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TEXAS A&M MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME #21 • TEXAS A&M AT OLE MISS FEB. 4, 2015 • SMITH COLISEUM (OXFORD, MISS.) 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 ...........................................15-5, 6-2 SEC Head Coach ...............Billy Kennedy (SE Louisiana `86) Media Coverage Ranking .......................... RV (AP & USA Today Coaches) Overall Record .........................276-233 (17th Season) Streak ....................................................................... Won 6 at Texas A&M ................................ 65-54 (4th Season) TELEVISION ..............................................................................SEC Network Last 5 / Last 10 ..................................................5-0 / 8-2 vs. Ole Miss .............................................................. 2-6 Matt Stewart .............................................................................Play-by-Play On the Road ..................................................................3-3 Barry Booker ............................................................................Commentary Last Game .........Jan. 31 (at Texas A&M 69, Vanderbilt 58) RADIO ...........................................................Texas A&M Sports Network Dave South ................................................................................Play-by-Play Record ........................................... 14-7, 5-3 SEC Head Coach .............................Andy Kennedy (UAB `91) Mike Caruso ..............................................................................Commentary Ranking ..........................................................................NR Overall Record ......................... 206-121 (10th Season) Satellite (Ole Miss Broadcast) .......................Sirius Ch. 136 / XM Ch. 190 Streak ........................................................................Won 3 at Ole Miss ..................................185-108 (9th Season) LIVE AUDIO/STATS ..............................................................12thMan.com Last 5 / Last 10 ....................................................4-1 / 6-4 vs. A&M .......................................................................1-2 at Home ...........................................................................7-4 2014-15 Schedule Last Game ........................Jan. 31 (Ole Miss 67, at Missouri 47) N 5 TEXAS A&M-COMMERECE (EHX) W 80-71 A&M PROBABLE STARTERS (based on most common lineup) N 14 NORTHWESTERN STATE (SECNETWORK+) W 109-68 Alex Caruso G • 6-5 • 184 • Jr-2L • 20 gp/20 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 121 assists N 21 † vs. College of Charleston (ESPNU) W 59-50 21 (A&M Consolidated HS) in 20 games ... has moved into the top 10 on A&M's career assists & steals lists ... N 23 † vs. New Mexico (ESPNU) W 64-51 named SEC Co-Player of the Week on 12/8 after scoring a season-high 23 points points rebounds assists minutes N 28 NEW ORLEANS (SECNETWORK) W 87-65 against Arizona St. (12/26) ... notched 10 assists against New Mexico (11/23), 9.3 4.7 5.6 29.9 Hartford (1/3) & Vanderbilt (1/31) to give him six 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 • 20 gp/20 gs D 9 at Baylor (ESPN2) L 63-77 5 Flower Mound, Texas Quick Notes: One of the Aggies' most experienced players, has played in 116 D 13 YOUNGSTOWN STATE (SECNETWORK+) W 81-63 (Flower Mound HS) games and drawn 60 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 6.3 1.8 1.7 23.7 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 • 17 gp/14 gs Fresno, Texas J 10 * KENTUCKY (CBS) L 64-70 (2OT) 23 Quick Notes: Reigning SEC Player of the Week, averaged 17.5 points while (Hightower HS / Univ of Houston) shooting 66.7% from the field (72.7% for 3-pt range) last week... poured in a J 13 * MISSISSIPPI STATE (SECNETWORK) W 74-70 season-high 25 points against top-ranked Kentucky (1/10) ... scored 18 points, points rebounds assists minutes J 17 * at LSU (ESPN/2) W 67-64 going 7-of-11 from the floor during his Aggie debut against New Mexico (11/23) 14.2 3.8 1.9 31.7 J 21 * MISSOURI (SECNETWORK) W 62-50 ... averaging 18.3 points during his last 7 contests entering the Ole Miss game. J 24 * at Tennessee (FSN) W 67-61 Jalen Jones J 27 * at Auburn (SECNETWORK) W 71-61 G/F • 6-7 • 223 • Jr-TR • 18 gp/18 gs Dallas, Texas Quick Notes: Returned to the starting lineup vs. MSU (1/13) after missing two J 31 * VANDERBILT (SECNETWORK) W 69-58 12 (Kimball HS / SMU) games with a sprained ankle ... exploded for 27 points on 11-of-13 shooting (4-of- F 4 * at Ole Miss (SECNETWORK) 6:00 PM 4 mark from 3-point range) in win over Youngstown State (12/13) ... collected his points rebounds assists minutes F 7 * at Missouri (ESPNU) 5:00 PM first A&M double-double vs. Charleston (11/21), finishing with 12 points and 11 14.2 6.0 0.9 26.9 rebounds ... has reached double-digit scoring in 15 of 18 games played this year. F 11 * GEORGIA (SECNETWORK) 6:00 PM F 14 * FLORIDA (SECNETWORK) 5:30 PM Kourtney Roberson F • 6-9 • 247 • Sr-3L • 20 gp/19 gs F 17 * LSU (SECNETWORK) 8:00 PM Arcadia, La. Quick Notes: The most veteran Aggie, Roberson has played in 129 games F 21 * at South Carolina (SECNETWORK) 11:00 AM 14 (Arcadia HS) and started 86 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 ... pulled down a game-high 11 boards vs. Vanderbilt (1/31) ... shooting 61 percent 7.4 5.7 0.9 22.0 from the floor this season, with 11 games with one field goal miss or less. 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) OLE MISS PROBABLE STARTERS M 17-18 NCAA First Round (Dayton) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-EXP PPG RPG APG GP / Min M 19-22 NCAA Second/Third Rounds 32 Jarvis Summers G 6-3 186 Sr-3L 14.1 1.9 4.5 20 / 29.3 M 26-29 NCAA Regionals 42 Stefan Moody G 5-10 179 Jr-JC 15.4 3.2 2.1 21 / 26.8 A 4-6 NCAA Final Four (Indianapolis) 1 Martavious Newby G 6-3 210 Jr-2L 3.8 4.8 1.6 21 / 19.0 * SEC Game 11 Sebastian Saiz F 6-9 233 So-1L 7.2 5.0 *1.0 21 / 22.8 † Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan P.R.) / ^ Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.) All Times Central 4 M.J. Rhett C 6-9 240 Sr-TR 6.6 4.9 0.7 21 / 22.0 * - 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 Alex Robinson points rebounds four trips to the postseason. in Aggieland ... notched 10 points in 36 minutes against top- 3 Arlington, Texas ranked Kentucky (1/10) ... collected a personal-best 10 assists 4.6 2.3 (Timberview HS) to go along with seven points against Youngstown State (12/13) assists minutes The Kennedy File G • 6-1 • 174 • Fr-HS • 19 gp/0 gs ... has scored a season-best 12 points twice, vs New Mexico 2.9 20.2 BORN .............................................................February 2, 1964 (11/23) and at Auburn (1/27). HOMETOWN ...........................................Metairie, Louisiana Quick Notes: Has seen a bigger role in SEC play, averaging Tavario Miller points rebounds WIFE ..............................................the former Mary Ethredge 14.4 minutes & 4.3 boards per outing, compared to just 10.3 4 Long Island, Bahamas minutes & 2.8 rebounds in non-SEC games ... poured in a 2.7 3.8 ............................Will, Lexie, Brooks, Anna Cate CHILDREN (Wheatley HS {Houston}) career-best 15 points by going 6-of-6 from the floor during the blocks minutes HIGH SCHOOL .................... Holy Cross High School, 1982 season-opening win over Northwestern State (11/14) ... coming F • 6-7 • 226 • So-1L • 12 gp/0 gs 0.5 13.0 COLLEGE ......................Southeastern Louisiana University off a rookie campaign where he played in 31 games as a reserve. (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 1.6 2.3 (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 • 16 gp/1 gs Orleans (11/28) ... skilled big man who was rated as a four-star 0.4 11.0 1998-99 14-14 prospect by Rivals.com.