QUICK FACTS Location... Arlington, Texas 76019 Founded... 1895 (Senior College in 1959) Enrollment... 24,832 Colors... Royal Blue, Orange and White Nickname...Mavericks Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference...Southland (SLC) President...James Spaniolo Alma Mater...Michigan State 68 Director of Athletics...Pete Carlon Alma Mater... Iowa State 75 Internet Address... COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Scott Cross Alma Mater... 98 Record at UTA...13-17 (one season) Career Record...13-17 (one season) Assoc. Head Coach...Reggie Brown Alam Mater... 99 Asst. Coach...Derrick Daniels Alma Mater... Texas Wesleyan 04 Asst. Coach...Jason Porpstovsky Alma Mater... UT Tyler 98 Basketball Office Phone...(817) 272-5751 FACILITY Home Arena...Texas Hall Capacity...3,600 Press Row Phone...817-272-3795 TEAM INFORMATION 2006-07 Overall Record... 13-17 2006-07 SLC Record/Finish... 8-8 (t5th of 11) Final Ranking...None Starters R/L... 5/0 Letterwinners R/L...11/0 Guard Rod Epps (left) returns for his senior season after starting more than 40 games in his first three seasons. Below, head coach Scott Cross returns for his second season at the helm. Jermaine Griffin...20-21 Tommy Moffitt...22-23 Cardell Hunter...24-25 Rod Epps...26-27 Jeremy Dewalt...28-29 Matt Read...30-31 Brandon Long...32-33 Anthony Vereen...34-35 Larry Posey...36-37 The Newcomers...38-40 2007-08 OPPONENTS...42-56 Non-Conference Opponents...42-46 SID Contact List/Press Row Phones... 46 Southland Conference Opponents...47-50 All-Time Series Records...51-56 2006-07 IN REVIEW...57-78 2006-07 in Review Recap... 58 2006-07 Team Statistics... 59 2006-07 Points-Rebounds-Assists... 60 2006-07 Game-By-Game Recap...62-76 2006-07 Final SLC Rankings...77-78 HISTORY First Year of Basketball...1959 Overall All-Time Record... 521-774 NCAA Tournament Appearances... 0 WNIT Tournament Appearances...1 (1981) SPORTS INFORMATION Asst. AD for Sports Information...Bill Petitt Office Phone...(817) 272-2239 Cell Phone...(817) 658-3413 E-Mail... wpetitt@uta.edu Assistant SID...Darrin Scheid Office Phone...817-272-5706 Cell Phone...dscheid@uta.edu Asst. SID...Kelly Carter Office Phone...817-272-2213 Cell Phone...817-691-3786 SID Fax...(817) 272-2254 Press Row Phone...817-272-3795 SID Mailing Address...UTA Box 19079... Arlington, TX 76019 TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA INFORMATION...2-3 Media Information...2-3 THE SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE...4-6 SLC Office...4 07-08 Composite Schedule...5 SLC Postseason Tournament...6 TEAM INFORMATION...8-13 Photo Page/Rosters...8-9 2007-08 Outlook...10-12 2007-08 COACHES...13-16 Head Coach Scott Cross... 14 Assistant Coach Reggie Brown... 15 Assistant Coach Derrick Daniels... 16 Assistant Coach Jason Porostovsky... 16 MEET THE MAVERICKS...17-40 Rog er Guignard...18-19 RECORDS BOOK... 79-116 Team Single-Game Records...80-82 Team Season Leaders...83-84 30-Point, 20-Rebound, 10-Assists... 85 Individual Single Game Records...86-87 Double-Doubles...88-90 All-Time Results... 91 Milestone Victories... 91 Overtime Games... 92 Yearly Individual Leaders... 90, 92 Year-By-Year Team Statistics... 93 Individual Season Records... 94 Individual Career Records...95-97 1,000-Point, 275-Assist Club...96-97 500-Rebound Club... 97 All-Time Roster... 98-103 Year-By-Year Results...104-108 Southland Conference Records...109-115 Mavericks in the Pros...116 THIS IS UT ARLINGTON... 117-135 The University of Texas at Arlington...118-122 President James Spaniolo...123 Athletics Director Peter Carlon...124 Athletics...125-133 Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex...134-135 2003-04 SLC Tri-Champion
Media Information MEDIA INFORMATION The 2007-08 edition of The Men s Basketball Guide has been produced to assist you with your coverage of the Mavericks. Additional information, photographs and statistics are available upon request. COVERING PRACTICE Practice sessions are generally open to the media. Media are encouraged to contact the Sports Information Office to arrange easy access to players and coaches prior to or following practice. Practice times vary. Contact the Sports Information Office for practice times. PHONE INTERVIEWS The Sports Information Office requests media members to arrange phone interviews at least one day in advance. Phone interviews can be arranged by calling the Sports Information Office. In maintaining Athletics Department policy, individual phone numbers of student-athletes may not be released. UTA SPORTS INFORMATION The Sports Information Office is in rooms 103 and 104 of the Gilstrap Athletic Center, 1309 W. Mitchell, near the northwest corner of Maverick Stadium. INTERNET ACCESS For the latest news regarding the men s basketball program, including updated statistics, results, press releases and historical archives, go to the Athletic Department s official website at: Sports Information Staff Bill Petitt Asst. A.D. for Sports Information Phone: 817-272-2239 E-mail: wpetitt@uta.edu ~ Cross Country ~ Golf ~ Track and Field ~ Texas Hall Press Row 817-272-3795 Sports Information Office Fax 817-272-2254 The Official Athletic Website of Athletics Kelly Carter Assistant SID Phone: 817-272-2213 E-mail: klcarter@uta.edu ~ Women s Basketball ~ Softball ~ Tennis Directions to Texas Hall From I-30 Exit I-30 at COOPER STREET (Exit 27) From Dallas: Loop around on the exit to join LAMAR Eastbound, and stay in the RIGHT-HAND LANE Turn RIGHT (South) onto COOPER ST. at the traffic signal at the Cooper/Lamar intersection. From Fort Worth: Turn RIGHT (South) onto COOPER ST. at the traffic signal at the end of the off-ramp. Travel South on Cooper Street approximately 2.5 miles to UTA From I-20 Exit I-20 at COOPER STREET NORTH (Exit 449A) Travel North on Cooper Street approximately 4 miles to UTA From DFW Airport Head south toward International Pkwy South 436 ft Merge onto International Pkwy S Take the TX-183 W/TX-360 South ramp to Arlington 1.8 mi Merge onto Texas-360 South 6.5 mi Take the exit toward Abram Street 0.2 mi Turn right at E Abram St for 3.0 miles. Turn left at South Cooper Street 0.1 mi Turn right at UTA Blvd. 0.1 mi Turn left at W Nedderman Dr. The 2007-08 Guide was edited and designed by Bill Petitt. Edited by Loreen Potvin. Cover design by Dean Heep. Photography: Robert Crosby and Beth Henry, publications; NBAE/Getty Images, Jose Valdez, Dennis Hodges, Don Anders, Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau, Arlington Convention and Visitor s Bureau and the Fort Worth Zoo. Printing: Campus Printing, Arlington, Texas. 2
