Tuesday, December 29
College Station
7:00 PM
Texas A&M
vs
Cal Poly
Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics
Aggies Close Out 2015 by Hosting Cal Poly
Dec 27, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Aggie Basketball Game #12:
Cal Poly (6-6) at #21/19 Texas A&M (9-2)
Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 · 7:00 p.m. (CT)
Reed Arena (12,989) · College Station, Texas
TV: SEC Network PLUS (For more info – 12thMan.com/TV)
Will Johnson, Play-by-Play
John Thornton, Commentary
RADIO: Texas A&M Radio Network
Colin Killian, Play-by-Play
Mike Caruso, Commentary
Local: WTAW 1620 AM (College Station/Bryan)
Satellite: Sirius (Ch. 135)
LIVE AUDIO/STATS: 12thMan.com
LIVE MOBILE LIVE STATS: tamustats.com
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COLLEGE STATION – The No. 19 Texas A&M men's basketball team hits the court for the final time in 2015 on Tuesday night when the Aggies host Cal Poly at 7 p.m. inside Reed Arena.
Tuesday's game will be available digitally on mobile devices, tablets, PCs and connected TVs for SEC Network subscribers whose cable/satellite packages allow access to SEC Network+ content through the WatchESPN app and SECSports.com. Additionally, radio coverage on the Aggie Sports Network can be heard locally in the Bryan/College Station area on WTAW 1620 AM.
The Cal Poly contest will be the final tune-up for Texas A&M before beginning SEC play on Jan. 2 as well as another chance for the Aggies to continue their dominance against non-conference opponents on their home court. Inside Reed Arena, Texas A&M is 7-0 this season and 133-13 (.911) all-time in non-league games.
Additionally, Tuesday's game, along with the SEC opener vs. Arkansas on Jan. 2, will feature $5 general admission tickets as part of the Holiday Hoops promotion.
The Aggies (9-2) have been impressive inside Reed Arena this season, averaging just under 87 points per game while holding their opponents to a 61.9 scoring average. In three games played on his home court this season, senior Jalen Jones has excelled in front of the 12th Man by averaging 21.3 points an outing.
The Mustangs, meanwhile, come to Aggieland with a 6-6 record after splitting games in the Lone Star State during their last two contests. Cal Poly fell at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 80-74, on Dec. 20 before earning a 88-73 win at UTSA on Dec. 22.
Led by seventh-year head coach Joe Callero, Cal Poly's visit to Reed Arena will be the fifth of a six-game road swing for the team, which was picked sixth in the Big West Conference preseason media poll.
OPENING TIPS
• The Aggies will close out 2015 on Tuesday inside Reed Arena when they welcome Cal Poly to Aggieland for the first meeting between the two schools on the hardwood.• Rookie center Tyler Davis was selected SEC Freshman of the Week on Dec. 21 after a standout performance against Baylor ... The Plano, Texas, native enters the Cal Poly game having made his last 12 field goal attempts dating back to A&M's contest at Arizona State on Dec. 5 and is shooting a team-high 78.0 percent from the floor this season ... He leads the country in 2-point basket shooting percentage according to KenPom.com.
• The heralded Aggie freshman class receives a boost this week as Kobie Eubanks joins the active roster ... the 6-foot-5 guard hails from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and was regarded as a four-start prospect by ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals.com and Scout.com
• Senior Alex Caruso recently hit a major career milestone and stands on the verge of another as the College Station native notched his 500th career assist during the win over KSU and collected four steals to give him 224 for his career ... He needs just three take-aways to surpass the school record of 228 career steals set by David Edwards (1991-94).
• Additionally, Caruso ranks first among all active college basketball players with 226 career steals.
• In his last three games, Caruso is averaging 11.3 points per contest and has dished out 21 assists while committing just three turnovers (7.0 assist-to-turnover ratio).
• Fellow back court mate Anthony Collins tops the list of all active Division I players with 619 career assists split between his time at South Florida and Texas A&M ... Caruso, meanwhile, ranks seventh on the list and fifth in program history with 516 career assists.
SERIES HISTORY VS. CAL POLY (FIRST MEETING)
• Tuesday's contest will be the first ever between the Aggies and the Mustangs on the hardwood.UP NEXT
The Aggies begin SEC play by hosting Arkansas inside Reed Arena on Jan. 2 … The contest will tip-off at 7 p.m. and be televised by SEC Network.REED ARENA SUCCESS
• The Aggies are 7-0 on their home court this year and are now 215-76 (.739) all time in 18 seasons at Reed Arena ... the Aggies were 41-41 the first six years at Reed and are 174-35 since.• In the last three seasons, Texas A&M is 38-7 (.844) on its home floor.
• A&M has won 86 of its last 102 home games against unranked opponents (31 of last 43 in league play).
• Texas A&M is 7-0 in non-conference games at Reed Arena this season ... the Aggies are 133-13 (.911) all-time in non-conference games inside the facility, which hosted its first basketball game in the fall of 1998 ... a loss to Rice on Dec. 22, 2011, snapped A&M's 67-game non-conference home win streak at Reed Arena (which dated back to the start of the 2005-06 season) and 80-game regular-season, non-conference home win streak (which dated back to 2003), both school records.
DAVIS NAMED SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK (DEC. 21)
Following an outstanding performance in a victory over No. 16 Baylor, rookie Tyler Davis was named SEC Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week.A 6-foot-10, 265-pound center from Plano, Texas, Davis helped the Aggies earn their second win over a ranked opponent this season, scoring 13 points by going a perfect 6-of-6 from the field during the 80-61 win Saturday night at Reed Arena. Playing against Baylor standout big man Rico Gathers, Davis was solid on the defensive end, adding five rebounds to go along with a game-high two blocked shots.
Davis has made his last 12 field goal attempts dating back to Texas A&M's contest at Arizona State on Dec. 5 and is shooting a team-high 78.0 percent from the floor this season. The rookie center leads the country in 2-point basket shooting percentage according to KenPom.com.
CARUSO CLOSING IN ON SCHOOL RECORD FOR STEALS, PASSES 500 CAREER ASSISTS
With three steals against Gonzaga on Nov. 26, Caruso passed former Aggie standout Todd Holloway (1983-87) for second on Aggie basketball's list of all-time steals. Caruso needs just two steals to catch A&M's all-time leader David Edwards, who notched 228 steals from 1983-87.Additionally, Caruso notched his 500th career assists during Dec. 12th's win over Kansas State. The College Station native currently has 516 during his A&M career to rank fifth in school history. Up next is Dave Goff (1976-80) in fourth place with 535 career assists.
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