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Aggies Battle No. 16 Minnesota at 76 Classic
Nov. 28, 2009
Anaheim, Calif. - Texas A&M will face No. 16-ranked Minnesota, its third top-20 opponent in a row, Sunday for third-place at the 76 Classic in Anaheim. The game will tip at 4 p.m. (CT) and will be televised nationally on ESPN2. Third-Place Game, 76 Classic Texas A&M Aggies (4-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs. No. 16 Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-1, 0-0 Big Ten Conference)
Sunday, Nov. 28, 2009 2 p.m. (PT)/4 p.m. (CT) Anaheim Convention Center (7,734 cap.) Anaheim, Calif.
TELEVISION: ESPN2 (national) Dave O'Brien, play-by-play Steve Lavin, analyst Andy Katz, sideline reporter Direct TV: Channel 209 Dish Network: Channel 144
RADIO: Texas A&M Sports Network http://www.aggieathletics.com/multimedia/aggies-on-the-radio.html Dave South, play-by-play Al Pulliam, commentary Sirius Satellite Radio: n/a
Texas A&M Basketball Digital Media Texas A&M Media Almanac (complete bios, history and records): http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/352a4862 Mark Turgeon's Virtual Guide to Texas A&M Basketball: http://coachturgeon.com/ Aggie Basketball Fast Break blog: http://blogs.aggieathletics.com/fastbreak/
Texas A&M Aggies http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/tam-m-baskbl-body.html Record: 4-1 (0-0 Big 12) Ranking: Receiving votes (AP and Coaches) Last Game: Lost to No. 8 West Virginia (73-66) on Friday Head Coach: Mark Turgeon (Kansas '87) Record: 206-141 (12th year) at Texas A&M: 53-22 (3rd year) vs. Minnesota: 0-0
Projected Texas A&M Starters No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG 5 Dash Harris G 6-1 175 So 5.4 3.4 3.5 15 Donald Sloan G 6-3 205 Sr 17.4 4.4 3.5 3 Derrick Roland G 6-4 190 Sr 11.8 2.8 2.0 45 Nate Walkup F 6-7 210 Jr 5.0 2.8 -- 0 Bryan Davis F 6-9 250 Sr 9.0 7.0 --
Off the Bench 10 David Loubeau F 6-8 230 So. 9.4 5.6 -- 11 B.J. Holmes G 5-11 175 Jr 11.0 2.6 -- 22 Khris Middleton F 6-7 215 Fr 1.8 2.8 -- 23 Naji Hibbert G 6-6 200 Fr 3.0 2.0 --
Minnesota Golden Gophers http://www.gophersports.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=3302&DB_OEM_ID=8400 Record: 4-1 (0-0 Big Ten Conference) Ranking: No. 16 (coaches); No. 22 (AP) Last Game: Lost to Portland (61-56) on Friday Head Coach: Tubby Smith (High Point '73) Record: 433-171 (19th year) at Minnesota: 46-26 (3rd year) vs. Texas A&M: 0-0
Big 12 Conference: http://www.big12sports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&KEY=&SPID=13134&SPSID=106110 Big Ten Conference: http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/big10-m-baskbl-body.html Series Notes *Minnesota leads the series, 1-0. The only previous meeting came in the championship game of the 1979 Pillsbury Classic in Minneapolis, with the Golden Gophers posting a 69-63 victory behind standout Kevin McHale. Under Coach Shelby Metcalf, A&M went on to a 26-8 record and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, where it lost in overtime to eventual champion Louisville. *A&M is 10-16 against current members of the Big Ten but has won four straight. The last time the Aggies played a Big Ten team was when they beat Ohio State (70-47) in the championship game of the 2007 preseason NIT.
Key Game Notes *Minnesota (4-1) is ranked No. 16 in both polls (AP and ESPN/USA Today). The Golden Gophers are the third top-20 team A&M has faced in four days in the 76 Classic. A&M has played three straight games against ranked teams in non-conference play once before in its history, but never in a four-day span. In 1978-79, the Aggies played four straight ranked teams, beating No. 15 UNLV (101-99) and No. 19 San Francisco (68-65) to win the Golden Gate Invitational, then upsetting No. 11 Kentucky (73-69) in the first round of the Wildcat Invitational the following week. The Aggies lost the title game to No. 15 Illinois (71-57). *A&M plays at No. 14 Washington Dec. 22 in the Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series. *A&M has played in 106 regular-season tournaments and has won 18 titles. The Aggies went 1-1 last year in the South Padre Island Invitational, losing to Tulsa and beating Kent State. A&M won the 2007 Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, beating Washington and Ohio State at New York City's Madison Square Garden. *A&M Coach Mark Turgeon is 32-3 in regular-season non-conference games at A&M, including wins against Arizona, Washington, Ohio State, Alabama and LSU. The losses were at Arizona in 2007-08, to Tulsa in the 2008 South Padre Invitational, and on Friday to West Virginia. *A&M's juniors and seniors are very familiar with Anaheim. The Aggies lost to then-No. 1 UCLA (65-62) in the 2006 Wooden Classic and also played the first and second round games of the 2008 NCAA Tournament in Anaheim. All three games were played at the Honda Center. In the 2008 NCAAs, A&M upset No. 23 BYU (67-62) then lost to No. 2-ranked and top-seeded UCLA (51-49) in a controversial finish. *A&M assistant coach Bill Walker served as an assistant at Minnesota from 1999-07 under Dan Monson and helped recruit several players on the Golden Gophers' roster.
