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CANYON, Texas – The West Texas A&M Buffaloes will take a four game win streak on the road on Tuesday night as they make the short trip to Goodwell, Oklahoma to take on the undefeated (3-0) Aggies of Oklahoma Panhandle State with tipoff set for 7 p.m. at Oscar Williams Fieldhouse.
WEST TEXAS A&MThe Buffs enter the weekend with an overall record of 5-2 following a pair of wins during last weekend's Pak-A-Sak WT Thanksgiving Classic as they topped Nova Southeastern (90-61) and Emporia State (84-68) as
David Chavlovich and
Rylan Gerber were named to the All-Tournament Team while
Jordan Evans were named the Most Valuable Player. The Buffs averaged 89.0 points per game in their three wins last week as they shot 50.3% from the floor including 41.4% from deep and 75.3% from the charity stripe while also grabbing 37.3 rebounds per game and dishing out 62 total assists while holding opponents to a shooting percentage of 39% and just 62.3 points per game.
WT HEAD COACH TOM BROWNHead coach
Tom Brown was hired on April 16, 2014, as the 17th head coach in WT men's basketball history. The Buffs completed an impressive season under Brown in his rookie campaign in Canyon. While returning just three student-athletes who saw playing time the year prior and picked last in the conference preseason poll, WT finished the season with a 17-12 overall record (12-4 at home) and 7-7 mark in Lone Star Conference play. They made the LSC Tournament as the fifth seed and fell in the quarterfinals to eventual tournament champion Texas A&M-Commerce. Brown is currently 22-14 overall during his time in Canyon.
LIVE COVERAGEThe Oklahoma Panhandle State Athletic Communications Department will provide live stats and video for the Tueday night's matchup in Goodwell. For links, please visit the Buffalo Basketball schedule page at GoBuffsGo.com. Fans can also follow the Buffs on social media by searching @WestTXD2Hoops or West Texas A&M Men's Basketball to get an inside look at the program.
LSC PRESEASON MEDIA DAY (OCT. 28)Tarleton State earned top billing according to the 2015-16 Lone Star Conference men's basketball preseason poll announced by the league's offices on October 28th. TSU claimed the top spot with 19 first-place votes and 173 points after winning the LSC Championship last season with a 12-2 league mark. Midwestern State finished second with 151 points including the remaining three first-place votes. Angelo State was third with 120 points, followed by defending tournament champions Texas A&M-Commerce in fourth (109). West Texas A&M was picked fifth with 84 points with Cameron sixth (72), Texas A&M- Kingsville (55), and Eastern New Mexico (28) rounding out the poll.
MSU's Bretson McNeal was tabbed Preseason Player of the Year. The LSC has eight teams set for this season and the league race should be as competitive as ever. The season begins November 13 with LSC teams playing a double round robin league schedule, in which each team plays a home and away contest against each of the other teams to determine the LSC champion. The LSC champion will be the regular season winner determined by league games, while the postseason tournament winner is designated as LSC Tournament Champion and earns the conference's automatic qualification. The top eight teams in the final conference standings qualify for the postseason tournament set for March 2-5 in Allen, Texas.
A LOOK BACK (NSU RECAP)The Buffs started the game on a 14-2 run and never looked back as Evans and Chavlovich combined for 47 points as the Buffs rushed past the visiting Sharks of Nova Southeastern, 90-61 in front of 379 fans at the First United Bank Center in Canyon during the 2015 Pak-A-Sak WT Thanksgiving Classic. WT went 29-of-59 (49.2%) from the floor including 12-of-34 (35.3%) from deep and 20-of-26 (76.9%) from the charity stripe in the game to go along with 39 total rebounds (10 offensive, 29 defensive), 13 fouls, 22 assists, 11 turnovers, three blocks and 13 steals. Evans went 7-of-14 from the field including 4-of-11 from deep to lead all players with 24 points followed by Chavlovich with 23 and Gerber with 12.
A LOOK BACK (ESU RECAP)The Buffs picked up their fourth straight victory on Saturday night as they used a 15-0 run early in the second half and 18 points by Chavlovich to rout the Hornets of Emporia State, 84-68 to conclude the 2015 Pak-A-Sak WT Thanksgiving Classic. The Buffs went 28-of-45 (62.2%) from the floor including 13-of-21 (61.9%) from deep and 15-of-20 (75%) from the charity stripe to go along with 28 rebounds (four offensive, 24 defensive), 22 fouls, 22 assists, 19 turnovers, one block and nine steals on the night. Chavlovich went 6-of-10 from the floor including 4-of-6 from deep as he tied a game high with 18 points while Evans (16), Gerber (15) and
Eric Golightly Jr. (12) all registered double-digit points for the Buffs.
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE STATEThe Aggies of Oklahoma Panhandle State enter the week with an unbeaten record of 3-0 with wins over Western New Mexico (78-57, 81-72) and Barclay College (132-84) with losses in exhibition action to Utah State (48-87) and Texas State (62-93). OPSU is led by head coach Jerry Olson. The Aggies are led offensively by Antonio Manns Jr. who is averaging 19.0 points per contest to rank fourth in the Heartland Conference followed by Zoran Arsenovic and Melvin Mitchell who each average 14 points per game, Arsenovic also leads the way defensively as the senior averages 9.0 rebounds per contest. The Aggies are shooting 44.6% (99-of-222) from the floor this season including 32.8% (20-of-61) from long range and 70.9% (73-of-103) from the charity stripe to go along with 112 rebounds (34 offensive, 78 defensive), 56 assists, eight blocks, 47 turnovers and 50 steals on the season while scoring 97.0 points per contest to rank second in the Heartland Conference while allowing 71.0 points per game.
The Buffs lead the all-time series against the Aggies, 58-5 with WT taking the last seven meetings between the two teams. The last OPSU win came in Goodwell on Nov. 24, 2009 as the Aggies topped the Buffs in overtime, 77-71. WT took the last two meetings between the teams during the 2013-14 season with a 65-58 win in Goodwell followed by a 72-62 decision at the First United Bank Center.
