EDINBURG, Texas – Texas State (2-0) looks to make its first 3-0 start since 2011-12 on its first road trip of the season at UTRGV (2-0) on Tuesday night. Tipoff from the UTRGV Fieldhouse is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT.
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SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
A win over the Vaqueros would give the Bobcats their first 3-0 start since 2011-12, when the squad started that year with wins over Texas Lutheran, Howard Payne and Toledo. The Vaqueros were the first team to issue the Bobcats a loss that season, coming in game four of the campaign.
The 2-0 start opened with sophomores
Robert Fields set career highs in points, field goals, steals and minutes in his first career start, and
DJ Hall added a game-high 18 points as Texas State opened its first season in the Pac-12 with a 67-55 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Monday night's season opener.
Game two saw seven Bobcats posting double figures and Texas State set a program record for points in a single game with a 135-66 win over Howard Payne on Thursday night at Strahan Arena. The 135 points broke the previous program record of 126, set against Our Lady of the Lake in 2010, and ranks third all-time in Pac-12 history.
Six returners and nine newcomers make up the 2026-27 Bobcats roster.
DJ Hall,
Mark Drone,
Kaden Gumbs,
Robert Fields and the twins Ky and
Dimp Pernell serve as the returning players for Coach Johnson this season.
Texas State welcomes five transfers for the 2026-27 season, adding experience from a variety of Division I programs. The group includes
Paul Djobet (Omaha),
Quel'Ron House (Southern Illinois),
Ronald Jessamy (CSU Bakersfield),
KJ Younger (UNC Greensboro) and
Caleb Steger (Boston College).
ALL-TIME VS. THE VAQUEROS
The historic relationship between the Bobcats and Vaqueros dates back to their first meeting in 1960, a Texas State victory (73-49 final score). The squads will meet for the 40th time on Tuesday night and the 41st time later this season to close the home-and-home season series in San Marcos on Dec. 8.
UTRGV leads the all-time series 22-17 and owned a six-game winning streak spanning from Dec. 21, 1984-Feb. 4, 1987. However, the Bobcats have won seven of the last 10 games including the most recent two meetings in 2017 and 2018.
The most recent matchup on Dec. 15, 2018 in Edinburg resulted in a Texas State victory by a 77-68 final score. It was the first Bobcat win in Edinburg since Nov. 20, 2010. The Vaqueros lead games played in Edinburg 13-4.
BOBCATS AGAINST THE SOUTHLAND
The Bobcats have a long history of games played versus the Southland Conference after being members for 24 seasons. Texas State won the Southland Conference regular season and tournament championships in 1997 and 1999.
KADEN GUMBS ASSIST MILESTONE
San Marcos native and senior guard
Kaden Gumbs surpassed Marlon Davis (2016-21) in the program record book in assists, after collecting five on Thursday night versus Howard Payne - good for 303 in his Texas State career. He became just the sixth Bobcat in history to reach the 300 mark and stands alone in sixth in program history.
HISTORIC OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCE
The Bobcats posted the most points in a single match in program history in just game two of the 2026-27 campaign (Howard Payne, 135-66 final score), when 135 points broke the previous record of 126 points versus Our Lady of the Lake on Nov. 24, 2010. The mark was also the third-most in Pac-12 Conference history, fueled by seven different Bobcats reaching double figures and
Paul Djobet's game-high 21-point performance.
PAC-12 RECORDS - MOST POINTS
1. 149 | UCLA vs. LMU (98), Dec. 2, 1990
2. 143 | Utah vs. Mississippi Valley St. (49), Nov. 8, 2019
3. 135 | Texas State vs. Howard Payne (66), Nov. 5, 2026
4. 134 | UCLA vs. UC Irvine (101), Nov. 23, 1990
5. 133 | UCLA vs. LSU (84), Dec. 23, 1969
Arizona vs. Duquesne (78), Nov. 27, 2987
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