TEXAS A&M MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME #17: JAN. 13 AT TENNESSEE (THOMPSON-BOLING 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 #24 TELEVISION ............................................SEC Network TENNESSEE TEXAS A&M Kevin Fitzgerald ...............................................Play-by-Play Sean Harrington .............................................Commentary VOLUNTEERS AGGIES RADIO ................................................WTAW 1620 AM Dave South ........................................................Play-by-Play Mike Caruso .....................................................Commentary Record ....................................................................11-4, 2-2 SEC Record ...................................................................11-5, 0-4 SEC SATELLITE RADIO ........................Sirius Ch. 138 / XM Ch. 191 Ranking .....................................No. 24 (AP) / No. 23 (USAT) Ranking ...................................................RV (AP) / RV (USAT) LIVE STATS ......................................tamu.statbroadcast.com Streak .........................................................................................Won 2 Streak .........................................................................................Lost 4 Last 5 / Last 10 ............................................................3-2 / 7-3 Last 5 / Last 10 ............................................................1-4 / 5-5 RESULTS/SCHEDULE At Home (in SEC Play) ...............................................6-2 (1-1) On the Road (in SEC Play) .....................................1-2 (0-2) Last Game ..........................................................................Jan. 9 Last Game ..........................................................................Jan. 9 N 10 vs. #11 West Virginia (ESPN) ...................................W, 88-65 ^ #24 Tennessee 92, at Vanderbilt 84 #21 Kentucky 74, Texas A&M 73 N 17 UCSB (SEC NTK +) ...........................................W, 84-65 N 20 † vs. Oklahoma State (ESPN2) .................................W, 72-55 Head Coach ..................Rick Barnes (Lenoir-Rhyne '77) Head Coach ....Billy Kennedy (Southeastern Louisiana '04) st th N 21 † vs. Penn State ....................................................W, 98-87 Overall Record ..........................646-353 (31 Season) Overall Record ..........................337-269 (20 Season) rd th N 24 PEPPERDINE (SEC NTK ) ..................................W, 81-65 at Tennessee ...................................42-39 (3 Season) at Texas A&M ..................................126-70 (7 Season) vs. Texas A&M ......................................................... 25-8 vs. Tennessee ............................................................4-3 N 26 at #10 USC (PAC-12 NTK) ................................................W, 75-59 N 30 UTRGV (SEC NTK +) ...........................................W, 78-60 D 5 vs. Arizona (ESPN2) ...................................................L, 67-64 AGGIE PROBABLE STARTERS (BASED ON MOST RECENT GAME) D 9 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (SEC NTK +) ......................W, 73-53 G • 6-1 • 195 • Fr-RS • 11 gp / 4 gs D 13 SAVANNAH STATE (SEC NTK +)........................W, 113-66 J.J. CALDWELL Quick Notes: Regarded as one of the top passers to come through the Aggie D 19 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (SEC NTK +) ................ W, 64-58 Houston, Texas (STACH Homeschool) program in recent seasons ... redshirted last season ... made his Aggie debut D 21 BUFFALO (SEC NTK ) ........................................W, 89-73 4 Nov. 24 vs. Pepperdine (11/24) & drew his first start against Northern Kentucky D 30 * at Alabama (ESPN2) ...................................................L, 79-57 points rebounds assists minutes (12/19), contributing eight rebounds, six points and four assists ... dished out a personal-best seven assists against Florida (1/2). J 2 * FLORIDA (ESPN) ..............................................L, 83-66 4.0 2.5 3.5 20.2 J 6 * LSU (SEC NTK ) ..................................................L, 69-68 J 9 * at #21 Kentucky (ESPN) ...............................................L, 74-73 ADMON GILDER G • 6-4 • 199 • Jr-2L • 11 gp / 10 gs #24 (SEC NTK ) Quick Notes: One of the SEC's most under-the-radar standouts, named SEC J 13 * at Tennessee ............................................5 PM Dallas, Texas J 16 * OLE MISS (SEC NTK ) .............................................8 PM (Madison HS) Player of the Week on Nov. 13 ... tough guard who set the tone for the Aggies on 3 both the offensive & defensive ends ... led team in both assists (3.9 per game) J 20 * MISSOURI (ESPN/2) .............................................3 PM points