa Southwestern CC) Played in 25 games in his first season as a Dustdevil in started five of last eight games scored in doublefigures in 11 games registered 16 points and 11 rebounds in road loss to Houston Baptist played one season at Southwestern Community College before transferring to TAMIU lettered in basketball at Travelers Rest High School in South Carolina Defensive Player of the Year All-Conference and Greer Christmas Classic All-Tournament Team. Personal: Son of Darlena and Larry Hill majoring in political science with a minor in philosophy favorite athlete is Kevin Garnett most admired historical figures are Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X favorite vacation spot is Florida. Career Stats Year GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A FT-A Rbs-Avg. A BK ST Pts-Avg Career Highs Points 18 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 11/20/07 Rebounds 11 vs. Houston Baptist, 1/15/08 Assists 3 vs. Newman, 1/31/08 Blocks 6, twice Steals 4, twice Collins Okafor F 6-7 Jr. 34 C 6-9 Grad. Clearwater, Fla. (Stetson) Transfers to TAMIU from Stetson University did not play last season averaged 3.2 points per game as a sophomore in played in 11 games as a freshman at Marshall University in lettered in basketball at Countryside High School in Clearwater, Fla. played on Nigerian National Team from Personal: Guardians are Mr. and Mrs. Mascoll seeking a MBA at TAMIU favorite book is Things Fall Apart favorite athlete is fellow Nigerian Hakeem Olajuwon most admired historical figure is Jesus. Antron Pippen 12 G 6-2 So. Lawrenceville, Ga. (South Georgia Tech JC) Transferred to TAMIU at mid-semester last season played at South Georgia Technical College during season lettered at Collins Hill High School in Georgia. Personal: Son of Karen Walker and Scottie Pippen majoring in fitness and sports with a minor in business management favorite athletes are his dad and Dwayne Wade most admired historical figure is his grandfather, Dr. J.N. McCollum.

8 Player Profiles is Malcolm X. Joe Reed Player Profiles 21 F 6-8 Sr. Houston, Texas (Mississippi Valley State) Transfers to TAMIU from Mississippi Valley State averaged 1.3 points and 1.0 rebounds per game last season in 11 games played played at Odessa College before transferring to MVSU lettered at Living Stones Christian in Alvin McDonald s All-American candidate. Personal: Son of Michael and Deborah Reed majoring in fitness and sports favorite book is Lord of the Rings favorite athlete is Tracy McGrady most admired historical figure is Booker T. Washington. 3 Matthews Smith G 6-0 Fr. Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial HS) Redshirted for the Dustdevils last season lettered in basketball at Memorial High School in Port Arthur team captain as senior played in Texas vs. Louisiana USA All-Star game. Personal: Son of Matthews and Janice Smith majoring in business management favorite book is The Bible favorite athlete is Chris Paul most admired historical figure is Jesus Christ. 22 Chris Swan Los Angeles, Calif. (Air Force Academy) Earned second-team All-Heartland Conference honors last season also academic All-Heartland selection led the team and ranked in the top-five of the Heartland Conference rankings in scoring, rebounding and blocks scored in double-figures in 22 of 26 games played, scoring 20 or more points 10 times with four double-doubles to his credit led the Dustdevils with a 13.5 points per game scoring average as a sophomore played in seven games at the U.S. Air Force Academy in lettered in basketball and track and field at St. John Bosco High School in Southern California helped lead basketball team to a CIF Championship. Personal: Grandson of Rose Mitchell majoring in business management most admired historical figure Career Stats Year GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A FT-A Rbs-Avg. A BK ST Pts-Avg Total Career Highs Points 36 vs. Fort Lewis, 11/16/07 Rebounds 16 vs. Newman, 2/16/08 Assists 8 vs. Texas State, 12/28/06 Blocks 3, seven times Steals 4, four times Sean Tucker F 6-7 Jr. 22 Charlotte, N.C. (Palm Beach Atlantic) Played in 26 games, with 19 starts, in his first season as a Dustdevil ranked third on the squad in scoring scored in double-figures 14 times contributed 25 points and 12 rebounds in a road win over Oklahoma Panhandle State played for Stephon Leary two seasons at Palm Beach Atlantic before transferring to TAMIU averaged 13.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore lettered in basketball at Victory Christian Center School in Charlotte, N.C. played on state championship squad as a junior earned All-State honors as a junior and senior. Personal: Son of Wayne and Elizabeth Tucker majoring in business management favorite book is 12 Ordinary Men favorite athlete is Michael Jordan most admired historical figure is Jesus. Career Stats Year GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A FT-A Rbs-Avg. A BK ST Pts-Avg Career Highs Points 26 vs. Newman, 2/16/08 Rebounds 12 vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State, 1/12/08 Assists 4 vs. Newman, 1/31/08 Steals 4 vs. Xavier (La.), 12/29/07 F 6-5 Sr.

