| GAME DAY INFORMATION |
| When: Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015 | 8 p.m. (CST) |
| Where: Kingsville, Texas | Steinke Center |
| Series: Texans lead 33-21 | Streak: TSU, Won 3 |
| Last Meeting: TSU 59, TAMUK 44 on January 10, 2015 in Stephenville |
| FOLLOW THE ACTION |
| Radio: Tarleton Sports Network on KTRL 90.5 FM | Listen Live |
| Pregame Coverage: Pregame Show begins 15 minutes before tip off |
| Web Stream: JavelinaAthletics.com |
| Social Media: Facebook | Twitter |
| Live Stats | Game Notes |
THE GAME
Riding the momentum of an eight-game winning streak, the No. 11 Tarleton State Texans head south for a Saturday night contest at the Steinke Center against the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas.
THE BROADCAST
The game will have a live radio broadcast presented by the Tarleton Sports Network presented by North Texas Ford Dealers. The Voice of the Texans,
Casey Hogan, will be back calling the play-by-play for Tarleton basketball this season. The broadcast can be heard on KTRL 90.5 FM in Stephenville and surrounding areas or online at TarletonSports.com/ListenLive. The pregame show will begin 15 minutes prior to tip-off.
THE OPPONENT
In the first season after the retirement of longtime head coach Pete Peterson, the Javelinas are 7-15 in the debut season of new head coach - and Peterson protégé - Johnny Estelle. Kingsville boasts three players averaging double-figure scoring efforts, led by
Troy Jones with 13.1 points per game. The Javelinas have come up just short in their LSC debut under Estelle, earning just two wins thus far in conference play. Both LSC wins have come against Eastern New Mexico.
THE SERIES
Saturday night's game will be the 55th game between Tarleton State and Texas A&M-Kings- ville since Tarleton became a senior college in 1961. Tarleton has a record of 33-21 against the Javelinas since 1961, including a record of 29-11 since
Lonn Reisman took over the program in 1988. The Texans have won nine of 17 meetings in Kingsville since Reisman became the head coach.
ONE-SIDED SERIES SINCE '02
Since a 72-64 win for Tarleton State on Feb. 21, 2002, the Texans have been in complete control of this series. Tarleton State has won 24 of the last 27 games against the Javelinas, including a record of 8-2 in Kingsville over that span.
EYEING THE REGULAR SEASON SWEEP
Tarleton State will look to sweep the Javelinas in the regular season for the ninth time under Reisman (in seasons when Tarleton played the Javelinas more than once in a season).
TARLETON IN THE LSC
Tarleton State has developed into one of the premier basketball programs in the nation, as well as within the Lone Star Conference.
Lonn Reisman is the only Texan coach to lead Tarleton through the LSC as an NCAA coach. He has amassed a record of 187-93 in Tarleton's 20 years as an NCAA conference member. Reisman and the Texans have won three LSC regular season championships, three LSC championship tournament title - including the last two - and has also won at least 10 conference games in four straight seasons.
TARLETON IN NATIONAL POLLS
After starting the season ranked No. 12 in the nation, Tarleton State moved up nine total spots to No. 3 over the first 12 games of the season, and after going as low as 15 and spending the last two weeks at 12, the Texans are moving up again in the latest poll at No. 11. This now marks the 30th consecutive week in which Tarleton has appeared in the national rankings since joining the polls on Nov. 19, 2013.
NABC HISTORY
Of the 98 weeks in the NABC rankings, Tarleton has spent 59 of those weeks in the top 10, 39 in the top 5 and eight weeks at No. 1.
TARLETON'S RANKED HISTORY VS TAMUK
This will be the 15th meeting against Texas A&M-Kingsville for Tarleton when the Texans have been ranked in the NABC Top-25. Tarleton State boasts an all-time record of 14-0 when playing the Javelinas while ranked among the nation's best, including the 59-44 win in Stephenville earlier this season.
PERIMETER DEFENSE ON POINT
During the current eight-game winning streak, Tarleton State's perimeter defense has solid. The Texans are holding opponents to a .275 shooting percentage from downtown over the last eight games on 39-142 shooting. Kingsville is seventh in the LSC in 3-pointers made and 3-point percentage.
AMONG THE BEST OF THE DECADE
Tarleton State's
Davene Carter and
Michael Hardge are putting up numbers that have them among the best Texans to play for the Purple and White since the 2005-06 season:
• Carter is one of 10 players to top the 600-point marker over the past decade. With five (5) more points, he'll pass Devon Hills (628) for ninth most in the last 10 years.
• Hardge has the sixth most assists over the last decade with 162 and is four (4) dimes shy of passing
Coleman Furst (165) for fifth most over that span.
• With 440 career rebounds, Carter has the third most boards for Tarleton in the past decade. Only John Davis (599) and Eric Williams (519) have more.
TOPS IN THE NATION
Tarleton State ranks among the nations best in multiple statistical categories, including:
• No. 6 in scoring defense (60.8 ppg)
• No. 17 in 3-pt Defense (.305)
• No. 17 in Scoring Margin (14.9)
• No. 24 in FG Defense (.399)
• No. 26 in Total Blocks (73)
• No. 29 in turnover margin (3.8; 281-220)
REISMAN MOVES UP ALL-TIME WINS LIST
After starting the season No. 26 on the all-time wins list for Division II Head Coaches,
Lonn Reisman is now tied at No. 21 on the all-time victory list with Mike Sandifar of Oakland City College with 579 career wins.
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
Tarleton State will stay on the road for another trip across the Lone Star State when the Texans head to Canyon Wednesday night for a 7:30 p.m. showdown with the Buffs at the First United Bank Center.
