2008-2009 men's basketball yearbook
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2008-09The Dream Starts Here
BasketballTexas A&M Aggies
“Believe it – Texas A&M is now a hoops power.”
MSNBC Sports
“The Aggies have been skyrocketing in recent years,
and it appears that will continue. The last four years have produced 95 victories,
one NIT berth and three NCAA Tournament
appearances – the best run in school history.”The Dallas Morning News
Three Texas A&M players have been draftedin the last four years, including
first-round choices Acie Law IV (2007) and Antoine Wright (2005). DeAndre Jordan
was a second-round pick in 2008.
Acie Law IVAtlanta Hawks
Antoine WrightDallas Mavericks
DeAndre JordanLos Angeles Clippers
Acie Law IVAtlanta Hawks
Antoine WrightDallas Mavericks
DeAndre JordanLos Angeles Clippers
Three Texas A&M players have been draftedin the last four years, including
first-round choices Acie Law IV (2007) and Antoine Wright (2005). DeAndre Jordan
was a second-round pick in 2008.
A
2008-09Contents
Facilities168
Spotlight154
Competition146
Review80
Players46
Leadership18
Philosophy6
Student Life178
Appendix198Mark Turgeon
“The Aggies have a great coach in Mark Turgeon
and the program is bringing in
better talent than it has in years.”
CollegeHoops.net
“Mark Turgeon knows how to
coach and he’s got plenty of talent to keep
the Aggies moving forward.”
Slam Magazine
“I was lucky to have Coach Turgeon as my
college coach. He taught me a lot about basketball and how to be a better person. He’s a great coach who is
full of wisdom and is willing to share it.”
DeAndre JordanLos Angeles Clippers
Texas A&M Player (2007-08)
Dream
Believe
Become2
Dream
Believe
Become
www.AggieAthletics.com
CreditsThis book is an official publication of the
Texas A&M Athletics Department.
Executive EditorAlan Cannon
Editor, DesignerColin Killian
Associate EditorCyndi Mousner
Cover DesignJon Carpenter/Colin Killian/Cyndi Mousner
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Texas A&M UniversityKansas University
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The “Texas A&M Basketball Yearbook” has been named “Best in the Nation” for three
straight years by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
The 2008-09 Texas A&M Basketball Media
Fact book includes detailed biographical
and statistical information on players and
coaches as well as complete program history
and records. The book can be downloaded in
PDF format at AggieAthletics.com or can be
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“Texas A&M’s fan support is among the best in the Big 12, routinely setting
attendance records at Reed Arena.”CBS Sportsline.com
The “Texas A&M Basketball Yearbook” has been named “Best in the Nation” for three
straight years by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
2008-09Nov. 5 TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE (EXH.)Nov. 16 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFFNov. 18 STEPHEN F. AUSTINNov. 21# JACKSON STATENov. 25# UNC WILMINGTONNov. 28% vs. Tulsa (Fox College Sports)Nov. 29% vs. Illinois or Kent StateDec. 5@ ARIZONA (ESPNU)Dec. 13 at AlabamaDec. 15 FLORIDA A&MDec. 17 SMUDec. 20^ vs. LSUDec. 28 SAM HOUSTON STATEDec. 31 at RiceJan. 3 McNEESE STATEJan. 5 NORTH DAKOTAJan. 10 at Oklahoma State (ESPNU)Jan. 14 BAYLOR (ESPN2)Jan. 17 OKLAHOMA (ESPN)Jan. 19 at Kansas (ESPN)Jan. 24 at Texas (ESPNU)Jan. 28 TEXAS TECH (ESPNU)Jan. 31 OKLAHOMA STATE (ESPN)Feb. 4 at Oklahoma (Big 12)Feb. 7 KANSAS STATE (Big 12)Feb. 14 at Baylor (FSN)Feb. 16 TEXAS (ESPN)Feb. 21 at Texas Tech (TTTV)Feb. 24 at Nebraska (ESPN2)Feb. 28 IOWA STATE (Big 12)March 4 at Colorado (ESPNU)March 7 MISSOURI (ESPN2)
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Philosophy “I was never a great player so I had to be a team
guy and my teams play that way. We’re going to play hard, play smart and play together. This
is a very special group of young men.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
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2008-09PhilosophyPlay Hard
Play SmartPlay Together
Offensive Style
Defensive Style
BasketballTexas A&M Aggies
In April 2007, Texas A&M hired Mark Turgeon as head coach to build on the Aggies’ recent success and to take the pro-gram to even greater heights. His philosophy of playing hard, playing smart and playing as a team makes him a perfect fit at A&M.
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JoshCarter
DerrickRoland
BryanDavis PhilosophyPlay Hard
“A&M has won over fans with the gutsy,
hard-nosed style of play that’s become
its trademark.”12th Man Magazine
ChinemeluElonu
DonaldSloan
“We don’t want anyone ever thinking
A&M is soft.”Joseph Jones
Texas A&M Forward (2004-08)
“This program wasbuilt on toughness.”
Beau MuhlbachTexas A&M Guard (2005-08)
9
10
PhilosophyPlay Smart“We talk a lot about
playing from the neck up. We are constantly
teaching through-out the season and
throughout our play-ers’ careers about
just playing smart.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
“Mark Turgeon is a very smart
and experienced basketball coach.”
Seth DavisSports Illustrated
MarkTurgeon
11
B.J. Holmes
MarkTurgeon
DerrickRoland
PhilosophyPlay Together“Texas A&M is all about
tradition and family. Everyone sticks
together and it’s like a huge family here.
I love A&M.”DeAndre Jordan
Los Angeles Clippers Texas A&M Center (2007-08)
Donald Sloan
“The people at A&M are the best. They treat each other
like family.”Chinemelu Elonu
Texas A&M Junior
12 13
14
BryanDavis
DonaldSloan
PhilosophyUp-Tempo OffenseuA&M has scored more points in the last two seasons that at any other time in school history. The Aggies scored 2,548 points last year, second only to the 2,570 points they scored in 2006-07.
uA&M has made more three-pointers in the last two seasons than ever before. The Aggies made 211 treys last year, just off the record of 215 set in 2006-07.
uA&M ranked second in the Big 12 in fieldgoalaccuracylastseason,making 46.7 percent.
uA&M ranked third in the Big 12 in scor- ing margin last season, winning by an average of 9.2 points per game.
uA&M averaged just 12.7 turnovers per game last year, fourth fewest in the Big 12 Conference.
uSenior Josh Carter (left) enters the sea- son with 1,098 career points. He needs 496pointstobecomeoneofthetopfive scorers in school history. Carter needs just 11 three-pointers to become A&M’s career leader.
Josh Carter
“We play a fun style of basketball in which we try to get as many easy baskets as we can. We offer a good half-court game, transition and ways to get baskets
for guys.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
15
16
“We play mostly man-to-man defense, but we’re not afraid to change things up.We just try to figure out ways to win games.”Mark Turgeon
DerrickRoland
BryanDavis
NathanWalkup
“The Aggies arestill as physical as ever on D.”
Luke WinnSports Illustrated
PhilosophyIn-Your-Face DefenseuA&M ranked among the top 25 teams in the nation last season in scoring defense(61.1)anddefensivefieldgoal percentage (.395).
uA&M has allowed just 60.3 points per game over the last two seasons while allowing its opponents to connect on just 38.6percentfromthefield.
uA&M ranked eighth nationally in re- bounding margin last season at +7.1.
uA&M posted 145 blocked shots last sea- son, the third most in school history and the most in 18 years.
uA&M was tenacious on defense and did it without fouling much as only seven Aggies fouled out in Big 12 play, the second fewest in school history and the fewest since 1958-59.
ChinemeluElonu
“Our identity is defense.”
Mark TurgeonTexas A&M Head Coach
“Games are won on defense and we take pride in our defense.”
Dash HarrisTexas A&M Freshman
17
Leaders
hip 2008-09Leadership
Mark TurgeonHead Coach
Scott SpinelliAssociate Head Coach
Pooh WilliamsonAssistant Coach
Bill WalkerAssistant Coach
Mike RohnDirector of Basketball Operations
Byron SmithSenior Athletic Assistant
Barry DavisDirector of Student-Athlete Development
Dustin Clark, Athletic Assistant
Stephen Gentry, Video Coordinator
Vern Banks, Strength Coach
Garry Gibson, Scholastic Supervisor
Matt Doles, Athletic Trainer
Amy Bragg, Sports Dietician
BasketballTexas A&M Aggies
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28
30
32
34
36
38
40
“Turgeon is settling in at Texas A&M
quite nicely. Mark is cut from the same
cloth as his mentor, Roy Williams. He
outworks and outhustles his competition.”
Andy KatzESPN
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Leaders
hip
Mark
Turg
eon
Hea
d C
oach
(Kan
sas
’87)
Sec
ond
Seas
onB
orn
: Feb
. 5, 1
965
in T
opek
a, K
an.
Ca
reer
Rec
ord
: 178
-130
(10
yea
rs)
Exp
erie
nce
uK
an
sas,
Ass
ista
nt
Co
ach
(19
87-9
2)
Hea
d C
oach
: Lar
ry B
row
n
1987
-88
27-1
1 N
CA
A C
ham
pion
s
Hea
d C
oach
: Roy
Wil
liam
s
1988
-89
19-1
2
1989
-90
30-5
N
CA
A S
econ
d R
oun
d
1990
-91
27-8
N
CA
A R
un
ner
-up
19
91-9
2 27
-5
NC
AA
Sec
ond
Rou
nd
uO
reg
on
, Ass
ista
nt
Co
ach
(19
92-9
7)
Hea
d C
oach
: Jer
ry G
reen
19
92-9
3 10
-20
19
93-9
4 10
-17
19
94-9
5 19
-9
NC
AA
Fir
st R
oun
d
1995
-96
16-1
3
1996
-97
17-1
1 N
IT F
irst
Rou
nd
uP
hil
adel
ph
ia 7
6ers
, Ass
ista
nt
Coa
ch (
1997
-98)
H
ead
Coa
ch: L
arry
Bro
wn
19
97-9
8 31
-51
uJ
ack
son
vil
le S
tate
, Hea
d C
oa
ch
1998
-99
8-18
1999
-00
17-1
1
at J
SU
: 25
-29
(2 y
ears
)
uW
ich
ita
Sta
te, H
ead
Co
ach
(20
00-0
7)
2000
-01
9-19
20
01-0
2 15
-15
20
02-0
3 18
-12
NIT
Ope
nin
g R
oun
d
2003
-04
21-1
1 N
IT F
irst
Rou
nd
20
04-0
5 22
-10
NIT
Sec
ond
Rou
nd
20
05-0
6 26
-9
NC
AA
Sw
eet
Six
teen
•
Mis
sou
ri V
alle
y C
oach
of
the
Yea
r
2006
-07
17-1
4
at W
SU
: 12
8-90
(7
year
s)
uT
exa
s A
&M
, Hea
d C
oa
ch (
2007
- )
20
07-0
8 25
-11
N
CA
A S
econ
d R
oun
d
at A
&M
: 25
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(1 y
ear)
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cation
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ay
den
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h S
cho
ol,
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st-t
eam
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te p
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as a
sen
ior
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niv
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f K
an
sas,
198
7
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el A
dm
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trat
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r
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d h
is w
ife,
th
e fo
rmer
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n
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of C
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ago,
hav
e th
ree
you
ng
chil
dre
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left
to
righ
t): L
eo (
3), E
lla
Ham
ilto
n (
7) a
nd
Wil
liam
Har
ris
(9).
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ch T
urg
eon
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im
pres
sive
ped
igre
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play
ing
for
and
coa
chin
g u
nd
er s
uch
leg
end
s as
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ry B
row
n a
nd
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liam
s. H
is
team
s h
ave
won
at
leas
t 20
gam
es i
n f
our
of t
he
last
five
yea
rs a
nd
hav
e ad
van
ced
to
post
seas
on p
lay
in fi
ve o
f th
e la
st s
ix s
easo
ns.
“Mar
k is
ver
y in
telli
gent
, org
aniz
ed
and
com
petit
ive,
and
he
has
a r
eal p
assi
on
for
coac
hing
. Mar
k an
d Te
xas
A&M
are
a
won
derf
ul m
atch
.”R
oy W
illia
ms
Nor
th C
arol
ina
Hea
d C
oach
Form
er K
ansa
s H
ead
Coa
ch
Coa
ch T
urg
eon
has
an
im
pres
sive
ped
igre
e,
play
ing
for
and
coa
chin
g u
nd
er s
uch
leg
end
s as
Lar
ry B
row
n a
nd
Roy
Wil
liam
s. H
is
team
s h
ave
won
at
leas
t 20
gam
es i
n f
our
of t
he
last
five
yea
rs a
nd
hav
e ad
van
ced
to
post
seas
on p
lay
in fi
ve o
f th
e la
st s
ix s
easo
ns.
Coa
ch T
urg
eon
has
an
im
pres
sive
ped
igre
e,
play
ing
for
and
coa
chin
g u
nd
er s
uch
leg
end
s as
Lar
ry B
row
n a
nd
Roy
Wil
liam
s. H
is
team
s h
ave
won
at
leas
t 20
gam
es i
n f
our
of t
he
last
five
yea
rs a
nd
hav
e ad
van
ced
to
post
seas
on p
lay
in fi
ve o
f th
e la
st s
ix s
easo
ns.
Tu
rgeo
n a
nd
his
wif
e, t
he
form
er A
nn
F
owle
r of
Ch
icag
o, h
ave
thre
e yo
un
g ch
ild
ren
(le
ft t
o ri
ght)
: Leo
(3)
, Ell
a H
amil
ton
(7)
an
d W
illi
am H
arri
s (9
).
20 21
LeadershipMark Turgeon“Mark has become one of the brightest young coaches in the game. I played against him
(in the 1986 Final Four) and I ran into few
competitors who were tougher than Mark.”
Jay BilasCBS Sports
“I try to work hard, work smart and
treat people right. I don’t ever want to be mediocre in anything I do.”
Mark TurgeonTexas A&M Head Coach
Turgeon is 3-2 in the NCAA Tournament in the last three seasons. He led Wichita State to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2006 and took A&M to the second round last year.
22 23
“Turge is a great hire for A&M. When his teams step on the
court, they are always prepared to play at a very high level.”
Danny ManningFormer Kansas teammate
1988 NCAA Player of the Year
Turgeon’s love affair with basketball began at a young age when he would sit with
his father behind the bench (top right) at Hayden High School games in Topeka. He
would later lead Hayden to back-to-back state championships in 1982 and 1983.
Turgeon went on to a successful career as a reserve point guard at Kansas, where he twice was elected team captain. With All-American Danny Manning (top left),
he helped the Jayhawks to the 1986 NCAA Final Four. Turgeon was an assistant coach
under Larry Brown when Manning led Kansas to the NCAA title in 1988.
LeadershipMark Turgeon
Turgeon’s gritty style of play as a Jayhawk made him one of the most respected players in the old Big Eight Conference. He became the first player in Kansas history to play in four consecutive NCAA Tournaments, leading the Jayhawks to a 108-33 record.
“Texas A&M is getting a great coach. Mark
will do an amazing job. A&M is a perfect fit for
Mark and his teams will play hard, play
unselfish and you know they will guard.”
Larry BrownPhiladelphia 76ers Executive VPFormer Head Coach at Kansas
24 25
“Coach T is a family guy. He is a great teacher, motivator and coach.”
B.J. HolmesTexas A&M Sophomore
“Coach Turgeon is a genuine person who builds great rela-tionships by establishing trust
and a family atmosphere.”Bryson Graham
Texas A&M Senior
“Coach Turgeon is not just a coach; you can also look to him as a father
figure. He’s a great teacher who makes us better every day.
Derrick RolandTexas A&M Junior
“Coach T was coached by one of the best (Larry
Brown) and is a now a great coach in his own right.”
Denzel BowlesTexas A&M Sophomore
“Coach T is a great person and a great coach. He
cares about his players.”Dominique Kirk
Texas A&M Guard (2004-08)
“Coach T is a great family guy and he makes sure everybody
knows what’s going on every day. He’s also a great coach.”
Bryan DavisTexas A&M Junior
“Coach Turgeon stresses family values and backs it up with his own family.”
Donald SloanTexas A&M Junior
“Coach Turgeon is a winner. He’s a great coach and teacher and cares about every person on the team.”
Joseph JonesTexas A&M Forward (2004-08)
“Coach Turgeon is a great coach who motivates and gets the best out of you.”
Josh CarterTexas A&M Senior
“Coach Turgeon gets the best out of his players and
he knows how to win.”Nathan WalkupTexas A&M Sophomore
LeadershipMark Turgeon“Turgeon has been around some of the greatest coaches in the game, which has helped mold him. He has always had that thirst for basketball
knowledge.”Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Turgeon led A&M to 25 wins in his first season, the third most in school history. It tied for the most wins ever by a first-year coach at a Big 12 school.
“Coach Turgeon has a smooth but firm approach
toward people, family and the game of basketball.”
Dash HarrisTexas A&M Freshman
26 27
Leaders
hip
Scott
Spin
elli
Leaders
hip
Scott
Spin
elli
28 29
Ass
ocia
teH
ead
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ch(B
osto
n Un
iver
sity
’89)
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orn
: Apr
il 2
2, 1
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in L
eom
inst
er, M
ass.
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erie
nce
uM
ilfo
rd A
cad
emy
, Hea
d C
oa
ch (
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ched
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ka D
are,
wh
o w
as t
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sey
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l, H
ead
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ecom
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e of
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n’s
bes
t
uW
yom
ing,
Ass
ista
nt
Coa
ch (
1996
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mer
ica
n, A
sso
c. H
ead
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ach
(19
97-9
9)
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elpe
d l
and
tw
o of
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atio
n’s
top
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ed
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ruit
ing
clas
ses
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ati S
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(IB
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ista
nt
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ch (
1999
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pion
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ark
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n
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exa
s A
&M
, Ass
oc.
Hea
d C
oa
ch (
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cation
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ted
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he
top
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stan
t co
ach
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aske
tbal
l by
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psco
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li a
nd
his
wif
e, L
ynn
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e th
ree
ch
ild
ren
(le
ft t
o ri
ght)
: Jos
eph
(7
), G
ian
na
(6)
an
d G
abri
el (
4).
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tt is
a n
atur
al
recr
uite
r. He
rec
ruits
na
tiona
lly a
nd a
roun
d th
e w
orld
. On
top
of th
at,
he is
a r
eally
goo
d ba
s-ke
tbal
l coa
ch. H
e ha
s a
very
brig
ht fu
ture
.”M
ark
Turg
eon
Texa
s A
&M
Hea
d C
oach
Leaders
hip
Pooh W
illiam
son
Leaders
hip
Pooh W
illiam
son
30 31
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ista
nt
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ch(T
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kla.
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ash
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ton
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te, A
ssis
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t C
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ch (
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lin
ois
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te, A
ssis
tan
t C
oa
ch (
1998
-00)
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ula
ne,
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ista
nt
Coa
ch (
2000
-01)
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uls
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ssis
tan
t C
oa
ch (
2001
-05)
uT
uls
a, I
nte
rim
Hea
d C
oa
ch (
Dec
emb
er ‘0
4)
uW
ich
ita
Sta
te, A
ssis
tan
t C
oa
ch (
2005
-07)
•
Ser
ved
tw
o se
ason
s on
Coa
ch T
urg
eon
’s s
taff
uT
exa
s A
&M
, Ass
ista
nt
Co
ach
(20
07-
)
Edu
cation
uB
egg
s (O
kla
.) H
igh
Sch
oo
l, 1
991
•
Led
tea
m t
o tw
o st
ate
titl
es
uT
uls
a, 1
995
(B
.S. i
n B
usi
nes
s M
anag
emen
t)
•F
our-
year
let
term
an a
s a
poin
t gu
ard
•
Pla
yed
in
118
car
eer
gam
es
•L
ed t
eam
to
1994
an
d 1
995
NC
AA
Sw
eet
16s
•
Ear
ned
1st
-tea
m a
ll-c
onfe
ren
ce h
onor
s (1
995)
Alt
hou
gh h
igh
ly-r
egar
ded
as
an o
ffen
sive
pl
ayer
in
col
lege
, Wil
liam
son
als
o w
as a
n
outs
tan
din
g d
efen
der
, ear
nin
g a
spot
on
th
e M
isso
uri
Val
ley
Con
fere
nce
A
ll-D
efen
se T
eam
as
a se
nio
r.
