2016-17 Women’s Basketball Game Notes 2011 National Champions • 13-time NCAA Tournament Participant • 2013 SEC Tournament Champions Women’s Basketball SID David Waxman | [email protected] | Cell: (832) 326-2863 Thursday, November 17, 2016 • 7 p.m. 2016-17 Schedule & Results 1-0 Overall, 0-0 SEC AT Date A&M Rk. Opp. Rk. Opponent Time/Result Nov. 13 rv/23 Central Arkansas W, 74-49 Nov. 17 rv/24 Texas Tech 7 p.m. No. 24 Coaches’ Nov. 20 rv/24 Stephen F. Austin 4 p.m. Texas Tech Lady Raiders Texas A&M Aggies Nov. 23 at Little Rock 6:30 p.m. (1-0, 0-0 Big 12) (1-0, 0-0 SEC) Nov. 26 Abliene Christian 6 p.m. College Station, Texas | Reed Arena (12,989) Nov. 30 Southern Cal 11 a.m. SEC Network Plus (Will Johnson, John Thornton) | KZNE 1150 AM (Tom Turbiville, Bret Dark) Dec. 5 at SMU 7 p.m. On The Aggies Dec. 8 at TCU 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2 p.m. • The Aggies host former conference foe Texas Tech, for the 75th meeting in the series, the third-most played series in Texas A&M history Campbell Center, Houston, Texas Dec. 17 vs. Southern 2:30 p.m. • Danni Williams scored 25 points to lead the Aggies in a 74-49 season-opening win over 2016 NCAA Tournament team Central Arkansas Florida Sunshine Classic, Warden Arena, Winter Park, Fla. Dec. 20 vs. Dayton 12 p.m. • The Aggies are looking to start 2-0 for the 11th time in the past 12 seasons Dec. 21 14/14 vs. Syracuse 2:15 p.m. • The Aggies rank 24th in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll Dec. 28 Prairie View A&M 7 p.m. • Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair holds two degrees from Texas Tech, where he briefly played baseball Jan. 2 Vanderbilt * 6 p.m. • Texas A&M is looking to qualify for its 12th straight NCAA Tournament in 2016-17, and currently holds Jan. 5 -/rv at Georgia * 6 p.m. the eighth-longest active streak of going to the NCAA Tournament Jan. 8 15/19 at Kentucky * 1 p.m. • Texas A&M is set to return 30.2% of its points, 47.3% of its rebounds and 24.4% of its assists in 2016-17 Jan. 12 Arkansas * 7 p.m. • The Aggies were 13-4 at home in 2015-16, and have gone 43-7 since the start of the 2013-14 season at Jan. 15 20/23 at Florida * 12 p.m. Reed Arena. The Aggies are 134-4 against unranked teams at home since Feb. 2005. Jan. 19 25/rv at Missouri * 8 p.m. • The Aggies went 22-10 in 2015-16, marking the program’s 11th straight 20+ win season. It is the second- Jan. 22 LSU * 4 p.m. longest streak in the SEC and the longest in Texas A&M history Jan. 29 10/9 at Mississippi State * 3 p.m. • Texas A&M went 11-5 in SEC play in 2016, finishing in a tie for second. The Aggies have finished second in Feb. 2 19/24 Florida * 7 p.m. the SEC twice in the past three seasons. Feb. 5 rv/rv Auburn * 1 p.m. • Anriel Howard returns after earning SEC All-Freshman Team honors in 2015-16. She had 27 rebounds Feb. 9 Alabama * 7 p.m. against Missouri St. in the NCAA First Round, setting an NCAA Tournament and a school single-game record. Feb. 12 13/13 at Tennessee * 1 p.m. • Khaalia Hillsman is the Aggies’ other returning starter, after starting all 32 games last season. She aver- Feb. 16 at LSU * 7 p.m. aged 7.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and ranked fifth in SEC play with 1.5 blocked shots per game. Feb. 19 10/9 Mississippi State * 4 p.m. • Curtyce Knox has 5+ assists in 7 of her 10 career starts. The Aggies have won each of her last four starts. Feb. 23 4/3 South Carolina * 8 p.m. Feb. 26 at Ole Miss * 4 p.m. • Texas A&M head coach & Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer Gary Blair is 14th all-time and eighth among active coaches with 718 career wins SEC Tournament, Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C. Mar. 1-5 SEC Tournament Projected Starters (Based on Last Game) NCAA First and Second Rounds, 16 Campus Sites Mar. 18-21 NCAA First/Second Rounds No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Pts Reb Hometown 00 Khaalia Hillsman C 6-5 Jr. 14.0 11.0 Chicago, Ill. NCAA Regionals, Bridgeport, Lexington, Okla. City, Stockton 3 Taylor Cooper F 5-9 RSr. 3.0 2.0 Shawnee, Okla. Mar. 