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1 QUICK FACTS Location...Arlington, Texas Founded (Senior College in 1959) Enrollment... 25,000 Colors... Royal Blue and White with Orange trim 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 Athletics Website... COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Scott Cross Alma Mater...UT Arlington 98 Record at UT Arlington (two seasons) Career Record... same Assistant Coach...Reggie Brown Alma Mater...UT Arlington 99 Assistant Coach...Derrick Daniels Alma Mater... Texas Wesleyan 04 Assistant Coach...Allan Adams Alma Mater... Georgia 95 Director of Operations...Zak Buncik Alma Mater...UT Arlington, 07 Basketball Office Phone...(817) FACILITY Home Arena...Texas Hall Capacity...3,600 Press Row Phone TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record SLC Record/Finish (7th of 12) Final Ranking...None Starters R/L... 2/3 Letterwinners R/L... 7/5 HISTORY First Year of Basketball All-Time Record NCAA Tournament Appearances...1 (2008) NIT Tournament Appearances...1 (1981) SPORTS INFORMATION Athletics Comm. Director...Darrin Scheid Office Phone...(817) Cell Phone...(817) dscheid@uta.edu Sports Information Director... Scott Lacefield Office Phone slacefield@uta.edu Asst. SID...Kristyna Mancias Office Phone kmancias@uta.edu SID Fax...(817) Press Row Phone SID Mailing Address UTA Box Arlington, TX The Mavericks tough zone defense goes against No. 2 Memphis at last season s NCAA Tournament. It was UT Arlington s second postseason appearance ever and first in the NCAA Tournament. MEET THE MAVERICKS Roge r Guignard Tommy Moffitt Jeremy Smith Trey Parker Brandon Long Anthony Vereen Jeremy DeWalt Marquez Haynes Dwight Gentry II LaMarcus Reed III The Newcomers A UT Arlington fan cheers on the Mavericks at the 2008 NCAA Tournament in Little Rock, Ark. TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA INFORMATION Media Information THE SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE SLC Office SLC Tournament Bracket SLC Composite Schedule...6 TEAM INFORMATION Photo Page/Rosters Outlook SLC Preseason Polls/Teams COACHES Head Coach Scott Cross Assistant Coach Reggie Brown Assistant Coach Derrick Daniels Assistant Coach Allan Adams Director of Operations Zak Buncik OPPONENTS Non-Conference Opponents SID Contact List/Press Row Phones Southland Conference Opponents All-Time Series Records IN REVIEW in Review Team Statistics Game-By-Game Recap Final SLC Statistics ALL-TIME RECORD BOOK Team Single-Game Records Team Season Leaders Point, 20-Rebound, 10-Assist Club Individual Single Game Records Double-Doubles/Yearly Individual Leaders All-Time Results/Milestone Victories Yearly Individual Leaders/Overtime Games Year-By-Year Team Statistics Individual Season Records Individual Career Records ,000-Point, 275-Assist Club Rebound Club All-Time Roster Year-By-Year Results Southland Conference Records NCAA Tournament Bracket UT ARLINGTON The University of Texas at Arlington President James Spaniolo Director of Athletics Pete Carlon UT Arlington Athletics Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Distinguished Alumni SLC Tournament Champions 1

2 Media Information MEDIA INFORMATION The edition of The UT Arlington 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 UT Arlington Sports Information Office to arrange easy access to players and coaches prior to or following practice. Practice times vary. Contact the UT Arlington Sports Information Office for practice times. UT Arlington Sports Information Staff Darrin Scheid Athletics Comm. Director dscheid@uta.edu ~ Golf ~ Track and Field ~ Scott Lacefield Sports Information Director slacefield@uta.edu ~ Volleyball ~ Baseball Texas Hall Press Row Sports Information Office Fax The Official Athletic Website of UT Arlington Athletics Kristyna Mancias Assistant Sports Information Director kmancias@uta.edu ~ Tennis ~ Softball ~ Women s. Basketball PHONE INTERVIEWS The UT Arlington 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 UT Arlington Athletics Department policy, individual phone numbers of studentathletes may not be released. UT ARLINGTON SPORTS INFORMATION The UT Arlington 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 UT Arlington men s basketball program, including updated statistics, results, press releases and historical archives, go to the UT Arlington Athletic Department s official website at: 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 UT Arlington Guide was edited and designed by Darrin Scheid. Cover design by Dave Seymour. Photography: Robert Crosby, Beth Henry, Jose Valdez, UT Arlington publications; NBA/Getty Images, Dennis Hodges, Don Anders, Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau, Arlington Convention and Visitor s Bureau and the Fort Worth Zoo. Printing: Multi-Ad, Peoria, Illinois. 2

