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Texas A&M Men's Basketball Game #1 : Nov. 13 vs USC Upstate (Reed arena) 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 TELEVISION ............................................SEC Network PLUS USC Upstate Texas A&M Will Johnson ........................................................ Play-by-Play Spartans Aggies John Thornton .....................................................Commentary RADIO...................Zone 102.7 FM (Bryan-College Station) Sirius Ch. 157 (Satellite Radio) Record ('14-15) .... 24-12, 8-6 Atlantic Sun (3rd) Record ('14-15) ..............21-12, 11-7 SEC (T-3rd) Dave South ........................................................... Play-by-Play Ranking...................................................................NR Ranking.................................................RV (AP & USAT) Mike Caruso .........................................................Commentary Streak .......................................................................... / Streak .......................................................................... / LIVE AUDIO/STATS ...........12thMan.com / tamustats.com Last 5 / Last 10 .................................................... - / - Last 5 / Last 10 .................................................... - / - On the Road ('14-15) .......................................... 9-7 At Home ('14-15)...............................................14-4 2015-16 Schedule Last Game .......................................................March 21 Last Game .......................................................March 23 nd UT-Martin 60, USC Upstate 49 LA Tech 84, Texas A&M 72 (NIT 2 Rd) N 6 TEXAS A&M-INTERNATIONAL (EXH) (SEC Network+) W, 83-45 N 13 USC UPSTATE (SEC Network+) .........................8:30 PM Head Coach ...... Eddie Payne (Wake Forest `73) Head Coach ....Billy Kennedy (SE Louisiana `86) st th N 16 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (SEC Network+) 7:00PM Overall Record ..............460-436 (31 Season) Overall Record ..............282-240 (18 Season) th th N 19 † TAMU-CORPUS CHRISTI (SEC Network+) ...... 7:00PM at USC Upstate ..............200-203 (14 Season) at Texas A&M ........................71-61 (5 Season) N 21 UNC ASHEVILLE (SEC Network+) ..................... 3:00PM vs. Texas A&M ................................ First Meeting vs. USC Upstate ............................. First Meeting N 25 † Texas (AXS TV) ...................................................6:00 PM N 26 † Gonzaga/Washington ...................12:00/6:00 PM A&M PROBABLE STARTERS (based on previous game / 2014-15 statistics) N 27 † TBD ................................................................................- D 2 FLORIDA GULF COAST (SEC Network+) .......... 7:00PM Anthony Collins G • 6-5 • 184 • Sr [Grad]-TR • 32 gp / 32 gs D 5 at Arizona State (ESPN2) ................................9:30 PM Houston, Texas Quick Notes: Played four seasons (2011-15) at South Florida, missing most of the 2013-14 campaign due to injury, drawing 98 starts in 101 games D 12 KANSAS STATE (SEC Network) ........................4:30 PM 11 (Westbury Christian / USF) played ... Scored 821 pts (8.1 per game) and dished out 569 assists (5.6 per D 19 BAYLOR (ESPNU) ............................................8:00 PM points rebounds assists minutes game) ... Left USF owning second place in program history for career assists D 29 CAL POLY (SEC Network+) .................................7:00 PM 8.1 2.6 5.2 33.9 ... Stood out as the only Bull to start all 32 games while leading the AAC and J 2 * ARKANSAS (SEC Network) ...............................3:30 PM ranking 34th in the NCAA with 5.2 assists per game. J 6 * at Mississippi State (SEC Network) ...................7:30 PM G • 6-5 • 186 • Sr-3L • 33 gp / 33 gs J 9 * at Tennessee (SEC Network) ............................ 12:00 PM Alex Caruso Quick Notes: Earned honorable mention All-SEC accolades from the J 12 * FLORIDA (ESPN/SEC Network) .............................6:00 PM College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated HS) Associated Press for his remarkable Jr. campaign ... Led the league in steals J 16 * at Georgia (ESPNU) ...........................................1:00 PM 21 last season with 69 (2.1 per game) and paced the conference in assists (ESPN) J 19 * LSU .....................................................8:00 PM points rebounds assists minutes (182, 5.7 per game) for the second straight season, becoming the first SEC (SEC Network) J 23 * MISSOURI .................................3:00 PM 9.1 4.5 5.5 31.5 player to do so since Nick Calathes (Florida, 2008 & 2009) ... Enters Sr. J 27 * at Arkansas (ESPN2/ESPNU) .....................6:00/6:30 PM season 6th in career assists (464) and 3rd in steals (199). J 30 ! IOWA STATE (ESPN) ...................................................