2020-21 TEXAS A&M MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME 9 | SOUTH CAROLINA | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2021 GAME TIME: 8:00 p.m. CT | SITE: Colonial Life Arena | TV: ESPNU TWITTER: @AGGIEMBK /// INSTAGRAM: @AGGIEMBK /// FACEBOOK: /AGGIEMBK /// #GIGEM /// #getBETTER MEDIA COVERAGE TELEVISION ...................................................... ESPNU SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS A&M Beth Mowins ............................................................Play-by-Play Dalen Cuff ..........................................................................Analyst GAMECOCKS AGGIES RADIO ................................. WTAW 94.5 FM/1620 AM Andrew Monaco .....................................................Play-by-Play Record ............................................................. 2-2 (0-0 SEC) Record ............................................................6-2 (1-1 SEC) Dr. John Thornton ............................................................Analyst Ranking .............................................................................NR Ranking ............................................................................ NR Streak ..........................................................................W 1 Streak ...............................................................................W 1 SIRIUS/XM RADIO ........................ XM 381, Internet 971 Last 5/Last 10 ...........................................................2-2/2-2 Last 5/Last 10 .......................................................... 3-2/6-2 Neutral Sites .................................................................... 1-1 Neutral Sites ....................................................................0-1 Last Game ............................................................. January 2 Last Game ............................................................... January 2 RESULTS/SCHEDULE South Carolina 78, Florida A&M 71 (Columbia, S.C.) A&M 68, Auburn 66 (Bryan-College Station, Texas) N29 NEW ORLEANS (SECN+) .................. W, 82-53 Head Coach ....................................... Frank Martin (FIU '93) Head Coach ................. Buzz Williams (Oklahoma City '94) D2 TARLETON STATE (SECN) ...................W, 73-66 Overall Record ................................ 266-175 (14th Season) Overall Record ................................. 275-171 (14th Season) D6 UTRGV (SECN) .................................. W, 81-68 at South Carolina ............................. 149-121 (9th Season) at Texas A&M ........................................ 22-16 (2nd Season) D12 # vs. TCU (ESPN+) ............................................... L, 55-73 vs. Texas A&M ...............................................................12-6 vs. South Carolina ........................................................ 0-2 D15 SE LOUISIANA (SECN+) ..................... W, 69-52 D21 WOFFORD (SECN)............................ W, 70-52 D29 * at LSU (SECN) ..................................................L, 54-77 PROJECTED AGGIE STARTERS TEXAS A&M QUICK HITS J2 * AUBURN (SECN) ...............................W, 68-66 • The Aggies rang in GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS (ESPNU) SAVION FLAGG the new year with a J6 * at South Carolina ...............................8 P.M. G/F • 6-7 • 223 • Sr (ESPN2) 1 J9 * TENNESSEE ............................... 1 P.M. Alvin, Texas / Alvin 7/5 8.4 5.1 3.3 28.4 thrilling 68-66 victory J13 * at Mississippi State (SECN) ..............................8 P.M. over Auburn on Jan. 2 to > Second on the team in assists (23) and rebounding J16 * MISSOURI (SECN) ................................12 P.M. >> Ranks second in SEC in active career scoring (939) and rebounds (540) move to 6-2 (1-1 SEC) on J20 * at Vanderbilt (ESPNU) ........................................6 P.M. the year. J23 * at Ole Miss (SECN) ....................................... 2:30 P.M. QUENTON JACKSON GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS • Emanuel Miller has J26 * LSU (SECN) ............................................ 8 P.M. 3 G • 6-5 • 175 • Sr come into his own this J30 ! at Kansas State (ESPNU) ..................................11 A.M. 8/5 12.0 3.0 1.5 25.9 Los Angeles, Calif. / College of Central Florida season, leading the F3 * VANDERBILT (SECN) ......................... 7:30 P.M. > Scored a career-high 28 points in the season opener against UNO (11/29) team in scoring at 17.1 F6 * at Arkansas (SECN) ...........................................5 P.M. > Second on the team in scoring and has recorded at least seven points in points per game and F10 * GEORGIA (SECN) ....................................6 P.M. every game F13 * at Florida (SECN) ...........................................7:30 P.M. rebounding at 8.6 per GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS F17 * ALABAMA (SECN) ................................. 