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No. 19 Aggies Try To Extend Win Streak Monday Against North Texas

Texas A&M looks for its fourth straight win when it takes on the North Texas Mean Green Monday at 7 p.m. at Reed Arena. The game will be televised in Texas by Fox Sports Net Southwest. Game 9 #19/22

Dec. 6, 2009

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College Station, TX - Texas A&M looks for its fourth straight win when it takes on the North Texas Mean Green Monday at 7 p.m. at Reed Arena. The game will be televised in Texas by Fox Sports Net Southwest.

Game 9
#19/22 Texas A&M Aggies
(7-1, 0-0 Big 12)
vs.
North Texas Mean Green
(5-2, 0-0 Sun Belt Conference)

Monday, Dec. 7, 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: 122

TICKETS: http://www.12thmanfoundation.com/tickets/mb09-homegame.asp

Texas A&M Basketball Digital Media
Texas A&M Media Almanac (complete bios, history and records): 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
Mark Turgeon's (Kansas `87)
                Record: 209-141 (12th year)
                at Texas A&M: 56-22 (3rd year)
                vs. North Texas: 0-0

Projected Texas A&M Starters
No.         Player                                   Pos.       Ht.          Wt.         Cl.           PPG       RPG       APG
5              Dash Harris                         G             6-1          175         So          5.9          3.5          4.0      
15           Donald Sloan                      G             6-3          205         Sr            15.5       4.3          2.3         
3              Derrick Roland                   G             6-4          190         Sr           12.9        3.5          --
45           Nathan Walkup                  F              6-7          210         Jr            5.9          3.6          --
0              Bryan Davis                         F              6-9          250         Sr           8.5           6.8          --

Off the Bench
10           David Loubeau                  F              6-8          230         So.          8.1         4.4          --
11           B.J. Holmes                         G             5-11       175         Jr             9.8         2.4          --
22           Khris Middleton                F              6-7          215         Fr            3.6          2.8          --
23           Naji Hibbert                        G             6-6          200         Fr            3.3          2.8          --

North Texas Mean Green
http://www.meangreensports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1800&KEY=&SPID=564&SPSID=9106
Record: 5-2 (0-0 Sun Belt Conference)
Ranking: Unranked
RPI: 114 (CBSSports.com)
Last Game: Won at Rice, 64-62, Saturday
Head Coach: Johnny Jones (LSU `85)
                Record:  146-130 (9th year)
                at  North Texas: 131-114  (8th year)
                vs. Texas A&M: 0-1

Projected North Texas Starters
No.         Player                                   Pos.       Ht.          Wt.         Cl.           PPG       RPG       APG
10           Josh White                          G             5-10       175         Jr            17.1         3.1         4.6      
14           Tristan Thompson            G             6-5         190         Jr              6.3          3.1         --         
23           Richard Thomas                 G            6-5          190         Jr              7.0         1.9          --
30           Jacob Holmen                     F              6-7         220         Fr             8.0         3.0          --
25           Eric Tramiel                          F              6-7         230         Sr           11.8         4.8          --

Big 12 Conference: http://www.big12sports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&KEY=&SPID=13134&SPSID=106110
Sun Belt Conference: http://www.sunbeltsports.org/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4100&SPID=1825&SPSID=22326

Series Notes

  • A&M leads the series, 11-7, including a 4-3 record in College Station and a 2-0 mark at Reed Arena.
  • The teams last met in 2005-06, with the Aggies escaping with a 72-70 victory at Reed. A&M played the Mean Green in the first game at Reed Arena on Nov. 13, 1998. The Aggies won, 80-59.
  • A&M is 21-13 against current members of the Sun Belt Conference. The last time the Aggies played a Sun Belt team was when they beat Arkansas-Little Rock (75-35) on Nov. 27, 2006 at Reed Arena.   

Key Game Notes

  • A&M has won three straight games, including a 74-62 victory against Akron at home Friday.
  • North Texas has won two straight and is coming off a 64-62 win at Rice Saturday.
  • A&M has beaten two nationally-ranked teams in non-conference play for just the second time 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.
  • The Aggies have won 47 straight non-conference home games since falling to St. Joseph's (58-51) in the 2005 NIT quarterfinals. A&M has won 60 straight regular-season non-conference games at home since losing to A&M-Corpus Christi (82-80) on Dec. 13, 2003. A&M is 79-9 all-time in non-conference games at Reed (.897).
  • The Aggies are 54-6 (.900) at home the last four seasons and are 87-12 (.879) in the last six years, the third most home wins in the country (Memphis has won 98 and Kansas 88).
  • A&M Coach Mark Turgeon is 35-3 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 27-0 in non-conference games played at Reed Arena, including wins against Arizona, Alabama and LSU.
  • The Aggies are nationally ranked (No. 19 AP; No. 22 coaches) for the first time since Feb. 18, 2008.

About North Texas

  • North Texas is 5-2 this season and has won two straight. 
  • The Mean Green is in its eighth season under Head Coach Johnny Jones.
  • North Texas returns all five starters from last year's team that finished 20-12 and placed second in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference.
  • The Mean Green is the preseason favorite to win the West Division in the Sun Belt. Senior forward Eric Tramiel is a preseason first-team all-conference pick while junior guard Josh White was named to the second team. White leads the team with a 17.1 scoring average and is making .481 from three-point range. Tramiel is averaging 11.8 points and 4.8 rebounds.