“Poo
h ha
s a
chan
ce
to b
e sp
ecia
l in
this
bu
sine
ss. H
e ha
s gr
eat
rela
tions
hips
with
th
e pl
ayer
s. K
ids
are
draw
n to
him
and
he’
s a
trem
endo
us te
ache
r. He
will
be
a gr
eat
head
coa
ch s
omed
ay.”
Mar
k Tu
rgeo
nTe
xas
A&
M H
ead
Coa
ch
Wil
liam
son
an
d h
is w
ife,
th
e fo
rmer
Ros
e-m
ary
Tra
n, h
ave
a on
e-ye
ar-o
ld s
on, J
amal
.
Leaders
hip
Bill W
alk
er
Wal
ker
has
coa
ched
mor
e th
an 2
0 pr
ofes
sion
al p
laye
rs, i
ncl
ud
ing
five
w
ho
hav
e pl
ayed
in
th
e N
BA
.
Ass
ista
nt
Coa
ch(M
isso
uri-R
olla
’87)
Sec
ond
Seas
onB
orn
: Dec
. 29,
196
4 in
War
ren
sbu
rg, M
o.
Exp
erie
nce
uU
AB
, Ass
ista
nt
Coa
ch (
1987
-89)
•
Ser
ved
on
Gen
e B
arto
w’s
sta
ff
•T
eam
fin
ish
ed t
hir
d i
n t
he
1989
NIT
uM
isso
uri
-St.
Lou
is, A
ssis
tan
t C
oach
(19
89-9
6)
•T
eam
had
sch
ool-
reco
rd 2
2-6
mar
k in
199
1-92
•
Sig
ned
tw
o co
nfe
ren
ce f
resh
men
of
the
year
uC
entr
al M
isso
uri
St.
, Ass
ista
nt
Coa
ch (
1996
-99)
•
Tea
m p
oste
d t
hre
e-ye
ar r
ecor
d o
f 51
-33,
i
ncl
ud
ing
a 21
-6 m
ark
in 1
996-
97
uM
inn
eso
ta, A
ssis
tan
t C
oa
ch (
1999
-200
6)
•S
erve
d o
n D
an M
onso
n’s
sta
ff
•H
elpe
d s
ign
a t
op-1
0 ra
nke
d
r
ecru
itin
g cl
ass
in
200
1
•S
ign
ed K
ris
Hu
mph
ries
, wh
o w
as a
lot
tery
pic
k by
th
e U
tah
Jaz
z in
200
5
uT
exa
s A
&M
, Sr.
Ath
leti
c A
ssis
tan
t (2
007-
08)
uT
exa
s A
&M
, Ass
ista
nt
Co
ach
(20
08-
)
Edu
cation
uW
arr
ensb
urg
(M
o.)
Hig
h S
cho
ol,
198
3
•T
hre
e-ye
ar s
tart
er l
ed t
eam
to
73-6
rec
ord
•
Ear
ned
firs
t-te
am a
ll-s
tate
hon
ors
as a
sen
ior
uM
isso
uri
-Ro
lla
, 198
7
(B.A
. in
His
tory
)
•M
ade
hon
orab
le m
enti
on a
ll-c
onfe
ren
ce
a
s a
jun
ior
and
sen
ior
uU
AB
, 198
9
(M.A
. in
Ed
uca
tion
)
Wal
ker
and
his
wif
e, K
aren
, hav
e tw
o ch
ild
ren
, Vin
cen
t (1
2) a
nd
Cla
ire
(11)
.
“I’v
e kn
own
Bill
for
a lo
ng
time
and
I’ve
wat
ched
hi
s ca
reer
blo
ssom
and
gr
ow. H
e’s
alw
ays
look
ing
to m
ake
ever
yone
els
e’s
job
easi
er. H
is o
pini
on
is h
ighl
y va
lued
bec
ause
he
’s d
one
so m
uch
in h
is c
aree
r.”M
ark
Turg
eon
Texa
s A
&M
Hea
d C
oach
32 33
Leaders
hip
Mik
e R
ohn
Leaders
hip
Mik
e R
ohn
34 35
A f
orm
er ju
nio
r co
lleg
e h
ead
coa
ch,
Roh
n a
lso
was
an
acc
ompl
ish
ed p
laye
r,
earn
ing
con
fere
nce
pla
yer
of t
he
year
h
onor
s at
McP
her
son
Col
lege
in
198
9.
Direc
tor
ofB
aske
tbal
l O
pera
tion
s(M
cPhe
rson
Col
lege
’90)
Sec
ond
Seas
onB
orn
: Oct
. 11,
196
6 in
Col
by, K
an.
Exp
erie
nce
uM
cPh
erso
n C
olle
ge, A
ssis
tan
t C
oach
(19
89-9
1)
uC
olb
y (K
an.)
CC
, Ass
ista
nt
Coa
ch (
1990
-01)
uF
ort
Ha
yes
Sta
te, G
rad
. Ass
ista
nt
(199
1-93
)
uD
odge
Cit
y (K
an.)
CC
, Ass
ista
nt
Coa
ch (
1993
-96)
uD
odge
Cit
y (K
an.)
CC
, Hea
d C
oach
(19
96-0
0)
•L
ed t
eam
to
55-3
8 re
cord
, in
clu
din
g
a 2
1-10
mar
k in
199
9-00
uW
ich
ita
Sta
te, A
ssis
tan
t C
oach
(20
00-0
7)
•S
erve
d s
even
sea
son
s on
Tu
rgeo
n’s
sta
ff
•H
elpe
d t
eam
to
thre
e st
raig
ht
20-w
in s
easo
ns
•
Tea
m a
dva
nce
d t
o 20
06 N
CA
A S
wee
t S
ixte
en
uT
exa
s A
&M
, Dir
. of
Ba
sket
ba
ll O
ps
(200
7- )
Edu
cation
uD
od
ge
Cit
y (
Ka
n.)
Co
mm
un
ity
Co
lleg
e, 1
987
uM
cPh
erso
n (
Ka
n.)
Co
lleg
e, 1
990
(B
.S. i
n P
hys
ical
Ed
uca
tion
)
•19
89 c
onfe
ren
ce p
laye
r of
th
e ye
ar
•T
wo-
tim
e fi
rst-
team
all
-con
fere
nce
pic
k
•19
88 c
onfe
ren
ce n
ewco
mer
of
the
year
•
1989
McP
her
son
Mal
e A
thle
te o
f th
e Y
ear
uF
ort
Ha
ys
(Ka
n.)
Sta
te, 1
993
(M
.S. i
n S
port
s A
dm
inis
trat
ion
an
d C
oach
ing)
“Mik
e is
a v
ery
loya
l gu
y w
ho h
as b
een
with
m
e fo
r ni
ne y
ears
. He
unde
rsta
nds
wha
t I
wan
t in
the
offic
e an
d ho
w I
do th
ings
. I le
an
on h
im p
rett
y he
avily
to
do
a lo
t of
diffe
rent
thin
gs.”
Mar
k Tu
rgeo
nTe
xas
A&
M H
ead
Coa
ch
Roh
n a
nd
his
wif
e, S
teph
anie
, hav
e tw
o ch
ild
ren
: Rae
gen
(12
) an
d R
ylee
(7)
.
Leaders
hip
Byro
n S
mith
Sm
ith
pla
yed
pro
fess
ion
al b
aske
tbal
l fo
r si
x ye
ars
over
seas
, in
clu
din
g fo
ur
seas
ons
in A
ust
rali
a. H
e al
so p
laye
d
in T
urk
ey a
nd
Cyp
rus.
Sen
ior
Ath
letic
Ass
ista
nt(H
oust
on ’9
1) S
econ
d Se
ason
Bor
n: S
ept.
26,
196
9 in
Bos
sier
Cit
y, L
a.
Exp
erie
nce
uH
oust
on, D
ir. B
ask
etb
all
Op
erat
ion
s (1
998-
00)
•
Ser
ved
on
Cly
de
Dre
xler
’s s
taff
uT
exas
Sou
ther
n, I
nte
rim
Hea
d C
oach
(20
01)
•
Bri
efly
led
tea
m l
ate
in s
easo
n
uM
cLen
na
n C
C, A
ssis
tan
t C
oa
ch (
2001
-02)
•
Hel
ped
tea
m t
o re
gion
al fi
nal
s
uH
arle
m G
lob
etro
tter
s, I
nte
rim
Coa
ch (
2002
-03)
uH
oust
on S
woo
sh (
AA
U),
Hea
d C
oach
(20
04-0
7)
•L
ed o
ne
of n
atio
n’s
top
AA
U p
rogr
ams
uT
exa
s A
&M
, Ass
ista
nt
Co
ach
(20
07-0
8)
uT
exa
s A
&M
, Sr.
Ath
leti
c A
ssis
tan
t (2
008-
)
Edu
cation
uA
irli
ne
Hig
h S
cho
ol
(Bo
ssie
r C
ity
, La
.), 1
991
•
Ear
ned
all
-sta
te h
onor
s
•L
ed s
tate
in
sco
rin
g w
ith
30.
6 po
ints
per
gam
e
uH
ou
sto
n, 1
991
(B
.S. i
n K
ines
iolo
gy)
•
Tw
o-ti
me
all-
con
fere
nce
sel
ecti
on
•L
ed C
ouga
rs t
o 25
-8 r
ecor
d a
nd
NC
AA
Tou
rnam
ent
in 1
990.
•
Pla
yed
at
Nor
thw
este
rn S
tate
as
a fr
esh
man
•
Ear
ned
all
-con
fere
nce
hon
ors
as a
sop
hom
ore
at
Tyl
er (
Tex
as)
Ju
nio
r C
olle
ge
“I’v
e be
en v
ery
impr
esse
d w
ith B
yron
. He
has
the
wor
k ha
bits
, de
dica
tion
and
know
l-ed
ge to
be
a st
ar in
this
bu
sine
ss. H
e’s
been
ar
ound
the
gam
e at
ev
ery
leve
l and
has
a
chan
ce to
be
a bi
g-tim
e re
crui
ter.”
Mar
k Tu
rgeo
nTe
xas
A&
M H
ead
Coa
ch
Sm
ith
an
d h
is w
ife,
Mel
anie
(a
1991
gr
adu
ate
of T
exas
A&
M),
hav
e tw
o ch
ild
ren
: Ch
rist
oph
er (
5) a
nd
Kay
la (
4).
36 37
Leaders
hip
Barr
y D
avis
Leaders
hip
Barr
y D
avis
38 39
For
mer
A&
M C
oach
Sh
elby
Met
calf
, th
e w
inn
inge
st c
oach
in
Sou
thw
est
Con
fere
nce
h
isto
ry, c
alle
d D
avis
th
e “g
reat
est
com
peti
tor
I ev
er c
oach
ed.”
As
a pl
ayer
or
assi
stan
t co
ach
at
A&
M, D
avis
has
had
a h
and
in
six
20-
win
se
ason
s an
d f
our
NC
AA
Tou
rnam
ents
, in
-cl
ud
ing
two
trip
s to
th
e S
wee
t S
ixte
en.
Direc
tor
ofStu
dent
-Ath
lete
Dev
elop
men
t(T
exas
A&
M ’7
6) T
hird
Sea
son
Bor
n: M
arch
17,
195
4 in
Gal
vest
on, T
exas
Coa
chin
g Exp
erie
nce
uT
exas
A&
M, A
ssis
tan
t C
oach
(19
77-8
2)
•H
elpe
d A
ggie
s to
a 2
6-8
reco
rd a
nd
NC
AA
S
wee
t S
ixte
en i
n 1
980
uW
este
rn T
exas
JC
, Hea
d C
oach
(19
82-8
4)
•E
arn
ed r
egio
n c
oach
of
the
year
hon
ors
afte
r
l
ead
ing
team
to
fift
h-p
lace
nat
ion
al fi
nis
h
uN
ort
h T
exa
s, A
ssis
tan
t C
oa
ch (
1986
-88)
•
Tea
m w
on 1
988
con
fere
nce
tit
le a
nd
mad
e
fi
rst
NC
AA
Tou
rnam
ent
in s
choo
l h
isto
ry
uB
rya
n (
Tex
as)
HS
, Hea
d C
oa
ch (
1988
-94)
uS
egu
in (
Tex
as)
HS
, Hea
d C
oach
(19
94-9
6)
uG
ran
d P
rair
ie (
Tex
as)
HS
, Hea
d C
oach
(19
96-0
6)
uT
exa
s A
&M
, Dir
. Dev
elo
pm
ent
(200
6- )
•
Agg
ies
post
ed a
sch
ool-
best
27
win
s an
d
ad
van
ced
to
2007
NC
AA
Sw
eet
Six
teen
Edu
cation
uG
alv
esto
n (
Tex
as)
Hig
h S
cho
ol,
197
1
•E
arn
ed a
ll-s
tate
hon
ors
uT
exa
s A
&M
, 197
6
(B.S
. in
Rec
reat
ion
an
d P
arks
)
•T
wo-
tim
e fi
rst-
team
all
-con
fere
nce
sel
ecti
on
•L
ed A
&M
to
two
con
fere
nce
tit
les.
•
Pla
yed
in
197
5 N
CA
A T
ourn
amen
t
•E
lect
ed t
o T
exas
A&
M H
all
of F
ame
in 1
999
Dav
is a
nd
his
wif
e, M
ild
red
, hav
e on
e so
n, B
arry
, an
d fi
ve g
odch
ild
ren
—T
iffa
ny,
B
ryan
, Don
ovan
, Ash
ley
and
Col
lin
.
“Bar
ry’s
kno
wle
dge
of th
e un
iver
sity
and
th
e st
ate
of T
exas
has
be
en v
ery
impo
rtan
t to
us.
He’
s a
grea
t guy
w
ho lo
ves
Texa
s A&
M
and
love
s Ag
gie
ba
sket
ball.
”M
ark
Turg
eon
Texa
s A
&M
Hea
d C
oach
AthleticAssistant(Texas A&M ’07), Third SeasonBorn: July 23, 1982 in Fort Worth, Texas
ExperienceuTexas A&M, Student Assistant (2006-07) •Maintained recruiting database •Coordinated Junior Elite Camp
uTexas A&M, Athletic Assistant (2007- )
EducationuAvalon (Texas) High School, 2003 •Four-year letterman in basketball, baseball
uTexas A&M, 2007 (B.S. in Agricultural Leadership) •Helped Aggies to a school-record 27-7 mark and the 2007 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Dustin is highly-regarded for his organizational skills. In 2002-03,
he served as national vice president of FFA (Future Farmers of America).
VideoCoordinator(Gonzaga ’05), Second SeasonBorn: Dec. 9, 1982 in Fort Scott, Kan.
ExperienceuMiami Heat (NBA), Video Intern (2006-07) •Served on Coach Pat Riley’s staff •Prepared scouting tapes
uTexas A&M, Video Coordinator (2007- )
EducationuFort Scott (Kan.) High School, 2001 •Two-time all-state pick, averaged 19.8 points per game as a senior •McDonald’s All-America nominee •Set school record for career points
uGonzaga, 2005 (B.S. in Sports Administration) •Member of Dean’s and President’s Lists
uGonzaga, 2006 (M.S. in Sport and Athletic Administration) •Played for Coach Mark Few •Team won four conference championships and made four NCAA Tournament appearances, including a Sweet Sixteen in 2006.
Gentry played for four conference championship teams at Gonzaga and was a member of the 2006 team that advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.
40 41
“Dustin has been very successful in every-thing he’s done. He’s
highly-organized, dedi-cated and extremely
loyal. And he truly loves Texas A&M. He’s been tremendous for us.”
Mark TurgeonTexas A&M Head Coach
LeadershipDustin Clark LeadershipStephen Gentry
“Stephen worked for the Miami Heat and if you know anything about pro basketball,
you know that Pat Riley is very demanding.
His knowledge takes our video usage to a new level.”
Mark TurgeonTexas A&M Head Coach
StrengthCoach(Texas A&M ’81), 10th SeasonBorn: May 24, 1956 in Alvin, Texas
ExperienceuHouston, Graduate Assistant (1985-86)
uWyoming, Asst. Strength Coach (1986-87)
uStanford, Asst. Strength Coach (1987-90)
uColorado, Asst. Strength Coach (1990-91) •Helped football team win 1990 national title
uWyoming, Strength Coach (1992)
uDenver Broncos, Strength Coach (1993-94)
uLSU, Strength Coach (1995-98)
uTexas A&M, Asst. Strength Coach (1999- )
EducationuDulles High School (Stafford, Texas), 1977 •Lettered in football and track
uTexas A&M, 1981 (B.S. in Parks and Recreation Management)
uHouston, 1986 (completed masters’ course work in exercise science)
A three-time state champion power lifter who has won titles in Wyoming and Cali-fornia, Banks has worked with many top
athletes, including former NBA players Kurt Rambis, Sidney Green and Charles
Oakley; Olympic swimmer Janet Evans and professional tennis player Patrick McEnroe.
Gibson served more than 20 years in the United States Marine Corps and received 20 personal and unit awards. In addition to serving in the infantry and as a scout sniper and drill instructor, Gibson served in the U.S. State Department and in the office of the Secretary of Defense (Dick Cheney) in the administration of George H.W. Bush.
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“Vern has worked at the highest level of his profession. The players really respect him and
work hard for him. He works to make these young men the best athletes
they can be.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
LeadershipVern Banks LeadershipGarry Gibson
“Garry really cares about our players as students and as people. He helps
them do everything they need to do to graduate with the
degree they want.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
ScholasticSupervisor(Austin Peay ’03), Third SeasonBorn: Sept. 2, 1956 in Manchester, Ky.
ExperienceuVanderbilt, Sr. Academic Counselor (1996-05) •Achieved 97% graduate rate for student-athletes who exhausted their eligibility
uTexas-Pan American, Asst. AD/Academics and Student Services(2005-06)
uTexas A&M, Scholastic Supervisor (2006- ) •In Gibson’s first two seasons at A&M, all nine senior basketball players received their degrees
EducationuCorbin (Ky.) High School, 1974
uAustin Peay State, 2003 (B.S. in Public Management) •Pursuing Master’s in Strategic Leadership
AthleticTrainer(New Mexico ’99), Fifth SeasonBorn: Jan. 27, 1976 in Santa Fe, N.M.
ExperienceuNew Mexico, Graduate Asst. Trainer (1999-01) •Trainer for 2000 New Mexico Games •Trainer for summer sports camps
uNew Mexico Activities Associaion (2001) •Trainer for state HS basketball tournament
uUTEP, Athletic Trainer (2001-04) •Miners went to 2004 NCAA Tournament
uTexas A&M, Athletic Trainer (2004- ) •Consecutive NCAA Tournaments (2006, 2007) •2007 NCAA Sweet Sixteen (27-7 record)
EducationuNew Mexico, 1999 (B.S. in Athletic Training)
uNew Mexico, 2001 (M.S. in Sports Administration)
Matt and his wife, Deanna, have a one-year-old daughter, Angelica Rae. Matt has
worked with three NBA draft picks at A&M in the last four years — Antoine Wright,
Acie Law IV and DeAndre Jordan.
“There’s a fine line between babying a
kid and figuring out how to get
him back on the court. Matt has that figured out. The guys respect
him and they know he’s there to try and make them better.”
Mark TurgeonTexas A&M Head Coach
LeadershipMatt Doles LeadershipAmy BraggSportsDietician(Texas ’95), Fifth SeasonBorn: May 12, 1973 in Texarkana, Texas
ExperienceuSt. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Clinical Dietician (1998-00)
uBody Fuel Consulting, Nutrition Coach (2003- )
uTexas A&M, Sports Dietician (2004- )
EducationuTexas, 1995 (B.A. in Business Administration)uHouston, 2000 (B.S. in Human Nutrition and Foods)
Bragg is one of only a dozen sports dieticians working full-time in Division I athletics. She takes pride in helping Aggie student-athletes develop good eating habits and also teaches them healthly food preparation methods.
“When you’re prac-ticing hard and preparing for
games, you need your body to be right. Amy helps
our players develop good eating habits
and that’s very important in today’s
environment.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
44 45
James BlasczykDenzel Bowles
Josh CarterBryan Davis
Chinemelu ElonuBryson Graham
Dash HarrisB.J. Holmes
Derrek Lewis
David LoubeauDerrick Roland
Donald SloanNathan Walkup
Marshall CarrellChris ChapmanAndrew Darko
5052545658606264666870727476777879P
layers
2008-09Players
BasketballTexas A&M Aggies
Texas A&M’s veterans have never missed an NCAA Tournament.