3 Dallas Morning News Bobbi Roquemore, beat writer Phone: (214) Keith Campbell, college editor Phone: (214) Garry Leavell, sports editor Phone: (214) Fax: (214) PO Box Dallas, TX Fort Worth Star-Telegram Angel Verdejo, beat writer Office Phone: (817) FAX: (817) Joe Garza, college sports editor Phone: (817) Fax: (817) P.O. Box 1870 Fort Worth, TX Associated Press Dallas Jamie Aron, sports editor Phone: (972) Fax: (972) LBJ Freeway #300 Dallas, Texas Houston Chronicle Michael Murphy, beat writer Dan Cunningham, sports editor 801 Texas Ave., Houston, TX Phone: (713) or (713) FAX: (713) Bissonnet #41 Houston, TX Corpus Christi Caller-Times Lee Goddard, beat writer Phone: (361) UT Arlington San Antonio Express News Clint Hale, beat writer Steve Quintana, asst. M.E./Sports Phone: (210) FAX: (210) P.O. Box 2171 San Antonio, TX Waco Tribune-Herald Kim Gorum, sports editor Phone: (254) FAX: (254) P.O. Box 2588 Waco, TX UT Arlington Shorthorn Stephen Peters, beat writer Justin Rains, sports editor Phone: (817) Fax: (817) UTA Box Arlington, TX UT Arlington Radio David Mannering, sports director UTA Box Arlington, TX Phone: (817) Texas State Radio Network Roger Emrich, sports director 4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 500 Dallas, TX Phone: (214) ESPN.Com John Tejeda, college basketball assignment editor Phone ( ) FAX: (860) KIA Southwest Sports Report Josh Roe, host KFWD -TV Young St.. Dallas, TX WFAA TV (ABC-Channel 8) Dale Hansen, sports director George Riba, sports reporter Phone: (214) or (214) Young St. Dallas, TX KDFW (Fox 4) Mike Doocy, sports anchor Phone: (214) N. Griffin Dallas, TX KXAS (NBC-Channel 5) Newy Scruggs, sports director 3900 Barnett St. Fort Worth, TX Phone: (817) or (817) Media Outlets KTVT (CBS-Channel 11) Babe Laufenburg, sports director Steve Dennis, sports reporter Phone: (817) ext Bridge St. Fort Worth, TX Time Warner Cable Metro Sports John Nelson, announcer Kurt Wallace, production manager Phone: (817) Matlock Dr. Arlington, TX KTCK (The Ticket - AM 1310) Phone: (214) FAX: (972) Maple Ave., Suite 1310 Dallas, TX ESPN Radio (103.3 FM) Dave Shore, sports director 2221 East Blvd., Suite 300 Arlington, TX Phone: (817) ext. 778 WBAP (News Talk 820) Hal Jay, morning host (haljay@wbap.com) FAX: (817) East Lamar Blvd., Suite 300 Arlington, TX Austin American Statesman Randy Riggs, college sports writer (rriggs@statesman.com) P.O. Box 670 Austin, TX Phone: (512) or (512) FAX: (512) Beaumont Enterprise Rush Wood, beat writer Michael Peters, sports editor P.O. Box 3071 Beaumont, TX Phone: (409) FAX: (409) SLC Tournament Champions 3

4 The Southland Conference Tom Burnett Commissioner Tina Cheatham Assoc. Commissioner for Championships Jenny Orndorff Assoc. Commissioner/ External Affairs Jack Key Assoc. Commissioner/ Chief Financial Officer Stephanie McDonald Asst. Commissioner for Institutional Services Bruce Ludlow Assoc. Commissioner Todd Lamb Assist. Commissioner/ Communications 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 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 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 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, The league has also experienced first round wins in the 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984 and 2006 tournaments, while winning an opening round game in 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, The team did rebound to finish third in the tournament, knocking off Florida, 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 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 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