9 Player Profiles Mark Walton 33 F 6-7 Fr. Houston, Texas (Satch) Lettered in basketball and cross country at Satch Home School Home School All-American in basketball. Personal: Son of Susan Dierker majoring in systems engineering favorite book is The Bible favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant most admired historical figure is William Dierker, his grandfather. All-Time Results Results (13-9 Red River Athletic Conference) Head Coach Tarvish Felton Date Opponent Result/Score 11/16 at St. Mary s L, /20 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L, /23 at UT-Pan American L, /25 Texas A&M-Kingsville L, /28 at UT-San Antonio L, /4 at Langston* L, /6 at Bacone College* W, (OT) 12/11 Huston-Tillotson* W, /13 Houston Baptist* L, /15 Texas Wesleyan* L, /18 UT-Permian Basin* W, /29 at Texas A&M-Kingsville L, /30 vs. Arkansas Baptist W, /1 at Wayland Baptist L, /5 UT-Permian Basin* W, /8 Wiley College* W, /10 Jarvis Christian* L, /22 Paul Quinn College* W, /24 Southwestern Assemblies* W, /29 Langston* L, /31 Bacone College* W, (OT) 2/5 Huston-Tillotson* W, /7 at Houston Baptist* L, /10 Texas College* W, (OT) 2/12 Wiley College* W, /14 Jarvis Christian* L, /22 Texas College* L, /24 at Texas Wesleyan* L, /26 Paul Quinn College* W, /28 Southwestern Assemblies* W, /3 Texas College% L, * Indicates RRAC games. % Indicates RRAC Tournament games Results 4-25 (2-18 Red River Athletic Conference) Head Coach: Tarvish Felton Date Opponent Result/Score 11/6 Monterrey Tech L, /16 Universidad Regiomontana W, /26 Texas A&M-Kingsville L, /5 Huston-Tillotson* L, /10 Paul Quinn College* W, /12 Southwestern Assemblies* L, /14 UT-Permian Basin* L, /17 Houston Baptist* L, /29 at Texas A&M-Kingsville L, /30 vs. East Central (Okla.) L, /2 Trinity International W, /4 UT-Permian Basin* L, /7 Langston L, /9 Bacone College* L, /14 Texas Wesleyan* L, /16 Texas College* L, /21 Wiley College* L, /23 Jarvis Christian* L, /28 Houston Baptist* L, /30 Houston-Tillotson* L, /1 at UT-Pan American L, /4 Paul Quinn College* L, /6 Southwestern Assemblies* W, /11 Langston L, /13 Bacone College* L, /16 Texas Wesleyan* L, /20 Texas College* L, /25 Wiley College* L, (OT) 2/27 Jarvis College* L, * Indicates RRAC games.

