TEXAS A&M MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME #2 • TEXAS A&M VS DAYTON NOV. 20-23 • COLISEO ROBErtO CLEMENTE (SAN JUAN P.R.) 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 Record ............................................................1-0, 0-0 SEC Head Coach ...............Billy Kennedy (SE Louisiana `86) Media Coverage Ranking ..........................................................................NR Overall Record ........................262-228 (17th Season) Streak ........................................................................ Won 1 at Texas A&M ................................. 51-49 (4th Season) WEB STREAM ................................................................................................ESPNU Last 5 / Last 10 ................................................... 1-0 / 1-0 vs. Dayton .................................................First Meeting Alvero Martin ....................................................................................... Play-by-Play Darrin Horn ..........................................................................................Commentary Neutral Games ............................................................0-0 Last Game ...................Nov. 14 (A&M 109, NW State 68) RADIO .....................................................................Texas A&M Sports Network Dave South ......................................................................................... Play-by-Play Mike Caruso ........................................................................................Commentary Record ................................................ 1-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10 Head Coach .......................Archie Miller (NC State `02) Local ...............................................................................................WTAW-AM 1620 Ranking ..........................................................................NR Overall Record ...............................63-38(4th Season) Satellite ....................................................................Sirius (Ch. 84) / XM (Ch. 84) Streak ........................................................................ Won 1 at NW State ...........................................................same LIVE AUDIO/STATS ........................................................................12thMan.com Last 5 / Last 10 ................................................... 1-0 / 1-0 vs. A&M .....................................................................0-0 Neutral Games ............................................................0-0 2014-15 Schedule Last Game .........Nov. 14 (Dayton 76, Alabama A&M 52) N 5 TEXAS A&M-COMMERECE (EHX) W 80-71 A&M PROBABLE STARTERS (based on previous game) N 14 NORTHWESTERN STATE (SECNETWORK+) W 109-68 Alex Caruso G • 6-5 • 184 • Jr-2L • 1 gp/1 gs N 20 † vs. Dayton (ESPNU) 9:30 AM College Station, Texas Quick Notes: Dished out eight assists with no turnovers during the season- N 21 † vs. Connecticut/College of Charleston TBD 21 (A&M Consolidated HS) opener ... emerged as one of the SEC’s most dynamic players last season as N 23 † vs. TBD TBD he led the conference and appeared among the national leaders with 170 total points rebounds assists minutes N 28 NEW ORLEANS (SECNETWORK+) 12:00 PM assists and an average of 5.0 assists per game ... saw his scoring average jump 2.0 5.0 8.0 19.0 from 5.5 points per game as a freshman in 2012-13 to 9.0 last year. D 3 SAM HOUSTON STATE (SECNETWORK+) 7:00 PM D 6 ARIZONA STATE (SECNETWORK+) 1:00 PM Jordan Green G • 6-5 • 191 • Sr-3L • 1 gp/1 gs D 9 at Baylor (ESPN2) 8:00 PM 5 Flower Mound, Texas Quick Notes: Scored 15 points, falling just one short of his career high on D 13 YOUNGSTOWN STATE (SECNETWORK+) 4:00 PM (Flower Mound HS) opening night against Northwestern State ... averaged 25.4 minutes while starting 27 games last season ... saw his scoring average jump to 6.9 points per D 20 ^ vs Kansas State (ESPNU) 6:00 PM points rebounds assists minutes game as he shot 45.7 percent from the field and 30.2 percent from beyond the D 30 MERCER (SECNETWORK) 7:00 PM 15.0 2.0 7.0 19.0 3-point arc ... ranked second on the team with 54 assists. J 3 HARTFORD (SECNETWORK+) 4:00 PM J 6 * at Alabama (SECNETWORK) 8:00 PM Peyton Allen G • 6-5 • 202 • Fr-HS • 1 gp/1 gs J 10 * KENTUCKY (ESPN/2) TBD 22 Springfield, Ill. Quick Notes: Drew the opening night start against Northwestern State, (Glenwood HS) hitting four 3-pointers for 12 points ... finalist for Mr. Basketball in the state J 13 * MISSISSIPPI STATE (SECNETWORK) 8:00 PM of Illinois following his senior season when he averaged 25.3 points and 6.4 points rebounds assists minutes J 17 * at LSU (ESPN/2) 11:00 AM rebounds per contest. 