Friday, November 23
College Station
6:30 p.m.
Texas A&M
vs
South Alabama
Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics
Preview: South Alabama
Nov 22, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Aggie Basketball Game #6:
Texas A&M (1-4) vs South Alabama (3-2)
Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 • 6:30 p.m. (CT)
Reed Arena (12,989) • College Station, Texas
TELEVISION: SEC Network Plus
Andrew Monaco, Play-by-Play
John Thornton, Commentary
RADIO: Texas A&M Radio Network/1620 AM (Bryan-College Station)
Andrew Monaco, Play-by-Play
John Thornton, Commentary
SATELLITE RADIO: Sirius XM Ch. 386/Internet: 966
LIVE AUDIO/STATS: 12thman.com/live
LIVE MOBILE LIVE STATS: tamustats.com
COLLEGE STATION -- The Texas A&M men's basketball team returns home after a week on the road to host South Alabama. The Aggies faced the most challenging portion of the schedule so far this season after taking on No. 3 Gonzaga, Minnesota and Washington on a six-day span away from home. A&M will look to get back in the win colum against the Jaguars, who are coming off a win over Southeast Missouri Monday night.
Texas A&M Quick Hits
• Jay Jay Chandler had a dominant night against Washington, leading the team with a career-best 21 points and eight rebounds.
• TJ Starks made it three straight games scoring in double figures as he added 17 points against the Huskies.
• Brandon Mahan led the Aggies with 17 points Sunday night, marking the first time he has reached double figures in the category in an A&M uniform.
• Savion Flagg currently leads the Aggies in scoring and rebounding. He neared his second double-double of the season with nine points and nine boards against Minnesota.
• A&M has seen four different Aggies lead the team in scoring through five games this season.
• Despite the Aggies' smaller lineup this season, they hold the advantage on the boards against their opponents by three rebounds per game.
• TJ Starks leads the current A&M lineup with 20 career starts. Entering the year, only Savion Flagg and Jay Jay Chandler had ever started the same game for the Aggies, doing so on just three occasions last season.
Series Info
• Friday marks the fourth all-time meeting between the Aggies and Jaguars, with A&M boasting the 2-1 series lead.
• The two teams last met in 1994 with the Aggies claiming a 76-61 win in Mobile.
• A&M's other win in the series came the year before, when it picked up an 85-77 victory in College Station.
• The two teams first met in 1990, when the Jaguars earned a 70-68 win in Kansas City.
• The Aggies are 27-8 all-time against schools currently in the Sun Belt. They last met a Sun Belt opponent in 2012, topping Troy, 83-65, at Reed Arena.
Aggies Add Four in 2019 Signing Class
• Texas A&M has added four newcomers as Kobe Brown, Chris Harris, Jr., Tyreek Smith and Sahvir Wheeler signed National Letters of Intent and will join the Aggies next season.
• Brown is a Huntsville, Ala., native in his senior year at Lee High School. Coached by his father, Greg Brown, the 6-7, 200-pound forward is the No. 79 overall player on ESPN's Top 100 list and the No. 3 prospect in the state of Alabama.
• Harris is in his fourth year at top-25 South Garland High School. The Garland, Texas native is a four-star recruit and ranked No. 90 overall by Rivals. Harris, a 6-3, 189-pound guard, averaged 19.1 points per game as a junior.
• Smith, a 6-9, 205-pound forward, helped his Trinity Christian School team to a state title game appearance as a junior, averaging 20.8 points and 12.9 rebounds. The Baton Rouge, La., native is a four-star recruit according to Rivals and 247sports, slated as the No. 91 overall prospect.
• Wheeler has been tabbed as the No. 75 player on ESPN's Top 100 and the No. 8 prospect in the state of Texas. The 5-9, 175-pound guard helped his Houston Christian High School team win the SPC state championship as a junior and was named to the NBPA Top 100 Camp All-Star team.
Chandler Notches Top Performance Against Washington
• Sophomore Jay Jay Chandler had a career night against Washington as he led the Aggies in scoring with 21 points and rebounding with eight.
• Chandler, who leads A&M in steals with 11 on the year, was aggressive on the defensive end the entire night, disrupting the Huskies' rhythm from start to finish.
Reed Arena Success
• The Aggies are in their 21st season at Reed Arena. They boast a 249-85 (.746) all-time record in their current home venue. They were 41-41 in the first six years at Reed and are 208-44 (.825) since.
• In the last five seasons, Texas A&M is 72-15 (.826) on its home floor.
• The Aggies have won 165 of their last 192 home games against unranked opponents.
