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TEXAS A&M MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME #14 • KENTUCKY AT TEXAS A&M JAN. 10, 2015 • REED ARENA (COLLEGE STATION, TX) 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 Record .............................................................9-4, 0-1 SEC Head Coach ...............Billy Kennedy (SE Louisiana `86) Media Coverage Ranking ..........................................................................NR Overall Record .........................270-232 (17th Season) Streak .........................................................................Lost 1 at Texas A&M ................................59-53 (4th Season) TELEVISION.........................................................................................................CBS Last 5 / Last 10 .................................................. 3-2 / 7-3 vs. Kentucky ..............................................................1-2 Kevin Harlan ....................................................................................... Play-by-Play Clark Kellogg ......................................................................................Commentary At Home .........................................................................7-0 Last Game ....................Jan. 6 (at Alabama 65, A&M 44) RADIO .....................................................................Texas A&M Sports Network Dave South ......................................................................................... Play-by-Play Al Pulliam............................................................................................Commentary Record ...........................................................14-0, 1-0 SEC Head Coach ....................................John Calipari (Clarion `82) Satellite ........................................................................ Sirius Ch. 92 / XM Ch. 191 Ranking .......................No. 1 (AP & USA Today/Coaches) Overall Record ......................... 610-177 (22nd Season) th LIVE AUDIO/STATS ........................................................................12thMan.com Streak .......................................................................Won 14 at Kentucky ...................................165-37 (6 Season) Last 5 / Last 10 ............................................... 5-0 / 10-0 vs. A&M .......................................................................3-1 On the Road .................................................................. 1-0 2014-15 Schedule Last Game ... Jan. 6 (Kentucky 89, at Ole Miss 86 - OT) N 5 TEXAS A&M-COMMERECE (EHX) W 80-71 A&M PROBABLE STARTERS (based on previous game) N 14 NORTHWESTERN STATE (SECNETWORK+) W 109-68 Alex Caruso G • 6-5 • 184 • Jr-2L • 13 gp/13 gs N 20 † vs. Dayton (ESPNU) L 53-55 College Station, Texas Quick Notes: The SEC assist leader from a year ago, has dished out 83 assists N 21 † vs. College of Charleston (ESPNU) W 59-50 21 th (A&M Consolidated HS) in 13 games ... moved into 6 on A&M's all-time steal list with five vs. Hartford N 23 † vs. New Mexico (ESPNU) W 64-51 (1/3) ... named SEC Co-Player of the Week on Dec. 8 after scoring a season- points rebounds assists minutes N 28 NEW ORLEANS (SECNETWORK) W 87-65 high 23 points against Arizona State (12/26) ... notched 10 assists against New 8.2 3.7 6.4 27.6 Mexico (11/23) & Hartford (1/3) to give him five games of 10+ helpers in career. D 3 SAM HOUSTON STATE (SECNETWORK+) W 66-63 D 6 ARIZONA STATE (SECNETWORK) W 72-71 Jordan Green G • 6-5 • 191 • Sr-3L • 13 gp/13 gs D 9 at Baylor (ESPN2) L 63-77 5 Flower Mound, Texas Quick Notes: One of the Aggies' most experienced players, who has played in D 13 YOUNGSTOWN STATE (SECNETWORK+) W 81-63 (Flower Mound HS) 109 games and drawn 53 starts during his career ... scored 15 points, falling just one short of his career high on opening night against Northwestern State (11/14) D 20 ^ vs Kansas State (ESPNU) L 64-71 points rebounds assists minutes ... finished with 11 points against Charleston (11/21), providing nine of the team's D 30 MERCER (SECNETWORK) W 65-50 6.5 1.8 1.5 23.0 final 15 points as the Aggies pulled away. J 3 HARTFORD (SECNETWORK+) W 58-49 J 6 * at Alabama (SECNETWORK) L 44-65 Danuel House G • 6-7 • 207 • Jr-TR • 10 gp/8 gs Fresno, Texas J 10 * KENTUCKY (CBS) 12:00 PM 23 Quick Notes: Explosive guard who can challenge defenses with his long range (Hightower HS / Univ of Houston) shooting and ability to attack the rim in transition ... poured in a season-high J 13 * MISSISSIPPI STATE (SECNETWORK) 8:00 PM 21 points during a win over Youngstown State (12/13) ... scored 18 points, going points rebounds assists minutes J 17 * at LSU (ESPN/2) 11:00 AM 7-of-11 from the floor during his Aggie debut against New Mexico (11/23) ... 