2018-19 TEXAS A&M MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME 30 | AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 GAME TIME: 1:00 PM CT | SITE: HUMPHREY COLISEUM - STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI | TV: ESPN2 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 .......................................................ESPN2 MISSISSIPPI STATE TEXAS A&M Dave Lamont ..................................Play-by-Play Mark Wise .......................................Commentary BULLDOGS AGGIES RADIO ..............Texas A&M Radio Network/1620 AM Andrew Monaco .............................Play-by-Play Record .............................................................21-9, 9-8 SEC Record ........................................................13-16, 6-11 SEC John Thornton ................................Commentary Ranking ............................................................................ NR Ranking ............................................................................ NR SIRIUSXM RADIO ............................ XM: 387/Internet: 978 Streak ..................................................................... Lost 2 Streak ............................................................................Lost 1 Last 5/Last 10 .......................................................... 3-2/6-4 Last 5/Last 10 .......................................................... 3-2/5-5 LIVE STATS ...................... tamu.statbroadcast.com Neutral Sites ....................................................................3-1 Neutral Sites ....................................................................1-2 RESULTS/SCHEDULE Last Game ................................................................March 5 Last Game ..................................................................March 5 No. 5 Tennessee 71, Mississippi State 54 South Carolina 71, Texas A&M 54 N 7 SAVANNAH STATE (SEC NTK +) .........W, 98-83 N 9 UC IRVINE (SEC NTK +) ......................... L, 73-74 Head Coach .................... Ben Howland (Weber State '79) Head Coach .. Billy Kennedy (Southeastern Louisiana '86) N15 at #3 Gonzaga (ESPN2) ........................L, 71-94 Overall Record ............................... 477-260 (23rd Season) Overall Record ................................361-293 (21st Season) N 18 ^ vs. Minnesota (ESPN2) .........................L, 64-69 atMississippi State .............................. 76-54 (4th Season) at Texas A&M .....................................150-114 (8th Season) N 20 ^ vs. Washington (ESPN2) ....................... L, 67-71 vs. Texas A&M ................................................................ 4-2 vs. Mississippi State ..................................................... 5-9 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 led the way D 19 VALPO (SEC NTK +) ............................. W, 71-49 SAVION FLAGG with 15 points against South G/F • 6-7 • 217 • So (SEC NTK +) 1 Carolina, reaching double D 22 MARSHALL .................... W, 92-68 Alvin, Texas/Alvin 29/29 12.8 7.8 2.3 34.5 figures for the ninth time in the (SEC NTK +) D29 TEXAS SOUTHERN .......... L, 73-88 last 10 games. > Made it back-to-back double-doubles with 14 and 11 against USC J 5 * ARKANSAS (SEC NTK) ..........................L, 71-73 >> Put up 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against Vanderbilt • Mitchell has come into his * (SEC NTK) J 8 at #18 Kentucky ................... L, 74-85 own in SEC play, leading the J 12 * at Alabama (SEC NTK) ........................W, 81-80 WENDELL MITCHELL GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS Aggies with 15.2 ppg and 28 J 16 * #14 AUBURN (ESPNU) .......................L, 66-85 11 G • 6-3 • 185 • Jr steals (1.6 spg). * J 19 MISSOURI (SEC NTK) ..........................L, 43-66 Rockdale, Texas/Trinity Valley CC 26/21 13.5 4.5 2.3 30.5 • Savion Flagg recorded his J 22 * at Florida (SEC NTK) ................................ L, 72-81 fifth double-double of the > Led the Aggies for the ninth time this year with 15 points against USC ! J 26 KANSAS STATE (ESPN) ................... W, 65-53 > Averaging 15.2 points and 2.5 assists in SEC play season, putting up 14 points and grabbing 11 rebounds against J 30 * #19 LSU (ESPN2) ................................. L, 57-72 * GP/GS PTS South Carolina. F 2 #1 TENNESSEE (ESPN) .......................L, 76-93 CHRIS COLLINS REB AST MINS F 6 * at Ole Miss (SEC NTK) ............................. L, 71-75 12 G • 6-3 • 181 • Sr • Flagg has played all 40 Friendswood, Texas/Friendswood 22/10 0.8 1.3 1.1 13.4 minutes in the last two games F 9 * at Missouri (SEC NTK) ..........................W, 68-59 ... He leads the SEC in minutes * (SEC NTK) F 12 GEORGIA ..........................W, 73-56 > Had two assists against South Carolina played this season, averaging F 16 * at South Carolina (SEC NTK) .................L, 77-84 >> Grabbed two rebounds at LSU and against Vanderbilt just over 34 per game. * (SEC NTK) F 19 ALABAMA ........................ W, 65-56 GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS • Christian Mekowulu had a F 23 * at Arkansas (SEC NTK) ........................W, 87-80 BRANDON MAHAN G • 6-5 • 200 • So strong Senior Day performance, * (ESPN2) 13 F 26 at #13 LSU ...............................L, 55-66 finishing with 19 points and Birmingham, Ala./Chipola College 29/20 6.1 3.0 0.7 23.2 M 2 * VANDERBILT (SEC NTK) .....................W, 64-57 12 rebounds, his third double- > Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds at LSU double of the season. M 5 * SOUTH CAROLINA (SEC NTK) .................6 PM >> Leads the team shooting 37.0-percent from three this season M 9 * at Mississippi State (ESPN2)..................... 1 PM • Josh Nebo, the SEC's leader M 13-17 SEC Tournamet ....................................... in blocked shots, got up for five CHRISTIAN MEKOWULU GP/GS PTS REB BLK MINS swats at LSU ... He averages 2.4 * - SEC Game / ! - Big 12/SEC Challenge / F • 6-8 • 245 • Gr ^ - Vancouver Showcase (Vancouver, B.C.) / & - Dam City Classic (Portland, Ore.) 21 29/29 8.3 6.1 1.1 21.1 blocks per game. All Times Central Lagos, Nigeria/Tennessee State • TJ Starks suffered a dislocated > Had nine points and nine rebounds against South Carolina shoulder in the first half of the >> Scored 19 points, adding 12 rebounds and two blocks against Vanderbilt game at LSU and will miss the remainder of the season ... He SOCIAL MEDIA TOP RESERVES averaged 12.3 points per game TWITTER .............................................. @AggieMBK and led the team with 94 assists No. Name Cl Pos Ht Wt GP/GS Pts Reb Min INSTAGRAM .............................................AggieMBK on the season. 0 Jay Jay Chandler So G 6-4 180 28/16 7.9 3.3 23.5 FACEBOOK .................... Facebook.com/AggieMBK > Added 11 points off the bench against South Carolina • With the loss of Starks, the Aggies are down to just seven available 32 Josh Nebo Jr F 6-9 244 27/1 8.1 5.6 19.8 #GigEm scholarship student-athletes. > Got up for five blocks at LSU, seventh game this season with 4-plus blocks HEAD COACH BILLY KENNEDY SEC ACTION • The Aggies are in their seventh season as a member of the SEC. A&M is 72-63 all-time in league play. • Five of the nine Aggies that saw the court in the team's league opener against Arkansas made 2016 SEC Coach of the their SEC debuts. Year & USBWA District VII • On Jan. 12, 2019, A&M earned its first win in Tuscaloosa as a member of the SEC, following it up on Coach of the Year Billy Feb. 23, 2019 with the program's first win in Fayetteville since the 1986 season. Florida remains as Kennedy is in his eighth the only place the Aggies have yet to earn a road win 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 won five conference titles named to the SEC Preseason Second Team by the league's coaches. and made eight trips to the postseason. DOUBLE UP • Sophomore Savion Flagg notched consecutive double-doubles for the first time in his career, finishing with 14 points and 11 rebounds against South Carolina after pacing the team against the Commodores. • Flagg and graduate student Christian Mekowulu each recorded a double-double in the win over THE KENNEDY FILE Vanderbilt, as Flagg led the way with 22 and 12, and Mekowulu added 19 and 12. This is the only time BORN ........................................................February 2, 1964 this season two Aggies have had a double-double in the same game. • Earlier in the year, Mekowulu made it back-to-back double-doubles in the Georgia and Missouri HOMETOWN .......................................... Metairie, Louisiana games. WIFE ................................ the former Mary Ethredge • Mekowulu put up 15 points and brought down 10 rebounds to help the Aggies knock off Missouri CHILDREN ...........................Will, Lexie, Brooks, Anna Cate before grabbing a season-high 15 rebounds and adding 15 points in the win over Georgia. HIGH SCHOOL ......................Holy Cross High School, 1982 • Flagg leads a trio of Aggies to have recorded a double-double this season with five on the year COLLEGE .....................Southeastern