Feb. 13, 2009
Texas A&M will try to get back on the winning track when it plays the Baylor Bears on Saturday at 5 p.m. in Waco. The game will be televised across Texas by Fox Sports Net Southwest.
GAME #25
Texas A&M Aggies (17-7, 3-6 Big 12)
vs.
Baylor Bears (15-9, 3-7 Big 12)
Saturday, February 14, 2009
5:05 p.m. (CST)
Waco, Texas
Ferrell Center (10,284 cap.)
Television
Fox Sports Net Southwest
(shown throughout Texas)
Play-by-Play: Greg Lucas
Analyst: Jim Haller
ESPN360: http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/espn360/index?id=290450239
Radio
Texas A&M Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Dave South
Analyst: Al Pulliam
Sirius Satellite Radio: Channel 91
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
Audio Links
Here are the audio links for Wednesday's Texas A&M men's basketball press conference at Reed Arena:
Head Coach Mark Turgeon
http://cstvpodcast.cstv.com.edgesuite.net/texasam/090211_turgeon.mp3
Junior guard Donald Sloan
http://cstvpodcast.cstv.com.edgesuite.net/texasam/090211_sloan.mp3
Sophomore guard B.J. Holmes
http://cstvpodcast.cstv.com.edgesuite.net/texasam/090211_holmes.mp3
Junior forward Bryan Davis and senior guard/forward Josh Carter
http://cstvpodcast.cstv.com.edgesuite.net/texasam/090211_davis_carter.mp3
TEXAS A&M AGGIES
Record: 17-7 (3-6 Big 12)
Ranking/RPI (NCAA): Unranked / 46
Last Game: Lost to Kansas State (75-70) last Saturday
Current Streak: Lost two straight
Head Coach: Mark Turgeon (Kansas `87)
Record: 195-137 (11th year)
at Texas A&M: 42-18 (2nd year)
vs. Baylor: 2-1
PROJECTED TEXAS A&M STARTERS
No. Player P Ht. Wt. Cl-Ex PPG RPG APG
15 Donald Sloan G 6-3 205 Jr-2L 11.3 3.7 3.2
3 Derrick Roland G 6-4 185 Jr-2L 5.4 2.7 --
23 Josh Carter F 6-7 200 Sr-3L 13.0 4.2--
0 Bryan Davis F 6-9 240 Jr-2L 10.56.1 --
41 Chinemelu Elonu C 6-10 235 Jr-2L 10.0 7.6 --
BAYLOR BEARS
Record: 15-9 ( 3-7 Big 12)
Ranking/RPI (NCAA):Unranked / 54
Last Game: Beat to No. 2 Oklahoma (78-63) at home on Wednesday
Current Streak: Lost six straight
Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler `93)
Record: 92-100 (7th year)
at Baylor: 72-89 (6th year)
vs. Texas A&M: 3-8
PROJECTED BAYLOR STARTERS
No. Player P Ht. Wt.Cl-Ex PPG RPG APG
0 Curtis Jerrells G 6-1 205 Sr-3L 16.5 4.5 5.1
45 Tweety Carter G 5-11 185 Jr-2L 10.6 2.9 3.2
5 Henry Dugat G 6-0 173 Sr-3L 12.0 3.5 2.5
4 Quincy Acy F 6-7 205 Fr-Hs 6.6 4.5 --
23 Kevin Rogers F 6-9 250 Sr-3L 12.8 8.0 --
Additional Information:
Big 12 Conference: http://big12sports.com/
NCAA: http://www.ncaa.com/
Series Notes
• Saturday's game is the 199th meeting between A&M and Baylor. The Bears are the Aggies' second-most common opponent. A&M has played Texas 214 times.
• The Aggies lead the series, 126-72, including a 50-42 advantage in games played in Waco and an 11-9 mark at the Ferrell Center.
• The Aggies have won eight of the last nine games against the Bears, including four straight in Waco. Baylor's only win in that span was the 116-110 five-overtime game last year in College Station.
Key Game Notes
• Saturday's game is the 199th meeting between A&M and Baylor. The Bears are the Aggies' second-most common opponent. A&M has played Texas 214 times.
• The Aggies lead the series, 126-72, including a 50-42 advantage in games played in Waco and an 11-9 mark at the Ferrell Center.
• The Aggies have won eight of the last nine games against the Bears, including four straight in Waco. Baylor's only win in that span was the 116-110 five-overtime game last year in College Station.