Shawn Schepel
Donald Sloan
Derrick Roland
JoshCarter
Bryan Davis
B.J.Holmes
NathanWalkup
BrysonGraham
ChinemeluElonu
“A&M’s returning players have known only winning and postseason play. This is a new generation of Aggie hoopsters who believe winning at Reed
Arena and playing for league championships are expected.”The Sporting News2008-09 Basketball Yearbook
46 47
A
PlayersNo. Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Ex Hometown (Previous School)
12 Blasczyk, James F/C 7’0” 235 Fr-Hs Houston, Texas (Friendswood HS)
21 Bowles, Denzel F/C 6’10” 260 So-1L Virginia Beach, Va. (Kempsville HS)
15 Carrell, Marshall F 6’8” 200 So-1L Paris, Texas (Paris HS)
23 Carter, Josh G/F 6’7” 200 Sr-3L Dallas (Lake Highlands HS)
31 Chapman, Chris G 5’11” 175 Jr-2L Houston (Memorial HS)
14 Darko, Andrew G 6’0” 165 So-1L Conroe, Texas (Conroe HS)
0 Davis, Bryan F 6’9” 240 Jr-2L Dallas (Grand Prairie HS)
41 Elonu, Chinemelu F/C 6’10” 235 Jr-2L Houston (Alief Elsik HS)
40 Graham, Bryson G 6’3” 195 Sr-2L San Antonio (Reagan HS/Lon Morris JC)
5 Harris, Dash G 6’1” 175 Fr-Hs Los Angeles, Calif. (Montverde {Fla.} Academy)
11 Holmes, B.J. G 6’0” 175 So-1L Houston (Hastings HS)
2 Lewis, Derrek G 6’5” 195 So-1L Tulsa, Okla. (Union HS)
10 Loubeau, David F 6’9” 215 Fr-Hs Miami, Fla. (Westlake Prep)
3 Roland, Derrick G 6’4” 185 Jr-2L Dallas (Seagoville HS)
24 Schepel, Shawn G 6’4” 205 So-1L Dallas (Flower Mound HS)
2008-09 Roster
“The Aggies could prove to be as good as any team in the
conference this season and could find themselves in their fourth
consecutive NCAA Tournament.”
Lindy’s College Basketball
“The Aggies are a wild card in this season’s Big 12 race ... A&M should be in a position to punch its fourth straight ticket to the NCAA Tournament.”
Athlon College Basketball
LINDY’SPRESEASON RANKINGS
1. North Carolina 2. Connecticut 3. Pittsburgh 4. Duke 5. Michigan State 6. Louisville 7. Oklahoma 8. UCLA 9. Notre Dame 10. Tennessee 11. Gonzaga 12. Purdue 13. Arizona State 14. Texas 15. Davidson 16. Memphis 17. Marquette 18. Miami (Fla.) 19. Villanova 20. Wisconsin21. TEXAS A&M22. Georgetown23. Virginia Tech24. Ohio State25. Arizona
15 Sloan, Donald G 6’3” 205 Jr-2L Dallas (Seagoville HS)
45 Walkup, Nathan F 6’7” 205 So-1L Houston (Deer Park HS)48 49
Pla
yers
Jam
es B
lasczyk
12
12
“Not
a lo
t of p
eopl
e kn
ow
abou
t Jam
es b
ecau
se w
e go
t hi
m la
te, b
ut h
e ha
d a
grea
t fa
ll fo
r us
. He’
s an
othe
r bo
dy to
thro
w in
ther
e. H
e’s
got s
ome
toug
hnes
s to
him
an
d so
me
skill
, too
. Jam
es
is a
guy
who
cou
ld h
elp
us.”
Mar
k Tu
rgeo
nTe
xas
A&
M H
ead
Coa
ch
Cen
ter
7’0”
• 2
35 lb
s.Fr
eshm
an-H
sHo
usto
n, T
exas
(Frie
ndsw
ood
HS)
Bef
ore
A&M
uR
ated
am
ong
the
top
50 p
rosp
ects
in
Tex
as b
y T
exas
Hoo
ps.c
om
uA
vera
ged
14.6
poi
nts
and
9.7
rebo
unds
as
a pr
ep s
enio
r
uN
amed
dis
tric
t’s d
efen
sive
pla
yer
of t
he y
ear
uP
oste
d ca
reer
hig
hs
of 2
7 po
ints
an
d 17
reb
oun
ds
uA
vera
ged
8.3
poin
ts a
nd 7
.1 r
ebou
nds
an
d 4.
1 bl
ocks
as
a ju
nior
uA
lso
recr
uite
d by
Tex
as, O
klah
oma,
Bay
lor
and
Pit
tsbu
rgh
Per
sona
lu
Jam
es E
than
Bla
sczy
k is
the
son
of
Jim
and
Gin
ny B
lasc
zyk
of F
rien
dsw
ood,
Tex
as
uB
orn
Apr
il 7,
199
0 in
Mic
higa
n
uG
ener
al S
tudi
es m
ajor
50 51
Pla
yers
Denzel B
ow
les
21
21
“Den
zel h
as a
big
bod
y an
d a
lot o
f abi
lity.
He’
s lo
ng
and
very
ski
lled.
He’
s a
a go
od k
id w
ith a
big
ups
ide
and
we
hope
he
can
be a
bi
g pa
rt o
f our
pro
gram
.”M
ark
Turg
eon
Texa
s A
&M
Hea
d C
oach
For
war
d/Cen
ter
6’10
” •
260
lbs.
Soph
omor
e-1L
Virg
inia
Bea
ch, V
a.(K
emps
ville
HS)
As
an A
ggie
uP
laye
d in
eig
ht g
ames
as
a tr
ue fr
eshm
an in
200
7-08
uA
vera
ged
0.9
poin
ts a
nd 0
.8 r
ebou
nds
uM
ade
50.0
per
cent
from
the
fiel
d
uSc
ored
in t
hree
gam
es, i
nclu
ding
a
hi
gh o
f thr
ee p
oint
s ag
ains
t U
C I
rvin
e
Bef
ore
A&M
uR
ated
as
the
No.
63
pros
pect
in t
he c
ount
ry,
and
the
No.
13
cent
er, b
y Sc
outH
oops
.com
uA
vera
ged
20.6
poi
nts
and
10.8
rebo
unds
as
a pr
ep s
enio
r
uN
amed
dis
tric
t’s d
efen
sive
pla
yer
of t
he y
ear
uP
oste
d ca
reer
hig
hs
of 3
9 po
ints
an
d 18
reb
oun
ds
uA
vera
ged
12.8
poi
nts
and
9.7
rebo
unds
as
a ju
nior
uA
lso
recr
uite
d by
Wic
hita
Sta
te, S
t. J
osep
h’s,
Pro
vi-
denc
e, G
eorg
e M
ason
, St.
Bon
aven
ture
, Rho
de
Isla
nd a
nd V
irgi
nia
Com
mon
wea
lth
Per
sona
lu
Den
zel B
owle
s is
the
son
of D
enni
s
an
d V
eron
ica
Jone
s of
Vir
gini
a B
each
. Va.
uB
orn
May
1, 1
989
in V
irgi
nia
Bea
ch, V
a.
uG
ener
al S
tudi
es m
ajor
Car
eer
Hig
hsPo
ints
: 3
vs. U
C I
rvin
e (2
007-
08)
Rebo
unds
: 3
vs. U
C I
rvin
e (2
007-
08)
Bloc
ks:
1 vs
. Tex
as S
tate
(200
7-08
)
Assi
sts:
1 v
s. t
wo
oppo
nent
s
Car
eer
Sta
tist
ics
FG
3-PT
. FT
Year
GP
/GS
PPG
RPG
AST
STL
BLK
3FG
PCT.
PCT.
PCT.
07-0
8 8/
0 0.
9 0.
8 0.
3 0.
0 0.
1 0.
0 .5
00 .
000
1.00
0
Tota
l 8/
0 0.
9 0.
8 0.
3 0.
0 0.
1 0.
0 .5
00 .
000
1.00
0
52 53
Pla
yers
Josh C
art
er
23
“Car
ter
is th
e be
st
pure
sho
oter
in
colle
ge h
oops
.”M
ike
DeC
ourc
eyTh
e Sp
ortin
g N
ews
23
Car
eer
Hig
hsPo
ints
: 26
vs.
Ida
ho S
tate
, Neb
rask
a (2
006-
07);
BY
U
(200
7-08
)
Rebo
unds
: 10
vs.
Tex
as (2
006-
07);
Bay
lor,
Tex
as
(200
7-08
)
Assi
sts:
9 v
s. T
ulan
e (2
005-
06)
3-Pt
. FGs
: 8
vs. N
ebra
ska,
Ida
ho S
tate
, G
ram
blin
g (2
006-
07)
Car
eer
Sta
tist
ics
FG
3-PT
. FT
Year
GP
/GS
PPG
RPG
AST
STL
BLK
3FG
PCT.
PCT.
PCT.
05-0
6 31
/5
8.3
2.7
1.6
0.5
0.3
1.8
.429
.40
1 .6
8906
-07
34/3
4 11
.8
4.0
2.4
0.7
0.5
2.5
.492
.50
0 .7
7807
-08
36/3
6 12
.2
3.9
1.4
0.6
0.2
2.2
.421
.38
0 .8
21
Tota
l 10
1/75
10.
9 3.
6 1.
8 0.
6 0.
3 2.
2 .4
46 .
425
.776
Gua
rd/F
orw
ard
6’7”
• 2
00 lb
s.Se
nior
-3L
Dalla
s, T
exas
(Lak
e Hi
ghla
nds
HS)
As
an A
ggie
uR
ated
am
ong
the
top
20 s
mal
l for
war
ds
in
the
cou
ntry
by
Lin
dy’s
uP
rese
ason
All-
Big
12
pick
by
Lin
dy’s
and
Ath
lon
uW
ith
1,09
8 ca
reer
poi
nts,
nee
ds 4
96 t
o be
com
e
one
of t
he t
op fi
ve s
core
rs in
sch
ool h
isto
ry
uW
ith
222
care
er t
hree
-poi
nter
s, n
eeds
11 t
o be
com
e A
&M
’s c
aree
r le
ader
uL
ed t
eam
in s
cori
ng a
s a
juni
or w
ith
a 12
.2 a
vera
ge
uN
amed
to
2008
NA
BC
all-
dist
rict
tea
m
uT
ied
care
er-h
igh
wit
h 26
poi
nts
agai
nst
BY
U in
200
8 N
CA
A T
ourn
amen
t
uL
ed n
atio
n in
thr
ee-p
oint
per
cent
age
as
a s
opho
mor
e (.5
00)
uSh
ares
sch
ool m
ark
for
thre
e-po
inte
rs
in
a g
ame
wit
h ei
ght
(thr
ee t
imes
)
uT
wo-
tim
e H
onor
able
men
tion
All-
Big
12
sele
ctio
n
uT
wo-
tim
e B
ig 1
2 pl
ayer
of t
he w
eek
in 2
006-
07
uN
amed
nat
iona
l pla
yer
of t
he w
eek
by
The
Spo
rtin
g N
ews
on F
eb. 1
2, 2
007
Bef
ore
A&M
uL
ake
Hig
hla
nd
s H
igh
Sch
ool
(D
alla
s, T
exas
), 2
005
•
Ear
ned
all
-sta
te h
onor
s
•
Ave
rage
d 21
.3 p
oin
ts, 6
.9 r
ebou
nds
, 4.9
as
sist
s an
d 2.
3 st
eals
as
a se
nio
r
•
Had
car
eer
hig
hs
of 3
5 po
ints
an
d 17
reb
oun
ds
•
Nam
ed t
o A
ll-G
reat
er D
alla
s,
all-
regi
on t
eam
s
•
Dis
tric
t M
VP
•
Als
o re
cru
ited
by
Illi
noi
s, N
otre
Dam
e,
Tex
as T
ech
an
d W
ash
ingt
on S
tate
Per
sona
lu
Josh
ua N
evill
e C
arte
r is
the
son
of
Ced
ric
and
Kam
ela
Car
ter
of D
alla
s
uB
orn
Nov
. 20,
198
6 in
Dal
las
uC
omm
unit
y H
ealt
h m
ajor
uA
bro
ther
, War
ren,
pla
yed
at I
llino
is
(200
3-07
) and
ano
ther
bro
ther
, Kev
in,
play
ed a
t A
&M
-Com
mer
ce (2
002-
06).
“Jos
h ha
d a
grea
t spr
ing,
su
mm
er a
nd fa
ll. H
e ne
eds
to
expa
nd h
is g
ame
and
try
to
bec
ome
mor
e of
a c
ompl
ete
play
er. H
e ha
s wo
rked
real
ly
hard
and
we’
re e
xcite
d
for h
im, W
e ex
pect
him
to
have
an
outs
tand
ing
se
nior
sea
son.
”M
ark
Turg
eon
Texa
s A
&M
Hea
d C
oach
54 55
Pla
yers
Bry
an D
avis
0
“Dav
is d
oes
a lo
t of
goo
d th
ings
.”B
illy
Pack
erC
BS
Spor
ts
0
“Bry
an w
orke
d re
ally
har
d on
hi
s bo
dy la
st s
umm
er. H
e is
a
guy
we’
re c
ount
ing
on to
do
a lo
t of t
hing
s fo
r us
. he
can
scor
e, r
ebou
nd, d
efen
d an
d gi
ve u
s so
me
lead
ersh
ip. I
th
ink
he’s
got
ten
his
body
into
pr
ime
shap
e to
do
all t
hat.”
Mar
k Tu
rgeo
nTe
xas
A&
M H
ead
Coa
ch
For
war
d/Cen
ter
6’9”
• 2
40 lb
s.Ju
nior
-2L
Dalla
s, T
exas
(Gra
nd P
rairi
e HS
)
As
an A
ggie
uN
amed
to
Big
12
All-
Res
erve
Tea
m
(m
edia
pan
el) l
ast
seas
on
uP
rese
ason
All-
Big
12
pick
by
Lin
dy’s
, whi
ch r
anks
hi
m a
mon
g th
e to
p 25
pow
er fo
rwar
ds in
the
ant
ion
uN
amed
the
Mos
t-U
nder
rate
d P
laye
r
in t
he B
ig 1
2 th
is y
ear
by A
thlo
n
uA
vera
ged
11.2
poi
nts
and
5.6
reou
nds
in p
osts
easo
n pl
ay
uSc
ored
30
poin
ts w
ith
14 r
ebou
nds
in
five
-ove
rtim
e lo
ss t
o B
aylo
r
uH
ad 1
4 po
ints
and
11
boar
ds in
win
at
Mis
sour
i
uP
laye
d in
31
gam
es a
s a
fres
hman
, inc
ludi
ng
two
NC
AA
Tou
rnam
ent
gam
es
Bef
ore
A&M
uG
ran
d P
rair
ie H
igh
Sch
ool
(Dal
las,
Tex
as),
200
5
•
Ran
ked
as t
he
47th
-bes
t pr
ep p
rosp
ect
in t
he
cou
ntr
y by
Riv
als.
com
•
Rat
ed a
s h
igh
as
No.
2 in
th
e st
ate
by T
exas
Hoo
ps.c
om
•
Ear
ned
all
-sta
te h
onor
s
•
Tw
o-ti
me
city
def
ensi
ve p
laye
r of
th
e ye
ar
•
Ave
rage
d 18
.0 p
oin
ts, 1
5.5
rebo
un
ds, 3
.4
bl
ocks
an
d 3.
1 as
sist
s as
a s
enio
r
•H
ad c
aree
r h
igh
s of
37
poin
ts
and
32 r
ebou
nds
•S
core
d 15
poi
nts
for
vic
tori
ous
Wes
t te
am
at
200
6 R
oun
dbal
l Cla
ssic
in C
hic
ago
•
Pla
yed
for
bron
ze m
edal
-win
nin
g R
ed
team
at
2005
US
A B
aske
tbal
l You
th
Dev
elop
men
t F
esti
val
•A
lso
recr
uit
ed b
y C
onn
ecti
cut,
Nor
th
C
arol
ina,
Tex
as, K
ansa
s an
d B
aylo
r
Per
sona
lu
Bry
an K
eith
Dav
is is
the
son
of
Ben
ita
Dav
is o
f Dal
las
uB
orn
Dec
. 31,
198
6 in
Gal
vest
on
uA
gric
ultu
ral L
eade
rshi
p m
ajor
uA
n un
cle,
Bar
ry D
avis
, is
one
of t
he g
reat
est
pl
ayer
s in
A&
M h
isto
ry (1
974-
76) a
nd is
a
mem
ber
of t
he A
&M
Ath
leti
c H
all o
f Fam
e.
Bar
ry D
avis
is n
ow A
&M
’s D
irec
tor
of S
tude
nt-
Ath
lete
Dev
elop
men
t.
Car
eer
Hig
hsPo
ints
: 30
vs.
Bay
lor
(200
7-08
)
Rebo
unds
: 14
vs.
Bay
lor
(200
7-08
)
Assi
sts:
7 v
s. T
exas
Sta
te (2
007-
08)
Stea
ls:
4 vs
. Lam
ar (2
006-
07)
Bloc
ks:
4 vs
. Iow
a St
ate,
Det
roit
(200
7-08
)
Car
eer
Sta
tist
ics
FG
3-PT
. FT
Year
GP
/GS
PPG
RPG
AST
STL
BLK
3FG
PCT.
PCT.
PCT.
06-0
7 31
/0
1.9
2.6
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.0
.407
.00
0 .7
2707
-08
34/3
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7 4.
9 1.
3 1.
0 1.
0 0.
1 .5
32 .
500
.600
Tota
l 67
/15
5.6
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0.9
0.7
0.8
0.0
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.50
0 .6
05
56 57
Pla
yers
Chin
em
elu
Elo
nu
41
Car
eer
Hig
hsPo
ints
: 12
vs.
Pra
irie
Vie
w A
&M
(200
6-07
)
Rebo
unds
: 9
vs. O
uach
ita
Bap
tist
, F
lori
da A
&M
(200
7-08
)
Assi
sts:
2 v
s. t
wo
oppo
nent
s
Stea
ls:
2 vs
. Gra
mbl
ing
Stat
e(20
06-0
7)
Bloc
ks:
3 vs
. Ala
bam
a (2
007-
08)
Car
eer
Sta
tist
ics
FG
3-PT
. FT
Year
GP
/GS
PPG
RPG
AST
STL
BLK
3FG
PCT.
PCT.
PCT.
06-0
7 22
/0
1.7
1.8
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.0
.652
.00
0 .3
8907
-08
34/0
2.
7 3.
0 0.
2 0.
1 0.
5 0.
0 .5
30 .
000
.512
Tota
l 56
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1.9
2.2
0.2
0.1
0.5
0.0
.562
.00
0 .4
75
41
“Chi
n ha
s w
aite
d hi
s tu
rn a
nd p
aid
his
dues
. He
was
rea
lly g
ood
for
us
dow
n th
e st
retc
h la
st y
ear
but n
ow
his
role
is g
oing
to c
hang
e. H
e ca
n be
one
of t
he b
ette
r re
boun
ders
an
d sh
ot b
lock
ers
in th
e le
ague
. Th
e m
inut
es w
ill b
e th
ere
for
him
, it’
s ju
st a
mat
ter
of h
im d
oing
wha
t it
take
s fo
r us
to b
e su
cces
sful
.”M
ark
Turg
eon
Texa
s A
&M
Hea
d C
oach
For
war
d/Cen
ter
6’10
” •
235
lbs.
Juni
or-2
LHo
usto
n, T
exas
(Alie
f Els
ik H
S)
As
an A
ggie
uE
arne
d se
cond
-tea
m A
cade
mic
A
ll-B
ig 1
2 ho
nors
in 2
007-
08
uP
laye
d in
34
gam
es a
s a
soph
omor
e,
aver
agin
g 2.
