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1 University of Texas-Pan American Broncs (7-9, 0-0 University of Houston Cougars (10-2, 0-0 Conference USA) Game #17 Road Game #8 at Hofheinz Pavilion Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. (CST) Broncs Schedule Date Opponent Radio/Result Time/Record November (2-5) 11/9 at Iowa L /12 at Bradley L EMU Ice Man Classic (at Eastern Michigan) 11/14 vs. Rochester W /16 at IPFW L (3OT) /17 at Eastern Illinois L /18 at EMU L /24 SIU Edwardsville W December (5-4) 12/3 UT Arlington L /8 at Texas State L /13 Eureka College W /15 Lamar W Tulane Classic (at Tulane) 12/19 at Tulane L /20 vs. Alabama State W (OT) /22 UNO W /29 at Portland W /31 at Oregon State L January (0-0, 0-0 GWC) 1/3 at Houston 7:00 p.m. 1/8 at Houston Baptist* 7:05 p.m. 1/12 Fisher College KMBH 88 FM 7:00 p.m. 1/19 Utah Valley* KMBH 88 FM 7:00 p.m. 1/26 at NJIT* 3:00 p.m. 1/29 Ok Panhandle St KMBH 88 FM 7:00 p.m. February (0-0, 0-0 GWC) 2/2 Chicago State* KMBH 88 FM 7:00 p.m. 2/6 at New Orleans 7:00 p.m. 2/9 at Utah Valley* 7:00 p.m. 2/14 CSU Bakersfield KMBH 88 FM 7:00 p.m. 2/16 Houston Baptist* KMBH 88 FM 7:00 p.m. 2/20 at UT Arlington 7:00 p.m. 2/23 at Chicago State* 7:30 p.m. March (0-0, 0-0 GWC) 3/3 New Orleans KMBH 88 FM 2:00 p.m. 3/9 NJIT* KMBH 88 FM 7:00 p.m. Great West Conference Tournament (at Chicago State) 3/14 Quarterfinals TBD 3/15 Semifinals TBD 3/16 Championship TBD Home games in bold *Great West Conference game All times CT Broncs Roster Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 3 Aaron Urbanus PG Sr. Austin, TX Brandon Provost SG RS-Sr. Katy, TX Jesus Delgado SF Sr. El Paso, TX Justin Leathers PF Jr. Kansas City, MO Lauri Toivonen C So. Riihimäki, Finland Reserves No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 2 Blake Provost G Fr. Katy, TX N/A N/A N/A 4 Jamal Dantzler G Jr. Chicago, IL DeMarko Nash G Jr. Chicago, IL Aly Hudgins G/F Fr. Oppegard, Norway N/A N/A N/A 13 Ruben Cabrera C Sr. Bayamon, PR AJ Moutry G Fr. McKinney, TX N/A N/A N/A 20 Wes Koral G Fr. Naperville, IL N/A N/A N/A 24 Shaquille Hines F Fr. Chicago, IL Josh Cleveland F Jr. Houston, TX Hurley Johnson G Jr. Clewiston, FL Noe Espericueta F Fr. Edinburg, TX Head Coach Assistant Coaches Graduate Assistant Coach Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Trainer Strength & Conditioning Coach Pronunciations Jesus Delgado: hey-zeus Noe Espericueta: es-pair-kway-tah AJ Moutry: MOO-tree Lauri Toivonen: TOY-vuh-nin Aaron Urbanus: er-ban-us Ryan Marks (USC) Joel Weiss (Claremont McKenna College) Nick Bennett (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) Tim Anderson (Oklahoma Panhandle State) Jason Benadretti (Arizona) Jim Lancaster (Texas) Jessica Obiedzinski (Hofstra) Michael Varrato (Keene State College) Year-by-Year Records Under Coach Marks Record Home Road Neutral Conference Home Road Conference Tournament Road Neutral RPI SOS Total Streaks L1 W3 L1 W1 L3 W3 L4 L3 W1 L3 Upcoming Games Date Day Opponent Site Time Broadcast Jan. 3 Thu. Houston Hofheinz Pavilion 7:00 p.m. Houston All-Access Jan. 8 Tue. Houston Baptist* Sharp Gym 7:05 p.m. HBUHuskies.com Jan. 12 Sat. Fisher College UTPA Fieldhouse 7:00 p.m. KMBH 88 FM/UTPA Broncs All Access Jan. 19 Sat. Utah Valley* UTPA Fieldhouse 7:00 p.m. KMBH 88 FM/UTPA Broncs All Access Jan. 26 Sat. NJIT Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center 3:00 p.m. Highlanders All Access Broncs Game Notes 1

2 How the Broncs Were Built Returning Players (5) Junior College Transfers (5) Incoming Freshmen (6) Ruben Cabrera Jamal Dantzler Noe Espericueta Josh Cleveland Hurley Johnson Shaquille Hines Jesus Delgado Justin Leathers Aly Hudgins Brandon Provost DeMarko Nash Wes Koral Aaron Urbanus Lauri Toivonen AJ Moutry Blake Provost The Broncs by Class Seniors (4) Juniors (5) Sophomores (1) Freshmen (6) Ruben Cabrera Josh Cleveland Lauri Toivonen Noe Espericueta Jesus Delgado Jamal Dantzler Shaquille Hines Brandon Provost Hurley Johnson Aly Hudgins Aaron Urbanus Justin Leathers Wes Koral DeMarko Nash AJ Moutry Blake Provost The Broncs by Home State Texas (7) Illinois (4) Florida (1) Missouri (1) Puerto Rico (1) Josh Cleveland Jamal Dantzler Hurley Johnson Justin Leathers Ruben Cabrera Jesus Delgado Shaquille Hines Noe Espericueta Wes Koral Finland (1) Norway (1) AJ Moutry DeMarko Nash Lauri Toivonen Aly Hudgins Blake Provost Brandon Provost Aaron Urbanus WAC Bound The UTPA Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced in a press conference on December 19 that they have formally accepted an invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in all sports, effective July 1, The WAC membership for is currently scheduled to include UTPA, California State University Bakersfield, Chicago State University, the University of Idaho, New Mexico State University, Seattle University and Utah Valley University, as well as associate members Sacramento State University in baseball, the University of Northern Colorado in baseball and women s swimming and diving, the University of North Dakota in women s swimming and diving, and Northern Arizona University in women s swimming and diving. The WAC sponsors all 14 of the Broncs current sports, including men s and women s cross country, women s volleyball, men s and women s basketball, baseball, men s and women s tennis, men s and women s golf, and men s and women s indoor and outdoor track and field. All of the Broncs teams have been competing in the Great West Conference since the season, with the exception of men s tennis, which is a member of the Southland Conference, and men s golf, which is part of the America Sky Conference. For the first time since the season, when the Broncs were members of the Sun Belt Conference, UTPA