SUN BELT MEN S BASKETBALL December 3, 2013 Contact: John McElwain (mcelwain@sunbeltsports.org) Office: 504-556-0883 Cell: 504-234-5434 2013-14 Sun Belt Conference Standings Conference Overall TEAM W L PCT L10 STREAK PF PA W L PCT L10 STREAK PF PA Arkansas State 0 0.000 0 - - - 5 2.714 5-2 W3 551 507 UL-Lafayette 0 0.000 0 - - - 5 2.714 5-2 W3 586 514 UL-Monroe 0 0.000 0 - - - 2 1.667 2-1 W2 233 212 South Alabama 0 0.000 0 - - - 5 3.625 5-3 W1 585 496 WKU 0 0.000 0 - - - 4 3.571 4-3 L2 440 439 Troy 0 0.000 0 - - - 3 3.500 3-3 W1 428 411 UALR 0 0.000 0 - - - 2 4.333 2-4 L1 441 475 Georgia State 0 0.000 0 - - - 2 5.286 2-5 L4 547 539 Texas State 0 0.000 0 - - - 2 6.250 2-6 L1 511 544 UT Arlington 0 0.000 0 - - - 2 6.250 2-6 L5 654 677 Player of the Week Upcoming Schedule December 3 UA Fort Smith at UALR Dallas Baptist at UT Arlington December 4 Young Harris at Georgia State UL-Lafayette at Louisiana Tech Cedarville at Texas State 6:00 PM 6:30 PM Recent Results December 2 Bowling Green 74, WKU 62 Troy 73, Alcorn State 70 (2OT) Arkansas State 86, Niagra 61 South Alabama 91, Spring Hill 41 December 1 (5) Southeast Missouri 82, Texas State 74 MELVIN JOHNSON III, Arkansas State Senior Guard December 7 UL-Lafayette at Louisville South Alabama at Rice Georgia State at Southern Miss WKU at Southern Illinois UALR at at Tulsa Alabama State at Troy Weber State at UT Arlington 12:00 PM (ESPN3) 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:05 PM 3:30 PM Around the Sun Belt Conference November 30 Middle Tennessee 65, South Alabama 55 (5) Texas State 70, Northern Kentucky 61 FIU 61, Georgia State 60 WKU 68, Eastern Illinois 53 Arkansas State 95, Lamar 89 WKU 68, Eastern Illinois 53 Arkansas State and UL-Lafayette s 5-2 non-conference records lead the Johnson III registered a game and season-high 26 points in Sun Belt after four weeks of the season. Arkansas State s 95-89 win at Lamar last Saturday (Nov. 30), The 5-2 record for the Red Wolves this season represents the Red Wolves best start since the 2008-09 season when A-State won six of its highlighted by an 8-9 performance from three-point field first seven contests in head coach John Brady s first season. goal range. Johnson III connected on his first eight three The Red Wolves have scored over 85 points in their last three contests pointers in contest and finished 9-of-12 (75.0%) from the while compiling a 3-0 ledger. A-State is averaging 93.3 points per game floor in 27 minutes of playing time. His eight three-point (280 pts.) during that span with victories over Central Arkansas (99-56), field goals were one shy of tying an A-State single-game at Lamar (95-89), and against Niagara (86-61). The last time A-State tallied a combined 280 or more points during a three-game period was record. Johnson III pulled down a game-leading 10 in 2002-03 when the Red Wolves amassed a 287 points total in three rebounds in the Red Wolves 86-61 home victory over consecutive wins. Niagara Monday (Dec. 2) to go along with seven points, two For UL-Lafayette, the Ragin Cajuns return to the court this assists, and one blocked shot as A-State held the nation s week,traveling north to Ruston to face Louisiana Tech on Wednesday, Dec. 4 beginning at 6:30 p.m. CST in the Thomas Assembly Center. The leading scorer (Antoine Mason) to 20 points, which was 11.6 Cajuns (5-2) carry a three-game win streak into the contest after toppling 2013 NCAA Tournament participant Northwestern State, 105-74, started 4-1. points below his 2013-14 season average. The 6-6 guard, who currently leads Arkansas State in scoring with a 17.9 on Nov. 27 in the Cajundome. Sophomore Shawn Long picked right up Texas State won its first two games of the season, claiming the ppg. average (125 pts.), had compiled double-figure points where he left off last spring, registering double-doubles in four of the runner-up trophy at the Cure UCD Classic in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The in his initial six outings this campaign. Nationally, Johnson first seven games to rank 14th nationally. He enters the Louisiana Tech Bobcats beat Tulane 70-52 before beating Northern Kentucky 70-61. game leading the Sun Belt in both rebounding (11.6) and offensive The Bobcats held Tulane to just 40 field goal attempts on Friday. That is III ranked second in both three-point field goals made per rebounding (7.1), ranked second in blocks (3.1) and offensive rebounds the fewest attempts by a Texas State opponent since Dec. 1, 2009 when game (4.33 avg.) and three-point field goal percentage (4.4), third in scoring (20.3) and fifth in field goal percentage (.585). the team faced Texas A&M International. Texas State held three straight (65.0%) prior to the Niagara matchup. Elsewhere, UL-Monroe s 2-1 record is its best after three games since opponents to 61 points or fewer last week. The last time the team has 2006-07 when the Warhawks went on to win the SBC West Division. ULM accomplished that feat is Feb. 2-9, 2011 as the Bobcats went 3-0 during will look to reach the 3-1 mark for the first time since 2004-05 when it that stretch.
Preseason All-Conference First Team R.J. Hunter (Georgia State, So., G) Shawn Long (UL-Lafayette, So., F) Elfrid Payton (UL-Lafayette, Jr., G) Augustine Rubit (South Alabama, Sr., F) T.J. Price (WKU, Jr., G) Second Team Will Neighbour (UALR, Sr., F) Brandon Reed (Arkansas State, Sr., G) Ryan Harrow (Georgia State, r-jr., G) Joel Wright (Texas State, Sr., F) George Fant (WKU, Jr., F) Third Team Ed Townsel (Arkansas State, Sr., G) Jayon James (UL-Monroe, Sr., F) Mychal Ammons (South Alabama, Jr., F) Brandon Edwards (UT Arlington, Sr., F) Hunter Williams (Troy, Sr., G) * Preseason Player of the Year Players of the Week November 12...Shawn Long (UL-Lafayette, So., F) 19... Ryan Harrow (Georgia State, r-jr., G) 26...Shawn Long (UL-Lafayette, So., F) December 3... Melvin Johnson III (Arkansas State, Sr., G) 10... 17... January 6... 13... 20... 27... 2014 MEN S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE Thursday, March 13 (Opening Round) G1: No. 8 vs. No. 5 6:00 p.m. (SBN) G2: No. 7 vs. No. 6 8:30 p.m. (SBN) Friday, March 14 (Quarterfinals) G3: Winner G1 vs. No. 4 6:00 p.m. (SBN) G4: Winner G2 vs. No. 3 8:30 p.m. (SBN) Satuday, March 15 (Semifinals) G5: Winner G3 vs. No. 1 2:00 p.m. (SBN) G6: Winner G4 vs. No. 2 4:30 p.m. (SBN) Sunday, March 16 (Championship Game) G7: Winner G5 vs. Winner G6 12:00 p.m. (ESPN2) Top (8) seeds from regular-season will advance to the SBC Championship. All times Central and subject to change. SBN = Sun Belt Network SUN BELT MEN S BASKETBALL NEWS & NOTES Preseason Poll Associated Press Top 25 As voted upon byt the league s 10 head coaches Pl. Team (First-place votes) Points 1. Western Kentucky... 91 (5) 2. South Alabama... 78 (2) 3. Arkansas State... 74 T-4. Georgia State... 73 (2) T-4. UL-Lafayette... 73 (1) 6. UALR... 48 7. UT Arlington... 36 8. Texas State... 34 9. Troy... 26 10. UL-Monroe... 17 February 3... 10... 17... 24... March 3... 10... NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT ARENA Lakefront Arena has set the standard in the metro-new Orleans area in providing a venue for sports and concerts. Events are intimately presented whether the performance is in 3000, 10000 or anything in between. Because of the excellent acoustics and the intimacy of design, the Arena has maintained the reputation that there is no bad seat in the house. RK TEAM RECORD PTS 1 Michigan State (63) 7-0 1,623 2 Arizona (2) 7-0 1,547 3 Kentucky 7-1 1,473 4 Syracuse 7-0 1,375 5 Ohio State 6-0 1,340 6 Kansas 6-1 1,240 7 Louisville 6-1 1,139 8 Wisconsin 8-0 1,094 9 Oklahoma State 7-1 1,070 10 Duke 6-2 1,021 11 Wichita State 8-0 911 12 Connecticut 7-0 836 13 Oregon 7-0 801 14 Villanova 7-0 785 15 Florida 6-1 758 16 Memphis 5-1 748 17 Iowa State 5-0 623 18 UCLA 7-0 548 19 Gonzaga 7-1 380 20 Baylor 7-1 377 21 Massachusetts 6-0 274 22 Michigan 5-2 223 23 Iowa 7-1 171 24 San Diego State 5-1 150 25 Dayton 6-1 90 Others receiving votes: Indiana 74, Virginia 73, New Mexico 71, North Carolina 62, Florida State 40, Boise State 36, Pittsburgh 36, Virginia Commonwealth 30, Charlotte 20, Creighton 17, Colorado 17, Missouri 16, Harvard 10, Illinois 10, Cincinnati 8, Ole Miss 3, George Washington 2, Saint Mary s 2, Xavier 1. 2014 Sun Belt Conference Men s Basketball Championship New Orleans Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana March 13-16, 2014 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS YEAR WINNER RUNNER-UP LOCATION 1977 Charlotte New Orleans Charlotte, N.C. 1978 New Orleans South Alabama Charlotte, N.C. 1979 Jacksonville USF Charlotte, N.C. 1980 VCU UAB Charlotte, N.C. 1981 VCU UAB Jacksonville, Fla. 1982 UAB VCU Birmingham, Ala. 1983 UAB USF Birmingham, Ala. 1984 UAB ODU Birmingham, Ala. 1985 VCU ODU Hampton, Va. 1986 Jacksonville UAB Birmingham, Ala. 1987 UAB WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 1988 Charlotte VCU Richmond, Va. 1989 South Alabama Jacksonville Charlotte, N.C. 1990 USF Charlotte Birmingham, Ala. 1991 South Alabama ODU Mobile, Ala. 1992 Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana Tech Biloxi, Miss. 1993 WKU New Orleans Biloxi, Miss. 1994 Louisiana-Lafayette WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 1995 WKU UALR Little Rock, Ark. 1996 New Orleans UALR Little Rock, Ark. 1997 South Alabama Louisiana Tech Little Rock, Ark. 1998 South Alabama Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 1999 Arkansas State WKU Lafayette, La. 2000 Louisiana-Lafayette South Alabama Little Rock, Ark. 2001 WKU South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 2002 WKU Louisiana-Lafayette New Orleans, La. 2003 WKU Middle Tennessee Bowling Green, Ky. 2004 *Louisiana-Lafayette New Orleans Bowling Green, Ky. 2005 *Louisiana-Lafayette Denver Denton, Texas 2006 South Alabama WKU Murfreesboro, Tenn. 2007 North Texas Arkansas State Lafayette, La. 2008 WKU Middle Tennessee Mobile, Ala. 2009 WKU South Alabama Hot Springs, Ark. 2010 North Texas Troy Hot Springs, Ark. 2011 UALR North Texas Hot Springs, Ark. 2012 WKU North Texas Hot Springs, Ark. 2013 WKU FIU Hot Springs, Ark. * Title vacated due to NCAA sanctions
Sun Belt Head Coaches UALR Head Coach...Steve Shields Alma Mater, Year...Baylor, 1988 Record at UALR (Years)...164-143 (11) Career Record...Same SUN BELT MEN S BASKETBALL NEWS & NOTES UL-Monroe Head Coach... Keith Richard Alma Mater, Year...ULM, 1982 Record at ULM (Years)...14-73 (4) Career Record... 164-190 Troy Head Coach... Phil Cunningham Alma Mater, Year...Campbellsville, 1990 Record at TROY (Years)...First Season Career Record...Same Arkansas State Head Coach...John Brady Alma Mater, Year... Belhaven, 1976 Record at ASU (Years)...80-78 (6) Career Record... 361-294 Georgia State Head Coach... Ron Hunter Alma Mater, Year...Miami (OH), 1986 Record at GSU (Years)...37-28 (4) Career Record... 311-247 UL-Lafayette Head Coach... Bob Marlin Alma Mater, Year...Mississippi State, 1981 Record at ULL (Years)...43-51 (5) Career Record... 391-217 South Alabama Head Coach...Matthew Graves Alma Mater, Year... Butler, 1998 Record at USA (Years)...First Season Career Record...Same UT Arlington Head Coach...Scott Cross Alma Mater, Year...UT Arlington, 1988 Record at UTA (Years)...122-96 (8) Career Record...Same Texas State Head Coach...Danny Kaspar Alma Mater, Year... North Texas, 1978 Record at TXST (Years)...First Season Career Record... 465-198 WKU Head Coach... Ray Harper Alma Mater, Year... Kentucky Wesleyan, 1985 Record at WKU (Years)...31-24 (3) Career Record... 373-87 Sun Belt SID Contacts UALR... Patrick Newton Office...501-569-3449 Cell...501-859-4537 Email...pcnewton@ualr.edu Arkansas State... Joe Gorby Office...870-972-3547 Cell...870-253-6643 Email...jgorby@astate.edu Georgia State... Mike Holmes Office...404-413-4033 Cell...404-259-9716 Email...rholmes@gsu.edu UL-Lafayette...Brian McCann Office...337-482-6331 Cell...216-798-6376 Email... bjm5269@louisiana.edu UL-Monroe... Robbie Kleinmuntz Office...318-342-5462 Cell...847-912-5380 Email... kleinmuntz@ulm.edu South Alabama... Matt Horne Office...251-414-8184 Cell...912-536-5806 Email... mhorne@southalabama.edu UT Arlington...Art Garcia Office...817-272-2239 Cell...817-797-8379 Email... artgarcia@uta.edu Texas State... Rob Beuerlein Office...512-245-4692 Cell...832-279-0327 Email... rb60@txstate.edu Troy... Joe St. Pierre Office...334-670-5654 Cell...603-475-8548 Email... jst.pierre@troy.edu WKU... Michael Schroeder Office...270-745-5045 Cell...270-799-8984 Email...michael.schroeder@wku.edu Head-to-Head Regular Season Standings TEAM UALR A-STATE GSU ULL ULM USA UTA TXST TROY WKU SBC W-L UALR - -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Arkansas State -/- - -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Georgia State -/- -/- - -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- UL-Lafayette -/- -/- -/- - -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- UL-Monroe -/- -/- -/- -/- - -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- South Alabama -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- - -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- UT Arlington -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- - -/- -/- -/- -/- Texas State -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- - -/- -/- -/- Troy -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- - -/- -/- WKU -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- - -/-
November 8 #5 Kansas 80, UL-Monroe 63 (ESPN3) South Alabama 74, Detroit 58 Ole Miss 69, Troy 54 Houston 76, Texas State 70 8:00 PM (ESPN3) Boise State 116, UT Arlington 87 9:00 PM November 9 Georgia State 97, Southern Poly 78 UL-Lafayette 101, Louisiana College 67 SUN BELT MEN S BASKETBALL COMPOSITE SCHEDULE 12:00 PM November 23 (3) South Alabama 74, Wright State 70 1:05 PM (4) UL-Lafayette 84, Oakland 75 5:30 PM (2) Eastern Michigan 74, UT Arlington 69 6:00 PM WKU 67, Samford 64 November 24 (4) UL-Lafayette 73, Coastal Carolina 69 1:30 PM Arkansas State 99, Central Arkansas 56 2:05 PM (3) South Alabama 79, Houston Baptist 59 2:05 PM December 14 WKU at Louisville Old Dominion at Georgia State Arkansas State at Nebraska UL-Monroe at LSU Texas State at Texas Houston at UL-Lafayette UT Arlington at Houston Baptist South Alabama at Gonzaga 11:00 AM (ESPN2) 1:00 PM 3:00 PM (CST) (Longhorn Network) 9:00 PM (Root Sports) November 11 North Florida 72, UALR 70 Arkansas State 65, Jackson State 61 Troy 102, LaGrange 69 November 12 #16 Wichita State 66, WKU 49 12:00 AM (ESPN) Vanderbilt 86, Georgia State 80 Texas 82, South Alabama 77 (Longhorn Network) Stephen F. Austin 64, Texas State 57 UL-Lafayette 92, McNeese State 66 (Ragin Cajun Network) UT Alrington 88, Samford 75 November 13 Arkansas State 72, Tennessee-Martin 62 UT Arlington 111, Howard Payne 64 November 14 UAB 81, Troy 69 November 15 Cleveland State 83, UT Arlington 73 Arkansas 76, UL-Lafayette 63 November 16 Wyoming 85, Arkansas State 64 2:00 PM Oral Roberts 82, Texas State 65 3:00 PM #11 