ARLINGTON – For the first time on Thursday night, Maverick Club members and supporters had the opportunity to meet and greet new UT Arlington men's basketball head coach KT Turner and his staff at a fun-filled event at the Choctow VIP Lounge inside Texas Live!
 
Attendees were treated to light and heavy hors d'oeuvres before hearing from University President Jennifer Cowley, Director of Athletics Jon Fagg, Turner and his staff:
 
Sean Stout: Assistant Coach
Jeremy Pope: Assistant Coach
Keith Pickens: Assistant Coach
Cody San Miguel: Director of Operations & Recruiting
Nemanja Jovanovic (Yogi): Assistant to the Head Coach Those interested in joining the Maverick Club to participate in future meet-and-greet events and more exclusive experiences with Turner and the men's basketball program can visit UTAMavs.com/MaverickClub, or contact Chuck Harris at 817-272-9770 or chuck.harris@uta.edu.
 
Turner and his staff have already signed six newcomers to the initial recruiting class in the form of Division-I transfers Freds Pauls Bagatskis (Georgia Tech), DaJuan Gordon (New Mexico State), Phillip Russell (Southeast Missouri) and Fabio Basili (Louisville) to go along with former D-I product Dwayne Koroma (Iona) and high school product Makaih Williams.
 
Combined with returners Shemar Wilson, Brandyn Talbot and Aaron Cash, Turner already has eight players on the 2023-24 roster who have previous D-I playing experience with still more signees coming. Those eight have combined to score 3,037 D-I points; as a team last year, UTA began the season with only 1,215 D-I points combined among 14 players.
 
Season ticket deposits for 2023-24 are already being accepted. With a one-time deposit of only $50/seat, fans can lock in their season ticket(s) to secure a spot in the state-of-the-art College Park Center for KT Turner's first year. For more information and to lock in a deposit, click here.
 
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