2016-17 NORTH CAROLINA A&T BASKETBALL 2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 20 • JANUARY 28, 2017 • DURHAM, NC • 4 p.m. (1-18 OVERALL, 0-6 MEAC) NOVEMBER MCLENDON-MCDOUGALD GYMNASIUM 11 Greensboro W, 67-50 14 at East Carolina L, 61-51 NORTH CAROLINA A&T (1-18, 0-6 MEAC) 17 at Grambling State L, 59-55 Location: Greensboro, N.C. Nickname: Aggies Mascot: Aggie Bulldog 22 at Western Kentucky L, 77-56 Conference: MEAC Head coach: Jay Joyner (S.C. State ‘96) 26 Jacksonville L, 66-49 Record at School: 6-23/2nd season; Overall Record: Same 29 at UNC Greensboro L, 86-66 N.C. CENTRAL (13-6, 4-1 MEAC) DECEMBER Location: Durham, N.C. Nickname: Eagles 2 North Dakota State L, 85-67 Conference: MEAC Head coach: LeVelle Moton 4 at Notre Dame L, 107-53 Record at School: 140-100/8th season Overall Record: Same 13 at UMass L, 65-59 15 at Pacific L, 66-57 A&T MEDIA QUICKIE NOTES 18 Rider L, 60-59 COVERAGE •The rivalry between N.C. A&T •A&T’s shooting has been 22 at Kennesaw State L, 68-60 and N.C. Central returns with solid in conference play. 28 at Georgia Tech L, 59-52 even more vigor this season The Aggies are fourth in the WEBSTREAMING JANUARY after the Aggies swept their Play-by-Play: Terry Cooper league in shooting in confer- 4 at Hampton L, 68-53 longtime rivals for the first time ence games only (449). They Color: John Williams 7 Delaware State L, 55-53 Home Games Only since the 1985-86 season. are second in the league •When the Aggies face off 9 Maryland Eastern Shore L, 99-88 www.ncataggies.com since MEAC play started in against N.C. Central they will 3-point shooting (.424). 14 at Coppin State L, 75-73 OT be trying to pull off something •N.C. A&T has the second- 16 at Morgan State L, 82-53 RADIO else they have done to NCCU best defense in the MEAC. 21 Howard L, 78-63 Spencer Turkin Play-by-Play: in a long time. The Aggies are holding teams 28 at NCCU 4 p.m. Color Analyst: Cy Alexander •A win would give the Aggies to 71.9 points per game. They 30 at Norfolk State 8 p.m. Website: triadsports.com their first three-game winning are second behind NCCU FEBRUARY streak over the Eagles since who holds its opponents to 1 at Delaware State 7:30 p.m. HOME LIVE STATS the Aggies won five in a row 62.3 points per game. 4 at St. Louis 7 p.m. ncataggies.com between 1980-88. •The last time junior guard 7 Allen University 7 p.m. A&T MEDIA RELATIONS •During the streak the Aggies Sam Hunt missed a free 11 Florida A&M 4 p.m. Contact Brian Holloway beat the Eagles once in 1980- throw came on Dec. 13, 2016 13 S.C. State 7:30 p.m. E-mail [email protected] 81, twice in 1984-85 and twice at UMass. He has now made 18 at Howard 4 p.m. Office (336) 285-3608 in 1985-86. 28 straight free throws over 20 at UMES 7:30 p.m. •Jay Joyner became the first Cell (336) 328-6719 the Aggies last nine games. 25 Savannah State 4 p.m. Aggie head coach to win his ONLINE The Aggies hope to get Hunt 27 Bethune-Cookman 7:30 p.m. Website ncataggies.com first two games against NCCU to the free throw line more. since Gene Littles during the He is only averaging 2.4 free MARCH Facebook /ncatathletics D 2 N.C. Central 7:30 p.m. 1977-78 season. throw attempts per game. o Twitter @ncataggies 6-11 MEAC Tournament TBA Instagram ncatathletics •N.C. A&T is the only Division •Amari Hamilton started four I team in the country without a straight games to start the Division I victory. The Aggies New Year. Over the last three have never gone a season games he’s come off bench without a Division I win since and in each of those games becoming DI in 1978. scored in double figures. PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown GP-GS PPG RPG APG Skinny 0 Davaris McGowens F 6-7 230 Jr. Taylors, S.C. 19-16 9.4 7.6 0.8 Avg. 8.0 reb in MEAC play 2 Sam Hunt G 6-2 175 R-Jr. Greensboro, N.C. 18-18 13.4 1.7 1.7 Only 3 missed FTs this season 24 Donte Watson G 6-6 185 Jr. New Orleans, La. 9-4 8.6 4.5 1.5 12-for-18 in last 3 game 30 Eliel Gonzalez G 6-2 170 Jr. Cayey, Puerto Rico 16-12 9.8 3.8 2.6 Scored single figures last 3 gms 32 Aaron Scales C 6-9 233 Gr. High Point, N.C. 17-15 5.9 4.9 0.3 24 pts, 10 reb in last 2 gms TOP RESERVES 4 Nick Reese F 6-7 180 R-Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. 