Midwestern State vs Mid-America Christian
MSU Texas (3-6), MACU (8-4)
Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 | 6 p.m.
D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Wichita Falls, Texas
MSU Texas leads 3-0 | All three games at D.L. Ligon Coliseum | MSU Texas won last meeting 85-79 (10/30/13 in Wichita Falls)
Radio: ESPN 95.5 FM | Video (PPV) / Audio: Mustangs Digital Network | Live Stats: MSUMustangs.com
 
THE OPPONENT: Mid-America Christian's game against Midwestern State will counted as its second exhibition game of the season… MACU fell to UTSA 104-74 earlier this month in San Antonio… The Evangels had a two-game winning streak snapped in a 78-69 loss at Texas Wesleyan Saturday night in Fort Worth… MACU is 8-4 overall this season and 1-3 in the Sooner Athletic Conference… The Evangels are 1-3 away from their floor at the Gaulke Activity Center in Oklahoma City… Senior guard Charles Beauregard leads the Evangels in scoring with 13.6 points per game boasting top performances against College of the Ozarks (24 pts), Randall (21 pts) and Nebraska Christian (20 pts)… Senior guard Anthony Black, who ranks seventh in the NAIA with 29 steals, scores 13.4 points per game with a high of 21 against Oklahoma Panhandle State… Senior forward Justin Bogle, who ranks 18th in NAIA with 20 blocked shots, also scores 13.4 points per game with a high of 23 versus Southwestern Assemblies of God… Senior guard Khalil Thompson gives the Evangels a fourth double-figure scorer at 10.1 points per game with a high of 26 points against Manhattan Christian… Josh Gamblin is in his fourth season as head coach of the Evangels posting a 73-43 record (.629)…
 
LAST TIME OUT: Midwestern State took a pair of tough losses on the road to begin Lone Star Conference play falling to Eastern New Mexico 85-73 on Nov. 29th before taking a 93-70 loss at No. 8 West Texas A&M on Dec. 1st. Junior guard JuJuan Starks poured in a season-high 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting with three 3-pointers to lead the Mustangs at Eastern New Mexico, while junior guard Josh Wallace dropped in a campaign-best 19 point at West Texas A&M. The Mustangs are coming off of a 16-day break.
 
HAGGERTY GOES FOR 150TH WIN: Midwestern State boasts a 149-74 mark (.668) in Nelson Haggerty's eighth season as head coach. He has led the Mustangs to the NCAA postseason in five of his seven seasons including a trip to the Elite Eight in 2012 and four LSC championships in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016. Haggerty claimed his second LSC Coach of the Year award in 2016 sharing honors with former Cameron coach Nate Gamet. He also claimed the honor in 2012.
 
HAGGERTY'S MILESTONE WINS
First: Mid-American Christian // W, 100-63 // Ligon Coliseum // Nov. 11, 2011
50TH: Incarnate Word // W, 85-73 // Allen, Texas // March 8, 2013 (LSC Semifinals)
100TH: Adams State // W, 95-87 // Alamosa, Colo. // Nov. 21, 2015
 
PLAYER NOTES
 
#0 JAJUAN STARKS (6-5 // 215 // Junior // Guard // Fort Wayne, Ind.): Leads Mustangs in scoring at 13.3 points per game… shoots 47.9 percent from the field… connected on 14-of-32 3-pointers (47.9 percent)… played in each of MSU Texas' nine games including starts in the last three… team's top scorer in three games… scored in double figures six times this season… grabbed at least five rebounds in six games with a high of eight against Arkansas-Fort Smith (11/21)…
SEASON HIGHS
Points: 26 vs. Eastern New Mexico (11/29)
Assists: 4 vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith (11/10)
Rebounds: 8 vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith (11/21)
 
#1 ELIJAH LEE (5-11 // 165 // Junior // Guard // Missouri City, Texas): Started all nine games at point guard… averaging 6.6 points in 24.6 minutes per game… leads Lone Star Conference averaging 4.2 assists per game… scored in double figures three times… poured in season-high of 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting three 3-pointers in 28 minutes against Adams State (11/17)… registered at least five assists four times this season…
SEASON HIGHS
Points: 15 vs. Adams State (11/17)
Assists: 8 vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith (11/21)
Rebounds: 5 vs. Colorado State-Pueblo (11/16)
 
#2 TRAE JONES (6-4 // 165 // Redshirt Freshman // Guard // Wichita Falls, Texas):  Competed in each of Midwestern State's nine games while making six starts… averaging 8.6 points per game knocking down a team-high 18 3-pointers… made at least two triples in six games… ranks ninth in the Lone Star Conference with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game… scored in double figures five times… buried a season-high four triples (on eight attempts) on his way to matching a season-high of 14 points against Ouachita Baptist (11/24)… connected on three triples on eight attempts for a season-high 14 points at Colorado State-Pueblo (11/16)…
SEASON HIGHS
Points: 14 vs. Colorado State-Pueblo (11/16); Ouachita Baptist (11/24)
Assists: 2 (2 times)
Rebounds: 2 (5 times)
 
#3 DARIUS THOMPSON (6-3 // 190 // Senior // Guard // Memphis, Tenn.):  Saw action in the Mustangs' first two games of the season… missed the last seven games due to injury… scored 15 points on 3-of-5 shooting with three 3-pointers to lead MSU Texas to a season opening win over Rogers State (11/9)…
SEASON HIGHS
Points: 15 vs. Rogers State (11/9)
Assists: 2 vs. Rogers State (11/9)
Rebounds: 3 vs. Rogers State (11/9)
 