10 All-Time Results Results Overall Head Coach: Curtis Condie Date Opponent Result/Score 11/18 Universidad Regiomontana W, /20 Monterrey Tech W, /21 Monterrey Tech L, /29 Texas Lutheran W, /6 Montana State-Billings* W, /9 at Southwestern W, /16 at Southern Utah L, /18 at Dixie State College L, /21 St. Edward s* L, /28 at Texas State-San Marcos L, /1 Dallas Baptist* W, /4 at Montana State-Billings* W, /6 at Lincoln* W, /8 at Baker L, /11 Dixie State College L, /15 at UT-Pan American L, /18 St. Mary s* L, /20 Incarnate Word* L, /25 at Panhandle State* W, /27 at UT-Permian Basin* W, /1 at Dallas Baptist* L, (OT) 2/3 at St. Edward s* L, (OT) 2/8 Panhandle State* W, /10 UT-Permian Basin* W, /17 at St. Mary s* L, /19 at Incarnate Word* L, /24 Lincoln* L, * Indicates Heartland Conference opponents Results Overall Head Coach: Stephone Leary Date Opponent Result 11/16 vs. Fort Lewis College L, (ot) 11/17 vs. Midwestern State W, (ot) 11/20 Texas A&M-Kingsville L, /28 Houston Baptist W, /4 Sul Ross State W, /17 at Texas A&M-Kingsville L, (ot) 12/28 at North Texas L, /29 vs. Xavier (La.) L, /30 vs. Huston-Tillotson L, /10 at UT-Permian Basin* L, /12 at Oklahoma Panhandle* W, /15 at Houston Baptist L, /17 Incarnate Word* L, /19 at Dallas Baptist* W, (ot) 1/24 St. Mary s* W, (ot) 1/26 St. Edward s* L, /31 Newman* W, /2 Lincoln* L, /9 2/9 at Incarnate Word* L, /14 at Lincoln* W, /16 at Newman* L, (4 ot) 2/21 Dallas Baptist* L, /23 at St. Edward s* L, /25 at St. Mary s* L, /28 Oklahoma Panhandle* W, /1 UT-Permian Basin* W, (ot) * Indicates Heartland Conference opponents. TAMIU Team Doctors Roland Hicks, DC, CCSP, DACBN Hicks Chiropractic P.C. Philip Holzknecht, M.D. Family Orthopedics of South Texas. John V. Puig II, M.D. Laredo Sports Medicine Clinic

11 Individual Game Records: Points 43, Keith Simpson vs. UT-Permian Basin, Jan. 5, 2005 Field Goals Made (8 minimum).889 (8 of 9), Derek Barnes vs. Oklahoma Panhandle, Feb. 28, Pointers Made 7, Hector Garza vs. Houston Baptist, Jan. 31, 2004 Rebounds 21, Kyle Edwards vs. Texas Wesleyan, Feb. 24, 2005 Assists 13, Larry White vs. UT-Permian Basin, Dec. 1, 2003 Blocks 6, Jerante Morgan vs. UT-Permian Basin, Mar. 1, 2008 Steals 7, Lorenzo Durant vs. Southwestern Assemblies, Feb. 28, 2004 Larry White vs. Southwestern Assemblies, Jan. 17, 2004 Team Game Records: Points 109 vs. Dallas Baptist, Feb. 21, 2008 Field Goal Percentage.679 (38 of 56), vs. Huston-Tillotson, Dec. 11, Pointers Made 14 vs. Dallas Baptist, Feb. 21, 2008 Rebounds 66 vs. Bacone College, Dec. 6, 2004 Assists 28 vs. Huston-Tillotson, Mar. 1, 2004 Blocks 11 vs. UT-Permian Basin, Mar. 1, 2008 vs. Newman, Jan. 31, 2008 Steals 21 vs. Northern Colorado, Feb. 5, 2004 Career Leaders Games Played 1. Kenny Taylor D.J. Firova Hector Garza Angel Encinas Martell Lewis Michael Starks Points 1. Keith Simpson Hector Garza Chris Swan Angel Encinas Martell Lewis Nick Ochoa Lorenzo Durant D.J. Firova Bo Aluka Scoring Average (Minimum: 25 games played) 1. Keith Simpson 18.4 (53 games) Lorenzo Durant 15.8 (29 games) Hector Garza 15.4 (63 games) Chris Swan 15.4 (53 games) Field Goals Made 1. Keith Simpson Hector Garza Chris Swan Martell Lewis Field Goal Percentage (Minimum: 120 made) 1. Martell Lewis.593 ( ) Kyle Edwards.593 ( ) Keith Simpson.564 ( ) Point Field Goals Made 1. Hector Garza Reggie Lopez Angel Encinas point field goal percentage (Minimum: 60 made) 1. Hector Garza.413 ( ) Derek Barnes.391 (63-161) Lorenzo Durant.355 (78-220) Reggie López.353 (97-275) Free Throws Made 1. Keith Simpson Chris Swan Kenny Taylor Angel Encinas Free Throw Percentage (Minimum: 90 made) 1. Hector Garza.832 (99-119) Angel Encinas.691 ( ) Kenny Taylor.675 ( ) Rebounds 1. Keith Simpson Chris Swan Nick Ochoa Hector Garza Kyle Edwards Martell Lewis Tracy Johnson Records Rebounding Average (Minimum: 25 games played) 1. Kyle Edwards 8.8 (31 games) Keith Simpson 6.2 (53 games) Chris Swan 5.7 (53 games) Nick Ochoa 5.4 (54 games) Tracy Johnson 5.1 (45 games) Hector Garza 4.5 (63 games) Martell Lewis 4.4 (56 games) Assists 1. Angel Encinas Keith Simpson Chris Swan Larry White Bo Aluka Gabe Weinholtz Derek Barnes Assists Average (Minimum: 25 games played) 1. Angel Encinas 5.2 (56 games) Gabe Weinholtz 3.8 (26 games) Derek Barnes 3.7 (26 games) Larry White 3.6 (32 games) Keith Simpson 2.9 (53 games) Chris Swan 2.9 (53 games) Bo Aluka 2.6 (44 games) Steals 1. Angel Encinas Hector Garza Chris Swan Keith Simpson D.J. Firova Aaron Garza Reggie López Steals Average (Minimum: 25 games played) 1. Angel Encinas 1.7 (56 games) Chris Swan 1.7 (53 games) Keith Simpson 1.6 (53 games) Hector Garza 1.5 (63 games) Sean Tucker 1.3 (26 games) Aaron Garza 1.2 (51 games) Reggie Lopez 1.2 (53 games) Blocks 1. Martell Lewis Chris Swan Kyle Edwards Jerante Morgan Tracy Johnson Keith Simpson Nick Ochoa Antoine Smith Blocks Average (Minimum: 25 games played) 1.Kyle Edwards 1.9 (31 games) Jerante Morgan 1.8 (25 games) Martell Lewis 1.2 (56 games)

12 Chris Swan 1.2 (53 games) Tracy Johnson 1.0 (45 games) Keith Simpson 0.8 (53 games) Season Records Points 1. Keith Simpson Hector Garza Lorenzo Durant , Chris Swan Hector Garza Keith Simpson Scoring Average (minimum: 14 games) 1. Keith Simpson 18.4 (23 games) Keith Simpson 18.4 (30 games) Chris Swan 17.3 (26 games) Bo Aluka 16.9 (14 games) Hector Garza 16.7 (32 games) Lorenzo Durant 15.8 (29 games) Field Goals Made 1. Keith Simpson Hector Garza Lorenzo Durant Hector Garza Nick Ochoa Field Goal Percentage (Minimum: Two made per game) 1. Martell Lewis.652 ( ) Kyle Edwards.593 ( ) Keith Simpson.588 ( ) Keith Simpson.548 ( ) Martell Lewis,545 ( ) Jerante Morgan.542 (90-166) Point Field Goals Made 1. Hector Garza Lorenzo Durant Reggie Lopez Hector Garza Derek Barnes Angel Encinas point Field Goal Percentage (Minimum: One made per game) 1. Hector Garza.416 (96-231) Hector Garza.410 (71-173) Derek Barnes.391 (53-66) Angel Encinas.382 (58-152) Leon Jacob.368 (43-117) Chris Swan.362 (46-127) Free Throws Made 1. Keith Simspon Chris Swan Keith Simpson Kenny Taylor Kyle Edwards Ignacio García Chris Swan Free Throws Percentage (Minimum: Two Made per Game) 1. Derek Barnes.803 (53-66) Kenny Taylor.755 (55-73) DaJuan Wilson.754 (43-57) Angel Encinas.747 (65-87) Leon Jacob.746 (53-71) Keith Simpson.692 ( ) Rebounds 1. Kyle Edwards Chris Swan Nick Ochoa Keith Simpson Keith Simpson Hector Garza Rebounding Average (Minimum: 14 games played) 1. Kyle Edwards 8.8 (31 games) Antoine Smith 8.6 (16 games) Chris Swan 7.3 (26 games) Keith Simpson 7.1 (23 games) Nick Ochoa 6.7 (29 games) DaJuan Wilson 6.0 (14 games) Assists 1. Angel Encinas Angel Encinas Larry White Gabe Weinholtz Derek Barnes Lorenzo Durant Assists Per Game (Minimum: 14 games played) 1. Angel Encinas 5.4 (29 games) Angel Encinas 5.1 (27 games) Gabe Weinholtz 3.8 (26 games) Derek Barnes 3.7 (26 games) Larry White 3.6 (32 games) Chris Swan 3.1 (26 