7 po
ints
and
3.0
reb
ound
s
uP
ostd
a t
eam
-hig
h 7
rebo
unds
in B
ig 1
2
to
urna
men
t qu
arte
rfina
ls a
gain
st K
ansa
s St
ate
uR
anke
d am
ong
team
lead
ers
in
of
fens
ive
rebo
undi
ng a
nd b
lock
s
uH
ad a
car
eer-
best
9 r
ebou
nds
in t
wo
gam
es
Bef
ore
A&M
uA
lief
Els
ik H
igh
Sch
ool
(Hou
ston
, Tex
as),
200
5
•
Ear
ned
all
-dis
tric
t h
onor
s
•
Ave
rage
d 15
.0 p
oin
ts a
s a
sen
ior
•
Had
car
eer
hig
hs
of 2
1 po
ints
an
d 20
reb
oun
ds
•
Led
tea
m t
o 33
-5 r
ecor
d
•
Mem
ber
of A
AU
Hou
ston
Sw
oosh
tea
m
that
won
th
e 20
04 G
reat
Am
eric
an
Sh
ooto
ut
Gol
d D
ivis
ion
tit
le
•
Als
o re
cru
ited
by
Tex
as, C
onn
ecti
cut,
G
eorg
ia T
ech
, New
Mex
ico
Sta
te
and
Mas
sach
use
tts
Per
sona
lu
Chi
nem
elu
D. E
lonu
is t
he s
on o
f Doz
ie
and
Am
aka
Elo
nu o
f Hou
ston
uB
orn
Mar
ch 1
1, 1
987
in N
iger
ia
uA
gric
ultu
ral L
eade
rshi
p m
ajor
uW
ould
like
to
wor
k w
ith
co
mpu
ters
or
beco
me
a co
ach.
58 59
Pla
yers
Bry
son G
raham
40
40
“Bry
son
has
had
a to
ugh
go
sinc
e he
’s b
een
here
bec
ause
of
kne
e in
jurie
s. It
’s b
een
toug
h on
him
. He’
s a
grea
t lea
der
and
gets
a lo
t of r
espe
ct fr
om h
is
team
mat
es. W
e’re
hop
ing
he
can
get h
ealth
y an
d he
lp u
s on
th
e flo
or. H
e co
uld
be v
ery
impo
rtan
t to
us th
is s
easo
n.”
Mar
k Tu
rgeo
nTe
xas
A&
M H
ead
Coa
ch
Gua
rd6’
3” •
195
lbs.
Seni
or-2
LSa
n An
toni
o, T
exas
(Rea
gan
HS/L
on M
orris
JC)
As
an A
ggie
uP
laye
d in
14
gam
es la
st s
easo
n w
hile
bou
ncin
g
ba
ck fr
om a
kne
e in
jury
suf
fere
d in
200
6-07
uA
ppea
red
in fo
ur B
ig 1
2 ga
mes
and
aga
inst
Iow
a St
ate
at t
he B
ig 1
2 to
urna
men
t
uH
as m
ade
5-of
-14
thre
e-po
inte
rs in
24
car
eer
gam
es
Bef
ore
A&M
uL
on M
orri
s J
un
ior
Col
lege
(J
ack
son
vill
e, T
exas
), 2
006
•
Ear
ned
firs
t-te
am a
ll-c
onfe
ren
ce h
onor
s
•
Ave
rage
d 15
.5 p
oin
ts a
nd
2.7
thre
e-po
inte
rs p
er g
ame
•
Mad
e 7
thre
e-po
inte
rs a
gain
st A
nge
lin
a,
scor
ing
a ca
reer
-hig
h 3
1 po
ints
•
Rat
ed a
mon
g th
e to
p 10
0 JU
CO
pla
yers
in t
he
cou
ntr
y by
JU
CO
Ju
nct
ion
•
Ave
rage
d 17
.3 p
oin
ts in
leag
ue
play
•
Als
o re
cru
ited
by
Tex
as T
ech
, Mis
siss
ippi
S
tate
, Neb
rask
a, M
iam
i (F
la.)
, UT
EP
an
d C
olor
ado
Sta
te
uR
eag
an
Hig
h S
cho
ol
(S
an
An
ton
io, T
exa
s), 2
004
•
Ear
ned
all
-sta
te h
onor
s
•
Ave
rage
d 19
.1 p
oin
ts a
nd
7.2
rebo
un
ds
per
gam
e as
a s
enio
r
•
Led
tea
m t
o ci
ty c
ham
pion
ship
an
d re
gion
al s
emifi
nal
s
•
Sco
red
a ca
reer
-hig
h 3
5 po
ints
aga
inst
M
idla
nd
as a
jun
ior
at W
arre
n H
igh
Sch
ool
•
Pla
yed
at M
ain
e C
entr
al I
nst
itu
te
in
200
4-05
, ave
ragi
ng
15.3
poi
nts
Per
sona
lu
Bry
son
Bra
shaw
n G
raha
m is
the
son
of K
eith
an
d D
enet
rice
Gra
ham
of S
an A
nton
io
uB
orn
Oct
. 3, 1
986
in S
an A
nton
io
uH
uman
Res
ourc
es m
ajor
uW
ould
like
to
even
tual
ly b
ecom
e a
tele
visi
on
broa
dcas
ter
cove
ring
col
lege
or
pro
bask
etba
ll
Car
eer
Hig
hsPo
ints
: 5
vs. I
daho
Sta
te (2
006-
07)
Rebo
unds
: 1
vs. t
hree
opp
onen
ts
Assi
sts:
1 v
s. F
ordh
am (2
006-
07)
3-Pt
. FGs
: 1
vs. fi
ve o
ppon
ents
Car
eer
Sta
tist
ics
FG
3-PT
. FT
Year
GP
/GS
PPG
RPG
AST
STL
BLK
3FG
PCT.
PCT.
PCT.
06-0
7 10
/0
1.4
1.8
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.4
.500
.50
0 .0
0007
-08
14/0
0.
6 0.
1 0.
0 0.
0 0.
0 0.
1 .2
50 .
167
.667
Tota
l 24
/0
1.0
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
.389
.35
7 .6
67
60 61
Pla
yers
Dash H
arr
is
55G
uard
6’1”
• 1
75 lb
s.Fr
eshm
an-H
sLo
s An
gele
s, C
alif.
(Mon
teve
rde
{Fla
.} Ac
adem
y)
Bef
ore
A&M
uR
ated
as
the
No.
40
pros
pect
in t
he c
ount
ry
by
Bob
Gib
bons
and
No.
70
by E
SPN
uR
anke
d am
ong
the
anti
on's
top
five
poin
t gu
ards
by
Gib
bon
s
uA
vera
ged
18.1
poi
nts,
7.0
ass
ists
an
d 4.
1 st
eals
as
a se
nior
uE
arne
d fir
st-t
eam
all-
stat
e ho
nors
in F
lori
da
uR
ated
as
the
No.
2 p
rep
play
er
in F
lori
da b
y B
reak
dow
n m
agaz
ine
uA
vera
ged
10.1
ass
ists
as
a ju
nior
in
lead
ing
team
to
prep
nat
iona
l tit
le
uA
lso
recr
uite
d by
Ken
tuck
y, I
ndia
na,
U
SC, C
inci
nnat
i and
Cal
ifor
nia
Per
sona
lu
Das
han
Kar
on H
arri
s is
the
son
of
D
asha
n an
d C
orne
lla H
arri
s of
Los
Ang
eles
uB
orn
Sept
. 30,
198
9 in
New
Orl
eans
uG
ener
al s
tudi
es m
ajor
“Das
h is
goi
ng to
hel
p us
a lo
t th
is y
ear,
espe
cial
ly o
n de
fens
e.
He is
ver
y go
od o
n th
e ba
ll, h
as
grea
t und
erst
andi
ng a
nd li
kes
to
play
def
ense
. He
is r
eally
goo
d in
offe
nsiv
e tr
ansi
tion
and
he’s
a
pass
-firs
t poi
nt g
uard
. He
also
pr
ovid
es le
ader
ship
just
bec
ause
he
was
bor
n th
at w
ay. H
e’s
goin
g to
hel
p us
in a
lot o
f way
s.”
Mar
k Tu
rgeo
nTe
xas
A&
M H
ead
Coa
ch
62 63
Pla
yers
B.J
. H
olm
es
11
11
“B.J.
had
a g
reat
spr
ing
and
sum
mer
and
wor
ked
on h
is
body
. He
cam
e in
last
yea
r a
little
bit
over
wei
ght.
Now
he’
s m
ore
serio
us a
bout
his
bod
y.
He’s
a v
ery
confi
dent
you
ng
man
and
we’
re p
lann
ing
on
him
pla
ying
a b
ig r
ole
in o
ur
succ
ess
this
yea
r.”M
ark
Turg
eon
Texa
s A
&M
Hea
d C
oach
Gua
rd6’
0” •
175
lbs.
Soph
omor
e-1L
Hous
ton,
Tex
as(H
astin
gs H
S)
As
an A
ggie
uA
ppea
red
in 2
9 ga
mes
as
a tr
ue fr
eshm
an,
incl
udin
g 13
in B
ig 1
2 pl
ay
uM
ade
40.0
per
cent
(14-
of-3
5)
fr
om t
hree
-poi
nt r
ange
uM
ade
7-of
-14
(.500
) tre
ys in
Big
12
play
uH
it k
ey t
hree
-poi
nter
s at
the
end
of t
he
first
hal
f at
Okl
ahom
a St
ate
and
agai
nst
Io
wa
Stat
e at
the
Big
12
tour
nam
ent
uSc
ored
a c
aree
r-be
st 9
poi
nts
agai
nst
Tex
as S
tate
Bef
ore
A&M
uR
ated
as
the
No.
50
pros
pect
in
the
cou
ntry
by
Hoo
p S
coop
uA
vera
ged
17.1
poi
nts,
4.6
reb
ound
s, 7
.0
assi
sts
and
4.7
stea
ls p
er g
ame
as a
sen
ior
uM
ade
an im
pres
sive
50.
0 pe
rcen
t
(6
0-of
-120
) fro
m t
hree
-poi
nt r
ange
uP
oste
d a
care
er h
igh
of 4
2 po
ints
uN
amed
dis
tric
t’s M
VP
thr
ee s
trai
ght
year
s
uSe
lect
ed t
o A
ll-G
reat
er H
oust
on t
eam
uT
hree
-tim
e sl
l-st
ate
and
all-
regi
on p
ick
uSe
t ca
reer
rec
ords
at
Has
ting
s H
igh
Scho
ol fo
r po
ints
, ass
ists
and
ste
als
uL
ed t
eam
to
win
at
2007
sta
te a
ll-st
ar g
ame,
sc
orin
g 12
poi
nts
wit
h 7
assi
sts
uP
laye
d fo
r T
eam
USA
at
2007
Glo
bal G
ames
uA
lso
recr
uite
d by
Cha
rlot
te, G
eorg
ia T
ech,
Il
linoi
s, K
entu
cky,
Mia
mi (
Fla
.), T
exas
an
d G
eorg
etow
n
Per
sona
lu
Bry
an J
ames
Hol
mes
is t
he s
on o
f
Ben
nie
and
Tev
eta
Hol
mes
of H
oust
on
uB
orn
Mar
ch 6
, 198
8 in
Hou
ston
uA
gric
ultu
ral L
eade
rshi
p m
ajor
uE
njoy
s si
ngin
g an
d pl
ayin
g th
e pi
ano
Car
eer
Hig
hsPo
ints
: 9
vs. T
exas
Sta
te (2
007-
08)
Rebo
unds
: 5
vs. T
exas
Sta
te (2
007-
08)
Assi
sts:
2 v
s. t
wo
oppo
nent
s
3-Pt
. FGs
: 2
vs. fi
ve o
ppon
ents
Car
eer
Sta
tist
ics
FG
3-PT
. FT
Year
GP
/GS
PPG
RPG
AST
STL
BLK
3FG
PCT.
PCT.
PCT.
07-0
8 29
/0
2.0
0.8
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.5
.408
.40
0 .5
00
Tota
l 29
/0
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0.8
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.5
.408
.40
0 .5
00
64 65
Pla
yers
Derr
ek L
ew
is
22G
uard
6’5”
• 1
95 lb
s.So
phom
ore-
1LTu
lsa,
Okl
a.(U
nion
HS)
As
an A
ggie
uA
ppea
red
in n
ine
gam
es a
s a
true
fres
hman
, in
clud
ing
thre
e in
Big
12
play
uC
ame
on s
tron
g la
te in
sea
son,
pla
ying
17
min
utes
aga
inst
Tex
as T
ech
and
12
agai
nst
Okl
ahom
a St
ate
uSc
ored
3 p
oint
s on
a t
hree
-poi
nter
aga
inst
T
ech
and
adde
d 3
rebo
unds
and
2 a
ssis
ts
Bef
ore
A&M
uN
amed
Cla
ss 6
A P
laye
r of
the
Yea
r in
O
klah
oma
afte
r le
adin
g te
am t
o 26
-1 r
ecor
d
and
stat
e se
mifi
nals
uA
vera
ged
14.7
poi
nts
and
4.7
rebo
unds
as a
sen
ior,
ear
ning
all-
stat
e ho
nors
uM
ade
40 p
erce
nt fr
om t
hree
-poi
nt r
ange
uT
wo-
tim
e fir
st-t
eam
all-
met
ro p
ick
who
led
te
am t
o st
at t
ourn
amen
t th
ree
stra
ight
yea
rs
uL
ed C
asci
a H
all H
igh
Scho
ol t
o st
ate
final
s
as a
juni
or in
200
6
uSc
ored
a c
aree
r-hi
gh 3
3 po
ints
aga
inst
M
usko
gee
in 2
006
uA
lso
recr
uite
d by
Mis
sour
i, T
ulsa
, TC
U,
Ora
l Rob
erts
and
Mis
sour
i Sta
te
Per
sona
lu
Der
rek
Lar
on L
ewis
II
is t
he s
on o
f
Der
rek
and
Lan
a L
ewis
of T
ulsa
, Okl
a.
uB
orn
Jan.
3, 1
989
in T
ulsa
uG
ener
al S
tudi
es m
ajor
uE
njoy
s pl
ayin
g po
ker
“Der
rek
has
real
ly im
prov
ed h
is
cond
ition
ing
and
his
defe
nse
from
la
st y
ear.
He’s
nee
ds to
pla
y w
ith
mor
e co
nfide
nce
but w
e ha
ve s
een
a lo
t of i
mpr
ovem
ent s
ince
last
yea
r.”M
ark
Turg
eon
Texa
s A
&M
Hea
d C
oach
Car
eer
Hig
hsPo
ints
: 3
vs. T
exas
Tec
h, O
uach
ita
B
apti
st (2
007-
08)
Rebo
unds
: 3
vs. T
exas
Tec
h (2
007-
08)
Assi
sts:
2 v
s. T
exas
Tec
h (2
007-
08)
3-Pt
. FGs
: 1
vs. T
exas
Tec
h, O
uach
ita
B
apti
st (2
007-
08)
Car
eer
Sta
tist
ics
FG
3-PT
. FT
Year
GP
/GS
PPG
RPG
AST
STL
BLK
3FG
PCT.
PCT.
PCT.
07-0
8 9/
0 0.
7 0.
8 0.
2 0.
0 0.
0 0.
2 .2
50 .
286
.000
Tota
l 9/
0 0.
7 0.
8 0.
2 0.
0 0.
0 0.
2 .2
50 .
286
.000
66 67
Pla
yers
David
Loubeau
10
10
For
war
d6’
9” •
215
lbs.
Fres
hman
-Hs
Mia
mi,
Fla.
(Wes
tlake
Pre
p)
Bef
ore
A&M
uR
ated
as
the
No.
61
pros
pect
in
the
nat
ion
by E
SPN
uR
anke
d as
the
No.
4 p
rep
play
er
in F
lori
da b
y B
reak
dow
n m
agaz
ine
uT
wo-
tim
e fir
st-t
eam
all-
stat
e pi
ck
uA
vera
ged
29 p
oint
s an
d 17
reb
ound
s as
a
se
nior
aft
er a
vera
ging
31
poin
ts a
nd 1
9
rebo
unds
as
a ju
nior
uL
ed A
AU
tea
m t
o na
tion
al 2
007
titl
e
uP
oste
d ca
reer
hig
hs o
f 55
poin
ts a
nd
23 r
ebou
nds
uA
lso
recr
uite
d by
Duk
e, F
lori
da, C
onne
ctic
ut,
Wak
e F
ores
t, G
eorg
etow
n, P
itts
burg
h,
Vir
gini
a T
ech
and
Flo
rida
Sta
te
Per
sona
lu
Dav
id L
oube
au is
the
son
of J
ean
Lou
beau
and
Mar
ie B
apti
ste
of P
lant
atio
n, F
la.
uB
orn
Nov
. 25,
198
9 in
Spr
ing
Val
ley,
N.Y
.
uG
ener
al s
tudi
es m
ajor
“Lou
beau
is v
ery
long
and
can
re
ally
sco
re th
e ba
sket
ball.
He
’s a
lso
a tr
emen
dous
re
boun
der
and
will
hel
p us
be
a go
od r
ebou
ndin
g te
am. L
ike
mos
t fre
shm
an, h
e’s
got a
long
w
ay to
go
defe
nsiv
ely,
but
he
has
a gr
eat p
acka
ge o
f ski
lls.”
Mar
k Tu
rgeo
nTe
xas
A&
M H
ead
Coa
ch
68 69
Pla
yers
Derr
ick R
ola
nd
33
“Der
rick
is s
o im
port
ant t
o ou
r su
cces
s th
is y
ear.
He’s
got
a
chan
ce to
be
one
of th
e be
st
defe
nder
s in
the
leag
ue. H
e’s
a gr
eat s
lash
er fo
r us
and
we’
re
goin
g to
try
to p
lay
a lit
tle b
it qu
icke
r so
I th
ink
our
syst
em w
ill
fit h
im b
ette
r. Fo
r us
to c
ontin
ue
to b
e th
e ty
pe o
f pro
gram
we’
ve
been
, he’
s go
ing
to h
ave
to h
ave
a he
ck o
f a y
ear
for
us.”
Mar
k Tu
rgeo
nTe
xas
A&
M H
ead
Coa
ch
Gua
rd6’
4” •
185
lbs.
Juni
or-2
LDa
llas,
Tex
as(S
eago
ville
HS)
As
an A
ggie
uH
as e
mer
ged
as o
ne o
f Big
12’
s to
p de
fens
ive
play
ers
uSc
ored
a c
aree
r-hi
gh 1
5 po
ints
aga
inst
Ohi
o
St
ate
in N
IT T
ip-O
ff c
ham
pion
ship
gam
e
uM
ade
a tr
io o
f thr
ee-p
oint
ers
agai
nst
O
hio
Stat
e an
d N
ebra
ska
uSe
t te
am r
ecor
d in
the
ver
tica
l jum
p
in t
he fa
ll of
200
7 at
38
inch
es
Bef
ore
A&M
uS
eago
vill
e H
igh
Sch
ool
(D
alla
s, T
exas
), 2
006
•
Rat
ed a
s th
e 81
st-b
est
pros
pect
in t
he
cou
ntr
y by
Riv
als.
com
, wh
ich
als
o ra
nke
d
him
am
ong
the
top
10 p
laye
rs in
Tex
as
•
Ear
ned
all
-sta
te h
onor
s
•
Ave
rage
d 17
.4 p
oin
ts a
s a
sen
ior
team
to t
hre
e-ye
ar r
ecor
d of
93-
10
•
Sco
red
an im
pres
sive
47
poin
ts in
an
A
AU
gam
e
•
Pla
yed
for
Tea
m U
SA
at
2006
Glo
bal G
ames
•
Pre
p te
amm
ate
of A
&M
’s D
onal
d S
loan
an
d
form
er T
exas
sta
ndo
ut
LaM
arcu
s A
ldri
dge
•
Als
o re
cru
ited
by
Flo
rida
, Ari
zon
a S
tate
,
UN
LV
, Con
nec
ticu
t an
d M
iam
i (F
la.)
Per
sona
lu
Der
rick
DeW
ayne
Rol
and
is t
he s
on o
f D
avid
Pow
ell a
nd E
vely
n W
asha
m o
f Dal
las
uB
orn
June
19,
198
8 in
Dal
las
uA
gric
ultu
ral L
eade
rshi
p m
ajor
uW
ould
eve
ntua
lly li
ke t
o ow
n a
busi
ness
.
Car
eer
Hig
hsPo
ints
: 15
vs.
Ohi
o St
ate
(200
7-08
)
Rebo
unds
: 7
vs. A
laba
ma
(200
7-08
)
Assi
sts:
5 v
s. L
amar
(200
6-07
)
3-Pt
. FGs
: 3
vs. O
hio
Stat
e, N
ebra
ska
(200
7-08
)
Car
eer
Sta
tist
ics
FG
3-PT
. FT
Year
GP
/GS
PPG
RPG
AST
STL
BLK
3FG
PCT.
PCT.
PCT.
06-0
7 22
/0
0.8
1.0
0.7
0.2
0.1
0.1
.179
.11
8 .8
3307
-08
36/0
5.
6 2.
1 1.
1 0.
4 0.
7 0.
5 .4
39 .
