January 01, 2007
The 11th-ranked Texas A&M men's basketball team closes its non-conference schedule on Tuesday when it plays host to Big South Conference power Winthrop at 8:30 p.m. at Reed Arena. The game is part of a doubleheader with the A&M women's team, which plays Western Illinois at 6 p.m.
GAME#14
#11 TEXAS A&M AGGIES
(11-2, 0-0 Big 12 Conference)
vs.
WINTHROP EAGLES
(10-3, 0-0 Big South Conference)
Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007
8:30 p.m. (Central)
College Station, Texas
Reed Arena (12,500 cap.)
TELEVISION
Aggie All-Access (www.AggieAthletics.com)
Satellite Highlights Feed:
9:45-10 p.m.
Galaxy 3, Transponder 9 (C-Band)
RADIO
Texas A&M Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Dave South
Analyst: Al Pulliam
Sirius Satellite Radio: 123
SERIES
First Meeting
MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS
Winthrop: Jack Frost
803-984-3422 (cell)
Texas A&M: Colin Killian
979-229-4706 (cell)
TEXAS A&M AGGIES
Record: 11-2 (0-0 Big 12)
Ranking: 11th (AP), 11th (USA Today/ESPN)
Last Game: Beat Grambling, 101-27, at home last Thursday
Head Coach: Billy Gillispie (Texas State ?'83)
Record: 84-53 (5th year)
at Texas A&M: 54-21 (3rd year)
vs. Winthrop: 0-0
PROJECTED AGGIES STARTERS
No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl-Ex PPG RPG APG
1 Acie Law IV 6?â„¢3? 195 Sr-1L 14.6 2.8 5.6
22 Dominique Kirk 6?â„¢3? 180 Jr-2L 6.8 3.9 3.5
23 Josh Carter 6?â„¢7? 195 So-1L 12.8 2.9 .533 3FG
30 Joseph Jones 6?â„¢9? 250 Jr-2L 14.0 5.7 .627 FG
44 Antanas Kavaliauskas 6?â„¢?10? 250 Sr-1L 12.3 5.4 .611 FG
WINTHROP EAGLES
Record: 10-3 (0-0 Big South)
Ranking: Receiving votes (coaches?â„¢ poll)
Last Game: Won at Old Dominion, 71-65, on Friday
Head Coach: Gregg Marshall (Randolph-Macon ?'85) Record 175-81 (9th year)
at Winthrop: 175-81 (9th year)
vs. Texas A&M: 0-0