women s volleyball, men s and women s basketball, baseball, women s tennis and women s golf will be able to compete for an automatic qualifier into the NCAA Tournament. Men s tennis and men s golf are currently able to compete for automatic qualifiers in the Southland Conference and America Sky Conference, respectively. Cross country and track and field qualifiers are based on times and distances, not conference championships. All eight full-time members are in the top 126 media markets in the nation, with seven in the top 91 and four in the top 33. In 2012, the Rio Grande Valley was the fastest growing of those markets, adding 5,810 TV homes, an increase of 1.6 percent. Nielsen, a company that measures media audiences, including television, is currently projecting the Rio Grande Valley to move up one spot in 2013, to market No. 86, and add another 2,340 TV homes, an increase of 0.6 percent. Additionally, Nielsen projects the Rio Grande Valley to be the 10 th largest Hispanic television market in the country, at percent of the total, giving the WAC four of the top 15 Hispanic markets, along with No. 6 Chicago (Chicago State), No. 9 Phoenix (Grand Canyon), and No. 15 El Paso/Las Cruces (New Mexico State). The WAC was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest among the NCAA s 11 Division I-A conferences. Member institutions met quick success as Utah reached the NCAA Final Four while BYU won the NIT in More recent success includes Utah reaching the 1998 men s basketball championship game and leading for most of the game before finishing as runner up to Kentucky. Two months later, Fresno State won the softball NCAA championship and UNLV won the men s golf NCAA championship. Since 2000, Tulsa has won the NIT (2001) while Rice and Fresno State have won NCAA championships in baseball (2003 and 2008 respectively). Additionally, in 2006, Louisiana Tech s Paul Milsap became the first player in NCAA history to lead the nation in rebounding three years in a row. The WAC has sent at least two teams to the men s basketball NCAA Tournament in 24 of the last 29 seasons. Broncs Game Notes 2

3 Last Game Broncs Fall at Oregon State Dec. 31, 2012 at Gill Coliseum Playing without senior guard Brandon Provost for the first time this season, the University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men s basketball team fell to the Oregon State University Beavers The Broncs (7-9) leading scorer, Provost was held out with a sore back for precautionary reasons. This is the only game he is expected to miss. Junior guard Hurley Johnson made his first-career start in Provost s place, scoring a career-high and team-high 14 points on 6-of-13 shooting. Senior guard Aaron Urbanus led the Broncs with 11 points and five assists while senior guard Jesus Delgado scored 10 points. Sophomore forward Lauri Toivonen scored eight points with a team-high five rebounds. Five Beavers (10-3) reached double-figures in scoring, led by Ahmad Starks, who scored 21 points. Joe Burton narrowly missed a triple-double, scoring 18 points with 10 rebounds and seven assists. Devon Collier scored 12 points, Eric Moreland scored 11 points with 11 rebounds and Roberto Nelson scored 11 points. The Broncs and Beavers traded baskets in the opening minutes and the game was tied at 6-6 after a Leathers jumper in the opening 2:04. The Broncs were within 10-9 on a Johnson three-pointer with 15:34 remaining in the first half, but the Beavers went on a 15-4 run to push their lead into double-figures. The Broncs pulled within on a Delgado layup with 4:56 remaining, but the Beavers scored the next six points as part of an 11-2 run to close the half, pushing their lead into double-figures for good. 12/31/ OT Final High Scorer High Reb. High Ast. FG% (FGM-A) 3PT (FGM-A) FT% (FTM-A) Reb. (O-D-T) Ast. UTPA Johnson-14 Toivonen-5 Urbanus (22-60).188 (3-16).706 (12-17) Oregon State Starks-21 Moreland-11 Burton (38-61).389 (7-18).200 (1-5) Previous Games Broncs Knock Off Portland Dec. 29, 2012 at Chiles Center The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men s basketball team beat the University of Portland Pilots, who entered the game ranked 115 spots higher in RealTimeRPI.com s rankings, The Broncs (7-8) entered the game with a ranking of No. 321 while the Pilots (7-8) were at No Brandon Provost led the Broncs with a game-high 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including 5-of-9 from behind the arc. He upped his career-scoring total to 1,024 points, passing Steve Heard ( , 1,019) for 22 nd all-time in program history. Aaron Urbanus also climbed the charts, scoring 10 points to pass former teammate Jared Maree ( , 1,103) for 17 th place, now with 1,104 points. Ruben Cabrera reached double-figures as well, scoring 11 points. The game was tight early. Hurley Johnson hit a layup with 9:18 remaining in the first half to tie the game at A Korey Thieleke jumper 18 seconds later, however, sparked a 7-0 run that saw the Pilots go up with 4:52 to go. The Broncs scored five of the final seven points to go into halftime within Justin Leathers hit a layup and Provost buried his first of four second half three-pointers to give the Broncs their first lead at in the first minute of the second half. The Broncs and Pilots then traded baskets; with the Pilots taking a lead on a Bryce Pressley jumper with 15:51 left. The Broncs responded with a 9-0 run, capped off by a Provost three-pointer to take a lead with 12:42 remaining. The Pilots scored the next eight points, but another Provost three-pointer made it The Pilots tied the game at on a Ryan Nicholas three-point play with seven minutes left, but Urbanus hit a three-pointer and a free throw to give the Broncs the lead for good. Nicholas led the Pilots with 15 points and 12 rebounds (seven offensive) for the double-double. Derrick Rodgers also reached double-figures, scoring 13 points. 