5 2009 Southland Tournament March 12, 13, 15, 2009 Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game One Thursday, March 12 Noon Game Five Friday, March 13 6 p.m. Game Two Thursday, March 12 2:30 p.m. Championship Sunday, March 15 Noon Champion NCAA Tournament Automatic Bid Game Three Thursday, March 12 6 p.m. Game Six Friday, March 13 8:30 p.m. Game Four Thursday, March 12 8:30 p.m. Tournament Championship Titles Louisiana-Monroe 6 Lamar 3 Louisiana Tech 3 McNeese State 2 Nicholls State 2 Northwestern State 2 UTSA 2 Texas State 2 Sam Houston State 1 Southeastern Louisiana 1 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1 UT Arlington 1 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 North Texas 1 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 2000 Lamar 2001 Northwestern State 2002 McNeese State 2003 Sam Houston State 2004 UTSA 2005 Southeastern Louisiana 2006 Northwestern State 2007 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2008 UT Arlington 2008 SLC Tournament Champions 5

6 SLC Composite Schedule UT Arlington at Houston Baptist...7:05 p.m. UC-Santa Barbara at Nicholls...8 p.m. Texas State at Northern Colorado... 8:05 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi vs.... TBA Central Arkansas vs. The Citadel... TBA 27 Northwestern State at Arkansas (ESPN2)...5:05 p.m. Georgia State at UTSA...7 p.m. 28 Sam Houston State at Texas A&M...7 p.m. Lamar at Central Arkansas...7 p.m. Northwestern State at McNeese State...7 p.m. Sam Houston State at UTSA...7 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana at Texas State...7 p.m. UT Arlington at A&M-Corpus Christi...7 p.m SLC TV Network Broadcast Schedule Jan. 10 Sam Houston State at Stephen F. Austin... 2 p.m. Jan. 17 Texas State at Central Arkansas... 2 p.m. Jan. 31 A&M-Corpus Christi at Sam Houston State... 2 p.m. Feb. 7 UTSA at Southeastern Louisiana... 2 p.m. Feb. 14 UTSA at UT Arlington... 2 p.m. Feb. 21 Northwestern State at Lamar... 7 p.m. Feb. 28 McNeese State at Nicholls... 2 p.m. Mar. 7 Wildcard Game (TBA)... 2 p.m. Mar. 13 Tournament Semifinal p.m. Mar. 13 Tournament Semifinal :30 p.m. NOVEMBER 6 Mary Hardin-Baylor at UTSA...7 p.m. 14 Schreiner at Sam Houston State...3:30 p.m. Howard Payne at Stephen F. Austin...7 p.m. UTSA at Oklahoma State...7 p.m. A&M-Kingsville at A&M-Corpus Christi...7 p.m. Southeastern La. at Arkansas...7:05 p.m. Texas State vs. Cal State Fullerton...10 p.m. 15 Northwestern State at Indiana (BTN)...6 p.m. McNeese State at Tulane...7 p.m. Louisiana College at Lamar...7:05 p.m. Hardin-Simmons at UT Arlington...8 p.m. 16 Central Arkansas at Northwestern (BTN)...1 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi at Illinois (BTN)... 4:30 p.m. Texas State vs. San Francisco...7:30 p.m. 17 Sam Houston State at Texas Tech (TTTN)...7 p.m. Miles College at Southeastern La....7 p.m. UTSA at Iowa...7 p.m. 18 Stephen F. Austin at Texas A&M...7 p.m. Texas Wesleyan at UT Arlington...7 p.m. Lamar at Louisiana-Lafayette...7:05 p.m. East Baptist at Northwestern State...7:45 p.m. 19 New Orleans at Nicholls... 6:30 p.m. Bacone at Central Arkansas...7 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi at Northwestern (BTN)...7 p.m. Huston-Tillotson at Texas State...7 p.m. 20 McNeese State at Louisiana-Monroe...7 p.m. North Texas at Sam Houston State...7 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana at Lipscomb...8:15 p.m. 21 Northwestern State vs. Centenary...4 p.m. 22 Dillard at McNeese State...3 p.m. UNC Greensboro at Central Arkansas...7 p.m. East Central (Okla.) at UTSA...7 p.m. Denver at Lamar...7:05 p.m. UT Arlington at Eastern Washington... 9:05 p.m. Nicholls at Tulane... TBA 23 Northwestern State at LSU...2 p.m. 25 W. Michigan at Sam Houston State...7 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana at Texas Tech (TTTN)...7 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at. Louisiana-Monroe...7 p.m. UT Tyler at UT Arlington...7 p.m. McMurry at UTSA...7 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi at Tulsa...7 p.m. Lamar at Rice...7:05 p.m. 26 Central Arkansas at Vanderbilt...7 p.m. Texas State at Wyoming...8 p.m. 28 A&M-Corpus Christi vs. Jackson State... 2:30 p.m. Northwestern State vs. Alcorn State... 