About Minnesota *Minnesota is 4-1 after falling to Portland (61-56) Friday. *The Golden Gophers are in their third season under Head Coach Tubby Smith. *Minnesota went 22-11 last year and placed seventh in the Big Ten Conference with a 9-9 mark. The Golden Gophers lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. *Minnesota beat No. 10 Butler (82-73) in Thursday's first round. The Golden Gophers also have posted wins against Tennessee Tech (87-50), Stephen F. Austin (82-42) and Utah Valley (76-51). *Minnesota is led by senior guard Lawrence Westbrook (6-0), who is averaging 14.2 points. West Virginia Recap 17 points in the second half to lead No. 8 West Virginia to a 73-66 victory over Texas A&M in the 76 Classic at the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday. Butler added five rebounds and five assists for the Mountaineers (4-0), who advanced to Sunday's tournament final. Devin Ebanks came off the bench to score 14 points and nine rebounds, and Darryl Bryant chipped in with 12 points. B.J. Holmes and Donald Sloan scored 18 points apiece for the Aggies (5-1). Bryan Davis added a season-high 10 rebounds. With the score at 44-all, Butler scored 10 points during a 12-1 surge that gave West Virginia a 56-45 lead with 11:47 to play. A&M, which led by as many as four points in the first half, used a 6-0 run to narrow the deficit to 67-63 with 1:08 left. But after Butler converted a free throw, Ebanks stole the ball, was fouled on a slam dunk and made the ensuing free throw to extend the lead to 71-63 with 42.9 seconds left. The Mountaineers shot 51.1 percent for the game, 61.9 percent in the second half. The Aggies committed 16 turnovers and missed 13 of 31 free throws, including 8-of-17 in the second half. *Has averaged 9.0 rebounds in 76 Classic. DASH HARRIS *A&M is 11-1 when Harris has at least 3 assists in his career. *Scored 7 points in opener against Angelo State. *Averaging 19.0 points in the 76 Classic. *Scored a career-high 20 points and matched his career best with 9 rebounds against Angelo State...made 10-of-14 from the field. *Scored 12 points and tied career high with 9 rebounds in win vs. Clemson. *Had 12 points with 9 rebounds in exhibition game against Commerce. *Started in first two games *Has scored in double figures in three of five games this season. *Averaging 13.5 points in 76 Classic. *Scored a team-high 17 points in exhibition game against Commerce. *Has started in the last three games. Coach Mark Turgeon *A former player and assistant coach at Kansas, 44-year-old Mark Turgeon is entering his third season at Texas A&M. He cut his coaching teeth at Kansas under legends Larry Brown and Roy Williams. *Turgeon's 49 wins at A&M in his first two seasons in the Big 12 are a record by a league coach. The previous mark was 47 wins by Kansas' Bill Self (2003-05) and Iowa State's Larry Eustachy (1998-00). Others near the top of the list are Texas Tech's Bob Knight (45), Texas' Rick Barnes (43) and A&M's Billy Gillispie (43). *Turgeon's two-year win total ties for the second-best debut in the entire history of any Big 12 school. Eddie Sutton won 52 games his first two years at Oklahoma State (1990-92), while Tom Penders won 49 in his first two seasons at Texas (1988-90). *Turgeon is 32-3 in regular-season non-conference games at A&M, losing on the road at Arizona in 2007, to Tulsa last year at a neutral site and Friday to West Virginia. *He is only the second coach to lead A&M to consecutive NCAA Tournaments. Turgeon led the Aggies to a 25-11 record in his first season and a 24-10 mark last year. Turgeon's 25 wins in 2007-08 were the most by a Big 12 coach in his debut and tied for the most by a first-year coach in the history of any Big 12 school. Tom Penders went 25-9 in his first year at Texas in 1988-89 prior to the Big 12. *Turgeon was inducted into the Topeka Shawnee County Sports Hall of Fame in June. Turgeon helped lead Hayden High School to back-to-back state titles in 1982 and 1983, including a perfect season his senior year. He was an all-city pick and also received all-state recognition. *Turgeon went on to play at Kansas, becoming the first Jayhawk to play in four consecutive NCAA Tournaments (1984-87), including a Final Four appearance in 1986. He played in 12 NCAA Tournament games, helping the Jayhawks to an 8-4 record. Turgeon served as head coach at Wichita State for seven seasons before moving on to A&M in 2007. *Turgeon has led his teams to at least 20 wins in five of the last six seasons (His WSU team won 17 games in 2006-07). His teams have advanced to postseason play six times in the last seven years. *Turgeon's record in the last seven years is 139-66 (.678). *As an assistant coach at Kansas under Larry Brown, Turgeon helped the Jayhawks to the 1988 NCAA Championship. As an assistant at KU under Roy Williams (1988-92), he participated in three NCAA Tournaments in four years, including the 1991 national championship game. *As a player, assistant coach and head coach, Turgeon has compiled a 25-11 NCAA Tournament record (8-4 as a player, 13-4 as an assistant, 4-3 as a head coach). Turgeon is the only active Big 12 head coach to play and coach in an NCAA Final Four. *Turgeon also participated in the 1995 NCAA Tournament as an assistant coach at Oregon under Jerry Green. It was the Ducks' first NCAA appearance in 34 years. *In 12 NCAA Tournament appearances as a player, assistant coach and head coach, Turgeon has lost a first-round NCAA game just once (Oregon in 1995 under Coach Jerry Green).
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