Dallas Morning News Chuck Carlton, beat writer (ccarlton@dallasnews.com) Phone: (214) 215-6793 Keith Campbell, college beat writer (kcampbell@dallasnews.com) Barry Vigoda, sports editor Phone: (214) 977-8222 Fax: (214) 651-0580 PO Box 655237 Dallas, TX 75265 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Heidi Pederson, beat writer (hpederson@star-telegram.com) Office Phone: (817) 308-3308 FAX: (817) xx Terry Bigham, college sports editor (tbigham@star-telegram.com) Phone: (817) 390-7400 Fax: (817) 390-7210 P.O. Box 1870 Fort Worth, TX 76101 Associated Press Dallas Jamie Aron, sports editor (aptexas@ap.org) Phone: (972) 991-2100 Fax: (972) 991-7207 4851 LBJ Freeway #300 Dallas, Texas 75244 Houston Chronicle Michael Murphy, beat writer Dan Cunningham, sports editor 801 Texas Ave., Houston, TX 77002 Phone: (713) 362-7171 or (713) 666-9429 FAX: (713) 362-7866 4301 Bissonnet #41 Houston, TX 77401 San Antonio Express News Clint Hale, beat writer (chale@express-news.com) Steve Quintana, asst. M.E./sports (squintana@express-news.com) Phone: (210) 250-3372 FAX: (210) 250-3105 P.O. Box 2171 San Antonio, TX 78297 Waco Tribune-Herald Kim Gorum, sports editor Phone: (254) 757-5757 FAX: (254) 756-7803 P.O. Box 2588 Waco, TX 76702-2588 UTA Shorthorn Jeff Jack, beat writer Caleb Gremmer, sports editor (sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu) Phone: (817) 272-3661 Fax: (817) 272-5009 UTA Box 19038 Arlington, TX 76019 UTA Radio David Mannering, sports director (radiosports@uta.edu) UTA Box 19107 Arlington, TX 76019 Phone: (817) 272-2163 Texas State Radio Network Roger Emrich, sports director 4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75204 Phone: (214) 443-6525 ESPN.Com John Tejeda, college basketball assignment editor (john.c.tejeda@espn.com) Phone (860-766-6614) FAX: (860) 766-2422 KIA Southwest Sports Report Josh Roe, host (jroe@txcn.com) KFWD -TV 52 606 Young St.. Dallas, TX 75202 WFAA TV (ABC-Channel 8) Dale Hansen, sports director (dhansen@wfaa.com) George Riba, sports reporter (griba@wfaa.com) Phone: (214) 977-6255 or (214) 893-7422 606 Young St. Dallas, TX 75202 KDFW (Fox 4) Mike Doocy, sports anchor Phone: (214) 720-4444 400 N. Griffin Dallas, TX 75202 KXAS (NBC-Channel 5) Newy Scruggs, sports director (newy-scruggs@nbcuni.com) 3900 Barnett St. Fort Worth, TX 76103 Phone: (817) 654-6300 or (817) 654-6300 Media Outlets KTVT (CBS-Channel 11) Babe Laufenburg, sports director Steve Dennis, sports reporter (steved@ktvt.com) Phone: (817) 451-1111 ext. 7444 5233 Brdge St. Fort Worth, TX 76103 Time Warner Cable Metro Sports John Nelson, announcer (johnnywb@twcable.com) Kurt Wallace, production manager (kurt.wallace@twcable.com) Phone: (817) 698-7200 2421 Matlock Dr. Arlington, TX 76011 KTCK (The Ticket - AM 1310) Phone: (214) 526-7400 FAX: (972) 445-4910 3500 Maple Ave., Suite 1310 Dallas, TX 75219 ESPN Radio (103.3 FM) Dave Shore, sports director 2221 East Blvd., Suite 300 Arlington, TX 76006 Phone: (817) 640-7776 ext. 778 WBAP (News Talk 820) Hal Jay, morning host (haljay@wbap.com) FAX: (817) 695-0018 2221 East Lamar Blvd., Suite 300 Arlington, TX 76006 Corpus Christi Caller-Times Lee Goddard, beat writer (lee-goddard@callertimes.com) Phone: (361) 886-3613 Austin American Statesman Randy Riggs, college sports writer (rriggs@statesman.com) P.O. Box 670 Austin, TX 78767 Phone: (512) 445-3600 or (512) 912-2952 FAX: (512) 445-3868 Beaumont Enterprise Rush Wood, beat writer Michael Peters, sports editor P.O. Box 3071 Beaumont, TX 77704 Phone: (409) 833-3311 FAX: (409) 880-0757 2003-04 SLC Tri-Champion 3
The Southland Conference Tom Burnett Commissioner Tina Cheatham Assoc. Commissioner for Championships Sam Schachter Asst. Commissioner for Marketing Jack Key Assoc. Commissioner/ Chief Financial Officer Stephanie McDonald Asst. Commissioner for Institutional Services Bruce Ludlow Assoc. Commissioner Jared Florreich Director of Media Services Jimmy Glenn Asst. Director of Media Services Southland Conference men s basketball has experienced a tremendous amount of success during the league s 40-plus years. The league has sent two teams to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, in 1980 and 1985 respectively, as well as a squad to the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) Final Four in 1986. Basketball stars Karl Malone, Joe Dumars, Jeff Foster, Dwight Bo Lamar, Andrew Toney, Devin Brown and Mike Oliver played in the Southland Conference and NBA. The league s basketball history has experienced some strong recent success. In 2006, Northwestern State, as the No. 14 seed in the NCAA Tournament, defeated No. 3 seed Iowa, 64-63, in the opening round, thanks to a three-point basket with 0.5 seconds remaining from Jermaine Wallace. Trinity was the first Southland Conference school to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, qualifying for the 1969 tournament, after the league began basketball competition in 1964. The league s first win in the NCAA Tournament came 10 years later in 1979, as No. 10 seed Lamar knocked off No. 7 seed Detroit 95-87. The next year, in 1980, Lamar became the first league school to qualify for the NCAA Tournament s Sweet 16. The league s second NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen berth was in 1985, as Karl Malone led No. 5 seed Louisiana Tech to wins over No. 12 seed Pittsburgh, 78-54, and No. 4 seed Ohio State, 79-67. The league has also experienced first round wins in the 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984 and 2006 tournaments, while winning an opening round game in 2001. The Southland Conference has also experienced success in the National Invitational Tournament. The first school to participate in the NIT was Louisiana-Lafayette in 1980, the year of the league s first two wins in the tournament. The league sent a league-best three schools to the 1986 NIT, as Louisiana Tech, McNeese State and Lamar all qualified. While the Cardinals were eliminated in the opening round, Louisiana Tech advanced to the Final Four, defeating Northern Arizona, 67-61, McNeese State, 77-61, and Providence, 64-63, before falling to Ohio State, 79-66. The team did rebound to finish third in the tournament, knocking off