Florida 86, UALR 56 3:30 P.M. (Sun Sports) WKU 57, East Tennessee State 50 November 17 Baylor 87, UL-Lafayette 68 4:00 PM (Fox Sports Southwest) November 18 (1) Georgia State 96, McNeese State 70 4:30 PM (ESPN3) Middle Tennessee 76, UALR 59 (ESPN3) UL-Monroe 86, Samford 52 South Alabama 76, William Carey 53 Colorado 93, Arkansas State 70 8:00 PM (Pac-12 Network) November 19 (2) #4 Kentucky 105, UT Arlington 76 6:30 PM (CSS) Troy 77, Nicholls State 62 (1) Alabama 75, Georgia State 58 (ESPN3) November 20 SMU 70, Texas State 49 (ESPN3) November 21 (2) Robert Morris 881, UT Arlington 81 6:00 PM UL-Monroe 84, Northwestern State 80 (OT) WKU 73, UNC Wilmington 58 November 22 UALR 85, Southern 82 (OT) (3) Southern Miss 66, South Alabama 59 November 25 (1) Canisius 79, Georgia State 71 4:00 PM South Dakota 57, Texas State 56 November 26 Marshall 74, WKU 64 6:00 PM (1) Elon 90, Georgia State 85 6:30 PM UALR 90, Southern Arkansas 58 Central Arkansas 60, Troy 53 November 27 UL-Lafayette 105, Northwestern State 74 November 29 Oklahoma 101, UALR 81 2:00 PM (Sooner Sports) (5) Texas State 70, Tulane 52 4:00 PM Texas 72, UT Arlington 69 (Longhorn Network) November 30 Middle Tennessee 65, South Alabama 55 12:00 PM (CSS) (5) Texas State 70, Northern Kentucky 61 4:00 PM FIU 61, Georgia State 60 5:00 PM WKU 68, Eastern Illinois 53 6:00 PM Arkansas State 95, Lamar 89 WKU 68, Eastern Illinois 53 8:00 PM December 1 (5) Southeast Missouri 82, Texas State 74 4:00 PM December 2 Bowling Green 74, WKU 62 Troy 73, Alcorn State 70 (2OT) Arkansas State 86, Niagra 61 South Alabama 91, Spring Hill 41 December 3 UA Fort Smith at UALR Dallas Baptist at UT Arlington December 4 Young Harris at Georgia State UL-Lafayette at Louisiana Tech Cedarville at Texas State December 7 UL-Lafayette at Louisville South Alabama at Rice Georgia State at Southern Miss WKU at Southern Illinois UALR at at Tulsa Alabama State at Troy Weber State at UT Arlington December 9 Thomas University at UL-Monroe December 13 UALR at Memphis 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 12:00 PM (ESPN3) 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:05 PM 3:30 PM (ESPN3) December 15 Troy at Kansas State December 17 UT Arlington at Oklahoma Toledo at Arkansas State Centenary at UL-Lafayette December 17 Dillard at South Alabama December 18 UL-Monroe at Ole Miss Southern Miss at WKU 5:00 PM (Fox Sports Midwest) (Sooner Sports) 6:00 PM (CSS) December 19 (6) Troy vs. UC Santa Barbara 6:30 PM UL-Lafayette at Jackson State Texas State at Utah 8:00 PM (Pac-12 Network) December 20 Georgia Southern at Georgia State 6:00 PM (6) Troy vs. Western Illinois 6:30 PM (7) UALR vs. Jacksonville State TBA December 21 Cal State Bakersfield at UT Arlington 1:00 PM Murray State at WKU 1:00 PM UT-Tyler at Texas State 4:30 PM Arkansas State at Marshall 6:00 PM South Alabama vs. Arkansas (6) Troy at Uah State 9:05 PM (7) UALR vs. TBA TBA December 22 Georgia State at UTSA Louisiana Tech at UL-Monroe December 27 UL-Monroe at Ohio State December 28 Belhaven at Troy Brescia (Ky.) at WKU South Alabama at New Mexico State December 29 Georgia State at East Carolina December 30 Grambling at UALR LIU-Brooklyn at Texas State Ole Miss at WKU Southern Arkansas at Arkansas State Central Methodist at UL-Lafayette 1:00 PM 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 12:00 PM
SUN BELT MEN S BASKETBALL COMPOSITE SCHEDULE January 2 * Troy at Georgia State 6:00 PM * Arkansas State at UT Arlington * UALR at Texas State * WKU at South Alabama TBA February 6 * Georgia State at UALR * UL-Monroe at Texas State * UL-Lafayette at UT Arlington * South Alabama at Troy Sun Belt Conference Championship March 13 Game 1 - No. 5 Seed vs. No. 8 Seed Game 2 - No. 6 Seed vs. No. 7 Seed 6:30 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) 8:30 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) January 4 * WKU at Troy 12:00 PM (Sun Belt Network) * UL-Lafayette at UL-Monroe 4:00 PM * Georgia State at South Alabama 4:05 PM * Arkansas State at Texas State 4:30 PM * UALR at UT Arlington 5:00 PM January 9 * UT Arlington at UL-Monroe 12:00 PM * UL-Monroe at UT Arlington 12:00 PM * South Alabama at UALR * Georgia State at WKU * Troy at Arkansas State January 11 * UT Arlington at UL-Lafayette 2:00 PM * Texas State at UL-Monroe 4:00 PM * Troy at UALR * South Alabama at Arkansas State (Sun Belt Network) January 13 * Texas State at UL-Lafayette 6:00 PM (Sun Belt Network) January 16 * Arkansas State at Georgia State 6:00 PM * UALR at WKU * UL-Lafayette at South Alabama * UL-Monroe at Troy January 18 * UALR at Georgia State 1:30 PM * UT Arlington at Texas State 4:30 PM * Arkansas State at WKU * UL-Lafayette at Troy * UL-Monroe at South Alabama (Sun Belt Network) January 23 * Texas State at UALR * WKU at UL-Monroe * Georgia State at UL-Lafayette 7:15 PM * Troy at UT Arlington 8:00 PM (Sun Belt Network) January 25 - ESPN Wildcard (ESPN/ESPN2) 3 p.m. * Georgia State at UL-Monroe 4:00 PM * WKU at UL-Lafayette 4:15 PM * Troy at Texas State 4:30 PM * UALR at Arkansas State * South Alabama at UT Arlington February 8 * UL-Lafayette at Texas State 4:30 PM * WKU at UALR 5:00 PM (Sun Belt Network) February 10 * WKU at Arkansas State February 13 * Texas State at Georgia State 6:00 PM * UT Arlington at UL-Monroe * Troy at WKU * UALR at UL-Lafayette * Arkansas State at South Alabama February 15 - ESPN Wildcard (ESPN/ESPN2) 5 p.m. * UALR at UL-Monroe 2:00 PM * Arkansas State at UL-Lafayette 4:15 PM * South Alabama at WKU * Texas State at UT Arlington * Georgia State at Troy February 20 * UL-Monroe at Georgia State 6:00 PM * South Alabama at Texas State * UT Arlington at Arkansas State * Troy at UL-Lafayette February 22 * UT Arlington at UALR * UL-Monroe at WKU * Texas State at Arkansas State * Troy at South Alabama * UL-Lafayette at Georgia State (Sun Belt Network) February 27 * South Alabama at UL-Monroe * WKU at Texas State * UALR at Troy * Georgia State at UT Arlington March 1 * Troy at UL-Monroe 4:00 PM * Georgia State at Texas State 4:30 PM * Arkansas State at UALR * WKU at UT Arlington March 2 * South Alabama at UL-Lafayette 3:00 PM (Sun Belt Network) March 14 Game 3 - No. 4 Seed vs Winner Game 1 Game 4 - No. 3 Seed vs Winner Game 2 March 15 Game 5 - No. 1 Seed vs. Winner Game 3 Game 6 - No. 2 Seed vs. Winner Game 4 March 16 Championship Game * Denotes Sun Belt Conference game All times Central (CT) and subject to change 6 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) 8:30 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) 2 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) 4:30 p.m. (Sun Belt Network) 12 p.m. (ESPN2) Tournament Legend (1) Preseason NIT (Hosts: Duke, Alabama, Rutgers, Arizona) (2) Keightley Classic (Various Locations) (3) CBE Classic (Mobile, Ala.) (4) E.A. Sports Maui Mainland Invitational (Conway, S.C.) (5) 2013 Cure UCD Classic by Plan BC3 (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico) (6) Basketball Travelers Classic (Logan, Utah) (7) BVI Tropical Shootout (Tortola, British Virgin Islands) January 30 * South Alabama at Georgia State 6:00 PM * UL-Lafayette at UALR * Arkansas State at UL-Monroe * UT Arlington at WKU February 1 * UALR at South Alabama 4:05 PM * Texas State at WKU * UL-Monroe at UL-Lafayette 7:15 PM * Arkansas State at Troy * UT Arlington at Georgia State (Sun Belt Network) February 4 Lyon at Arkansas State March 4 * Georgia State at Arkansas State March 6 * UT Arlington at Troy * UL-Lafayette at WKU * UL-Monroe at Arkansas State * Texas State at South Alabama March 8 * WKU at Georgia State 1:30 PM * UL-Monroe at UALR * UL-Lafayette at Arkansas State * UT Arlington at South Alabama * Texas State at Troy
