Saturday, January 28
Bryan-College Station
7:30 PM
Texas A&M
vs
Vanderbilt
Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics
Aggies Host Commodores for BTHO Breast Cancer Game
Jan 27, 2023 | Men's Basketball
Game Day: vs Vanderbilt
- Saturday, January 28, 2023 • 7:30 p.m. CT
- Reed Arena • Bryan-College Station
- Tickets: Click Here
THE MATCHUP
- Texas A&M: 14-6, 6-1 SEC
- Vanderbilt: 10-10, 3-4 SEC
- Game Notes: Click Here
WATCH
- TV: SEC Network
- Play-by-Play: Richard Cross
- Commentary: Mark Wise
LISTEN
- Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network
- 1620 AM / 94.5 FM (local), SiriusXM 85/191
- Play-by-Play: Andrew Monaco
- Analysis: Dr. John Thornton
- Listen Live: 12th Man Mobile App
- Fans can visit 12thMan.com/BTHOBC for more info and to purchase their 2023 BTHO Breast Cancer t-shirt with proceeds benefitting the Pink Alliance and Kay Yow Foundation.
- The Aggies will wear special uniforms featuring pink highlights and fans are encouraged to wear pink to bring awareness to the cause.
- Vanderbilt leads the all-time series with the Aggies, 10-6, and has won the past two meetings. The Commodores handed the Aggies a 72-67 defeat in Nashville last year.
TRENDS & STREAKS:
- While Wade Taylor IV and Henry Coleman III are the team's overall scoring and rebounds leaders, respectively, Tyrece Radford and Dexter Dennis have taken over as those stat leaders in SEC play. Boosted by a 30-point night in the upset of Auburn, Radford paces the Aggies with 15.9 points/g while Dennis leads the way with 8.3 boards/g.
- Since the holiday break, Radford has scored 14 or more points in seven of nine games, including 20+ efforts in the past two - 22 vs. Kentucky, 30 vs. Auburn.
- Texas A&M is the only team that hasn't allowed more than 30 FIRST HALF points in SEC play.
- The Aggies are allowing an average of 22.9 first-half points in SEC play, while limiting opponents to 29.9% FG-FGA / 22.7% 3FG-3FGA in the first stanza.
- Texas A&M ranks No. 2 in scoring defense in SEC play, allowing an average of 61.0 points/g. The Aggies have lopped nearly 10 full points off their average vs. non-conference opponents (70.4) to SEC foes.
- The Aggies have won five straight SEC games at Reed Arena dating back to last season.
- The Aggies have taken their charity stripe success to the next level over the past four games with an 88.2 success rate (60-of-68), including perfect efforts against Florida (7-of-7) and Kentucky (16-of-16).
- The Aggies are connecting on a league-best 78.2% free throw percentage in SEC play.
- Taylor IV, who ranks among the SEC leader in FTA, hasn't gone to the line in three of the past four games.
FIRST HALF CLAMPS:
Texas A&M is the only team that hasn't allowed an opponent to surpass the 30-point plateau in first half scoring in SEC play in 2022-23.
- SEC opponents are averaging 22.9 first-half points against the Aggies, who are limiting opponents to 29.9% FG-FGA / 22.7% 3FG-3FGA in the first stanza.
- The 12 first-half points allowed against Florida were the fewest by a conference opponent against the Aggies dating back to at least 1971. The previous low by a SEC foe was 13 by LSU on 3/12/2016.
First Half Defense vs. SEC Opponents
Team FG/FGA (Pct.) 3FG/3FGA (Pct.) Pts.
at Florida (1/4) 9-24 (.375) 2-10 (.200) 23
LSU (1/7) 8-28 (.286) 4-14 (.286) 23
Missouri (1/11) 7-23 (.304) 1-10 (.100) 25
at S. Carolina (1/14) 7-24 (.292) 2-11 (.182) 18
Florida (1/18) 2-26 (.077) 1-11 (.091) 12
at Kentucky (1/21) 11-36 (.306) 7-21 (.333) 29
at Auburn (1/24) 11-23 (.478) 3-11 (.273) 30
Total 55-184 (.299) 20-88 (.227) 160
SUCCEEDING AMONG THE TREES:
There are 10 total players in the SEC averaging 13.0+ points and 5.0+ rebounds per game. Texas A&M's 6-foot-2 Tyrece Radford is the SEC's only 13.0/5.0 player under 6-foot-7.
- According to StatsPASS, Radford and Maryland's Jahmir Young (6-1) are the ONLY players under 6-foot-2 in a "major conference" to average 13.0/5.0.
SEC's 13.0 Pts./G + 5.0 Rebs/G Players
(Sorted by Pts./G)
Rk Player, School Ht. Pts Reb
1. Brandon Miller, Alabama 6-9 19.5 8.2
2. KJ Williams, LSU 6-10 17.4 7.3
3. Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky 6-9 16.6 13.9
4. Gregory Jackson, S. Carolina 6-9 16.1 6.9
5. Kobe Brown, Missouri 6-8 15.8 5.6
6. Colin Castleton, Florida 6-11 15.0 7.6
7. Tolu Smith, Mississippi State 6-11 13.8 8.0
8. Tyrece Radford , Texas A&M 6-2 13.6 5.4
9. Johni Broome, Auburn 6-10 13.3 8.5
10. Liam Robbins, Vanderbilt 7-0 13.2 5.9
STRAW THAT STIRS THE DRINK:
Sophomore guard Wade Taylor IV, the 6-foot do-it-all dynamo from Dallas, Texas, ranks in the top 10 in the SEC in a wide array of statistical categories:
Statistic Average SEC Rank
Points 14.8 No. 10
Assists 3.8 No. 6
Steals 1.8 No. 8
Free Throws 73 total No. 8
FT% 82.0% No. 6
3-pointers 2.2 No. 8
3-point attempts 119 total No. 7
SEC ONLY NOTABLES:
- Tyrece Radford ranks No. 5 in scoring at 15.9/g.
- Julius Marble ranks No. 3 in FG% at 54.2%, while Radford is No. 6 at 46.2%.
- Dennis Dennis ranks No. 3 in rebounding at 8.3/g and No. 5 in defensive rebounds at 6.0/g.
- Wade Taylor IV ranks No. 4 in assists at 4.4/g and ranks No. 9 in assist/turnover ratio at 1.35.
- Henry Coleman III is tied for No. 7 in offensive rebounds at 2.3/g.
- The Aggies are hitting a SEC-best 78.2% of their free throws.
- Boosted by a 48-16 rebounding advantage vs. South Carolina, the Aggies rank No. 2 with an 8.8 rebounding margin.
- The Aggies rank No. 2 in field goal % (.461) and No. 3 in field goal % defense (.372)
FOLLOW THE ACTION:
- The game will be televised by SEC Network with Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Mark Wise (color) 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.
- A&M Student Early Entry:
- The North entry of Reed Arena will open at 6:00 p.m. for ANY A&M Student. All doors will open to the public at 6:30 p.m.
- BTHO Breast Cancer
- Visit 12thMan.com/BTHOBC for more info and to purchase your 2023 BTHO Breast Cancer t-shirt with proceeds benefitting the Pink Alliance and Kay Yow Foundation.
- Fan Zone (North Entry):
- Tent setup with TVs, games, face painting & more! For ALL fans starting at 6:30 p.m.
- Free Raising Cane's and Community Coffee tastings.
- 12th Man Rewards: 100 Points
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