12/29/ OT Final High Scorer High Reb. High Ast. FG% (FGM-A) 3PT (FGM-A) FT% (FTM-A) Reb. (O-D-T) Ast. UTPA Provost-20 Provost-4 Urbanus (18-41).471 (8-17).800 (12-15) Portland Nicholas-15 Nicholas-12 Carr (22-64).188 (3-16).714 (5-7) Provost Reaches 1,000 Points Plateau as Broncs Beat Mavericks Dec. 22, 2012 at UTPA Fieldhouse Senior guard Brandon Provost became the 23 rd player in University of Texas-Pan American men s basketball program history to reach the 1,000 points plateau as the Broncs beat the University of Nebraska Omaha Mavericks Provost reached 1,000 points on a three-pointer with 12:10 remaining that put the Broncs (6-8) ahead Provost finished with a game-high tying 19 points, giving him 1,004 for his career. Provost is the second Bronc to reach 1,000 points this season, joining fellow senior guard Aaron Urbanus, who did so on November 24. It is the fifth time in program history that two Broncs have reached 1,000 points in the same season and the first time since the season. Urbanus finished with 16 points, increasing his career total to 1,094 and passing Greg Guy ( , 1,093) for 18 th place in program history. Senior guard Jesus Delgado also had 16 points, 14 of which came in the second half as the Broncs came back from down as many as 12 in the first half to outscore the Mavericks (3-11) in the second half. The Mavericks took that 12-point lead with 6:36 left in the first half on a three-pointer by Alex Welhouse that made it The Broncs responded with a 10-1 run on the power of two Urbanus threepointers, a Provost layup and Delgado s lone basket of the first half to make it with 3:42 to go, but the Mavericks outscored the Broncs 10-5 to take a seven-point halftime lead. The Broncs opened the second half on a 13-2 run to go ahead on a three-point play by Provost in the first four minutes. The game stayed tight from there, with the Mavericks taking their last lead at on a Matt Hagerbaumer dunk with 3:35 remaining. Sophomore forward Lauri Toivonen responded with a jumper and junior forward Justin Leathers made a free throw as the Broncs took the lead for good while closing the game on a 12-2 run. Four Mavericks reached double-figures, led by Justin Simmons, who scored 19 points. Welhouse and John Karhoff scored 12 points each while CJ Carter scored 11 points. 12/22/ OT Final High Scorer High Reb. High Ast. FG% (FGM-A) 3PT (FGM-A) FT% (FTM-A) Reb. (O-D-T) Ast. UNO Simmons-17 Welhouse-7 Simmons (28-57).429 (6-14).769 (10-13) Carter-4 UTPA Provost-19 Leathers-7 Leathers (27-56).412 (7-17).594 (19-32) Urbanus-2 Delgado-2 Toivonen-2 Broncs Game Notes 3

4 Results Against Opponent UTPA vs. University of Houston... Series Notes: The Broncs and Cougars last met 23 years ago Only once have the Broncs and Cougars played twice in the same season, playing twice in five days, first in Houston s Bluebonnet Classic and then in Edinburg during the season. Last Meeting (1/7/89) 1 2 OT 2OT Final.. PAU at Houston Jan. 7, 1989 at Hofheinz Pavilion Despite strong efforts by Lee Boddie and Melvin Thomas, the Broncs fell to the Cougars Boddie scored a game-high 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including 4- of-6 from behind the arc. Thomas finished with a double-double, scoring 19 points with 10 rebounds. Keith Campbell also had a big game, scoring 11 points with three assists and a game-high four steals. Richard Hollis led four Cougars in double-figures with 19 points and seven rebounds. Chris Morris scored 18 points, Darrell Mickens scored 12 and Craig Upchurch scored 10. The Broncs and Cougars traded baskets early, with a Steve Rochell layup tying the game at six minutes into the game, but a Morris dunk sparked a 13-1 run that saw the Cougars take a lead. The Cougars maintained their double-digit advantage into the opening minutes of the second half, going up on a Hollis layup, but the Broncs responded with a 20-8 run to pull within on a Boddie 22-footer midway through the second half. Hollis, however, hit three of the next four baskets, to push the Cougars lead back to nine and put the game out of reach. Breakdown Overall Home Road Neutral All-Time Record Current Streaks Lost 6 Lost 2 Lost 4 N/A Broncs vs. University of Houston Season Series Date Location Result Season Record 1/7/89 Houston L Broncs vs. Houston Season Series Leaders Date Team Points Assists 1/7/89 UTPA Boddie-20 Thomas-10 Boddie/Thomas/ Campbell-3 Opp. Hollis-19 Hollis/Fernandes-7 Daniels-8 Series History... Date Location Result Record 12/15/78 Houston L /20/78 Edinburg L /13/80 Houston L /5/87 Houston L /5/87 Edinburg L /7/89 Houston L Next Opponent UTPA vs. Houston Baptist University... Series Notes: In six career games, Aaron Urbanus is averaging 11.7 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals. Urbanus scored a game-high 25 points in a home win (2/9/11) and has scored exactly nine points in each of his other five games Brandon Provost is averaging 22.