Florida, 67-62. The SLC has also seen eight league players selected in the opening round of the NBA Draft, including a league-best two players in the 1985 draft. Louisiana Tech s Karl Malone was drafted No. 13 overall by the Utah Jazz and McNeese State s Joe Dumars was drafted No. 18 by the Detroit Pistons. The highest Southland Conference draftee was Louisiana Tech s Mike Green, who was taken No. 4 by the Seattle Supersonics in 1973. Other SLC first-round selections include Louisiana-Lafayette s Andrew Toney, drafted No. 8 overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1980, Lamar s Tom Sewell selected No. 22 by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1984 and Texas State s Jeff Foster, who was taken No. 21 by the Indiana Pacers in 1999. Stephen F. Austin, although not a member of the Southland Conference at the time, had five players drafted in the 1970 NBA Draft, and is one of only eight schools to have five players selected in a single draft, joining UCLA, UNLV, North Carolina, Indiana, Florida and Kentucky. Over the years, Southland Conference schools have earned victories over Texas Tech, Houston, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Iowa, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, LSU, Alabama, Pittsburgh, Oregon, Oregon State, Southern California, Texas, Arizona and Gonzaga. The Southland Conference has also seen its schools receive national recognition in the final top-25 polls, as Louisiana-Lafayette finished No. 8 and No. 7 in the 1972 and 1973 polls, respectively, while Louisiana Tech finished No. 8 in 1985. 4
07-08 Composite Schedule NOVEMBER 6 1UCA at Kentucky (ESPNU) 6 p.m. 8 1UCA vs. Alabama A&M/Gardner-Webb 5/8 p.m. 9 2Northwestern State at UCSB 6:30 p.m. McNeese State at Texas A&M Huston-Tillotson at Texas State Hardin-Simmons at UTSA 8 p.m. Alcorn State at Southeastern La. UT-Tyler at Stephen F. Austin Nicholls State at Florida State 10 Dallas Baptist at Sam Houston State 4 p.m. 2Northwestern State vs. Stanford 9 p.m. Texas Southern at A&M-Corpus Christi 11 2Northwestern State vs. Harvard 2:30 p.m. 12 UC-Riverside at 7:30 p.m. UTSA at Texas (FSN-Southwest) Southeastern La. at LSU 13 Ecclesia at Central Arkansas Dallas Baptist at Texas State Jackson State at Stephen F. Austin LeTourneau at Lamar 5UTEP vs. A&M-Corpus Christi 5 p.m. Huston Tillotson at Nicholls State 7:30 p.m. 14 Texas Tech at Sam Houston State UNO at Northwestern State 6:30 p.m. McNeese State at LSU Texas Southern at 5Oral Roberts or Texas A&M vs. A&M-Corpus Christi 5 p.m. 16 Ozarks at Northwestern State 7:45 p.m. 3Texas State vs. Colgate 5:30 p.m. Dallas Christian at Southeastern La. Lamar at Mississippi Nicholls State at Tulane Louisiana College at McNeese State 7:30 p.m. 17 Texas Lutheran at Sam Houston State 3Texas State vs. Navy at UTSA Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech 11 a.m. 18 at Arkansas-Little Rock 2 p.m. 19 Wyoming at Lamar Nicholls State at California 20 Saint Gregory s at Sam Houston State Houston Baptist at Northwestern St. 6:30 p.m. UT-Tyler at McNeese State Southern at Southeastern La. Louisiana-Monroe at Stephen F. Austin 21 Texas State at UTPA North Texas at Louisiana-Monroe at Stephen F. Austin Nicholls State at UC Davis Missouri Valley at Central Arkansas 24 Jacksonville State at Central Arkansas 3 p.m. Fresno State at Sam Houston State Tennessee Tech at Northwestern State 2 p.m. Coastal Carolina at McNeese State 3 p.m. Northern Illinois at Stephen F. Austin 2 p.m. Oral Roberts at Lamar Nicholls State at St. Mary s 1 p.m. 25 Millsaps at Southeastern La. 3 p.m. 26 Schreiner at Paul Quinn at UTSA 27 Rhema at Central Arkansas Sam Houston State at Wisc.-Milwaukee Northwestern State at Centenary 7:45 p.m. Southeastern La. at Jackson State 7:30 p.m. 28 Lamar at New Orleans A&M-Corpus Christi at DePaul 7:30 p.m. Nicholls State at LSU 29 Hardin Simmons at Sam Houston State McNeese State at Lipscomb Texas State at Prairie View A&M Texas Wesleyan at UMKC at UTSA DECEMBER 1 Central Arkansas at Jacksonville State 4 p.m. McNeese State at Florida Atlantic 6 p.m. Western Illinois at 4 p.m. SMU at UTSA (Time Warner Cable) 2 p.m. Southeastern La. at Alabama Stephen F. Austin at Jackson State 4 p.m. Lamar at Northern Illinois 1 p.m. Troy at A&M-Corpus Christi 3 p.m. Nicholls State at New Orleans 4 Southern (NO) at Northwestern State 7:45 p.m. Dillard at McNeese State Southern at Stephen F. Austin St. Gregory s at Lamar Texas Lutheran at Sam Houston State 5 Idaho at Central Arkansas Rice at Texas State A&M-Corpus Christi at Oklahoma State 7 at Wichita State 8 Sam Houston State at Saint Louis LSU-Shreveport at Northwestern State 4 p.m. Texas State at Texas A&M 8 Southeastern La. at Mississippi State Stephen F. Austin at Oklahoma Louisiana College at Lamar Nicholls State at Alabama 6 p.m. 9 Central Arkansas at Tulsa 2 p.m. 11 Louisiana-Monroe at Nicholls State 6:30 p.m. 12 UTSA at Arkansas (Razorback Sports Network) Lamar at BYU 8 p.m. 13 McNeese State at La.-Lafayette 14 Dillard at Southeastern La. 15 Central Methodist at Central Arkansas Sam Houston State at Texas Southern 4 p.m. Northwestern State at LSU (Cox Sports TV) McNeese State at Missouri Texas State at Texas (FSN-Southwest) 5 p.m. UTSA at Georgia State 6:30 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at San Diego 1 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi at Troy 12 p.m. Lipscomb at Nicholls State 17 at TCU Lipscomb at Southeastern La. Detroit at A&M-Corpus Christi 18 Central Arkansas at Idaho 9 p.m. Kennesaw State at Texas State 19 Northwestern State at Arkansas Lipscomb at McNeese State Texas Wesleyan at UTSA Southeastern La. at UTEP 8 p.m. Nicholls State at North Carolina 9 p.m. 20 California-Irvine at Sam Houston State 21 Mississippi St. at A&M-Corpus Christi (CSS) 22 McNeese State at Southern Miss 4 p.m. at Oklahoma State UTSA at San Diego 3 p.m. Rice at Lamar 28 Sam Houston State at San Diego State 8 p.m. McMurry at UTSA 6Georgia Southern at A&M-Corpus Christi 7:30 p.m. 7Nicholls State vs. Minnesota 5 p.m. 29 UMKC at Central Arkansas 6 p.m. Northwestern State at Texas Tech 1 p.m. McNeese State at Louisiana Tech 3 p.m. 4Texas State vs. SMU 2 p.m. Hardin Simmons at 4 p.m. Southeastern La. at Iowa 8 p.m. 4Stephen F. Austin vs. Paul Quinn 2 p.m. 29 Lyon at Lamar Rhode Island or E. Michigan vs. TAMUCC 7Nicholls State vs. UNLV 30 Sam Houston State at Loyola Marymount 