Game Day: at DePaul
- Friday, November 25, 2022 • 12 p.m. (CT)
- Wintrust Arena • Chicago, Ill.
THE MATCHUP
- Texas A&M: 3-2, 0-0 SEC
- DePaul: 3-2, 0-0 Big East
- Game Notes: Click Here
WATCH
- TV: FS1
- Play-by-Play: Matt Schumacker
- Analyst: Lavall Jordan
LISTEN
- Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network
- 1620 AM / 94.5 FM (local), XM 387
- Play-by-Play: Andrew Monaco
- Analysis: Dr. John Thornton
- Listen Live: 12th Man Mobile App
- The Aggies and Blue Demons have faced off once previously with Billy Gillispie's 2004-05 team holding off a charging DePaul squad, 75-72, in the second round of the NIT at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.
- In the March 19, 2005 game, Bobby Leach came off the bench to score a game-high 23 points in the victory over DePaul, while future Texas A&M Athletics HoFers Antoine Wright and Joseph Jones chipped 19 and 14 points, respectively.
- Fourth-year Texas A&M head coach Buzz Williams was in his first year as an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator on Gillispie's 2004-05 team.
TRENDS & STREAKS
- The Aggies have posted 49 steals in the first five games (9.8/gm). The Aggies have posted nine or more thefts in their last four games, including a season-best 16 vs. Loyola Chicago.
- The Aggies opened the season with four straight 75 or more scoring efforts for the first time since 2015-16. The streak stopped in the most recent game with 67 points vs. Loyola, which coincided with the low opponent scoring output of 2022-23 (51 points).
- The Aggies have connected on 19 or more free throws in each of their past four games, while also surpassing 70.0% on their free throw tries three times.
- Hayden Hefner has hit 10-of-10 free throws in 2022-23 and has a streak of 13 made free throws dating back to his last miss against Tennessee on March 13, 2022.
- Tyrece Radford enjoyed a streak of 19 straight made free throws over a four-game span beginning against ACU and ending vs. Loyola.
- Texas A&M has a pair of players hitting better than 90% of their free throw tries - Hefner has been perfect on 10 attempts and Radford is connecting on 90.3% (28-of-31).
- Wade Taylor IV has posted a team-best 11 steals in 2022-23. Since producing zero steals in the season-opener, Taylor has generated at least two in each of the past four games, including a season-high four in the Aggies' most recent game vs. Loyola.
- Also team's leading scorer at 14.2 per game, Taylor has hit double-figures in four of five games this season.
- After Taylor's team-leading 71 total points, the Aggies' next five scorers have chipped in between 42 and 44 points: Henry Coleman III (44), Julius Marble (44), Radford (43), Dexter Dennis (43) and Hefner (42).
- Junior Andersson Garcia has been a rebounding force off the bench for the Aggies. He ranks second on the team with 21 rebounds (4.2/G) in just 13.8 minutes per game. In the Aggies' most recent game, Garcia pulled down a team-high six rebounds, including a game-high five offensive, in just shy of 18 minutes of action.
- Early season rotations have 11 Aggies averaging double-digit minutes. Four players are averaging 20-plus minutes -- Tyrece Radford (24.4), Dexter Dennis (24.2), Wade Taylor (22.4) and Henry Coleman III (21.6).
CAREER MILESTONES TO WATCH FOR:
- Henry Coleman III is within reach of becoming a 500/300 player. His next rebound will be the 300th of his career and needs six points to reach 500.
- Andre Gordon needs six rebounds to reach 200. He needs 12 steals to become the 20th member of the Aggies' 100-steal club.
- With three assists, Wade Taylor IV would become a 400 point/100 assist player in just 46 career games.
- Andersson Garcia will be playing in his 50th career game on Friday.
- Tyrece Radford needs eight FGM to reach 400.
- Dexter Dennis' next start will be the 100th of his career.
ON THE AIR:
- Friday's game will be televised by FS1 with Matt Schumacker (PxP) and Lavall Jordan (Analyst) on the call.
- The matchup airs on the Texas A&M Radio Network or locally on 1620 AM/94.5 FM with Andrew Monaco and Dr. John Thornton calling the action.