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.7 steals while shooting.541 (20-for-37) from the field,.524 (11-for-21) from behind the arc and.850 (17-for-20) from the foul line in three-career games The Broncs are 2-4 GWC, 2-1 Home, 0-3 Road Last Meeting (3/3/12) 1 2 OT 2OT Final.. UTPA at Houston Baptist Mar. 3, 2012 at Sharp Gym The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men s basketball team lost their final game before the Great West Conference Tournament, 65-58, to Houston Baptist University. The Broncs (11-20, 5-5 Great West Conference) were led in scoring by Jared Maree, who scored 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting to go with four rebounds and one block. Trailing 10-8 in the opening minutes, the Broncs went on an 8-0 run capped by a jumper and two free throws by Maree that made it with 8:39 left in the first half. The Huskies (10-19, 3-7 GWC) responded with an 11-2 run to take a lead three minutes later on a Jonathan Evans three-pointer. The Huskies opened the second half on an 8-2 run to go ahead on a Terry Bembry jumper, but the Broncs responded with a run of their own, outscoring the Huskies 17-4 to take a lead midway through second half on a Maree free throw. The Broncs led with 8:14 to go, but the Huskies went on a 14-2 run to take a lead that they did not relinquish. Four Huskies reached double-figures in scoring as Joe Latas recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Bembry and Anthony Hill each scored 14 points while Tyler Russell scored 10 points. The Broncs were playing short-handed as leading scorer Brandon Provost missed the game with an undisclosed injury sustained in practice the previous day. Breakdown Overall Home Road Neutral All-Time Record Current Streaks Lost 1 Won 2 Lost 3 Won Broncs vs. Houston Baptist University Season Series Date Location Result Season Record 1/28/12 Edinburg W /3/12 Houston L Broncs vs. Houston Baptist Season Series Leaders Date Team Points Assists 1/28/12 UTPA Provost-23 Mason-6 Weiermiller-7 Opp. Bembry-17 Latas-9 Smith-3 3/3/12 UTPA Maree-18 Delgado/Mason-6 Urbanus-5 Opp. Latas-18 Latas-10 Russell-4 Series History... Date Location Result Record 1/27/72 Edinburg W /10/72 Houston W /13/73 Houston L /17/73 Edinburg L /29/76 Houston W /5/76 Edinburg W /13/77 Houston W /5/77 Edinburg W /7/80 Houston L /22/84 Edinburg W /18/85 Houston L /6/85 El Paso W /13/86 Edinburg W /16/87 Houston W /16/87 Edinburg L /10/88 Houston W /22/08 Edinburg W /10/10 Edinburg L /27/10 Houston L /22/11 Houston L /9/11 Edinburg W /28/12 Edinburg W /3/12 Houston L Broncs Game Notes 4

5 Broncs Team Notes The Broncs rank 37 th in the NCAA in total points (1,054), 38 th in three-point field goals percentage (.368) and 85 th in three-pointers per game (6.9). The Broncs rank second in the Great West Conference in scoring (65.9 ppg), scoring margin (-4.9), total three-pointers made (110) and three-point field goal percentage (.368). Senior guard Brandon Provost is second in the Great West Conference in scoring at 15.7 points per game, 41 st in the NCAA and second in the GWC in three-pointers per game at 2.8, and 45 th in the NCAA in three-point shooting percentage (.412). Senior guard Aaron Urbanus is sixth in the Great West Conference in scoring at 12.3 points per game, second in assists per game at 4.2 and 121 st in the NCAA and fifth in three-pointers per game at 2.3. He also leads the conference in assist/turnover ratio at 1.5 (67:45). Junior forward Justin Leathers is fourth in the Great West Conference in total offensive rebounds with 31 and seventh in rebounds per game at 4.8. Senior guard Jesus Delgado is seventh in the Great West Conference in shooting percentage at.440 (51-for-116). Freshman forward Shaquille Hines is one of 11 players in all of NCAA Division I with that first name. He ranks fifth in the Great West Conference on blocks per game at 0.8. Oregon State University (12/31/12) The Broncs fell to the Beavers Starting in place of senior guard Brandon Provost, who was held out as a precautionary measure due to a sore back, junior guard Hurley Johnson scored a career-high 14 points on 6-of-13 shooting in a career-high 34 minutes of action. It was the Broncs first loss when committing fewer turnovers (14- to-8) this season. The game was tied at 6-6 and the Broncs were within 12-9 and in the first half, but the Beavers ended the half on a 15-4 run to take a lead. University of Portland (12/29/12) The Broncs upset the Pilots, who were ranked 115 spots higher in the RPI (206-to-321), on the road. The Broncs are now winners of three in a row and 5-of-6 since changing the starting frontcourt to junior forward Justin Leathers and sophomore forward Lauri Toivonen. It was the Broncs third win by five or fewer points this season. The Broncs have won 15 games by such a margin since This is the quickest the Broncs have reached seven wins during Marks tenure, doing so in 15 games. It took the Broncs 23 games last year. The Broncs won six games in each of the previous two seasons. The win snaps an eight-game road-losing streak. It is the Broncs second-straight win away from the UTPA Fieldhouse. The Broncs are now 3-0 all-time against the Pilots. Senior guard Brandon Provost led the Broncs in scoring for the 11 th time this season with a game-high 20 points. He hit five three-pointers, four of which came in a second half that saw the Broncs outscore the Pilots Now with 1,024 career points, Provost ranks 22 nd all-time in program history, passing Steve Heard ( , 1,019). Senior guard Aaron Urbanus also climbed the charts, scoring 10 points to pass former teammate Jared Maree ( , 1,103) for 17 th place, now with 1,104 points. Senior forward Ruben Cabrera went 4-for-5 with a three-pointer and two free throws to score 11 points. University of Nebraska Omaha (12/22/12) In their first meeting in 39 years and second all-time, the Broncs beat the Mavericks Senior guard Brandon Provost led all scorers with 19 points, becoming the 23 rd player in program history to reach the 1,000 points plateau. It is the fifth time in program history that two Broncs, along with fellow senior guard Aaron Urbanus, reached 1,000 points during the same season. It last happened during the season when Michael Edwards (1,160) and Henry Taylor (1,039) did it. The other occurrences were during the season, when Marshall Rogers (1,507) and Jesus Guerra (1,154) did it, during the season when Calvin Oliver (1,132) and Frank Lorthridge (1,049) did it, and during the season when Otto Moore (1,880) and Anthony Eatman (1,309) did it. Urbanus finished with 16 points, increasing his career total to 1,094 and passing Greg Guy ( , 1,093) for 18 th place in program history. Provost earned Great West Conference Player of the Week honors after averaging 14.