2020-21 TEXAS A&M MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME 15 | KANSAS STATE | SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2021 GAME TIME: 11:00 a.m. CT | SITE: Bramlage Coliseum | TV: ESPNU TWITTER: @AGGIEMBK /// INSTAGRAM: @AGGIEMBK /// FACEBOOK: /AGGIEMBK /// #GIGEM /// #getBETTER MEDIA COVERAGE TELEVISION ...................................................... ESPNU KANSAS STATE TEXAS A&M Chuckie Kempf ........................................................Play-by-Play Robbie Hummel ...............................................................Analyst WILDCATS AGGIES RADIO ................................. WTAW 94.5 FM/1620 AM Andrew Monaco .....................................................Play-by-Play Record ......................................................... 5-12 (1-8 Big 12) Record ............................................................7-7 (2-6 SEC) Dr. John Thornton ............................................................Analyst Ranking .............................................................................NR Ranking ............................................................................ NR Streak ........................................................................... L 7 Streak ................................................................................ L 3 SIRIUS/XM RADIO ........................XM 191, Internet 962 Last 5/Last 10 ..........................................................0-5/2-8 Last 5/Last 10 ...........................................................1-4/4-6 Neutral Sites ...................................................................0-0 Neutral Sites ....................................................................0-1 Last Game ........................................................... January 27 Last Game ............................................................. January 26 RESULTS/SCHEDULE #2 Baylor 107, Kansas State 59 (Waco, Texas) LSU 78, A&M 66 (Bryan-College Station, Texas) N29 NEW ORLEANS (SECN+) .................. W, 82-53 Head Coach ..........................Bruce Weber (Milwaukee '78) Head Coach ................. Buzz Williams (Oklahoma City '94) D2 TARLETON STATE (SECN) ...................W, 73-66 Overall Record ................................479-277 (23rd Season) Overall Record .................................276-176 (14th Season) D6 UTRGV (SECN) .................................. W, 81-68 at Kansas State ................................166-122 (9th Season) at Texas A&M ........................................23-21 (2nd Season) D12 # vs. TCU (ESPN+) ............................................... L, 55-73 vs. Texas A&M .................................................................1-2 vs. Kansas State............................................................0-0 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 sport GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS (ESPNU) JAY JAY CHANDLER the SEC's third-best J6 * at South Carolina ............................ L, 54-78 G • 6-4 • 183 • Sr #9 (ESPN2) 0 J9 * TENNESSEE ........................L, 54-68 Katy, Texas / Cinco Ranch 13/3 8.0 2.5 0.8 19.8 scoring defense, limiting J13 * at Mississippi State (SECN) ........................ W, 56-55 opponents to 65.4 points > Matched his career-high with 21 points against LSU (1/26) J16 * #17 MISSOURI (SECN) .......................... L, 52-68 >> Has scored in double figures in three of the last four games per game. J20 * at Vanderbilt (ESPN2) .............................. postponed • Andre Gordon is the J23 * at Ole Miss (SECN) ..........................................L, 50-61 EMANUEL MILLER GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS only Aggie to start in J26 * LSU (SECN) ......................................... L, 66-78 5 F • 6-7 • 208 • So every game this season J30 ! at Kansas State (ESPNU) ..................................11 A.M. 13/10 15.0 7.9 1.4 30.9 Scarborough, Ontario / Prolific Prep (Calif.) and ranks third in F3 * VANDERBILT (SECN) ......................... 7:30 P.M. > Registered a career-high 28 points on 10-15 shooting at S Carolina (1/6) (SECN) scoring at 9.2 points per F6 * at Arkansas ...........................................5 P.M. >> Recorded his fourth double-double of the season in the game at Ole Miss F10 * GEORGIA (SECN) ....................................6 P.M. game. • Jay Jay Chandler F13 * at Florida (SECN) ...........................................7:30 P.M. HASSAN DIARRA GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS F17 * ALABAMA (SECN) ................................. 8 P.M. 11 G • 6-2 • 197 • Fr matched his career high 14/6 6.1 2.1 1.7 21.1 F20 * ARKANSAS (SECN) ........................... 