ATHENS - The Texas A&M men's basketball team takes on the Georgia Bulldogs in a 5 p.m. matchup at Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday in Athens, Ga. The Bulldogs represent a NET Quadrant 2 opportunity for the Aggies.
UGA-TAMU Statistical Comparison
TV/RADIO INFORMATION
SEC LEADERS IN QUAD 1 WINS
TRENDS AND NOTABLES
MILESTONES TO WATCH
500/100/100/50 IN THE SEC
Wade Taylor IV's next rebound will be No. 100 of 2023-24. With the rebound, he joins an elite group of SEC players with 500 points, 100 rebounds, 100 assists and 50 steals in a single season since Aggies joined the elite league in 2012-13.
Taylor was four rebounds short of joining this group in 2022-23 (572/96/137/61)
SEC 500/100/100/50 Players since 2012-13
DOMINICAN RODMAN
Drawing comparisons to former NBA great Dennis Rodman for his tenacious defense and rebounding prowess, senior F Andersson Garcia moving up the Aggies' single season rebounds list.
Texas A&M Season Rebounds List
- The Aggies seek to snap a five-game losing streak, which is the program's longest since dropping eight consecutive decisions in 2022.
- In the Buzz Williams era, the Aggies are 4-1 vs. the Bulldogs, including four straight wins. Williams is 1-1 vs. UGA in Athens.
- Texas A&M leads the all-time series, 8-5, and the two teams have split six previous meetings in Athens.
UGA-TAMU Statistical Comparison
| Statistic | GEORGIA | TEXAS A&M |
| FGM | 25.3 | 24.9 |
| FGA | 58.3 | 63.3 |
| FG% | 0.435 | 0.393 |
| 3PM | 8 | 6.5 |
| 3PA | 23.5 | 24.2 |
| 3P% | 0.341 | 0.267 |
| FTM | 17.1 | 16.9 |
| FTA | 23.3 | 24.1 |
| FT% | 0.736 | 0.7 |
| Off. Reb | 9.8 | 17.5 |
| Def. Reb | 25.6 | 25 |
| Rebounds | 35.5 | 42.6 |
| Assists | 11.6 | 11.1 |
| Steals | 6.4 | 7.1 |
| Blocks | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| Turnovers | 11.6 | 9.7 |
| Points | 75.8 | 73 |
TV/RADIO INFORMATION
- The game will be televised by SEC Network with Dave Neal (play-by-play) and Jon Sundvold (analyst) on the call.
- The matchup airs on the Texas A&M Radio Network, locally on 1620 AM/94.5 FM or worldwide on the 12th Man Mobile App with Andrew Monaco and Dr. John Thornton describing the action.
SEC LEADERS IN QUAD 1 WINS
- The Aggies are tied for the SEC lead with five NET Quadrant 1 victories in 2023-24 (5-6 overall).
- Texas A&M's Q1 wins were over Tennessee (current No. 5), vs. Iowa State (8), Kentucky (19), at SMU (44) and at Ohio State (65).
TRENDS AND NOTABLES
- Thirteen of the Aggies' 28 games have been tied or a one-possession game after the final 4:00 media timeout. Texas A&M is 6-7 in those games.
- During the current five-game losing skid, three of losses were tied or one-possession game with less than 3:00 remaining, including two that saw the Aggies have the lead or the game tied with less than :15 seconds remaining.
- Texas A&M is the SEC leader in rebounding margin at 8.2 and rank No. 2 in rebounds at 42.6.
- The SEC's leader in fewest turnovers for the full season and league play, the Aggies are 10-2 when they have nine or fewer turnovers in a game.
- Andersson Garcia is averaging 12.3 rebounds over the last seven games, including a trio of 15+ efforts. He also averaged 12.3 boards in four games vs. top 25 team in that span.
- Garcia has reeled in 30 more offensive rebounds than anyone else in the SEC for the full season and 16 more in league games.
- The Aggies lead the nation in offensive rebounds/game at 17.5 and have garnered 20 or more offensive caroms eight times in 2023-24.
MILESTONES TO WATCH
- Andersson Garcia is within 12 rebounds of leaping to No. 5 on the school's single season rebounding list. Heading to UGA, Garcia is No. 9 with 265 boards. He needs two to match No. 8 Ronnie Peret (267), four to match No. 7 Vernon Smith (269) and 12 to reach the 277 by Robert Williams II and Bryan Davis.
- In conference games, Garcia needs 10 to match No. 5 Steve Niles, who had 163 in SWC play in 1970.
- Wade Taylor IV's next rebound will be No. 100 of 2023-24. With the rebound, he becomes the second player in school history to reach 500 points, 100 rebounds, 100 assists and 50 steals in a single season, joining Don Marbury in 1985-86.
500/100/100/50 IN THE SEC
Wade Taylor IV's next rebound will be No. 100 of 2023-24. With the rebound, he joins an elite group of SEC players with 500 points, 100 rebounds, 100 assists and 50 steals in a single season since Aggies joined the elite league in 2012-13.
Taylor was four rebounds short of joining this group in 2022-23 (572/96/137/61)
SEC 500/100/100/50 Players since 2012-13
| Player, School, Year | Pts. | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. |
| Scotty Pippen Jr., VU, 21-22 | 736 | 128 | 162 | 70 |
| Mason Jones., ARK, 19-20 | 683 | 169 | 106 | 50 |
| JD Notae., ARK, 21-22 | 660 | 164 | 134 | 81 |
| J.J. Frazier., UGA, 16-17 | 640 | 129 | 140 | 63 |
| Ben Simmons., LSU, 15-16 | 632 | 388 | 158 | 65 |
| Tyler Ulis., UK, 15-16 | 606 | 105 | 246 | 51 |
| De'Aaron Fox., UK, 16-17 | 601 | 143 | 165 | 53 |
| Mark Sears, ALA, 23-24 | 577 | 121 | 114 | 50 |
| Kira Lewis Jr.., ALA, 19-20 | 573 | 148 | 162 | 56 |
| Q. Weatherspoon., MSU, 17-18 | 534 | 222 | 123 | 52 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander., UK, 17-18 | 532 | 153 | 189 | 61 |
| Tremont Waters., LSU, 17-18 | 525 | 111 | 198 | 67 |
| Skylar Mays., LSU, 19-20 | 517 | 156 | 100 | 55 |
| Josh Richardson., UT, 14-15 | 513 | 143 | 115 | 67 |
| Terence Davis., OM, 18-19 | 501 | 191 | 114 | 54 |
| PJ Dozier., USC, 16-17 | 501 | 173 | 101 | 60 |
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| Wade Taylor IV, TAMU, 23-24 | 523 | 99 | 109 | 57 |
DOMINICAN RODMAN
Drawing comparisons to former NBA great Dennis Rodman for his tenacious defense and rebounding prowess, senior F Andersson Garcia moving up the Aggies' single season rebounds list.
Texas A&M Season Rebounds List
| Rk. | Player | Year | Rebounds |
| 1 | Claude Riley | 1981-82 | 317 |
| 2 | Tyler Davis | 2017-18 | 313 |
| 3 | Rudy Woods | 1978-79 | 286 |
| John Beasley | 1965-66 | 286 | |
| 5 | Bryan Davis | 2009-10 | 277 |
| Robert Williams | 2017-18 | 277 | |
| 7 | Vernon Smith | 1978-79 | 269 |
| 8 | Ronnie Peret | 1967-68 | 267 |
| 9 | Andersson Garcia | 2023-24 | 265 |
| 10 | Barry Davis | 1975-76 | 264 |