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists while shooting 39.4 percent (13-for-33) from the field, 44.4 percent (8-for-18) from behind the arc and 74.1 percent (20-for- 27) from the foul line and leading the Broncs in scoring in all three games. Senior guard Jesus Delgado scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half as the Broncs outscored the Mavericks to come from behind. 13 of the points that made up the 16-point margin came from free throws, as the Broncs went 16-for-25 from the line while the Mavericks went 3-for-4. Alabama State (12/20/12) The Broncs closed the Tulane Classic with a overtime victory over Alabama State. The Broncs are now 1-1 in overtime games this season. The Broncs only played one overtime in Ryan Marks first three years as head coach, a loss to NJIT (2/19/11). The Broncs now have two neutral site wins this season, doubling their total from the last three years combined. The Broncs went 5-for-5 from the field in overtime, including 1-for- 1 from behind the arc, plus 3-for-4 from the foul line while outscoring the Hornets Senior guard Brandon Provost led all scorers with 25 points, part of which came on a career-high 11-of-14 shooting from the foul line. He also led the Broncs with seven rebounds and a careerhigh tying six assists. Urbanus earned All-Tournament Team honors after scoring 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including 6-of-9 from behind the arc, with five rebounds, three assists and one steal. Senior forward Ruben Cabrera went 5-for-6 for 11 points. Tulane (12/19/12) The Broncs opened the Tulane Classic with a loss to the host Green Wave. Broncs Game Notes 5

6 The Broncs were within early in the second half, but the Green Wave scored 14-straight points as part of an 18-3 run to pull away. Senior guards Brandon Provost and Aaron Urbanus tied for the team lead in scoring with 10 points each. Urbanus upped his career-scoring total to 1,056 points, passing Frank Lorthridge ( , 1,049) for 19 th place all-time. Lamar (12/15/12) The Broncs beat the Cardinals, who won the 2012 Southland Conference Tournament Championship and participated in the NCAA Tournament, at home. It was the Broncs second victory over a Knight coached team, having previously defeated Bobby Knight s then-no. 5 Indiana Hoosiers (12/30/80). Indiana went on to win the NCAA Championship that year. The Broncs went to the NIT. Lamar head coach Pat Knight is Bobby Knight s son. It was the Broncs first win over their former Sun Belt and American South Conference opponent since 2004, snapping a four-game losing streak. Senior guard Jesus Delgado scored a career-high 18 points on a career-high seven field goals. Sophomore forward Lauri Toivonen scored a career-high 11 points on a career-best 5-of-6 shooting. Junior guard DeMarko Nash dished out a career-high six assists. Senior guard Aaron Urbanus scored 13 points to increase his career total to 1,046, passing Henry Taylor (1,039, ) for 20 th place in program history. Eureka College (12/13/12) The Broncs beat the Red Devils at home. Senior guard Aaron Urbanus scored 11 points with seven assists and a career-high five steals. Junior forward Justin Leathers led the Broncs in scoring for the first time this season with 14 points while hitting the first two three-pointers of his career and hauling in seven rebounds, six of which were offensive. Senior guard Brandon Provost led the Broncs in rebounds with a season-high nine to go with 12 points and three assists. Senior guard Jesus Delgado scored 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting with five rebounds and a career-high tying three steals. Sophomore forward Lauri Toivonen started for the secondstraight game, tying his career-high with seven rebounds and setting a new career-high with three steals. The Broncs recorded a season-high 16 steals. Freshman forward Shaquille Hines dished out the first three assists of his career. Junior guard DeMarko Nash dished out a career-high five assists. Freshman forward and Edinburg-native Noe Espericueta saw his first-career action, playing the final three and a half minutes and scoring four points on 2-of-3 shooting with four rebounds. All 12 Broncs who played scored at least three points each. Texas State (12/8/12) The Broncs fell to the Bobcats on the road Senior guard Jesus Delgado led the Broncs in scoring for the first time this season with 13 points. Sophomore forward Lauri Toivonen made his first start since Nov. 16, tying for the team lead in rebounds with six. UT Arlington (12/3/12) Down by as many as 14, the Broncs rallied to within five late before falling to the Mavericks Senior guard Brandon Provost led the Broncs in scoring for the seventh time in eight games with 18 points. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (11/24/12) In their home opener, the Broncs beat the Cougars Senior guard Aaron Urbanus became the 22 nd player in program history to join the 1,000 points club with a three-pointer midway through the first half. Urbanus finished with a game-high 15 points. Junior guard DeMarko set new career-highs in points (10), assists (three), field goals (three) and three-pointers (three). Senior forward Ruben Cabrera tied his career-high in shots made by going 6-for-9 from the field for a season-high 13 points. Eastern Michigan (11/17/12) In the fourth and final game of the EMU Ice Man Classic, the Broncs, fell to the host Eagles, Senior guard Brandon Provost led the Broncs in scoring for the sixth game in a row, scoring 11 points. Provost earned All- Tournament Team honors after leading the Broncs in scoring during every game, including new career-highs in points twice, with 27 against Rochester on Wednesday and 28 against IPFW on Friday. Overall, Provost averaged 19.