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The UTSA men’s basketball team plays its Conference USA opener at home today.
The Roadrunners take on North Texas at 7 p.m. at the Convocation Center. The game will be televised on ESPN+.
UTS is coming off a 90-69 victory over Bethune-Cookman.
Richards started four of the UTSA men’s basketball team’s first 11 games of the season. The guard from Houston is averaging 9.5 points per game and is second on the team in made 3-pointers with 24.
Tucker played in 25 games as a freshman and made six starts. He averaged 3.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists.
The junior right-hander from Willis, Texas appeared in 16 games in relief and recorded a 3-1 record with five saves and a 3.29 ERA.
Shafer went a stretch of six straight appearances without allowing an earned run. He did not pitch after April 24 due to an injury.
The sophomore from Clear Creek High School in League City in the Houston area led UTSA in on-base percentage at .450 with the help of 26 walks.
In 2021 he batted a team-best .382 with four home runs and 27 RBIs in 31 games.
A 6-foot-2 junior from Houston, he went to IMG Academy in Florida in high school.
The senior from O’Connor High School batted .309 with six home runs and 50 RBIs in 2022. In 2021, he batted .295 with 24 RBIs in 46 games.
