DALLAS – University of North Texas at Dallas men's basketball looks to begin the 2026 year on the right foot with a single-game this week as part of Red River Athletic Conference action. The Trailblazers head west for the second matchup of a season series with University of the Southwest on Saturday, January 3. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. (MST), 4:00 p.m. (CST).
 
KEEP UP WITH THE ACTION
Live stats
Video
Untdathletics (Instagram)
Untdallas.mbb (Instagram)
UNTD Athletics (@UNTDAthletics – X)
 
LAST TIME OUT
- UNT Dallas dropped two games on this road swing before the break with setbacks at Texas A&M-Texarkana and No. 25 LSU-Shreveport.
- DaRyan Willams (Austin, Texas) had the best showing in both games, which was significant given his statistical splits at home and away. Williams recorded a double-double 13 points, 12 rebounds at A&M-Texarkana and scored 14 points at LSUS.
 
TRAILBLAZER TIDBITS
- UNT Dallas is 3-8 overall and 2-5 in the RRAC.
- The Trailblazers are 0-7 on the road this season.
- Greg Crawford (Houston, Texas) ranks fifth in the conference with 18.2 points-per-game. Crawford leads the league with 104 free throws made. He has accumulated 693 career points for UNTD and has exactly 200 this year.
- Crawford is also getting it done on the glass, averaging 9.1 rebounds (100 total) which ranks fifth in the RRAC.
- Williams is also averaging double figures with 11.2 points. He holds the team lead with 15 blocks and has been a key contributor with 84 boards, 18 assists, and 12 steals.
- Demaryon Thornton (Chicago, Ill.) wraps up the top three scorers and puts the UNTD trio into triple-digits with 101.  
 
UNT Dallas 2025-26 Roster
UNT Dallas 2025-26 Stats
 
REMATCH WITH THE MUSTANGS
- University of the Southwest enters with a 4-9 record and 1-6 conference mark.
- The Mustangs are 3-1 at the friendly confines.
- The Mustangs have dropped three straight, with losses at Texas A&M-Texarkana and No. 25 LSUS.
- These teams locked into battle on November 22 for the RRAC opener. It was an 87-81 UNT Dallas victory that went to overtime.
- EJay Scroggins drilled a game-tying three-pointer to force overtime for the Mustangs and he finished with a game-high 33 points, shooting 14-of-20 overall and 3-of-6 from three.
- Jalen Williams and Donovan Holcombe contributed 16 and 10 points, respectively.
- The Trailblazers pulled ahead with a 13-7 overtime, thanks Dreyon Thornton (Chicago, Ill.) scoring eight of his 11 points during that frame.
- Crawford had 24 points and was 10-for-17 at the charity stripe.
- Williams registered his other double-double on the campaign and had a career-best 18 points and 12 boards.
- Sedric Curry Jr. (Baton Rouge, La.) tossed in 11 points, while Thornton added 10.
 
2025-26 Stats