7:30 P.M. Queens, N.Y. / Putnam Science Academy (Conn.) with 21 points against F23 * at Kentucky (ESPN/2) .........................................6 P.M. > Dished out a season-high five assists at Mississippi State (1/13) LSU on a career-high five F27 * at Missouri (SECN) .............................................5 P.M. >> Second on the team with 15 steals 3-pointers. M3 * MISSISSIPPI STATE (SECN) .............. 7:30 P.M. • Emanuel Miller, the GP/GS PTS REB BLK MINS JONATHAN AKU team's leader scorer and F • 6-10 • 263 • So * - SEC Game / ! - SEC/Big 12 Challenge / # - Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, Texas) 15 Kaduna, Nigeria / iSchool Entrepreneurial Academy 14/7 2.1 3.1 0.4 14.0 rebounder, is averaging All Times Central 15.0 points and 7.9 > Hauled in a career-high eight rebounds against LSU (1/26) >> Scored 5 points at Miss. St. (1/13), the most in a SEC game in his career rebounds per game. • Miller has increased his ANDRE GORDON GP/GS PTS REB AST MINS scoring by 8.6 points per G • 6-2 • 188 • So game from a year ago, 20 14/14 9.2 2.1 2.3 27.5 Sidney, Ohio/Sidney which ranks fifth in the > Scored a career-high 19 points against No. 17 Missouri (1/16) SEC among sophomores. >> Hit the game-winner against Auburn (1/2) • Savion Flagg ranks second among SEC TOP RESERVES active career leaders in SOCIAL MEDIA No. Name Cl Pos Ht Wt GP/GS Pts Reb Min rebounds and is third in TWITTER .............................................. @AggieMBK 1 Savion Flagg Sr G/F 6-7 223 13/5 7.6 4.2 26.1 points. INSTAGRAM .............................................AggieMBK > Scored 17 points and had six rebounds against LSU (1/26) FACEBOOK .................... Facebook.com/AggieMBK 3 Quenton Jackson Sr G 6-5 175 14/7 9.7 2.3 23.0 #GigEm #getBETTER > Ranks second on the team in scoring HEAD COACH BUZZ WILLIAMS SERIES HISTORY AGAINST KANSAS STATE • Saturday's contest is the 28th meeting all-time with Kansas State holding an 18-9 advantage over the Aggies. • Texas A&M has won the last two meetings against the Wildcats with the most recent battle coming on Jan. 26, 2019, in which the Aggies won 65-53, in the SEC/ Big 12 Challenge. • Texas A&M is looking for its first win over Kansas State in Manhattan (0-10). SENIOR SPOTLIGHT • Texas A&M seniors Jay Jay Chandler, Savion Flagg and Quenton Jackson accounted for 46 of the Aggies' 66 points against LSU after being shutout in the game at Ole Miss. THE WILLIAMS FILE • In the first half, Flagg and Chandler scored 14 and 13 points, respectively, marking the first time two Aggies scored in double figures in a half in conference HOMETOWN ........................................... Van Alstyne, Texas play this season. WIFE .................................... the former Corey Norman • Chandler matched his career high with 21 points, and set a new career high CHILDREN ....................Zera, Calvin, Mason and Addyson COLLEGE .................................... Oklahoma City University with five 3-pointers made. Chandler added four rebounds and a steal. (Bachelor's degree in kinesiology, 1994) • Flagg added 17 points and led the team with four assists. He was second on the team with six rebounds. HEAD COACHING RECORD • Jackson scored eight points on a pair of 3-pointers and was 2-for-2 from the charity stripe. NEW ORLEANS (1 year) 14-17 2006-07 14-17 EMAN'S EMERGENCE MARQUETTE (6 years) 139-69 • After missing the season-opener against New Orleans, Emanuel Miller has 2008-09 25-10 NCAA (2nd Rd) been the driving force for Texas A&M's offense. 2009-10 22-12 NCAA (1st Rd) 2010-11 22-15 NCAA (Sweet 16) • Against Ole Miss, Miller registered his fourth double-double of the season as he 2011-12 27-8 Big East Champs/NCAA (Sweet 16) recorded 18 points and hauled in a season-high 11 rebounds while matching his 2012-13 26-9 Big East Co-Champs/NCAA (Elite 8) 2013-14 17-15 season high in assists with three. • Against South Carolina, Miller set a career high with 28 points on 10-of-15 VIRGINIA TECH (5 years) 100-69 shooting and was also 8-of-9 from the free-throw line. His 28 points were the 2014-15 11-22 2015-16 20-15 NIT (2nd Rd) most by a Texas A&M player against a conference opponent since Savion Flagg 2016-17 22-11 NCAA (1st Rd) had 28 against Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament on March 13, 2018. 2017-18 21-12 NCAA (1st Rd) 2018-19 26-9 NCAA (Sweet 16) • The sophomore is shooting an efficient 57.6 percent from the floor, which ranks second the SEC and 35th nationally. TEXAS A&M (2nd year) 23-21 • Miller is one of the best in the nation at getting to the free-throw line and ranks 2019-20 16-14 No postseason due to COVID-19 in the top 50 nationally in KenPom's free throw rate, which measures a player's 2020-21 7-7 ability to get to the line relative to how often he attempts