3 p.m. 4Texas State vs. Paul Quinn 2 p.m. 4Stephen F. Austin at SMU 7Nicholls State vs. Kennesaw State 4 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 31 Northwestern State at Oklahoma State 2 p.m. JANUARY 1 Lamar at Texas Tech (Texas Tech TV Network) 1 p.m. 2 Texas Permian Basin at UTSA at Oklahoma State A&M-Corpus Christi at Auburn Central Arkansas at UNC Greensboro Southern at Southeastern Louisiana 5 Central Florida at Sam Houston State 2 p.m. UTPA at Texas State Wiley College at Stephen F. Austin 4 p.m. at Northwestern State * 4 p.m. 8 UTSA at UTPA 7:30 p.m. Utah Valley State at Lamar 9 Southeastern La. at Sam Houston State * A&M-Corpus Christi at Kent State 6:30 p.m. 10 at Central Arkansas* Texas State at Northwestern State * 6:30 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls State * 6:30 p.m. 12 Texas State at Central Arkansas * 6 p.m. Nicholls State at Sam Houston State * A&M-Corpus Christi at McNeese State 3 p.m. UTSA at Lamar * Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern La. * 17 Central Arkansas at UTSA * Sam Houston State at McNeese State * Northwestern State at TAMUCC * Southeastern La. at Texas State * Nicholls State at * Lamar at Stephen F. Austin * 19 Central Arkansas at A&M-Corpus Christi * Sam Houston State at Lamar * Northwestern State at UTSA * 2 p.m. McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin * 6 p.m. Nicholls State at Texas State * 4 p.m. Southeastern La. at * 4 p.m. 23 UTSA at * Northwestern State at McNeese State * 24 Lamar at Central Arkansas * Stephen F. Austin at Sam Houston State * A&M-Corpus Christi at Texas State * 26 McNeese State at Central Arkansas * 6 p.m. Lamar at Northwestern State * 2 p.m. Texas State at UTSA * at A&M-Corpus Christi * Southeastern La. at Nicholls State 5 p.m. 30 Texas State at Stephen F. Austin * at Sam Houston State * 31 Central Arkansas at Southeastern La. * Nicholls State at Northwestern State * 6:30 p.m. FEBRUARY 2 Central Arkansas at Nicholls State * 5 p.m. Sam Houston State at Texas State * 4 p.m. Northwestern State at Southeastern La. * 3 p.m. McNeese State at Lamar * Stephen F. Austin at * 4 p.m. UTSA at A&M-Corpus Christi * 2 p.m. 5 UTPA at 6 McNeese State at Southeastern La. * Stephen F. Austin at A&M-Corpus Christi * Sam Houston State at UTSA * 7 Lamar at Nicholls State * 6:30 p.m. 9 Northwestern State at Central Arkansas * 6 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi at Sam Houston State * Nicholls State at McNeese State * 3 p.m. Texas State at * 4 p.m. Southeastern La. at Lamar * UTSA at Stephen F. Austin * 6 p.m. 13 Texas State at McNeese State * Northwestern State at Sam Houston State * Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin * 14 at Lamar * UTSA at Southeastern La. * A&M-Corpus Christi at Nicholls State * 6:30 p.m. 16 Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas * 6 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at Northwestern State * 2 p.m. McNeese State at * 4 p.m. Lamar at Texas State * 4 p.m. UTSA at Nicholls State * 5 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi at Southeastern La. * 3 p.m. 20 at UTSA * 21 Central Arkansas at Lamar * Sam Houston State at Stephen F. Austin * McNeese State at Northwestern State * 6:30 p.m. Texas State at A&M-Corpus Christi * 23 Central Arkansas at McNeese State * 3 p.m. NorthwesternS tate at Lamar * 2 p.m. UTSA at Texas State * A&M-Corpus Christi at * 4 p.m. Nicholls State at Southeastern La. * 6 p.m. 27 McNeese State at UTSA * Stephen F. Austin at Texas State * Sam Houston State at * 28 Southeastern La. at Central Arkansas * Northwestern State at Nicholls State * 6:30 p.m. Lamar at A&M-Corpus Christi * MARCH 1 Nicholls State at Central Arkansas * 6 p.m. Texas State at Sam Houston State * Southeastern La. at Northwestern State 2 p.m. Lamar at McNeese State * 6:30 p.m. at Stephen F. Austin * 6 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi at UTSA * (TW Cable) 5 UTSA at Sam Houston State * Southeastern La. at McNeese State * A&M-Corpus Christi at Stephen F. Austin * 6 Nicholls State at Lamar * 8 Central Arkansas at Northwestern State * 2 p.m. Sam Houston State at A&M-Corpus Christi * McNeese State at Nicholls State * at Texas State * 4 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at UTSA 2 p.m. Lamar at Southeastern La. * 1 - Coaches vs. Cancer Classic (Lexington, Ky.) 2 - Stanford Tournament (Palo Alto, Calif.) 3 - Kennesaw State Tournament (Kennesaw, Ga.) 4 - SMU Tournament (Dallas, Texas) 5 - Dick s Sporting Goods Preseason NIT Tip-Off (College Station, Texas) 6 - Flint Hills Resources Islander Invitational (Corpus Christi, Texas) 7 - Las Vegas Tournament (Las Vegas, Nevada) * Southland Conference games 2003-04 SLC Tri-Champion 5
2008 SOUTHLAND MEN S TOURNAMENT March 13, 14, 16 Merrell Center Katy, Texas Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game One Thursday, March 13 12 p.m. Game Five Friday, March 14 12:00 p.m. Game Two Thursday, March 13 2:30 p.m. Championship Game Sunday, March 16 12 p.m. Southland Conference Tournament Champion NCAA Tournament Game Three Thursday, March 13 6:30 p.m. Game Six Friday, March 14 2:30 p.m. Game Four Thursday, March 13 8 p.m. Southland Conference Year-By-Year Tournament Champions 1981 Lamar 1982 Louisiana-Lafayette 1983 Lamar 1984 Louisiana Tech 1985 Louisiana Tech 1986 Louisiana-Monroe 1987 Louisiana Tech 1988 North Texas 1989 McNeese State 1990 Louisiana-Monroe 1991 Louisiana-Monroe 1992 Louisiana-Monroe 1993 Louisiana-Monroe 1994 Texas State 1995 Nicholls State 1996 Louisiana-Monroe 1997 Texas State 1998 Nicholls State 1999 UTSA 2001 Northwestern State 2002 McNeese State 2003 Sam Houston State 2004 UTSA 2005 Southeastern Louisiana 2006 Northwestern State 2007 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Team Tournament Championships Louisiana-Monroe... 6 Lamar... 3 Louisiana Tech... 3 McNeese State... 2 Nicholls State... 2 Northwestern State... 2 UTSA... 2 Texas State... 2 Louisiana-Lafayette... 1 North Texas... 1 Sam Houston State... 1 Southeastern Louisiana... 1 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi... 1 6