279
.531
Tota
l 58
/0
3.8
1.7
1.0
0.3
0.1
0.4
.404
.24
7 .5
64
70 71
Pla
yers
Donald
Slo
an
15
15
Gua
rd6’
3” •
205
lbs.
Juni
or-2
LDa
llas,
Tex
as(S
eago
ville
HS)
As
an A
ggie
uSt
arte
d in
all
36 g
ames
as
a so
phom
ore
and
ra
nked
thi
rd o
n th
e te
am in
sco
ring
(9.5
)
and
seco
nd in
ass
ists
(3.4
)
uSc
ored
a c
aree
r-hi
gh 2
1 po
ints
in w
in
at M
isso
uri l
ast
seas
on
uL
ed t
eam
wit
h 17
poi
nts
and
8
re
boun
ds in
key
win
at
Bay
lor
uP
oste
d ne
ar-t
ripl
e-do
uble
aga
inst
Iow
a St
ate
in B
ig 1
2 to
urna
men
t, s
cori
ng 1
2 po
ints
wit
h a
ca
reer
-hig
h 9
rebo
unds
and
a c
aree
r-be
st 9
ass
ists
uP
oste
d se
cond
-bes
t ve
rtic
al ju
mp
in t
eam
hist
ory
in t
he fa
ll of
200
7 at
37
inch
es
Bef
ore
A&M
uS
eago
vill
e H
igh
Sch
ool
(S
eago
vill
e, T
exas
), 2
006
•
Rat
ed a
s th
e 49
th-b
est
pros
pect
in t
he
co
un
try
by r
ecru
itin
g an
alys
t B
ob G
ibbo
ns
•
Led
all
Cla
ss 4
A s
core
rs in
Dal
las
as a
sen
ior
w
ith
a 2
1.0
aver
age
and
adde
d 8.
1 re
bou
nds
•
Ran
ked
amon
g th
e to
p fi
ve p
laye
rs in
th
e
stat
e by
Tex
as H
oops
an
d T
exas
Rou
nd
ball
•
Hel
ped
lead
tea
m t
o a
thre
e-ye
ar
re
cord
of
93-1
0
•
Nam
ed t
o A
ll-G
reat
er D
alla
s te
am
•
Tw
o-ti
me
all-
stat
e pi
ck
•
Pos
ted
care
er h
igh
s of
33
poin
ts
and
18 r
ebou
nds
•
Pre
p te
amm
ate
of A
&M
’s D
erri
ck R
olan
d
and
form
er T
exas
sta
ndo
ut
LaM
arcu
s A
ldri
dge
•
Als
o re
cru
ited
by
Kan
sas,
Okl
ahom
a,
Mar
quet
te, S
MU
an
d G
eorg
ia T
ech
Per
sona
lu
Don
ald
Way
ne S
loan
is t
he s
on o
f the
la
te S
andr
a Sl
oan
of G
rand
Pra
irie
uB
orn
Jan.
15,
198
8 in
Shr
evep
ort,
La.
uA
gric
ultu
ral L
eade
rshi
p m
ajor
uW
ould
eve
ntua
lly li
ke t
o co
ach
or
ow
n a
rest
aura
nt
uW
as a
n am
ateu
r yo
uth
boxe
r in
his
ear
lier
ye
ars,
bui
ldin
g a
13-1
-1 r
ecor
d
“Slo
an r
eally
cam
e on
last
yea
r. He
’s
got h
is b
ody
wei
ght d
own
a lit
tle b
it so
he’
s fa
ster
. We’
re g
oing
to r
ely
on
him
a lo
t. As
last
sea
son
wen
t on,
he
got m
uch
bett
er w
ith th
e ba
sket
ball
and
hope
fully
he
cont
inue
s to
do
that
. He
is th
inki
ng m
ore
like
a po
int g
uard
an
d a
guy
who
’s in
cha
rge
out t
here
.”M
ark
Turg
eon
Texa
s A
&M
Hea
d C
oach
Car
eer
Hig
hsPo
ints
: 21
vs.
Mis
sour
i (20
07-0
8)
Rebo
unds
: 9
vs. I
owa
Stat
e (2
007-
08)
Assi
sts:
9 v
s. I
owa
Stat
e (2
007-
08)
Stea
ls:
3 vs
. Bay
lor
(200
6-07
)
3-Pt
. FGs
: 3
vs. f
our
oppo
nent
s
Car
eer
Sta
tist
ics
FG
3-PT
. FT
Year
GP
/GS
PPG
RPG
AST
STL
BLK
3FG
PCT.
PCT.
PCT.
06-0
7 34
/0
5.2
1.9
1.8
0.7
0.1
0.4
.489
.33
3 .6
6707
-08
36/3
6 9.
5 4.
0 3.
4 0.
5 0.
0 0.
7 .4
18 .
281
.673
Tota
l 70
/36
7.4
3.0
2.6
0.6
0.0
0.6
.441
.29
8 .6
71
72 73
Pla
yers
Nath
an W
alk
up
45
45
For
war
d6’
7” •
205
lbs.
Soph
omor
e-1L
Hous
ton,
Tex
as(D
eer
Park
HS)
As
an A
ggie
uP
laye
d in
27
gam
es a
s a
true
fres
hman
uSc
ored
a c
aree
r-hi
gh 1
1 po
ints
in w
in a
gain
st O
hio
Stat
e in
NIT
Tip
-Off
cha
mpi
onsh
ip g
ame
uM
ade
3-of
-5 t
hree
-poi
nter
s
in
win
aga
inst
Buc
keye
s
uM
ade
44.4
per
cent
(12-
of-2
7)
from
thr
ee-p
oint
ran
ge
uT
allie
d 6
poin
ts w
ith
a ca
reer
-bes
t
5 re
boun
ds in
win
aga
inst
Ric
e
Bef
ore
A&M
uR
ated
as
the
top
smal
l for
war
d in
Tex
as, a
nd t
he 7
th-b
est
pros
pect
ov
eral
l in
the
stat
e, b
y R
ival
s.co
m
uA
vera
ged
22.9
poi
nts
and
9.2
rebo
unds
as
a pr
ep s
enio
r
uE
arne
d al
l-st
ate
and
all-
regi
on h
onor
s
uR
ated
as
the
137t
h-be
st p
rosp
ect
in
the
cou
ntry
by
Riv
als.
com
uT
wo-
tim
e di
stri
ct M
VP
uN
amed
to
seco
nd-t
eam
A
ll-G
reat
er H
oust
on s
quad
uSc
ored
2,1
34 c
aree
r po
ints
, sec
ond
mos
t in
Dee
r P
ark
hist
ory
uP
oste
d ca
reer
bes
ts o
f 39
po
ints
and
23
rebo
unds
uA
vera
ged
21.2
poi
nts
and
9.9
rebo
ound
s
as a
juni
or a
nd a
vera
ged
a do
uble
-dou
ble
in
dis
tric
t pl
ay
uA
lso
recr
uite
d by
Mem
phis
, Wic
hita
Sta
te,
Ric
e, T
exas
, LSU
, Mia
mi (
Fla
.) an
d St
anfo
rd
Per
sona
lu
Nat
han
Ray
Wal
kup
is t
he s
on o
f Ray
mon
d
and
Lis
a W
alku
p of
Pas
aden
a, T
exas
uB
orn
Oct
. 20,
198
8 in
Hou
ston
uB
usin
ess
maj
or
uC
omes
from
a fa
mily
of A
ggie
s
uW
ants
to
even
tual
ly g
o in
to t
he fa
mily
bu
sine
ss (m
etal
fabr
icat
ion)
“Nat
e ha
s re
ally
wor
ked
hard
an
d be
com
e a
lot s
tron
ger
and
mor
e at
hlet
ic. H
e’s
shoo
ting
wel
l an
d pl
ayin
g w
ith m
ore
confi
-de
nce.
We
hope
to u
se h
im a
lot
like
we
did
Beau
Muh
lbac
h la
te
last
sea
son,
Nat
e is
rea
dy
to s
tep
into
that
rol
e.”
Mar
k Tu
rgeo
nTe
xas
A&
M H
ead
Coa
ch
Car
eer
Hig
hsPo
ints
: 11
vs.
Ohi
o St
ate
(200
7-08
)
Rebo
unds
: 5
vs. R
ice
(200
7-08
)
Assi
sts:
1 v
s. fi
ve o
ppon
ents
Stea
ls:
1 vs
. five
opp
onen
ts
3-Pt
. FGs
: 3
vs. O
hio
Stat
e (2
007-
08)
Car
eer
Sta
tist
ics
FG
3-PT
. FT
Year
GP
/GS
PPG
RPG
AST
STL
BLK
3FG
PCT.
PCT.
PCT.
07-0
8 27
/0
2.0
0.9
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.4
.514
.44
4 .5
71To
tal
27/0
2.
0 0.
9 0.
2 0.
1 0.
0 0.
4 .5
14 .
444
.571
74 75
76 A
PlayersChris Chapman Guard5’11” • 175 lbs. • Junior-2LHouston, Texas • (Memorial HS)
As an AggieuAppeared in three games last season
and in 10 in his career
uHanded out an assist against Texas State
uReceived team’s “Unsung Hero” award in 2006-07 as a member of the scout team
Before A&MuMemorial High School
(Houston, Texas), 2005
•Earned all-district honors
•Averaged 18.1 points
•Had career high of 40 points
•Won free throw, dunk and three-point contest at 2000 Texas A&M Basketball Camp
•Also recruited by Texas Lutheran, Washington & Lee, New York University and West Point.
PersonaluChris Alan Chapman is the son of Alan
and the late Vanessa Chapman of Houston
uBorn Dec. 22, 1986 in Houston
uEconomics major
uWants to become a sports agent.
Career Statistics FG 3-PT. FTYear GP/GS PPG RPG AST STL BLK 3FG PCT. PCT. PCT.
06-07 7/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .00007-08 3/0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000
Total 10/0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000
PlayersMarshall Carrell50Forward
6’8” • 210 lbs. • Sophomore-1LParis, Texas • (Paris HS)
As an AggieuPlayed in two games last year as a true freshman
uScored two points against Texas State, making his only field goal attempt of the year
uAlso added a blocked shot
Before A&MuParis High School
(Paris, Texas), 2007
•Earned all-district honors and was named district’s most valuable player
•Averaged 11.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocked shots per game
•Lettered three years in basketball and once in football
•Had career highs of 24 points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocks
•Also recruited by North Texas, Navy and Army
PersonaluMarshall Bernet Carrell is the son of Thomas
and Gable Carrell of Georgetown, Texas
uBorn Oct. 11, 1988
uGeneral studies major
uMade Dean’s List and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll last year
Career Statistics FG 3-PT. FTYear GP/GS PPG RPG AST STL BLK 3FG PCT. PCT. PCT.
07-08 2/0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
Total 2/0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
5050 “Marshall is one of our most improved players. Last year in practice, I thought he was going to hurt somebody, but
he’s really improved his body and in individual work. I’m very proud of him. He really going to help us in preparing for
other teams.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
313131“Everybody loves Chap. He is one the most well-liked guys
I’ve ever seen. Players just love being around
him. He works hard and is really a great teammate. All he
cares about is that we are the best team we
can possibly be.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
76 77
78 A
PlayersShawn Schepel24
PlayersAndrew Darko14Guard
6’0” • 170 lbs. • Sophomore-1LConroe, Texas • (Conroe HS)
As an AggieuPlayed in five games, including three
Big 12 contests
uScored one point against Texas Tech
uHad one assist against Ouachita Baptist
Before A&MuConroe High School
(Conroe, Texas), 2007
•Two-time all-district and all-county pick
•Averaged 18.1 points and 6.1 rebounds as a senior
•Scored a career-high 33 points against Galena Park as a junior
•Averaged 14.7 points as a junior
•Also recruited by Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Centenary.
PersonaluAndrew Ezonle Darko is the son of Daniel
and Susse Darko of Conroe
uBorn May 23, 1989 in South Africa
uConstruction Science major
uGraduated cumma sum laude from high school, ranking No. 9 in his graduating class
Career Statistics FG 3-PT. FTYear GP/GS PPG RPG AST STL BLK 3FG PCT. PCT. PCT.
07-08 5/0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .333
Total 5/0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .333
Guard6’4” • 205 lbs.Sophomore-1LDallas, Texas(Flower Mound HS)
As an AggieuAppeared in three games as a redshirt freshman,
including Big 12 game against Kansas
uScored one point against Texas State
Before A&MuNamed district’s offensive player of the
year after averaging a league-best 18.2 points as a senior
uTwo-time all-district pick
uPlayed in state all-star game
uMade 43 percent from three-point range
uSet a school record with 34 points against Trinity Christian
uAlso set school marks for season scoring, season free throws and free throws in a game
PersonaluShawn Robert Schepel is the son of Kevin
and Carol Schepel of Flower Mound, Texas
uBorn March 23, 1988 in Midland, Texas
uNuclear Engineering major
uGraduated 11th in a class of 651
Career Statistics FG 3-PT. FTYear GP/GS PPG RPG AST STL BLK 3FG PCT. PCT. PCT.
07-08 3/0 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .500
Total 3/0 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .500
14 24“Darko got in the weight room and he got
bigger and stronger. He can emulate a lot
of players for us when were putting together
scouting reports and is very valuable to us that
way. He’s a great kid who works really hard
and makes us a better team.”
Mark TurgeonTexas A&M Head Coach
“Shawn is one of the smartest players I’ve ever been around. He’s really helpful to us and we have a lot of confidence in him.
He was great down the stretch for our scouting
reports as far as learning different positions and
helping prepare us for other teams.
Mark TurgeonTexas A&M Head Coach
78 79
Maroon MadnessNon-Conference
ConferenceSenior Day
Big 12 TournamentThe Big Dance
NCAA 1st RoundNCAA 2nd Round
Celebration DinnerResults/Statistics
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w2008-09
BasketballTexas A&M Aggies
Aggie basketball continued to be a hot ticket in 2007-08, with long lines and overnight campers (opposite page) common at Reed Arena. The Aggies set a school record for average attendance and twice broke the single-game mark.
2007-08 Review“By the end of last season, who’s to say Texas A&M wasn’t playing like a top 10
team? A&M’s last two losses were to Final Four teams (UCLA and Kansas) and the
Aggies took them both to the wire.”The Sporting News2008-09 Basketball Yearbook
“I thought we were getting better every game and I really thought we were going to win the
national championship. It was close to being a great year. We did some really good things and
the young players came along nicely.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
80 81
ReviewMaroon Madness“You might hear Soulja
Boy’s ‘Crank Dat’ at any basketball arena in America, but bas-ketball is big enough
at Texas A&M now that the hip-hop artist showed up in College Station in person.”
Bryan/College Station Eagle
A capacity crowd of almost 13,000 fans attended Texas A&M’s Maroon Madness on Oct. 12 at Reed Arena. The event was highlighted by an appearance by hip-hop artist Soulja Boy, who performed his No. 1 hit “Crank That.” Freshman DeAndre Jordan won the hotly-contested dunk contest (left) over fellow freshman Nathan Walkup.
In 2006, A&M set the unofficial national record for a preseason basketball tip-off event with 28,000 at Kyle Field. The event returned to Kyle Field prior to this season.
DeAndre Jordan
SouljaBoy
NathanWalkup
ChinemeluElonu
DerrickRoland
82 83
Season Highlights u First-Year Head Coach Mark Turgeon led the Aggies to a 25-11 record, the third-most wins in school history.
u The 25 victories tied for the most ever by a first-year coach at a Big 12 school (Texas’ Tom Penders won 25 games in 1988-89).
u A&M advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, where the Aggies lost a nail-biter to No. 1-seeded UCLA (51-49) in Anaheim, Calif.
u The Aggies are one of just nine schools to win a first-round NCAA Tournament game in each of the last three years.
u Of A&M’s 11 losses, all but one were to teams that advanced to postseason play and all were to teams ranked in the top 100 in the RPI.
u The Aggies won the 2007 Dick’s Sport-ing Goods NIT Season Tip-Off with wins against Washington and Ohio State at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.
u A&M defeated No. 10-ranked Texas, 80-63, in College Station, the Longhorns’ largest margin of defeat in the regular-season. It marked the fourth straight year A&M has beaten a top-10 opponent.
ReviewMcNeese State 50 Texas A&M 73
Oral Roberts 53 Texas A&M 67
Non-Conference
“We got beat by a very good basketball team
tonight. We’ve played a lot of good teams in my career, but I’m not sure
we’ve played a front line as good as that.”
Scott SuttonOral Roberts Head Coach
Junior Josh Carter scored 15 points and sophomore Chinemelu Elonu sparked a second-half run to help the Aggies win the first-round game of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season-Tip-Off at Reed Arena. A&M led by 20 at halftime. Senior Joseph Jones added 13 points for the Aggies and freshman DeAndre Jordan tallied 12 with 8 rebounds. Elonu finished with 7 points , all in the second half. A&M posted an impressive 42-27 rebounding advantage.
“We came out thinking too much. We had a timeout where Coach was really giving it to
us, telling us ‘We’re not going to play like this,’ and we played hard for the rest of the game.”
Josh CarterTexas A&M Guard/Forward
Mark Turgeon got his first win as A&M’s head coach against McNeese State. Junior Josh Carter scored a
game-high 14 points to lead the Aggies while freshman DeAndre Jordan added 12 points in
his college debut. A&M shot 54.0 percent from the field and held the Cowboys to just 37.7 percent.
DeAndreJordan
DerrickRoland
Mark Turgeon
BeauMuhlbach
ChinemeluElonu
Donald Sloan
84 85
UTEP 76 Texas A&M 81
Ouachita Baptist 59 Texas A&M 85
“A&M’s got some fu-ture pros on that team.
They are one of the best rebounding teams
in the country and those guys are going to
be special inside.”Charlie Scheef
Ouachita Baptist Head Coach
“When you play, you want to take the big
shots and make the big shots. I like being in that role. Hopefully,
I’ll make more than I’ll miss.”
Josh CarterTexas A&M Guard/Forward
ReviewNon-Conference
All 18 players on the roster saw action in this one as A&M cruised to its fourth straight victory. Sopho-more Bryan Davis led the Aggies with 15 points while senior Josh Carter and freshman DeAndre Jordan each had 12. Jordan also contributed 10 rebounds and set a Big 12 record by making his 16th consecutive field goal over a four-game span. The Aggies out-rebounded OBU, 51-28, and shot 51.8 percent from the field. The game was A&M’s final tune-up before heading to New York for the NIT Season-Tipoff.
Junior Josh Carter scored 23 points, including the go-ahead three-pointer with two minutes left as A&M
held off UTEP for a second-round victory in the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off at Reed
Arena. Senior Joseph Jones had 15 points, senior Dominique Kirk scored 14 and freshman DeAndre
Jordan contributed 12 rebounds. A&M again dominated the boards, out-rebounding the
Miners, 43-28. With the win, the Aggies advanced to the final two rounds of the NIT at
New York’s famed Madison Square Garden.
JosephJones
JoshCarter Dominique
Kirk
B.J.Holmes
BrysonGraham
NathanWalkup
86 87
Washington 63 Texas A&M 77
Sophomore Donald Sloan scored 18 points and the Aggies held Washington without a field goal for a key second-half stretch to win the semifinal game in the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden. The senior duo of Joseph Jones (17 points) and Dominique Kirk (15 points) also came up big for the Aggies. Freshman DeAndre Jordan added 11 rebounds. The Aggies trailed, 36-32, at halftime.
ReviewNIT Season Tip-off
DonaldSloan
DeAndreJordan
BryanDavis
B.J.Holmes
DominiqueKirk
“I tried to give my team the boost we
needed. I loved play-ing at the Garden. This place is filled with so much tradition and to be able to step on this
court is an honor.”Joseph JonesTexas A&M Forward
88 89
Ohio State 47 Texas A&M 70
“I just paid attention to our team and tried to keep fighting and
digging down, getting more stops and more rebounds and pushing
back at them.”Joseph JonesTexas A&M Forward
ReviewNIT Season Tip-off
A&M’s defense shined in the NIT championship game at Madison Square Garden, holding Ohio State without a field goal for the first 11 1/2 min-utes of the second half. Freshman Nathan Walkup, who finished with a career-best 11 points, nailed a three-pointer at the halftime buzzer to hand the Aggies the momentum and a 31-25 lead. Sopho-more Derrick Roland led A&M with a career-high 15 points, freshman DeAndre Jordan scored 11 and senior Joseph Jones added 10. The Aggies had a 46-30 rebounding edge and shot 54.7 percent from the field. The Buckeyes made just 24.1 percent.
