2018 TEXAS A&M MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME 3 | at No. 3 GONZAGA | THURSDAY, NOV. 15, 2018 GAME TIME: 10:30 PM CT | SITE: McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER, SPOKANE, WASH. | TV: ESPN2 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 .......................................................ESPN2 GONZAGA TEXAS A&M Eric Rothman ..................................Play-by-Play Caron Butler ...................................Commentary BULLDOGS AGGIES RADIO ..............Texas A&M Radio Network/1620 AM Andrew Monaco .............................Play-by-Play Record .............................................................................. 2-0 Record ............................................................................ 1-1 John Thornton ................................Commentary Ranking ......................................................................... #3/4 Ranking ............................................................................ NR SIRIUSXM RADIO ................................ XM Ch. 384/Int. 972 Streak ..................................................................... Won 2 Streak ............................................................................Lost 1 Last 5/Last 10 ..........................................................2-0/2-0 Last 5/Last 10 ............................................................ 1-1/1-1 LIVE STATS ........ gozags.com/sidearmstats/mbball Neutral Sites ...................................................................0-0 Neutral Sites ...................................................................0-0 RESULTS/SCHEDULE Last Game ................................................................. Nov. 10 Last Game ......................................................................Nov. 9 Gonzaga 104, Texas Southern 67 UC Irvine 74, Texas A&M 73 N 7 SAVANNAH STATE (SEC NTK +) .........W, 98-83 N 9 UC IRVINE (SEC NTK +) ......................... L, 73-74 Head Coach ................................... Mark Few (Oregon '87) Head Coach .. Billy Kennedy (Southeastern Louisiana '86) N15 at #3 Gonzaga (ESPN2) .................... 10:30 PM Overall Record ................................537-118 (20th Season) Overall Record ................................349-278 (21st Season) N 18 ^ vs. Minnesota (ESPN2) ........................9:30 PM at Gonzaga ...............................................................Same at Texas A&M ......................................138-99 (8th Season) N 20 ^ vs. Washington (ESPN2) ................... 10:30 PM vs. Texas A&M .................................................................0-1 vs. Gonzaga ...................................................................1-0 N 23 SOUTH ALABAMA (SEC NTK +) .......... 6:30 PM D 3 NORTHWESTERN STATE (SEC NTK) ....... 7 PM D 8 BOSTON COLLEGE (SEC NTK) .................5 PM PREVIOUS GAME STARTERS TEXAS A&M QUICK HITS D15 & vs. Oregon State (Pac 12 NTK) ..................10 PM GP/GS PTS • Josh Nebo recorded the first JAY JAY CHANDLER REB AST MINS double-double of his Aggie D 19 VALPO (SEC NTK +) ..............................7:30 PM 0 G • 6-4 • 180 • So career, leading A&M with 15 and D 22 MARSHALL (SEC NTK +) ........................... 1 PM 2/2 11.5 4.0 2.5 28.5 Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch 10 against UC Irvine. D29 TEXAS SOUTHERN (SEC NTK +) ......... 2:30 PM > Finished with 12 points, three assists and two steals against UC Irvine • Savion Flagg matched or set a * (SEC NTK) J 5 ARKANSAS .............................5 PM >> Leads the team with five steals on the season new career high in five different J 8 * at Kentucky (ESPN/ESPN2/SEC NTK) .................6 PM categories, leading the Aggies in J 12 * at Alabama (SEC NTK) ......................... 2:30 PM SAVION FLAGG GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS scoring (24) and rebounding (16) J 16 * AUBURN (ESPN2/ESPNU) ...........................6 PM 1 G/F • 6-7 • 217 • So in the season opener. J 19 * MISSOURI (SEC NTK) ......................... 2:30 PM Alvin, Texas/Alvin 2/2 17.5 10.5 2.5 29.5 • The win over Savannah State * (SEC NTK) marked the 19th consecutive J 22 at Florida ...............................7:30 PM > Was the only player that entered the year with a double-double as an Aggie season Texas A&M has started J 26 ! KANSAS STATE (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU) ........... 1 PM >> Scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds against UC Irvine the year with a victory. J 30 * LSU (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU) ..............................8 PM * GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS • The Aggies saw five F 2 TENNESSEE (SEC NTK)............................. 