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Texas-arlington Notes, Quotes
by Sports Xchange
Updated: October 23, 2009, 12:04 AM EDT
--After a 2008 NCAAs appearance, UTA's attendance didn't exactly spike last season. Texas Hall, Texas-Arlington's dreadful basketball venue set on a performance stage, averaged 848 fans per game, third-lowest in the SLC. Three SLC clubs -- Texas-Arlington, McNeese State and Central Arkansas, drew fewer than 1,000 per game.
--Senior SG Brandon Long made 57 three-pointers last season but sank only 24 percent in league play from three-point range.--Despite being only 6-5, F Tommy Moffitt is Texas Arlington's top returning rebounder at 6.4 per game and is expected to step up his scoring. Trey Parker, a 6-9 junior, had a team-high 44 blocked shots while weighing only 200 pounds.
LAST YEAR: 16-14 overall, 9-7, third in SLC West.
HEAD COACH: Scott Cross (career 50-43, all at UTA); fourth year.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "We have to get better on defense this year. We just gave up too many points. All of our guys have been much better in that area in preseason, and I believe that will carry over into the regular season." -- Coach Scott Cross.
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