2016-17 Women's Basketball Game Notes
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2016-17 Women’s Basketball Game Notes 2011 National Champions • 13-time NCAA Tournament Participant • 2013 SEC Tournament Champions Women’s Basketball SID David Waxman | [email protected] | Cell: (832) 326-2863 Wednesday, November 23, 2016 • 6:30 p.m. 2016-17 Schedule & Results 3-0 Overall, 0-0 SEC AT Date A&M Rk. Opp. Rk. Opponent Time/Result Nov. 13 rv/23 Central Arkansas W, 74-49 Nov. 17 rv/24 Texas Tech W, 98-90 OT No. 25 Coaches’ Nov. 20 rv/24 Stephen F. Austin W, 63-48 Texas A&M Aggies Little Rock Trojans Nov. 23 rv/25 at Little Rock 6:30 p.m. (3-0, 0-0 SEC) (1-3, 0-0 Sun Belt) Nov. 26 rv/25 Abliene Christian 6 p.m. Little Rock, Ark. | Jack Stephens Center (5,600) Nov. 30 Southern Cal 11 a.m. None | KZNE 1150 AM (Tom Turbiville, Bret Dark) Dec. 5 at SMU 7 p.m. On The Aggies Dec. 8 at TCU 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2 p.m. • The Aggies are 3-0 for the third straight year and tenth time in the past 11 seasons Campbell Center, Houston, Texas • Texas A&M is the only school in the country with at least one player who ranks in the top 10 nationally in Dec. 17 vs. Southern 2:30 p.m. points per game (D. Williams, 7th), rebounds per game (Howard, 7th) and assists per game (Knox, 3rd) Florida Sunshine Classic, Warden Arena, Winter Park, Fla. • Texas A&M’s 3-0 start includes double-digit wins against Central Arkansas and Stephen F. Austin, plus a Dec. 20 vs. Dayton 12 p.m. thrilling 98-90 overtime win over Texas Tech that featured 22 lead changes and eight ties Dec. 21 11/18 vs. Syracuse 2:15 p.m. • Danni Williams has scored 20+ points in each of her games this season, and ranks seventh in the nation in scoring so far Dec. 28 Prairie View A&M 7 p.m. • Curtyce Knox has had 7+ assists in each of her games this season. The Aggies have won the last six games Jan. 2 Vanderbilt * 6 p.m. she has started. Jan. 5 -/rv at Georgia * 6 p.m. Jan. 8 20/24 at Kentucky * 1 p.m. • Knox ranks third nationally with 9.3 assists per game and 18th nationally with a 4.0 assist/TO ratio Jan. 12 Arkansas * 7 p.m. • Khaalia Hillsman has posted a double double in all three games this season, which ties for second in the Jan. 15 16/20 at Florida * 12 p.m. nation. Hillsman is 27th in rebounds per game nationally and ranks 15th in the SEC in points per game Jan. 19 rv/rv at Missouri * 8 p.m. • Anriel Howard ranks seventh in the nation in rebounds per game (12.7) Jan. 22 LSU * 4 p.m. • The Aggies rank 25th in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll Jan. 29 7/7 at Mississippi State * 3 p.m. • Texas A&M is looking to qualify for its 12th straight NCAA Tournament in 2016-17, and currently holds Feb. 2 19/20 Florida * 7 p.m. the eighth-longest active streak of going to the NCAA Tournament Feb. 5 rv/rv Auburn * 1 p.m. • Texas A&M returns 30.2% of its points, 47.3% of its rebounds and 24.4% of its assists in 2016-17 Feb. 9 Alabama * 7 p.m. • The Aggies are 3-0 at home in this season, and have gone 45-7 since the start of the 2013-14 season at Feb. 12 17/16 at Tennessee * 1 p.m. Reed Arena. The Aggies are 137-4 against unranked teams at home since Feb. 2005. Feb. 16 at LSU * 7 p.m. • Texas A&M went 11-5 in SEC play in 2016, finishing in a tie for second. The Aggies have finished second in Feb. 19 7/7 Mississippi State * 4 p.m. the SEC twice in the past three seasons. Feb. 23 3/3 South Carolina * 8 p.m. Feb. 26 at Ole Miss * 4 p.m. • Texas A&M head coach & Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer Gary Blair is 14th all-time and eighth among active coaches with 720 career wins SEC Tournament, Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C. Mar. 1-5 SEC Tournament Projected Starters (Based on Last Game) NCAA First and Second Rounds, 16 Campus Sites No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pts Reb Hometown Mar. 18-21 NCAA First/Second Rounds 00 Khaalia Hillsman C 6-5 Jr. 15.0 11.0 Chicago, Ill. NCAA Regionals, Bridgeport, Lexington, Okla. City, Stockton 5 Anriel Howard F 5-11 So. 12.0 12.7 Atlanta, Ga. Mar. 24-27 