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CANYON, Texas – The West Texas A&M Buffaloes will jump back into Lone Star Conference action on Wednesday night as they head to Commerce, Texas for a showdown with the Texas A&M-Commerce Lions with tipoff set for 7:30 p.m. at the A&M-Commerce Fieldhouse.
WEST TEXAS A&MThe West Texas A&M Buffaloes used 27 points by sophomore guard
David Chavlovich as they outlasted the visiting Javelinas of Texas A&M-Kingsville, 76-60 in front of over 1,000 fans at the First United Bank Center in Canyon, Texas. The Buffs went 25-of-55 (45.5%) from the floor including 10-of-22 (45.5%) from deep and 16-of-23 (69.6%) from the free throw line to go along with 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), 15 fouls, 15 assists, eight turnovers, three blocks and six steals. Chavlovich went 8-of-20 from the floor and 3-of-9 from deep to lead all players with 27 points followed by
Jerrod Walton with 10 while
Garrett Brockman registered six rebounds in the 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 30-19 overall during his time in Canyon.
LIVE COVERAGEThe Texas A&M-Commerce Athletic Communications Department will provide live stats and video for Wednesday night's matchup with WT while 98.7 JackFM will have the radio call for the game. 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.
TEXAS A&M-COMMERCEThe Lions enter the weekend with an overall record of 12-4 with a 2-2 mark in LSC play as they have dropped their last two contests following a nine game win streak against Cameron (57-66) and then #4 Midwestern State (69-84). The Lions are led by 16th head coach Sam Walker as he stands as the second winningest active coach in the Lone Star Conference with 249 career victories, and also ranks fifth all-time in winning percentage among coaches with at least 50 career victories, winning 58 percent of his games. The Lions are led offensively by Bryant Crowder who has gone 101-of-160 from the floor including 49-of-90 from the free throw line to average a team leading 15.7 points per contest while also grabbing 7.1 rebounds per contest just behind Everrett Pleasant's 7.7 per game. TAMUC has gone 519-of-1045 (49.7%) from the floor this season including 119-of-298 (39.9%) from deep and 237-of-371 (63.9%) from the chariry stripe while averaging 45.9 rebounds per contest to go along with 217 assists, 90 blocks, and 100 steals while scoring 87.1 points per contest for a scoring margin of +12.0.
ALL-TIME SERIESThe Buffs lead the all-time series against Texas A&M-Commerce, 47-30 with the Buffs going 22-17 in Commerce. Commerce has taken the last five meetings between the two teams including all three during the 2014-15 season.
LAST MEETING (MAR. 3, 2015)WT suffered a tough season-ending loss as the No. 5 seed Buffs fell to No. 4 seed Texas A&M-Commerce, 79-64, inside the Allen Event Center in Allen, Texas. But senior
Tez Dumars would end his WT career on a high note as he came into the game needing 23 points to pass Buffalo and NBA-great Maurice Cheeks for fourth on the school's all-time career scoring list. Dumars did so with a game-high 25 points. Chavlovich also tallied double-figures for the Buffs, scoring 13 points with five rebounds and two steals.
Miles Gatewood finished with six points and two boards while
Carl White capped off the day with 10 rebounds while
Antjuan Ball tallied six boards and eight points.
LAST 10 MEETINGS (TIED 5-5)Mar. 3, 2015... Allen, Texas... TAMUC 79, WT 64 (LSC Quarters)
Feb. 21, 2015... Commerce, Texas... TAMUC 73, WT 69
Jan. 24, 2015... Canyon, Texas... TAMUC 76, WT 75
Feb. 22, 2014... Canyon, Texas... TAMUC 83, WT 82
Jan. 25, 2014... Commerce, Texas... TAMUC 93, WT 84
Feb. 27, 2013... Commerce, Texas... WT 54, TAMUC 39
Jan. 16, 2013... Canyon, Texas... WT 67, TAMUC 53
Feb. 15, 2012... Commerce, Texas... WT 70, TAMUC 60
Jan. 4, 2012... Canyon, Texas... WT 77, TAMUC 72
Dec. 11, 2010... Commerce, Texas... WT 76, TAMUC 75
