Owls On the Road for Two in Texas

Wednesday, February 18

San Antonio, Texas

8 p.m. ET

Florida Atlantic

UTSA

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By: Ben Paul

SAN ANTONIO – The Florida Atlantic men's basketball team will embark on a two-game road trip in the state of Texas, first taking on UTSA on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. ET, followed by facing North Texas on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. ET.

In a rematch of the American Conference opener, the Owls (14-12, 6-7) and the Roadrunners (5-20, 1-12) will face off for the second time this season, airing on ESPN+. FAU's first and only meeting with the Mean Green (15-11, 6-7) will air on ESPNU.

LAST TIME OUT
The Owls lost a pair of close games in the previous week, first to Rice on Wednesday and then South Florida on Sunday. FAU staged a comeback that fell short against the Rice Owls despite 25 points and 10 rebounds from freshman guard Josiah Parker and a career-high 22 points from sophomore guard Isaiah Elohim. Facing off against the No. 1 team in the American standings, the Owls took the Bulls to overtime, coming up short by a score of 83-81. Redshirt sophomore guard Devin Vanterpool led the way with 26 points while Parker added another double-double in his first collegiate start.

ABOUT THE FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS

Head Coach John Jakus is in his second season at the helm of the program. In his debut campaign in 2024-25, he was a finalist for the Joe B. Hall Award, given to the nation's top first-year head coach. Under Jakus' watch, the Owls participated in their fourth straight year of postseason play, selected to the 2025 National Invitational Tournament.
FAU boasts eight international players. In total, the Owls are represented by seven different countries: the United States, Canada, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Senegal, and France.
Vanterpool has totaled two American Conference weekly honorable mentions in the midst of his career-best season. He leads FAU in points per game (15.8) and rebounds per game (6.2), as well as steals (37) and three-pointers (52). His rebounds per game are No. 9 nationally among guards 6'4 and shorter. Against Coastal Georgia, he scored 30 points, the first Owl to reach that mark since Johnell Davis in January of 2024. He has recorded two double-doubles, most recently on Jan. 11 against Memphis with a career-high 11 boards.
Junior guard Kanaan Carlyle reached 500 collegiate career points on Dec. 13 against UAlbany, leading all active Owls. He is second on the team in points per game at 14.0 and has converted at least one three-pointer in 19 out of 21 games played
Parker, the American Conference's Preseason Freshman of the Year, leads the conference with five weekly freshman honors and has recorded a double-double in four of the last five games. Against Memphis on Jan. 29, he scored 21 points and collected 14 rebounds, most by an Owl since Vlad Goldin in March of 2023 and by a freshman since 2018. His 25 points on Feb. 11 against Rice were the most by an FAU freshman since Michael Forrest in 2019.
As a team, the Owls are No. 6 in the nation in total blocks (149). Redshirt sophomore forward Devin Williams is No. 4 nationwide with 70 total and is currently third in program history for a single season. On Jan. 11 against Memphis, he totaled seven blocks, one shy of the single-game program record.
Elohim has scored in double figures for a team-high 20 times on the season and has done so in seven straight games.

ABOUT THE ROADRUNNERS

The Roadrunners are led by Head Coach Austin Claunch in his second season with the program.
Graduate guard Jamir Simpson is leading the team at 15.9 points per game.
Sophomore forward Baboucarr Njie leads UTSA in both rebounds per game (5.3) and blocks (44).
Redshirt junior guard Austin Nunez has dished out a team-high 61 assists.
The Owls opened American play against the Roadrunners on Dec. 31 and won by 40 points, their largest margin of victory as a member of the conference.

ABOUT THE MEAN GREEN

Head Coach Daniyal Robinson is in his first season with North Texas.
Sophomore guard Je'Shawn Stevenson averages 16.9 points to lead the team.
Junior guard David Terrell Jr. is third in the conference with 120 assists on the season.
The Mean Green record 9.9 steals per game, ranking No. 1 in the conference and No. 6 nationwide.
FAU trails the all-time series versus North Texas, 16-11, with the Owls last winning in March of 2024 during the American Conference Tournament.

UP NEXT
The Owls are back in Paradise to host their final two home games of the year at Eleanor R Baldwin Arena. First up is Thursday, Feb. 26, against Temple at 7 p.m. on ESPN2, followed by Sunday, Mar. 1, versus Charlotte at 2 p.m. on ESPN+.

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