2018 TEXAS A&M MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME 18 | KANSAS STATE | SATURDAY, JAN. 26, 2019 GAME TIME: 1:00 PM CT | SITE: REED ARENA, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS | TV: ESPN 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 .........................................................ESPN KANSAS STATE TEXAS A&M Jon Sciambi .....................................Play-by-Play Fran Fraschilla ................................Commentary WILDCATS AGGIES RADIO ..............Texas A&M Radio Network/1620 AM Andrew Monaco .............................Play-by-Play Record ..........................................................15-4, 5-2 Big 12 Record ...........................................................7-10, 1-5 SEC John Thornton ................................Commentary Ranking ............................................................................ NR Ranking ............................................................................ NR SIRIUSXM RADIO ....................Sirius 98/XM 190/Int. 961 Streak ..................................................................... Won 1 Streak ...........................................................................Lost 3 Last 5/Last 10 ..........................................................5-0/8-2 Last 5/Last 10 ...........................................................1-4/4-6 LIVE STATS ...................... tamu.statbroadcast.com Neutral Sites ................................................................... 3-0 Neutral Sites ................................................................... 0-2 RESULTS/SCHEDULE Last Game ..................................................................Jan. 22 Last Game .................................................................... Jan. 22 Kansas State 58, Texas Tech 45 Florida 81, Texas A&M 72 N 7 SAVANNAH STATE (SEC NTK +) .........W, 98-83 N 9 UC IRVINE (SEC NTK +) ......................... L, 73-74 Head Coach ..............Bruce Weber (Wisconsin-Milw. '78) Head Coach .. Billy Kennedy (Southeastern Louisiana '86) N15 at #3 Gonzaga (ESPN2) ........................L, 71-94 Overall Record .............................. 453- 239 (21st Season) Overall Record ................................355-287 (21st Season) N 18 ^ vs. Minnesota (ESPN2) .........................L, 64-69 at Kansas State ................................. 140-84 (7th Season) at Texas A&M .................................... 144-108 (8th Season) N 20 ^ vs. Washington (ESPN2) ....................... L, 67-71 vs. Texas A&M ................................................................. 1-1 vs. Kansas State.............................................................1-3 N 23 SOUTH ALABAMA (SEC NTK +) ..........W, 74-62 D 3 NORTHWESTERN STATE (SEC NTK) W, 80-59 D 8 BOSTON COLLEGE (SEC NTK) ........Cancelled PREVIOUS GAME STARTERS TEXAS A&M QUICK HITS D15 & vs. Oregon State (Pac-12 NTK) ............. W, 67-64 GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS • Wendell Mitchell recorded JAY JAY CHANDLER his second 20-plus point game D 19 VALPO (SEC NTK +) ............................. W, 71-49 G 6-4 180 So 0 • • • in the last three games with a D 22 MARSHALL (SEC NTK +) .................... W, 92-68 17/15 8.8 3.9 1.5 26.1 Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch season-best 25 points at Florida. D29 TEXAS SOUTHERN (SEC NTK +) .......... L, 73-88 > Scored 11 of his 15 points at Florida in the first half, finish 7-8 from the field His seven threes match the * (SEC NTK) J 5 ARKANSAS ..........................L, 71-73 >> Averaging 10.2 points per game in SEC play second most by an Aggie in a J 8 * at #18 Kentucky (SEC NTK) ................... L, 74-85 game. J 12 * at Alabama (SEC NTK) ........................W, 81-80 SAVION FLAGG GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS • Mitchell leads the Aggies J 16 * #14 AUBURN (ESPNU) .......................L, 66-85 1 G/F • 6-7 • 217 • So in scoring (14.3) and steals (11) * (SEC NTK) 17/17 12.6 7.8 2.6 33.6 J 19 MISSOURI ..........................L, 43-66 Alvin, Texas/Alvin through six SEC games. * (SEC NTK) J 22 at Florida ................................ L, 72-81 > Is averaging 13.8 points and 8.2 rebounds in league games • Jay Jay Chandler shot 87.5 J 26 ! KANSAS STATE (ESPN) .......................... 1 PM >> Has led the Aggies in rebounding in seven of the last eight games percent from the field to add 15 J 30 * LSU (ESPN2) ............................................8 PM points at Florida making all five shot attempts in the first half. F 2 * TENNESSEE (ESPN) ................................ 