COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M men's basketball team hits the road this week for back-to-back contests, the first coming Tuesday when the Aggies travel to Rupp Arena to battle No. 21 Kentucky at 6 p.m.
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The contest will be televised on ESPN with Dan Shulman calling the play-by-play action, Jay Bilas providing commentary and Laura Rutledge reporting. Additionally, radio coverage will be available on the Aggie Sports Network, which can be heard locally in the Bryan/College Station area on WTAW (1620 AM).
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The Aggies (11-4, 0-3 SEC) will looking to break into the win column in SEC play as well as bounce back from a heart-breaking loss to LSU that featured a miraculous last, off-balance 3-point basket by the Tigers just before the final buzzer. Junior Tyler Davis leads the way for A&M after producing his fifth double-double of the season with a 19-point, 13-rebound effort against LSU.
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Kentucky (12-3, 2-1 SEC) is also looking to rebound on the court after the Wildcats fell 76-65 on Saturday during their most recent outing at No. 22 Tennessee. UK was the media pick to win the SEC in a preseason poll of media that covers the league, while A&M was slotted third.
ÂAggie Basketball Game #16:
TELEVISION: ESPN (For more info – 12thMan.com/TV)
  Dan Shulman, Play-by-Play
  Jay Bilas, Commentary
  Laura Rutledge, Reporter
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RADIO: WTAW 1620 AM (Bryan-College Station)
  Dave South, Play-by-Play
  Mike Caruso, Commentary
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SATELLITE RADIO: Sirius Ch. 138 / XM Ch. 191
LIVE AUDIO/STATS: 12thman.com/live
LIVE MOBILE LIVE STATS: tamustats.com
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• Big things are expected of both the Aggies and Wildcats this season as UK was pegged to win the SEC in a preseason poll of media that cover the league ... A&M, meanwhile, was slotted third.
• The current A&M squad will seek to channel the 2015-16 Aggies, who recovered from a mid-season stretch of five consecutive SEC losses to win a share of the 2016 SEC title before making a run to the Sweet 16 ... notably, unlike the current team, the '15-16 Aggies were not plagued by a series of injuries during their five-game skid.
• Junior forward DJ Hogg returned to the A&M lineup against LSU after serving a three-game suspension for violating Texas A&M policy ... Hogg, who leads the Aggies with a 14.4 point per game scoring average and 47.9 3-point field goal percentage, contributed 12 points on 3-of-9 shooting vs. the Tigers.
• Against LSU, the Aggies were without the services of a trio of starters - Admon Gilder (injury), Robert Williams (illness) and Duane Wilson (injury) ... both Gilder and Wilson are each listed as day-to-day.
• Last season, UK took a pair of meetings with the Aggies, winning 100-58 in Lexington on Jan. 3 before defeating A&M 71-63 in College Station on the regular season's final day.
• On Jan. 12, 2013, during its first visit to Rupp Arena as an SEC team, A&M became the first team to hand John Calipari a home conference loss at Kentucky ... UK saw its 24-game home SEC win streak snapped in the affair.
• The two schools first met during the 1941-42 season when the 'Cats earned a 49-29 victory.
• A&M's Billy Kennedy is 2-6 against Kentucky.
• Kennedy's head coaching counterpart, UK's John Calipari, is 7-2 all-time against the Aggies ... Before his tenure at UK, his lone contest against Texas A&M came on March 22, 2007, while coaching at Memphis ... The Tigers defeated the Aggies 65-64 during the NCAA Tournament's South Regional semifinal at San Antonio's Alamodome.
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The contest will be televised on ESPN with Dan Shulman calling the play-by-play action, Jay Bilas providing commentary and Laura Rutledge reporting. Additionally, radio coverage will be available on the Aggie Sports Network, which can be heard locally in the Bryan/College Station area on WTAW (1620 AM).
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The Aggies (11-4, 0-3 SEC) will looking to break into the win column in SEC play as well as bounce back from a heart-breaking loss to LSU that featured a miraculous last, off-balance 3-point basket by the Tigers just before the final buzzer. Junior Tyler Davis leads the way for A&M after producing his fifth double-double of the season with a 19-point, 13-rebound effort against LSU.
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Kentucky (12-3, 2-1 SEC) is also looking to rebound on the court after the Wildcats fell 76-65 on Saturday during their most recent outing at No. 22 Tennessee. UK was the media pick to win the SEC in a preseason poll of media that covers the league, while A&M was slotted third.
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Aggie Basketball Game #16:
Texas A&M (11-4; 0-3 SEC) at Kentucky (12-3; 2-1 SEC)
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 · 6 p.m. (CT)
Rupp Arena (23,500) · Lexington, Ky.
TELEVISION: ESPN (For more info – 12thMan.com/TV)  Dan Shulman, Play-by-Play
  Jay Bilas, Commentary
  Laura Rutledge, Reporter
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RADIO: WTAW 1620 AM (Bryan-College Station)
  Dave South, Play-by-Play
  Mike Caruso, Commentary
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SATELLITE RADIO: Sirius Ch. 138 / XM Ch. 191
LIVE AUDIO/STATS: 12thman.com/live
LIVE MOBILE LIVE STATS: tamustats.com
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SETTING THE SCENE / NOTABLES
• Texas A&M looks to shake off the struggles of an 0-3 start to SEC play and return to its winning ways Tuesday when the Aggies travel to Lexington to face No. 21 Kentucky.• Big things are expected of both the Aggies and Wildcats this season as UK was pegged to win the SEC in a preseason poll of media that cover the league ... A&M, meanwhile, was slotted third.
• The current A&M squad will seek to channel the 2015-16 Aggies, who recovered from a mid-season stretch of five consecutive SEC losses to win a share of the 2016 SEC title before making a run to the Sweet 16 ... notably, unlike the current team, the '15-16 Aggies were not plagued by a series of injuries during their five-game skid.
• Junior forward DJ Hogg returned to the A&M lineup against LSU after serving a three-game suspension for violating Texas A&M policy ... Hogg, who leads the Aggies with a 14.4 point per game scoring average and 47.9 3-point field goal percentage, contributed 12 points on 3-of-9 shooting vs. the Tigers.
• Against LSU, the Aggies were without the services of a trio of starters - Admon Gilder (injury), Robert Williams (illness) and Duane Wilson (injury) ... both Gilder and Wilson are each listed as day-to-day.
SERIES HISTORY VS. KENTUCKY (UK LEADS 8-3)
• Tuesday will be the 12th meeting between the Aggies & Wildcats on the hardwood and the ninth since A&M joined the SEC.• Last season, UK took a pair of meetings with the Aggies, winning 100-58 in Lexington on Jan. 3 before defeating A&M 71-63 in College Station on the regular season's final day.
• On Jan. 12, 2013, during its first visit to Rupp Arena as an SEC team, A&M became the first team to hand John Calipari a home conference loss at Kentucky ... UK saw its 24-game home SEC win streak snapped in the affair.
• The two schools first met during the 1941-42 season when the 'Cats earned a 49-29 victory.
• A&M's Billy Kennedy is 2-6 against Kentucky.
• Kennedy's head coaching counterpart, UK's John Calipari, is 7-2 all-time against the Aggies ... Before his tenure at UK, his lone contest against Texas A&M came on March 22, 2007, while coaching at Memphis ... The Tigers defeated the Aggies 65-64 during the NCAA Tournament's South Regional semifinal at San Antonio's Alamodome.
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