2018 Texas A&M Men's Basketball
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2018 TEXAS A&M MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME 17 | at FLORIDA | TUESDAY, JAN. 22, 2019 GAME TIME: 7:30 PM CT | SITE: O'CONNELL CENTER, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA | TV: SEC NETWORK Texas A&M Athletic Communications • www. 12thMan.com Men's Basketball Contact: Rachel Perreault / E-Mail: [email protected] / O: (979) 862-5453/ C: (603) 767-6492 MEDIA COVERAGE TELEVISION ............................................SEC Network FLORIDA TEXAS A&M Tom Hart ..........................................Play-by-Play Jon Sundvold ..................................Commentary GATORS AGGIES RADIO ..............Texas A&M Radio Network/1620 AM Andrew Monaco .............................Play-by-Play Record ............................................................. 10-7, 2-3 SEC Record .............................................................7-9, 1-4 SEC John Thornton ................................Commentary Ranking ............................................................................ NR Ranking ............................................................................ NR SIRIUSXM RADIO ..........................................XM 383/Int. 974 Streak ..................................................................... Won 1 Streak ...........................................................................Lost 2 Last 5/Last 10 .......................................................... 2-3/6-4 Last 5/Last 10 ...........................................................1-4/5-5 LIVE STATS ...................... tamu.statbroadcast.com Neutral Sites ................................................................... 3-2 Neutral Sites ................................................................... 0-2 RESULTS/SCHEDULE Last Game .................................................................. Jan. 19 Last Game .....................................................................Jan. 19 Florida 62, Georgia 52 Missouri 66, Texas A&M 43 N 7 SAVANNAH STATE (SEC NTK +) .........W, 98-83 N 9 UC IRVINE (SEC NTK +) ......................... L, 73-74 Head Coach .............................. Mike White (Ole Miss '00) Head Coach .. Billy Kennedy (Southeastern Louisiana '86) N15 at #3 Gonzaga (ESPN2) ........................L, 71-94 Overall Record ...................................180-84 (8th Season) Overall Record ............................... 355-286 (21st Season) N 18 ^ vs. Minnesota (ESPN2) .........................L, 64-69 at Florida .............................................. 79-44 (4th Season) at Texas A&M .....................................144-107 (8th Season) N 20 ^ vs. Washington (ESPN2) ....................... L, 67-71 vs. Texas A&M ................................................................ 3-3 vs. Florida ...................................................................... 3-6 N 23 SOUTH ALABAMA (SEC NTK +) ..........W, 74-62 D 3 NORTHWESTERN STATE (SEC NTK) W, 80-59 D 8 BOSTON COLLEGE (SEC NTK) ........Cancelled PREVIOUS GAME STARTERS TEXAS A&M QUICK HITS D15 & vs. Oregon State (Pac-12 NTK) ............. W, 67-64 GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS • Josh Nebo got up for four JAY JAY CHANDLER blocks for the third straight D 19 VALPO (SEC NTK +) ............................. W, 71-49 G 6-4 180 So 0 • • • game as he led the way against D 22 MARSHALL (SEC NTK +) .................... W, 92-68 16/14 8.4 4.0 1.7 25.9 Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch Missouri with 12 points. D29 TEXAS SOUTHERN (SEC NTK +) .......... L, 73-88 > Leads the team with 19 steals on the season Jay Jay Chandler paced the J 5 * ARKANSAS (SEC NTK) ..........................L, 71-73 • >> Added 11 points , going 4-4 from the free throw line against Missouri Aggies in last year's meeting * (SEC NTK) J 8 at #18 Kentucky ................... L, 74-85 with the Gators, putting up J 12 * at Alabama (SEC NTK) ........................W, 81-80 SAVION FLAGG GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS 17 points. He helped lead the J 16 * #14 AUBURN (ESPNU) .......................L, 66-85 1 G/F • 6-7 • 217 • So way last time out with 11 points * (SEC NTK) 16/16 13.0 8.1 2.6 33.6 J 19 MISSOURI ..........................L, 43-66 Alvin, Texas/Alvin against Missouri. * (SEC NTK) J 22 at Florida ...............................7:30 PM > Recorded his fourth 20-plus point game of the season with 22 against Auburn • Savion Flagg is pacing the J 26 ! KANSAS STATE (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU) ........... 1 PM >> Has led the Aggies in rebounding in seven straight games Aggies in SEC play, averaging J 30 * LSU (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU) ..............................8 PM 15.2 points and 9.0 rebounds against league opponents. He F 2 * TENNESSEE (SEC NTK)............................. 