Sidebars
• A&M junior forward Bryan Davis and Baylor senior forward Kevin Rogers were AAU teammates starting in eighth grade through high school.
About Baylor
• The Bears are in their sixth season under Head Coach Scott Drew.
• Baylor is one of the Big 12's most experienced teams, with four senior starters who have played together for four years.
• Baylor finished 21-11 last season and tied for fourth in the Big 12 with a 9-7 mark. The Bears advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1988.
• The Bears' non-conferences losses this season were to No. 3 Wake Forest (87-74) at a neutral site and to South Carolina (85-84) at home. They beat No. 15 Arizona State (87-78) on a neutral court in late November.
• Senior guard Curtis Jerrells (6-1) averages 16.5 points per game, leading a group of four Bears who average in double figures. Sophomore guard LaceDarius Dunn (6-4) adds 16.0 points and leads the Big 12 with an average of 3.0 three-point field goals per game.
• Senior forward Kevin Rogers (6-9) averages 12.8 points and leads the team in rebounding with 8.0 per contest. Rogers ranks second the Big 12 in offensive rebounding with a 3.2 average.
• The Bears rank third in the Big 12 in scoring (80.0) and are fourth in field goal percentage (.466) and three-point percentage (.373).
Last Time They Met
COLLEGE STATION (AP, Jan. 14, 2009) -- Bryan Davis both scored 17 points and Elonu had a career-high 16 rebounds as Texas A&M got its first Big 12 win, 84-73 over No. 21 Baylor. A&M (15-2, 1-1) led by 11 points after the first half and 3-pointers by Josh Carter each added 15 points for A&M.
Last Year in Waco
WACO (AP, March 5, 2008) - Josh Carter and Donald Sloan scored 17 points apiece as Texas A&M beat Baylor 71-57, avenging a five-overtime loss in College Station. DeAndre Jordan grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked six shots for the Aggies. Curtis Jerrells and Mamadou Diene scored nine points apiece for Baylor, held under 60 points for the first time. The Bears, the Big 12's second-best 3-point shooting team, went 4-for-19 from long range and shot 21-for-63 (33 percent) from the field overall. The Aggies jumped out to a 10-2 lead before the Bears cut the lead to two. Carter sank back-to-back 3-pointers to help A&M push the lead to 22-12. Baylor then mounted a 9-0 run, finished by Diene's three-point play with 3:34 left in the half. But the Bears shot only 24 percent (7-for-29) and missed all nine 3-point attempts in the half as the Aggies led 26-21 at the break. Tweety Carter sank Baylor's first 3-pointer with 17:33 left and Jerrells hit another one a minute later to give the Bears their first lead, at 31-30. Sloan converted a three-point play and Beau Muhlbach swished a 3-pointer from the top of the key as the Aggies took back the lead for good. Jordan grabbed an offensive rebound and emphatically dunked with 2:23 left to give A&M a 53-47 lead. After another Baylor miss, 5-foot-10 Carter ran into the 6-9 Jones near midcourt and crumpled to the floor. The screen left Sloan open for an easy basket that stretched the lead to 55-47. The Aggies kept their poise and made 12 of 13 free throws in the closing minutes, something they failed to do when the teams met the first time. Baylor's LaceDarius Dunn was called for a technical foul with 1:01 left, prompting loud boos. Fans threw plastic soda bottles onto the floor as the Aggies trotted off the floor after the game with smiles on their faces.
Kansas State Recap
COLLEGE STATION (AP) -- Bryan Davis both scored 17 points and Elonu had a career-high 16 rebounds as Texas A&M got its first Big 12 win, 84-73 over No. 21 Baylor on Wednesday night. The last time these teams met in College Station, it took five overtimes for Baylor to get a 116-110 victory in the longest game in Big 12 history. This time the outcome was decided by halftime. A&M (15-2, 1-1) led by 11 points after the first half and 3-pointers by Josh Carter both added 15 points for A&M.
Inside Dish
• A&M is arguably the most balanced team in the Big 12 with five players averaging between 9.2 and 11.6 points in conference play. The Aggies and Oklahoma State are the only league teams with four players averaging in double-figures in Big 12 play.
• A&M posted a perfect 1,000 APR (Academic Progress Rate) score for 2007-08.