games) Lorenzo Durant 3.0 (29 games) DaJuan Wilson 3.0 (14 games) Steals 1. Hector Garza Angel Encinas Larry White Reggie Lopez Lorenzo Durant Steals Per Game (Minimum: 14 games) 1. Angel Encinas 2.0 (29 games) Hector Garza 1.9 (32 games) Keith Simpson 1.8 (23 games) Reggie Lopez 1.7 (29 games) Lorenzo Durant 1.7 (29 games) Chris Swan 1.7 (26 games) Blocked Shots 1. Kyle Edwards Martell Lewis Jerante Morgan Chris Swan Keith Simpson Chris Swan Tracy Johnson Antoine Smith Blocks Per Game (Minimum: 16 games) 1. Martell Lewis 2.0 (29 games) Kyle Edwards 1.9 (31 games) Jerante Morgan 1.8 (25 games) Tracy Johnson 1.6 (18 games) Keith Simpson 1.3 (23 games) Antoine Smith 1.3 (16 games) Chris Swan 1.3 (26 games) Scoring Average (minimum: 14 games) 1. Keith Simpson 18.4 (23 games) Keith Simpson 18.4 (30 games) Bo Aluka 16.9 (14 games) Hector Garza 16.7 (32 games) Lorenzo Durant 15.8 (29 games) Field Goals Made 1. Keith Simpson Hector Garza Lorenzo Durant Hector Garza Nick Ochoa Field Goal Percentage (Minimum: Two made per game) 1. Martell Lewis.652 ( ) Kyle Edwards.593 ( ) Keith Simpson.588 ( ) Keith Simpson.548 ( ) Martell Lewis,545 ( ) Point Field Goals Made 1. Hector Garza Lorenzo Durant Reggie Lopez Hector Garza Angel Encinas point Field Goal Percentage (Minimum: One made per game) 1. Hector Garza.416 (96-231) Hector Garza.410 (71-173) Angel Encinas.382 (58-152) Leon Jacob.368 (43-117) Chris Swan.362 (46-127) Free Throws Made 1. Keith Simspon Keith Simpson Kenny Taylor Kyle Edwards Chris Swan Free Throws Percentage (Minimum: Two Made per Game) 1. Kenny Taylor.755 (55-73) DaJuan Wilson.754 (43-57) Angel Encinas.747 (65-87) Leon Jacob.746 (53-71) Keith Simpson.692 ( ) Rebounds 1. Kyle Edwards Nick Ochoa Keith Simpson Keith Simpson Hector Garza Rebounding Average (Minimum: 14 games played) 1. Kyle Edwards 8.8 (31 games) Antoine Smith 8.6 (16 games) Keith Simpson 7.1 (23 games)

13 The Heartland Conference 4. Nick Ochoa 6.7 (29 games) DaJuan Wilson 6.0 (14 games) Assists 1. Angel Encinas Angel Encinas Larry White Gabe Weinholtz Lorenzo Durant Assists Per Game (Minimum: 14 games played) 1. Angel Encinas 5.4 (29 games) Angel Encinas 5.1 (27 games) Gabe Weinholtz 3.8 (26 games) Larry White 3.6 (32 games) Lorenzo Durant 3.0 (29 games) DaJuan Wilson 3.0 (14 games) Steals 1. Hector Garza Angel Encinas Larry White Reggie Lopez Lorenzo Durant Steals Per Game (Minimum: 14 games played) 1. Angel Encinas 2.0 (29 games) Hector Garza 1.9 (32 games) Keith Simpson 1.8 (23 games) Reggie Lopez 1.7 (29 games) Lorenzo Durant 1.7 (29 games) Blocked Shots 1. Kyle Edwards Martell Lewis Keith Simpson Chris Swan Antoine Smith Blocks Per Game (Minimum: 16 games played) 1. Martell Lewis 2.0 (29 games) Kyle Edwards 1.9 (31 games) Keith Simpson 1.3 (23 games) Antoine Smith 1.3 (16 games) Chris Swan 1.0 (27 games ) is an NCAA Division II conference, founded in 1999, that currently consists of nine schools, six from Texas, and one each from Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. The schools comprising the Heartland Conference stretch from as far north and east as Jefferson City, Missouri, as far south as Laredo, Texas, and as far west as Goodwell, Oklahoma. The Conference stretches over a distance of 1,050 miles north to south and 610 east to west. The schools that are in the Heartland Conference include founding members St. Edward s University (Austin, Texas), University of the Incarnate Word (San