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Photo Roster 1 Rog er Guignard 5-11, 160, So., Guard Mesquite, Texas 3 Jermaine Griffin 6-9, 260, Sr., Center Houston, Texas 4 Tommy Moffitt 6-4, 220, So., Guard/Forward Irving, Texas 5 Jeremy Smith 5-10, 170, Fr., Guard DeSoto, Texas 12 Cardell Hunter 6-1, 180, So., Guard Dallas, Texas 13 Rod Epps 6-2, 180, Sr., Guard Richardson, Texas 15 Jeremy Dewalt 6-4, 200, Jr., Guard Cypress, Texas 20 Matt Read 6-8, 220, So., Center Weatherford, Texas 21 Trey Parker 6-8, 190, Fr., Center Terrell, Texas 23 Brandon Long 6-1, 180, Jr., Guard Harvey, Ill. 31 LaMarcus Reed 6-5, 200, Fr., Guard/Forward Dallas, Texas 32 Anthony Vereen 6-7, 230, Jr., Forward Houston, Texas 45 Larry Posey 6-5, 250, Sr., Forward Houston, Texas RS Dwight Gentry II 6-0, 165, Jr., Guard Terrell, Texas RS Marquez Haynes 6-3, 185, Jr., Guard Irving, Texas
Team Roster Roster Breakdown By Class Seniors 3 Juniors 5 Sophomores 4 Freshmen 3 By Position Guard 9 Center 3 Forward 3 By State Texas 14 Illinois 1 By Height Griffin 6-9 Parker 6-8 Read 6-8 Vereen 6-7 Posey 6-5 Reed 6-5 Moffitt 6-4 Dewalt 6-4 Haynes 6-3 Epps 6-2 Long 6-1 Hunter 6-1 Gentry 6-0 Guignard 5-11 Smith 5-10 By Weight Griffin 260 Posey 250 Vereen 230 Moffitt 220 Read 220 Dewalt 200 Reed 200 Parker 190 Haynes 185 Long 180 Hunter 180 Epps 180 Smith 170 Gentry 165 Guignard 165 Numerical No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Rog er Guignard G 5-11 165 So.-1L Mesquite, Texas (Horn HS) 3 Jermaine Griffin C 6-9 260 Sr.-3L Houston, Texas (Sterling HS) 4 Tommy Moffitt F 6-4 220 So.-1L Irving, Texas (Irving HS) 5 Jeremy Smith G 5-10 170 Fr.-HS DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS) 12 Cardell Hunter G 6-1 180 So.-1L Dallas, Texas (Carter HS) 13 Rodrick Epps G 6-2 180 Sr.-3L Richardson, Texas (Lake Highlands HS) 15 Jeremy Dewalt G 6-4 200 Jr.-2L Cypress, Texas (Cy-Fair HS) 20 Matt Read C 6-8 220 So.-1L Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford HS) 21 Trey Parker C 6-8 190 Fr.-RS Terrell, Texas (Terrell HS) 23 Brandon Long G 6-1 180 Jr.-2L Harvey, Ill. (Thornton HS) 31 LaMarcus Reed F/G 6-5 200 Fr.-HS Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) 32 Anthony Vereen F 6-7 230 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas (Gulf Shores Academy) 45 Larry Posey F 6-5 250 Sr.-3L Houston, Texas (Milby HS) RS Dwight Gentry II G 6-0 165 Jr.-TR Terrell, Texas (Terrell HS/Richland College) RS Marquez Haynes G 6-3 185 Jr.-TR Irving, Texas (Irving HS/Boston College) Alphabetical No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 15 Jeremy Dewalt G 6-4 200 Jr.-2L Cypress, Texas (Cy-Fair HS) 13 Rodrick Epps G 6-2 180 Sr.-3L Richardson, Texas (Lake Highlands HS) RS Dwight Gentry II G 6-0 165 Jr.-TR Terrell, Texas (Terrell HS/Richland College) 3 Jermaine Griffin F 6-9 260 Sr.-3L Houston, Texas (Sterling HS) 1 Rog er Guignard G 5-11 165 So.-1L Mesquite, Texas (Horn HS) RS Marquez Haynes G 6-3 185 Jr.-TR Irving, Texas (Irving HS/Boston College) 12 Cardell Hunter G 6-1 180 So.-1L Dallas, Texas (Carter HS) 23 Brandon Long G 6-1 180 Jr.-2L Harvey, Ill. (Thornton HS) 4 Tommy Moffitt F 6-4 220 So.-1L Irving, Texas (Irving HS) 21 Trey Parker F 6-8 190 Fr.-RS Terrell, Texas (Terrell HS) 45 Larry Posey F 6-5 250 Sr.-3L Houston, Texas (Milby HS) 20 Matt Read F 6-8 220 So.-1L Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford HS) 31 LaMarcus Reed F/G 6-5 200 Fr.-HS Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) 5 Jeremy Smith G 5-10 170 Fr.-HS DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS) 32 Anthony Vereen F 6-7 230 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas (Gulf Shores Academy) Coaching Staff Name Position Years at UTA Alma Mater (Year) Scott Cross Head Coach 10th/2nd (1998) Reggie Brown Assistant Coach 6th (1999) Derrick Daniels Assistant Coach 2nd Texas Wesleyan (2004) Jason Porostovsky Assistant Coach 1st UT Tyler (1998) Support Staff Name Position Years at UTA Alma Mater (Year) Bill Petitt Sports Info. Director 4th Texas Tech (1987) Roy Rudewick Head Trainer 1st Pronunciations Jeremy Dewalt (da-walt) Ro ger (ROW-jay) Guignard (GHEN-yard) Anthony Vereen (va-reen) Marquez Haynes (Marr-KEZ) 2003-04 SLC Tri-Champion 9
2007-08 Outlook Mavericks Eye NCAA Prize Five starters, top 10 players return to make run at Southland Conference Championship head coach Scott Cross brings a cautious optimism to the 2007-08 season. With five starters and the top 10 players from his first season as a head coach returning, the buzz around campus is the Mavericks just might be capable of doing what no other team has accomplished since 1959 - win a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Everything we did last year was to set the stage for (this season), said Cross. This is the year we can take the program to another level. We want to win 20 games and we want to go to the NCAA Tournament. You look at the teams in this league that have recently advanced to the NCAAs - Northwestern State and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi - they had a veteran squad and played with each other since they were freshmen. We have that type of squad this season and I believe we can compete [for a championship]. All five starters return and all 10 returnees started at least one game last season. The senior trio of Jermaine Griffin, Rod Epps and Larry Posey have combined for 2,057 points and 1,032 2007-08 Outlook rebounds in 259 total games played. Several players will bounce in and out of the starting lineup, based on match ups with opponents. Brandon Long, Tommy Moffitt, Cardell Hunter and Matt Read all started games last season. The depth at every position and a year of conditioning and strength training under Cross watch will give the Mavs the ability to play hard deep into games. I d like to play a little faster this year. I think we should be able to dictate the tempo a little more. I think we can play tougher defensive to create more shots and give us higher percentage shots. We should be exciting to watch (this) year. A breakdown by position: BACKCOURT Rod Epps (6-2, 180, Sr., Guard) Brandon Long (6-1, 180, Jr., Guard) Jeremy Dewalt (6-4, 200, Jr., Guard) Rog er Guignard (5-11, 165, Soph., Guard) Cardell Hunter (6-1, 180, Soph., Guard) Jeremy Smith (5-10, 170, Fresh., Guard) The top five guards from 2006-07 and true point guard Jeremy Smith of DeSoto, Texas, will give coach Cross plenty of options heading into the season. Epps, Guignard and Hunter all played the point guard position last season. This season, Smith will compete for minutes as a true point guard. Guignard was named the SLC s Freshman of the Year after being able to play both the point guard and shooting guard position. Epps will quietly go down as one of the most productive players in Maverick history. He needs just 77 points and 14 assists to become the fifth player in history to have 700 points, 200 rebounds and 200 assists in a career. Epps returns as one of the top 3-point shooters in the conference, hitting 37.7 percent from long range last season. Epps, who has missed just one game in three seasons, has started 46 games at guard in his career and ranks eighth in career 3-pointers made with 114. He shot 43.4 percent from 3-point range (23 of 53) and 88.5 percent (46 of 52) from the foul line in conference play. Rod had a solid year for us, said 10
