Tuesday, January 16
Fayettevile, Ark.
8:00 PM
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Aggies Seek Rare Road Win Against Razorbacks
Jan 15, 2024 | Men's Basketball
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The Texas A&M men's basketball team (10-6 overall, 1-2 vs. SEC) takes on the Arkansas Razorbacks (9-7, 0-3) in a road SEC matchup at 8 p.m. on Tuesday at Bud Walton Arena.
TRENDS AND NOTABLES
BOOTS IS BACK:
Tyrece Radford's return to the starting lineup coincided with the start of SEC play and he's played at an elite level. Radford and LSU's Jordan Wright are the only SEC players to score 50+ points and grab 20+ rebounds since conference play started on 1/6.
Players w. 50+ Points/20+ Rebounds in SEC Play
SCORING PUNCH AT GUARD
Texas A&M's guard tandem of Wade Taylor IV and Tyrece Radford has combined to score 115 points in SEC play, making them the No. 2 guard scoring tandem through three conference games.
SEC Guard Scoring Tandems
BEST AGAINST THE BEST
Among DI players with multiple games vs. AP Top 25 teams, Wade Taylor IV ranks No. 3 nationally with a 27.0 scoring average.
2023-24 DI Scoring Leaders vs. AP Top 25 Teams
(Min. 2 Games)
Taylor IV vs. AP Top 25 Teams (2023-24)
* - Career high
Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, Taylor IV has averaged 22.6 points vs. AP Top 25 opponents, which ranks No. 2 nationally among active players.
DI Scoring Leaders vs. AP Top 25 Teams
(Since beginning of 2022-23 season / Min. 5 games)
WILLIAMS VS. AP TOP 25
Head coach Buzz Williams tallied his third win at Texas A&M against teams ranked in the top 6 of the AP Top 25 with the Aggies' 97-92 overtime upset of No. 6 Kentucky last Saturday.
Williams vs. AP Top 25 (since 2019-20)
- The Aggies have just a single victory on the Hogs' home court in the past 35 seasons (Aggies are 1-15 in that span). The lone win was an 87-80 victory on Feb. 23, 2019.
- UA is a "mirror opponent" with the Hogs making a return trip to Aggieland in just over a month on Feb. 20.
- The game will be televised on ESPN 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.
- Wade Taylor IV needs 3 steals to the 9th Aggie to reach 150 for his career.
- Tyrece Radford needs 6 rebounds to Texas A&M's 500-Rebound Club.
- For his total career (Duke+Texas A&M), Henry Coleman III needs 5 rebounds to reach 600 and his next steal will be No. 100.
- Wildens Leveque's next rebound will be the 500th of his total career (South Carolina+UMass+Texas A&M).
TRENDS AND NOTABLES
- The Aggies remain the nation's top offensive rebounding team (18.8/G) and average over 2.0 more off. rebounds/game than any other DI team. Against AP Top 25 teams, the average increases to 20.8/G.
- The Aggies have lost the offensive rebounding battle just twice this season - 14-13 vs. LSU on 1/6 and 17-15 vs. Iowa State on 11/26.
- Texas A&M stands atop KenPom's offensive rebounding percentage at 44.7, which is more than 3.0% higher than any other DI team.
- Wade Taylor IV's 18.2 scoring average ranks No. 3 nationally among DI players that have also posted 60 or more assists and 35+ steals.
- Henry Coleman III is one of four SEC players averaging 10+ points/8+ rebounds/G.
- Andersson Garcia has emerged as the SEC's leading rebounder at 8.6/G despite coming off the bench in 13-of-16 games. As a reserve, Garcia ranks No. 1 nationally in offensive rebounds/G (3.9) and No. 2 in total rebounds/G (7.8).
- Garcia and Coleman rank No. 1 and No. 5 in rebounds/G among SEC players.
- Tyrece Radford has slashed 16.0 pts/7.3 rebs./3.0 asts in 4 games since his full-time return from injury suffered at ESPN Events Invitational over Thanksgiving week.
- Since earning just 21 total FTA in back-to-back games vs. UVa (11/29) and DePaul (12/6), the Aggies have averaged 28.1 FTA in their last 7 games, including 25.0 in 3 games vs. SEC opps.
- The Aggies are No. 42 in the NET and have a 4-4 record against Quad 1 opponents.
BOOTS IS BACK:
Tyrece Radford's return to the starting lineup coincided with the start of SEC play and he's played at an elite level. Radford and LSU's Jordan Wright are the only SEC players to score 50+ points and grab 20+ rebounds since conference play started on 1/6.
Players w. 50+ Points/20+ Rebounds in SEC Play
| Player, School | G | Pts. | Rebs. |
| Tyrece Radford, Texas A&M | 3 | 53 | 22 |
| Jordan Wright, LSU | 3 | 53 | 21 |
SCORING PUNCH AT GUARD
Texas A&M's guard tandem of Wade Taylor IV and Tyrece Radford has combined to score 115 points in SEC play, making them the No. 2 guard scoring tandem through three conference games.
