COLLEGE STATION- Texas A&M women's basketball was ranked No. 16 in the initial USA Today Sports Coaches' Poll on Thursday. The Aggies have been ranked in the Top 16 of the initial Coaches' Poll in 10 straight seasons.
The Aggies have eight games against teams ranked in the initial Coaches' Poll, starting on Nov. 18 at No. 12 Duke. No. 2 South Carolina (Jan. 17 in Columbia, S.C.; Jan. 31 in College Station), No. 4 Tennessee (Feb. 7 in College Station), No. 10 Ohio State (Nov. 28 in Las Vegas), No. 13 Mississippi State (Feb. 11 in College Station), No. 17 Kentucky (Feb. 28 in College Station), No. 18 Oklahoma (Dec. 20 in Oklahoma City) and No. 22 DePaul (Dec. 12 in College Station) all make appearances on the Aggies' schedule.
In addition, the Aggies face Cal (Nov. 27 in Las Vegas), LSU (Jan. 10 in Baton Rouge, La.; Feb. 18 in College Station), Little Rock (Dec. 22 in College Station) and BYU (Dec. 5 in Laie, Hawai'i), who received votes in the initial poll.
Seven of the Aggies' 15 regular season home games this season are against teams who are ranked or receiving votes in the initial USA Today Coaches' Poll.
Connecticut was ranked No. 1 with all 32 first-place votes. South Carolina, Notre Dame, Tennessee and Baylor rounded out the Top 5.
For the first time in school history, the Aggie women's program returns two All-Americans, with two-time selection Courtney Walker and Jordan Jones slated to come back for Women's Basketball Hall of Fame coach Gary Blair, as the team looks for its 11th straight NCAA Tournament Appearance.
The Aggies return four starters in 2015-16—three of whom earned All-SEC honors a year ago. Jones, Walker and Courtney Williams, who competed for the United States national team in the Pan American Games this summer, look to earn All-SEC honors again as seniors, while Khaalia Hillsman looks to build on the momentum of a strong freshman campaign that saw her start the season's last 10 games.
A&M brings back three-quarters of their scoring from 2014-15, and look to add contributions from highly-regarded newcomers Anriel Howard and Danni Williams, as well as Michigan State transfer Jasmine Lumpkin.
Season tickets are still available through the 12th Man Foundation, and start at $100. Fans can order tickets here: http://www.12thmanfoundation.com/ticket-center/women%27s-basketball.aspx . The Aggies host seven teams that are either ranked or receiving votes in the initial USA Today Coaches' Poll.
The Aggies have eight games against teams ranked in the initial Coaches' Poll, starting on Nov. 18 at No. 12 Duke. No. 2 South Carolina (Jan. 17 in Columbia, S.C.; Jan. 31 in College Station), No. 4 Tennessee (Feb. 7 in College Station), No. 10 Ohio State (Nov. 28 in Las Vegas), No. 13 Mississippi State (Feb. 11 in College Station), No. 17 Kentucky (Feb. 28 in College Station), No. 18 Oklahoma (Dec. 20 in Oklahoma City) and No. 22 DePaul (Dec. 12 in College Station) all make appearances on the Aggies' schedule.
In addition, the Aggies face Cal (Nov. 27 in Las Vegas), LSU (Jan. 10 in Baton Rouge, La.; Feb. 18 in College Station), Little Rock (Dec. 22 in College Station) and BYU (Dec. 5 in Laie, Hawai'i), who received votes in the initial poll.
Seven of the Aggies' 15 regular season home games this season are against teams who are ranked or receiving votes in the initial USA Today Coaches' Poll.
Connecticut was ranked No. 1 with all 32 first-place votes. South Carolina, Notre Dame, Tennessee and Baylor rounded out the Top 5.
For the first time in school history, the Aggie women's program returns two All-Americans, with two-time selection Courtney Walker and Jordan Jones slated to come back for Women's Basketball Hall of Fame coach Gary Blair, as the team looks for its 11th straight NCAA Tournament Appearance.
The Aggies return four starters in 2015-16—three of whom earned All-SEC honors a year ago. Jones, Walker and Courtney Williams, who competed for the United States national team in the Pan American Games this summer, look to earn All-SEC honors again as seniors, while Khaalia Hillsman looks to build on the momentum of a strong freshman campaign that saw her start the season's last 10 games.
A&M brings back three-quarters of their scoring from 2014-15, and look to add contributions from highly-regarded newcomers Anriel Howard and Danni Williams, as well as Michigan State transfer Jasmine Lumpkin.
Season tickets are still available through the 12th Man Foundation, and start at $100. Fans can order tickets here: http://www.12thmanfoundation.com/ticket-center/women%27s-basketball.aspx . The Aggies host seven teams that are either ranked or receiving votes in the initial USA Today Coaches' Poll.