UALR Trojans (2-4, 0-0 Sun Belt) UALR (2-4) went 1-1 over the most recent reporting week, earning a 90-58 win over Southern Arkansas on Tuesday before falling 101-81 at Oklahoma on Friday. UALR s 21 assists against Southern Arkansas were a season high and the most since it totaled 21 in an 88-76 win over FIU at home last season (1/12/13). The Trojans also established new season highs in points (90), field goals made (35), field goal percentage (57.4 percent), three-point field goals made (10), three-point percentage (55.6 percent), steals (11) and blocks (8) against the Muleriders. On Friday, the Trojans couldn t slow down an OU offense that hit 33 of 71 shots from the floor (46.5 percent) and connected on 12 three-pointers. The loss at OU marked just the third time in head coach Steve Shields tenure a UALR team allowed 100 points in a game. It was the first time a Trojan team has allowed 100 points in regulation under Shields. Since being outrebounded 41 to 29 in its season opener vs. North Florida, UALR is +9 on the boards and has held a rebounding edge in three of five games. UALR has pulled down an average of 11.5 offensive rebounds per game and holds an 86-to-71 advantage in second-chance points on the year. UALR ranks second in the Sun Belt Conference in free throw shooting percentage (75.0 percent).the Trojans are averaging 19.0 made free throws per game through three games this season, up from 15.7 per game a year ago, and have outscored their opponents at the free throw line in four of six games. Senior Will Neighbour ranks in the top ten of the Sun Belt in scoring (18.3 ppg/8th), rebounding (7.7 rpg/5th), steals (1.5 spg - T-6th), FG percentage (58.3 percent/6th), 3FG percentage (50.0 percent/t-5th). Neighbour has reached double figures in scoring in six straight games to start the season. SUN BELT MEN S BASKETBALL TEAM-by-TEAM SCHEDULES and NOTES Arkansas State Red Wolves (5-2, 0-0 Sun Belt) Arkansas State has posted a current 5-2 record this season which represents the Red Wolves best start since the 2008-09 season when A-State won six of its first seven contests in head coach John Brady s first season. The 2008-09 squad would go on to compile a 13-17 overall record. The Red Wolves have scored over 85 points in their last three contests while compiling a 3-0 ledger. A-State is averaging 93.3 points per game (280 pts.) during that span with victories over Central Arkansas (99-56), at Lamar (95-89), and against Niagara (86-61). The last time A-State tallied a combined 280 or more points during a three-game period was in 2002-03 when the Red Wolves amassed a 287 points total in three consecutive wins versus Lyon College (120-55), against Lincoln College (103-48), and at Southern Mississippi (64-48). Senior guard Melvin Johnson III s eight three-point field goals made at Lamar last Saturday (11/30) was one shy of tying an A-State singlegame record. Johnson III, who connected on his first eight treys in the non-league contest and finished with a season-high 26 points, would have tied the school mark of nine three-pointers currently held by Adrian Banks vs. Troy (1/13/07), Tevoris Thompson vs. Lyon (12/7/02), and Dewarick Spencer against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/17/03). Senior guard Ed Townsel has surpassed the 900-career points mark after scoring nine points against Niagara (12/2). Townsel presently has accumulated 905 career points in 104 contests for an 8.7 points per game average during his A-State career. He also earned a steal in the Niagara contest to move into a current fifth-place tie with Antonio Harvey (1995-98; 139 career steals) among the Red Wolves all-time steals leaders. Senior forward Kirk Van Slyke is shooting 65.4% (17-26) from the floor in his last four outings and has made all 13 of his free throw attempts in that span. Van Slyke, who has shot at least 50 percent or higher in five games this season, had his season-opening six-game double-figure scoring string snapped after netting nine points versus Niagara (12/2). DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME NOV. 11 NORTH FLORIDA LITTLE ROCK, ARK. L, 70-72 Nov. 16 at Florida Gainesville, Fla. L, 56-86 (Sun Sports) Nov. 18 at Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tenn. L, 59-76 (ESPN3) Nov. 22 at Southern Baton Rouge, La. W, 85-82 (OT) NOV. 26 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK, ARK. W, 90-58 Nov. 29 at Oklahoma Norman, Okla. L, 81-101 (Sooner Sports) DEC. 3 UA FORT SMITH LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 7 P.M. Dec. 7 at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. 3:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 7 p.m. (ESPN3) Dec. 20 (1) vs. Jacksonville State Tortola, British Virgin Islands TBA Dec. 21 (1) TBA Tortola, British Virgin Islands TBA DEC. 30 GRAMBLING LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 7 P.M. Jan. 2 * at Texas State San Marcos, Texas 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4 * at UT Arlington Arlington, Texas 5 p.m. JAN. 9 * SOUTH ALABAMA LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 7 P.M. JAN. 11 * TROY LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 7 P.M. Jan. 16 * at WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 7 p.m. Jan. 18 * at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 1:30 p.m. JAN. 23 * TEXAS STATE LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 7 P.M. Jan. 25 * at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7:05 p.m. JAN. 30 * LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 7 P.M. Feb. 1 * at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 4:05 p.m. FEB. 6 * GEORGIA STATE LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 7 P.M. FEB. 8 * WKU LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 7 P.M. Feb. 13 * at Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 7:05 p.m. Feb. 15 * at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. 2 p.m. FEB. 22 * UT ARLINGTON LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 7 P.M. Feb. 27 * at Troy Troy, Ala. 7 p.m. MARCH 1 * ARKANSAS STATE LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 7 P.M. MARCH 8 * LOUISIANA-MONROE LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 7 P.M. March 13-16 Sun Belt Conference Championship New Orleans, La. TBA (1) BVI Tropical Shootout (Tortola, British Virgin Islands) * Denotes Sun Belt Conference game; All times Central (CT) and subject to change; Home games in Bold DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Nov. 11 at Jackson State Jackson, Miss. W, 65-61 NOV. 13 TENNESSEE-MARTIN JONESBORO, ARK. W, 72-62 Nov. 16 at Wyoming Laramie, Wyo. L, 64-85 Nov. 18 at Colorado Boulder, Colo. L, 70-93 (Pac-12 Net) NOV. 24 CENTRAL ARKANSAS JONESBORO, ARK. W, 99-56 Nov. 30 at Lamar Beaumont, Texas W, 95-89 DEC. 2 NIAGARA JONESBORO, ARK. W, 86-61 Dec. 14 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 3 p.m. DEC. 17 TOLEDO JONESBORO, ARK. 7:05 P.M. Dec. 21 at Marshall Huntington, W.Va. 6 p.m. DEC. 30 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS JONESBORO, ARK. 7:05 P.M. Jan. 2 * at UT Arlington Arlington, Texas 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4 * at Texas State San Marcos, Texas 4:30 p.m. JAN. 9 * TROY JONESBORO, ARK. 7:05 P.M. JAN. 11 * SOUTH ALABAMA JONESBORO, ARK. 7P.M. (SBN) Jan. 16 * at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 6 p.m. Jan. 18 * at WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 7 p.m. JAN. 25 * UALR JONESBORO, ARK. 7:05 P.M. Jan. 30 * at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. 7 p.m. Feb. 1 * at Troy Troy, Ala. 7:30 p.m. FEB. 4 LYON JONESBORO, ARK. 7:05 P.M. FEB. 10 * WKU JONESBORO, ARK. 7:05 P.M. Feb. 13 * at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 7:05 p.m. Feb. 15 * at Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 7:15 p.m. FEB. 20 * UT ARLINGTON JONESBORO, ARK. 7:05 P.M. FEB. 22 * TEXAS STATE JONESBORO, ARK. 7:05 P.M. March 1 * at UALR Little Rock, Ark. 7 p.m. MARCH 4 * GEORGIA STATE JONESBORO, ARK. 7:05 P.M. MARCH 6 * LOUISIANA-MONROE JONESBORO, ARK. 7:05 P.M. MARCH 8 * LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE JONESBORO, ARK. 7:05 P.M. March 13-16 Sun Belt Conference Championship New Orleans, La. TBA * Denotes Sun Belt Conference game; All times Central (CT) and subject to change; Home games in Bold
