Match Info	Opponent Info
UT Tyler @ Texas A&M International UTT: 4-0, 0-0 LSC | TAMIU: 1-5, 0-0 LSC Thursday, Dec. 4th | 7:30 p.m. CT Laredo, Texas | TAMIU Kinesiology and Convocation Building		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
UT Tyler @ Texas A&M-Kingsville UTT: 4-0, 0-0 LSC | TAMUK: 3-2, 0-0 LSC Saturday, Dec. 6th | 3 p.m. CT Kingsville, Texas | Gil E. Steinke Physical Education Center		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

• UT Tyler finished the 2024–25 season 8–20 overall and 5–17 in Lone Star Conference play, but the Patriots were competitive throughout the year with 12 games decided by 10 points or fewer.
• Last season the Patriots went 5–10 on their home floor, 3–8 on the road, and 0–2 at neutral sites. UT Tyler finished non-conference play with a 3–3 record.
• Of the 12 games decided by 10 points or fewer, the Patriots were within a single possession in the final minutes in a handful of those contests and held second-half leads in several.
• UT Tyler returns four athletes from last year, including LSC Male Athletic Performance Athlete of the Year Sam Phipps, along with Hudson Anderson, Patrick Carr, and Mate Kapanadze.
• The Patriots add four junior college transfers—Chris Carpenter, Xavier Williams, Sean Emfinger, and Kyle Morgan—each arriving from strong JUCO programs and bringing toughness, size, and proven winning habits.
• Transfer guard Boston Caldwell joins the Patriots after producing at both the junior college and Division III levels and is expected to contribute immediately.
• A strong group of Australian newcomers also joins the roster, including freshmen Noah Suarjaya, Heath Tenner, and Spencer Gaze, along with Greg Fowlds and Jacob Bell. The group is expected to boost the team's shooting, depth, and overall skill level.
• The Patriots are 4-0 to start the year while shooting 50.4% from the field and 32.6% from deep while grabbing 46 rebounds per game and forcing 14.3 turnovers per game.
• John Barbee leads the Patriots with 15.5 points per game on 44% shooting, while Sam Phipps anchors the glass with 8.5 rebounds per game and a team-high six blocks. Noah Suarjaya directs the offense with 21 assists to just seven turnovers, and Kyle Morgan paces UT Tyler from deep with eight made threes at a 44.4% clip.

The Patriots start their LSC slate this week with a matchup against Texas A&M International on Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. in Laredo. The Dustdevils are 1-5 on the year and are 0-1 at home so far this year.
 
They are scoring 69.7 points per game while allowing 82.3, and are shooting 42.2% from the field and 33.3% from beyond the arc. They are led by Caylen Goff Brown on offense, who is scoring 15.8 points per game on 47% shooting and also leads the team in free throw perecent with 88.9%. Gaius M'Ella is scoring 14.0 points per game and is grabbing 6.3 rebounds per game and has 6 blocks on the year to lead the team.
 
UT Tyler is 1-7 in the all-time series that dates back to 2020. The Patriots have lost the last seven matchups, with their last win coming in 1/11/2020 in Laredo. They are 1-3 all-time on the road in the series.

THE JAVELINAS

Texas A&M-Kingsville is 3-2 to start the year and won their most recent matchup with College of Biblical Studies on November 25^th.
 
The Javelinas are scoring 80.6 points per game on 44.8% shooting from the field and 27.6% from beyond the arc. Their opponents are scoring 71.2 points per game on 40.1% from the field and 32.6% from deep. Justine Aguilar is their leading scorer at 9.8 points per game on 46.5% shooting while David Oriaku leads the team in rebounds at 4.6 per game and in blocks with 10.
 
The Patriots are down in the all-time series with a 2-8 record that dates back to 2020. The Javelinas have won the last six while the Patriots have yet to travel Kingsville and win. 

COMING UP

December 13^th will be the annual UT Tyler Holiday Hoopla, with both the men's and women's programs taking on St. Edward's. Admission will be free with canned food, and you can earn a UT Tyler beanie with a donation of a new, unwrapped toy. Activities will include free pictures with Santa, cupcakes, cookies, and hot chocolate, an ugly Christmas sweater contest, and holiday themed games.