Feb. 11, 2008
Game Notes - Cal State-Bakersfield in PDF Format 
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▪ - The University of Texas-Pan American men's basketball program will host Cal State-Bakersfield in its final home game of the season on Tuesday (Feb. 11) with game time slated for 7:05 p.m.
▪ - The Broncs are coming off a dominating 90-64 victory over New Jersey Institute of Technology on Saturday (Feb. 9) at the UTPA Fieldhouse.
▪ - UTPA improved to 15-13 on the season and will play their final two games of the season on the road.
▪ - With the win over NJIT, the Broncs surpassed their win total from last season. The 15 wins are also the most since the 01-02 season where they recorded 21 wins under the direction of Bob Hoffman.
▪ - This will be the first all-time meeting between the Broncs and the Roadrunners in UTPA men's basketball history.
▪ - Stoll ranks seventh in three-point field goals and puts him one way from tying Greg Guy from the 93-94 season.
▪ - Faithful of the UTPA men's basketball team will have an opportunity to listen to the game courtesy of ESPN Radio 1240AM and audiosportsonline.net with Broncs' play-by-play announcer Jonah Goldberg.
Last Game - New Jersey Institute of Technology
▪ - The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs broke a two-game skid after recording a 90-64 victory over New Jersey Institute of Technology at the UTPA Fieldhouse on Saturday (Feb.9).
▪ - The Broncs improved their overall record to 15-13 while the Highlanders fell to 0-25 on the season.
▪ - Before entering Saturday nights game, Stoll was one point short of his 600th career point and ended up with 19 to surpass the milestone.
▪ - Danny Puente dished out his 100th career assist and ended with four in the game to tie his career high.
▪ - Four Broncs finished in double-figures including senior guard Paul Stoll who finished with a game-high 19 points on 3-of-4 shooting, 2-of-3 from three-point range, and 11-of-12 from the free throw line to go with six assists in 30 minutes of action.
▪ - Nesho Milosevic and Justin Garris accounted for 13 points apiece and were the only two players in double-digit scoring.
▪ - The Broncs finished the game shooting 51.7 percent compared to 46.7 percent for NJIT.
Trio of Broncs Earn All-Tournament Team Honors
▪ - Stoll was selected to the five-man all-tournament team for his outstanding performance at the Missouri State Price Cutter Classic on Nov. 17
▪ - The floor general finished with a shooting average of 17.5 points to go along with 7.5 assists, 2.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds in two games.
▪ - Burrell was selected to the five-man all-tournament team at the Montana State Bobcat Gran Tree Inn Classic on Dec. 1. Burrell collected a team-high 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting and 7-of-11 from behind the arc against Pepperdine on Nov. 30.
▪ - Playing in his third tournament this season, Burrell was selected to the five-man all-tournament team at the Drake Regency Challenge Classic for the second time this season.
▪ - The 6'3 senior guard collected 38 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, and four steals in his two-game tournament performance.
▪ - Nathan Hawkins collected his first piece of hardware of his Bronc career as he as was selected to the five-man Las Vegas Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team on Sunday (Dec. 23).
▪ - In his three-game performance, Hawkins collected 48 points and 17 rebounds to go along with a game-high 19 points and 10 rebounds against Bethune-Cookman (Dec. 22).
Stoll and Jones Leaders Among the Independent Standings
▪ - Senior and floor general, Paul Stoll leads the independent standings averaging 7.2 assists per game in 20 games played.
▪ - In 20 contests, Stoll has posted 15 games of five or more assists and collected 10 or more assists in five games of compeition.
▪ - Earlier this season, Stoll finished with a career-high 12 assists against University of Alabama on (Dec. 19). Stoll's also ranks in the top-10 in six of nine categories.
▪ - Since coming back from an illness, Emmanuel Jones ranks first in field goal percentage. Jones leads the league averaging 53.1 percent in 12 games played.
▪ - Jones finished with a career-high 19 points and eight rebounds against Texas State on (Jan. 5).
▪ - In his first season as a Broncs, Jones has collected 117 total points and is averaging 9.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.
Stoll Selected as Independent Player of the Week
▪ - UTPA senior Paul Stoll was selected as the Independent Player of the Week, which was announced on Monday (Jan. 28), following his efforts this past week in a pair of Bronc victories over Houston Baptist and NJIT.
