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Texas A&M Aggies (23-8, 9-7 Big 12) 2009 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship Wednesday-Saturday (March 11-14) Oklahoma City, Okla. n Ford Center (18,878 cap.) Tournament Schedule TEXAS A&M at a GLANCE WEDNESDAY n Big 12 Network TEXAS A&M AGGIES (#6 Seed) #8 Nebraska vs. # 9 Baylor ...............11:30 a.m. Record .............................................................................................................23-8 (9-7 Big 12, T4th place) #5 Texas vs. #12 Colorado .......................2 p.m. RPI / SOS ............................................................................................................................................29 / 43 #7 Oklahoma State vs. #10 Iowa State ....6 p.m. Last 12 Games .........................................................................................................................................8-4 #6 Texas A&M vs. #11 Texas Tech ...8:30 p.m. Head Coach ....................................................................................................... Mark Turgeon (Kansas ‘87) THURSDAY n *ESPN2 / Big 12 Network Record ....................................................................................................................... 201-138 (11th year) *NU-BU winner vs. #1 Kansas...........11:30 a.m. at Texas A&M ................................................................................................................. 48-19 (2nd year) UT-CU winner vs. #4 Kansas State ..........2 p.m. at Big 12 Tournament ..........................................................................................................................2-1 OSU-ISU winner vs. #2 Oklahoma ...........6 p.m. in Conference Postseason Tournaments ..........................................................................................6-8 *A&M-TTU winner vs. #3 Missouri.......8:30 p.m. in NIT games ........................................................................................................................................1-3 in NCAA Tournament games ..............................................................................................................3-2 FRIDAY n Big 12 Network Leading Scorer ................................................................................................................Josh Carter (14.0) Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner ..........6 p.m. Leading Rebounder ..................................................................................................Chinemelu Elonu (7.5) Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner .....8:30 p.m. Assists Leader ................................................................................................................Donald Sloan (3.0) Steals Leader ................................................................................................ Josh Carter/B.J. Holmes (0.9) SATURDAY n ESPN Championship Game ................................5 p.m. Blocks Leader ...........................................................................................................Chinemelu Elonu (1.6) 3-Point Field Goals Leader ...............................................................................................Josh Carter (2.4) 3-Point Percentage Leader ............................................................................................B.J. Holmes (.431) Schedule/Results Field Goal Percentage Leader ...............................................................................Chinemelu Elonu (.659) Current Streak/Last 12 Games ................................ W5 / 7-5 Free Throw Percentage Leader ......................................................................................Josh Carter (.852) Longest Win Streak ...........................................................10 Longest Loss Streak ............................................................3 Projected TEXAS A&M Starters N 16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 76-47 N 18 Stephen F. Austin W, 55-48 Donald G n 6’3” n 205 n Jr-2L N 21 # Jackson State W, 96-78 SLOAN Quick Notes: Averaged 15.0 pts. in last 2 games ... team-hi N 25 # UNC Wilmington W, 84-65 16 in win vs. Missouri ... had 17 pts. at Texas (3-4 3-pt. FG) Dallas (Seagoville HS) 15 ... tied career-hi with 21 pts. vs. Fla. A&M ... leads team in N 28 ^ vs. Tulsa (FCS) L, 67-56 N 29 ^ vs. Kent State W, 77-71 PTS REB AST MIN assists (3.0) ... making .744 from FT line ... has started 66 of D 5 & Arizona (ESPNU) W, 67-66 11.4 3.5 3.0 30.3 last 67 games ... team is 37-6 when he has 3+ assists D 13 at Alabama (CSS) (OT) W, 86-78 D 15 Florida A&M (FSN) W, 67-57 Derrick G n 6’4” n 190 n Jr-2L D 17 SMU (FSN) W, 66-56 ROLAND Quick Notes: One of the country’s top defenders ... has held D 20 % vs. LSU W, 72-61 assigned Big 12 players to 38% FG, 32% 3-pt. FG ... avh. 9.7 Dallas (Seagoville HS) D 28 Sam Houston State (FSN) W, 60-50 3 pts. (13-15 FT) in last 3 games... 