2007-08 Outlook Cross. He shot the long ball well in conference play and he is our top defender on the perimeter. I thought he did a great job when we moved him over to the two (guard position). I m expecting him to have great senior year. Rog er Guignard burst onto the scene early after a preseason injury to Brandon Long. He made his first start of his career on opening night against UT- Tyler where he scored 10 points. He became the second player in history to score 70 or more 3-pointers in a season with 71. He scored double figures 19 times, including a career high 21 against Sam Houston State. He got his chance early and made the most of his opportunity and never looked back. He was phenomenal during most of the season, he shot the ball well and his assists-to-turnover ratio was very good. Hunter brought enthusiasm to the lineup midway through the conference schedule. He did not score a bucket, but was the player of the game in the Mavs 78-65 win over Sam Houston State. He led the Mavs to a 6-3 record as a starter during the season. Cardell walked on his freshman year and his enthusiasm has rubbed off on our team, said Cross. He is a coaches dream. He does not have an attitude. He works hard, listens and is one of the best leaders on the team. Now, with an expanded role, it will be interesting to see how he does this season. Long, a junior, toiled with his outside shot after missing the first two games with a high-ankle sprain. He never fully recovered during the season, but showed flashes of his shooting ability with a career-high 26 points in an overtime win at Texas State and 22 points at Big-12 foe Oklahoma Dec. 16. Brandon had a solid year. He probably didn t shoot to the level he would like, but he is one of the hardest workers we have, said Cross. His injury hurt him a little bit and he had to come off the bench last season. I expect him to have a great junior year. Dewalt gives Cross a big guard to match up against the opposition. He started games at UC Riverside and Texas Southern. He poured in a career-high nine points against Austin College in just seven minutes of action. FRONT COURT Jermaine Griffin (6-9, 260, Sr., Center) Larry Posey (6-5, 250, Sr., Forward) Anthony Vereen (6-7, 230, Jr., Forward) Tommy Moffitt (6-4, 200, Soph., Forward) Matt Read (6-8, 220, Soph., Center) A Look at the Numbers Category 06-07 Return Loss % Back Points... 2,225... 2,144... 81... 96.4 Field Goals...797...771... 26... 96.7 3-Pointers...177...176...1... 99.4 Free Throws...454...426... 28... 93.8 Rebounds... 1,095... 1,046... 49... 95.5 Assists...427...408... 19... 95.5 Blocks... 79...79...0...100.0 Steals...193...174... 19... 90.1 Returning Leaders Points... Jermaine Griffin... 13.2 Field Goals... Jermaine Griffin... 161 Field Goal Pct... Jermaine Griffin... 62.6 3-Pointers... Rog er Guignard...71 3-Point Pct... Rod Epps... 37.7 Free Throws... Anthony Vereen... 110 Free Throw Pct... Anthony Vereen... 82.1 Rebounds... Jermaine Griffin... 198 Assists... Rog er Guignard... 104 Blocked Shots... Jermaine Griffin...58 Steals... Rog er Guignard...46 2003-04 SLC Tri-Champion Trey Parker (6-8, 190, Fresh., Center) LaMarcus Reed (6-5, 200, Fresh., Forward) Maybe the most dominating front line in the Southland Conference, the Mavericks bring size, depth and experience to the court in 2007-08. Griffin was a first-team all-southland Conference pick last year. He became the third Maverick in the last 10 seasons to earn first-team all-slc honors. He needs 179 points and 40 rebounds to join the 1,000-point and 500-rebound club at UTA. Griffin is already the career blocked-shot leader at UTA with 111. He is a preseason first team all-slc performer after finishing 11th in the conference in scoring (13.2) and ninth in rebounding (6.8). His blocked shots prowess gives the Mavs a final line of defense for the opposition. Jermaine has unlimited ability and could be the most dominate player in the league, said Cross. He has got to play hard every possession. His athleticism and size is phenomenal. He is a good scorer, but I d like to see him dominate the boards this season. Posey and Anthony Vereen join Griffin on the front line. Posey, a senior, has started 33 of the 85 games he has played in his career. He had a 15-point, 15-rebound game versus Texas-San Antonio last season and scored a career-high 22 points in an overtime loss at TCU. He is our best post defenders and is an energy guy. He grabs big rebounds and is a great help defender. (He) does a lot of little things. We ll need him to have a big year. If he can finish some of the those easy shots around the bucket, he ll average double figures. Vereen ranked among the SLC leaders in scoring (25th/11.0), rebounding (14th/5.8), field-goal percentage (4th/59.6 percent) and free-throw percentage (3rd/82.1 percent). Vereen had a phenomenal year, said Cross. He showed he could score with his back to the basket. The key will be to keep him out of foul trouble. When he is (on the floor), he is one of the best. He does a great job of taking charges. Moffitt improved throughout the season, posting a double-double against Stephen F. Austin and Texas State to end 11
