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Men's Basketball Preview: Texas College (1/8), Jarvis Christian (1/10)

1/7/2026 7:46:00 PM

DALLAS – University of North Texas at Dallas men's basketball returns home for a pair of Red River Athletic Conference games at Trinity Leadership this week. The Trailblazers host Texas College on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Jarvis Christian University on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
 
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NEW HOME
- The Trailblazers will play their remaining home games for 2025-26 at Trinity Leadership Public School. Fans will also be able to purchase tickets in advance or at the door to see the Trailblazers in action.
 
LAST TIME OUT
- UNT Dallas (4-8, 3-5 RRAC) began 2026 with its largest margin of victory and a season-high in regulation, 80 points, en route to a season sweep against University of the Southwest.
- The Trailblazers shot a season-best 50 percent from the field and made a season-most 30 field goals.
- DaRyan Williams (Austin, Texas) and Sedric Curry Jr. (Baton Rouge, La.) captured double-doubles with 14 points a piece and 12 and 10 rebounds, respectively.
- Dreyon Thornton (Chicago, Ill.) notched his second double-digit scoring performance of the campaign (both against Southwest) with 10 points.
 
TRAILBLAZER TIDBITS
- Greg Crawford (Houston, Texas) continues to rank top five in the RRAC for points-per-game (17.3) and rebounds-per-game (8.8).
- Crawford has scored double figures in all-but two games across 40 career UNT Dallas contests. His all-time career total for points is 701.
- Williams ranks second on the team in scoring with 11.4 points and rebounds with an 8.0-clip. He has two double-doubles in the past three games and was a board shy of one in four-of-five games.
- Demaryon Thornton (Chicago, Ill.) is averaging 9.1 points-per-game.
- Curry Jr. is top three on the team in boards with 5.8 after matching a season-high 10 last week. He ranks fourth on the team with 8.3 points-per-game.
 
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SCOUTING THE STEERS
- Texas College enters with a 2-11 record and 1-7 record in conference play. The team is 0-4 in away games this season.
- The Steers fell to Jarvis Christian last week, 71-59, and have dropped their past two games. They did edge Louisiana Christian by a pair of points (65-63) at home on December 18.
- Jason Roseberry Jr. (11.9) and Tyrone Woods Jr. (10.6) are players to watch for TC.
- Texas College was selected 12th in the RRAC Preseason Poll with 21 points.
 
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SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
- Jarvis Christian enters the week with a 6-6 record and 3-5 conference mark. This includes a 2-3 road record.
- The Bulldogs topped Texas College, 71-59, last time out and ended a stretch that included four losses out of five games.
- Jarvis Christian is led by a trio of double-digit scorers on the season: Erin Wright (15.7), Aboubacar Cisse (14.8), and Mark Wise (10.7).
- JCU is at University of the Southwest on Thursday before embarking through Dallas over the weekend.
- The Bulldogs were picked 10th in the RRAC Preseason Poll with 37 points.
 
2025-26 Season Stats
 
ALL-TIME HISTORY
- UNT Dallas is 1-1 against Jarvis Christian all-time with meetings the previous two seasons outside of conference. UNTD defeated the Bulldogs on Homecoming on November 2, 2024, 58-50.
- Crawford is a returning player from that game with 12 points and seven rebounds. He is the only Trailblazer to played against JCU head-to-head.
- The Trailblazers fell 76-75 in their road meeting on Nov. 4, 2023.
- They will play Texas College for the first time in program history.
 

 
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