- Danuel House G • 6-7 • 212 • Sr-1L • 26 gp / 23 gs F 4 * at Vanderbilt (ESPN2/ESPNU) .............................6:00 PM Fresno, Texas Quick Notes: Emerged as one of the SEC’s most explosive and consistent F 6 * SOUTH CAROLINA (ESPNU) .........................3:00 PM (Hightower HS / Univ. of Houston) scorers during his 1st season at Texas A&M, garnering 1st team All-SEC (SEC Network) 23 F 10 * at Alabama ..................................6:00 PM honors after ranking 4th in scoring during SEC games at 16.2 pts per game F 13 * at LSU (CBS) .................................................. 12:00 PM points rebounds assists minutes ... During SEC play, ranked 2nd at 2.7 3-pointers made per game as well as 3rd in 3-point shooting at 41.1% ... For all games, led the Aggies and ranked F 16 * OLE MISS (ESPN/ESPNU) ..................................8:00 PM 14.8 3.8 2.1 32.5 9th in the SEC by scoring 14.8 pts per contest. F 20 * KENTUCKY (ESPN/ESPN2) .............................................- F 24 * MISSISSIPPI STATE (ESPN2) .......................6:00 PM Tonny Trocha-Morelos C • 6-10 • 229 • So-1L • 29 gp / 1 gs F 27 * at Missouri (ESPNU) .........................................3:00 PM Cartagena, Colombia Quick Notes: Made his long-awaited rookie campaign in Aggieland, playing M 1 * at Auburn (ESPNU) ...........................................8:00 PM 10 (Mayor Jose Celestino Mutis) in 29 contest and drawing one starting assignment ... Enjoyed a productive M 5 * VANDERBILT (ESPN/ESPN2) ..........................................- outing vs. LSU (2/17) by racking up six points, three rebounds, an assist and a block … Honored with the Daniels Scoates Garner Scholar Athlete M 9-13 ! SEC TOURNAMENT ................................................- points rebounds assists minutes Award at the program’s end of the year banquet. * - SEC Game / ! - SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) 1.5 2.0 0.2 10.2 † - Battle4Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas) All Times Central Tyler Davis C • 6-10 • 265 • Fr-HS • 0 gp / 0 gs Social Media Plano, Texas Quick Notes: Honored as Mr. Basketball in the state of Texas by the Texas 34 (Plano West HS) Association of Basketball Coaches following a standout Sr season at Plano TWITTER ....................................................@AggieMensHoops West High School, where he helped lead the Wolves to a 33-2 overall record @AggiesBTB points rebounds assists minutes and Class 6A State Title ... Regarded as the top player in the state by ESPN FACEBOOK ........................Facebook.com/AggieMensHoops - - - - as well as the No. 7 center nationally and No. 27 overall recruit ... Ranked as a consensus four-star prospect by 247 Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout. #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 consensus four-star recruit and rated as the No. 2 player in — — 1 (Plano West HS) the state of Texas by 247 Sports as well as the sixth-best assists minutes season as the head coach shooting guard prospect by ESPN ... on watch list for 2016 G • 6-8 • 216 • Fr-HS • - gp / - gs — — of the Aggie basketball Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award Watch List. program. His teams have Quick Notes: Played in 32 games during his debut season won four conference titles points rebounds Alex Robinson in Aggieland ... collected a personal-best 10 assists to go and made five trips to the Arlington, Texas along with seven points against YSU (12/13) ... scored 15 5.2 2.3 postseason. 2 (Timberview HS) points w/ 8 assists & one turnover vs Montana (3/17) ... put assists minutes up a season-best 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting during the G • 6-1 • 176 • Fr-HS • 32 gp / 0 gs 2.6 18.8 second round NIT loss to LA Tech (3/23). The Kennedy File Quick Notes: 2015 Gatorade Texas Player of the Year and BORN ................................................February 2, 1964 points rebounds Admon Gilder Parade All-American … Three-time TABA All-State selection HOMETOWN ................................ Metairie, Louisiana Dallas, Texas at Dallas Madison High School, earning first-team Class 4A — — 3 (Madison HS) WIFE ................................ the former Mary Ethredge honors in 2015 after first-team Class 3A honors in 2013 assists minutes and 2014 … Prolific high school scorer, was considered a G • 6-3 • 186 • Fr-HS • - gp / - gs — — CHILDREN ............... Will, Lexie, Brooks, Anna Cate four-star prospect by 247 Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout. HIGH SCHOOL