December 07, 2006
The No. 6-ranked Texas A&M men's basketball team battles top-ranked UCLA on Saturday at the John R. Wooden Classic at the Honda Center. The game tips at 1:30 p.m. (Central) and will be televised nationally by CBS Sports.
GAME#9
John R. Wooden Classic
#6 TEXAS A&M AGGIES
(7-1, 0-0 Big 12 Conference)
vs.
#1 UCLA BRUINS
(7-0, 0-0 Pac 10 Conference)
Saturday, Dec. 9
1:30 p.m. (Central)/11:30 p.m. (Pacific)
Los Angeles, Calif.
Honda Center (17,135 cap.)
TELEVISION
CBS Sports (national)
Play-by-Play: Jim Nantz
Analyst: Billy Packer
RADIO
Texas A&M Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Dave South
Analyst: Al Pulliam
Sirius Satellite Radio: 107
SERIES
UCLA leads, 2-0
In Los Angeles: UCLA leads, 1-0
at Honda Center: 0-0
Last Meeting: UCLA 117, A&M 53
(1971-72 at Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles)
MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS
UCLA: Ryan Finney
310-206-6831 (Office)
Texas A&M: Colin Killian
979-229-4706 (cell)
TEXAS A&M AGGIES
Record: 7-1 (0-0 Big 12)
Ranking: 6th (USA Today/ESPN), 6th (AP)
Last Game: Lost at #9 LSU, 64-52, on Tuesday
Head Coach: Billy Gillispie (Texas State ?'83)
Record: 80-52 (5th year)
at Texas A&M: 50-20 (3rd year)
vs. UCLA: 0-0
PROJECTED AGGIES STARTERS
No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl-Ex PPG RPG APG
1 Acie Law IV 6?â„¢3? 195 Sr-1L 13.6 2.8 4.8
22 Dominique Kirk 6?â„¢3? 180 Jr-2L 7.0 4.0 3.6
23 Josh Carter 6?â„¢7? 195 So-1L 11.0 3.5 2.8
30 Joseph Jones 6?â„¢9? 250 Jr-2L 14.8 5.0 .635 FG
44 Antanas Kavaliauskas 6?â„¢?10? 250 Sr-1L 12.8 5.5 .638 FG
UCLA BRUINS
Record: 7-0 (0-0 Pac 10 Conference)
Ranking: 1st (AP), 1st (USA Today/ESPN)
Last Game: Beat Cal State Fullerton, 78-54, on Tuesday
Head Coach: Ben Howland (Weber State ?'79)
Record: 236-134 (13th year)
at UCLA: 68-35 (4th year)
vs. Texas A&M: 0-0
PROJECTED BRUINS STARTERS
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Ex PPG RPG APG
2 Darren Collison G 6?â„¢1? 165 So-1L 12.4 2.6 6.3
4 Aaron Afflalo G 6?â„¢5? 215 Jr-2L 17.1 2.3 2.3
3 Josh Shipp F 6?â„¢5? 220 So-1L 13.9 4.3 2.9
23 Luc Richard Mbah a Moute F 6?â„¢8? 230 So-1L 11.7 8.1 1.7
14 Lorenzo Mata C 6?â„¢9? 240 Jr-2L 7.6 8.3 0.3