24-27 NCAA Regionals 5 Anriel Howard F 5-11 So. 11.0 7.0 Atlanta, Ga. NCAA Women’s Final Four, American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas 11 Curtyce Knox G 5-7 RSr. 7.0 3.0 Humble, Texas Mar. 31-Apr. 2 NCAA Women’s Final Four 12 Danni Williams G 5-10 So. 25.0 4.0 Clovis, N.M. Remaining Roster Rankings are AP/Coaches’ 1 Aahliyah Jackson G 5-10 Fr. 2.0 1.0 Ft. Smith, Ark. 15 Jasmine Williams G 5-10 Fr. 3.0 1.0 Houston, Texas 20 Alyssa Michalke G 5-7 Sr. 1.0 0.0 Schulenburg, Texas 21 Jasmine Lumpkin F/G 6-0 Jr. 5.0 3.0 Bolingbrook, Ill. 24 Walnatia Wright C 6-2 Jr. 3.0 3.0 Augusta, Ga. 25 Rakell Spencer G 5-11 Fr. 0.0 2.0 New Orleans, La. 34 Caylinne Martin F 6-3 Jr. - - Houston, Texas 2016-17 Texas A&M Women’s Basketball (1-0, 0-0 SEC) Team Rankings (As of Nov. 15) NCAA SEC A&M Player/Coach Trends Assist Turnover Ratio 43 3 1.29 • Khaalia Hillsman - Finished fifth in SEC games in blocks (1.5) Assists 199 11 18 • Anriel Howard - Led all freshmen in total rebounds during SEC play in 2015-16 (103), and ranked T-14th Assists Per Game 64 2 18.0 among all players Blocked Shots 66 6 8 • Curtyce Knox - Has 5+ assists in five straight starts, dating back to 2015 and seven of her 10 career starts … Blocked Shots Per Game 15 1 8.0 Fewest Fouls 23 1 16 Texas A&M has won each of her last four starts Fewest Turnovers 17 1 14 • Danni Williams - Has posted her two highest-scoring games in the 2015-16 and 2016-17 season openers ... Field-Goal Percentage 58 5 46.8 coming off her first career 20+ point game Field-Goal Percentage Defense 111 9 35.1 • Gary Blair - 14th all-time and 8th among active coaches in career wins with 718 Free Throw Attempts 299 14 14 Free Throws Made 293 14 10 What To Watch For... Free-Throw Percentage 117 5 71.4 • If Texas A&M wins - The Aggies would start 2-0 for the 11th time in the past 12 years ... Texas A&M would Personal Fouls Per Game 57 5 16.0 improve to 44-7 at home since the start of 2013-14 ... The Aggies would improve to 135-4 against all unranked Rebound Margin 38 5 + 14.0 Rebounds 246 13 43 foes at home since Feb. 2005 ... It would be Texas A&M’s seventh straight win vs. Texas Tech in College Station Rebounds Per Game 110 6 43.0 and fifth straight win overall in the series Scoring Defense 40 5 49.0 Scoring Margin 54 6 + 25.0 Aggies Roll Central Arkansas In Opener Scoring Offense 109 9 74.0 • Texas A&M rolled on Nov. 13, posting a 74-49 win over Central Arkansas, a team that made the 2016 NCAA Steals 313 14 5 Tournament, on opening day, marking the Aggies’ 11th season-opening win in 12 years. Steals Per Game 285 14 5.0 • Danni Williams had a career-high 25 points, and was joined in double figures by Khaalia Hillsman (14) and Three Pt FG Defense 28 4 16.7 Anriel Howard (11) Three-Point Field Goals Made 228 10 6 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game 128 7 6.0 • Hillsman had her third career double-double, adding in 11 rebounds. Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage 11 3 50 • Curtyce Knox had a career-high 11 assists Turnover Margin 151 9 + 1.0 Turnovers Forced 242 14 15 What Comes Back In 2016-17 What’s Coming Back Turnovers Per Game 64 5 14.0 • Texas A&M is set to return 30.2% of its points, 47.3% of its re- Won-Lost Percentage 1 1 100 bounds and 24.4% of its assists in 2016-17 Stat Return Lost Pct. • The Aggies return two starters, SEC All-Freshman pick Anriel How- Player Rankings (As of Nov. 15) NCAA SEC No. Points 681 1573 30.2% Assist Turnover Ratio Curtyce Knox 3 1 11.0 ard, and Khaalia Hillsman, who started every game in 2015-16 Rebounds 543 606 47.3% Assists Curtyce Knox 41 2 11 • Overall, six players return for 2016-17 Assists 115 356 24.4% Assists/game Curtyce Knox 5 1 11.0 Blocked Shots Khaalia Hillsman 52 5 4 What The Aggies Lost From 2015-16 Blocks/game Khaalia Hillsman 7 1 4.0 • Texas A&M lost five seniors from the 2015-16 Losses To Graduation Double Doubles Khaalia Hillsman 12 4 1 team, including All-Americans Jordan Jones FG Percentage Danni Williams 135 6 58.8 and Courtney Walker, All-SEC pick Courtney Player Career GP/GS Career Pts.