7 PM TJ STARKS GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS F 6 * at Ole Miss (SEC NTK) .................................6 PM 2 G • 6-2 • 196 • So • Josh Nebo's 45 blocks on the 17/14 12.9 2.7 3.5 29.5 year are more than double any F 9 * at Missouri (SEC NTK) .................................5 PM Dallas, Texas/Lancaster other Aggie's total and good for * (SEC NTK) F 12 GEORGIA ................................6 PM > Recorded his 13th game in double figures adding 10 points at Florida second in the SEC (2.7). F 16 * at South Carolina (SEC NTK) ................... 12 PM >> Leads the team with 13.8 points and 3.5 assists per game • TJ Starks leads the Aggies * (SEC NTK) F 19 ALABAMA ...............................8 PM in scoring and assists on the * (SEC NTK) GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS F 23 at Arkansas ..........................7:30 PM WENDELL MITCHELL season, putting up 15-or-more F 26 * at LSU (ESPN/ESPN2/SEC NTK) ..........................8 PM 11 G • 6-3 • 185 • Jr 14/9 11.1 points seven times this year. * (SEC NTK) Rockdale, Texas/Trinity Valley CC 4.0 1.8 27.7 M 2 VANDERBILT ...........................5 PM • Savion Flagg is pacing the M 5 * SOUTH CAROLINA (SEC NTK) .................6 PM > Led the way with a season-best 25 points at Florida, adding four steals Aggies in rebounding on the M 9 * at Mississippi State (ESPN/ESPN2) .............. 1 PM >>Went 7-9 from three at Florida, his second game this year with 5+ threes season, reaching double figures M 13-17 SEC Tournamet ....................................... in the category twice. GP/GS PTS REB BLK MINS * - SEC Game / ! - Big 12/SEC Challenge / CHRISTIAN MEKOWULU • The Aggies matched their ^ - Vancouver Showcase (Vancouver, B.C.) / & - Dam City Classic (Portland, Ore.) F • 6-8 • 245 • Gr 21 season high from beyond the All Times Central Lagos, Nigeria/Tennessee State 17/17 8.4 5.4 1.0 20.2 arc at Florida, knocking down nine threes for the third time this > Helped lead the Aggies in rebounding with seven against Auburn year (Valpo, TSU). >> Tied for third on the team in rebounding in SEC play SOCIAL MEDIA • A&M's 46 first half points at TOP RESERVES Florida surpassed its game total TWITTER .............................................. @AggieMBK (43) against Missouri. The Aggies No. Name Cl Pos Ht Wt GP/GS Pts Reb Min INSTAGRAM .............................................AggieMBK 32 Josh Nebo Jr F 6-9 244 17/0 8.1 5.4 18.1 shot 63.6-percent from three in FACEBOOK .................... Facebook.com/AggieMBK > Leads the team with 45 blocks on the year, 18 in conference play the opening period. #GigEm 24 John Walker III rFr F 6-9 196 17/1 4.8 3.1 14.8 • Five of the nine Aggies that > Made the first start of his career against Missouri saw the court against Arkansas SEC ACTION HEAD COACH BILLY KENNEDY • The Aggies are in their seventh season as a member of the SEC. A&M is 3-4 all-time in SEC openers and 67-57 in league play. 2016 SEC Coach of the • Five of the nine Aggies that saw the court in the team's league opener against Arkansas made Year & USBWA District VII their SEC debuts. Coach of the Year Billy • On Jan. 12, 2019, A&M earned its first win in Tuscaloosa as a member of the SEC. Florida and Kennedy is in his eighth Arkansas remain as the only places the Aggies have yet to earn road wins as a member of the SEC. season as the head coach • Sophomore TJ Starks returns the most experience in SEC play, after he started the last ten games of the Aggie basketball of conference play last season and was eventually named to the All-Freshman team. He was also program. His teams have named to the SEC Preseason Second Team by the league's coaches. won five conference titles and made eight trips to the SEC/BIG 12 CHALLENGE postseason. • A&M is 1-3 in SEC/Big 12 Challenge play, participating in the event in five of the six seasons the leagues have competed. • The Aggies have faced Oklahoma, Iowa State, West Virginia and Kansas, previously. • A&M's lone win in the event also came in its lone home game as the Aggies topped then-No. 14 THE KENNEDY FILE Iowa State at Reed Arena, 72-62, in 2016. BORN ........................................................February 2, 1964 MITCHELL RAINS FROM THREE HOMETOWN .......................................... Metairie, Louisiana • Junior JUCO transfer Wendell Mitchell's seven threes at Florida matched the second most by an WIFE ................................ the former Mary Ethredge Aggie in a single game in program history. He went 5-for-5 from beyond the arc in the first half, which matched his previous season high from range. CHILDREN ...........................Will, Lexie, Brooks, Anna Cate • Mitchell finished with a season-best 25 points, landing 17 of those points in the first half. HIGH SCHOOL ......................Holy Cross High School, 1982 • Prior to the Florida game, Mitchell dominated from beyond the arc when he led the Aggies against COLLEGE .....................Southeastern Louisiana University Texas