NCAA Regionals 11 Curtyce Knox G 5-7 RSr. 4.3 3.3 Humble, Texas NCAA Women’s Final Four, American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas 12 Danni Williams G 5-10 So. 25.7 2.7 Clovis, N.M. 21 Jasmine Lumpkin F/G 6-0 So. 11.0 5.3 Bolingbrook, Ill. Mar. 31-Apr. 2 NCAA Women’s Final Four Remaining Roster Rankings are AP/Coaches’ 1 Aahliyah Jackson G 5-10 Fr. 0.7 0.7 Ft. Smith, Ark. 3 Taylor Cooper F 5-9 RSr. 6.0 3.7 Shawnee, Okla. 15 Jasmine Williams G 5-10 Fr. 1.5 0.5 Houston, Texas 20 Alyssa Michalke G 5-7 Sr. 1.0 0.0 Schulenburg, Texas 24 Walnatia Wright C 6-2 Jr. 2.3 1.7 Augusta, Ga. 25 Rakell Spencer G 5-11 Fr. 0.0 0.7 New Orleans, La. 34 Caylinne Martin F 6-3 Jr. - - Houston, Texas 2016-17 Texas A&M Women’s Basketball (3-0, 0-0 SEC) Team Rankings (As of Nov. 21) NCAA SEC A&M Player/Coach Trends Assist Turnover Ratio 44 4 1.2 • Khaalia Hillsman - Has posted three straight double-doubles … Her three double doubles tie for second in the Assists 113 10 53 nation ... Ranks 27th nationally in rebounds per game and 15th in the SEC in points per game Assists Per Game 49 3 17.7 • Anriel Howard - Ranks 7th nationally with 12.7 rebounds per game ... ranks eighth at Texas A&M in career Blocked Shots 77 3 16 rebounds per game Blocked Shots Per Game 51 3 5.3 Fewest Fouls 44 3 49 • Curtyce Knox - Posted 7+ assists in every game this season … Has 5+ assists in seven straight starts, dating Fewest Turnovers 60 4 44 back to 2015 and nine of her 11 career starts … Texas A&M has won each of her last six starts ... Her last loss Field-Goal Percentage 57 7 45.1 as a starter came to Little Rock in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Field-Goal Percentage Defense 258 12 41.9 • Danni Williams - Has three straight 20+ point games, the first Aggie to start the season with three 20+ point Free Throw Attempts 143 11 66 games since at least 1999-00 … Ranks eighth in the nation and leads the SEC with 25.7 points per game Free Throws Made 132 11 46 • Gary Blair - 14th all-time and 8th among active coaches in career wins with 720 Free-Throw Percentage 135 6 69.7 Personal Fouls Per Game 71 6 16.3 What To Watch For... Rebound Margin 11 1 +16.3 Rebounds 174 10 137 • If Texas A&M wins - The Aggies would start 4-0 for the fourth straight year and seventh time in the past eight Rebounds Per Game 56 3 45.67 years Scoring Defense 145 11 62.3 • Danni Williams - Would be the first Aggie with four straight 20+ point games since Courtney Walker had four Scoring Margin 67 9 +16.0 straight from Jan. 31-Feb. 11, 2016 if she scores 20+ Scoring Offense 54 5 78.3 • Gary Blair - Would tie Little Rock’s Joe Foley for seventh among active coaches and 13th all-time in the career Steals 310 14 16 wins list with a victory Steals Per Game 315 14 5.3 Three Pt FG Defense 185 10 31.3 Danni Williams’ Strong Start Three-Point Field Goals Made 281 9 13 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game 261 9 4.3 • Danni Williams has scored 20+ points in each of her three games this season, making her the first Texas A&M Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage 50 5 38.2 player with three 20+ games to start the season since at least 1999-00 Turnover Margin 191 10 -0.33 • She had never scored 20 points in a collegiate game prior to this season, and had only scored 10+ points once, Turnovers Forced 285 12 14.33 which was a 14-point game on Nov. 13, 2015 against Texas State Turnovers Per Game 81 7 14.7 • She ranks seventh in the nation in points per game Won-Lost Percentage 1 1 100 Aggies Use Strong Second Half To Down SFA Player Rankings (As of Nov. 21) NCAA SEC No. Assist Turnover Ratio Curtyce Knox 18 2 4 • Texas A&M outscored Stephen F. Austin 41-29 in the second half, shooting 50% from the field, to down the Assists Curtyce Knox 10 1 28 Ladyjacks 63-48 on Nov. 20 Assists/game Curtyce Knox 3 1 9.3 • Danni Williams bounced back from a 1-of-7 start from the field to shoot 8-of-11 the rest of the game Blocked Shots Jasmine Lumpkin 95 4 6 Blocked Shots/game Jasmine Lumpkin 71 3 2 Texas A&M Defeats Texas Tech 98-90 In Thrilling Overtime Game (Nov.