Nov. 18, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Texas A&M basketball team gets its final tune-up before the Old Spice Classic on Friday night when the Aggies (2-0) host the Texas A&M International Dustdevils (0-3) at Reed Arena. Tip time is set for 7:05 p.m. and the game will not be televised.
vs Texas A&M International DUSTDEVILS (0-3)
Friday, November 19, 2010 • 7:05 PM • TV: None
Reed Arena (12,989) • College Station, Texas
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TELEVISION: None
LIVE VIDEO: Click Here (Aggies All-Access)
RADIO: Texas A&M Sports Network Play-by-Play: Dave South / Commentary: Al Pulliam Local: WTAW-AM 1620
LIVE AUDIO: Click here (radioaggieland.com)
PROMOTIONS:
• $5 admission w/football ticket - Present your Nebraska football game ticket and get admission to Reed for just $5 ($10 for lower bowl seat).
• Faculty & Staff Appreciation game - A&M faculty and staff eligible for special discounts to the next two home games of the men's basketball season ... choose one for $15 or two for $20.
TEXAS A&M AGGIES
Record: 2-0, 0-0 Big 12
Ranking: RV (ESPN/USAT)
Streak: Won 2
Last 5 / Last 10: 2-0 / 2-0
RPI: n/a
Last Game: def. A&M-Corpus Christi (A), 86-65 (Monday)
Head Coach: Mark Turgeon (Kansas '87)
Record: 228-150 (13th year)
at Texas A&M: 75-31 (4th year)
vs. A&M Int'l: never faced
A&M Probable Starters
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG GP/Min
5 Dash Harris G 6-1 175 Jr. 2.0 2.5 4.5 2 / 25.0
10 David Loubeau F 6-8 230 Jr. 8.5 2.0 -- 2 / 17.0
11 B.J. Holmes G 5-11 175 Sr. 8.5 3.5 5.5 2 / 22.5
22 Khris Middleton F 6-7 215 So. 14.0 2.5 2.0 2 / 24.0
45 Nathan Walkup F 6-7 210 Sr. 15.5 5.0 2.0 2 / 22.0
TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL DUSTDEVILS
Record: 0-3, 0-0 Heartland
Ranking: NR
Streak: Lost 3
Last 5 / Last 10: 0-3 / 0-3
RPI: n/a
Last Game: lost at SWOSU, 72-59 (Monday)
Head Coach: Shane Rinner
Record: 12-18 (second year)
at A&M Int'l: same
vs. Texas A&M: never faced
TAMIU Probable Starters*
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG GP/Min
3 Luis Gomez G 6-3 175 Sr. 6.3 1.3 1.3 3 / 30.7
11 Brian Schaeffer G 6-2 205 Jr. 2.7 2.3 0.7 3 / 21.7
23 James Silvie F 6-6 215 Jr. 10.0 4.3 0.7 3 / 25.3
32 Marcus Britt G 5-11 195 Jr. 4.3 1.0 2.3 3 / 25.7
42 Will Faiivae F 6-7 225 Sr. 10.7 4.3 1.3 3 / 24.0
* based on last game
KEY GAME NOTES
• Texas A&M leads the Big 12 in steals (11.0/game) ... ranks 2nd in scoring offense (87.0 PPG), trailing only Kansas (96.0) ... and is 4th in field goal percentage (.483), free throw percentage (.739) and rebounding (42.0).
• With Monday's 86-65 win at A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M has now won 5 of its last 6 true road games dating back to last year's big win at Missouri ... included in that span are victories at Texas Tech, Iowa State and Oklahoma, with the lone loss coming by four points at Baylor ... the Aggies were 9-9 last year in all games away from Reed Arena.
• A&M has now won 4 of its last 5 true non-conference road games ... the Aggies won at Alabama (in overtime) and at Rice in the winter of 2008, and defeated SMU in Dallas last fall ... A&M's lone loss in that span was a nine-point setback at Washington last December.
• The Aggies have won 52 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 65 straight regular-season non-conference home games since 2003. A&M is 84-9 all-time in non-conference games at Reed (.903).
• A&M has won 19 of its last 20 home games, including 10 of its last 11 in Big 12 play. The Aggies are 32-3 at home in the last two-plus seasons with a 13-3 mark in conference games.
• A&M has won 73 of its last 80 home games, including 29 of its last 36 in Big 12 play.
• The Aggies are 66-6 (.917) at home the last four-plus seasons and are 98-12 (.890) in the last six-plus years.
• A&M is 140-54 (.722) in its 13th season at Reed Arena. The Aggies were 41-41 (.500) the first six years at Reed.
QUICK HITS: AGGIE PLAYERS
• Sophomore F Khris Middleton has hit 20 consecutive free throws dating back to last season.