DeAndreJordan
JosephJones
DominiqueKirk
NathanWalkup
“The combination of Jones and Jordan
crushed the Ohio State big men.”
Andy KatzESPN
90 91
ReviewNIT Champions!
Madison Square Garden
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Empire State Building
NIT Head Coaches
MVP Joseph Jones
Times Square
9392
Alabama 63 Texas A&M 76 “Things didn’t go that great for us tonight, but we had guys step
up. We’re building depth each and every
game and we’re getting better.”
Mark TurgeonTexas A&M Head Coach
Sophomore Donald Sloan had 15 points and 8 assists to help the Aggies remain undefeated with a 76-63 win against Alabama at Reed Arena. Also scoring in double figures were senior Dominique Kirk (14), junior Josh Carter (13) and senior Joseph Jones (10).
ReviewNon-ConferenceChinemelu
Elonu
DominiqueKirk
JosephJones
BryanDavis
94 95
Arizona 78 Texas A&M 67
“The first 15 minutes we were pretty good.
The last 25, it was like our offense was non-existent. When the
crowd got into it, we were not tough enough.
We will be, we just were not tonight.”
Mark TurgeonTexas A&M Head Coach
ReviewNon-Conference
The Aggies led Arizona by 20 points 15 minutes into the game, but the Wildcats came storming back to hand the Aggies their first loss of the season in Tucson, Ariz. The game was part of the Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series. Senior Josh Carter paced A&M with 17 points while senior Joseph Jones added 13 and sophomore Bryan Davis scored 10. Arizona All-American Jerryd Bayless led all scorers with 26 points.
BryanDavis
JoshCarter
DonaldSloan
NathanWalkup
DerrickRoland
JosephJones
96 97
UA-Pine Bluff 37 Texas A&M 64
A&M’s tenacious defense held Arkansas-Pine Bluff to just 20.6 percent field goal accuracy, the second lowest by an opponent in school history. The Aggies did not allow a point for the first 10 minutes of the game, then went on a 20-2 run to open the second half. Junior Josh Carter led A&M with 16 points and sophomore Derrick Roland scored 12.
“I’m still trying to figure out what their weakness is. They got at least 50 dunks on us tonight. We
never bothered them and we never made
them uncomfortable.”Doug Davalos
Texas State Head Coach
ReviewNon-Conference
The Aggies dished out 26 assists and shot a blazing 67.2 percent from the field to cruise
past Texas State. A&M had an astounding 17 slam dunks and 10 blocked shots. Freshman
DeAndre Jordan and sophomore Donald Sloan led the barrage with 18 points each, while
junior Josh Carter and senior Joseph Jones each added 12. Sophomore Chinemelu Elonu
chipped in 10 points. The Bobcats made just 33.3 percent from the field.
Texas State 73 Texas A&M 109
“We don’t have the killer instinct to finish people off right now. We’re too laid back. We’ve got to change. We’ve got to develop that killer instinct.”
Dominique KirkTexas A&M Guard
DeAndreJordan
B.J.Holmes
DenzelBowles
BryanDavis
JoshCarter
DerrickRoland
98 99
ReviewNon-Conference
Sophomore Donald Sloan tallied 14 points with 5 rebounds and 5 assists as the Aggies improved to 11-1. Sloan led a group of six Aggies who scored in double figures. A&M shot a fiery 63.0 percent from the field. The Aggies made 11 of their first 13 field goal attempts in the second half to put the game out of the Anteaters’ reach.
Freshman DeAndre Jordan had 14 points and 8 rebounds to lead the Aggies to an im-
pressive victory over Detroit. The win was the Aggies’ 100th at Reed Arena, which opened in
1998. A&M held the Titans to just 24.1 per-cent shooting. The Aggies made 57.7 percent
and had a 44-31 rebounding margin. Junior Josh Carter added 11 points and
sophomore Bryan Davis scored 10.
UC Irvine 68 Texas A&M 88
“We made a couple changes tonight in our defensive philosophy, which helped us. We
never let up and that’s what we’ve been chal-
lenging the guys to do.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
Detroit 39 Texas A&M 79
“I’ll never apologize for a 22-point win against a team that plays really
well. Offensively, we played about as well
as we’ve played for 40 minutes. We did a lot of really good things.”
Mark TurgeonTexas A&M Head Coach
Dominique Kirk
JosephJones
DonaldSloan
DeAndreJordan
ChinemeluElonu
Dominique Kirk
100 101
Junior Josh Carter and freshman DeAndre Jordan each scored 16 points as the Aggies extended their winning streak to six games. Jordan added 12 rebounds and four blocked shots. A&M shot only 37.7 percent from the field, but held the Owls to just 26.8 percent. Rice was the fourth opponent to shoot below 30 percent on the season. The Aggies closed the first half with an 11-0 run to take a 33-18 lead at halftime. Senior Dominique Kirk set a Big 12 record with his 110th consecutive start.
ReviewNon-Conference
Junior Josh Carter scored 18 of his game-high 20 points in the first half to lead the Aggies to their fifth straight victory. Carter made 4-of-5 three-pointers in the first 20 minutes as A&M took a 17-point halftime
lead. Freshman DeAndre Jordan had 15 points, sophomore Bryan Davis scored 13 and
senior Joseph Jones added 12.
Rice 41 Texas A&M 68
“We were putting up quick shots early. When we started going inside we got better. The thing I saw that I liked was the unselfish attitude
of our players.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
Florida A&M 54 Texas A&M 83
“The ball wasn’t falling for us, but we knew if we just kept playing defense and kept them from scor-ing, we’d eventually
start making shots. We just kept playing hard with tough defense.”
Joseph JonesTexas A&M Forward
BryanDavis
NathanWalkup
JoshCarter
DominiqueKirk
MarkTurgeon
102 103
Sophomore Donald Sloan scored 17 points to lead the Aggies to their 46th consecutive non-conference victory at Reed Arena. A&M jumped out to a 9-0 lead and maintained a margin of at least 20 points for most of the second half. Junior Josh Carter finished with 13 points and senior Joseph Jones had 12. The Aggies led by as many as 30 points with eight minutes left when Head Coach Mark Turgeon took out his starters for the rest of the game.
ReviewNon-ConferenceLSU 53 Texas A&M 79
“We have areas to improve in but as far as the way we feel
about ourselves, we’re very confident. I’m not saying we’re going to win every game but overall, I think we‘re
ready for the Big 12.”Donald SloanTexas A&M Guard
ChinemeluElonu
DerrickRoland
DonaldSloan
JosephJones
JoshCarter
104 105
Senior Dominique Kirk scored 15 points and freshman DeAndre Jordan added 14 as the Aggies won the conference opener. The win was A&M’s 15th straight at Reed Arena and improved its record to 15-1, the school’s best start since 1922. A spectacular high-flying dunk by Jordan in the second half was named one of the “Plays of the Day” by ESPN. For the second time in five games, six Aggies scored in double figures.
ReviewConferenceColorado 69 Texas A&M 86
“They’d be in the middle of the pack in the NBA. When I was watching them
that’s what I thought. I thought I was
watching an NBA team.”
Jeff BzdelikColorado Head Coach
DeAndreJordan
DonaldSloan
JosephJones
JoshCarter
DominiqueKirk
106 107
ReviewConference
Hot-shooting Kansas State broke open a close game in the second half in Manhattan, Kan., to hand the Aggies their second straight loss. The Wildcats made 51.9 percent from the field and got 21 points from All-American Michael Beasley. Junior Josh Carter had 13 points for the Aggies, who shot only 37.8 percent, while senior Joseph Jones had 12 and sophomore Donald Sloan added 10.
The Aggies suffered through one of their worst shooting games of the season, making just 34.0
percent in losing to Texas Tech in Lubbock. A&M also had a season-high 20 turnovers, but out-rebounded Tech, 40-28. The Aggies
started the second half with a 14-4 run to trim Tech’s lead to five, but Tech stymied the rally.
Junior Josh Carter and senior Joseph Jones led A&M with 11 points each.
Kansas State 75 Texas A&M 54
“We were really bad. I’m not sure I can look at a player on our team who played well. I’m not sure we could play much worse. I never thought
we could lose like that.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
Texas Tech 68 Texas A&M 53
“We just broke down on the defensive end,
and we didn’t compete hard enough to win. We don’t have that sense of urgency like we’re supposed to have.”
Dominique KirkTexas A&M Guard
DominiqueKirk
JoshCarter
DonaldSloan
BryanDavis
108 109
The Aggies ended the three-game skid with a gritty road win at Oklahoma State, their second straight win at Gallagher-Iba arena. Senior Dominique Kirk made the go-ahead free throws in the final minute and sopho-more Bryan Davis added two more with 3.9 seconds left to ice the victory. Junior Josh Carter led a group of four Aggies scoring in double figures with 13 points. A&M shot 51.2 percent from the field to just 41.2 percent by the Cowboys.
ReviewConference
The Aggies missed 23 free throws in an epic five-overtime loss to Baylor at Reed Arena in a marathon the San Antonio Express-News
called “the best game in Big 12 history.” ESPN Classic added the game to its “Instant Classic”
series. Sophomore Bryan Davis scored a career-best 30 points with a career-high 14 rebounds
to lead the Aggies. Junior Josh Carter also had a double-double with 14 points and 10
boards. Sophomore Donald Sloan added 18 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.
Oklahoma State 56 Texas A&M 59
“That was one heck of a basketball game with
gutsy performances by a lot of players. I thought we had two overtimes won, but missed free
throws killed us.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
Baylor 116 Texas A&M 110
“This adversity has brought us together.
Our team unity is better, the guys are cheering for each
other and our team defense has gotten
much better.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
BryanDavis
DonaldSloan
DerrickRoland
JoshCarter
110 111
ReviewConference
The Aggies played one of their most complete games all season in dominating No. 10-ranked Texas, handing the Longhorns their worst loss of the regular season. The win was A&M’s fourth straight against Texas at Reed Arena. The Longhorns trailed by as many as 22 points in the first half and shot just 34 percent. Junior Josh Carter led the A&M barrage with 19 points and 10 rebounds while seniors Dominique Kirk and Joseph Jones each scored 14.
Texas 63 Texas A&M 80
“We kept digging ourselves deeper, and at no point in time did
I think we guarded them. We didn’t
deserve to win. They came out and had their way tonight.”
Rick BarnesTexas Head Coach
JoshCarter
DonaldSloan
JosephJones
DominiqueKirk
DeAndreJordan
112 113
ReviewConference
Senior Joseph Jones paced A&M with 18 points in the win against the Sooners. Jones was stellar on defense, helping limit Oklahoma standout Blake Griffin to just 6 points. Sophomore Bryan Davis also played a big role, scoring 13 points with 8 rebounds. The Aggies overcame a 29-23 Oklahoma lead at halftime.
Oklahoma 52 Texas A&M 60
“Down the stretch, you could tell they just wanted it more. That’s why they came up with
the loose ball at the end and that’s why they
kept getting second-chance points.”
Blake GriffinOklahoma Forward
DominiqueKirk
BryanDavis
JosephJones
DeAndreJordan
114 115
ReviewConference
The Aggies won their fourth straight with a journeyman-like effort at Iowa State. Sophomore Bryan Davis scored 17 points with 7 rebounds, 2 blocks and 3 steals in an outstanding all-around performance. A&M had a 31-9 run that stretched from late in the first half to the middle of the second half. A&M’s win snapped a nine-game home winning streak by the Cyclones.
Iowa State 51 Texas A&M 69
“We’re playing with much more toughness and much more poise.
We’re playing great defense and we’re playing as a team
on offense.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
JosephJonesDerrick
Roland
BryanDavis
DonaldSloan
116 117
Oklahoma State spoiled “Acie Law Day” with a hard-fought victory at Reed Arena. A&M led by as many as nine points in the first half, but OSU rallied to trail 36-34 at halftime. Freshman DeAndre Jordan led A&M with 15 points and senior Joseph Jones scored 13. Law, a first-team All-American in 2007 who now plays for the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, spoke to the crowd in halftime ceremonies as his jersey was raised to the rafters.
ReviewConference
The Aggies extended their winning streak to five games with their second straight win at Missouri. Sophomore Donald Sloan scored
a career-high 21 points and sophomore Bryan Davis and junior Josh Carter each
added 14. Davis also had 11 rebounds. A&M opened the second half with a 15-0 run to
take control after trailing 30-25 at halftime. The Aggies had a dominating 42-25
rebounding advantage.
Oklahoma State 59 Texas A&M 54
“We tried to come out and take easier shots
without settling for jump shots. We were getting
to the basket and hitting open guys.”
Bryan DavisTexas A&M Forward
Missouri 69 Texas A&M 77
“We couldn’t get a rebound. Hustle plays, 50-50 balls – they got them and we didn’t. It’s inexcusable.”
Mark TurgeonTexas A&M Head CoachDonald
Sloan
BryanDavis
JosephJones
DominiqueKirk
Acie Law IV
118 119
ReviewConference
The Aggies lost their third straight when the upstart Cornhuskers escaped Reed Arena with a six-point win. A&M led late in the game but Nebraska came back for the victory. Sophomore Derrick Roland led A&M with 13 points, making 3-of-5 three-pointers, and sophomore Donald Sloan scored 10 with 6 assists. Nebraska shot a blazing 59.0 percent to 41.7 percent by the Aggies.
The ice-cold Aggies shot just 19 percent in the first half as No. 7-ranked Texas raced
out to a 39-18 halftime lead. A&M finished the game shooting just 30.2 percent.
Junior Josh Carter was the lone Aggie in double figures with 11 points.
Nebraska 65 Texas A&M 59
“They were excellent defensively. They looked
like a different team tonight. We’ve got to
find some answers, but we’ll get it fixed. We’ve
just got to play with more confidence.”
Josh CarterTexas A&M Guard
Texas 77 Texas A&M 50
“There is only one group of people who can get us out of the
way it’s going and that is us. We just have to
get ourselves out of the rut. We have to start
playing again.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
BryanDavis
JoshCarter
DerrickRoland
DonaldSloan
120 121
A&M had one of the coldest shooting games in school history in falling at Oklahoma. The Aggies made just 25.5 percent from the field and scored a meager 10 points in the first half after going scoreless the final 13 minutes. Freshman DeAndre Jordan and junior Josh Carter each had 10 points for A&M.
ReviewConference
The Aggies ended the puzzling three-game skid with a convincing 44-point win against
the Red Raiders, who would go on to upset Texas three days later. The margin was A&M’s largest ever against Tech and in a Big 12 game. The Aggies had a 45-32
rebounding advantage and shot 56.7 percent to 32.8 percent by the Red Raiders. Senior Dominique Kirk led A&M with 16 points
and made 5-of-7 three-pointers.
Oklahoma 64 Texas A&M 37
“I don’t know how many times the referees told our players to sit down tonight. He said, ‘I’m going to give them a
technical if they don’t sit down,’ and I said
‘Well, give them one.’”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
Texas Tech 54 Texas A&M 98
“We’re two different teams sometimes. We just have to figure out how to bring the good
one every time.”Josh CarterTexas A&M Guard
DeAndreJordan
DerrickRoland
BeauMuhlbach
Derrek Lewis
122 123
A&M held the Bears to their lowest point total of the season to notch a key road victory in Waco and avenge the five-overtime loss to Baylor earlier in the year. The Aggies made 12-of-13 free throws down the stretch to secure the win. Junior Josh Carter led A&M with 17 points and senior Beau Muhlbach came up big with 12 points, including a vital three-pointer late in the game. Fresh-man DeAndre Jordan scored just 4 points, but contributed 10 rebounds and six blocked shots, tying an A&M freshman record.
ReviewConferenceBaylor 57 Texas A&M 71
“That was as well as we’ve played in a long
time. I thought we really guarded them. You saw some kids grow up tonight.”
Mark TurgeonTexas A&M Head Coach
DeAndreJordan
DonaldSloan
JosephJones
BeauMuhlbach
DominiqueKirk
BeauMuhlbach
“Coach Turgeon kept saying they were going to make a run, just stay
poised and calm and trust each other. That’s
what we did.”Beau Muhlbach
Texas A&M Forward
124 125
ReviewConference
A&M trailed the eventual national champions 48-42 midway through the second half before the Jayhawks pulled away. Senior Dominique Kirk and sophomore Donald Sloan paced the Aggies with 15 points each. Kansas made 50.0 percent from the field while A&M connected on just 31.9 percent. The game was televised nationally by CBS Sports.
Kansas 72 Texas A&M 55
“It was pretty difficult because they are a
great defensive team. At some points we executed well, but
the outcome was they won. We’ve got to play harder and we’ve got
to play better.”Dominique Kirk
Texas A&M Guard
DominiqueKirk
BeauMuhlbach
JosephJones
DominiqueKirk
126 127
ReviewSenior Day
The Kansas game marked the annual “Senior Day” in Aggieland as the team’s three seniors played their final game at Reed Arena. The season before Dominique Kirk and Joseph Jones arrived, A&M went 0-16 in the conference play. But the dynamic duo won (95), started and played in more games – and more NCAA Tournaments – than any players in school history. Kirk started in a Big 12 record 132 consecutive games and Jones had 131 career starts. Beau Muhlbach played a key role in the Aggies’ late resurgence.
“I’m so proud of our seniors and they should be proud of
what they have done for this program. It’s incredible what they
have accomplished in their careers here.”
Mark TurgeonTexas A&M Head Coach
BeauMuhlbach
JosephJones
DominiqueKirk
128 129
ReviewBig 12 Championship
After his mother died earlier in the day following a long illness, sophomore Donald Sloan flew from Dallas to Kansas City to join the team for the Big 12 Championship tournament. With a heavy heart, Sloan fell just short of a triple-double (12 points and a career-best 9 rebounds and 9 assists) in leading the Aggies to a needed victory against Iowa State. Senior Dominique also added 12 points. The Aggies’ defense overwhelmed the Cyclones, who made just 27.4 percent from the field.
Iowa State 47 Texas A&M 60
“I think my mother would have wanted me
to play this game. My teammates really
embraced me so I had to be there for them.
We are in it together.”Donald SloanTexas A&M Guard
ChinemeluElonu
130
BryanDavis
SprintCenter
DonaldSloan
BeauMuhlbach
JosephJones
131
ReviewBig 12 Championship
Senior Dominique Kirk made five three-pointers and had 19 points to lead the Aggies to a huge win against Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals. A&M shot 50.0 percent from the field to just 43.1 percent by the Wildcats and their All-American fresh-man, Michael Beasley. Sophomore Bryan Davis scored 11 points and junior Josh Carter added 10 for the Aggies, who advanced to the Big 12 semifinals for the first time.
Kansas State 60 Texas A&M 63
“Dominique Kirk really stepped up when we
had nothing going. We did a great job on
Beasley and, at the end, got the stops
that we needed. It’s a great win for us.”
Mark TurgeonTexas A&M Head Coach
BryanDavis
MarkTurgeon Derrick
Roland
ChinemeluElonu
JoshCarter
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It took a career-high 28 points by All-American Brandon Rush for the Jayhawks to beat the Aggies in one of the greatest Big 12 tournament games ever played. A&M had a 35-25 rebounding edge and made 50.0 percent from the field, but Rush proved to be the difference. A&M trailed by just two points in the final minute but the Jayhawks held on for the win. The score was tied, 34-34, at halftime. Sophomore Bryan Davis led A&M with 16 points while senior Joseph Jones added 14.
ReviewBig 12 ChampionshipKansas 77 Texas A&M 71
“Teams go two ways at the end of the season. They either get going or they go the other
way. We’re just getting going. There is no
quit in us.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
“Kansas and Texas A&M performed like Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, stinging each other with shots that should have spelled the
end for the recipient, but didn’t.”Lawrence Journal-World
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ReviewThe Big Dance
The NCAA Selection Sunday party at Reed Arena got March Madness off to a rousing start.
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Junior Josh Carter came out blazing, mak-ing a trio of three-pointers in the first six minutes to hand the Aggies an 11-0 lead against BYU. But the tough Cougars rallied to knot it at 29-29 at halftime. Neither team led by more than four points in the second half. Carter finished with 26 points, tying his career-high. Two days before the game, the entire team attended the funeral for Donald Sloan’s mother in Dallas.
BYU 62 Texas A&M 67
“Our execution down the stretch tonight was phenomenal. Over the last 10 minutes, we
were as good as we’ve been in awhile. On a big-time stage, our
guys stepped up and really executed.”
