UTSA won both of its back-to-back Conference USA games against Southern Miss on Friday and Saturday at the Convocation Center.
After the UTSA men’s basketball team lost five of its first six conference games, Roadrunners coach Steve Henson made the change to a bigger lineup on Friday, inserting Adrian Rodriguez into the starting five.
The Roadrunners responded by beating Southern Miss 70-64. Jhivvan Jackson led UTSA with 25 points, Keaton Wallace had 18, Jacob Germany had 11 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks, Eric Parrish had 8 points and Jordan Ivy-Curry had 8.
UTSA finished the sweep with a 78-72 victory over Southern Miss on Saturday. Jackson led UTSA with 24 points. Ivy-Curry had 14 points off the bench. Germany had 13 points, eight rebounds and two blocks and Wallace had 12 points.
Jhivvan Jackson recorded 18 points and 4 assists in UTSA’s home-court victory over Sul Ross on Dec. 4, 2020.Jhivvan Jackson is UTSA’s career scoring leader and also holds Roadrunners career records for scoring average, field goals and 3-pointers made.
The 6-foot senior guard from Puerto Rico leads UTSA in scoring this season with 16.3 points per game.
Barring something unexpected, Jackson has nine home games remaining in his UTSA career. UTSA plays North Texas in a Conference USA back-to-back at home at the Convocation Center tonight and tomorrow – Friday, Jan. 8, at 6 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 9, at 3 p.m.
Lachlan Bofinger averaged 4.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in UTSA’s first four games of the season.Lachlan Bofinger is a 6-foot-6 freshman from Australia.
He played in high school at Montverde Academy near Orlando, Fla. Montverde Academy produced NBA players R.J. Barrett, Ben Simmons and D’Angelo Russell.
Bofinger saw playing time in UTSA’s first four games of the season. He had six points and two rebounds in the season opener, a 97-71 victory over UT Permian Basin.
UTSA freshman Jordan Ivy-Curry playing in his first game in a Roadrunners uniform.Jordan Ivy-Curry made his UTSA debut on Nov. 27, 2020, coming off the bench in a 97-71 victory over UT Permian Basin.
The 6-foot-2 freshman guard from La Marque recorded six points and six rebounds in 17 minutes in his first college game. One night later, he scored 12 points in an 81-64 UTSA loss to UT Rio Grande Valley.
Ivy-Curry averaged 31.5 points 6.9 assists and 5.9 rebounds as a senior last season at La Marque and earned All-Greater Houston first-team honors.
Eric Parrish led UTSA with 20 points in the Roadrunners’ season opener against UT Permian Basin on Nov. 27, 2020.Eric Parrish made his UTSA men’s basketball debut in a 97-71 victory over UT Permian Basin in the Roadrunners’ season opener on Nov. 27.
Parrish had a team-high 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field including 2-of-4 on 3-pointers and made 4-of-6 free throws. He recorded four rebounds, four-steals, two assists and a block.
The 6-foot-6 guard/forward from Cypress in the Houston area is a junior transfer from Nevada, where he did not play.
Parrish played his sophomore season at Bossier Parrish Community College in Louisiana, where he averaged 18.4 points. He played at Akron as a freshman and averaged 8.9 points.
Adryana Quezada had a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds for UTSA.UT Rio Grande Valley built up its lead in the second and fourth quarters to beat UTSA 60-60 in women’s basketball on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, at the Convocation Center.
Adryana Quezada led UTSA with 13 points and Yuliyana Valcheva had 12.
Amara Graham led UT Rio Grande Valley with 26 on 10-of-18 shooting.
UT Rio Grande Valley outscored UTSA 19-10 in the second quarter and 18-13 in the fourth quarter.
Former local high school players Sydney Cajero from Steele and Tiffany McGarity from Judson scored 4 points each for UT Rio Grande Valley.
UTSA (1-1) plays its next game on the road Thursday across town at Incarnate Word.
Tiffany McGarity from Judson had 4 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals for UT Rio Grande Valley.Sydney Cajero from Steele started and recorded 4 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocked shots for UT Rio Grande Valley.
Cedrick Alley Jr. scored seven points in the Roadrunners’ season opener, a 97-71 victory over UT Permian Basin.Cedrick Alley Jr. is one of the new players on the 2020-21 UTSA men’s basketball roster.
Alley is a 6-foot-6 forward and a junior transfer from Houston.
UTSA and Incarnate Word are scheduled to play each other twice this season.Subject to change – last updated Nov. 24, 2020
NOVEMBER
Wed. Nov. 25 – vs. Sul Ross State – at UTSA – 2 p.m.
Mon. Nov. 30 – vs. UT-Rio Grande Valley – at UTSA – 7 p.m.
DECEMBER
Thur. Dec. 3 – at Incarnate Word – at Incarnate Word – 7 p.m.
Sun. Dec. 13 – vs. Incarnate Word – at UTSA – 2 p.m.
Tue. Dec. 15 – vs. Northwestern State – at UTSA – 7 p.m.
Fri. Dec. 18 – at Sam Houston State – at Huntsville, 6:30 p.m.
JANUARY
Fri. Jan. 1 – vs. Rice – at UTSA – 2 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 2 – vs. Rice – at UTSA – 1 p.m.
Fri. Jan. 8 – at North Texas – Denton – 6:30 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 9 – at North Texas – Denton – 3:30 p.m.
Fri. Jan. 15 – vs. Louisiana Tech – at UTSA – 6 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 16 – vs. Louisiana Tech – at UTSA – 4 p.m.