12 pts. (8-8 FT) in win at D 31 at Rice W, 72-60 PTS REB AST MIN Colorado ... UT’s Abrams averaged 8.0 pts. in two games vs. J 3 McNeese State W, 57-52 6.2 2.7 1.8 25.7 Roland ... OSU’s Anderson averaged 9.5 pts. in 2 games. J 5 North Dakota (FSN) W, 76-62 J 10 at Oklahoma State (ESPNU) L, 72-61 Josh J 14 #21 Baylor (ESPN2) W, 84-73 F n 6’7” n 200 n Sr-3L Quick Notes: Career-hi 29 pts. in win vs. Iowa St. (7-10 3-pt. J 17 #5 Oklahoma (ESPN) L, 69-63 CARTER FG) ... A&M record for career 3-pt. FG (295), 4th in Big 12 J 19 at Kansas (ESPN) L, 73-53 Dallas (Lake Highlands HS) 23 history ... hit game-winning trey at buzzer at Nebraska ... 19- J 24 at #14 Texas (ESPNU) L, 67-58 PTS REB 3FG% MIN of-30 treys (.633) in last 5 games ... leads Big 12 in FT Pct. J 28 Texas Tech (ESPNU) W, 79-70 14.0 4.4 .408 31.1 (.852) ... 2nd in league in 3-Pt. FG (2.6) in league play. J 31 Oklahoma State (ESPN) W, 76-64 F 4 at #2 Oklahoma (B12) L, 77-71 F 7 Kansas State (B12) L, 65-60 Bryan F n 6’9” n 240 n Jr-2L Quick Notes: Had season-hi 18 pts. in win vs. Oklahoma F 14 at Baylor (FSN) L, 72-68 DAVIS St. ... avg. 10.5 pts., 9.5 reb. in last 2 games ... 15 pts. and F 16 Texas (ESPN) W, 81-66 Dallas, Texas (Grand Prairie HS) 0 season-hi 13 reb. vs. Kent State ... all-tourney at South Padre F 21 at Texas Tech (TTTN) W, 79-73 PTS REB FG% MIN Inv. ...2nd on team in reb. (6.4) and blocks (38) ... scored 12 F 24 at Nebraska (ESPN2) W, 57-55 pts. (4-5 FG) with 10 reb. in win vs. Missouri. F 28 Iowa State (B12) W, 87-69 10.4 6.4 .533 26.5 M 4 at Colorado (ESPNU) W, 72-66 (chin-uh-MAY-loo M 7 #12 Missouri (ESPN2) W, 96-86 Chinemelu eh-lawn-OO) C n 6’10” n 235 n Jr-2L M 11 * vs. Texas Tech (Big 12 Network) 8:30 p.m. ELONU Quick Notes: Second in Big 12 in blocks (1.6) and offensive rebs. (3.4) ... 9 double-doubles, 5 in Big 12 play ... leads team # South Padre Invitational (College Station) Houston, Texas (Alief Elsik HS) ^ South Padre Invitational (South Padre Island) 41 in FG pct. at .659, 4th best nationally (min. 175 FGA), chas- & Big 12 / Pac 10 Hardwood Series PTS REB FG% MIN ing school record (.622) ... career-hi 21 pts. with 12 reb. at % Toyota Center (Houston) * Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship (Oklahoma City) 10.1 7.5 .659 24.1 Texas Tech ... 17 pts., career-hi 16 reb. in win vs. Baylor. 1 2008-09 Texas A&M Basketball A&M Radio TEXAS A&M Bench nTexas A&M Sports Network Play-by-Play ......................................Dave South Derrek G n 6’5” n 195 n So-1L Analyst ..................................................Al Pulliam LEWIS Quick Notes: Good shooter who could see spot action down the stretch this season ... has played in four games this year, Tulsa, Okla. (Union HS) A&M SID Contacts 2 one in Big 12 play ... played in nine games as a true fresh- PTS REB AST MIN man, including 17 minutes against Texas Tech ... scored 2 nColin Killian, Associate SID/Basketball points with 2 assists against UNCW. Cell ................................................ 979-229-4706 0.8 0.0 0.8 3.5 email ......................... [email protected] nAlan Cannon, Associate AD/Media Relations Dash G n 6’1” n 175 n Fr-Hs Cell ................................................ 979-777-4200 HARRIS Quick Notes: Outstanding defender ... had career-hi 5 email [email protected] assists vs. Texas, Texas Tech, Rice and McNeese ... second Los Angeles (Montverde Acad.) nTeam Headquarters 5 on team in assists (61), third in steals (23) ... had spectacular Crowne Plaza .................................405-848-4811 PTS REB AST MIN dunk in comeback at Nebraska ... made 2-of-2 treys in win vs. A&M Quick Facts 1.7 1.1 2.0 12.9 Iowa State ... had 6 pts., 3 ast., 2 steals in win vs. Missouri. Location: College Station, Texas David luh-BO F n 6’9” n 215 n Fr-Hs Founded: 1872 (opened 1876) LOUBEAU Quick Notes: Has 8 points in win vs. Missouri ... second Enrollment: 48,000 among Big 12 freshmen in offensive. rebs. in league play Miami, Fla. (Westlake Prep) Nickname: Aggies 10 (1.9) ... 11 pts. and 8 rebs. in first Tech game ... scored 9 pts. Colors: Maroon (Pantone 505) and White PTS REB FG% MIN at Oklahoma, all in second half rally... career-hi 12 pts. vs. Conference: Big 12 4.6 3.4 .466 13.7 Kent State ... career-hi 9 reb. vs. Tulsa. National Affiliation: NCAA Division I Home Court: Reed Arena (12,292 cap.) Homecourt Record: 124-53 (11th year) B.J. G n 6’0” n 175 n So-1L All-Time Record: 1,224-1,138 (97th season) HOLMES Quick Notes: Led Big 12 in 3-pt. pct. (.470) and was second in FT Pct. (.860) in league play ... .560 3-pt. pct. (14-25) in cur- President: Dr. Elsa Murano (Fla. International ‘81) Houston (Hastings HS) 11 rent 6-game win