7 PM TJ STARKS newcomers make their Texas F 6 * at Ole Miss (SEC NTK) .................................6 PM 2 G • 6-2 • 196 • So 2/2 A&M debut against Savannah * Dallas, Texas/Lancaster 12.0 4.5 3.5 31.0 F 9 at Missouri (SEC NTK) .................................5 PM State, including Brandon F 12 * GEORGIA (SEC NTK) ................................6 PM > Came on late in the game to reach double-figures in the opener Mahan, Christian Mekowulu, F 16 * at South Carolina (SEC NTK) ................... 12 PM >> Had eight points and four rebounds against UC Irvine Josh Nebo, Zach Walker and F 19 * ALABAMA (SEC NTK) ...............................8 PM John Walker III. GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS F 23 * at Arkansas (SEC NTK) ..........................7:30 PM CHRIS COLLINS • TJ Starks earned a spot on G 6-3 181 Sr F 26 * at LSU (ESPN/ESPN2/SEC NTK) ..........................8 PM 12 • • • the Coaches Preseason All-SEC Friendswood, Texas/Friendswood 2/2 4.5 3.0 4.5 26.5 Second Team, announced by the M 2 * VANDERBILT (SEC NTK) ...........................5 PM league prior to the season. M 5 * SOUTH CAROLINA (SEC NTK) .................6 PM > Has led the team in assists in each of the first two games >> Made his first start since 2016-17 in the season opener Texas A&M is coming off of its M 9 * at Mississippi State (ESPN/ESPN2) .............. 1 PM • second Sweet 16 appearance in M 13-17 SEC Tournamet ....................................... CHRISTIAN MEKOWULU GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS three seasons, after earning its * - SEC Game / ! - Big 12/SEC Challenge / 14th NCAA Tournament bid. ^ - Vancouver Showcase (Vancouver, B.C.) / & - Dam City Classic (Portland, Ore.) 21 F • 6-8 • 245 • Gr All Times Central Lagos, Nigeria/Tennessee State 2/2 8.0 9.0 0.5 17.0 • At least 60-percent of the Aggies' production in every >Went 7-for-7 from the free throw line against UC Irvine stat category from the 2017-18 >> Recorded a double-double in the season opener season was lost to graduation SOCIAL MEDIA TOP RESERVES and the NBA Draft. TWITTER .............................................. @AggieMBK No. Name Cl Pos Ht Wt GP/GS Pts Reb Min INSTAGRAM .............................................AggieMBK 32 Josh Nebo Jr F 6-9 244 2/0 12.5 7.0 17.5 FACEBOOK .................... Facebook.com/AggieMBK > Went for 15 and 10 against UC Irvine for his first double-double as an Aggie #GigEm 24 John Walker III RFr F 6-9 196 2/0 10.5 4.5 16.5 > Had 11 points and six boards to make it back-to-back games in double figures AGGIES ADD FOUR IN 2019 SIGNING CLASS HEAD COACH BILLY KENNEDY • Texas A&M has added four newcomers as Kobe Brown, Chris Harris, Jr., Tyreek Smith and Sahvir Wheeler signed National Letters of Intent and will join the Aggies next season. 2016 SEC Coach of the • Brown is a Huntsville, Ala., native in his senior year at Lee High School. Coached by his father, Greg Year & USBWA District VII Brown, the 6-7, 200-pound forward is the No. 79 overall player on ESPN's Top 100 list and the No. 3 Coach of the Year Billy prospect in the state of Alabama. Kennedy is in his eighth • Harris is in his fourth year at top-25 South Garland High School. The Garland, Texas native is a four- season as the head coach star recruit and ranked No. 90 overall by Rivals. Harris, a 6-3, 189-pound guard, averaged 19.1 points of the Aggie basketball per game as a junior. program. His teams have • Smith, a 6-9, 205-pound forward, helped his Trinity Christian School team to a state title game won five conference titles appearance as a junior, averaging 20.8 points and 12.9 rebounds. The Baton Rouge, La., native is a and made eight trips to the four-star recruit according to Rivals and 247sports, slated as the No. 91 overall prospect. postseason. • Wheeler has been tabbed as the No. 75 player on ESPN's Top 100 and the No. 8 prospect in the state of Texas. The 5-9, 175-pound guard helped his Houston Christian High School team win the SPC state championship as a junior and was named to the NBPA Top 100 Camp All-Star team. THE KENNEDY FILE TEXAS A&M VS. RANKED TEAMS • The Aggies finished the 2017-18 season with a 5-4 record against ranked teams, including three BORN ........................................................February 2, 1964 victories over top-10 teams. HOMETOWN .......................................... Metairie, Louisiana • The five wins matched a program single-season record set by the 1978-79 team for victories over WIFE ................................ the former Mary Ethredge ranked opponents. CHILDREN ...........................Will, Lexie, Brooks, Anna Cate FLAGG HAS CAREER NIGHT IN OPENER HIGH SCHOOL ......................Holy Cross High School, 1982 • Sophomore Savion Flagg put on a show in the season-opening win over Savannah State, setting a COLLEGE .....................Southeastern Louisiana University new career high in five different categories. (B.A. in Social