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists while shooting.415 (22-for-53) from the field,.417 (15-for-36) from behind the arc and.826 (19-for-23) from the line in four games Eastern Illinois (11/17/12) In the third game of the EMU Ice Man Classic, the Broncs, considered the road team, fell to the Panthers The Broncs led in the opening minute of the second half, but the Panthers went on a 9-0 run to take the lead for good. Senior guard Brandon Provost led the Broncs in scoring for the fifth game in a row, scoring 12 points. Junior guard Hurley Johnson scored a career-high nine points. IPFW (11/16/12) In the second game of the EMU Ice Man Classic, the Broncs, considered the road team, fell to the Mastodons in triple overtime. It was the Broncs first triple overtime game since November 22, 1999, a home loss to Oral Roberts. It was also the first triple overtime game in the history of the Convocation Center. Senior guard Brandon Provost led the Broncs in scoring for the fourth game in a row, posting a career-high in scoring for the second game in a row with 28 points while hitting a career-high nine field goals, including six from behind the arc. 16 of those points came in the second half while the other 12 came in overtime. He played 50 minutes, tied for the second most minutes played in a game in program history. Senior guard Aaron Urbanus recorded his first-career doubledouble with a season-high 20 points and a career-high 10 assists in a career-high 47 minutes. Broncs Game Notes 6

7 Junior forward Justin Leathers made his first start, recording his first-career double-double with a career-high 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. He was 4-of-7 from the field and 10-of- 14 from the line in a career-high 40 minutes. Rochester College (11/14/12) In the opening game of the EMU Ice Man Classic, the Broncs, considered the home team, beat the Warriors First Team Ben Aird, UVU Marcus Davis, HBU Chris Flores, NJIT* Brandon Provost, UTPA Jeremy Robinson, CSU *Preseason Player of the Year Second Team Art Bernardi, HBU Alfonzo Hubbard, UVU Holton Hunsaker, UVU PJ Miller, NJIT Aaron Urbanus, UTPA Ryan Woods, NJIT Senior guard Brandon Provost led the Broncs in scoring for the third game in a row, posting a career-high 27 points while hitting a career-high tying eight field goals, including four from behind the arc. He also tied for the team lead with seven rebounds to go with five assists and a steal. Senior guard Aaron Urbanus also his four three-pointers to score 18 points. Senior guard Jesus Delgado dished out a career-high and gamehigh seven assists. Junior forward Justin Leathers had his best game thus far, scoring nine points with seven rebounds (four offensive), one block and one steal. Bradley University (11/12/12) The Broncs fell to the Braves Senior guard Brandon Provost led the Broncs in scoring for the second game in a row, tallying 16 points. Senior guard Jesus Delgado hit a career-high three threepointers for nine points to go with a career-high tying five assists. Freshman forward Shaquille Hines made his first career start, scoring eight points on 4-of-8 shooting to go with five rebounds and five blocks. Sophomore forward Lauri Toivonen tied for the game-high with seven rebounds while recording two of the Broncs three steals. University of Iowa (11/9/12) The Broncs opened the regular season at Iowa for the second time in program history and first time since , falling Four Broncs reached double-figures in scoring, including seniors Brandon Provost (13), Aaron Urbanus (13) and Jesus Delgado (10) and junior Josh Cleveland (12). The three seniors all started while Cleveland came off the bench to hit 6-of-7 shots. Provost had a team-high six rebounds while Delgado tied for the game-high with four assists. The four of them combined to supply 87.3 percent of the Broncs offense. Including Ruben Cabrera (three points), the Broncs returners scored 51 of their 55 points (92.7 percent). In his Broncs debut, sophomore Lauri Toivonen started at power forward and hit his only shot attempt while recording an assist, a block and a steal in 16 minutes. Also making their debuts, junior Justin Leathers and freshman Shaquille Hines had five rebounds each. After getting outscored in the first half, the Broncs played a closer second half, getting outscored Broncs Pre-Season Notes The Broncs had two players selected to the preseason All- Conference teams, as voted on by the head coaches. Senior guard Brandon Provost earned first team honors while senior guard Aaron Urbanus is part of the second team. Complete teams: The Broncs were picked third in the preseason coaches poll: Rank, Team (First Place Votes) Points 1. Utah Valley (3) NJIT (1) UTPA Houston Baptist (1) Chicago State 9 The Broncs return five players from last year s squad, including seniors Ruben Cabrera, Jesus Delgado, Brandon Provost and Aaron Urbanus and junior Josh Cleveland. Provost led the Broncs in scoring (13.4) and three-point shooting (.474) and was second in assists (2.1). The Broncs welcome 11 new faces, including five junior college transfers and six freshmen. Four of the transfers are juniors, including Jamal Dantzler, Hurley Johnson, Justin Leathers and DeMarko Nash. Lauri Toivonen is a sophomore. The freshmen are Edinburg-native Noe Espericueta, Shaquille Hines, Aly Hudgins, Wes