4:30 p.m. Nicholls at Illinois State...6 p.m. Florida Atlantic at McNeese State...7 p.m. 29 Dillard at Southeastern Louisiana...3 p.m. Northwestern State vs. Troy... 4:30 p.m. Wright State at Sam Houston State...7 p.m. Texas College at Stephen F. Austin...7 p.m. Lyon College at Lamar...7:05 p.m. 30 Winston-Salem at Nicholls...1 p.m. Central Arkansas vs. South Dakota State... TBA DECEMBER 1 Centenary at Northwestern State...7:45 p.m. 2 Jackson State at Stephen F. Austin...6 p.m. UTSA at Navy...6 p.m. McNeese State at Louisiana-Lafayette...7 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana at Southern...7 p.m. 3 Lamar at Kentucky (FSNS)...6 p.m. William Woods at Central Arkansas...7 p.m. Sam Houston State at North Texas...7 p.m. St. Edward s at A&M-Corpus Christi...7 p.m. SW Assemblies of God at Texas State...7 p.m. 4 UTSA at Rice...7 p.m. 5 Denver vs. UT Arlington...8 p.m. 6 Southern at Nicholls...3 p.m. Southern-New Orleans at Southeastern La....3 p.m. Texas State at Rice...3 p.m. Lamar at Ohio... 4:30 p.m. Texas Wesleyan at Stephen F. Austin...6 p.m. Northwestern State at Miami (Ohio)...7 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi at TCU...7 p.m. Sam Houston State at Texas-El Paso...8 p.m. UT Arlington at Montana...8 p.m. 7 Lamar at Indiana State... 6:30 p.m. 8 Lamar at Louisville...7 p.m. A&M-International at A&M-Corpus Christi...7 p.m. 9 Texas College at Sam Houston State...7 p.m. 10 Huston Tillotson at Nicholls... 6:30 p.m. Louisiana College at McNeese State...7 p.m. 12 Stephen F. Austin vs. TBA... TBA 13 Louisiana-Monroe at McNeese State...3 p.m. LSU-Shreveport at Northwestern State...4 p.m. Southeastern La. at Florida Atlantic...6 p.m. Central Arkansas at Missouri State...7 p.m. Nicholls at Southern...7 p.m. Jarvis Christian at Sam Houston State...7 p.m. Texas Tech at Lamar...7:05 p.m. Stephen F. Austin vs. TBA... TBA Texas State at Texas (FSNSW)... TBA UT Arlington at Marshall... TBA 14 Oklahoma State at A&M-Corpus Christi (CSN)...3 p.m. 15 Dillard at Nicholls... 6:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech at McNeese State...7 p.m. New Orleans at Texas State...7 p.m. 16 Millsaps at Southeastern Louisiana...7 p.m. 17 Eccleasia at Central Arkansas...7 p.m. Nicholls at LSU (CST)...7 p.m. Northwestern State at Grambling...7 p.m. 18 A&M-Corpus Christi at Savannah State...6 p.m. McNeese State at Southern Mississippi...7 p.m. UTSA at Texas-Pan American... TBA 19 Stephen F. Austin vs. Austin Peay...7:05 p.m. 20 Northwestern State at Houston Baptist... 2:05 p.m. Jackson State at Southeastern Louisiana...3 p.m. Bowling Green at Central Arkansas...4 p.m. Huston Tillotson at Lamar...7:05 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at Arkansas...7:05 p.m. UT Arlington at Baylor... 8:30 p.m. 21 Prairie View A&M at Texas State...2 p.m. Sam Houston State at Louisiana-Lafayette...4:15 p.m. 22 A&M-Corpus Christi at Georgia...6 p.m. McNeese State at LSU (CST)...7 p.m. Nicholls at Mississippi State...7 p.m. Southern New Orleans at Northwestern State...7 p.m. UTSA at UMKC...7 p.m. 23 UT Arlington at Tulsa...7:05 p.m. Southeastern La. at Minnesota (ESPNU)...8 p.m. 29 UT Arlington at North Texas...7 p.m. St. Gregory s at Lamar...7:05 p.m. UTSA at SMU... TBA 30 Samford at McNeese State...7 p.m. Miami (Ohio) at Northwestern State...7 p.m. NW Oklahoma St. at Sam Houston State...7 p.m. McMurry at Texas State...7 p.m. 31 Tennessee-Martin at Central Arkansas...4 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi at SMU...6 p.m. Southeastern La. at Auburn... TBA JANUARY 1 Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech (TTTN)...6 p.m. 2 Colgate at UTSA...7 p.m. 3 St. Bonaventure at Central Arkansas...2 p.m. Nicholls at Mississippi...2 p.m. Northwestern State at Oklahoma State...2 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi at Florida State...2 p.m. Schreiner at Texas State...4 p.m. Sam Houston State at Central Florida...6 p.m. Lamar at Memphis...7 p.m. McNeese State at Texas A&M...7 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana at LSU...7 p.m. Jarvis Christian at Stephen F. Austin... 7 p.m. UT Arlington at Utah Valley... 8:05 p.m. 5 Southern New Orleans at Nicholls... 6:30 p.m. Texas Wesleyan at UTSA...8 p.m. 6 Haskell at Central Arkansas...7 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi at Houston...7 p.m. Northern Colorado at Texas State...7 p.m. 7 Wiley College at McNeese State...7 p.m. UT Arlington at UT Pan American...7 p.m. 10 Sam Houston State at Stephen F. Austin (SLC TV)...2 p.m. Nicholls at Northwestern State...4 p.m. UT Arlington at Texas State...4 p.m. Central Arkansas at A&M-Corpus Christi...7 p.m. McNeese State at UTSA... 7 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar...7:05 p.m. 13 Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana..7 p.m. 14 UTSA at Nicholls... 6:30 p.m. Lamar at UT Arlington... 