• Texas A&M went 7-0 in non-conference games at Reed Arena last season, and is 153-15 all-time (.917) since hosting its first basketball game in 1998.
Texas A&M (1-4) vs South Alabama (3-2)
Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 • 6:30 p.m. (CT)
Reed Arena (12,989) • College Station, Texas
TELEVISION: SEC Network Plus
Andrew Monaco, Play-by-Play
John Thornton, Commentary
RADIO: Texas A&M Radio Network/1620 AM (Bryan-College Station)
Andrew Monaco, Play-by-Play
John Thornton, Commentary
SATELLITE RADIO: Sirius XM Ch. 386/Internet: 966
LIVE AUDIO/STATS: 12thman.com/live
LIVE MOBILE LIVE STATS: tamustats.com
COLLEGE STATION -- The Texas A&M men's basketball team returns home after a week on the road to host South Alabama. The Aggies faced the most challenging portion of the schedule so far this season after taking on No. 3 Gonzaga, Minnesota and Washington on a six-day span away from home. A&M will look to get back in the win colum against the Jaguars, who are coming off a win over Southeast Missouri Monday night.
Texas A&M Quick Hits
• Jay Jay Chandler had a dominant night against Washington, leading the team with a career-best 21 points and eight rebounds.
• TJ Starks made it three straight games scoring in double figures as he added 17 points against the Huskies.
• Brandon Mahan led the Aggies with 17 points Sunday night, marking the first time he has reached double figures in the category in an A&M uniform.
• Savion Flagg currently leads the Aggies in scoring and rebounding. He neared his second double-double of the season with nine points and nine boards against Minnesota.
• A&M has seen four different Aggies lead the team in scoring through five games this season.
• Despite the Aggies' smaller lineup this season, they hold the advantage on the boards against their opponents by three rebounds per game.
• TJ Starks leads the current A&M lineup with 20 career starts. Entering the year, only Savion Flagg and Jay Jay Chandler had ever started the same game for the Aggies, doing so on just three occasions last season.
Series Info
• Friday marks the fourth all-time meeting between the Aggies and Jaguars, with A&M boasting the 2-1 series lead.
• The two teams last met in 1994 with the Aggies claiming a 76-61 win in Mobile.
• A&M's other win in the series came the year before, when it picked up an 85-77 victory in College Station.
• The two teams first met in 1990, when the Jaguars earned a 70-68 win in Kansas City.
• The Aggies are 27-8 all-time against schools currently in the Sun Belt. They last met a Sun Belt opponent in 2012, topping Troy, 83-65, at Reed Arena.
Aggies Add Four in 2019 Signing Class
• Texas A&M has added four newcomers as Kobe Brown, Chris Harris, Jr., Tyreek Smith and Sahvir Wheeler signed National Letters of Intent and will join the Aggies next season.
• Brown is a Huntsville, Ala., native in his senior year at Lee High School. Coached by his father, Greg Brown, the 6-7, 200-pound forward is the No. 79 overall player on ESPN's Top 100 list and the No. 3 prospect in the state of Alabama.
• Harris is in his fourth year at top-25 South Garland High School. The Garland, Texas native is a four-star recruit and ranked No. 90 overall by Rivals. Harris, a 6-3, 189-pound guard, averaged 19.1 points per game as a junior.
• Smith, a 6-9, 205-pound forward, helped his Trinity Christian School team to a state title game appearance as a junior, averaging 20.8 points and 12.9 rebounds. The Baton Rouge, La., native is a four-star recruit according to Rivals and 247sports, slated as the No. 91 overall prospect.
• Wheeler has been tabbed as the No. 75 player on ESPN's Top 100 and the No. 8 prospect in the state of Texas. The 5-9, 175-pound guard helped his Houston Christian High School team win the SPC state championship as a junior and was named to the NBPA Top 100 Camp All-Star team.
Chandler Notches Top Performance Against Washington
• Sophomore Jay Jay Chandler had a career night against Washington as he led the Aggies in scoring with 21 points and rebounding with eight.
• Chandler, who leads A&M in steals with 11 on the year, was aggressive on the defensive end the entire night, disrupting the Huskies' rhythm from start to finish.
Reed Arena Success
• The Aggies are in their 21st season at Reed Arena. They boast a 249-85 (.746) all-time record in their current home venue. They were 41-41 in the first six years at Reed and are 208-44 (.825) since.
• In the last five seasons, Texas A&M is 72-15 (.826) on its home floor.
• The Aggies have won 165 of their last 192 home games against unranked opponents.
• Texas A&M went 7-0 in non-conference games at Reed Arena last season, and is 153-15 all-time (.917) since hosting its first basketball game in 1998.
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