Mark TurgeonTexas A&M Head Coach
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In one of the most memorable games in the entire 2008 NCAA Tournament, the Aggies took the top-seeded Bruins to the final seconds before losing in a controversial finish. After UCLA took the lead with 9 seconds left, sophomore Donald Sloan drove the lane and was knocked to the ground (opposite page). No foul was called and UCLA came up with the loose ball and the victory at the Honda Center, which is located only a few minute fromthe UCLA campus. Despite the partisan crowd, A&M had a 29-26 halftime margin and led by as many as 10 points in the second half. Sloan led the Aggies with 12 points and senior Josh Carter added 10. All-American Kevin Love led the Bruins with 19 points.
UCLA 51 Texas A&M 49
“I drove for a layup and was brought back
down either by my force or somebody’s
else’s. That’s for other people to see. The
bottom line is that it didn’t go our way.”
Donald SloanTexas A&M Guard
Josh Carter
DerrickRoland
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BryanDavis
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ReviewTeam AwardsMost Valuable PlayerDominique Kirk
Robert Gates Leadership AwardJoseph Jones
David Edwards Assist AwardDominique Kirk
Dominique Kirk Defensive AwardDominique Kirk
Shelby Metcalf Inspirational AwardBeau Muhlbach
Vernon Smith Rebound AwardDeAndre Jordan
Sonny Parker Most Improved AwardBryan Davis
Dr. John Thornton Academic AwardShawn Schepel
More than 500 fans attended the annual celebration dinner for the players, coaches and their families in April. Team awards were given to several players, including seniors Joseph Jones and team MVP Dominique Kirk. Head Coach Mark Turgeon also addressed the enthusiastic crowd.
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Season Results ReviewStatistics |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----|## Player GP-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
23 CARTER, Josh 36-36 1041-28.9 146-347 .421 79-208 .380 69-84 .821 37 105 142 3.9 56 1 50 28 6 21 440 12.2
30 JONES, Joseph 36-36 883-24.5 132-274 .482 8-20 .400 99-144 .688 80 113 193 5.4 102 3 45 47 15 17 371 10.3
15 SLOAN, Donald 36-36 1094-30.4 120-287 .418 25-89 .281 76-113 .673 25 118 143 4.0 50 1 123 82 1 18 341 9.5
00 DAVIS, Bryan 36-15 820-22.8 117-220 .532 1-2 .500 78-130 .600 57 121 178 4.9 95 3 46 72 37 35 313 8.7
22 KIRK, Dominique 36-36 1131-31.4 97-229 .424 46-113 .407 63-82 .768 22 106 128 3.6 66 1 128 53 16 24 303 8.4
12 JORDAN, DeAndre 35-21 703-20.1 113-183 .617 0-0 .000 52-119 .437 66 144 210 6.0 67 0 15 57 44 7 278 7.9
03 ROLAND, Derrick 36-0 686-19.1 79-180 .439 19-68 .279 26-49 .531 16 60 76 2.1 57 2 40 35 6 13 203 5.6
41 ELONU, Chinemelu 34-0 317-9.3 35-66 .530 0-0 .000 21-41 .512 34 69 103 3.0 42 0 6 29 16 3 91 2.7
32 MUHLBACH, Beau 29-0 212-7.3 23-47 .489 4-13 .308 19-28 .679 7 29 36 1.2 29 0 8 19 2 10 69 2.4
11 HOLMES, B.J. 29-0 180-6.2 20-49 .408 14-35 .400 5-10 .500 3 19 22 0.8 19 0 14 13 0 8 59 2.0
45 WALKUP, Nathan 27-0 148-5.5 19-37 .514 12-27 .444 4-7 .571 10 15 25 0.9 15 0 5 11 0 2 54 2.0
50 CARRELL, Marshall 2-0 3-1.5 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.0
10 BOWLES, Denzel 8-0 24-3.0 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 1 5 6 0.8 1 0 2 2 1 0 7 0.9
02 LEWIS, Derrek 9-0 40-4.4 2-8 .250 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 4 3 7 0.8 3 0 2 1 0 0 6 0.7
05 GRAHAM, Bryson 14-0 27-1.9 2-8 .250 1-6 .167 4-6 .667 0 1 1 0.1 7 0 0 5 0 0 9 0.6
24 SCHEPEL, Shawn 3-0 3-1.0 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 2 2 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.3
14 DARKO, Andrew 5-0 9-1.8 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.2
31 CHAPMAN, Chris 3-0 4-1.3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
TEAM 62 68 130 3.6 1 4
Total 36 7325 909-1945 .467 211-588 .359 519-820 .633 424 978 1402 38.9 611 11 486 458 145 158 2548 70.8
Opponents 36 7325 817-2069 .395 218-645 .338 364-560 .650 381 767 1148 31.9 700 - 397 405 139 202 2216 61.6
N 9 MCNEESE STATE (FSN) W 73-50 N 13 ORAL ROBERTS (ESPNU) {NIT} W 67-53N 14 UTEP (ESPNU) {NIT} W 81-76N 17 OUACHITA BAPTIST W 85-59N 21 vs. Washington (ESPN2) {NIT} W 77-63N 23 vs. Ohio State (ESPN2) {NIT} W 70-47N 28 ALABAMA (ESPNU) W 76-63D 2 at Arizona (FSN) L 78-67D 8 TEXAS STATE (FSN) W 109-73D 16 ARK.-PINE BLUFF (FSN) W 64-37D 19 DETROIT W 79-39D 22 UC IRVINE W 88-66D 29 FLORIDA A&M (FSN) W 83-54D 31 RICE (FSN) W 68-41J 5 LSU (ESPNU) W 79-53J 12 COLORADO (ESPN+) W 86-69J 16 at Texas Tech (ESPN2) L 68-53J 19 at Kansas State (ESPN) L 75-54J 23 #25 BAYLOR (5 OT) L 116-110J 26 at Oklahoma State (ESPN) W 59-56J 30 #10 TEXAS (ESPN2) W 80-63F 2 OKLAHOMA (ESPN+) W 60-52F 5 at Iowa State (ESPN+) W 69-51F 9 at Missouri (ESPN+) W 77-69F 16 OKLAHOMA STATE (ABC) L 59-54F 18 at #7 Texas (ESPN) L 77-50F 23 NEBRASKA (ESPN+) L 65-59F 27 TEXAS TECH (ESPN+) W 98-54M 1 at Oklahoma (ESPN) L 64-37M 5 at Baylor (ESPN2) W 71-57M 8 #5 KANSAS (CBS) L 72-55M 13 vs. Iowa State (ESPN2) {Big 12} W 60-47M 14 vs. Kansas State (ESPN+) {Big 12} W 63-60M 15 vs. #5 Kansas (ESPN2) {Big 12} L 77-71M 20 vs. #23 Brigham Young (CBS) {NCAA} W 67-62M22 vs. #2 UCLA (CBS) {NCAA} W 51-49
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NIT Season Tip-OffBig 12/Pac 10 Series
Big 12 ConferenceNational Television
Big 12 Championship
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The Aggies will play another rugged schedule in 2008-09, including the South Padre Island Invi-tational, a home game against Arizona in the Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series, a neutral site game against LSU, and a road game at Alabama. That doesn’t even include the always-tough Big 12 slate. As a result, A&M will play at least 29 games on television.
Arizona
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petition
LSU
AlabamaPadre Island Invitational
RiceKansas
Texas
Oklahoma StateTexas TechOklahoma
Missouri
Kansas StateIowa State
Baylor
Nebraska Colorado
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BasketballTexas A&M Aggies
Rice
Arizona
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma StateTexas Tech
Iowa State
ColoradoLSU
Alabama
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas State
Baylor
Nebraska
Padre Island InvitationalIllinoisIllinois
TulsaTulsa
“We intend to play a tough schedule every year to prepare
us for Big 12 play and the NCAA Tournament. It is certainly the type of schedule that will appeal to the caliber of student-athletes we will
recruit to Texas A&M.”Mark Turgeon
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CompetitionBig 12/Pac-10 SeriesHouston/South Padre“The Big 12 / Pac 10 Hardwood Series is
great for our league. It upgrades our non-
conference schedule and gives us more
national exposure.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
The Aggies will play Arizona on Dec. 5 in College Station as part of the Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series. The game will be televised nationally by ESPNU. The Wildcats rallied from a 20-point defi-cit to edge the Aggies last year in Tucson, Ariz.
“We always want to play in big games in our non-conference schedule. The South
Padre Invitational and the game at the Toyota
Center emphasizes that commitment.”
Mark TurgeonTexas A&M Head Coach
Texas A&M will participate in the 2008 South Padre Island Invitational, with the first two
games played in College Station and the final two games played on South Padre Island. The
Aggies will play Tulsa and either Kent State or Illinois on the final two days. The Aggies will also
face LSU in the second game of a doubleheader on Dec. 20 at Houston’s Toyota Center, home
of the NBA’s Houston Rockets. Texas and Michigan State will meet in the first game.
Arizona’s Jerryd Bayless guards A&M’s Dominique Kirk last year in Tucson.
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Big 12 Conference“As one of the top
conferences in college basketball, the Big
12 gets an incredible amount of national
respect and TV exposure.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
“The Big 12 has become a basketball-
first conference, a worthy challenger
to the ACC for prominence in
men’s basketball.”The Dallas Morning News
The Aggies will appear on national television at least 11 times this season. The Big 12 has one of the best television contracts in the country with ABC/ESPN television, which will air close to 100 games. Including regional telecasts, at least 29 A&M games will be televised in 2008-09.
Last season, six Big 12 teams advanced to the NCAA Tournament and seven teams posted at
least 20 victories. The Big 12 had the most NCAA wins in the country in 2008 and also had
the best winning percentage. In addition, the Big 12 beat more nationally-ranked non-
league opponents than any other conference.
CompetitionNational TV
“The Aggies have become a Big 12 power.”
Dick WeissHall of Fame Basketball Writer
New York Daily News
In the last 12 years, the Big 12 has produced 61 NBA draft picks,
including 34 first-round choices.
ESPN’s Dick Vitale and Dan Shulman
CBS Sports’ Billy Packer and Jim Nantz
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“It’s the greatest feel-ing in the world to play
in the NCAA Tourna-ment. There is nothing
else quite like it. Itis special because it
gives you another opportunity to show what you can do.”
Dominique KirkTexas A&M Player (2004-08)
The 2009 NCAA Final Four will be played at Detroit’s Ford Field, which will seat in excess of 70,000 for basketball. The facility is the home of the NFL’s Detroit Lions.
Kansas City’s Sprint Center (bottom left), the site of the 2008 Phillips 66 Big 12 Champi-onship, will be the site of first and second round games in the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
“The Big 12 tournament is a great postseason event. It’s a good
way to get everybody excited and get March
Madness started.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
The Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship returns in March to Oklahoma City’s sparking Ford
Center, which is located near the city’s popular Bricktown Entertainment District. The Ford Center also was the site of the 2007 Phillips
66 Big 12 Championship (above right).
CompetitionMarch MadnessBig 12 Championship
A&M is one of just nine schools nationally to win a first-round NCAA Tournament game in each of the last three years. The Aggies’
NCAA losses in that span were by an average of 1.3 points with all three
games decided on the final possession.
Sprint Center
Detroit
A&M is one of just nine schools nationally to win a first-round NCAA Tournament game in each of the last three years. The Aggies’
NCAA losses in that span were by an average of 1.3 points with all three
games decided on the final possession.
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Nation’s Best FansNational Acclaim
Media InterestCenter of AttentionAggies in the NBA
Hall of Fame/Museum
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Prior to last year’s NCAA Tournament games against BYU and UCLA, CBS Sports’ Hall of Fame play-by-play announcer Dick Enberg and analyst Jay Bilas were briefed on the Aggies by Coach Mark Turgeon (left).
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BasketballTexas A&M Aggies
CBS Sports’ Jay Bilas and Dick Enberg
“The Aggies clearly are national players.”Andy Katz
ESPN
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SpotlightNation’s Best Fans
Texas A&M basketball has become a social event, attracting celebrities such as Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former president George H.W. Bush (opposite page). Last season, A&M set a school record for season attendance and twice broke the single game record at Reed Arena. In the last four years, the Aggies have broken their single-game attendance record 12 times. This year, a new student group called the “Ninja Turgeons”has formed and will join the “Reed Rowdies”in helping to provide the Aggies with one of the nation’s best homecourt advantages.
“The students at A&M stay behind their team. The fans are a big rea-
son why those guys keep on fighting. The environment at the
games is electric and it really helps them.”
Jeff CapelOklahoma Head Coach
“We’ve got the best fans in the Big 12. When we get down, they give us
a second wind.”Josh CarterTexas A&M Senior
Texas Governor Rick Perry
Former PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush
“Our fans were there for us every game. It was a great experience to play
at Texas A&M.”DeAndre Jordan
Los Angeles ClippersTexas A&M Player (2007-08)
“One of the best places in America to be a basketball fan right now is
Bryan / College Station.”Bryan / College Station Eagle
An online poll by ESPN.com named A&M fans the best in the nation.
NCAA HOME WINSIn Last Four Seasons
1. Memphis ...............732. Texas A&M ............673. Ohio State .............664. Louisville ...............655. Kansas .................65
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Texas A&M has received unprecedented national attention in the last four years. The Aggies have been featured in Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, The New York Times, USA Today and the Los Angeles Times, among many others. When the Aggies played in the NIT Season Tip-Off last season at Madison Square Garden, Hall of Fame basketball writer Dick Weiss of the New York Daily News (left) interviewed Joseph Jones.
“The Aggies have left most of the college
basketball world marveling. Texas
A&M has become a top-25 program.”
CBS Sportsline.com
SpotlightNational Acclaim
MarkTurgeon
ESPN’s ErinAndrews
JosephJones
Dick Weiss
Texas A&MSports Network
“No one should be shocked by what new heights A&M climbs.”
Athlon College Basketball
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“People want our autographs; they
want pictures of us with their babies.
We’re suddenly like rock stars here.”
Acie Law IVAtlanta Hawks
Texas A&M Player (2003-07)
A large number of print and broadcast media cover the Aggies on a regular basis (a postgame press conference is shown at left). The largest newspapers in Texas, including the Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, San Antonio Express-News, Fort Worth-Star Telegram, Austin American-Statesman and the Bryan/College Station Eagle have regular-beat writers assigned to the Aggies. Sports Illustrated’s Julia Morrill (far left, bottom) interviews Joseph Jones.
SpotlightMedia Interest
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The Aggies are popular figures in the Brazos Val-ley with fans patiently standing in long lines for autographs after games. Last season, Joseph Jones (far left) became the first A&M basketball player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Coach Mark Turgeon has a weekly live radio show at Wings-N-More restaurant and his players are fre-quent guests (near left). Dave South, the legendary “Voice of the Aggies,” serves as co-host.
SpotlightCenter of Attention“When we think of A&M, we think of
basketball. We think of them competing for
Big 12 titles. That’s where they are at and that’s where they’re
going to stay.”Bill Self
Kansas Head Coach
DaveSouthDominique
Kirk
BeauMuhlbach
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“I was a part of something special
at A&M. What we did there helped me fulfill my dream of playing
in the NBA.”Acie Law IV
Atlanta Hawks Texas A&M Player (2003-07)
A&M has had three NBA Draft picks in the last four years – DeAndre Jordan (far left) was a sec-ond-round pick by the Los Angeles Clippers at the 2008 draft; Acie Law IV (near left) became A&M’s first NBA lottery pick in 2007 when he was taken by the Atlanta Hawks with the 11th pick; The New Jersey Nets chose Antoine Wright (middle) with the 15th pick in 2005. Wright returned to Texas in 2008 to play for the Dallas Mavericks.
SpotlightAggies in the NBA
AcieLaw IV
AntoineWright
DeAndreJordan
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“The years I was at Texas A&M were the
best years of my life.”Sonny Parker
Former Golden State Warrior2005 Hall of Fame Inductee
The Texas A&M Sports Museum (far left) has the distinction of being the nation’s only all-sports museum funded primarily by former athletes. The John L. Erickson ‘63 Foundation Athletics Hall of Fame and Hall of Honor (near left) recognizes outstanding A&M athletes and indi- viduals who have contributed to the success of the program. Sonny Parker (left) was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2006. A&M staff member and former teammate Barry Davis presented Parker with his Hall of Fame certificate at halftime of an Aggie football game.
Spotlight Hall of Fame/Museum
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The luxurious new locker room at the Cox-McFerrin Center for Aggie Basketball is almost three times larger than the team’s previous locker room. The $22 million, 68,000-square foot facility also includes practice gyms, weight room, video room, training and medical accommodations and coaches’ offices.
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s2008-09Facilities
BasketballTexas A&M Aggies
New locker room at Cox-McFerrin Centerfor Aggie Basketball
“They love basketball at A&M and it was nice to be a part of it. We’re filling the arena up and get-ting bigger and better things like the new practice
facility. It’s become a basketball school.”Joseph Jones
Texas A&M Player (2004-08)
“When it comes to commitment and facilities, Texas A&M is on par with
any school in the country.”Basketball Times
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“Reed Arena has become one of the toughest places to play in the Big 12.”
CBS Sportsline.com
With 12,989 permanent seats, Reed Arena opened in 1998 and has all the amenities of an NBA arena. Two years ago, a high-tech eight-sided scoreboard was installed over midcourt. Bright ribbon boards also were added to the upper-level facade.
FacilitiesReed Arena
“Reed Arena has become one of the best basketball
atmospheres in the Big 12.”Dave Armstrong
ESPN Announcer
“A&M fans support their team, win or lose. Anyone who has spent any time in College Station knows two things: It’s a
great atmosphere at A&M and it’s a great sports town because of that.”
The Sporting News
“The Aggies have unbelievable spirit.
The spirit of Aggieland is pretty special.”
Jim NantzCBS Sports
“Reed Arena is an unbelievable facility, one of the neatest college basketball facilities I’ve seen. The
spirit at A&M is great and the Aggies really root for their team.”
Billy PackerCBS Sports
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FacilitiesCox-McFerrin Center“This is the biggest and best basketball
facility in the country. It’s really a big-time, special place. There
is no doubt that Texas A&M is committed to maintaining a great
basketball program.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
The practice gym (left) includes a full-length court and can accommodate multiple workout activi-ties at the same time. Each player has a large oak locker (far left) that includes ample storage space, a secure personal safe and computers with high-speed internet. A&M is in the second year of a contract with adidas that supplies players with the best in athletic equipment and apparel.
“We’re very serious about basketball and we have every intention of being a perennial,
elite program. Whatever it takes, that’s what we’ll do.”
Jerry CoxTexas A&M Benefactor
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“The new team facil-ity is amazing. It’s got everything we need in one place – we can
practically live there. It’s definitely one of the best facilities in the country.”
Donald SloanTexas A&M Guard
The training and medical facility in the Cox-McFerrin Center (far left) is state-of-the-art and includes a training pool as well as other vital amenities. The players’ lounge (far left bottom) includes a plasma screen television and a hi-fidelity sound system.
FacilitiesCox-McFerrin Center
Players’ Lounge
Training Room
Training Pool
Cox-McFerrin Centerfor Aggie Basketball
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“Netum Steed is an impressive place. I can’t imagine a better and more complete weight
facility anywhere.”Mark Turgeon
Texas A&M Head Coach
The Netum A. Steed Physiology Research and Conditioning Lab is equipped with 45,000 pounds of weights and 10,000 pounds of dumbbells and also has a marked 40-yard dash area. In addition, the facility provides space and equipment for physical perfor-mance assessment, including measurement of body composition, strength, endurance, power, speed, agility, range of motion and cardiorespiratory function.
FacilitiesSteed Weight RoomThe 23,736-square-foot Netum Steed training facility houses one of the nation’s largest weight rooms, boasting 85 separate workout stations.
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BasketballTexas A&M Aggies
Traditions DormThe University
Academic Support
Earning a DegreeDiverse Campus
Rich TraditionsTeam Travel
Brazos ValleySupport Groups
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Life
Freshmen Dash Harris and David Lou-beau relax by the pool at The Tradition at Northgate, the college home for many Aggie basketball players. The complex is located near the popular Northgate entertainment district adjacent to the Texas A&M campus.David
Loubeau
DashHarris
“You won’t find a friendlier campus than Texas A&M or a better place to be a
student-athlete. The people here respect the athletes
and make us feel welcome.”Josh CarterTexas A&M Senior
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Student LifeThe TraditionMany Aggie basketball players reside at The Tradition at Northgate, a full-service student housing community. The facility strives to make a student’s college years the experience of a lifetime.
u 24-hour fitness center
u Aerobics room
u The edge cafe
u Surround sound movie theater
u Computer lab
u Study rooms with ethernet
u Laundry rooms
u Conference room
u Game rooms
u Multimedia room
u Covered garage parking
u Weekly housekeeping service
u Java court coffee bar
u Community kitchens
u TV lounges
u Heated swimming pool
u Award winning RA staff
u Courtesy officer
u One block from A&M campus
The Tradition at Northgate features a large heated swimming pool (far left) as well as a fitness center and common areas where students congregate. Enter-tainment options include video games and spirited ping-pong matches.