11.4 3.8 2.0 28.6 J 21 * MISSOURI (SECNETWORK) 6:00 PM awarded a waiver on Nov. 21 to play this season after transferring from Houston. J 24 * at Tennessee (FSN) 12:00 PM Antwan Space J 27 * at Auburn (SECNETWORK) 8:00 PM F • 6-8 • 235 • Jr-1L • 13 gp/1 gs DeSoto, Texas Quick Notes: Has seen significant minutes in all 13 games this season ... tied J 31 * VANDERBILT (SECNETWORK) 3:30 PM 24 (DeSoto HS / Florida State) for high-point honors with 16 during the season-opening win over Northwestern F 4 * at Ole Miss (SECNETWORK) 6:00 PM State (11/14) ... pulled down nine rebounds against Dayton (11/20). points rebounds assists minutes F 7 * at Missouri (ESPNU) 5:00 PM 5.2 3.2 0.4 14.5 F 11 * GEORGIA (SECNETWORK) 6:00 PM F 14 * FLORIDA (SECNETWORK) 5:30 PM Kourtney Roberson F • 6-9 • 247 • Sr-3L • 13 gp/12 gs F 17 * LSU (SECNETWORK) 8:00 PM Arcadia, La. Quick Notes: The most veteran Aggie, Roberson has played in 122 games F 21 * at South Carolina (SECNETWORK) 11:00 AM 14 (Arcadia HS) and started 79 contests during his career ... recorded his eighth career double- F 24 * at Arkansas (SECNETWORK) 8:00 PM double against Dayton (11/20), scoring 12 points with a career-high 15 rebounds points rebounds assists minutes F 28 * AUBURN (SECNETWORK) 7:30 PM ... contributed 10 points during the season-opening win over Northwestern State 8.1 4.9 0.9 20.4 (11/14) ... only Aggie to start each game last season, averaging 25.5 minutes. M 3 * at Florida (ESPNU) 8:00 PM M 7 * ALABAMA (FSN) 1:00 PM (based on previous game) M 11-15 SEC Tournament (Nashville) KENTUCKY PROBABLE STARTERS M 17-18 NCAA First Round (Dayton) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG GP / Min M 19-22 NCAA Second/Third Rounds 5 Andrew Harrison G 6-6 210 So. 7.6 2.1 4.2 14 / 23.1 M 26-29 NCAA Regionals 2 Aaron Harrison G 6-6 212 So. 11.4 2.2 2.1 14 / 25.0 A 4-6 NCAA Final Four (Indianapolis) 41 Trey Lyles F 6-10 235 Fr. 7.9 5.6 1.6 14 / 20.9 * SEC Game 12 Karl-Anthony Towns F 6-11 25 Fr. 8.4 6.6 2.2* 14 / 19.8 † Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan P.R.) / ^ Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.) All Times Central 15 Willie Cauley-Stein F 7-0 240 Jr. 9.9 7.0 1.9* 14 / 25.1 * - blocks per game www.12thMan.com • facebook.com/AggieMensHoops • @AggieMensHoops Head Coach Billy Kennedy PRIMARY BENCH OPTIONS Avery Johnson Quick Notes: Came off the bench to score 10 points during the points rebounds Billy Kennedy is in his fourth 0 Houston, Texas season-opening win over Northwestern State (11/14) ... rated as 1.7 0.3 season as the head coach of a three-star prospect by 247 Sports as well as the No. 56 point (Plano West HS ) assists minutes the Aggie basketball program. guard recruit nationally in the class of 2014, G • 5-11 • 182 • Fr-HS • 10 gp/0 gs 0.0 5.2 His teams have won four conference titles and made Quick Notes: Highly-touted point guard in his first season in Alex Robinson points rebounds four trips to the postseason. Aggieland ... collected a personal-best 10 assists to go along 3 Arlington, Texas with seven points against Youngstown State (12/13) ... dished 4.6 2.3 (Timberview HS) out nine assists in 22 minutes during the win over UNO (11/28) assists minutes The Kennedy File G • 6-1 • 174 • Fr-HS • 12 gp/0 gs ... scored a personal-best 12 points, going 5-of-6 from the floor, 3.3 20.7 BORN .............................................................February 2, 1964 against New Mexico (11/23). HOMETOWN ...........................................Metairie, Louisiana Quick Notes: Poured in a career-best 15 points by going Tavario Miller points rebounds WIFE ..............................................the former Mary Ethredge 6-of-6 from the floor during the season-opening win over 4 Long Island, Bahamas Northwestern State (11/14) ... coming off a rookie campaign 4.0 3.8 CHILDREN ............................Will, Lexie, Brooks, Anna Cate (Wheatley HS {Houston}) where he played in 31 games as a reserve ... averaged 1.8 points blocks minutes HIGH SCHOOL .................... Holy Cross High School, 1982 F • 6-7 • 226 • So-1L • 5 gp/0 gs and 2.4 rebounds per game last season. 0.2 11.8 COLLEGE ......................Southeastern Louisiana University (B.A. in Social Studies Education, 1986) Quick Notes: Made his Texas A&M debut against New Mexico Tonny Trocha-Morelos points rebounds Head Coaching Record Cartagena, Colombia (11/23) after getting his final NCAA certification on Nov. 22 ... 10 played 10 minutes and pulled down two rebounds against the 1.2 2.0 (Mayor Jose Celestino Mutis) CENTENARY (2 years) 24-34 Lobos ... scored nine points with four rebounds against New blocks minutes 1997-98 10-20 C • 6-10 • 224 • Fr-HS • 10 gp/1 gs Orleans (11/28) ... skilled big man who was rated as a four-star 0.5 10.6 1998-99 14-14 prospect by Rivals.com. Quick Notes: Exploded for 27 points on 11-of-13 shooting (4- Jalen Jones points rebounds SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (6 years) 80-92 of-4 mark from 3-point range) in win over Youngstown State 1999-00 10-17 12 Dallas, Texas (12/13)... collected his first A&M double-double vs. Charleston 12.1 6.0 2000-01 8-21 (Kimball HS / SMU) (11/21), finishing with 12 points and 11 rebounds ..