Akron Recap
COLLEGE STATION (AP) -- Texas A&M started slowly in its previous game. The Aggies (No. 22 ESPN/USA Today, No. 19 AP) were convinced not to let it happen again. Friday night, they started fast and then held on for a 74-62 victory over Akron that snapped the Zips' four-game winning streak. Mark Turgeon's said. "Akron is picked to win its league. Then you walk in at halftime and you're only up by three."

Team Notes

  • A&M's senior class needs 16 wins to become the winningest class in school history.
  • A&M had 21 fast break points against Prairie View A&M, its most since it has 33 vs. Texas State in 2007-08.
  • Under Turgeon, the Aggies are 22-1 when they have at least 8 fast-break points.
  • A&M is 19-2 under Turgeon when scoring at least 80 points and is 73-10 when it scores at least 60.
  • A&M is 45-6 under Turgeon when leading at halftime.
  • The Aggies have shot better than 50 percent from the field in three games. A&M is 24-0 under Mark Turgeon's when it makes at least 50 percent  and is 49-12 when it makes better than 40 percent.
  • A&M is 23-6 under Mark Turgeon's when it has fewer than 14 turnovers.
  • Although the Aggies are not as deep inside as in recent years, they remain productive. Bryan Davis (6.8) and David Loubeau (4.4) lead the team in rebounding. Davis is fourth in scoring (8.5) while Loubeau is fifth (8.1).
  • A&M scored a whopping 48 points in the paint against ASU, its most in a regulation game since it had 62 against Texas State two years ago. Under Turgeon, the Aggies are 55-16 when they score at least 20 points in the paint.
  • A&M is averaging 28.5 points in the paint this season. The Aggies averaged 30.0 last season.
  • A&M is 7-0 this season when at least three players score in double figures. Nine Players average at least 3.3 points and 12.6 minutes pr game.
  • Nine different players have had double-figure scoring efforts and five different players have led the team in scoring. 
  • Turgeon's teams have always been among the most balanced in college basketball. His first two teams at A&M each averaged more than 70 points per game, but no player averaged more than 14. Each team had at least six players average a minimum of 6.0 points. Turgeon's seven Wichita State teams were similarly balanced.
  • A&M has scored at least 10 bench points in every game, averaging 26.3 per contest.
  • After making just .500 (16-32) from the line vs. Minnesota, A&M has made .738 (45-61) in the last two games.
  • The Aggies have made more free throws (152) than their opponents have attempted (145).
  • Last year, A&M was the only Big 12 team to make more free throws (594) than its opponents attempted (577).
  • A&M has had at least 10 points off turnovers in every game, averaging 18.0 points off turnovers this season.
  • A&M has averaged 21.3 points off turnovers in the last three games while allowing just 9.3.
  • Under Turgeon, the Aggies are 36-4 when they have more points off turnovers than their opponent.
  • A&M has held six opponents to under 43 percent shooting from the field. Under Turgeon, the Aggies are 30-2 when their opponent shoots under 40 percent and are 50-12 when they make under 50 percent.
  • A&M is 47-9 under Turgeon when its opponent scores fewer than 70 points and has won 11 straight.
  • Despite a relatively small lineup, the Aggies have out-rebounded or matched all but one opponent (Akron) this season, including a +6 advantage against No. 8 West Virginia.
  • The Aggies are 49-9 under Turgeon when out-rebounding their opponent and had won 10 straight before falling to West Virginia. A&M is only 6-13 under Turgeon when being beaten on the boards.
  • Turgeon said before the season that the smaller but quicker Aggies would have to "rebound by committee." A&M has done that with nine players averaging between 2.4 and 6.8 rebounds per game.
  • A&M has had just 10 players foul out in the last 47 games, while opponents have lost 34 players in that span.

Player Notes

  • Bryan Davis leads the team in "hustle" stats - rebounds, steals and blocks...Davis has had at least five rebounds in every game...A&M is 30-7 when Davis scores in double figures in his career.
  • Dash Harris had a career-high 8 assists (0 turnovers) with a career-best 4 steals vs. Akron...A&M is 14-1 when Harris has at least 3 assists in his career, losing only to UConn in the 2009 NCAA Tournament...Harris is 6-of-11 on three-pointers this season after going 3-of-15 as a freshman.
  • Naji Hibbert has had at least 3 rebounds in six straight games...Hibbert scored a career-high 11 points last week vs. Prairie View A&M.
  • B.J. Holmes has made 12-of-27 (.444) from three-point range.
  • David Loubeau...A&M is 12-3 when Loubeau scores at least 7 points in his career, losing only to top-five ranked Kansas, Oklahoma and UConn last year.
  • Khris Middleton has made 5-of-10 three-pointers in the last two games after starting the season 1-of-11...Middleton scored a career-high 17 points with 7 rebounds (making 4-of-8 treys) last week against Prairie View A&M.
  • Derrick Roland has averaged 14.7 points and 4.7 rebounds in the last three games...he scored 15 points with a career-high 8 rebounds Friday vs. Akron...A&M is 17-2 when Roland scores in double figures in his career.
  • Donald Sloan is making .440 (11-of-25) from three-point range and leads the team with a 15.5 scoring average...A&M is 38-14 when Sloan has at least 3 assists in his career and is 38-14 when he scores in double figures.
  • Nathan Walkup has averaged 7.3 points and 5.0 rebounds in the last three games...he's started in six straight games...A&M is 19-3 when Walkup scores at least 5 points in his career.

COACH Mark Turgeon's

  • Turgeon has a 142-66 (.683) record in his last seven years as a head coach
  • Turgeon is 35-3 in regular-season non-conference games at A&M, including a 27-0 mark at home.