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Texas A&M Men's Basketball Game #6: Nov. 26 vs Gonzaga (Atlantis - Bahamas) Texas A&M Media Relations • www. 12thMan.com Men's Basketball Contact: Adam Quisenberry / E-Mail: [email protected] / O: (979) 862-5453/ C: (713) 582-5135 Media Coverage #10 #25 TELEVISION ............................................ESPN Gonzaga Texas A&M Dan Shulman ............................. Play-by-Play Bulldogs Aggies Jay Bilas.......................................Commentary RADIO .....WTAW 1620 AM (Bryan-College Station) Colin Killian ................................ Play-by-Play Record ................................. 3-0, 0-0 0-0 West Coast Record ...................................................5-0, 0-0 SEC Mike Caruso ...............................Commentary Ranking.............................No. 10 (AP) / NO. 11 (USAT) Ranking.................................. No. 25 (AP) / RV (USAT) LIVE AUDIO/STATS ...........12thMan.com / tamustats.com Streak ................................................................... Won 3 Streak ............................................................... Won 5 Last 5 / Last 10 ..............................................3-0 / 3-0 Last 5 / Last 10 ..........................................5-0 / 5-0 Neutral Sites ............................................................. 1-0 Neutral Site ........................................................... 1-0 2015-16 Schedule Last Game .......................................................... Nov. 25 Last Game .......................................................... Nov. 25 Gonzaga 80, Washington 64 Texas A&M 84, Texas 73 N 13 USC UPSTATE (SEC Network+) .....................W, 104-64 N 16 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (SEC Network+) ......... W, 100-58 Head Coach ..........................Mark Few (Oregon `87) Head Coach ....Billy Kennedy (SE Louisiana `86) th th N 19 † TAMU-CORPUS CHRISTI (SEC Network+) ...........W, 95-70 Overall Record ..................441-103 (17 Season) Overall Record ..............287-240 (18 Season) th th N 21 UNC ASHEVILLE (SEC Network+) ...................W, 75-47 at Gonzaga .........................441-103 (17 Season) at Texas A&M ........................76-61 (5 Season) N 25 † Texas (AXS TV) ................................................. W, 84-73 vs. Texas A&M .....................................First Meeting vs. Gonzaga .................................... First Meeting N 26 † Gonzaga ..................................................... 12:00 PM N 27 † TBD ................................................................................- A&M PROBABLE STARTERS (based on previous game) D 2 FLORIDA GULF COAST (SEC Network+) ................ 7:00PM D 5 at Arizona State (ESPN2) ................................9:30 PM Anthony Collins G • 6-5 • 184 • Sr [Grad]-TR • 5 gp / 5 gs D 12 KANSAS STATE (SEC Network) ........................4:30 PM Houston, Texas Quick Notes: Senior transfer who brings experience and a steady had to run the point on the Aggie attack ... Scored 15 points with six assists in D 19 BAYLOR (ESPNU) ............................................8:00 PM 11 (Westbury Christian / USF) the win over Texas (11/25) ... Played four seasons (2011-15) at South D 29 CAL POLY (SEC Network+) .................................7:00 PM points rebounds assists minutes Florida, missing most of the 2013-14 campaign due to injury ... Stood out J 2 * ARKANSAS (SEC Network) ...............................3:30 PM 7.0 2.0 4.8 26.0 as the only Bull to start all 32 games last season while leading the AAC and J 6 * at Mississippi State (SEC Network) ...................7:30 PM ranking 34th in the NCAA with 5.2 assists per game. J 9 * at Tennessee (SEC Network) ............................ 12:00 PM G • 6-5 • 186 • Sr-3L • 5 gp / 5 gs J 12 * FLORIDA (ESPN/SEC Network) .............................6:00 PM Alex Caruso Quick Notes: 2nd Team Preseason All-SEC selection by the league's coaches J 16 * at Georgia (ESPNU) ...........................................1:00 PM College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated HS) ... Led the league in steals last season with 69 (2.1 per game) and paced the J 19 * LSU (ESPN) .....................................................8:00 PM 21 conference in assists (182, 5.7 per game) for the second straight season, (SEC Network) J 23 * MISSOURI .................................3:00 PM points rebounds assists minutes becoming the first SEC player to do so since Nick Calathes (UF `08-09) ... (ESPN2/ESPNU) J 27 * at Arkansas .....................6:00/6:30 PM 5.0 2.8 4.2 22.4 Enters the Gonzaga game ranking sixth in career assists (485) and tied for J 30 ! IOWA STATE (ESPN) ...................................................