12.0 1.0 2.0 29.0 J 21 * MISSOURI (SECNETWORK) 6:00 PM J 24 * at Tennessee (FSN) 12:00 PM Jalen Jones J 27 * at Auburn (SECNETWORK) 8:00 PM G/F • 6-7 • 223 • Jr-TR • 1 gp/1 gs Dallas, Texas Quick Notes: Shared high-point honors by scoring 16 against Northwestern J 31 * VANDERBILT (SECNETWORK) 3:30 PM 12 (Kimball HS / SMU) State during the season opener ... played two season at SMU before transferring F 4 * at Ole Miss (SECNETWORK) 6:00 PM to Texas A&M ... as a sophomore during the 2012-13 season, led the Mustangs in points rebounds assists minutes F 7 * at Missouri (ESPNU) 5:00 PM scoring by averaging 14.0 points per game ... led the Aggies with 16 points during 16.0 5.0 1.0 13.0 the exhibition win over TAMU-Commerce. F 11 * GEORGIA (SECNETWORK) 6:00 PM F 14 * FLORIDA (SECNETWORK) 5:30 PM Kourtney Roberson F • 6-9 • 247 • Sr-3L • 1 gp/1 gs F 17 * LSU (SECNETWORK) 8:00 PM Arcadia, La. Quick Notes: Contributed 10 points during the season-opening win ... only F 21 * at South Carolina (SECNETWORK) 11:00 AM 14 (Arcadia HS) Aggie to start each game last season, averaging 25.5 minutes ... led Texas A&M F 24 * at Arkansas (SECNETWORK) 8:00 PM and ranked seventh in the SEC in rebounding at 6.8 boards per game (230 total), points rebounds assists minutes F 28 * AUBURN (SECNETWORK) 7:30 PM notching five double-doubles along the way ... reached double-digit points 16 10.0 4.0 1.0 18.0 times to rank second on the team in scoring at 9.8 points per game. M 3 * at Florida (ESPNU) 8:00 PM M 7 * ALABAMA (FSN) 7:30 PM M 11-15 SEC Tournament (Nashville) DAYTON PROBABLE STARTERS (based on previous game) M 17-18 NCAA First Round (Dayton) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG GP / Min M 19-22 NCAA Second/Third Rounds 3 Kyle Davis G So. 6-0 165 13.0 3.0 3.0 1 / 24.0 M 26-29 NCAA Regionals 11 Scoochie Smith G So. 6-2 170 9.0 5.0 8.0 1 / 33.0 A 4-6 NCAA Final Four (Indianapolis) 24 Jordan Sibert G R-Sr. 6-4 187 9.0 2.0 1.0 1 / 24.0 * SEC Game 21 Dyshawn Pierre F Jr. 6-6 230 16.0 9.0 2.0 1 / 31.0 † Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan P.R.) / ^ Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.) 40 Devon Scott F/C Jr. 6-9 215 9.0 12.0 1.0 1 / 30.0 All Times Central www.12thMan.com • facebook.com/AggieMensHoops • @AggieMensHoops Head Coach Billy Kennedy PRIMARY BENCH OPTIONS Avery Johnson Quick Notes: Came off the bench to score 10 points during points rebounds Billy Kennedy is in his fourth 0 Houston, Texas the season-opening win over Northwestern State ... rated as a 10.0 0.0 (Plano West HS ) season as the head coach of three-star prospect by 247 Sports as well as the No. 56 point assists minutes the Aggie basketball program. guard recruit nationally in the class of 2014, G • 5-11 • 182 • Fr-HS • 1 gp/0 gs 0.0 18.0 His teams have won four conference titles and made Alex Robinson Quick Notes: Played 19 minutes during his A&M debut vs. points rebounds four trips to the postseason. Northwestern State, pulling down seven rebounds ... rated as 3 Arlington, Texas 1.0 7.0 (Timberview HS) four-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals.com and Scout.com which also listed him as the 10th best point guard and the 47th overall assists minutes The Kennedy File G • 6-1 • 174 • Fr-HS • 1 gp/0 gs prospect nationally . 4.0 19.0 BORN .............................................................February 2, 1964 HOMETOWN ...........................................Metairie, Louisiana Tavario Miller Quick Notes: Poured in a career-best 15 points by going points rebounds WIFE ..............................................the former Mary Ethredge 6-of-6 from the floor during the season-opening win over 4 Long Island, Bahamas 15.0 6.0 CHILDREN ............................Will, Lexie, Brooks, Anna Cate (Wheatley HS {Houston}) Northwestern State ... coming off a rookie campaign where he played in 31 games as a reserve ... averaged 1.8 points and 2.4 blocks minutes HIGH SCHOOL .................... Holy Cross High School, 1982 F • 6-7 • 226 • So-1L • 1 gp/0 gs rebounds per game last season. 0.0 18.0 COLLEGE ......................Southeastern Louisiana University (B.A. in Social Studies Education, 1986) Tonny Trocha-Morelos Quick Notes: Currently awaiting his final eligibility points rebounds certification from the NCAA ... skilled big man who was rated Head Coaching Record 10 Cartagena, Colombia — — (Mayor Jose Celestino Mutis) as a four-star prospect by Rivals.com ... during the summer CENTENARY (2 years) 24-34 of 2012 he played for the Colombian U18 Team at the FIBA assists minutes 1997-98 10-20 C • 6-10 • 224 • Fr-HS • 0 gp/0 gs Americas in Brazil, where he averaged 16 points and 10.2 — — 1998-99 14-14 rebounds per contest, both team-highs. Quick Notes: Enjoyed a solid, yet injury-shortened, debut SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (6 years) 80-92 Davonte Fitzgerald points rebounds Atlanta, Ga. season in Aggieland ... played in 24 games, drawing four starts 1999-00 10-17 15 9.0 9.0 (Tucker HS) and averaging 15.7 minutes per contest ... scored 174 points (7.3 2000-01 8-21 points per game) and pulled down 54 rebounds ... reached the assists minutes 2001-02 7-20 F • 6-7 • 209 • So-1L • 1 gp/0 gs double-digit scoring plateau eight times. 1.0 19.0 2002-03 11-16 2003-04 20-9 SLC Champs 2004-05 24-9 SLC Champs/NCAA 1st Rd Danuel House Quick Notes: Awaiting decision on NCAA waiver to allow him points rebounds to play this season ..