Nov. 20, 2008
COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M plays host to Jackson State on Friday at 7 p.m. at Reed Arena in the first round of the South Padre Island Invitational.
GAME #3 Texas A&M Aggies (2-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Jackson State Tigers (0-1, 0-0 SWAC)
South Padre Island Invitational Friday, November 21, 2008 7:06 p.m. (CST) College Station, Texas Reed Arena (12,989 cap.)
Television None Live streaming at http://www.AggieAthletics.com
Postgame Highlights Feed 9:45-10 p.m. AMC15 - Transponder K5 D/L/ Freq.: 11800 MHz (vertical)
Radio Texas A&M Sports Network Play-by-Play: Dave South Analyst: Al Pulliam Network Affiliates Atlanta KPYN-AM 900 Athens KLVQ-AM 1410 Austin KJCE-AM 1370 Brenham KWHI-AM 1280 Carthage KGAS-AM 1590 College Station WTAW-AM 1620 College Station KZNE-AM 1150 Comanche KCOM-AM 1550 Dallas KFXR-AM 1190 El Campo KULP-AM 1390 Gonzales KCTI-AM 1450 Houston KBME-AM 790 Marshall KMHT-AM 1450 New Braunfels KGNB-AM 1420 San Antonio KSJL-AM 810 San Saba KBAL-AM 1410 Sulphur Springs KSST-AM 1230 Victoria KVNN-AM 1340
TEXAS A&M AGGIES http://aggieathletics.com Record: 2-0 (0-0 Big 12) Ranking: Receiving votes (AP and Coaches) Last Game: Beat Stephen F. Austin (55-48) at home on Tuesday Head Coach: Mark Turgeon (Kansas `87) Record: 180-130 (11th year) at Texas A&M: 27-11 (2nd year) vs. JSU: 0-0
PROJECTED TEXAS A&M STARTERS No. Player P Ht. Wt. Cl-Ex PPG RPG APG 15 Donald Sloan G 6-3 205 Jr-2L 12.5 6.5 3.5 3 Derrick Roland G 6-4 190 Jr-2L 1.5 0.5 2.0 23 Josh Carter F 6-7 200 Sr-3L 16.0 6.0 -- 0 Bryan Davis F 6-9 240 Jr-2L 15.5 5.5 -- 41 Chinemelu Elonu C 6-10 235 Jr-2L 6.5 4.0 --
JACKSON STATE TIGERS http://jsutigers.cstv.com Record: 0-1 (0-0 SWAC) Ranking: n/a Last Game: Lost at LSU (79-65) last Saturday Head Coach: Tevester Anderson (Arkansas AM&N '62) Record: 180-138 (11th year) at JSU: 77-86 (6th year) vs. Texas A&M: 0-0
PROJECTED JSU STARTERS No. Player P Ht. Wt. Cl-Ex PPG RPG APG 3 Rod Melvin G 5-8 155 Fr . 2.0 4.0 1.0 12 Darrion Griffin G 6-3 185 Sr. 16.0 7.0 3.0 33 Garrison Johnson F 6-6 185 Jr. 6.0 1.0 -- 32 Grant Maxey F 6-7 180 Jr. 13.0 7.0 -- 44 Jeremy Caldwell C 6-8 251 Sr. 13.0 3.0 --
Series Notes * A&M and Jackson State have never played. The Aggies are 31-1 all-time against members of the SWAC.
Key Game Notes *The A&M-Jackson State game is a first-round game of the South Padre Island Invitational. The Aggies will play host to UNC Wilmington on Tuesday before the tournament moves to South Padre Island for the final two rounds on Nov. 28-29. *Mark Turgeon's 27-11 record is the best coaching start in the Big 12's 13-year history. It is also the best start in Texas A&M history. *A&M has won 48 straight regular-season non-conference home games since an 82-80 loss to A&M-Corpus Christi on Dec. 13, 2003. *The Aggies are coming off a 55-48 win against Stephen F. Austin at home on Tuesday. Jackson State has been idle since a 79-65 loss at LSU in their opener last Saturday. *A&M is 69-10 at home in the last four seasons. The 69 home wins are the second most in the nation in that time frame behind Memphis (75).
SPI Invitational Here are the pairings and results to date for the South Padre Island Invitational. The first two rounds are being played at campus sites before the event moves to South Padre Island for the final two rounds on Nov. 28-29 at the South Padre Island Convention Center.
First Round Nov. 16 @Illinois 72, A&M-Corpus Christi 53 Nov. 17 @Kent State 83, N.C. Central 42 Nov. 21 Jackson State at Texas A&M 7 p.m. Nov. 23 UNC Wilmington at Kent State 4:30 p.m.
Second Round Nov. 23 Jackson State at Illinois 3 p.m. Nov. 23 A&M-Corpus Christi at Tulsa 3 p.m. Nov. 25 NC Central at Tulsa 7 p.m. Nov. 25 UNC Wilmington at Texas A&M 7 p.m.
Third Round (South Padre Island Convention Center) Nov. 28 (1) UNC Wilmington vs. N.C. Central Noon Nov. 28 (2) A&M-C.C. vs. Jackson State 2:30 p.m. Nov. 28 (3) Illinois vs. Kent State 5 p.m. Nov. 28 (4) Texas A&M vs. Tulsa 7:30 p.m.
Championship Round (South Padre Island Convention Center) Nov. 29 (1) Loser vs. (2) Loser 11:30 a.m. Nov. 29 (1) Winner vs. (2) Winner 2 p.m. Nov. 29 (3) Loser vs. (4) Loser 4:30 p.m. Nov. 29 (3) Winner vs. (4) Winner 7 p.m.
Tie Breakers 1st Tiebreaker: Head-to-Head 2nd Tiebreaker: Defensive Points (Total)
About JSU *The Tigers return four starters and 12 lettermen from last year's 14-20 team and are the preseason favorites with win the Southwestern Athletic Conference. *JSU is in its sixth year under Head Coach Tevester Anderson. *The Tigers are led by junior forward Grant Maxey, the preseason pick as the SWAC Player of the Year. Senior guard Darrion Griffin is a preseason second-team all-conference choice. *In their season opener at LSU last week, the Tigers were tied at halftime, 39-39. *Griffin led the Tigers against LSU with 16 points while Maxey and senior forward Jeremy Caldwell each had 13.
SFA Recap COLLEGE STATION (AP) -- Texas A&M's Donald Sloan each scored 16 to lead Texas A&M. Josh Alexander scored 21 for the Lumberjacks. A&M overcame a poor shooting night from Josh Carter, who finished 1 of 6 from the field after scoring 23 points in the Aggies season-opening victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Aggie Notes *Senior Josh Carter has 227 career three-point field goals and needs five more to break Bernard King's (1999-03) school record of 232. *Carter has scored 1,130 career points, 23rd on the A&M chart. He needs 4 points to pass Lunn Suber (1988-91) and move into 22nd. David Edwards (1991-94) is 21st at 1,144. *Sophomore Nathan Walkup scored 7 points with a career-high 11 rebounds in the win against SFA. Walkup also made a key long-range jumper as the shot clock expired in the final minute. *Junior Bryan Davis scored a team-high 16 points against SFA and is second on the team in scoring (15.5). Davis leads the Aggies in blocks (5) and steals (4). *Junior Donald Sloan also scored 16 points against SFA and leads the team in rebounds (6.5) and assists (3.5). *The Aggies are allowing just 47.5 points per game. Aggie opponents are making just 31.0 percent from the field. *After ranking last in the Big 12 last year in free throw percentage (.633), the Aggies are making .768 through two games. *A&M has had an average rebound margin of +9.5.