7 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas...7 p.m. Texas State at A&M-Corpus Christi...7 p.m. 17 A&M-Corpus Christi at Northwestern State...2 p.m. Texas State at Central Arkansas (SLC TV)...2 p.m. Lamar at McNeese State...3 p.m. Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin...6 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana at Sam Houston State...7 p.m. UT Arlington at UTSA...7 p.m. 21 Central Arkansas at Nicholls... 6:30 p.m. McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana...7 p.m. Sam Houston State at Texas State...7 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at UT Arlington...7 p.m. UT Pan American at UTSA...7 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi at Lamar...7:05 p.m. 24 Central Arkansas at McNeese State...3 p.m. Northwestern State at Nicholls...3 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana...3 p.m. Lamar at Texas State...4 p.m. UT Arlington at Sam Houston State...7 p.m. 28 Nicholls at McNeese State...7 p.m. Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin...7 p.m. Southeastern La. at Central Arkansas...7 p.m. Texas State at UTSA...7 p.m. Sam Houston State at Lamar...7:05 p.m. 31 Central Arkansas at Northwestern State...2 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi at Sam Houston State (SLC TV)... 2 p.m. Nicholls at Southeastern Louisiana...3 p.m. Texas State at UT Arlington...4 p.m. McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin...6 p.m. UTSA at Lamar...7 p.m. FEBRUARY 4 Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls... 6:30 p.m. 7 UT Arlington at Northwestern State...2 p.m. UTSA at Southeastern Louisiana (SLC TV)...2 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi at Nicholls...3 p.m. Lamar at Stephen F. Austin...6 p.m. Sam Houston State at Central Arkansas...7 p.m. 8 Texas State at McNeese State...7 p.m. 9 Lamar at Utah Valley...7:05 p.m. 11 Central Arkansas at UTSA...7 p.m. McNeese State at UT Arlington...7 p.m. Nicholls at Sam Houston State...7 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at Northwestern State...7 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi at Texas State...7 p.m. 14 Sam Houston State at A&M-Corpus Christi...1 p.m. UTSA at UT Arlington (SLC TV)...2 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana at Nicholls...3 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at McNeese State...4 p.m. Northwestern State at Central Arkansas...4 p.m. Texas State at Lamar (ESPNU)... 8:05 p.m. 18 McNeese State at Northwestern State...7 p.m. UT Arlington at Southeastern Louisiana...7 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi at UTSA...7 p.m. Lamar at Sam Houston State...7:05 p.m. 21 McNeese State at A&M-Corpus Christi...1 p.m. Central Arkansas at UT Arlington...4 p.m. Nicholls at Texas State...4 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana at Stephen F. Austin...6 p.m. UTSA at Sam Houston State...7 p.m. Northwestern State at Lamar...7:05 p.m. 25 Sam Houston State at McNeese State...7 p.m. Nicholls at Central Arkansas...7 p.m. UTSA at Northwestern State...7 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi at Southeastern La....7 p.m. Texas State at Stephen F. Austin...7 p.m. UT Arlington at Lamar (SLC TV)...7 p.m. 28 McNeese State at Nicholls (SLC TV)...2 p.m. Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana...3 p.m. Northwestern State at Texas State...4 p.m. Sam Houston State at UT Arlington...4 p.m. Lamar at UTSA...7 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at A&M-Corpus Christi...7 p.m. MARCH 4 UT Arlington at Nicholls... 6:30 p.m. Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin...7 p.m. Lamar at A&M-Corpus Christi...7 p.m. Northwestern State at Sam Houston State...7 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State...7 p.m. UTSA at Texas State...7 p.m. 7 Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State...2 p.m. McNeese State at Central Arkansas...4 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi at UT Arlington...4 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at UTSA...7 p.m. Sam Houston State at Texas State...7 p.m. Nicholls at Lamar...7:05 p.m Southland Conference Basketball Tournament Merrell Center - Katy, Texas March 12-15, 2009 Thursday, March 12 Game One... Noon Game Two... 2:30 p.m. Game Three...6 p.m. Game Four... 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 13 Game Five (SLC TV)...6 p.m. Game Six (SLC TV)... 8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 15 Championship Game (ESPN2)... Noon Television Key: BTN - Big Ten Network TTTN - Texas Tech Television Network FSNS - Fox Sports Net South FSNSW - Fox Sports Net Southwest CSN - Cowboy Sports Network CST - Cox Sports Television SLC TV - Southland Conference TV Network 6

