Little Rock, St. Bonaventure Open Lone Star Showcase

Little Rock vs. St. Bonaventure
Date	Monday, Nov. 21
Time	5 p.m.
Location	Cedar Park, Texas
Venue	H-E-B Center
Stats	Statbroadcast
Audio	The Point 94.1 FM
Video	YouTube
Notes	Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK – The Trojans will look to rebound from a loss to Idaho on Friday night when they take on St. Bonaventure in the first game of the Lone Star Showcase at the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas, on Monday. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m.
 
All six games of the Lone Star Showcase will be streamed on bd Global's YouTube channel, bd Global Sports Network. Game broadcasts can be seen online at YouTube.com/bdglobalsportsnetwork or through the YouTube app on Android, iOS and AppleTV by subscribing to the bd Global Sports Network channel.
 
Live scoring will be available for all games at CedarParkBasketball.com.
 
St. Bonaventure is 1-1 on the season, most recently falling at Florida 73-66 on Nov. 17. The Bonnies were picked fifth in the Atlantic 10's preseason poll.
 
St. Bonaventure leads the all-time series with Little Rock 3-1.
 
The Bonnies' lineup features three players averaging double figures in scoring. Matt Mobley leads the team at 24.5 ppg, followed by Jaylen Adams (21.5 ppg) and Denzel Gregg (15.0 ppg). Mobley scored 28 points in the loss at Florida, hitting 10 of 21 shots from the floor and 6 of 12 from 3-point range.
 
Adams was recently named one of 50 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award, given annually to the nation's top player. Last year, he averaged 17.9 points per game and led the Atalntic 10 in three-point field goal percentage (.438)
 
Head coach Mark Schmidt is in his 10th season with the program.
 
Tickets for the 2016 Lone Star Showcase are on-sale now at HEBCenter.com or through Ticketmaster and will be available at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park box office on game-days. Single session tickets range from $10 General Admission to $50 Courtside for each two-game session. Each day of the tournament will feature games at 5:00 and 7:30 p.m. and tickets will be good for both games of a given day.
 
Quick Hits
• Coming off of its best season in program history, Little Rock has been picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference preseason coaches poll.
• Little Rock had its 18-game home winning streak, the eighth-longest active streak in the nation, snapped by Idaho on Nov. 18.
• Marcus Johnson Jr. was voted Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team after averaging 12.5 points and leading the Sun Belt in 3-point percentage (.466) in 2015-16.
• Despite losing two of their top three scorers, the Trojans return eight lettermen, six seniors and three starters in 2016-17.
• Last season, Little Rock won the Sun Belt Conference regular-season and tournament championships and beat Purdue in the NCAA Tournament first round.
• Little Rock went 30-5 last season, establishing program and conference records for wins in a season.
• The Trojans' five losses last season tied with Villanova, Kansas and SMU for the fewest in the nation.
• Head coach Wes Flanigan enters his first season at the helm after serving as associate head coach on Little Rock's record-breaking 2015-16 team.