SUN BELT MEN S BASKETBALL Georgia State Panthers (2-5, 0-0 Sun Belt) Georgia State concluded a six-game road trip on Saturday and will now play three of its next four at home, starting with Young Harris on Wednesday. Redshirt-junior Ryan Harrow had one of the most impressive scoring performances in Georgia State history last week in the final game of the NIT Season Tipoff against Elon. Harrow scored 34 points, 19 in the second half, adding four assists and four rebounds to his total. The 34 points are the 24th-most scored in a single-game in school history, are the second most in the Sun Belt this year and were the most in the nation last Tuesday. In his first season with Georgia State, redshirt-junior Curtis Washington, a 6-9 transfer from Southern California, in showing that he could come close to averaging a double-double a game this season. Washington finished with a career-high 17 points against Elon in the final game of the NIT Season Tipoff and then grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds at FIU on Saturday. He is averaging 10.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game this year. In his first game with the Panthers, he tied a school-record with nine blocked shots. R.J. Hunter, who scored a GSU freshman record 527 points, has scored 109 points this year to surpass his dad Ron Hunter s career-total of 600 points when he played at Miami (Ohio). However, Ron still has bragging rights, helping Miami (Ohio) to three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Senior Devonta White scored his 1,000th career point in his last game last season and with 57 points scored this year, has 1,057 for his career. He needs 458 more points during his senior season to establish a new career school record. More remarkable is the fact he missed 10 games as a freshman with an ankle injury. DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME NOV. 9 SOUTHERN POLY ATLANTA, GA. W, 97-78 Nov. 12 at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. L, 80-86 Nov. 18 (1) vs. McNeese State Tuscaloosa, Ala. W, 96-70 (ESPN3) Nov. 19 (1) at Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. L, 58-75 (ESPN3) Nov. 25 (1) vs. Canisius Elon, N.C. L, 71-79 Nov. 26 (1) at Elon Elon, N.C. L, 85-90 Nov. 30 at Florida International Miami, Fla. L, 60-61 DEC. 4 YOUNG HARRIS ATLANTA, GA. 6:00 P.M. Dec. 7 at Southern Miss Hattiesburg, Miss. 3:00 p.m. DEC. 14 OLD DOMINION ATLANTA, GA. 1:00 P.M. DEC. 20 GEORGIA SOUTHERN ATLANTA, GA. 6:00 P.M. Dec. 22 at UTSA San Antonio, Texas 1:00 p.m. Dec. 29 at East Carolina Greenville, N.C. 12:00 p.m. JAN. 2 * TROY ATLANTA, GA. 6:00 P.M. Jan. 4 * at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 4:05 p.m. Jan. 9 * at WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 7 p.m. JAN. 16 * ARKANSAS STATE ATLANTA, GA. 6 P.M. JAN. 18 * UALR ATLANTA, GA. 1:30 P.M. Jan. 23 * at Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 7:15 p.m. Jan. 25 * at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. 4 p.m. JAN. 30 * SOUTH ALABAMA ATLANTA, GA. 6 P.M. FEB. 1 * UT ARLINGTON ATLANTA, GA. 7:30 P.M. (SBN) Feb. 6 * at UALR Little Rock, Ark. TBA FEB. 13 * TEXAS STATE ATLANTA, GA. 6 P.M. Feb. 15 * at Troy Troy, Ala. 7:30 p.m. FEB. 20 * LOUISIANA-MONROE ATLANTA, GA. 6 P.M. FEB. 22 * LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE ATLANTA, GA. 7:30 P.M. (SBN) Feb. 27 * at UT Arlington Arlington, Texas 7:30 p.m. March 1 * at Texas State San Marcos, Texas 4:30 p.m. March 4 * at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. TBA MARCH 8 * WKU ATLANTA, GA. 1:30 P.M. March 13-16 Sun Belt Conference Championship New Orleans, La. TBA (1) Preseason NIT (Hosts: Duke, Alabama, Rutgers, Arizona) * Denotes Sun Belt Conference game; All times Central (CT) and subject to change; Home games in Bold UL-Lafayette (5-2, 0-0 Sun Belt) The Louisiana Ragin Cajuns return to the court this week,traveling north to Ruston to face Louisiana Tech on Wednesday, Dec. 4 beginning at 6:30 p.m. CST in the Thomas Assembly Center. The Cajuns (5-2) carry a three-game win streak into the contest after toppling 2013 NCAA Tournament participant Northwestern State, 105-74, on Nov. 27 in the Cajundome. Sophomore Shawn Long picked right up where he left off last spring, registering double-doubles in four of the first seven games to rank 14th nationally. He enters the Louisiana Tech game leading the Sun Belt in both rebounding (11.6) and offensive rebounding (7.1), ranked second in blocks (3.1) and offensive rebounds (4.4), third in scoring (20.3) and fifth in field goal percentage (.585). Cajuns head coach Bob Marlin has often pointed out that in order to win tournaments, players who normally have smaller roles need to step up to offset playing games on back-to-back days. Xavian Rimmer did so vs. Coastal Carolina, scoring a career-high 21 points and grabbing seven rebounds in the title game victory in the EA Sports Maui on the Mainland. Rimmer came back against Northwestern State last week to score 20 points, going six-for-nine from the field (five-forseven from three-point) in 25 minutes of action. After ranking sixth nationally last year with 18 double-doubles, sophomore Shawn Long has started the year with four doubledoubles in the first seven games, achieving two before halftime. He scored 23 points with 14 rebounds in the season-opening win over Louisiana College. He needed just 18:07 to get his first double-double of the year, grabbing his 10th rebound of the night (to go with 14 points at the time) as part of an 18-point, 11-rebound effort in the first half. Against Northwestern State on Nov. 26, Long had 16 points and 12 rebounds at halftime, accomplishing the double-double with 2:51 to play. He finished with 22 points and 15 rebounds. Long did not have a double-double by halftime during the 2012-13 season. DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME NOV. 9 LOUISIANA COLLEGE LAFAYETTE, LA. W, 101-67 NOV. 12 MCNEESE STATE LAFAYETTE, LA. W, 92-66 Nov. 15 at Arkansas Fayeteville, Ark. L, 63-76 Nov. 17 at Baylor Waco, Texas L, 68-87 (FSSW) Nov. 23 (1) vs. Oakland Conway, S.C. W, 84-75 Nov. 24 (1) at Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. W, 73-69 NOV. 27 NORTHWESTERN STATE LAFAYETTE, LA. W, 105-74 Dec. 4 at Louisiana Tech Ruston, La. 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at Louisville Louisville, Ky. 12 p.m. (ESPN3) DEC. 14 HOUSTON LAFAYETTE, LA. 7:05 P.M. DEC. 17 CENTENARY LAFAYETTE, LA. 7:05 P.M. Dec. 19 at Jackson State Jackson, Miss. 7:30 p.m. DEC. 30 CENTRAL METHODIST LAFAYETTE, LA. 7:05 P.M. Jan. 4 * at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. 