Antonio, Texas), St. Mary s University (San Antonio, Texas), and Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Missouri), and expansion members Dallas Baptist University (Dallas, Texas) in 2002 and again in 2004, Oklahoma Panhandle State University (Goodwell, Oklahoma) in 2002, and Newman University (Wichita, Kansas), Texas A&M International University (Laredo, Texas) and The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (Odessa, Texas) in The universities in the Heartland Conference offer a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. Some of the academic programs sponsored by member institutions are among the very best in the nation including the business administration program at the University of the Incarnate Word, the nursing program at Lincoln University, the pre-medical program at St. Edwards, the international relations and pre-medical programs at St. Mary s, and the agricultural and elementary education programs at Oklahoma Panhandle State. Among the many accomplishments of these institutions are national championships in baseball, golf, swimming, basketball, softball, and nationally ranked teams in all sports. The strength of the student-athlete concept is well supported by the many NCAA scholar-athletes in each school, the high cumulative GPA of the studentathletes in each school, and the high number of student-athletes who graduate from each institution in the Heartland.

14 TAMIU Senior Class #14 Jose Alicea (Redshirt junior), #30 Joe Reed, #34 Collins Okafor (grad. student), #21 Joe Reed, #13 Spencer Foreman, #1 Derek Barnes

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16 Texas A&M International University Men s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Site Time Nov. 3 Mon. Nuevo Laredo Venados! Laredo 7 p.m. Nov. 12 Wed. at North Texas! Laredo 7 p.m. Nov. 15 Sat. Ouachita Baptist# Austin 3:15 p.m. Nov. 16 Sun. Texas A&M-Commerce# Austin 3:15 p.m. Nov. 18 Tue. at Texas A&M-Kingsville Kingsville 7 p.m. Nov. 21 Fri. Angelo State^ Stephenville 5:30 p.m. Nov. 22 Sat. at Tarleton State^ Stephenville 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 Tue. Texas A&M-Kingsville Laredo 7 p.m. Dec. 5 Fri. at SMU Dallas 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 Mon. at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17 Wed. at Cal State Los Angeles Los Angeles, Calif. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 28 Sun. at Winona State Winona, Minn. 7 p.m. Jan. 8 Thur. UT-Permian Basin* Laredo 8 p.m. Jan. 10 Sat. Oklahoma Panhandle State* Laredo 4:30 p.m. Jan. 13 Tue. Dallas Baptist* Laredo 7 p.m. Jan. 17 Sat. at Incarnate Word* San Antonio 4:30 p.m. Jan. 22 Thur. at St. Mary s* San Antonio 8 p.m. Jan. 24 Sat. at St. Edward s* Austin 4:30 p.m. Jan. 29 Thur. at Newman* Wichita, Kan. 8 p.m. Jan. 31 Sat. at Lincoln* Jefferson City, Mo. 4:30 p.m. Feb. 4 Wed. at UT-Pan American Edinburg 7 p.m. Feb. 7 Sat. Incarnate Word* Laredo 4:30 p.m. Feb. 12 Thur. Lincoln* Laredo 8 p.m. Feb. 14 Sat. Newman* Laredo 4:30 p.m. Feb. 19 Thur. at Dallas Baptist* Dallas 7 p.m. Feb. 21 Sat. St. Edward s* Laredo 4:30 p.m. Feb. 23 Mon. St. Mary s* Laredo 8 p.m. Feb. 26 Thur. at Panhandle State* Goodwell, Okla. 8 p.m. Feb. 28 Sat. at UT-Permian Basin* Odessa 4:30 p.m.! Indicates exhibitions. * Indicates Heartland Conference games. # Indicates St. Edward s Shootout games. ^ Indicates Tarleton State Tournament games. Home games in bold. Bob Bullock Loop