Dec. 3, 2009
Complete Game Notes in PDF Format 
COLLEGE STATION - The No. 19-ranked Texas A&M men's basketball team looks for its third straight win Friday when it faces the Akron Zips at 7 p.m. at Reed Arena. The game will be televised regionally by Fox Sports Net Southwest.
Game 8
#19/22 Texas A&M Aggies
(6-1, 0-0 Big 12)
vs.
Akron Zips
(4-2, 0-0 Mid-American Conference)
Friday, Dec. 4, 2009
7:05 p.m. (CT)
Reed Arena (12,989 cap.)
College Station, Texas
TELEVISION: Fox Sports Net Southwest
Greg Lucas, play-by-play
Jim Haller, commentary
Direct TV: 678
Dish Network: 448
RADIO: Texas A&M Sports Network
http://www.aggieathletics.com/multimedia/aggies-on-the-radio.html
Dave South, play-by-play
Al Pulliam, commentary
Sirius Satellite Radio: 125
TICKETS: http://www.12thmanfoundation.com/tickets/mb09-homegame.asp
Texas A&M Basketball Digital Media
Weekly Press Conference Audio (Tuesday): http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/120109aaa.html
Texas A&M Media Almanac (complete bios, history and records): http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/352a4862
Mark Turgeon's Virtual Guide to Texas A&M Basketball: http://coachturgeon.com/
Aggie Basketball Fast Break blog: http://blogs.aggieathletics.com/fastbreak/
Texas A&M Aggies
http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/tam-m-baskbl-body.html
Record: 5-1 (0-0 Big 12)
Ranking: #19 (AP); #22 (ESPN/USA Today)
RPI: #21 (CBSSports.com)
Last Game: Beat Prairie View A&M, 84-59, t home Wednesday
Head Coach: Mark Turgeon's (Kansas `87)
Record: 208-141 (12th year)
at Texas A&M: 55-22 (3rd year)
vs. Akron: 0-0
Projected Texas A&M Starters
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG
5 Dash Harris G 6-1 175 So 5.7 3.4 3.4
15 Donald Sloan G 6-3 205 Sr 15.3 4.4 2.3
3 Derrick Roland G 6-4 190 Sr 12.6 2.9 --
45 Nathan Walkup F 6-7 210 Jr 5.9 3.6 --
0 Bryan Davis F 6-9 250 Sr 8.1 6.7 --
Off the Bench
10 David Loubeau F 6-8 230 So. 8.3 4.7 --
11 B.J. Holmes G 5-11 175 Jr 10.0 2.3 --
22 Khris Middleton F 6-7 215 Fr 3.7 3.0 --
23 Naji Hibbert G 6-6 200 Fr 3.7 2.6 --
Akron Zips
http://www.gozips.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10800&KEY=&SPID=4338&SPSID=47192
Record: 4-2 (0-0 Mid-American Conference)
Ranking: Unranked
RPI: 212 (CBSSports.com)
Last Game: Beat Niagara, 80-68, Sunday at home
Head Coach: Keith Dambrot (Akron `82)
Record: 227-123 (12th year)
at Akron: 119-53 (6th year)
vs. Texas A&M: 0-0
Projected Akron Starters
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG
24 Anthony Hitchens G 5-9 168 So 10.7 2.3 2.5
12 Darryl Roberts G 6-0 165 Sr 8.2 2.7 2.3
32 Jimmy Conyers F 6-5 220 Sr 3.7 3.3 --
13 Nikola Cvetinovic F 6-8 230 So 9.8 4.5 --
44 Zeke Marshall C 7-0 218 Fr 6.2 4.7 --
Big 12 Conference: http://www.big12sports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&KEY=&SPID=13134&SPSID=106110
Mid-American Conference: http://mac-sports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9400&SPID=3803&SPSID=42971
Series Notes
ü Akron won the only previous meeting between the schools with a 75-67 victory on Jan. 1, 1949 in Akron, Ohio.
ü A&M is 5-6 against members of the Mid-American Conference. The last time the Aggies played a MAC team was when they beat Kent State (77-71) last season at the South Padre Island Invitational.
Key Game Notes
ü A&M has won two straight games, including an 84-59 victory against Prairie View A&M at home Wednesday.
ü On Sunday, the Aggies beat No. 16 Minnesota (66-65) to finish third at the 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif. The Aggies also beat No. 19 Clemson (69-60) and lost to No. 8 West Virginia (73-66) in the tournament.
ü Akron has won four straight after losing its first two games of the season.
ü A&M has beaten two nationally-ranked teams in non-conference play just once before in its history. The 1978-79 team posted four non-conference wins against ranked opponents. A&M plays at No. 14 Washington Dec. 22 in the Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series.
ü The Aggies have won 46 straight non-conference home games since falling to St. Joseph's (58-51) in the 2005 NIT quarterfinals. A&M has won 59 straight regular-season non-conference games at home since losing to A&M-Corpus Christi (82-80) on Dec. 13, 2003. A&M is 78-9 all-time in non-conference games at Reed (.897).
ü The Aggies are 53-6 (.898) at home the last four seasons and are 86-12 (.878) in the last six years, the third most home wins in the country (Memphis has won 97 and Kansas 88).
ü A&M Coach Mark Turgeon's is 34-3 in regular-season non-conference games at A&M, including wins against Arizona, Washington, Ohio State, Alabama and LSU. The losses were at Arizona in 2007-08, to Tulsa in the 2008 South Padre Invitational, and to West Virginia in the 2009 76 Classic. Turgeon is 26-0 in non-conference games played at Reed Arena, including wins against Arizona, Alabama and LSU.
ü The Aggies are nationally ranked (No. 19 AP; No. 22 coaches) for the first time since Feb. 18, 2008.
About Akron
ü Akron is 4-2 and has been idle since an 80-68 win against Niagara Sunday at home. The Zips have won four straight since losing their first two games of the season.
ü The Zips are in their sixth season under Head Coach Keith Dambrot.
ü Akron returns four starters from last year's team that finished 23-13 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 13 seed. The Zips lost to No. 4 seed Gonzaga in the first round (77-64).
ü The Zips are the preseason favorites to win the Mid-American Conference and are ranked 11th in this week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll. Sophomore guard Anthony Hitchens (10.7) leads the team in scoring.
Prairie View A&M Recap
COLLEGE STATION (AP) -- With less than four minutes gone by in what was supposed to be a mismatch, Texas A&M found itself trailing underdog Prairie View A&M by nine points. Good thing for the Aggies that they had plenty of time to turn things around. Donald Sloan added a layup and four free throws to help boost Texas A&M to its double-digit halftime lead before 9,151 fans at Reed Arena. The 6-foot-7 Middleton, who has struggled mightily early in his college career, entered the game shooting 22 percent from the field, including 1 of 11 on 3-pointers. But against the Panthers, he went 6 of 10 from the field, including 4 of 8 from long range. Texas A&M entered with 73 turnovers in six games, but had 10 in the first half. The Aggies finished with 17 while forcing 16 turnovers by the Panthers. Texas A&M leads the all-time series 9-0 between two schools separated by 50 miles of country highway.