14-3 2.4 2.4 0.6 DNP in last three games 5 Joshua Mullins G 6-3 180 Fr. Nashville, N.C. 9-0 0.6 0.0 0.2 Young combo guard for A&T 10 James Whitaker G 6-5 180 R-Jr. Portsmouth, Va. 16-3 4.9 2.2 0.2 1 pt in last 3 games 12 Martin Jones II G 6-1 171 So. Cincinnati, Ohio 9-0 0.3 0.4 0.1 Season-high 14 min. vs. ND 13 Austin Williams G 6-1 175 Jr. Queens, N.Y. 19-2 2.4 1.1 1.1 7 ast, 2 TO in last 3gms 14 Raymon Pratt G 6-3 197 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. 18-11 4.8 2.5 0.7 Only 27 min played in last 3 gms 15 Amari Hamilton G 6-1 165 R-So. Durham, N.C. 16-4 4.9 1.6 1.0 10+pts in last 3 games 35 Mike Owona C 6-9 250 Sr. Bel Air, Md. 13-3 0.9 1.2 0.0 Playing with several injuries 50 Charles Carrington F 6-7 240 Jr. Chicago, Ill. 5-0 0.0 0.4 0.0 Played in last 3gms 2016-17 NORTH CAROLINA A&T BASKETBALL GAME 20 • JANUARY 28, 2017 • DURHAM, NC • 4 p.m. MCLENDON-MCDOUGALD GYMNASIUM POSTGAME MATCHUP AT A GLANCE TEAM INFORMATION INTERVIEW POLICY Category A&T NCCU 2016-17 Overall Record............1-18 North Carolina A&T interim Location Greensboro, NC Durham, NC MEAC Record..............................0-4 head coach Jay Joyner and selected Enrollment 11,117 8,645 Home...........................................1-6 players will be made available for Conference MEAC MEAC Away..........................................0-12 postgame interviews in classroom Nickname Aggies Eagles Neutral.........................................0-0 G26 inside the Corbett Sports Cen- Head Coach Jay Joyner LeVelle Moton Newcomers...................................10 ter. A member of the media relations Coach’s Record at School 6-23/2nd 140-100/8th Graduates.......................................1 staff from A&T will guide all media Coach’s Career Record Same Same Seniors............................................1 members to the classroom. 2016-17 Overall Record 1-18 13-6 Juniors............................................6 Interviews with players and 2016-17 Conference Record 0-6 4-1 Sophomores....................................2 or coaches may not be conducted Points Per Game 59.7 73.5 Freshmen........................................3 until the NCAA mandated 10-minute Points Allowed Per Game 71.9 62.3 cooling off period has expired. Average Scoring Margin -12.2 +11.2 PROGRAM HISTORY The A&T locker room is Rebounds Per Game 33.4 37.9 1st Year of NCAA................1952-53 closed to all media. Average Rebound Margin -2.1 +1.1 All-Time Record...................933-791 Pregame interviews with Field Goal Percentage .411 .455 All-Time Winning Pct...................543 players and or coaches on the day of Field Goal Percentage Defense .434 .388 All-Time MEAC Record........370-307 the game will not be permitted under 3-Point Field Goal Percentage .307 .337 MEAC Regular-Season Titles.......11 any circumstances. 3-Point FG Percentage Defense .364 .286 MEAC Tournament Titles..............15 Coaches and adminis- Free Throw Percentage .660 .667 NCAA Appearances......................10 trators may answer a reporter’s Assists Per Game 9.3 13.5 NIT Appearances............................2 question(s) through e-mail or text Turnover Margin -4.4 +2.3 NCAA Record............................1-10 message as long as the question Assists/Turnover Ratio 0.6 1.1 NIT Record...................................0-2 has been vetted and approved by Blocks Per Game 2.1 3.4 Steals Per Game 5.5 6.2 the A&T media relations office. There COACHING STAFF must be a record of the question and SERIES HISTORY Head Coach....................Jay Joyner reply. Overall: A&T leads 77-71 Alma Mater.................S.C. State ‘96 In Greensboro: 36-26 Asst. Coach...................Willie Jones AVAILABILITY In Durham: 27-34 Alma Mater.................S.C. State ‘03 A&T head coach Jay Neutral Sites: 14-11 Asst. Coach.....................Ray Martin Joyner will be available for interviews Joyner vs. NCCU: 2-0 Alma Mater..............Notre Dame ‘77 with media following the conclusion Dir of Operations.........Adrian Powell Moton vs. A&T: 9-4 of daily practices. Please contact Alma Mater...................N.C. A&T ‘13 men’s basketball media representa- Most A&T Points: 117, 1976 tive Brian Holloway for interviews Most NCCU Points: 114, 1976 with all coaches, staff and student- Fewest A&T Points: 40, 1/7/89 A&T Quick Facts Information athletes.