Wayland Baptist at UNT DALLAS
 
When: January 30, 2025
Tip-off: 8:00 PM
Location: Dallas, Texas (Ellis Davis Field House)
Tickets: Sideline Tickets
Watch: SAC Sports Network
Livestats: untdathletics.com
Social Media: UNTD Athletics on X and Instagram
 
CRITICAL STRETCH
- UNT Dallas men's basketball returns to Ellis Davis for a pair of matchups this week and look to get back on a needed run to secure a top-eight spot in the league standings for the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament.
- The Trailblazers are 9-11 overall and 6-11 in league action. They are 2-5 at home and coming off a 94-79 setback at Nelson. Before that game, they won two in a row.
- UNT Dallas currently sits tied eighth with Oklahoma City, Science and Arts, and Panhandle State. Central Christian is 8-9 and in seventh, while College of the Ozarks is 5-11. Texas Wesleyan is sixth in 9-7 before the top quintet in the league begins with records north of .600 winning percentages.
- Seven contests remain for UNTD to gain to some momentum and look to net its first tournament appearance since 2021-22.
 
TEAM LEADERS/PLAYERS GETTING IT DONE
- Junior Greg Crawford (Houston, Texas) leads the team with 363 points, 18.2 points-per-game, 188 rebounds, and 9.4 rebounds per contest. He ranks atop the conference in rebounds and rebounding average.
- Senior Vernon Johnson (DeSoto, Texas) is first in the SAC in steals with 37.
- Senior Ashton Howard (Cedar Hill, Texas) continues to lead the conference with his program record 41 blocks.
- Senior Jayden Johnson-Blair leads the team in assists with 93. That breaks his record set in 2023-24 by two.
- Junior Daniel Sohn (Aledo, Texas) is averaging 10.1 points this season and has scored at least 13 points his previous seven games played.
 
UNT Dallas Season Stats
 
A LOOK AT WAYLAND
- The Pioneers are tied for first in the SAC with a 13-4 record and are 13-8 on the season.
- They are on a three-game winning streak, defeating Science and Arts, 76-74, last Saturday.
- They are 5-5 in away games this season.
- Quenton Coleman headlines this team's individual stats with a league-leading 20.8 points-per-game and 436 total points. He also leads the team with 63 made three-pointers, 57 assists and 35 steals.
-  Seven additional players have scored triple-digits, even though Coleman is the only player averaging double figures. Kabine Kaba is a player to notice with 146 points (3rd on team) and 125 rebounds (1st on team) – only one north of 100 boards.
 
Wayland Baptist Season Stats
 
PREVIOUS MEETING
-Wayland Baptist handed UNTD its first double-digit defeat on the season in November with an 82-64 triumph. The Trailblazers were outscored seven at halftime but allowed 47 second half points and never got back in the game.
- Crawford had a double-double with 17 points and 10 boards. Johnson and senior Darion Jones each had 12 points.
- Coleman went for 32 points and was 10-of-20 from the field and 5-of-8 from three.
- Dylan McDougal contributed 17 points, while Kaba notched a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Oklahoma Panhandle State vs. UNT DALLAS
 
When: February 1, 2025
Tip-off: 4:00 PM
Location: Dallas, Texas (Ellis Davis Field House)
Tickets: Sideline Tickets
Watch: SAC Sports Network
Livestats: untdathletics.com
Social Media: UNTD Athletics on X and Instagram
 
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
- Oklahoma Panhandle State is 8-13 on the season and 6-11 in conference play.
- The Aggies are 6-4 at home and 2-9 away from the friendly confines.
- OPSU has won five-of-eight conference games since the 2025 year began. This includes one-point victories against Wayland Baptist and Mid-America Christian. The Aggies are coming off wins with Science and Arts and Texas Wesleyan.
- The play Nelson on Thursday.
- Amaree Brown is the team's top scorer with 387 points and 18.4 points-per-game.
- Brown is only player averaging double figures with Kyle Belgrave II next with 194 points and 9.2 ppg. Belgrave II leads the team with 108 rebounds.
- OPSU as a team has 111 blocks compared to 46 by opponents. Abdulh Diaby (27) and Belgrave (25) combine for a good chunk of them.
 
OPSU Season Stats
 
EARLIER MATCHUP
- UNT Dallas prefers to not remember the November road swing through Oklahoma that had two double-digit setbacks after playing tight games through that juncture of the early campaign.
- OPSU won 85-64, as the Trailblazers could not close a 10-point halftime gap.
- Crawford was the leading scorer with 14 points and was a perfect 8-for-8 at the line.
- Howard had 12 points, three blocks, and three steals.
- Jones went for nine points and a team-high seven rebounds.
- Junior Sergio McClain (Peoria, Ill.) had 10 points.
- Brown scored 34 points with 10-of-13 shooting, 5-of-6 from three, and 9-for-9 at the line.
- Diaby scored 17 points and the next highest total was eight and everyone else was fewer.