Koral, AJ Moutry and Blake Provost, who is the brother of senior guard Brandon Provost. The Broncs schedule includes at least six games against 2012 post-season teams, including one game with NCAA Tournament participant Lamar, a home and home with NIT participant UT Arlington, a home and home with CIT participant Utah Valley, and a match-up against CIT participant CSU Bakersfield Record Breakdown The Broncs finished overall in , which gave UTPA their winningest season since , when they went Overall, the campaign marked the 11 th time since becoming an NCAA Division I program that the Broncs have reached double-figures in wins. Below are the top single-season records during that time: The Broncs finished with a record of 10-5 at home, marking their first winning season at home since going 7-3 in The Broncs went 5-5 in Great West Conference play, a program record for Great West Conference wins Season Notes In their 11 wins last season, the Broncs average margin of victory stood at 8.7 points per game (total points: 96). The Broncs posted an (+19) victory over Victory (11/22), which marked their largest margin of victory of the season. The Broncs had three other doubledigits margins of victory, winning (+17) over the Wentworth Institute of Technology (12/15), (+16) over Texas A&M International (12/10) and (+10) over Houston Baptist (1/28). UTPA registered its longest overall winning streak of last season with four straight victories (2/4-2/18), limiting foes to 65.5 points per game over that span. All four of those wins came at home. The Broncs recorded a season-high 23 assists vs. Victory (11/12). UTPA also reached at least 10 assists in 29 games. The Broncs ranked second in the Great West Conference in assists per game at Broncs Game Notes 7

8 The Broncs led the Great West Conference in three-point shooting (.365), three-point field goals made (230), and free throw shooting (.705). Bronc Country Packs the UTPA Fieldhouse The Broncs are looking to continue the momentum gained from record setting crowds during volleyball season. The volleyball team drew a program record 5,109 fans in eight matches in 2012, an average of 639 fans per match. The Broncs have drawn 2,202 fans through four games, an average of 440 fans per game. The Broncs drew a season-high 560 against UT Arlington (12/3). The Broncs welcomed their largest crowd of when 1,784 fans watched the Broncs beat Chicago State (2/18/12). The Broncs drew 9,163 fans in 15 games last season, an average of 611 per game. The 1,000 Points Club Senior guard Aaron Urbanus scored his 1000 th career-point against SIU Edwardsville (11/24) while senior guard Brandon Provost did so against the University of Nebraska Omaha (12/22). UTPA Rank, Player Points 1. Otto Moore ( ) 1, Luke Jackson ( ) 1, Brian Merriweather ( ) 1, Fred Taylor ( ) 1, Marshall Rogers ( ) 1, Mitchell Edwards ( ) 1, Anthony Eatman ( ) 1, Melvin Thomas ( ) 1, Mire Chatman ( ) 1, Jim McGurk ( ) 1, Ellis Appling ( ) 1, Michael Edwards ( ) 1, Kevin Johnson ( ) 1, Jesus Guerra ( ) 1, Kenneth Green ( ) 1, Calvin Oliver ( ) 1, Aaron Urbanus (2009-Present) 1, Jared Maree ( ) 1, Greg Guy ( ) 1, Frank Lorthridge ( ) 1, Henry Taylor ( ) 1, Brandon Provost (2010-Present) 1, Steve Heard ( ) 1,019 Broncs Game Notes 8

9 Broncs Record When Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Outrebounding their opponent Being outrebounded Tied in rebounding Shoot.600 or better Shoot.500 to Shoot.400 to Shoot.300 to Shoot.299 or less Opponents shoot.600 or better Opponents shoot.500 to Opponents shoot.400 to Opponents shoot.300 to Opponents shoot.299 or less Making more free throws Making fewer free throws Making same number of free throws Making more 3-pointers Making fewer 3-pointers Making same number of 3-pointers Committing more turnovers Committing fewer turnovers Committing same number of turnovers One-point games Two-point games Three-point games Four-point games Five-10 point games point games point games plus point games When the Broncs Score points points points points points points plus points Individual Records in Starting Lineup Players W-L Pct. Jesus Delgado Aaron Urbanus Brandon Provost Justin Leathers Lauri Toivonen Ruben Cabrera Shaquille Hines Hurley Johnson When the Opponents Score points points points points points points plus points By Conference Home Road Neutral Overall AII Big Ten Conference USA Great West Heartland Independent MAC Missouri Valley Ohio Valley PAC SLIAC Southland Summit SWAC USCAA WAC WCC By Day Home Road Neutral Overall On Sunday On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday By Month Home Road Neutral Overall In November In December In January In February In March Broncs Game Notes 9

10 Broncs Starting Lineups (5) Game No. PG SG SF PF C W-L Pct. 1, 9 Urbanus Br. Provost Delgado Toivonen Cabera Urbanus Br. Provost Delgado Hines Toivonen , Urbanus Br. Provost Delgado Leathers Toivonen Urbanus Br. Provost Delgado Leathers Cabrera Urbanus Johnson Delgado Leathers Toivonen Broncs Leaders Points Assists Double- Triple- Individual Game Leaders Player Doubles Doubles Pts. Rebs. Asts. Ruben Cabrera 3 1 Josh Cleveland 1 1 Jamal Dantzler Jesus Delgado Noe Espericueta Shaquille Hines 2 Aly Hudgins Hurley Johnson 1 1 Wes Koral Justin Leathers AJ Moutry DeMarko Nash 1 2 Blake Provost Brandon Provost Lauri Toivonen Aaron Urbanus Broncs Game Notes 10