SEC Guard Scoring Tandems
| Players, School | G | Pts. | Avg. |
| Knecht/Zeigler, Tennessee | 3 | 133 | 44.3 |
| Taylor IV/Radford, Texas A&M | 3 | 115 | 38.3 |
| Clayton Jr./Pullin, Florida | 3 | 113 | 37.7 |
| Reeves/Wagner, Kentucky | 3 | 103 | 34.3 |
| Wright/Cook, LSU | 3 | 101 | 33.7 |
BEST AGAINST THE BEST
Among DI players with multiple games vs. AP Top 25 teams, Wade Taylor IV ranks No. 3 nationally with a 27.0 scoring average.
- Taylor scored a career-high 35 points vs. then No. 19 FAU and earned SEC Player of the Week honors after pouring in 34 points against No. 4 Houston last Saturday at the Toyota Center. Last Saturday, "4" torched Kentucky for 31.
- Taylor is the only DI player with three 30-point games vs ranked teams in 2023-24.
2023-24 DI Scoring Leaders vs. AP Top 25 Teams
(Min. 2 Games)
| Player, School | Gm. | Pts./G |
| Eric Dixon, Villanova | 2 | 33.0 |
| David Jones, Memphis | 4 | 28.3 |
| Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M | 4 | 27.0 |
| Johnell Davis, FAU | 3 | 26.7 |
| Erik Reynolds II, St. Joseph's | 2 | 26.0 |
Taylor IV vs. AP Top 25 Teams (2023-24)
| Opponent (Date) | Pts. | Rebs. | Asts. |
| vs. #19 FAU (11/24) | *35 | 3 | 5 |
| vs. #4 Houston (12/16) | 34 | 3 | 4 |
| at #16 Auburn (1/9) | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| #6 Kentucky (1/13) | 31 | 6 | 5 |
Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, Taylor IV has averaged 22.6 points vs. AP Top 25 opponents, which ranks No. 2 nationally among active players.
DI Scoring Leaders vs. AP Top 25 Teams
(Since beginning of 2022-23 season / Min. 5 games)
| Player, School | Gm. | Pts./G |
| Zach Edey, Purdue | 10 | 22.7 |
| Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M | 9 | 22.6 |
| Boo Buie, Northwestern | 9 | 21.1 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois | 11 | 20.6 |
| Hunter Dickinson, Kansas | 10 | 20.3 |
| RJ Davis, North Carolina | 14 | 20.3 |
| Eric Dixon, Villanova | 11 | 19.5 |
| KJ Simpson, Colorado | 8 | 19.5 |
| Caleb Love, Arizona | 13 | 19.2 |
| Tyson Walker, Michigan St. | 15 | 18.5 |
WILLIAMS VS. AP TOP 25
Head coach Buzz Williams tallied his third win at Texas A&M against teams ranked in the top 6 of the AP Top 25 with the Aggies' 97-92 overtime upset of No. 6 Kentucky last Saturday.
- Williams is the only head coach in Texas A&M men's basketball history with a trio of top 6 wins. Joining Williams with multiple top 6 wins is Billy Gillispie, who hired Williams on his initial Aggie coaching staff in 2004-05. Gillispie logged a pair of top 6 victories - over No. 6 Texas in 2006 and No. 6 Kansas in 2007.
- Williams' teams have tallied the two highest-ranked wins in school history over AP Top 25 teams with victories over No. 2 Alabama in the 2022-23 regular season finale and No. 4 Auburn in the 2022 SEC Tournament quarterfinals.
Williams vs. AP Top 25 (since 2019-20)
| Date | Opponent (Rk) | Result |
| 11/15/19 | Gonzaga (8) | L, 49-79 |
| 2/25/20 | Kentucky (8) | L, 60-69 |
| 3/4/20 | at Auburn (17) | W, 78-75 |
| 1/9/21 | Tennessee (9) | L, 54-68 |
| 1/16/21 | Missouri (17) | L, 52-68 |
| 3/6/21 | at Arkansas (12) | L, 80-87 |
| 1/19/22 | Kentucky (12) | L, 58-64 |
| 1/26/22 | atLSU (19) | L, 64-70 |
| 2/1/22 | at Tennessee (22) | L, 80-90 |
| 2/12/22 | at Auburn (1) | L, 58-75 |
| 3/2/22 | at Alabama (25) | W, 87-71 |
| 3/11/22 | vs. Auburn (4) | W, 67-62 |
| 3/12/22 | vs. Arkansas (15) | W, 82-64 |
| 3/13/22 | vs. Tennessee (9) | L, 50-65 |
| 1/11/23 | Missouri (20) | W, 82-64 |
| 1/25/23 | at Auburn (15) | W, 79-63 |
| 2/21/23 | Tennessee (11) | W, 68-63 |
| 3/4/23 | Alabama (2) | W, 67-61 |
| 3/12/23 | vs. Alabama (4) | L, 63-82 |
| 11/24/23 | vs. FAU (19) | L, 89-96 |
| 12/16/23 | vs. Houston (4) | L, 66-70 |
| 1/9/24 | at Auburn (16) | L, 55-66 |
| 1/13/24 | Kentucky (6) | W, 97-92 |
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