The Roadrunners have also gained some height on the roster, averaging just under 6-6 on the 2023-24 squad. Featuring 10 juniors, one senior and one graduate student, there’s plenty of collegiate experience to go around. The revamped UTSA roster hails from nine different states, with one player from the Netherlands. UTSA has also added DI transfers Justin Thomas (Milwaukee), Trey Edmonds (Utah Tech) and Juan Reyna (Campbell), DII transfer Isaiah Wyatt (Chadron State), junior college transfers Chandler Cuthrell (Odessa College), PJ Carter (Georgia Highlands), Josh Reid (Gulf Coast College) – along with freshman guard Nazar Mahmoud out of Plano’s Spring Creek Academy. Arriving from the junior college ranks at Miles (Montana), guard/forward Blessing Adesipe did not play in the first exhibition but will be an exciting player to watch, having scored 1,132 points in two seasons and was an honorable mention JUCO All-American with 21.6 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. In addition, UTRGV sophomore transfer point guard Adante’ Holiman averaged 7.5 points and 3.0 assists on 44.7 percent shooting for the Vaqueros down in Edinburg, and a was a four-star prospect coming out of high school as the No. The Roadrunners also expect early contributions from 6-6 guard Dre Fuller Jr., who averaged 5.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per outing through 67 games at UCF. required a year in residence following his transfer from Kansas State. The most prominent of the group was expected to join UTSA last season, but 7-foot center Carlton Linguard Jr. Having lost significant production from last season’s squad, the Roadrunners will look to throw the 12 newcomers right into the action. Tucker saw 30 games with six stats and Ivy-Curry started 19-of-21 appearances in 2021-22 with a team second-best 13.9 points per outing. Diouf heads into the season as UTSA’s lone returning starter from a year ago, taking the floor in 27 games last year with 21 starts. UTSA Athletics also will provide LIVE STATS from the Convo.Įntering the eighth year under head coach Steve Henson, UTSA’s roster features a completely new look this season, as the Roadrunners bring 12 new players to the floor, complementing two returners from last season – junior guard Christian Tucker and sophomore forward Massal Diouf – and another player returning to San Antonio after a season at Pacific – junior guard Jordan Ivy-Curry. He was also inducted in 2023 into the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame. A local product from the Southside’s West Campus High School, Brown played three of his eight seasons for the Spurs, including the 2005 NBA Championship campaign. Brown was inducted last weekend into the inaugural UTSA Athletics Hall of Fame – a nod to his legendary UTSA career that grants him one of two jerseys hung in the Convocation Center rafters. In addition, Monday’s exhibition contest will air live on ESPN+ (for subscribers) with Karl Schoening (play-by-play) on the call, alongside UTSA basketball legend Devin Brown (analyst). The broadcast will feature a 30-minute pregame and 15-minute postgame show and will be available online at or via the free iHeartRadio app. The broadcast will appear on Sports Radio AM 760 The Ticket with Everett in his 17th season covering UTSA games. at the Convocation Center and will air live on the Radio with Andy Everett doing play-by-play alongside analyst Tim Carter. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m., admission is FREE and the game will be broadcast on Sports Radio AM 760 The Ticket with a telecast streaming live on ESPN+. SAN ANTONIO – The UTSA men's basketball team will close out the preseason on Monday night at the Convocation Center with its second exhibition game of the 2023-24 season, welcoming Abilene’s McMurray War Hawks to San Antonio for the seventh overall meeting and the first exhibition contest in the series.
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