4 p.m. JAN. 11 * UT ARLINGTON LAFAYETTE, LA. 2 P.M. JAN. 13 * TEXAS STATE LAFAYETTE, LA. 6 P.M. (SBN) Jan. 16 * at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 7:05 p.m. Jan. 18 * at Troy Troy, Ala. 7:30 P.M. JAN. 23 * GEORGIA STATE LAFAYETTE, LA. 7:15 P.M. JAN. 25 * WKU LAFAYETTE, LA. 4:15 P.M. Jan. 30 * at UALR Little Rock, Ark. 7:05 p.m. FEB. 1 * LOUISIANA-MONROE LAFAYETTE, LA. 7:15 P.M. Feb. 6 * at UT Arlington Arlington, Texas 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 * at Texas State San Marcos, Texas 4:30 p.m. FEB. 13 * UALR LAFAYETTE, LA. 7:05 P.M. FEB. 15 * ARKANSAS STATE LAFAYETTE, LA. 7:15 P.M. FEB. 20 * TROY LAFAYETTE, LA. 7:05 P.M. Feb. 22 * at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 7:30 p.m. (SBN) MARCH 2 * SOUTH ALABAMA LAFAYETTE, LA. 3 P.M. (SBN) March 6 * at WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 7 p.m. March 8 * at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7:05 p.m. March 13-16 Sun Belt Conference Championship New Orleans, La. TBA (1) E.A. Sports Maui Mainland Invitational (Conway, S.C.) * Denotes Sun Belt Conference game; All times Central (CT) and subject to change; Home games in Bold
SUN BELT MEN S BASKETBALL UL-Monroe Warhawks (2-1, 0-0 Sun Belt) ULM will take the court again on Monday, Dec. 9 when it hosts Thomas (Ga.). The 17-day layoff is the longest stretch between games in ULM history ULM s 2-1 record is its best after three games since 2006-07 when the Warhawks went on to win the SBC West Division. ULM will look to reach the 3-1 mark for the first time since 2004-05 when it started 4-1 The Warhawks will look to improve to 2-0 at home for the first time since 2009-10. ULM won its home opener in a 86-52 thumping over Samford on Nov. 18 ULM is looking to win three consecutive games for the first time since 2007-08 when it defeated Alcorn State (Nov. 27), Iowa (Nov. 30) and Rice (Dec. 1) The Warhawks and the Night Hawks will meet for the first-ever time. ULM has also never played an opponent from the Sun Conference Senior Amos Olatayo matched his career-high with 30 points on 11-of- 13 shooting against NSU. He scored six of ULM s 10 points in overtime including the go-ahead bucket with 32 seconds remaining. Olatayo has scored in double-figures in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season. Against Northwestern State, it was his 11th career 20+ scoring game and his second in a row after tallying 22 against Samford. He was ULM s leading scorer in 2012-13, averaging 17 points per game in league action Four players have scored in double-figures for ULM in both of its last two contests. Junior Marvin Williams notched his first career doubledouble against Northwestern State with 13 points and 10 rebounds DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Nov. 8 at #5 Kansas Lawrence, Kans. L, 63-80 (ESPN3) NOV. 18 SAMFORD MONROE, LA. W, 86-52 Nov. 21 at Northwestern State Natchitoches, La. W, 84-80 (OT) DEC. 9 THOMAS MONROE, LA. 7 P.M. Dec. 14 at LSU Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. (CST) Dec. 18 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 6 p.m. (CSS) DEC. 22 LOUISIANA TECH MONROE, LA. 7 P.M. Dec. 27 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 6 p.m. JAN. 4 * LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE MONROE, LA. 4 P.M. Jan. 9 * at UT Arlington Arlington, Texas 12 p.m. JAN. 11 * TEXAS STATE MONROE, LA. 4 P.M. Jan. 16 * at Troy Troy, Ala. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 * at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 7:30 p.m. (SBN) JAN. 23 * WKU MONROE, LA. 7 P.M. JAN. 25 * GEORGIA STATE MONROE, LA. 4 P.M. JAN. 30 * ARKANSAS STATE MONROE, LA. 7 P.M. Feb. 1 * at Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 7:15 p.m. Feb. 6 * at Texas State San Marcos, Texas 7 p.m. FEB. 13 * UT ARLINGTON MONROE, LA. 7 P.M. FEB. 15 * UALR MONROE, LA. 2 P.M. Feb. 20 * at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 6 p.m. Feb. 22 * at WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 7 p.m. FEB. 27 * SOUTH ALABAMA MONROE, LA. 7 P.M. MARCH 1 * TROY MONROE, LA. 4 P.M. March 6 * at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7:05 p.m. March 8 * at UALR Little Rock, Ark. 7 p.m. March 13-16 Sun Belt Conference Championship New Orleans, La. TBA * Denotes Sun Belt Conference game; All times Central (CT) and subject to change; Home games in Bold South Alabama Jaguars (5-3, 0-0 Sun Belt) USA has led each game this season at halftime by an average of 12.0 points and the 21-point advantage Monday against Spring Hill is a new season high. USA is averaging 41.0 points in the first half while shooting 47.3 percent from the floor and 49.0 percent from 3-point land. Defensively, the Jags are holding the opposing team to just 29.0 points before the break. South Alabama s 91-41 win over Spring Hill is tied for the fourthlargest victory in school history. The Jags last scored 90 or more in regulation Dec. 11, 2011 against Alcorn State. South Alabama s 12 straight wins over Spring Hill is tied for the second-longest active streak against an opponent The Jaguars had their best second half of the season Monday vs. Spring Hill, scoring 47 points while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor (both season highs). The team had been converting 32.3 percent from the floor in the second half coming into the night. USA had a positive assist-turnover ratio (13 assists, nine turnovers) Monday for the second time in the last three games. The team is averaging 8.7 turnovers in their last three outings after averaging 15.4 miscues in the first five. Mychal Ammons scored 15 of his season-high 17 points Monday in the first half, hitting three of his four 3-point attempts. He averaged 5.2 points in his previous five games after going for 13 and 16 points in the first two. Augustine Rubit averaged 16.5 points and 9.0 rebounds last weekend and moved into second place on the Sun Belt Conference s career rebounding list with 971. He needs 40 rebounds to take over the top spot in league history. He scored 18 points in just 19 minutes of work on Monday and led all scorers with 15 points Saturday at Middle Tennessee. DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME NOV. 8 DETROIT MOBILE, ALA. W, 74-58 Nov. 12 at Texas Austin, Texas L, 77-84 (Longhorn Network) NOV. 18 WILLIAM CAREY MOBILE, ALA. W, 76-53 NOV. 22 (1) SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI MOBILE, ALA. L, 59-66 NOV. 23 (1) WRIGHT STATE MOBILE, ALA. W, 74-70 NOV. 24 (1) HOUSTON BAPTIST MOBILE, ALA. W, 79-59 Nov. 30 at Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tenn. L, 55-65 (CSS) DEC. 2 SPRING HILL MOBILE, ALA. W, 91-41 Dec. 7 at Rice Houston, Texas 2 p.m. Dec. 14 at Gonzaga Seattle, Wash. 9 p.m. (Root Sports) DEC. 17 DILLARD MOBILE, ALA. 7:05 P.M. Dec. 21 vs. Arkansas Little Rock, Ark. 7 p.m. Dec. 28 at New Mexico State Las Cruces, N.M. 8 p.m. JAN. 2 * WKU MOBILE, ALA. TBA JAN. 4 * GEORGIA STATE MOBILE, ALA. 4:05 P.M. Jan. 9 * at UALR Little Rock, Ark. 7 p.m. Jan. 11 * at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7 p.m. (SBN) JAN. 16 * LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE MOBILE, ALA. 7:05 P.M. JAN. 18 * LOUISIANA-MONROE MOBILE, ALA. 7:30 P.M. (SBN) Jan. 25 * at UT Arlington Arlington, Texas 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 * at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 6 p.m. FEB. 1 * UALR MOBILE, ALA. 4:05 P.M. Feb. 6 * at Troy Troy, Ala. 7:30 p.m. FEB. 13 * ARKANSAS STATE MOBILE, ALA. 7:05 P.M. Feb. 15 * at WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 7 p.m. Feb. 20 * at Texas State San Marcos, Texas 7 p.m. FEB. 22 * TROY MOBILE, ALA. 7:05 P.M. Feb. 27 * at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. 7 p.m. March 2 * at Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 3 p.m. (SBN) MARCH 6 * TEXAS STATE MOBILE, ALA. 7:05 P.M. MARCH 8 * UT ARLINGTON MOBILE, ALA. 7:05 P.M. March 13-16 Sun Belt Conference Championship New Orleans, La. TBA (1) 2013 Cure UCD Classic by Plan BC3 (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico) * Denotes Sun Belt Conference game; All times Central (CT) and subject to change; Home games in Bold
