No. 23 Aggies Try to Bounce Back Saturday vs. The Citadel
Dec 18, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 18, 2009
No. 23-ranked Texas A&M plays its final home game of 2009 Saturday when the Aggies play The Citadel Bulldogs at 8 p.m. at Reed Arena. All tickets are half price.
Game 11
#23/RV Texas A&M Aggies
(8-2, 0-0 Big 12)
vs.
The Citadel Bulldogs
(6-5, 0-0 Southern Conference)
Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009
8:05 p.m. (CT)
Reed Arena (12,989 cap.)
College Station, Texas
TELEVISION: None
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:
https://www.12thmanfoundation.com/tickets/mb09-homegame.asp
Half-Price Holiday Hoops (all tickets are half price through Jan. 5); Tickets range from $5-15.
Sprite Saturday Six Pack ($160), includes The Citadel, Nebraska, Colorado, Texas Tech, Baylor and Texas
Texas A&M Basketball Digital Media
Texas A&M Weekly Media Conference Audio (Thursday): /ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27300&ATCLID=205217460
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: 8-2 (0-0 Big 12)
Ranking: #23 (AP); RV (ESPN/USA Today)
RPI: #14 (CBSSports.com)
Last Game: Lost to New Mexico, 84-81, Dec. 12 in Houston
Head Coach: Mark Turgeon (Kansas '87)
Record: 210-142 (12th year)
at Texas A&M: 57-23 (3rd year)
vs. The Citadel: 0-0
Projected Texas A&M Starters
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG
5 Dash Harris G 6-1 175 So 5.8 3.5 3.5
15 Donald Sloan G 6-3 205 Sr 17.4 4.0 2.4
3 Derrick Roland G 6-4 190 Sr 11.3 3.3 --
45 Nathan Walkup F 6-7 210 Jr 5.7 3.5 --
0 Bryan Davis F 6-9 250 Sr 9.3 6.7 --
Off the Bench
10 David Loubeau F 6-8 230 So. 8.5 4.3 --
11 B.J. Holmes G 5-11 175 Jr 10.1 1.9 --
22 Khris Middleton F 6-7 215 Fr 3.6 3.0 --
23 Naji Hibbert G 6-6 200 Fr 2.6 2.5 --
The Citadel Bulldogs
http://www.citadelsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9700&SPID=3830&SPSID=43218
Record: 6-5 (0-0 Southern Conference)
Ranking: Unranked
RPI: 197 (CBSSports.com)
Last Game: Lost to No. 12 Michigan State (69-56) at home Dec. 7; Beat Allen University (61-47) in a home exhibition game Wednesday
Head Coach: Ed Conroy (The Citadel '89)
Record: 80-105 (7th year)
at The Citadel: 39-65 (4th year)
vs. Texas A&M: 0-0
Projected The Citadel Starters
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG
22 Cameron Wells G 6-1 195 Jr 17.3 4.8 4.6
15 Zach Urbanus G 6-2 170 Jr 13.7 3.8 2.3
3 Cosmo Morabbi G 6-2 190 So 4.4 2.1 --
45 Matt Clark F 6-8 215 Jr 1.4 2.6 --
00 Joe Wolfinger C 7-0 255 Sr 11.7 6.4 --
Big 12 Conference: http://www.big12sports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&KEY=&SPID=13134&SPSID=106110
Southern Conference: http://www.soconsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4000&SPID=1798&SPSID=22064
NCAA: http://www.ncaa.com/statistics/index.html
Series Notes
- The Citadel leads the series, 1-0, but is making its first appearance in College Station.
- The Bulldogs edged the Aggies, 62-61, on Jan. 7, 1971 in their hometown of Charleston, S.C. The Bulldogs' Ben Ledbetter made two free throws with five seconds left to secure the victory.
- A&M is 5-2 against current members of the Southern Conference, including a 68-49 win against Samford Nov. 20 at Reed Arena.
Key Game Notes
- The Aggies have won 48 straight non-conference home games, including wins against Arizona, Alabama and LSU. The last loss was to St. Joseph's (58-51) in the 2005 NIT quarterfinals. A&M has won 61 straight regular-season non-conference home games since 2003. A&M is 80-9 in all non-conference games at Reed (.898).
- A&M has been idle since an 84-81 loss to now-No. 19-ranked New Mexico Dec. 12 in Houston. The Citadel beat Allen University (61-47) in an exhibition game Wednesday at home. They are coming off a 59-56 loss to No. 12 Michigan State Dec. 7 at home.
- Neither team has lost consecutive games this season.
- A&M is nationally ranked (No. 23 AP) for the third straight week.
- The Aggies have 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. 21 Washington Tuesday in Seattle (Fox Sports (national); 8 p.m. PT/10 p.m. CT) as part of the Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series.
- A&M Coach Mark Turgeon is 36-4 in regular-season non-conference games at A&M, including wins against Minnesota, Clemson, Arizona, Washington, Ohio State, Alabama and LSU.
- Turgeon is 28-0 in non-conference home games.
- Senior guard Donald Sloan has averaged 25.0 points in the last two games and has made 23 straight free throws. Sloan is making 47.1 percent (16-34) from three-point range this season.
About The Citadel
- The Citadel (6-5) finished 20-13 last season and tied for second in the Southern Conference at 15-5.
- Two of the Bulldogs' losses have been to nationally-ranked teams — No. 6 West Virginia (69-50) and No. 12 Michigan State (69-56).
- Ed Conroy, a former assistant under Buzz Peterson at Tennessee, Tulsa and Coastal Carolina, is in his fourth season as head coach.
- The Bulldogs' top two scorers — juniors Zach Urbanus (13.7) and Cameron Wells (17.3) — are from Texas. Urbanus played at Bowie High School in Austin while Wells is a graduate of Bellaire High School in Houston.
- Urbanus ranks 10th nationally in three-point percentage, making 51.3 percent (39-76).
- Wells is a preseason first-team all-conference pick who earned league player of the year honors last season.
New Mexico Recap
HOUSTON (AP) -Roman Martinez scored 22 points, including two key free throws in the final seconds, to lead New Mexico to an 84-81 victory over No. 16 Texas A&M on Saturday night at the Toyota Center. New Mexico is 10-0 for the first time since the 1995-96 season. Donald Sloan had 29 points for Texas A&M (8-2), which had a four-game winning streak snapped. The Lobos never trailed and were ahead by 17 points with 10 minutes left but had to fight off a late rally by the Aggies. Texas A&M cut the lead to 82-81 on a 3-pointer by B.J. Holmes had a chance to tie it after that but his shot fell short. Texas A&M cut the lead to two on a 3-pointer by Sloan with 30 seconds left. Both teams missed two free throws before A.J. Hardeman made two to give New Mexico an 82-78 lead with 16.9 seconds remaining. Darington Hobson added 18 points for New Mexico and Dairese Gary had 14 points and six assists. Holmes had 14 points for A&M and Bryan Davis had 10 points and six rebounds. Texas A&M cut the lead to 10 points with about 7 1/2 minutes remaining when Middleton grabbed an offensive rebound and finished with a layup. Sloan hit two free throws seconds later before a miss by Martinez gave A&M the ball back. Sloan's layup on the ensuing possession got A&M within 67-61 but the Lobos scored five of the next seven points to stretch the lead back to nine. New Mexico was ahead by 10 points with about 15 minutes remaining when Martinez made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to push the lead to 55-42.
