Nov. 24, 2008
COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M plays host to the UNC Wilmington Seahawks on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the second round of the South Padre Island Invitational at Reed Arena.
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Texas A&M Aggies (3-0, 0-0 Big 12)
vs.
UNC Wilmington Seahawks (2-2, 0-0 Colonial)
South Padre Island Invitational
Tuesday, November 25, 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
Sirius Satellite Radio: Ch. 130
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: 3-0 (0-0 Big 12)
Ranking: Receiving votes (AP and Coaches)
Last Game: Jackson State (96-78) at home on Friday
Head Coach: Mark Turgeon (Kansas `87)
Record: 181-130 (11th year)
at Texas A&M: 28-11 (2nd year)
vs. UNCW: 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              14.0     5.3      3.6
3         Derrick Roland         G        6-4     190    Jr-2L               3.0      0.3      2.3
23       Josh Carter              F         6-7     200    Sr-3L             19.0    6.0      --
0         Bryan Davis              F         6-9     240    Jr-2L              15.0      6.0     --
41       Chinemelu Elonu     C        6-10   235    Jr-2L              7.7      5.7      --
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UNC WILMINGTON SEAHAWKS
http://uncwsports.com
Record: 2-2 (0-0 Colonial Athletic Association)
Ranking: n/a
Last Game: Lost at Kent State (83-64) on Sunday
Head Coach: Benny Moss (UNC Charlotte `92)
Record: 29-37 (3rd year)
at UNCW: 29-37 (3rd year)
vs. Texas A&M: 0-0
PROJECTED UNCW STARTERS
No.      Player                                    P         Ht.       Wt.      Cl-Ex              PPG    RPG    APG
5         Chad Tomko                         G        5-11    165    So .                 21.5    3.8      4.8
14       Johnny Wolf                         G       6-2    185   Jr.                  21.8  5.3     4.5
30       Darryl Felder                         G       6-3     185  So.                4.3     0.8     1.0
22       Jerel Stephenson                 G       6-5    205   Fr.                 7.5     6.0     1.0
21       Dominique Lacy                   F        6-7    210   So.                17.0  9.8     1.5
Series Notes
* A&M and UNC Wilmington have never played. The Aggies are 4-2 all-time against members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
* An NCAA record was set the last time A&M played a CAA team in 2000-01. In a 107-106 overtime loss to Virginia Commonwealth in Richmond, Va., the teams set an NCAA mark for most combined points in an overtime period (45).
Key Game Notes
* Tuesday's game is the second round of the South Padre Island Invitational. The tournament moves to South Padre Island for the final two rounds on Friday and Saturday.
* The Aggies have won three straight and beat Jackson State, 96-78, in the first round of the SPI Invitational at home on Friday.
* UNCW has lost two straight, including an 83-64 loss at Kent State on Sunday in a first-round SPI game.
* Mark Turgeon 28-11 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 49 straight regular-season non-conference home games since an 82-80 loss to A&M-Corpus Christi on Dec. 13, 2003.
* A&M is 70-10 at home in the last five seasons, the second most home wins in the nation 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 Friday and Saturday at the South Padre Island Convention Center.
First Round
Nov. 16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â @Illinois 72, A&M-Corpus Christi 53
Nov. 17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â @Kent State 83, N.C. Central 42
Nov. 21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â @Texas A&M 96, Jackson State 78
Nov. 23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â @Kent State 83, UNC Wilmington 64
Second Round
Nov. 23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â @Illinois 78, Jackson State 64
Nov. 23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â @Tulsa 66, A&M-Corpus Christi 43
Nov. 25          N.C. Central at Tulsa                                  7 p.m.
Nov. 25Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UNC Wilmington at Texas A&MÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 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 UNCW
* The Seahawks return one starter from last year's 20-13 team that tied for second in the Colonial Athletic Conference at 12-6.
* UNCW is in its third year under Head Coach Benny Moss. Last year's 20 victories was a 13-win improvement over Moss's first season.
* The Seahawks are led by senior guard Chad Tomko (5-11), the long returning starter. Tomko averaged 21.5 points and scored 19 on Sunday against Kent State.
* Junior guard Johnny Wolf (6-2) leads UNCW in scoring with a 21.8 average. He scored 33 points against Troy and had 24 at Wake Forest.
* The Seahawks rely on the three-pointer, averaging 11.3 three-point field goals per game. They are averaging 91.8 points, but are giving up 99.8.
Jackson State Recap
COLLEGE STATION (AP) --Texas A&M used a late first-half surge to defeat Jackson State 96-78 on Friday night. With five minutes remaining to the break, the Aggies led the Tigers 32-31. They closed out the half on a 19-5 tear as forward Bryan Davis scored eight points and shooting guard Josh Carter added five in the decisive stretch. Carter, a senior from Dallas, led the Aggies with 25 points. He was 5 of 8 from the 3-point line in tying the school record for career 3-pointers. Carter now has 232 total 3-pointers, equaling the mark set by Bernard King from 1999-2003. The Tigers (0-2), who lost at LSU 79-65 on Nov. 15, were led by Grant Maxey with a game-high 28 points.
Aggie Notes
* Senior Josh Carter needs 1 three-point field goals to break the school career record of 232 he shares with Bernard King (1999-03). Carter is the most accurate three-point shooter in school history, making 42.9 percent. He led the nation in 2006-07 by making 50.0 percent.
*Carter scored 25 points against Jackson State, one shy of his career-high, and made 5-of-9 three-pointers. He has scored at least 20 points in two of three games this season and is averaging 19.0 points. A two-time honorable mention All-Big 12 pick, he was a second-team preseason selection.
* Carter has started in 73 straight games -- every game since the start of his sophomore season.
* Junior Bryan Davis is averaging 15.0 points and eads the team in rebounds (6.0), steals (5) and blocks (9). He was named preseason honorable mention All-Big 12. Davis scored 16 points vs. SFA, tying his career-best for a regulation game, and has had at least 14 points in all three games this season. Davis tied his career-high with 4 blocks against Jackson State.
* Junior Donald Sloan has started in 39 straight games since the start of the 2007-08 season. Sloan scored a season-high 17 points against Jackson State, his most since he had 17 in the win at Baylor late last season. Sloan leads the team in assists (3.6) and leads the Big 12 in free throw percentage (8-8, .1,000). He has made 57.1 percent (4-7) from three-point range.
* Freshman David Loubeau was a preseason honorable mention Freshman All-American by CollegeHoops.net. He and fellow freshman Dash Harris, who both played high school basketball in Florida, were ranked among the top 75 recruits in the nation.
* Junior Chinemelu Elonu scored 10 points and matched his career-high with 9 rebounds against Jackson State, narrowly missing his first career double-double. Elonu has scored in double figures in two of three games this season.
* Sophomore Nate Walkup scored 7 points with a career-high 11 rebounds against SFA and followed with 8 points against Jackson State.
* The Aggies placed fifth in the preseason Big 12 coaches poll and received votes in both the AP and ESPN/USA Today coaches poll.
* A&M is 55-18 since the start of the 2006-07 season, ranking it among the winningest teams in the country in that span.
* A&M is allowing just 57.7 points on 34.9 percent field goal shooting. SFA was 0-of-13 from the field from inside the three-point line in the second half. They were just 4-of-26 inside thre three-point line for the game. SFA's 6-foot-9 Matt Kingsley was the only Lumberjack to make a shot inside three-point range, finishing 4-of-16 from the field.
* The Aggies are making 70.5 percent from the free throw line. Last year, A&M ranked last in the Big 12 in free throw percentage at .633. As a team, the Aggies shoot close to 10,000 free throws a week in practice.