8 P.M. EMANUEL MILLER game. F • 6-7 • 208 • So (SECN) 5 • Miller is one of eight F20 * ARKANSAS ........................... 7:30 P.M. Scarborough, Ontario / Prolific Prep (Calif.) 7/4 17.1 8.6 1.7 31.2 F23 * at Kentucky (ESPN/2) .........................................6 P.M. SEC players to score F27 * at Missouri (SECN) .............................................5 P.M. > Has scored in double figures in every game this season in double figures in >> Has recorded three double-doubles with at least 20 points M3 * MISSISSIPPI STATE (SECN) .............. 7:30 P.M. every game they have ANDRE GORDON GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS appeared in. * - SEC Game / ! - SEC/Big 12 Challenge / # - Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, Texas) 20 G • 6-2 • 188 • So • Andre Gordon is the All Times Central Sidney, Ohio/Sidney 8/8 9.6 2.4 3.0 28.0 only Aggie to start in all > Hit the game-winner against Auburn (1/2) eight games and ranks >> The only Aggie to start in all eight games this season third in scoring at 9.6 points per game. GP/GS PTS REB BLK MINS KEVIN MARFO • Gordon sealed the F • 6-8 • 247 • GS 45 victory for the Aggies Bergenfield, N.J. / Quinnipiac 8/5 3.6 4.9 0.6 15.7 against Auburn with a > Registered a season-high 9 points in the win over Wofford (12/21) game-winner with 1.6 >> Led the team in rebounds against Auburn with six (1/2) seconds left. • Quenton Jackson SOCIAL MEDIA TOP RESERVES ranks second on the TWITTER .............................................. @AggieMBK No. Name Cl Pos Ht Wt GP/GS Pts Reb Min team in scoring and is INSTAGRAM .............................................AggieMBK 0 Jay Jay Chandler Sr G 6-4 183 7/2 7.6 2.3 19.2 averaging 13.0 points FACEBOOK .................... Facebook.com/AggieMBK > Scored 10 points in the win over Auburn (1/2) per game during SEC #GigEm #getBETTER 11 Hassan Diarra Fr G 6-2 197 8/2 7.6 1.9 20.7 > Matched his season high with 14 points against Wofford (12/21) play. HEAD COACH BUZZ WILLIAMS ABOUT WEDNESDAY'S GAME • Wednesday's matchup between the Gamecocks and Aggies is the 12th all- time with South Carolina holding a 7-4 advantage. • The series began during the 2012-13 season, the first in the SEC for Texas A&M. • The Gamecocks swept the season series a year ago, and have won the last four meetings. • Texas A&M is 1-4 all-time against South Carolina in Columbia with its lone win coming on Feb. 21, 2015, by a score of 62-52. EMAN'S EMERGENCE • After missing the season-opener against New Orleans, Emanuel Miller has been a key cog in Texas A&M's offense the last seven contests. THE WILLIAMS FILE • Miller is the first Aggie to score in double figures in each of his first seven games to start a season since Danuel House did so in 2015-16, scoring in double figures HOMETOWN ........................................... Van Alstyne, Texas in the first nine games. WIFE .................................... the former Corey Norman • The sophomore is shooting an efficient 60.9 percent from the floor, which tops CHILDREN ....................Zera, Calvin, Mason and Addyson COLLEGE .................................... Oklahoma City University the SEC and ranks 32nd nationally entering the week. (Bachelor's degree in kinesiology, 1994) • Miller is one of the best in the nation at getting to the free-throw line and ranks in the top 20 nationally in KenPom's free throw rate, which measures a player's HEAD COACHING RECORD ability to get to the line relative to how often he attempts to score. • He is shooting 42-55 (.764) from the free-throw line, and his free-throws made NEW ORLEANS (1 year) 14-17 and free-throws attempted rank third in the SEC and 43rd nationally. 2006-07 14-17 • After missing the season-opener, Miller registered double-doubles with a MARQUETTE (6 years) 139-69 career-high 23 points and 10 rebounds against Tarleton State and 21 points and 2008-09 25-10 NCAA (2nd Rd) 10 rebounds versus UTRGV. 2009-10 22-12 NCAA (1st Rd) 2010-11 22-15 NCAA (Sweet 16) • Miller was the first Aggie to register double-doubles with at least 20 points and 2011-12 27-8 Big East Champs/NCAA (Sweet 16) 10 rebounds in back-to-back games since Shanne Jones had three in the 1997- 2012-13 26-9 Big East Co-Champs/NCAA (Elite 8) 2013-14 17-15 98 season. • Against Tarleton State, he was 15 of 16 from the charity stripe and his 15 makes VIRGINIA TECH (5 years) 100-69 tie him for 10th all-time in school annals for most makes in a single game. 2014-15 11-22 2015-16 20-15 NIT (2nd Rd) 2016-17 22-11 NCAA (1st Rd) GORDON GOING OFF 2017-18 21-12 NCAA (1st Rd) 2018-19 26-9 NCAA (Sweet 16) • Texas A&M sophomore Andre Gordon is the only Aggie to start in all eight games this season, has scored in double figures in four games and leads the TEXAS A&M (2nd year) 22-16 team in assists with 24. 2019-20 16-14 No postseason due to COVID-19 • Against Auburn,