rebounds assists minutes & minutes (34.6 per game) last season ... returned to the lineup vs. Kentucky J 23 * at LSU (ESPNU)...................................................................8 PM (1/9) after missing five games following a knee injury suffered during the win 12.8 4.9 3.5 30.2 J 27 ! at Kansas (ESPN) ..................................................3:30/6 PM over Savannah State (12/13). (ESPNU) J 30 * ARKANSAS .............................................8 PM F • 6-9 • 220 • Jr-2L • 13 gp / 12 gs F 3 * SOUTH CAROLINA (ESPN/2) ..................................1 PM D.J. HOGG Plano, Texas Quick Notes: Talented shooter who is looking for a bounce-back season after F 7 * at Auburn (ESPN2)............................................................8 PM (Plano West HS) seeing his sophomore campaign derailed by a foot injury ... missed much of F 10 * KENTUCKY (ESPN/2) ......................................3/5/7 PM 1 the off-season recovering from shoulder surgery ... shooting 45.0 percent from 3-pt range in 13 games this season ... returned for the LSU game (1-6) F 13 * at Missouri (ESPN) ..........................................................6 PM points rebounds assists MINUTES after serving a three-game suspension for a violation of Texas A&M policy. F 17 * at Arkansas (ESPN/2) ......................................................3 PM 14.0 6.5 2.5 31.6 F 20 * MISSISSIPPI STATE (SEC NTK ) .............................6 PM F 24 * at Vanderbilt (ESPN/2) ....................................................3 PM TONNY TROCHA-MORELOS F • 6-10 • 223 • Sr-3L • 16 gp / 11 gs F 28 * at Georgia (SEC NTK ) ..................................................7:30 PM Cartagena, Colombia Quick Notes: Lone four-year senior on the team ... has played in 113 career games for the Maroon & White ... versatile player who has seen action at (ESPN/ESPN2) (Mayor Jose Celestino Mutis) M 3 * ALABAMA ..........................................1 PM 10 the No. 3, 4 and 5 spots on the court ... played for Team Colombia during this M 7-11 SEC Tournament ................................................................- points rebounds assists minutes sumers FIBA AmeriCup ... has hit double-figure points in eight of 15 games this * - SEC Game / ! - Big 12/SEC Challenge season ... approached a triple-double vs. Savannah State (12/13), finishing ^ - Armed Forces Classic (Ramstein Air Base [Germany]) / † - Legends Classic (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 8.1 5.2 1.5 24.4 with 10 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists. All Times Central TYLER DAVIS C • 6-10 • 264 • Jr-2L • 16 gp / 16 gs SOCIAL MEDIA Plano, Texas Quick Notes: Blue-collar, back-to-the-basket center who gives A&M one of the TWITTER.......................................................................@AggieMBK (Plano West HS) most phsyical low-block presences in the country ... paced the Aggies in scoring 34 at 14.1 ppg last season ... also led the SEC and ranked 14th nationally in field goal INSTAGRAM ....................................................................AggieMBK POINTS rebounds blocks minutes percentage at 61.7 percent to earn second team All-SEC and USBWA All-District FACEBOOK ........................................Facebook.com/AggieMBK VII honors ... 11 career double-doubles (five this season), including a 23-point, #12thMan #DoMore 14.6 8.2 1.4 28.3 13-rebound performance in the season-opening win over #11 WVU. AGGIE RESERVES HEAD COACH BILLY KENNEDY Quick Notes: Athletic newcomer who contributes on the points rebounds JAY JAY CHANDLER perimeter ... started the season-opener vs. West Virginia (11/10) 2016 SEC Coach of the Year & US- Katy, Texas & hit double-digit scoring for the first time in his career with 4.9 1.2 (Cinco Ranch HS) BWA District VII Coach of the Year 0 10 points vs. Pepperdine (11/24) ... contributed 10 points in a assists minutes Billy Kennedy is in his seventh season-high 24 minutes vs. Buffalo (12/21) ... led the Aggies with 0.9 12.6 season as the head coach of the G • 6-4 • 181 • Fr-HS • 16 gp / 4 gs 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting vs. Florida (1/2). Aggie basketball program. His teams have won five conference Quick Notes: Quick footed, tough guard ... talented scoring points rebounds titles and made five trips to the T.J. STARKS option who attacks the basket and hit double-digit scoring for postseason. Dallas, Texas the first time in his career with 10 points in road win at No. 10 5.9 2.2 (Lancaster HS) 2 USC (11/26) ... scored 12 points with six boards and two assists assists minutes in the win over Savannah State (12/13) ... notched 10 points at G 6-2 202 Fr-HS 14 gp / 0 gs 1.1 15.3 THE KENNEDY FILE • • • • Kentucky (1/9). BORN ..................................................................................February