#4 DORIAN CHATMAN (6-7 // 230 // Junior // Guard // Port Arthur, Texas): Competed in nine games as a reserve forward… averaging 5.7 points and 4.2 rebounds in 15.7 minutes per game… poured in a season-high 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting with a 3-pointer against Southern Nazarene (11/23)… come on strong to grab 15 rebounds over the last two games with seven at Eastern New Mexico (11/29) and eight at West Texas A&M (12/1)…
SEASON HIGHS
Points: 15 vs. Southern Nazarene (11/23)
Assists: 1 (4 times)
Rebounds: 8 vs. West Texas A&M (12/1)
 
#5 JOSH WALLACE (6-3 // 195 // Junior // Guard // Queens, N.Y.):  Started all nine games at guard… averages 10.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 31.4 minutes per game… named Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week after helping Mustangs to wins over Colorado State-Pueblo (11/16) and Adams State (11/17) at the Al Kaly Shrine Classic in Pueblo… scored in double figures five times this season including in three of the last four… poured in a season-high 19 points on 5-of-11 shooting with three triples at West Texas A&M (12/1)… fired in five of his last eight 3-point attempts over the last two games after missing 11 consecutive 3-pointers over the previous three games… posted at least five rebounds in five games… has at four assists in four games…
SEASON HIGHS
Points: 19 vs. West Texas A&M (12/1)
Assists: 7 vs. Colorado State-Pueblo (11/16)
Rebounds: 9 vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith (11/21)
 
#10 TERRELL WILSON (5-11 // 180 // Freshman // Guard // Houston, Texas): Competed in six games as a reserve guard… averaging 4.8 points on 10-of-24 shooting (41.7 percent) in 13.2 minutes per game… used a strong performance from the charity stripe (7-of-8) to score a season-high of 13 points at West Texas A&M (12/1)… broke out with an 8-point effort on 4-of-8 shooting against Southern Nazarene (11/23)…
SEASON HIGHS
Points: 13 vs. West Texas A&M (12/1)
Assists: 3 vs. West Texas A&M (12/1)
Rebounds: 3 vs. West Texas A&M (12/1)
 
#13 D'MONTA HARRIS (6-5 // 206 // Junior // Guard // Pontiac, Mich.): Played in nine games making lone start of the season at West Texas A&M (12/1)… averaging 7.1 points and 4.4 rebounds in 23.6 minutes per game… scored 10-or-more points in three games… connected on 9-of-10 shots from the field for a season-high 19 points with eight rebounds in a win over Colorado State-Pueblo (11/16)… buried a season-high three 3-pointers to score 11 points in 19 minutes against Ouachita Baptist (11/24)… knocked down two triples to score 10 points with seven rebounds against Eastern New Mexico (11/29)…
SEASON HIGHS
Points: 19 vs. Colorado State-Pueblo (11/16)
Assists: 3 (3 times)
Rebounds: 8 vs. Colorado State-Pueblo (11/16)
 
#22 GILBERT THOMAS, JR. (6-6 // 225 // Junior // Forward // Houston, Texas):  Started each of MSU Texas' nine games at forward… scores 7.2 points per game with a team-high 7.2 rebounds per game… ranks fourth in the Lone Star Conference pulling down 7.2 boards per game… scored in double figures in three games this season with matching season highs against Adams State (11/17) and Eastern New Mexico (11/29)… grabbed at least seven rebounds four times with 10-or-more on three occasions… had season-high 15 rebounds against Southern Nazarene (11/23)…
SEASON HIGHS
Points: 12 vs. Adams State (11/17); Eastern New Mexico (11/29)
Assists: 2 (2 times)
Rebounds: 15 vs. Southern Nazarene (11/23)
 
#23 CASE CALDWELL (5-10 // 165 // Redshirt Freshman // Guard // Burkburnett, Texas): Played in four games as a reserve guard… scored first collegiate bucket at Colorado State-Pueblo (11/16)…
SEASON HIGHS
Points: 2 vs. Colorado State-Pueblo (11/16)
Assists: 1 vs. Eastern New Mexico (11/29)
Rebounds: 1 vs. Eastern New Mexico (11/29)
 
#25 TAYVION JOHNSON (6-6 // 196 // Freshman // Forward // Houston, Texas): Played in four games as a reserve guard… scored first collegiate bucket at Colorado State-Pueblo (11/16)…
SEASON HIGHS
Points: None
Assists: None
Rebounds: 1 vs. West Texas A&M (12/1)
 
#50 BISHOP COULTER (6-7 // 230 // Junior // Forward // Atoka, Okla.):  Started eight games at forward… averaging 11.4 points and 6.0 rebounds in 24.1 minutes per game… earned Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors after earning Al Kaly Shrine Classic MVP honors averaging 17 points and 6.5 rebounds in wins over Colorado State-Pueblo (11/16) and Adams State (11/17)… scored in double figures five times including a campaign-best 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting with seven rebounds against Colorado State-Pueblo (11/16)… narrowly missed a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds against Arkansas-Fort Smith (11/21)… had 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting with seven rebounds against Ouachita Baptist (11/24)… missed the West Texas A&M game to attend to a family matter…
SEASON HIGHS
Points: 21 vs. Colorado State-Pueblo (11/16)
Assists: 2 vs. Adams State (11/17)
Rebounds: 9 vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith (11/21)
 
MUSTANGS ON ESPN 95.5:  Every Midwestern State men's basketball will air live on ESPN 95.5 FM beginning the pregame show 15 minutes prior to tipoff.
 
MUSTANGS DIGITAL NETWORK: All Midwestern State home games are set for broadcast on the Mustangs Digital Network both live and on demand at MSUMustangs.tv. Season passes are available for $30 while single games run $9 each.
 
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COMING UP NEXT… Midwestern State battles Heartland Conference foe Oklahoma Christian Wednesday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.