7 Team Information 2008 SLC Tournament Champions 7

8 Photo Roster UT Arlington 00 Marquez Haynes 6-3, 185, Jr., Guard Irving, Texas 1 Roge r Guignard 5-11, 165, Jr., Guard Mesquite, Texas 2 Dwight Gentry II 6-0, 165, Jr., Guard Terrell, Texas 4 Tommy Moffitt 6-5, 220, Jr., Forward Irving, Texas 5 Jeremy Smith 5-10, 170, So., Guard DeSoto, Texas 10 J.D. Davis 6-3, 215, Jr., Forward Kennedale, Texas 12 Jon Miller 6-4, 190, Fr., Guard Flower Mound, Texas 20 Armani Williams 6-2, 180, Fr., Guard Elgin, Ill. 21 Trey Parker 6-9, 195, So., Center Terrell, Texas 23 Brandon Long 6-1, 180, Jr., Guard Richton Park, Ill. 24 Ishmael Awange 6-10, 230, Fr., Center Nairobi, Kenya 31 LaMarcus Reed III 6-5, 200, Fr., Forward Dallas, Texas 32 Anthony Vereen 6-7, 245, Sr., Forward Houston, Texas 42 Jeremy DeWalt 6-4, 200, Sr., Guard Cypress, Texas 54 Jordan Kinnear 6-10, 275, Fr., Center Amarillo, Texas 8

9 Team Roster Roster Breakdown By Class Seniors 2 Juniors 6 Sophomores 2 Freshmen 5 By Position Guard 8 Center 3 Forward 4 By State/Country Texas 12 Illinois 2 Kenya 1 By Height Awange 6-10 Kinnear 6-10 Parker 6-9 Vereen 6-7 Reed III 6-5 Moffitt 6-5 DeWalt 6-4 Miller 6-4 Davis 6-3 Haynes 6-3 Williams 6-2 Long 6-1 Gentry II 6-0 Guignard 5-11 Smith 5-10 By Weight Kinnear 275 Vereen 245 Awange 230 Moffitt 220 Davis 215 Reed 200 DeWalt 200 Parker 195 Miller 190 Haynes 185 Williams 180 Long 180 Smith 170 Gentry II 165 Guignard 165 Numerical No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 00 Marquez Haynes G Jr.-TR Irving, Texas (Irving HS/Boston College) 1 Roge r Guignard G Jr.-2L Mesquite, Texas (Horn HS) 2 Dwight Gentry II G Jr.-TR Terrell, Texas (Terrell HS/Richland College) 4 Tommy Moffitt F Jr.-2L Irving, Texas (Irving HS) 5 Jeremy Smith G So.-1L DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS) 10 J.D. Davis F Jr.-TR Kennedale, Texas (Bowie HS/Seminole State) 12 Jon Miller G Fr.-HS Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus HS) 20 Armani Williams G Fr.-HS Elgin, Ill. (Elgin HS) 21 Trey Parker C So.-1L Terrell, Texas (Terrell HS) 23 Brandon Long G Jr.-2L Richton Park, Ill. (Thornton HS) 24 Ishmael Awange C Fr.-HS Nairobi, Kenya (Aquinas HS) 31 LaMarcus Reed III F Fr.-RS Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) 32 Anthony Vereen F Sr.-3L Houston, Texas (Gulf Shores Academy) 42 Jeremy DeWalt G Sr.-3L Cypress, Texas (Fairbanks HS) 54 Jordan Kinnear C Fr.-HS Amarillo, Texas (Canyon Randall HS) Alphabetical No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 24 Ishmael Awange C Fr.-HS Nairobi, Kenya (Aquinas HS) 10 J.D. Davis F Jr.-TR Kennedale, Texas (Bowie HS/Seminole State) 42 Jeremy DeWalt G Sr.-3L Cypress, Texas (Fairbanks HS) 2 Dwight Gentry II G Jr.-TR Terrell, Texas (Terrell HS/Richland College) 1 Roge r Guignard G Jr.-2L Mesquite, Texas (Horn HS) 00 Marquez Haynes G Jr.-TR Irving, Texas (Irving HS/Boston College) 54 Jordan Kinnear C Fr.-HS Amarillo, Texas (Canyon Randall HS) 23 Brandon Long G Jr.-2L Richton Park, Ill. (Thornton HS) 12 Jon Miller G Fr.-HS Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus HS) 4 Tommy Moffitt F Jr.-2L Irving, Texas (Irving HS) 21 Trey Parker C So.-1L Terrell, Texas (Terrell HS) 5 Jeremy Smith G So.-1L DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS) 31 LaMarcus Reed III F Fr.-RS Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) 32 Anthony Vereen F Sr.-3L Houston, Texas (Gulf Shores Academy) 20 Armani Williams G Fr.-HS Elgin, Ill. (Elgin HS) Coaching Staff Name Position Years at UTA Alma Mater (Year) Scott Cross Head Coach 10th/3rd UT Arlington (1998) Reggie Brown Assistant Coach 7th UT Arlington (1999) Derrick Daniels Assistant Coach 3rd Texas Wesleyan (2004) Allan Adams Assistant Coach 1st Georgia (1995) Zak Buncik Director of Operations 1st UT Arlington (2007) Support Staff Name Position Years at UTA Alma Mater Roy Rudewick Head Trainer 2nd UT Arlington Pronunciations Marquez (Marr-KEZ) Haynes Roge r (ROW-zhay) Guignard (GHEN-yard) Ishmael (ISH-Mah-el) Awange (Ah-Wan-G) Anthony Vereen (va-reen) Jeremy DeWalt (da-walt) Jordan Kinnear (Kuh-neer) Zak Buncik (Bun-sick) 2008 SLC Tournament Champions 9