▪ - Senior guard, Paul Stoll had one of the best weeks of his career as he led the Broncs to their sixth straight win and a 2-0 record this week. In two games, Stoll averaged 23 points, five rebounds, 7.5 assists, and five steals per game.
▪ - The senior floor general recorded a career-high 37 points on 7-of-9 shooting, 7-of-9 from three-point range, and a perfect 16-of-16 from the charity stripe, to go with seven rebounds, and nine assists in 36 minutes of action in a 82-68 victory against Houston Baptist (Jan. 23).
▪ - The 37 points by Stoll is the highest point total by any Bronc since February 11, 2002 when Mire Chapmen dropped 44 points over New Mexico State. Stoll was seven points shy of ranking among the top-ten in most points scored in a game.
▪ - The 5'11 guard recorded a career-high free throws made, rebounds, and tied his mark of field-goals made. Stoll finished with another career night against NJIT (Jan. 26) when he recorded a career-high nine steals to go with nine points, six assists, and three rebounds in a 54-42 win.
▪ - Stoll was recently featured on ESPN-Around the Rim for his 37 point effort against Houston Baptist.
▪ - Stoll recorded a career-high 37 points on 7-of-9 shooting, 7-of-9 from three-point range, and a perfect 16-of-16 from the charity stripe, to go along with seven rebounds, and nine assists in 36 minutes of action.
▪ - The 5'11 guard recorded a career-high free throws made, rebounds, and tied his mark of field-goals made. Stoll has finished in double-figures in the Broncs last six games averaging 18.7 points and seven assists per game.
▪ - The 37 points by Stoll is the highest point total by any Bronc since February 11, 2002 when Mire Chatman dropped 44 points over New Mexico State. The floor general was seven points shy of ranking among the top-ten in most points scored in a game.
▪ - Stoll is currently first in the nation with 159 assists and fourth in the nation with 7.2 assists per game.
Stoll Sizzles on National Stage
▪ - The floor general is eight with 67 steals and 19th with 2.4 per game and 10th in three-point field goal percentage.
▪ - Stoll is also 62nd in free throw percentage with 84.2 and started the 2008 calender year by hitting his first 31 attempts.
UTPA Adds Hawkins, Nephew of Former NBA Hall of Fame Player
▪ - Hawkins is the nephew of NBA Hall of Fame standout George Gervin as well as cousin of former NBA player Derrick Gervin.
▪ - San Antonio, TX product, Hawkins was a standout at Sandra Day O'Connor High School where he was a first team all-region and first team All-District 28-5A selection during his senior campaign.
▪ - Hawkins attended The Lawrenceville Prep School where he was selected as the number-four post guard by New Jersey Hoops. Averaged 14.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game en route to earning Most Valuable Player honors
Scouting the Opponent - Cal State-Bakersfield
▪ - Their last when came at Long Beach State on January 23 where they won 80-77 in overtime.
▪ - CSUB has recorded more wins on the road then on their home floor. Terrence Johns leads the way for the Roadrunners averaging 13.3 points per game while Trent Blakley leads the team in rebounding with 5.6.
▪ - Cal State-Bakersfield has connected on 37 percent of their three-point shooting attempts to Broncs 39 percent.
▪ - On average, the Roadrunners and their opponents score more in the second half then the second half.
▪ - Paul Stoll's 199 assists top Donavan Bragg, Zack Grasmick and Alex Johnson's combined assists totals. Those three have the top assists totals on the team combining for 195.
▪ - Cory Brown leads the team with 24 blocks which is 77.4 percent of the Broncs total.
▪ - The Roadrunners are in the first year of being a full fledge Independent Division I program. Prior to this year, CSUB was a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association.
UTPA Sports Information
▪ - After leading the Broncs to an 82-68 victory against Houston Baptist last night at the UTPA Fieldhouse, senior guard Paul Stoll was featured on ESPN-Men's Basketball Around the Rim.
▪ - Leading the way for the Broncs is senior guard Paul Stoll who ranks first in the nation in total assists with 199 in 28 games played. He is also fourth in assists per game with 7.1.
▪ - The basketball gene pool runs deep in the Hawkins' family as his father (Robert) played in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors and his brother (Robert) played his collegiate basketball at St. Mary's University.
▪ - Roadrunners enter Tuesday's game on three skid and are coming off a 78-53 loss at Wyoming on Wednesday (Feb.6).