Men’s Basketball

SPORTS: Star basketball player faces injury, out for season By Vicente MendozaSports EditorPublished Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 Following a magical 2023-2024 season, a star senior basketball player joins the injured list after dislocating a shoulder. The Dustdevils looked forward to seeing his defensive speciality and his leadership. The team made major improvements, including an overall winning record, improving the Lone Star Conference record and lastly, making the LSC Tournament and advancing to the semifinals. Cris Cordova | BridgeOlaverr Camacho holds a Dustdevils flag as he helps to excite the crowd during Maroon Madness on Oct. 22. The historic season occurred because of great leadership from the players who closely followed the system coach Mac McConnell set up for the ...

SPORTS: Dustdevils win Senior Night By Vicente MendozaSports EditorPublished Tuesday, March 26, 2024 The TAMIU men’s basketball team faced its conference rival University of Texas-Tyler in the final home game on Senior Night. The final score was 64-56 with the Dustdevils on top. When the Feb. 17 game started, the team’s energy was high coming off a celebration for the seniors prior to the game. Texas A&M International University began with an 8-0 run on offense, and showed real promise in the starting moments of the game. Cris Rios | BridgeTAMIU junior forward Olaverr Camacho (15) leaps to defend against UT-Tyler junior forward Juan Pablo Camargo (15), as TAMIU junior guard Shannon Strickland (3) looks on during a Feb. 17 home game. While TAMIU started off hot, the team ...

SPORTS: TAMIU men’s basketball season nears end, with mixed results By Juan Carlos PuenteEditor-In-ChiefPublished Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 The men’s basketball season nears its end on Feb. 29 at Texas A&M–Kingsville. The Dustdevils’ current record, as of Feb. 20, is 15-10 overall, 11-8 in the Lone Star Conference, 11-2 at home and 4-8 away. This half of the Texas A&M International University season began with mixed results in games against St. Edward’s University and St. Mary’s University. On Jan. 4, the men ultimately faced a “heartbreaking defeat,” as fans and players referred to it, with St. Edward’s ending on top at 62-61. After the team got riled up on Jan. 6 against St. Mary’s, the Dustdevils won at 73-70. J.C. Puente | BridgeTAMIU senior guard and forward John Ache...

SPORTS: Austin Spurs sweep Stockton Kings at Laredo exhibition games By Vicente MendozaSports EditorAnd Alexia AlemanBridge Staff PodcasterPublished Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024 The Austin Spurs G League basketball team defeated the Stockton Kings in both games of a series on Feb. 2 to 3. Marking this as the third time the Spurs have played in Laredo at the Sames Auto Arena. In Friday’s game, the Spurs won 127-111 and on Saturday, they won 105-103. An estimated 6,000 Laredoans attended both games, including Texas A&M International University students, faculty and alumni. Cris Cordova | BridgeAustin Spurs' Javante McCoy (3) shoots for three against the Stockton Kings on Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Sames Auto Arena in Laredo. The Spurs won 105-103. On Friday, the Spurs defense came ...

SPORTS: Men’s basketball faces series of away games By Jorge EscuderoBridge contributing writerPublished Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 Exhausted and dripping with sweat, the basketball players take turns filling their cups at the water jug to rehydrate before returning to the court. An intense, nearly three-hour-long practice session concluded with most players needing to ice their sore muscles, which are pushed to their limits every day. The TAMIU men’s basketball team practices daily, five to sometimes six days a week. Only one week before their first game of the season, they were preparing to hit the road for a series of back-to-back away games. Submitted photo by Karla CaballeroFormer TAMIU senior Jermaine Drewey passes the ball over St. Edward's University's Bennett Mohn, #21, a...

SPORTS: Dustdevils season ends on positive note against Javelinas By Cesar OldhamBridge Staff InternPublished Tuesday, April 11, 2023 TAMIU men’s basketball ended its season with a close 65-64 victory over Texas A&M Kingsville. Due to Dallas Baptist University’s win against University of Texas—Tyler on Feb. 25, Texas A&M International University was pushed off the playoff bracket for the Lone Star Conference Tournament, though coach Mac McConnell was proud of his players’ efforts all season. Eight teams make it into that tournament. “I think we started to believe in each other, play for each other, share the ball, fight through adversity and just believe when we say team, family and believe in the culture even though we went through our ups and downs,” McConnell said. “...

SPORTS: Midwestern State defeats TAMIU Glenys MaldonadoSports EditorPublished Friday, March 18, 2022 The TAMIU men’s basketball team fell short against Midwestern State University, 66-61, at season’s end but flipped the entire program this season for a better tomorrow. Low scoring dominated early in the first half of the Feb. 19 game with the board reading just 2-2 before the 16-minute media timeout, and 14-10 with the Mustangs leading at the 12-minute media timeout that came at the 9:08 remaining mark. Samantha Gonzalez | BridgeSenior Greg Bowie II shoots against Midwestern State at TAMIU's Kinesiology and Convocation Building gymnasium on Feb. 19. The gap grew after the break, with the Mustangs running another nine points to their score, but the Dustdevils came back quick ...

Dustdevils outjoust Knights By Orlando GonzalezBridge contributing writerOriginally published in the print edition on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 After three consecutive wins in the regular season, the Dustdevils keep their momentum going with a 3-0 record. Coach Rodney “Mac” McConnell’s men’s basketball team defeated Chadron State University, South Dakota Mines University and stomped all over Southwestern Adventist University. Following Monday night’s 79-41 victory romp, Nov. 15, at home against SWAU, Texas A&M International University’s men showed they are a force to be reckoned with. This followed a 52-48 win on Nov. 13 over SDMU at Rapid City, South Dakota, and an 82-73 win on Nov. 12 over Chadron State at Chadron, Nebraska. David Gomez Jr. | BridgeSenior Greg Bowie II eyes a...