10 Outlook Mavericks Try To Make It Back In School-record 21 victories and SLC Tournament Championship have Mavericks riding high into new season. With two goals shoved out of the way - a Southland Conference Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament berth - UT Arlington quickly turns it sites to in search of accomplishing something else the Mavericks have never done. UT Arlington is still searching for its first outright conference championship. The Mavericks shared the league crown in 2003 with UTSA and Southeastern Louisiana. Mavericks coach Scott Cross, a hero of sorts after leading the Mavs to the 2008 SLC Tournament title and the nationallytelevised NCAA Tournament game against Memphis, said last season broke a lot of barriers at UT Arlington and should help feed a hungry fan base. But he and his staff have long thought that the squad might have more potential than the record-breaking team from last year. Assuming that players stay healthy and perform to their potential, this season s Mavericks will have more shooting threats from outside, and be able to defend a little better, particularly on the wings. In terms of speed and quickness, there s no comparison. Cross says the squad is much more athletic. We ll be able to do a lot more offensively this year, and we have more guys who can shoot the ball from the outside than we ve had in my three years, Cross said. A lot of it depends on how our younger guys and redshirt players adjust to the Division I level, but the potential to be an outstanding shooting team is there. POINT GUARD Roge r Guignard spent most of last season at point guard and broke the school s single-season record for 3-pointers in a season with 99. Guignard is back for his junior year and will most likely float between the point and shooting guard depending on which lineup the coaching staff decides to use. Joining Guignard at the point are guards Jeremy Smith, Dwight Gentry II and Marquez Haynes. A sophomore from DeSoto, Smith showed flashes of brilliance last season, particularly in UT Arlington s biggest game in school history. Against Memphis in the NCAA Tournament and being guarded most of the night by NBA No. 1 draft pick Derrick Junior guard Roge r Guignard (left) is back after a record-breaking 2008 season. 10

11 Outlook Rose, Smith finished the night with eight assists and no turnovers. Haynes is one of the most highly-touted recruits in UT Arlington men s basketball history. He was a consensus Top 150 player in the country coming out of high school. He is expected to be one of the SLC s top perimeter defenders as well as a scorer. Dwight Gentry II is eligible after sitting out last season. A former transfer from Richland College, Gentry II hit 46 percent of the 3-pointers he took his sophomore year. He hit 71 3-pointers overall. SHOOTING GUARD UT Arlington learned quickly what Brandon Long meant to the team last season when Long went down with a thumb injury. To that point, the Mavericks were 8-0 and had defeated Wichita State and Arkansas-Little Rock on the road. Long was averaging 12.3 points per game, but most importantly, he had become one of the Mavs clutch performers. Long hit a pull-up 3-pointer from the left wing against Arkansas-Little Rock to help put the Mavericks back up for good in the road victory. It was also Long s 6-foot runner that put the Mavericks in the lead against the Shockers. Long and Guignard had developed a chemistry that appeared ready to take on the Southland. Long then went up for a shot against TCU in the final minute of overtime and tore a ligament in his thumb. In addition to his double-figure scoring average, Long had hit 36.4 percent of his 3-pointers. It took the Mavericks nearly all season to find the right combination of players in the right spots to make its run in the Southland tournament. This year, UT Arlington can also look at two other sources for scoring at the shooting guard spot. Also waiting in the wings is freshman Armani Williams. A 6-foot-2 sharpshooter from Elgin High School just outside of Chicago, Williams hit 337 career 3-pointers to become the all-time leading 3-point shooter in Elgin history. He s sixth all-time in Illinois high school history. Jon Miller, a freshman from Flower