7 PM GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS WENDELL MITCHELL has led the Aggies in rebounding * (SEC NTK) G • 6-3 • 185 • Jr F 6 at Ole Miss .................................6 PM 11 13/8 10.1 4.0 1.8 27.3 in each of the last seven games. F 9 * at Missouri (SEC NTK) .................................5 PM Rockdale, Texas/Trinity Valley CC • Wendell Mitchell had another * (SEC NTK) F 12 GEORGIA ................................6 PM > Used a 16-point first half to lead the Aggies with 22 points against Auburn strong first half performance in F 16 * at South Carolina (SEC NTK) ................... 12 PM >>Matched a season-high with three steals against Missouri the Auburn game, scoring 16 of F 19 * ALABAMA (SEC NTK) ...............................8 PM his team-best 22 points in the GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS F 23 * at Arkansas (SEC NTK) ..........................7:30 PM JOHN WALKER III opening 20. He also went 9-of- F 6-9 196 rFr 10 from the free throw line. F 26 * at LSU (ESPN/ESPN2/SEC NTK) ..........................8 PM 24 • • • Houston, Texas/Marshall 16/1 5.0 3.3 0.5 15.4 M 2 * VANDERBILT (SEC NTK) ...........................5 PM • TJ Starks leads the Aggies M 5 * SOUTH CAROLINA (SEC NTK) .................6 PM > Made the first start of his career, grabbing five rebounds against Missouri in scoring and assists on the season, putting up 15-or-more M 9 * at Mississippi State (ESPN/ESPN2) .............. 1 PM >> Has scored in double figures four times in his debut season points seven times this year. M 13-17 SEC Tournamet ....................................... GP/GS A&M's win at Alabama on Jan. * - SEC Game / ! - Big 12/SEC Challenge / CHRISTIAN MEKOWULU PTS REB BLK MINS • ^ - Vancouver Showcase (Vancouver, B.C.) / & - Dam City Classic (Portland, Ore.) 21 F • 6-8 • 245 • Gr 12 was the program's first in Tuscaloosa as a member of the All Times Central Lagos, Nigeria/Tennessee State 16/16 8.8 5.6 1.1 20.5 SEC and second all-time. > Helped lead the Aggies in rebounding with seven against Auburn The Aggies committed just >> Is one of two Aggies to have started every game this season • three turnovers at Alabama, SOCIAL MEDIA TOP RESERVES limiting themselves to single- TWITTER .............................................. @AggieMBK digits in the category for the No. Name Cl Pos Ht Wt GP/GS Pts Reb Min INSTAGRAM .............................................AggieMBK second time this season. 32 Josh Nebo Jr F 6-9 244 16/0 8.1 5.2 17.6 FACEBOOK .................... Facebook.com/AggieMBK >Led the way with 12 points against Missouri, adding four blocks • After the win at Alabama, A&M is 2-2 in one-possession games 2 TJ Starks So G 6-2 196 16/13 13.1 2.8 29.5 #GigEm this season. > Leads the team in scoring and assists on the season SEC ACTION HEAD COACH BILLY KENNEDY • The Aggies in their seventh season as a member of the SEC. A&M is 3-4 all-time in SEC openers and 67-56 in league play. 2016 SEC Coach of the • Five of the nine Aggies that saw the court in the team's league opener against Arkansas made Year & USBWA District VII their SEC debuts. Coach of the Year Billy • On Jan. 12, 2019, A&M earned its first win in Tuscaloosa as a member of the SEC. Florida and Kennedy is in his eighth Arkansas remain as the only places the Aggies have yet to earn road wins as a member of the SEC. season as the head coach • Sophomore TJ Starks returns the most experience in SEC play, after he started the last ten games of the Aggie basketball of conference play last season and was eventually named to the All-Freshman team. He was also program. His teams have named to the SEC Preseason Second Team by the league's coaches. won five conference titles and made eight trips to the postseason. CONSISTENCY FROM FLAGG • Sophomore Savion Flagg has been one of the most consistent performers for the Aggies this season. He has led the team in rebounding in seven consecutive outings, while also scoring in double figures in five of the last six games. • Flagg has been a top-two scorer and led the Aggies in rebounding throughout the year. THE KENNEDY FILE • So far in SEC play Flagg has paced the team in both categories, averaging 15.2 points and 9.0 rebounds. BORN ........................................................February 2, 1964 HOMETOWN .......................................... Metairie, Louisiana STRONG FINISH AT ALABAMA WIFE ................................ the former Mary Ethredge • The Aggies came back from an 11-point deficit at halftime to pick up their first SEC road win of the CHILDREN ...........................Will, Lexie, Brooks, Anna Cate year as sophomore TJ Starks knocked down a three at the buzzer for the one-point victory. HIGH SCHOOL ......................Holy Cross High School, 1982 • Junior Josh Nebo had one of his most dominant performances, going 10-for-12 from the field en- COLLEGE .....................Southeastern Louisiana University route to a 21-point game, adding seven rebounds and four