Texas A&M Men's Basketball Game #24: Feb. 11 at Florida (Exactech 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 #17 TELEVISION ..................................................................ESPN2 Florida Texas A&M Tom Hart ................................................................ Play-by-Play Gators Aggies Kara Lawson Barling ..........................................Commentary RADIO..........................................................WTAW 1620 AM Dave South ............................................................ Play-by-Play Mike Caruso ..........................................................Commentary Record ..................................................19-5 (9-2 SEC) Record ............................................13-10 (5-6 SEC) Ranking...................................... No. 17 (AP & USAT) Ranking.......................................................................NR SATELLITE RADIO .................Sirius Ch. 136 / XM Ch. 190 Streak ................................................................... Won 5 Streak ................................................................Win 2 LIVE AUDIO/STATS ............................... 12thMan.com/Live Last 5 / Last 10 ..............................................5-0 / 8-2 Last 5 / Last 10 ..........................................3-2 / 5-5 At Home (In SEC Play) ................................6-1 (5-1) On the Road (In SEC Play) ........................... 2-4 (2-3) Last Game ............................................................. Feb. 7 Last Game ............................................................. Feb. 8 2016-17 Schedule Florida 72, at Georgia 60 at Texas A&M 76, Missouri 73 N 11 NORTHWESTERN STATE (SEC Network) .....W, 72-44 Head Coach .....................Mike White (Ole Miss `99) Head Coach ....Billy Kennedy (SE Louisiana `86) th th N 14 AMERICAN (SEC Network+) ............................W, 76-53 Overall Record ....................... 141-60 (6 Season) Overall Record ..............323-259 (19 Season) nd th N 18 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (SEC Network) .......L, 65-63 at Florida ....................................40-20 (2 Season) at Texas A&M .....................112-80 (6 Season) N 24 † vs. CSUN (ESPN3) ........................................... W, 95-73 vs. Texas A&M ....................................................... 1-3 vs. Florida .......................................................... 3-4 N 25 † vs. Virginia Tech (ESPNU) ............................. W, 68-65 N 27 † vs. #14 UCLA (ESPN) ...........................................L, 74-67 Aggie PROBABLE STARTERS D 5 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI (SEC Network+) .W, 86-69 G • 6-4 • 194 • So-1L • 23 gp / 22 gs D 7 DENVER (SEC Network+) ......................................................... W, 80-58 Admon Gilder Quick Notes: Versatile player who has stepped into the lead guard role after D 10 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (SEC Network) ....W, 83-76 Dallas, Texas a solid rookie season in Aggieland ... scored 22 points and tied personal D 17 vs. #19 Arizona (ESPNU) ....................................L, 67-63 3 (Madison HS) best in rebounds (7) and assists (7) during win at Ole Miss (1/25) ... has hit D 21 SAINT FRANCIS (SEC Network+) ...................W, 81-58 points rebounds ASSISTS MINUTES double-digit points in 15 of 21 games ... enters the weekend ranking sixth D 29 * TENNESSEE (SEC Network) ..............................L, 73-63 13.7 3.9 4.0 33.4 the SEC in steals per game (1.8) ... has played all but one minute of A&M's last seven games, averaging 18.0 points during the stretch. J 3 * at #6 Kentucky (ESPN) .................................. L, 100-58 J 7 * at South Carolina (CBS) .................................L, 79-68 J.C. Hampton G • 6-1 • 192 • Sr [Grad]-1L • 23 gp / 14 gs J 11 * LSU (SEC Network) ...........................................W, 92-62 Quick Notes: Joined the Aggies after playing in 96 career games during Gainesville, Ga. (CBS) four seasons at Lipscomb University in Nashville ... averaged 29.9 minutes J 14 * at Mississippi State .............................L, 67-59 5 (East Hall HS / Lipscomb) per contest and scored 1,202 career points (12.5 per game) with 275 J 17 * ARKANSAS (SEC Network) ...............................L, 62-60 points rebounds assists minutes assists and 96 steals during his time as a Bison ... poured in a season-best J 21 * GEORGIA (ESPN2) .........................................W, 63-62 6.6 1.7 2.0 23.0 21 points vs. Denver (12/7) and at West Virginia (1/28) ... shooting 40.8 J 25 * at Ole Miss (ESPN2) ......................................... W, 80-76 percent from 3-point range this season. J 28 ! at West Virginia (ESPN) ...................................L, 81-77 C • 6-10 • 224 • Jr-2L • 23 gp / 19 gs J 31 * VANDERBILT (ESPNU) ....................................L, 68-54 Tonny Trocha-Morelos Quick Notes: Has been steady on the court this season, scoring at least (ESPNU) Cartagena, Colombia F 4 * at LSU .................................................. W, 85-73 nine points in 13 of 23 games, while hitting double-digit points in seven (SEC Network) 10 (Mayor Jose Celestino Mutis) F 8 * MISSOURI ...............................W, 76-73 affairs ... hit a personal best in points, with 16 on 7-of-12 shooting against F 11 * at Florida (ESPN2) ...........................................11:00 AM points rebounds assists minutes Missouri (2/8) ... a threat from the perimeter as well as the paint, Trocha- Morelos hit 30 3-point baskets last season while shooting 34.9 percent F 16 * at Vanderbilt (ESPN/ESPN2) ..................................6:00 PM 8.1 5.0 1.8 25.1 from long range. F 18 * AUBURN (ESPNU) ............................................3:00 PM F • 6-9 • 237 • Fr-HS • 23 gp / 10 gs F 22 * at Arkansas (SEC Network) .................................7:30 PM Robert Williams Quick Notes: Stands out as one of the country's top rookies ... named SEC F 25 * ALABAMA (ESPNU/ESPN2) ..................................7:00 PM Vivian, La. Freshman of the Week on Nov. 28 after three-game performance at the F 28 * at Missouri (SEC Network) ..................................6:00 PM 44 (North Caddo HS) Wooden Legacy ... has notched five career double-doubles this season - M 4 * KENTUCKY (CBS) ......................................11:00 AM points REBOUNDS BLOCKS minutes vs. VaTech (11/25), Saint Francis (12/21), South Carolina (1/7) Georgia M 8-12 SEC Tournament.........................................................- (1/21) & Ole Miss (1/25) ... ranks second in the SEC with a 2.5 block- 11.3 7.2 2.5 23.6 * - SEC Game / ! - Big 12/SEC Challenge per-game average (48) ... averaging 10.7 rebounds in his last six games. † - Wooden Legacy (Fullerton / Anaheim, Calif.) All Times Central Tyler Davis C • 6-10 • 270 • So-1L • 23 gp / 23 gs Quick Notes: Leads the SEC in shooting percentage at 62.2 percent ... named Social Media Plano, Texas SEC Player of the Week on Dec. 12 ... grabbed a career-best 18 rebounds at 34 (Plano West HS) TWITTER ....................................................@AggieMensHoops WVU (1/28), most by an Aggie since David Harris (19) vs. UH on 2/24/90 @AggiesBTB POINTS REBOUNDS assists minutes ... scored a career-high 25 points vs. A&M-CC (12/5) ... has notched four double-doubles this season, vs. Northwestern St. (11/11), VaTech (11/25), FACEBOOK ........................Facebook.com/AggieMensHoops 13.8 7.2 1.5 25.0 Arizona (12/17) & WVU (1/28) ... Preseason First Team All-SEC selection. #12thMan #AggieHoops Primary Aggie Reserves Head Coach Quick Notes: Joined the Aggies in December of last season, points rebounds Billy Kennedy Kobie Eubanks playing in a total of 19 games as a reserve during his career. 2016 SEC Coach of the Year Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 0.5 0.5 & USBWA District VII Coach 0 Our Savior New American School [New York] assists minutes of the Year Billy Kennedy is in G • 6-5 • 206 • So-1L • 11 gp / 0 gs 0.2 5.7 his sixth season as the head coach of the Aggie basket- Quick Notes: Returned vs. Vandy (1/31) after missing two points rebounds ball program. His teams have D.J. Hogg games with minor injury ... tied his career-high with 25 points won five conference titles and Plano, Texas on 9-of-13 shooting, including 7-of-9 from 3-point range, at S. 12.2 5.1 made five trips to the postsea- 1 (Plano West HS) Carolina (1/7) ... notched first career double-double with 17 assists minutes points & 10 rebounds vs. VaTech (11/25). son. F • 6-9 • 220 • So-1L • 21 gp / 18 gs 3.4 29.9 The Kennedy File Quick Notes: Scored six points, hitting a pair of 3-point BORN ................................................February 2, 1964 points rebounds Eric Vila baskets during win over CSUN (11/24) ... skilled HOMETOWN ................................ Metairie, Louisiana 2 Girona, Spain international player who comes to College Station from 2.2 1.9 WIFE ................................ the former Mary Ethredge Spain ... played with FC Barcelona before electing to attend assists minutes Texas A&M instead of joining the European professional G • 6-11 • 206 • Fr-HS • 16 gp / 0 gs 1.0 11.6 CHILDREN ............... Will, Lexie, Brooks, Anna Cate ranks. HIGH SCHOOL ........ Holy Cross High School, 1982 Quick Notes: Redshirted the 2015-16 campaign after COLLEGE ..........Southeastern Louisiana University points rebounds Chris Collins appearing in three games as a freshman in 2014-15 ... (B.A. in Social Studies Education,