Fri. Jan. 22 – at Southern Miss – at Hattiesburg, Miss. – 6 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 23 – at Southern Miss – at Hattiesburg, Miss. – 4 p.m.
Thur. Jan. 28 – at UTEP – at El Paso – 7 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 30 – vs. UTEP – at UTSA 1 p.m.
FEBRUARY
Fri. Feb. 5 – vs. Florida International – at UTSA – 6 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 6 – vs. Florida International – at UTSA – 4 p.m.
Fri. Feb. 12 – at Florida Atlantic – at Boca Raton, Fla. – 4 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 13 – at Florida Atlantic – at Boca Raton, Fla. – 1 p.m.
Fri. Feb. 19 – vs. Charlotte – at UTSA – 6 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 20 – vs. Charlotte – at UTSA – 4 p.m.
Fri. Feb. 26 – at UAB – at Birmingham, Ala. – 2 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 27 – at UAB – at Birmingham, Ala. – 2 p.m.
MARCH
Wed. March 10 – Saturday, March 13 – at Conference USA tournament, Frisco, Texas
Jhivvan Jackson led the UTSA men’s basketball team in scoring during the 2019-20 season. – photo by Joe Alexander(schedule updated as of Nov. 24, subject to change)
Times to be announced
NOVEMBER
Wed. Nov. 25 – at Oklahoma – at Norman, Okla., – 7 p.m.
Fri. Nov. 27 – vs. UT-Permian Basin – at UTSA – 3 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 28 – at UT-Rio Grande Valley – at Edinburg – 3 p.m.
DECEMBER
Fri. Dec 4 – vs. opponent to be determined – at UTSA – 6 p.m.
Wed. Dec. 16 – at Oregon State – at Corvallis, Ore. – 4 p.m.
Sun. Dec. 20 – vs. Our Lady of the Lake – at UTSA – 3 p.m.
Tue. Dec. 22 – vs. Lamar – at UTSA – 6 p.m.
JANUARY
Fri. Jan 1 – at Rice * – at Houston
Sat. Jan. 2 – at Rice * – at Houston
Thurs. Jan. 8 – vs. North Texas * – at UTSA – 6 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 9 – vs. North Texas * – at UTSA – 3 p.m.
Thurs. Jan. 15 – at Louisiana Tech * – at Ruston, La. – 6:30 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 16 – at Louisiana Tech * – at Ruston, La. – 6 p.m.
Thurs. Jan. 22 – vs. Southern Miss * – at UTSA – 6 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 23 – vs. Southern Miss * – at UTSA – 3 p.m.
Thurs. Jan. 28 – vs. UTEP * – at UTSA – 6 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 30 – at UTEP * – at El Paso – 8 p.m.
FEBRUARY
Thurs. Feb. 5 – at Florida International * – at Miami, Fla. – 6 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 6 – at Florida International * – at Miami, Fla. – 2 p.m.
Thurs. Feb. 12 – vs. Florida Atlantic * – at UTSA – 6 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 13 – vs. Florida Atlantic * – at UTSA – 3 p.m.
Thurs. Feb. 19 – at Charlotte * – at Charlotte, N.C.
Sat. Feb. 20 – at Charlotte * – at Charlotte, N.C.
Thurs. Feb. 26 – vs. UAB * – at UTSA – 6 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 27 – vs. UAB * – at UTSA – 3 p.m.
MARCH
Thurs.-Sat. March 10-13 – Conference USA Championship – at Frisco
Tues.-Wed. March 16-17 – NCAA First Four – at Dayton, Ohio
Thurs.-Fri. March 18-19 – NCAA First Round
Sat.-Sun. March 20-21 – NCAA Second Round
Thurs.-Fri. March 25-26 – NCAA Sweet 16
Sat.-Sun. March 27-28 – Elite Eight
Sat.-Mon. April 3-5 – NCAA Final Four – at Indianapolis, Ind.
schedule is subject to change
UTSA home games at UTSA’s Convocation Center
* Conference USA game
Arturo Guajardo, pitching against the Amarillo Sod Squad at Wolff Stadium on July 29, led the Flying Chanclas de San Antonio in strikeouts this season.The Flying Chanclas de San Antonio had eight pitchers who appeared in at least eight games this summer.
Tyler Flores led the team with 10 appearances.
Connor Schmidt, Arturo Guajardo, Johnny Panatex and Garrett Egli had nine appearances each. Zach DeLeon, Matthew Sesler and Jaime Ramirez Jr. had eight each.
Guajardo led the Chanclas in strikeouts with 30 in 17 1/3 innings. Of the busiest relievers, Flores had the best ERA at 0.61, followed by Schmidt at 0.69.
– Tyler Flores, No. 16, 6-foot-1 left-hander from A&M-Kingsville and Clark High School
– Connor Schmidt, No. 10, 6-foot-7 right-hander from St. Mary’s and Devine High School
– Arturo Guajardo, No. 28, 6-foot-2 right-hander from UTSA and Laredo United High School
– Garrett Egli, No. 47, 6-foot-4 right-hander from Sam Houston State and Smithson Valley High School
– Johnny Panatex, No. 4, 5-foot-8 right-hander from St. Mary’s and Pflugerville High School
– Matthew Sesler, No. 40, 6-foot-5 left-hander from A&M-Kingsville and Harlingen High School
– Jaime Ramirez Jr., No. 14, 5-foot-11 left-hander from A&M-Corpus Christi and Holy Cross High School
– Zach DeLeon, No. 32, 6-foot right-hander from UTSA, UT-Rio Grande Valley and Hondo High School