the regular season, including 17 points and 11 rebounds against the Bobcats in a 93-84 win. Tommy started the last two games of the regular season and proved what he can do by averaging a double-double. He was a monster on the boards in those games. He probably could have done even more with an expanded role. He will get that chance this season. Parker was a redshirt in 2006-07, but he bring a rare combination of agility and size and can run the floor well. The season of strength building has helped Parker continue to build his physical size to be assertive in the low block at the Division I level. Read started seven games during the second half of the season. He scored 11 points against Austin College of Jan. 30 and had a season-high seven rebounds against Stephen F. Austin Feb. 24. Matt s confidence grew last year, said Cross. He was one of our most improved players over the past year. He suffered an injury during the preseason and could possibly redshirt the 2007-08 season. LaMarcus Reed bring an athletic swing man s body to the roster. His size (6-5) and athletic ability give the Mavs a guy to match up with other small forwards. THE SCHEDULE This year s schedule will give the Mavericks something they have rarely seen -- home games in November and December. Eight non conference games are scheduled for Texas Hall including a Nov. 21 game versus DFW rival North Texas. The 16-game home schedule is the most in school history. We played a number of road games last season to set the schedule up this year, said Cross. I thought playing the road scheduled would toughen them up. I think we have learned a lot from last season. We have a great home schedule with UC Riverside and North Texas coming to Texas Hall. We do not have to miss much class with the way we have put our big road games during the holiday break. I think this schedule will give us an opportunity to have some success as we prepare for conference. THE SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE A young league a year ago, look for the conference to be much improved in 2007-08. Twenty-two of the top 30 scorers and 15 of the top 20 rebounders are scheduled to return this season. The league had seven teams win 15 or more games last year, including Texas A&M-Corpus Christi who won the regular season and postseason tournament in their first year in the conference. East division champion Northwestern State returns 14 players from last year s 17-15 squad. McNeese State (three), Lamar (four), Texas-San Antonio (four), Texas State (four) and Central Arkansas (three) all return a majority of their starting lineup for 2007-08. 2007-08 SOUTHLAND PRESEASON TEAMS First Team Name Ht. Cl. Pos. School Chris Daniels 7-0 Senior C A&M-Corpus Christi Ryan Bright 6-6 Senior F Sam Houston State Jermaine Griffin 6-9 Senior G Lamar Sanders 6-6 Senior F Lamar Jarvis Bradley 6-6 Senior C McNeese State Second Team Name Ht. Cl. Pos. School Josh Alexander 6-4 Junior G Stephen F. Austin Durrell Nevels 6-6 Senior F Central Arkansas Trey Gilder 6-9 Senior F Northwestern State Darren Hopkins 6-2 Senior G Lamar Colby Bargeman 6-5 Senior F Northwestern State PRESEASON POLLS Coaches Poll EAST DIVISION 1. Lamar (6)... 61 2. Northwestern State (5)...59 3. McNeese State (1)...48 4. Southeastern Louisiana...32 5. Central Arkansas...25 6. Nicholls State...21 WEST DIVISION 1. Sam Houston State (8)...63 2. A&M-Corpus Christi (1)...50 3. (2)...47 4. Stephen F. Austin (1)...40 5. UTSA...27 6. Texas State... 18 Sports Information Directors EAST DIVISION 1. Northwestern State (5)...58 2. Lamar (5)...56 3. McNeese State (2)...50 4. Southeastern Louisiana...36 5. Nicholls State...26 6. Central Arkansas... 19 WEST DIVISION 1. Sam Houston State (6)...60 2. A&M-Corpus Christi (4)...49 T3. (1)...44 Stephen F. Austin (1)...44 5. UTSA...29 6. Texas State...20 12
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The Coaches On April 21, 2006, Scott Cross was named head coach of the basketball team. Cross had served the previous eight seasons as an assistant coach on the Mavericks staff. A three-year letter winner at Texas- Arlington from 1995-98, Cross gained the reputation as both a fierce competitor on the court and a scholar-athlete off the basketball floor. As a player, Cross appeared in 82 games for UTA, including 58 in the starting lineup. As a senior, Cross averaged 11.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, while converting a team-high 41.5 percent of his three-point shots, second best in the Southland Conference. In addition, Cross poured in 21 consecutive free throws (three shy of the UTA record) and was ranked as high as seventh in the NCAA in free-throw percentage. In all, he led the team in scoring eight times during the 1997-98 season, scored in double-figures 18 times and reached at least 20 points in games against McMurry (25), Texas Wesleyan (23), Air Force (21), Nicholls State (25) and a career-high 29 points against Sam Houston State. Cross was instrumental in recruiting players like Roy Johnson, Derrick Obasohan and Steven Thomas, who helped win the 2003-04 SLC Championship. Obasohan was ranked 13th in Texas after his senior season in high school by Mike Kunstadt s Texas Basketball Review and three current players he helped recruit are as well: Trey Parker (21), Jermaine Griffin (26), Larry Posey (27), Rodrick Epps (39) and Tommy Moffitt (42). In the classroom, he set the standard for UTA basketball. A two- time GTE/College Sports Information Directors of Scott Cross Head Coach Second Season 98 America Basketball Academic All-American, earning third team as a junior and second team honors as a senior. Crossgraduated with a perfect 4.0 grade point average in marketing from UTA. He is married to the former Jennifer Harris, who played volleyball for the Mavericks from 1995-98. The couple resides in Arlington and has a two-year old son, Austin. Personal Full Name: Scott Michael Cross Birth Date: Dec. 3, 1974 Hometown: Garland, Texas High School: North Garland Colleges: UT San Antonio (1993-94) Tyler Junior College (1994-95) (1995-98) Virginia Commonwealth (2000-02) Sport Played: Basketball Years Lettered: All four years Degrees: Bachelor s - Marketing (1998) Master s - (2002) Coaching Career 1998-2006 Assistant Coach 2006-Present Head Coach Cross on maverick Basketball... We are a program that is going to improve each year. This university has everything you could ask for with a beautiful campus and great academics. Our athletic administration headed by Pete Carlon, along with the leadership of President Spaniolo, has the department headed in an upward direction. With the increase in talent and the addition of a new arena, the sky is the limit for Maverick Basketball. Cross on Coaching... I love the competitiveness you have every day in college basketball. Helping and teaching players to become better players and better human beings is a very rewarding process. All-Time UTA Coaching Records Coach Won Lost Pct. Sea. (Junior College Years) Tom Tinker 189 146.564 16 J.C. Moore 112 45.713 9 Klepto Holmes 97 54.642 8 C.M. Edens 28 12.700 2 E.V. Lambert 23 18.561 2 W.A. Ransom 15 4.789 3 L.W. Caine 6 2.750 1 (Senior College Years) Eddie McCarter 179 211.457 14 Bob Snake LeGrand 122 184.399 11 Barry Dowd 90 168.349 10 Mark Nixon 56 59.487 4 Tom Tinker 54 113.323 7 Scott Cross 13 17.400 1 Jerry Stone 7 22.241 1 14
