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 INFO |
| Saturday, December 9, 1:30 p.m. (CST) Honda Center (17,135), Anaheim, Calif. |
| RECORDS |
| Texas A&M: 7-1 UCLA: 7-0 |
| RANKINGS |
| A&M is ranked 6th by both ESPN/USA Today and The Associated Press. UCLA is ranked 1st in both polls. |
| TELEVISION |
| CBS (National) Jim Nantz, play-by-play Billy Packer, commentary |
| RADIO |
| WTAW-AM 1620 (Local) Dave South, play-by-play Al Pulliam, commentary (broadcast time 1 p.m. CST) |
| INTERNET |
| Live Audio (Free): (Aggies All-Access) Live Stats: None |
| SERIES |
| UCLA leads, 2-0 Last Meeting: UCLA 117, A&M 53 (71-72 season) |
| UP NEXT |
| A&M hosts Fordham Tuesday, Dec. 12, 8 p.m. (CST) Reed Arena, College Station |
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 6'3" 195 Sr-1L 13.6 2.8 4.8 22 Dominique Kirk 6'3" 180 Jr-2L 7.0 4.0 3.6 23 Josh Carter 6'7" 195 So-1L 11.0 3.5 2.8 30 Joseph Jones 6'9" 250 Jr-2L 14.8 5.0 .635 FG 44 Antanas Kavaliauskas 6'10" 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 6'1" 165 So-1L 12.4 2.6 6.3 4 Aaron Afflalo G 6'5" 215 Jr-2L 17.1 2.3 2.3 3 Josh Shipp F 6'5" 220 So-1L 13.9 4.3 2.9 23 Luc Richard Mbah a Moute F 6'8" 230 So-1L 11.7 8.1 1.7 14 Lorenzo Mata C 6'9" 240 Jr-2L 7.6 8.3 0.3