• A&M is averaging 15.7 turnovers in its Big 12 losses, but only 10.0 in its league wins. A&M is 14-1 when it has 13 or fewer turnovers this season, but is 3-6 when it has more than 13 miscues.
• The narrow loss at No. 2 Oklahoma marked the first time A&M has lost when its "Big Three" -- Donald Sloan and Bryan Davis -- have each scored in double figures. A&M is 12-1 when the trio all scores in double figures, including an 8-1 mark this season.
• A&M's 80 home wins in the last four years are the second most in the nation in that period behind Memphis (85).
• A&M is 10-0 this year when its opponent scores 64 points or fewer. A&M is 11-0 when its scores 72 points or more.
• A&M made 71.7 percent from the free throw line in non-conference play, but ranks last in the Big 12 in league play at 65.2 percent. A&M leads the league in free throw attempts with 25.2 per game, but in its conference losses have made just 62.4 percent (its opponents have made 72.6 percent). A&M has made 69.3 percent in its Big 12 wins, outscoring its opponents by more than 10 points per game from the line.
• Junior Chinemelu Elonu may be the Big 12's most improved player this season. He leads the Big 12 in offensive rebounds (4.2) and ranks second in blocks (2.1) in league play. He has had a team-high seven double-doubles including three in conference play, the third most in the league. Elonu's season field goal percentage of .639 ranks 11th nationally (min. 125 FGA).
• Senior Josh Carter owns the school record for career three-point field goals with 271, which ranks fifth in Big 12 history. Carter is one of just two players in A&M history to score 1,400 points with 400 rebounds and 200 assists.
• Carter leads the Big 12 in free throw percentage (.871, 74-85), ranking 22nd nationally. The school record for a season is .865 by Mike Floyd in 1974-75. A&M is 61-14 when Carter scores in double figures but just 30-20 when he doesn't hit at least 10. A two-time honorable mention All-Big 12 pick, Carter was a second-team preseason selection.
• Carter has started in 94 straight games -- every game since the start of his sophomore season. He has played in all 125 career games and is on track to break the school record of 132 by Dominique Kirk (2004-08). With a 91-34 (.728) career record, Carter needs five more victories to become the winningest player in school history.
• Junior Bryan Davis ranks second on the team in rebounds (6.1) and blocks (30) and was named to the all-tournament team at the South Padre Island Invitational. A&M is 23-4 when Davis scores in double figures.
• Junior Donald Sloan has started in 60 straight games since the start of his sophomore year (2007-08). He scored 17 points and made 3-of-4 three-pointers at Texas and added 15 in the win against Oklahoma State. Sloan leads the team in assists (3.2). A&M is 35-6 when Sloan hands out at least 3 assists.
• Sophomore B.J. Holmes scored a career-high 24 points in the win against Tech and made 6-of-7 three-pointers (.857), tying for the fourth-best percentage in school history. He made six straight treys against Tech, tying the Big 12 record. Holmes ranks among the top scoring bench players in the Big 12, averaging 9.2 points in league play. He hit a rainbow three-pointer with two seconds left to send the Alabama game into overtime. A&M is 11-3 in his career when he scores at least 8 points and is 23-8 when he makes at least one three-pointer.
• Junior Derrick Roland, one of the nation's premier defensive players, generally guards the opposing team's top offensive guard and in Big 12 play had limited those players to 12.3 points per game on just 34 percent shooting, including 28 percent from three-point range. He scored 10 points in the win against Baylor, making both his three-point tries, and added a season-high 4 assists. Roland held Arizona's Chase Budinger to just 3 points on 1-of-6 shooting in the second half of A&M's come-from-behind victory. He helped limit Texas' A.J. Abrams to just 9 points on 3-of-10 shooting (0-2 on three-pointers).
• Sophomore Nate Walkup has become the Aggies' new "Mr. Clutch" for making big shots in tight games. His trey against Arizona with 20 seconds left proved to be the game-winner. He hit a three-pointer with 14 seconds left at Alabama, which set up B.J. Holmes trey at the end of regulation that sent the game into overtime. Walkup also hit key baskets late in close games against Stephen F. Austin, SMU and Rice.
• Freshman Dash Harris has had 28 assists with just 17 turnovers in the last 12 games.
• Freshman David Loubeau has averaged 8.8 points and 5.5 rebounds in the last four games.
• He ranks second among Big 12 freshman in offensive rebounds (2.4) in conference play.