The Coaches Reggie Brown Assistant Coach Sixth Season 99 Former Mavericks guard Reggie Brown enters his sixth season as an assistant coach at. His duties include scouting, recruiting, game-day duties and student-athlete academic progress. Brown was a four-year letterwinner from 1993-97, averaging 16.0 points, 3.0 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game at UTA. In his freshman year of 1993-94, Brown moved into the starting lineup for six games before a broken foot ended his season. After seeing limited time as a sophomore, Brown started every game over his final two years in a UTA uniform. He blossomed as a junior, scoring a career-high 19.0 points per game and dishing out 4.3 assists per contest. He ranked fifth in the Southland Conference in steals and sixth in the league in assists that season. Brown closed out his UTA career by averaging 16.0 points and 3.0 assists per game as senior. Five years after his final game in a Mavericks uniform, Brown still ranks eighth on UTA s all-time steals list and ninth on the school s all-time assists chart. He also excelled academically, earning recognition as a member of the SLC s All-Academic team in 1994-95. Following his collegiate playing career, Brown went to Europe to embark on a professional career, eventually becoming one of Ireland s most popular players as a member of Tolka Rovers in the 1997-98 season. That year Brown averaged 24 points per game and appeared on the cover of one of Ireland s basketball magazines. He returned to Arlington after that season to come back to school and earn his degree, which he did in 1999 when he earned a bachelor s degree in speech communication. Following his graduation, Brown served as the head junior varsity boy s basketball coach, and an assistant on the varsity staff at James Bowie High School, a position he held until coming to UTA. While at Bowie, Brown s teams won three district championships and one bi-district title. He has served as a motivational speaker at teen and juvenile centers in the area. Brown is married to his wife, Anick, and they have two daughter s Alexis (5) and Autumn (infant). 2003-04 SLC Tri-Champion 15
The Coaches Derrick Daniels enters his second season as an assistant coach on Scott Cross staff after spending one season with the women s basketball program. He is responsible for recruiting, scouting and his on-court duties of working with the team s guards. Daniels came to after serving as an athletic director for the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Fort Worth and the coach of the Fort Worth M.A.S.H. AAU boys basketball team. One of the most heralded high school players in the country, Daniels was rated the No. 2 point guard in 1988 behind only NBA All-Star Kenny Anderson. He still holds the national high school record by handing out 1,379 assists. He was named the 1988 Gatorade Circle of Champions Texas basketball Player of the Year and a third team All-American by Street and Smith in leading Dunbar High School to a 34-2 record and the Class 5A State Final. DHS advanced past the semis as Daniels hit the game-winning threepointer to defeat Dallas South Oak Cliff team. He averaged 18 points and 11 assists as a senior after averaging 12 points and 13 assists as a junior. Jason Porostovsky begins his first year on Scott Cross staff. Porostovsky spent nine seasons as an assistant basketball coach in the McKinney and Fort Worth independent school districts. Most recently, he was the junior varsity boys basketball coach at Fort Worth Paschal High Derrick Daniels Assistant Coach Second Season Texas Wesleyan 04 Daniels signed with the University of Houston and started all 124 games, and at the time, he joined Clyde Drexler and Craig Upchurch as the only players to start every game as a freshman. Jason Porostovksy Assistant Coach First Season Texas-Tyler 98 School from 2001-06. Jason brings great energy and experience to the program, said Cross. He was the first person I thought of when the position opened up. He has great knowledge of the game and he will be given a chance to learn all aspects of college basketball. Daniels set a UH freshman assist record in earning honorable mention All-America honors from the Basketball Times and was named to the Associated Press SWC allnewcomer team. As a junior, Daniels poured in a careerhigh 33 points and dished out a seasonbest 10 assists in an 80-73 victory over Rice. He dished out a career-best 16 assists against the Owls, which ranks second on the single-game assist list at UH. He also returned to his last second heroics that season as he nailed a three-pointer from the top of the key to defeat St. Louis, 85-84, and hit another three-pointer from just left of the key to defeat Texas A&M, 71-68. Daniels finished his career with 1,087 points and 711 assists in leading the team to two NCAA tournaments and one NIT appearance. He led the Southwest Conference in assists as a junior after ranking in the top three in each of his first two seasons. His 711 career assists rank him fourth on the SWC all-time playmakers list. Daniels legacy is still alive at UH as he ranks third on the all-time list in assists, third in three-pointers made (168), third in minutes played (4,065) and tied for seventh with 124 games played. Daniels played for the Milwaukee Bucks rookie free agent summer league team before signing on with the Rochester Renegades of the CBA in 1993. A native of Fort Worth, Daniels graduated from Texas Wesleyan in 2004 with a bachelor s degree in exercise and sports studies. Daniels has two sons, Princeton, 19, and Darrius, 9. He will assist in day-to-day operations, academics, scouting and film exchange in addition to on-the-court duties, according to Cross. He received a bachelor s degree in criminal justice from Texas-Tyler in 1998, where he served as a graduate assistant from 1997-98. Porostovsky played with Cross at Tyler Junior College from 1994-96 and at Hardin-Simmons University during the 1996-97 season. 16