Mound, will also battle for time on the perimeter. Miller was the Marcus Marauders leading scorer last season at 15 points per game and hit 29 3-pointers. SMALL FORWARD UT Arlington could use Marquez Haynes at shooting guard, but his ability to penetrate and get to the rim also might make perfect on the wing at small forward. Coaches say that Haynes brings a toughness and leadership quality that the team lacked at times last year. They also say that fans shouldn t be surprised if the transfer from Boston College ends up being the Mavericks best player. Haynes played 18 minutes per game in the ACC and started three games for a team that went to the NCAA Tournament. Also ready to get some playing time after redshirting last season is 6-foot-5 athletic swingman LaMarcus Reed III, a former Dallas Skyline High School standout who spent last season working on his game. Coaches say Reed didn t waste a second of his redshirt year, saying that Reed drastically improved his game from the first time he had arrived on campus. Reed can shoot from the outside, drive and defend. Coming out of high school, he was ranked 18th in the state by Texasroundball.com. He was the Class 5A Region II champion in the 400 meters as a track athlete his senior year. The Mavericks also have the experience of three-year letter winner Jeremy DeWalt at the wing spot. Anthony Vereen leads the Mavericks back onto the court. Vereen was UT Arlington s leading scorer in SLC Tournament Champions 11

12 POWER FORWARD The Mavericks have plenty of experience at power forward, and they might have the best back-to-the-basket player in the Southland Conference with Anthony Vereen. The 6-foot- 7, 245-pound senior was the Most Valuable Player of the SLC Tournament and got stronger as the games got bigger. Vereen scored at least 20 points in five of UT Arlington s final six games. His 13.8 scoring average came while averaging just 22.8 minutes per game. Also ready to fill the power forward slot are two-year letterman Tommy Moffitt and transfer J.D. Davis. Moffitt is 6-foot-5, 220 pounds and spent much of last season inside battling guys in the paint. He averaged 6.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. Moffitt creates matchup problems himself because of his ability to shoot from the outside. Moffitt hit 36.8 percent of his 3-pointers a year ago. Davis, a former Arlington Bowie high school graduate, scored 7.1 points per game for a Seminole (Okla.) State College team that went CENTER The emergence of Trey Parker as a legitimate shot blocker last season puts the sophomore from Terrell in the lead to lock down the starting center position if UT Arlington coaches elect to go with a taller lineup. Parker is 6-9 but has a 7-foot-3 wingspan and swatted away 36 potential shots last season while averaging just 10 minutes per game. One of the most impressive stats regarding Parker is that he had just 14 turnovers in 314 minutes of action. Mavs coaches are also excited about the addition of Jordan Kinnear and Ishmael Awange, who will step on campus as the two tallest players on UT Arlington s roster. Kinnear is 6-foot-10, 275 pounds and recently closed out an All-Panhandle season at Canyon Randall High School. Awange is 6-foot-10 and has a 7-foot-3 wingspan. Trey Parker battles Memphis in the NCAA Tournament SOUTHLAND PRESEASON TEAMS First Team Josh Alexander*, Forward, Stephen F. Austin Kenny Dawkins*, Guard, Lamar Matt Kingsley*, Center, Stephen F. Austin Kevyn Green*, Guard/Forward, Southeastern Louisiana Devin Gibson*, Guard, UTSA Second Team Ryan Bathie*, Forward, Nicholls Brandon Bush*, Guard, Texas State Roge r Guignard*, Guard, UT Arlington Anthony Vereen, Forward, UT Arlington Justin Reynolds, Forward, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi * indicates automatic selections PRESEASON POLLS Coaches East (First-place votes) Pts Stephen F. Austin (10) 65 Northwestern State (1) 51 Southeastern La. (1) 48 McNeese State 31 Nicholls 28 Central Arkansas 23 West Pts UT Arlington (9) 63 Lamar (3) 54 Sam Houston State 46 UTSA 39 A&M Corpus Christi 26 Texas State 18 Sports Information Directors East (First-place votes) Pts Stephen F. Austin (10) 65 Northwestern State (2) 50 Southeastern La. 45 McNeese State 36 Central Arkansas 26 Nicholls 24 West Pts UT Arlington (7) 57 Lamar (3) 56 Sam Houston State 43 UTSA (2) 43 A&M Corpus Christi 27 Texas State 20 12