SUN BELT MEN S BASKETBALL UT Arlington Mavericks (2-6, 0-0 Sun Belt) UT Arlington is on a five-game losing streak, the program s longest since losing six straight during the 2010-11 season. The Mavericks are 0-5 on the road for the first time since the 2002-03 season. Senior G Reger Dowell is 10th nationally in scoring at 23.6 points per game. Dowell scored career-high 35 (tied for 20th in UTA history) vs. Howard Payne and scored at least 20 in the first seven games of the season. That streak was snapped Friday at Texas with 17 points. Senior F Brandon Edwards is 14th nationally in rebounding at 10.6 per game. He has five double-doubles this season and had a streak of four in a row snapped at Texas. He began season 17th on UTA s all-time rebounding list and is now up to ninth. Edwards also scored a careerhigh 30 points at Eastern Michigan. Scott Cross is second all-time in wins at UTA with 124. Eddie Mc- Carter (162 from 1993-2006) is the leader. Cross passed Bob Snake LeGrande (122) on Nov. 12 vs. Samford. UT Arlington s 2-6 start is the worst in Cross eight years as head coach. The last time the Mavericks started 2-6 was the 2000-01 season under McCarter. At least four Mavs scored double figures in five games this season: Boise State (4), Samford (5), Howard Payne (4), Robert Morris (5) and Texas (4). Cross has used three starting lineups through eight games. Dowell, Edwards, junior G Lonnie McClanahan and junior F Vincent Dillard have started all seven games. The center position has seen three different starters: junior Stuart Lagerson (4 starts), freshman Jorge Bilbao (2) and junior Anthony Walker (2). DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Nov. 8 at Boise State Boise, Id. L, 87-116 NOV. 12 SAMFORD ARLINGTON, TEXAS W, 88-75 NOV. 13 HOWARD PAYNE ARLINGTON, TEXAS W, 111-64 NOV. 15 (1) CLEVELAND STATE ARLINGTON, TEXAS L, 73-83 Nov. 19 (1) at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. L, 76-105 (CSS) Nov. 21 (1) at Robert Morris Pittsburgh, Pa. L, 81-88 Nov. 23 (1) at Eastern Michigan Ypsilanti, Mich. L, 69-74 Nov. 29 at Texas Austin, Texas L, 69-72 (Longhorn Network) DEC. 3 DALLAS BAPTIST ARLINGTON, TEXAS 7:30 P.M. DEC. 7 WEBER STATE ARLINGTON, TEXAS 7:30 P.M. Dec. 14 at Houston Baptist Houston, Texas 7:30 P.M. Dec. 17 at Oklahoma Norman, Okla. 7 p.m. (Sooner Sports) DEC. 21 CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD ARLINGTON, TEXAS 1 P.M. JAN. 2 * ARKANSAS STATE ARLINGTON, TEXAS 7:30 P.M. JAN. 4 * UALR ARLINGTON, TEXAS 5 P.M. JAN. 9 * LOUISIANA-MONROE ARLINGTON, TEXAS 12 P.M. Jan. 11 * at Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 2 p.m. Jan. 18 * at Texas State San Marcos, Texas 4:30 p.m. JAN. 23 * TROY ARLINGTON, TEXAS 8 P.M. (SBN) JAN. 25 * SOUTH ALABAMA ARLINGTON, TEXAS 7:30 P.M. Jan. 30 * at WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 7 p.m. Feb. 1 * at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 7:30 p.m. (SBN) FEB. 6 * LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE ARLINGTON, TEXAS 7:30 P.M. Feb. 13 * at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. 7 p.m. FEB. 15 * TEXAS STATE ARLINGTON, TEXAS 7:30 P.M. Feb. 20 * at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7 p.m. Feb. 22 * at UALR Little Rock, Ark. 7 p.m. FEB. 27 * GEORGIA STATE ARLINGTON, TEXAS 7:30 P.M. MARCH 1 * WKU ARLINGTON, TEXAS 7:30 P.M. March 6 * at Troy Troy, Ala. 7 p.m. March 8 * at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 7:05 p.m. March 13-16 Sun Belt Conference Championship New Orleans, La. TBA (1) Keightley Classic * Denotes Sun Belt Conference game; All times Central (CT) and subject to change; Home games in Bold Texas State Bobcats (2-6, 0-0 Sun Belt) Texas State won its first two games of the season, claiming the runner-up trophy at the Cure UCD Classic in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The Bobcats beat Tulane 70-52 before beating Northern Kentucky 70-61. The Bobcats held Tulane to just 40 field goal attempts on Friday. That is the fewest attempts by a Texas State opponent since Dec. 1, 2009 when the team faced Texas A&M International. Texas State held three straight opponents to 61 points or fewer last week. The last time the team has accomplished that feat is Feb. 2-9, 2011 as the Bobcats went 3-0 during that stretch. The Bobcats seemed to find their range from long distance in Puerto Vallarta. The team hit a season-high 11 three-pointers against Northern Kentucky and followed it up with seven against Southeast Missouri. Texas State has found its offensive rhythm the last three games scoring 70 points or more in all three games of the Cure UCD Classic topped by a season-high 74 points against Southeast Missouri in the Cure UCD Championship game. DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Nov. 8 at Houston Houston, Texas L, 70-76 (ESPN3) NOV. 12 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS L, 57-64 Nov. 16 at Oral Roberts Tulsa, Okla. L, 65-82 Nov. 20 at SMU Dallas, Texas L, 49-70 (ESPN3) NOV. 25 SOUTH DAKOTA SAN MARCOS, TEXAS L, 56-57 Nov. 29 (1) vs. Tulane Puerto Vallarta, Mexico W, 70-52 Nov. 30 (1) vs. Northern Kentucky Puerto Vallarta, Mexico W, 70-61 Dec. 1 (1) vs. Southeast Missouri Puerto Vallarta, Mexico L, 74-82 DEC. 4 (1) CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 7 P.M. Dec. 14 at Texas Austin, Texas 7 p.m. (Longhorn Network) Dec. 19 at Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 8 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) DEC. 21 UT-TYLER SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 4:30 P.M. DEC. 30 LIU-BROOKLYN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 7 P.M. JAN. 2 * UALR SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 7:30 P.M. JAN. 4 * ARKANSAS STATE SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 4:30 P.M. Jan. 11 * at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. 4 p.m. Jan. 13 * at Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 6 p.m. (SBN) JAN. 18 * UT ARLINGTON SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 4:30 P.M. Jan. 23 * at UALR Little Rock, Ark. 7 p.m. JAN. 25 * TROY SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 4:30 P.M. Feb. 1 * at Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky. 7 p.m. FEB. 6 * LOUISIANA-MONROE SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 7 P.M. FEB. 8 * LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 4:30 P.M. Feb. 13 * at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 7 p.m. Feb. 15 * at UT Arlington Arlington, Texas 7:30 p.m. FEB. 20 * SOUTH ALABAMA SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 7 P.M. Feb. 22 * at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7:05 p.m. FEB. 27 * WESTERN KENTUCKY SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 7 P.M. MARCH 1 * GEORGIA STATE SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 4:30 P.M. March 6 * at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 7:05 p.m. March 8 * at Troy Troy, Ala. 7:30 p.m. March 13-16 Sun Belt Conference Championship New Orleans, La. TBA (1) 2013 Cure UCD Classic by Plan BC3 (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico) * Denotes Sun Belt Conference game; All times Central (CT) and subject to change; Home games in Bold
