Game Notes
San Marcos, Texas – Texas State men's basketball is set to play Texas Southern in the 2nd Annual Robert Hughes Classic in Fort Worth, Texas on Thursday, Dec. 16. Tip-off at the Wilkerson Grienes Center is slated for 7 p.m.
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A little bit about the Classic…
The classic is named after coach Robert Hughes of Dunbar High School in Fort Worth, who is the winningest coach in prep basketball history. Hughes is a legend, as he started at a segregated high school and then kept on winning after the Fort Worth schools integrated.
Hughes is known as the duke of Dunbar High School. He coached there from 1973 until he retired in 2005. He retired as the all-time winningest high school basketball coach with 1,333 wins.
Hughes played collegiate basketball at Texas Southern University from 1951 to 1954. Hughes played forward, post and off-guard. He garnered All-SWAC honors for three years and was named TSU's Athlete of the Year as a senior. He is also a member of the TSU Hall of Fame. Hughes was drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1954. In 1993, he was inducted into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame.
Scouting Texas Southern
Texas Southern is on a four-game losing streak after dropping a 65-54 contest to Iowa State on Dec. 12. The Tigers only victory this season was in a 66-60 win over Oregon State on Nov. 21. Texas Southern has four players averaging 10 points or more per game this season.
Scouting Texas State
Texas State (2-5) suffered its fifth loss of the season after losing to #25 Texas, 101-65, on Dec. 11, at the Frank Erwin Center. Tony Bishop netted 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Cameron Johnson also added 12 points.
Last time out
Nov. 29, 2002 - Texas State beat Texas Southern 79-71in Houston. Roosevelt Brown led all scorers with 15 points and Nick Gollner led the Bobcats on the boards with 10 rebounds.
Players from Dallas
Texas State has six players from the Dallas area. This will give their families a chance to watch them play close to home as Texas State will be playing in Fort Worth and Denton; two cities in the Dallas vicinity.