- second in steals (208) in program history. F 4 * at Vanderbilt (ESPN2/ESPNU) .............................6:00 PM Danuel House G • 6-7 • 212 • Sr-1L • 5 gp / 5 gs F 6 * SOUTH CAROLINA (ESPNU) .........................3:00 PM Fresno, Texas Quick Notes: Off to a strong start during his senior campaign, averaging F 10 * at Alabama (SEC Network) ..................................6:00 PM (Hightower HS / Univ. of Houston) 16.2 points per game ... Scored 20 points during the win over SLU (11/16), (CBS) 23 st F 13 * at LSU .................................................. 12:00 PM marking his eighth game of 20 or points at A&M ... 1 Team Preseason st F 16 * OLE MISS (ESPN/ESPNU) ..................................8:00 PM points rebounds assists minutes All-SEC selection by SEC coaches & media after garnering 1 Team All-SEC accolades last season ... Named to the watch lists for the John R. Wooden F 20 * KENTUCKY (ESPN/ESPN2) .............................................- 16.2 5.2 2.6 27.6 Award and Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award. F 24 * MISSISSIPPI STATE (ESPN2) .......................6:00 PM F 27 * at Missouri (ESPNU) .........................................3:00 PM Tonny Trocha-Morelos C • 6-10 • 229 • So-1L • 5 gp / 5 gs M 1 * at Auburn (ESPNU) ...........................................8:00 PM Cartagena, Colombia Quick Notes: Has made five consecutive starts to begin the new campaign M 5 * VANDERBILT (ESPN/ESPN2) ..........................................- 10 (Mayor Jose Celestino Mutis) ... scored 12 points against both USC-Upstate (11/13) and SLU (11/16) ... M 9-13 ! SEC TOURNAMENT ................................................- Dished out a career-high five assists against SLU ... scored a personal best points rebounds assists minutes 15 against A&M-Corpus Christi (11/19) ... Reached double-digits for the * - SEC Game / ! - SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) fourth straight game, scoring 12 points against UNC Asheville (11/21) † - Battle4Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas) 11.4 4.6 2.4 19.6 All Times Central while pulling down a career-best nine rebounds. Tyler Davis C • 6-10 • 265 • Fr-HS • 5 gp / 5 gs Social Media Plano, Texas Quick Notes: Talented freshman off to a strong start ... Scored 16 points 34 (Plano West HS) while pulling down seven rebounds with a block and a steal during the TWITTER ....................................................@AggieMensHoops season-opening win over USC Upstate (11/13) ... Notched first career @AggiesBTB points rebounds assists minutes double-double vs. SLU (11/16), finishing with 18 points and 12 rebounds ... FACEBOOK ........................Facebook.com/AggieMensHoops 15.0 7.4 1.6 21.0 Honored as Mr. Basketball in the state of Texas by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches following a standout season at Plano West HS. #12thMan #AggieHoops The Aggie Reserves (based 2014-15 statistics) Head Coach Quick Notes: Talented true freshman who is regarded as points rebounds Billy Kennedy D.J. Hogg one of the top shooters nationally in the incoming class Billy Kennedy is in his fifth Plano, Texas ... Scored 20 points in his college debut vs. USC Upstate 10.4 3.6 1 (Plano West HS) (11/13) on going 7-of-11 from the floor with a 5-of-9 mark assists minutes season as the head coach from 3-point range ... On watch list for 2016 Julius Erving G • 6-8 • 216 • Fr-HS • 5 gp / 0 gs 1.2 20.6 of the Aggie basketball Small Forward of the Year Award Watch List. program. His teams have Quick Notes: Has been impressive during his first four won four conference titles points rebounds Admon Gilder collegiate games, scoring a combined 44 points, including and made five trips to the Dallas, Texas 16 during the season-opener against USC Upstate (11/13) 11.2 3.4 postseason. 3 (Madison HS) ... 2015 Gatorade Texas Player of the Year and Parade All- assists minutes American … Three-time TABA All-State selection at Dallas G • 6-3 • 186 • Fr-HS • 5 gp / 0 gs 2.8 23.0 Madison High School. The Kennedy File Quick Notes: Missed the first four games of the 2015-16 BORN ................................................February 2, 1964 points rebounds Jalen Jones season due to NCAA suspension ... Earned 2nd Team All-SEC HOMETOWN ................................ Metairie, Louisiana Dallas, Texas honors during his first season on the court for Texas A&M 9.0 6.0 12 (Kimbal HS / SMU) WIFE ................................ the former Mary Ethredge ... Ranked 11th in the SEC at 13.7 pts per game ... Led the assists minutes Aggies with a 6.6 rebound per game average which ranked G/F • 6-7 • 220 • SR-1L • 1 gp / 0 gs 1.0 21.0 CHILDREN ............... Will, Lexie, Brooks, Anna Cate 10th in the SEC. HIGH SCHOOL ........ Holy Cross High School, 1982 Quick Notes: Has seen action during the closing minutes of COLLEGE ..........Southeastern Louisiana University points rebounds Juan Aparicio