11 Broncs Game-by-Game Team Statistics DATE OPP G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AST PF STL TO BS PTS 1Q 2Q 1H 3Q 4Q 2H OT 9-Nov at Iowa Nov at Bradley Nov Rochester Nov IPFW Nov E. Illinois Nov at EMU Nov SIUE Dec UTA Dec at TXST Dec Eureka Dec Lamar Dec at Tulane Dec Alabama St Dec Neb-Omaha Dec at Portland Dec at Oregon Jan at Houston 8-Jan at HBU 12-Jan Fisher 19-Jan UVU 26-Jan at NJIT 29-Jan OPSU 2-Feb Chi St 6-Feb at UNO 9-Feb at UVU 14-Feb CSUB 16-Feb HBU 20-Feb at UTA 23-Feb at Chi St 3-Mar UNO 9-Mar NJIT 14-Mar Quarters 15-Mar Semis 16-Mar Finals TOTAL AVG HIGH LOW Opponents Game-by-Game Team Statistics DATE OPP G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AST PF STL TO BS PTS 1Q 2Q 1H 3Q 4Q 2H OT 9-Nov at Iowa Nov at Bradley Nov Rochester Nov IPFW Nov E. Illinois Nov at EMU Nov SIUE Dec UTA Dec at TXST Dec Eureka Dec Lamar Dec at Tulane Dec Alabama St Dec Neb-Omaha Dec at Portland Dec at Oregon Jan at Houston 8-Jan at HBU 12-Jan Fisher 19-Jan UVU 26-Jan at NJIT 29-Jan OPSU 2-Feb Chi St 6-Feb at UNO 9-Feb at UVU 14-Feb CSUB 16-Feb HBU 20-Feb at UTA 23-Feb at Chi St 3-Mar UNO 9-Mar NJIT 14-Mar Quarters 15-Mar Semis 16-Mar Finals TOTAL AVG HIGH LOW Broncs Game Notes 11

12 Ryan Marks Head Coach Date Named: 5/27/09 Head Coaching Experience: 14 Seasons College: University of Southern California Marks' Collegiate Head Coaching Record Regular Season Season Team W L Pct Southern Vermont College Southern Vermont College Southern Vermont College St. Edward's St. Edward's St. Edward's St. Edward's St. Edward's UTPA UTPA UTPA UTPA Career 14 Years UTPA 4 Years : Marks led the Broncs to a big improvement, increasing their win total by 83.3 percent and winning a program-best five Great West Conference games. The Broncs earned a first round bye in the Great West Conference Tournament by getting the No. 3 seed. Four of the Broncs 11 wins came in a row in February as the Broncs recorded the longest winning streak in four years. The 11 wins were also the most for the Broncs since the season. The Broncs won 10 games at home, more than they had over the previous two seasons combined. Despite a difficult non-conference schedule, Marks always had a good game plan ready for his squad. When the Broncs visited No. 2 Ohio State on December 3, Marks preached a defensive strategy that allowed the Broncs to hold the Buckeyes to their lowest scoring total and lowest shooting percentage of the season. The Broncs also came very close to knocking off two tough teams on the road at Army and St. John s. The Broncs had a chance to win at the buzzer at Army and held the lead with under a minute to go at St. John s. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Marks has been able to garner the Broncs Basketball program some significant national exposure. Throughout the season, Marks wrote a bi-weekly column in ESPN The Magazine about what it s like to be part of UTPA. During the summer of 2011, CBSSports.com college basketball writer Jeff Goodman documented Marks recruiting efforts in a running blog. For the piece, Goodman accompanied Marks on the road for a week of recruiting to learn about practices and challenges among NCAA Division I programs : The Broncs battled a slew of significant injuries while finishing the year with six victories. Marks was able to keep his team motivated and playing hard throughout the year, however, as the season concluded with a dramatic buzzer-beating win over the University of South Dakota at home, and as the sixth seed in the Great West Conference Tournament, a heartbreaking loss to the University of North Dakota : The Broncs won six games in Marks first season at the helm, including four in Great West Conference play to earn the No. 5 seed in the conference tournament. In the first round, the Broncs upset No. 4 seed and host Utah Valley victory and nearly knocked off top seeded South Dakota before falling in the semifinals. Career: Marks came to the Rio Grande Valley after five seasons as the head coach of the St. Edward s Hilltoppers, where he compiled a overall record, to go with three NCAA Division II Tournaments. Prior to his arrival, the Hilltoppers had never earned a berth in the tournament. In his final season, Marks recorded his fourth consecutive winning season, a feat that had not been accomplished since the campaigns. Prior to leading the Hilltoppers, Marks spent three seasons as the men s basketball head coach at Southern Vermont College, posting a overall record and a Great Northeast Atlantic Conference record. In his first season ( ), the team had a 12-game turnaround, making them the second most improved Division III team in the NCAA. In his second season with the Mountaineers, Marks guided them to their first NCAA Division III tournament appearance and its first 20-win season (24-6) in program history. The Mountaineers captured the school s first-ever regular season and conference tournament championships and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. At season s end, the N.E. Basketball Coaches Association voted the Most Improved DIII Team in New England Southern Vermont. In his final season with the Mountaineers, Marks posted the program s third straight 15-plus-win season (18-11) and led Southern Vermont to the program s first appearance in the Eastern College Athletic Conference New England Championship Tournament. Before joining the Mountaineers, Marks spent six seasons at Northern Illinois University as an assistant coach where he helped lead the Huskies to the 1996 NCAA Division II Tournament. Prior to that, he spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Central Missouri State University where the Mules reached the NCAA Division II Tournament both seasons, including a run to the Elite Eight in Marks earned his bachelor s degree in public relations from the University of Southern California in While earning his degree, he spent three seasons as the player personnel assistant for the Los Angeles Clippers and two seasons as an assistant coach at Muir High School in Pasadena. Marks resides in McAllen with his wife, Mara. Broncs Game Notes 12