SUN BELT MEN S BASKETBALL Troy Trojans (3-3, 0-0 Sun Belt) Troy finished last week 1-1, with a pair of tightly contested matchups. The Trojans began the week with a 60-53 loss at Central Arkansas. Troy got up by as many as eight points early in the second half but couldn t hold on, as turnovers and missed shots plagued the team. Antoine Myers led the way with 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting, but also led the squad with five turnovers. A return home brought back the winning ways, as Troy knocked off Alcorn State on Monday night, 73-70, in double overtime. Troy failed to hit a field goal in the extra minutes, going 0-of-10, but relied on the charity stripe to get the win, hitting 13-of-16 from the line. The Trojans needed some last second heroics from Wes Hinton twice to get the win. Hinton had the game-tying tip-in with four seconds remaining in regulation, as well as a free throw late in the first overtime to level the score. Myers had another tremendous performance, finishing with 19 points. He shot just 4-of-7 from the field, but hit 11-of-12 free throw attempts. Hinton and Kevin Thomas put up identical numbers, as both finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds. All five starters scored in double figures. Monday was Troy s first double-overtime game since falling to Utah Valley at home last season, 86-82. Troy hadn t won a double-overtime game since taking down Louisiana-Lafayette on February 11, 2006, 75-73. DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Nov. 8 at Ole Miss Oxford, MIss. L, 54-69 NOV. 11 LAGRANGE TROY, ALA. W, 102-69 Nov. 14 at UAB Birmingham, Ala. L, 69-81 NOV. 19 NICHOLLS STATE TROY, ALA. W, 77-62 Nov. 26 at Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. L, 53-60 DEC. 2 ALCORN STATE TROY, ALA. W, 73-70 (CT) DEC. 7 ALABAMA STATE TROY, ALA. 7 P.M. Dec. 15 at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 5 p.m. (FS MIdwest) Dec. 19 (1) vs. UC Santa Barbara Logan, Utah 6:30 p.m. Dec. 20 (1) vs. Western Illinois Logan, Utah 6:30 p.m. Dec. 21 (1) at Uah State Logan, Utah 9:05 p.m. DEC. 28 BELHAVEN TROY, ALA. 7 P.M. Jan. 2 * at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 6 p.m. JAN. 4 * WKU TROY, ALA. 12:00 P.M. (SBN) Jan. 9 * at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7:05 p.m. Jan. 11 * at UALR Little Rock, Ark. 7 p.m. JAN. 16 * LOUISIANA-MONROE TROY, ALA. 7:30 P.M. JAN. 18 * LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE TROY, ALA. 7:30 P.M. Jan. 23 * at UT Arlington Arlington, Texas 8 p.m. (SBN) Jan. 25 * at Texas State San Marcos, Texas 4:30 p.m. FEB. 1 * ARKANSAS STATE TROY, ALA. 7:30 P.M. FEB. 6 * SOUTH ALABAMA TROY, ALA. 7:30 P.M. Feb. 13 * at WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 7 p.m. FEB. 15 * GEORGIA STATE TROY, ALA. 7:30 P.M. Feb. 20 * at Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 7:05 p.m. Feb. 22 * at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 7 p.m. FEB. 27 * UALR TROY, ALA. 7 P.M. March 1 * at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. 4 p.m. MARCH 6 * UT ARLINGTON TROY, ALA. 7 P.M. MARCH 8 * TEXAS STATE TROY, ALA. 7:30 P.M. March 13-16 Sun Belt Conference Championship New Orleans, La. TBA (1) Basketball Travelers Classic (Logan, Utah) * Denotes Sun Belt Conference game; All times Central (CT) and subject to change; Home games in Bold WKU Hilltoppers (4-3, 0-0 Sun Belt) WKU went 1-2 last week, dropping a pair of road games at Marshall on November 26 and at Bowling Green State on December 2 while capturing a win against Eastern Illinois on November 30. With the win over the Panthers, WKU has now won nine-straight non-conference home games, but the 74-64 loss at Marshall snapped a streak of the Hilltopper defense holding nine-straight opponents under 70 points dating back to last season. During the three games, T.J. Price led the Hilltoppers with 16.0 points per game and a total of nine three-pointers. George Fant averaged 13.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, and he led the team with an average of 30.0 minutes played per game. WKU came into the game against Bowling Green State allowing the 21st-fewest points per game in the nation. DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Nov. 12 at #16 Wichita State Wichita, Kan. L, 49-66 (ESPN2) NOV. 16 EAST TENNESSEE STATE BOWLING GREEN, KY. W, 57-50 NOV. 21 UNC WILMINGTON BOWLING GREEN, KY. W, 73-58 NOV. 23 SAMFORD BOWLING GREEN, KY. W, 67-64 Nov. 26 at Marshall Huntington, W.V. L, 64-74 NOV. 30 EASTERN ILLINOIS BOWLING GREEN, KY. W, 68-53 Dec. 2 at Bowling Green State Bowling Green, Ohio L, 62-74 Dec. 7 at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 3:05 p.m. Dec. 14 at Louisville Louisville, Ky. 11 a.m. (ESPN2) DEC. 18 SOUTHERN MISS BOWLING GREEN, KY. 7 P.M. DEC. 21 MURRAY STATE BOWLING GREEN, KY. 1 P.M. DEC. 28 BRESCIA (KY.) BOWLING GREEN, KY. 7 P.M. DEC. 30 OLE MISS BOWLING GREEN, KY. 7 P.M. Jan. 2 * at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. TBA Jan. 4 * at Troy Troy, Ala. 12 p.m. (SBN) JAN. 9 * GEORGIA STATE BOWLING GREEN, KY. 7 P.M. JAN. 16 * UALR BOWLING GREEN, KY. 7 P.M. Jan. 18 * Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7 p.m. Jan. 23 * at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. 7 p.m. Jan. 25 * at Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 4:15 p.m. JAN. 30 * UT ARLINGTON BOWLING GREEN, KY. 7 P.M. FEB. 1 * TEXAS STATE BOWLING GREEN, KY. 7 P.M. Feb. 8 * at UALR Little Rock, Ark. 7 p.m. Feb. 10 * at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7:05 p.m. FEB. 13 * TROY BOWLING GREEN, KY. 7 P.M. FEB. 15 * SOUTH ALABAMA BOWLING GREEN, KY. 7 P.M. FEB. 22 * LOUISIANA-MONROE BOWLING GREEN, KY. 7 P.M. Feb. 27 * at Texas State San Marcos, Texas 7 p.m. March 1 * at UT Arlington Arlington, Texas 7:30 p.m. MARCH 6 * LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE BOWLING GREEN, KY. 7 P.M. March 8 * at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 1:30 p.m. March 13-16 Sun Belt Conference Championship New Orleans, La. TBA * Denotes Sun Belt Conference game; All times Central (CT) and subject to change; Home games in Bold
2014 CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET 2014 SUN BELT MEN S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP MARCH 13-16 - NEW ORLEANS, LA - HOST: SUN BELT CONFERENCE Opening Round Thursday, March 13 Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 Semifinals Saturday, March 15 Championship Sunday, March 16 No. 5 Seed 6 p.m. (CT) Sun Belt Network No. 8 Seed 6 p.m. (CT) Sun Belt Network No. 4 Seed 2 p.m. (CT) Sun Belt Network No. 1 Seed 12 p.m. (CT) ESPN2 Champion No. 2 Seed No. 3 Seed 4:30 p.m. (CT) Sun Belt Network No. 6 Seed 8:30 p.m. (CT) Sun Belt Network 8:30 p.m. (CT) Sun Belt Network No. 7 Seed Top (8) seeds from regular-season will advance to the SBC Championship. All times are Central time and subject to change without notice.