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Texas State head coach Doug Davalos went 92-107 in seven years with the program (SMDR).

For the first time in a while, Texas State will look for a new head coach to lead its men’s basketball program.

After seven years as head coach, Doug Davalos and the Bobcats parted ways. Davalos’ contract ran out at the end of the season and it won’t be renewed.

“I am very appreciative of what Coach Davalos has done for the men’s basketball program.” Texas State Director of Athletics Dr. Larry Teis said in a statement.  ”Davalos inherited a tough situation when he came to Texas State.  Recruiting three years in three different leagues is not easy. The decision to not renew his contract was mutual. I wish Doug the best whether he chooses to remain in coaching or enter athletic administration.”

Davalos went 92-107 with the Bobcats and never had a winning season. His best year was in 2010-11 when Texas State went 16-16.

A search for a replacement started immediately and will be conducted by the Bobcats and Parker Executive Search, the same firm that brought Dennis Franchione back to Texas State.

Spoke with head coach Doug Davalos, senior guard Vonn Jones and senior forward Matt Staff after Tuesday’s practice.

Texas State looks to snap a nine-game losing streak Saturday afternoon when it travels to UTSA. Davalos is 8-4 against the Roadrunners in his tenure with the Bobcats.

Davalos on if he feels other people are disappointed with the way the season has gone thus far: “Nobody has to set higher expectations for me than I do for myself. My deal is that I’m not happy with the way things are going. It doesn’t have to come from anybody else. I’m trying to find ways to help our players turn the corner and fix it.”

Davalos on if home-court advantage matters in the IH-35 Rivalry Series: “It doesn’t matter where we play. We could play out in the park. That’s what is so neat about a rivalry like this, is that I really don’t feel that home-court advantage is that significant. Each of us has had success in each other’s gym.”

Davalos on Saturday’s game: “Anytime you play UTSA, it’s such a good, heated rivalry. They’ve had some problems with injuries and sickness. We’ve had some problems with injuries and sickness. Basically, it’s all hands on deck for a game like this and you better be ready to produce and contribute.”

Jones on Saturday’s game: ”This game is big. We both haven’t won a game in WAC play. We’re coming in hungry and really need this. We want this win.”

Staff on Saturday’s game: “This is definitely a rivalry game. Whenever UTSA is involved, it always brings out the best. It doesn’t matter if both of us haven’t won a game or [UTSA standout forward] Jeromie Hill is hurt, the game is still going to go on and the feelings are still going to be there.”

Take a look at Texas State’s non-conference schedules for the past two years. This doesn’t include tournaments.

2012-13
vs. Fordham
vs. UT-Tyler
vs. Southern Methodist
vs. Utah
vs. Oral Roberts
vs. UT-Pan American
at Texas
at Northwestern
at Central Michigan

2011-12
vs. Texas Lutheran
vs. Howard Payne
vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State
vs. Houston Baptist
vs. Houston
at Texas
at Long Island
at Fordham
vs. Huston Tillotson
at Houston

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If you like us on Facebook, Texas State sports fans, you would have already seen what Texas State head coach Doug Davalos had to say about the officiating following the 63-61 loss to Sam Houston State. If not, here you go.

“I hate to see our season end with three of our best players on the bench (senior guard Travis Jones, junior forward Matt Staff and senior guard/forward Brooks Ybarra),” Davalos said. “I hate that. Sam Houston’s best players were on the floor and our best players were on the bench.

“The officiating was horrible. Put it in the paper. It’s fine. The officiating was horrible. … Good officials make players win the game. That didn’t happen. There are things we should have done better, but this is the first time that I’ve said this about officials, but it was horrible. It was a travesty.”

Davalos then poured gas on an already blazing fire when discussing a technical foul on Staff late in the second half. It also turned out to be Staff’s fifth foul, barring him from the game’s final three minutes.

“I don’t even know what [Staff] said,” Davalos said. “Do [the officials] have to have rabbit ears? If you do, go call high school basketball, walk away.”

Well, the Southland Conference didn’t wait long in responding to Davalos’ harsh comments. Here is the statement from Southland Conference commissioner Tom Burnett, which the Daily Record received unsolicited less than five hours after the completion of the game, in its entirety.

“If the comments being attributed to the coach are accurate, it’s unfortunate that he would choose the moment following the final game of his team’s season, as well as the program’s last contest as a 25-year Southland Conference member, to publicly criticize the game officials.

“With the program transitioning into a new league next season, and perhaps for other reasons, any reprimands or other sanctions would likely be a useless exercise that’s not worth the time or energy.

“The Southland instead focuses its attention on a prosperous basketball future, starting with next week’s tournament in Katy.”

A bit of good and bad happened tonight in the world of Texas State sports.

First, Texas State’s women’s basketball team beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 73-67, inside Strahan Coliseum. Junior guard Diamond Ford led all scorers with 22 points. Ford eclipsed the 1,000-point mark in her career with a 3-pointer early in the second half.

The Bobcats improved to 11-7 overall and 3-2 in Southland Conference games.

Now to the bad…

Texas State’s men’s basketball team dropped another game on the road. The Bobcats had a 10-point advantage in the second half, but couldn’t hold off the Islanders. A&M-CC beat Texas State, 74-68.

It was the Bobcats’ seventh consecutive loss on the road. Texas State is now 8-11 overall and 1-5 in SLC games.

There might also be some discord brewing inside the program.

The Bobcats lost freshman forward Luke Mergerson earlier this season when he quit, now another player might have followed suit. Until it’s confirmed, the second name won’t be released. Update as of 1/26 — Player was back at practice Thursday afternoon after not traveling with team to Corpus Christi.

Both teams are back in action Saturday against UT-Arlington. The men are home, while the women travel to Arlington.

For some reason, the San Marcos Daily Record web page is having trouble updating, so I am going to put my story from Saturday’s 86-52 loss to the Longhorns up here for you to read.

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