• After posting just one double-figure scoring game as a freshman, sophomore G Naji Hibbert has reached the mark in both of A&M's games this year ... Hibbert's 12-point effort Monday against the Islanders was a career high.
• Senior G B.J. Holmes set a career high with 7 steals Monday at A&M-Corpus Christi ... it was the most steals by an Aggie since Acie Law IV swiped 7 against Oklahoma State (1/11/06) ... Holmes also set a career high with 7 assists on the night and ranks 5th in the Big 12 in that category (5.5/game).
• Freshman F Kourtney Roberson leads the team and the Big 12 in field-goal percentage (11-of-14, .786) ... Roberson has also led the team in rebounds in both games.
• Senior G B.J. Holmes (5.5) and junior G Dash Harris (4.5) rank second and third, respectively, in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Senior G B.J. Holmes will play in his 100th game at Texas A&M on Friday night.
ABOUT TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL (0-3)
• Texas A&M International is 0-3 on the season after road losses at Cameron, East Central and most recently Southwestern Oklahoma State (Monday).
• The Dustdevils enter the game with two players averaging double figures, senior forward Will Faiivae (10.7 ppg) and junior forward James Silvie (10.0) ... TAMIU is being outscored by an average of 11.7 points (67-55.3) and shoots 39 percent from the floor and 57 percent from the free throw line.
• A member of the Texas A&M University system, TAMIU is located in Laredo, Texas ... founded in 1969, it was formerly known as Laredo State University ... The Dustdevils compete in the Heartland Conference in NCAA Division II, the same as A&M's exhibition opponent, St. Mary's.
SERIES NOTES
• Friday will mark the first meeting between the schools.
UP NEXT
• Texas A&M will take part in the Old Spice Classic over Thanksgiving at the HP Field House in Orlando, part of ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex.
• The Aggies are part of an eight-team field that includes five which advanced to the NCAA Tournament last spring (A&M, Wisconsin, Temple, Cal, Notre Dame) ... Georgia, Manhattan and Boston College round out the field.
• Ranked teams include Temple (#20 ESPN/USAT, #21 AP) and Wisconsin (#25 ESPN/USAT) ... Texas A&M (ESPN/USAT) and Georgia (AP) are receiving votes.
• A&M will meet Boston College on Thursday at 11 a.m. CT (ESPN2) then face either Wisconsin or Manhattan on Friday afternoon.
• Each team will play on Thursday, Friday and Sunday, with a bracket format determining the champion ... the ESPN family of networks will air all games (check local listings).
RECAP: TEXAS A&M 86, TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 65
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Nov. 15)--B.J. Holmes had 13 points, seven assists, seven steals and four rebounds to lead Texas A&M past Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 86-65 before 6,071 fans at American Bank Center. Texas A&M (2-0) put the game away early, outscoring the Islanders 41-22 in the first half despite shooting only 39 percent from the floor. The Islanders (1-1) committed six turnovers in their first 11 possessions, and 10 in their first 24. At one point late in the first half, the Islanders (1-1) had almost as many field-goal attempts (12) as miscues (11). The Aggies converted the takeaways into 15 points, including Khris Middleton's tomahawk dunk off an assist from Holmes. The highlight bucket gave A&M a 23-8 lead midway through the first half.
Texas A&M Head Coach Mark Turgeon: "I was obviously really pleased. I thought we were really good for 40 minutes. It's hard to keep guys focused when you're up 20, but Corpus Christi throws a lot of different defenses at you and I thought we adjusted to all of them pretty well. We shot the ball well, shot the ball from the line and rebounded well. This early in the season, to come on the road and play like that, I was pleased. B.J. (Holmes) was good. He even missed shots he normally makes too. But he had to (step up). Dash, Naji and Khris were sitting over there with fouls. A lot of guys had to step up and B.J. did. He had a great first half, and really a great entire game. He made some big plays. Whenever you felt like they were going to make a run, B.J. put a stop to a lot of that and made a lot of big plays. Naji made a lot of big plays for us too. We're a deep team. We had a lot of guys in foul trouble and a lot of guys stepped up for us tonight, which is good."
POSTGAME NOTES: A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI
• Monday's crowd of 6,071 at the American Bank Center was the second largest crowd in A&M-Corpus Christi's history ... it was the first time Texas A&M has played a basketball game in the city since 1945 and a war-time matchup with Corpus Christi Naval Air Station.
• Texas A&M's 16 steals in the win over the Islanders were the most by an Aggie team in nearly four years, when A&M swiped the ball 20 times against Grambling State on Dec. 28, 2006.
• Senior G B.J. Holmes set a career high with 7 steals Monday ... it was the most steals by an Aggie since Acie Law IV swiped 7 against Oklahoma State (1/11/06) ... Holmes also set a career high with 7 assists on the night.
• Sophomore G Naji Hibbert's 12 points were a career high.