DashHarris
David Loubeau
“I like the social life at Texas A&M.
I’ve already made a lot of friends.”
David LoubeauTexas A&M Freshman
“I came to A&M because of its rich academic tradition. I loved
my first day of classes.”Dash Harris
Texas A&M Freshman
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Student LifeTexas A&M University
With more than 48,000 students, Texas A&M is among the largest universities in the coun-try. Women represent half the student body, which includes students from all 50 states and 127 countries. One of the nation’s most beautiful campuses, Texas A&M covers more than 5,200 acres. Among the most well-known landmarks is the Academic Building (far left), which was built in 1912. Other campus landmarks include the Memorial Student Center Plaza (top), Albritton Bell Tower (bottom left) and the Victory Eagle (bottom right).
“I love Texas A&M. On my first day, people
were walking around, knocking on doors
and introducing them-selves. That was in-credible. I really felt right at home. I know I made the right deci-
sion to come here. This is a special place.”
Antoine WrightDallas Mavericks
Texas A&M Player (2003-05)
CORE VALUESu Excellence
u Integrity
u Leadership
u Loyalty
u Selfless Service
u Respect
Texas A&M offers degrees in almost 160 courses of study through:
u College of Agriculture/Life Sciences
u College of Architecture
u Mays Business School
u College of Education
u Dwight Look College of Engineering
u College of Geosciences
u College of Liberal Arts
u College of Science
u College of Veterinary Science
u George Bush School of Government and Public Service
RudderFountain
“I love the campus and the friendliness
of the people at A&M. This is really a cool
place to be.”Josh CarterTexas A&M Senior
“We love Texas A&M. Few schools even
compare ...”The Washington Monthly
THE WASHINGTON MONTHLYBest Public Universities of 2007
1. Texas A&M 6. Michigan2. UCLA 7. Cornell3. California 8. Cal-Davis4. San Diego 9. Stanford5. Penn State 10. S. Carolina St.
AlbrittonTower
VictoryEagle
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Student LifeAcademic Support
The 24,550-square foot Nye Academic Center (far left) is the premier facility of its kind in the country. The center serves all A&M’s student-athletes, providing them with the competitive edge they need to attain their scholastic and career goals. The size of the facility allows every one of the school’s 600 student-athletes to use it simulta-neously. Men’s Basketball Scholastic Supervisor Garry Gibson, a 20-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps, is always on hand to assist the players with any academic issues.
“Everyone at A&M truly cares about our players as people. Our academic success has
increased because of A&M’s academic support services.”
Mark TurgeonTexas A&M Head Coach
NYE ACADEMIC CENTER
OPENED: 2003SIZE: 24,550 sq. ft. COST: $27 million
FEATURES:u 28 tutor rooms accommodating
individuals and large groups.
u 8 classrooms (quiet study, classes, supplemental instruction).
u 50-station computer lab.
u 40 lap-top computers available to check-out.
u 3 labs (writing, math, learning).
u Career reference library.
u Student-athlete lounge.
u 23 offices for staff members.
The 50-station computer lab is connected to the mainframe of the university. Student-athletes have
all their computer needs met at one location with state-of-the-art equipment. Another special feature
of the Nye Academic Center is the Learning Labora-tory, which includes six study carrels with comput-ers and 15 small tables that seat two students each.
A learning specialist works with the most at-risk student-athletes in a self-contained classroom.
GarryGibson
BryanDavis
DonaldSloan
BryanDavis
GarryGibson
ChinemeluElonu
“If you want excellence in everything, Texas A&M is where you need to be.”
Bryson GrahamTexas A&M Senior
BrightComplex
Since 1998, 23 A&M basketball players
have earned Academic All-Big 12 honors. In the last two years, all nine
seniors have graduated.
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Student LifeEarning a Degree
All three seniors from last season’s team graduated from Texas A&M. Aggies cherish the day they re-ceive their Aggie Ring (opposite page), which bonds them for life not only with the university but with other Aggies around the world.
“Our primary goal is for all our players to get their degrees and Texas A&M provides the best academic
support system in the country to help us achieve that goal.”
Mark TurgeonTexas A&M Head Coach
“My mom always wanted me to get my degree. To graduate in 3 1/2 years from a great
school like A&M meant a whole lot to me”
Joseph JonesTexas A&M Player (2004-08)
JosephJones
DominiqueKirk
“After being at A&M for four years, I know that Aggies always look out for each other. A&M is a
great school and the tradition here is unbelievable.”
Dominique KirkTexas A&M Player (2004-08)
“Getting my degree was one of the most important moments of my
life. It fulfilled a promise I made to my family and the people at A&M
helped make that happen.”Acie Law IVAtlanta Hawks
Texas A&M Player (2003-07)
Of the basketball players who have completed their eligibility at A&M since 1998, almost
85 percent have earned their degrees.
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Student LifeDiverse Campus
Texas A&M has become a national leader in diversity programs. Roland S. Martin ’91 (opposite page) is a prominent author, political commentator and columnist who has written books, hosts a Chicago radio show and regularly appears as a guest on national television pro-grams. Derrick Darby (opposite page) is a former associate professor of Philosophy at A&M. He co-authored Hip Hop and Philosophy: Rhyme to Reason while teaching at A&M in 2005.
“I’m a living witness that Texas A&M is an open and
inviting place.”Roland S. Martin ’91
CNN Commentator
“Texas A&M was very good to me. It’s such a big family environment and I’m glad I found it. I feel at home here.”
Marlon Pompey ’07Texas A&M Player (2004-07)
DerrickDarby
RolandMartin
A&M has the best student retention rate of any public institution in Texas and ranks
first in helping African-American students remain on track to graduation.
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Student LifeRich Traditions
The Bonfire Memorial (opposite page) is located on the East side of campus and remembers the 12 Aggies who died in the 1999 Bonfire tragedy. Reveille (opposite page) is the beloved A&M mascot. The original 12th Man, E. King Gill (opposite page) was an all-conference basketball star. The A&M student body (left) is nationally-known for its captivat-ing spirit and coordinated yells.
u 12th Man … In the spirit of E. King Gill, Aggies stand ready for service, desiring to support their team.
u Reveille … Reveille, the first lady of Aggieland, is A&M’s official mascot.
u Muster … Every April 21, Muster brings together more Aggies worldwide on one occasion than any other event.
u Silver Taps … A tribute is held the first Tuesday of the month when a student has passed away the previous month.
u Bonfire … The massive 55-foot tall Bonfire symbolized the burning desire to beat “t.u.”.
u Yell Leaders … Selected by the student body, these five Aggies are the “Keepers of the Spirit” of Aggieland.
u Aggie Ring … Everything seen on the ring represents values Aggies seek.
u The Big Event … The largest single-day student-run service project in the nation is a “thank you” to the local community.
BonfireMemorial
Reveille
E. King Gill and Coach
Dana X. Bible
“I love it when everyone locks up and saws varsity’s horns off. I remember seeing it on TV when I was in high
school and I just loved it.”Dominique Kirk
Texas A&M Player (2004-08)
“There’s a spirit can ne’er be told...it’s the spirit of Aggieland.”
The Spirit of AggielandTexas A&M’s school song
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Student LifeTeam Travel
The Aggies travel in a first-class manner to all their road games, using a charter jet that allows them a flexible schedule and minimizes lost class time. A&M generally stays at the finest hotels available. This season, the Aggies’ travels will take them to South Padre Island, Houston and Oklahoma City for the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
“Our travel is first class all the way,
from our charter jets to our hotels and team meals. It helps us miss
as little class time as possible.”
Josh CarterTexas A&M Senior
New York City’s Empire State
Building
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Student LifeThe Brazos Valley
Located in Central Texas’ fertile Brazos Valley, College Station is one of the most vibrant and fastest growing cities in the country. More than 160,000 people reside in College Station and neighboring Bryan and three of the nation’s larg-est cities — Houston, Dallas and San Antonio — are located within a three-hour drive. The city offers many attractions, including the Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater, The Northgate Entertain-ment District (opposite page) and the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum (left). A&M players also take part in a wide variety of community service programs.
“Everything in Col-lege Station revolves around Texas A&M,
making Aggie sports the signature of this student-laden city.”
Sports Illustrated
A poll on ESPN’s SportsNation rated College Station as
the best college town in the country.
Wolf Pen CreekAmphitheater
NorthgateEntertainment
District
College Station’s average annual temperature is 68 degrees.
Derrek Lewis
NathanWalkup
The Aggie Reading Program encourages local schoolchildren to read George H.W. Bush
Presidential Library and Museum
Bryan/College Station ranks among the nation’s safest metropolitan areas.
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Student LifeSupport Groups
The Aggie Angels (opposite page) assist the men’s basketball program in many ways and are a visible presence at all home games. The Texas A&M Dance Team (left) has won a variety of national awards for their energetic and entertaining routines.
u The Aggie Angels promote Aggie basket-ball throughout the Texas A&M community. The Angels help increase awareness of the program and promote game attendance through various school and community activities. On game days, they serve as hostesses for officials and media members.
u The award-winning Texas A&M Dance Team has become one of the most visible support groups for the basketball program. The team performs halftime and timeout routines at home games and at postseason tournaments. The dance team also performs at various community and scholastic events in the Brazos Valley.
DominiqueKirk
JosephJones
MarkTurgeon
Aggie Dance Team
2008-09 Aggie Angel Officers(L-R) Yolanda Barnes (treasurer), Michelle Wright (vice president), Karen Zerda (secretary), Louisa James (president), Megan Stene (external public relations),
Erica Hirsch (risk management), and Lyndsee Hurst (member relations).
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2008-09AppendixAnnual Record
All-Time CoachesIndividual Honors
School RecordsAll-Time Lettermen
Flashback
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Appendix
Dominique Kirk and Joseph Jones (left) started in every game they played at A&M and finished their careers as the winningest players in school history with 95 wins and four postseason appearances. Kirk started in a Big 12 record 132 consecutive games, while Jones started in 131 games.
BasketballTexas A&M Aggies
“I doubt there have ever been two tougher guys put on an A&M uniform than Joseph Jones and Dominique Kirk. They played
the game with grit, grimace and dogged determination. They
played with no fear and left every ounce of themselves on the floor.
They played like warriors.”Rusty Burson12th Man Magazine
DominiqueKirk
JosephJones
“I made the right decision to come to Texas A&M.”
Joseph JonesTexas A&M Player (2004-08)
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Annual Record All-Time Coaches Overall Conference NCAAYears Coach Seasons W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L
1913-15 F.D. Steger 3 22- 6 .786 4- 1 .8001916 Tubby Graves 1 11- 2 .846 6- 2 .750
1917 W.H.H. Morris 1 11- 8 .578 3- 3 .5001918-20 Bill Driver 3 42- 13 .764 30- 11 .732
1921-29 D.X. Bible 7 90- 47 .657 64- 41 .6101928-29 C.F. Bassett 2 16- 18 .471 5- 15 .250
1930-35 J.B. Reid 6 65- 53 .551 32- 38 .4571936-41 H.B. McQuillan 6 56- 70 .444 24- 48 .333
1942, 46-50 Marty Karow 6 47- 97 .326 22- 50 .3061943-45 Manning Smith 3 16- 44 .267 6- 36 .143
1951-55 John Floyd 5 38- 82 .317 18- 42 .300 0-11956-57 Ken Loeffler 2 13- 35 .271 6- 18 .250
1958-63 Bob Rogers 6 92- 52 .639 51- 32 .6071964-90 Shelby Metcalf 261/2
438-306 .589 231-150 .609 3-6
1990 John Thornton 1/2 5- 7 .417 5- 6 .4551990-91 Kermit Davis, Jr. 1 8- 21 .276 2- 14 .125
1991-98 Tony Barone 7 76-120 .388 31- 71 .3041998-04 Melvin Watkins 6 60-112 .349 21- 75 .219
2004-07 Billy Gillispie 3 70- 26 .729 31- 19 .620 3-22007- Mark Turgeon 1 25- 11 .694 8- 8 .500 1-1
Totals 95 1,201-1,140 .513 634-729 .465 7-10
1957-58 ....... 11-13 ........7- 7 ......T5th ........................Bob Rogers ...............................................Fritz Connally1958-59 ........15- 9 ........6- 8 ......T5th ........................Bob Rogers ..................................................Neil Swisher1959-60 ........19- 5 ......10- 4 ......T2nd .......................Bob Rogers .....................Wayne Lawrence, Wilmer Cox
1960-61 ........16- 8 ......10- 4 ...... 2nd ..........................Bob Rogers .............................Don Stanley, Pat Stanley1961-62 ........15- 9 ........9- 5 ...... 3rd ..........................Bob Rogers .........................................Carroll Broussard1962-63 ........16- 8 ........9- 5 ......T2nd .......................Bob Rogers .............................................Jerry Windham
1963-64 ........18- 7 ......13- 1 ...... 1st ........ NCAA ......Shelby Metcalf .................Bennie Lenox, Bill Robinette1964-65 ....... 14-10 ........7- 7 ...... 4th ..........................Shelby Metcalf .................. Paul Timmons, Bill Gasway1965-66 ........15- 9 ......10- 4 ...... 2nd ..........................Shelby Metcalf ............John Beasley, Dick Stringfellow
1966-67 ......... 6-18 ........5- 9 ...... 6th ..........................Shelby Metcalf ..............................................Dick Rector1967-68 ....... 14-10 ........8- 6 ......T2nd .......................Shelby Metcalf .........................................Terry Trippett1968-69 ........18- 9 ......12- 2 ...... 1st ........ NCAA ......Shelby Metcalf ..........R. Peret, B. Barnett, S. Benefield
1969-70 ....... 14-10 ........9- 5 ...... 2nd ..........................Shelby Metcalf .......................................Mike Heitmann1970-71 ......... 9-17 ........5- 9 ...... 7th ..........................Shelby Metcalf Chuck Smith, Bill Cooksey, Steve Niles1971-72 ....... 16-10 ........9- 5 ......T3rd ........................Shelby Metcalf ........ Rick Duplantis, Robert Threadgill
1972-73 ........17- 9 ........9- 5 ......T2nd .......................Shelby Metcalf ........................Mario Brown, Bob Gobin1973-74 ....... 15-11 ........7- 7 ...... 4th ..........................Shelby Metcalf .............. Randy Knowles, Joe Arciniega1974-75 ........20- 7 ......12- 2 ...... 1st ........ NCAA ......Shelby Metcalf ........................................ John Thornton
1975-76 ........21- 6 ......14- 2 ...... 1st ...........................Shelby Metcalf ...................... Barry Davis, Ray Roberts1976-77 ....... 14-14 ........8- 8 ......T4th ........................Shelby Metcalf ............................................. Steve Jones1977-78 ....... 12-15 ....... 5-11 ...... 7th ..........................Shelby Metcalf ....................................... Willie Foreman
1978-79 ........24- 9 ......11- 5 ...... 3rd ......... NIT ........Shelby Metcalf ......................................... Joey Robinson1979-80 ........26- 8 ......14- 2 ...... 1st ........ NCAA ......Shelby Metcalf ................................................ Dave Goff1980-81 ....... 15-12 ........8- 8 ......T4th ........................Shelby Metcalf ..................Rynn Wright, Vernon Smith
1981-82 ....... 20-11 ......10- 6 ...... 3rd ......... NIT ........Shelby Metcalf .....................Rudy Woods, Claude Riley1982-83 ....... 17-14 ......10- 6 ...... 3rd ..........................Shelby Metcalf ............................................Claude Riley1983-84 ....... 16-14 ........7- 9 ...... 5th ..........................Shelby Metcalf ........................................Jimmie Gilbert
1984-85 ....... 19-11 ......10- 6 ......T2nd ...... NIT .........Shelby Metcalf .......................................... Kenny Brown1985-86 ....... 20-12 ......12- 4 ......T1st ........ NIT .........Shelby Metcalf ...........................................Mike Clifford1986-87 ....... 17-14 ....... 6-10 ...... 8th ....... NCAA ......Shelby Metcalf ...........................................Mike Clifford
1987-88 ....... 16-15 ........8- 8 ...... 6th ..........................Shelby Metcalf ....................................Darryl McDonald1988-89 ....... 16-14 ........8- 8 ......T4th ........................Shelby Metcalf ...................................Donald Thompson1989-90 ....... 14-17 ........7- 9 ......T5th ........................Metcalf/John Thornton ................................... Ray Little
1990-91 ......... 8-21 ....... 2-14 ...... 9th ..........................Kermit Davis, Jr. ......................................... Lynn Suber 1991-92 ......... 6-22 ....... 2-12 ...... 8th ..........................Tony Barone ...............................................None Elected1992-93 ....... 10-17 ........5- 9 ...... 6th ..........................Tony Barone ...............................................None Elected
1993-94 ....... 19-11 ......10- 4 ......T2nd ...... NIT .........Tony Barone ...............................................None Elected1994-95 ....... 14-16 ........7- 7 ...... 5th ..........................Tony Barone ...............................................None Elected1995-96 ....... 11-16 ....... 3-11 ......T7th ........................Tony Barone ...............................................None Elected
1996-97 ......... 9-18 ....... 3-13 ......T10th ......................Tony Barone ...............................................None Elected1997-98 ......... 7-20 ....... 1-15 ...... 12th ........................Tony Barone ...............................................None Elected1998-99 ....... 12-15 ....... 5-11 ......T10th ......................Melvin Watkins .................Clifton Cook, Chris Clayton
1999-00 ......... 8-20 ....... 4-12 ......T8th ........................Melvin Watkins ...J. Brown, Aaron Jack, Jason Boeker2000-01 ....... 10-20 ....... 3-13 ......T12th ......................Melvin Watkins ............................................ Aaron Jack2001-02 ......... 9-22 ....... 3-12 ...... 12th ........................Melvin Watkins .................................Andy Leatherman
2002-03 ....... 14-14 ....... 6-10 ......T7th ........................Melvin Watkins .......... Bernard King, Brian Brookhart2003-04 ......... 7-21 ....... 0-16 ...... 12th ........................Melvin Watkins ........ J. King, Leandro Garcia-Morales2004-05 ....... 21-10 ........8- 8 ...... 7th ......... NIT .........Billy Gillispie ................. Antoine Wright, Joseph Jones
2005-06 ........22- 9 ......10- 6 ...... 4th ....... NCAA .......Billy Gillispie ............J. Jones, Acie Law, Chris Walker2006-07 ........27- 7 ......13- 3 ...... 2nd ....... NCAA .......Billy Gillispie ............................Joseph Jones, Acie Law2007-08 ....... 25-11 ......... 8-8 ...... 6th ....... NCAA .......Mark Turgeon ............... Joseph Jones, Dominique Kirk
Year Overall Conf. Finish Coach Captains
1912-13 ..........4- 2 ......................................................F.D. Steger ..................................................Eddie Driess1913-14 ..........5- 2 ......................................................F.D. Steger ................................................... E.M. Peters1914-15 ........13- 2 ........4- 1 ...... 3rd ..........................F.D. Steger ............................................Nick Braumiller
1915-16 ........11- 2 ........6- 2 ...... 2nd ..........................Tubby Graves ........................................Nick Braumiller1916-17 ........11- 8 ........3- 3 ...... 2nd ..........................W. H. H. Morris ..........................................H.J. Burkett1917-18 ..........9- 9 ........7- 7 ...... 3rd ..........................Bill Driver ................................................. Jesse Starnes
1918-19 ........14- 4 ........7- 3 ...... 2nd ..........................Bill Driver ..............................................Eddie Longcope1919-20 ........19- 0 ......16- 0 ...... 1st ...........................Bill Driver .............................................. E.E. McQuillan1920-21 ........16- 6 ......10- 2 ...... 1st ...........................D.X. Bible ............................................... A.L. Forbes, Jr.
1921-22 ........18- 3 ......13- 3 ...... 1st ...........................D.X. Bible ....................................................... Pat Dwyer1922-23 ........16- 4 ......15- 3 ...... 1st ...........................D.X. Bible ........................................................Tiny Keen1923-24 ....... 13-10 ..... 12-11 ...... 4th ..........................D.X. Bible ..................................................... E. King Gill
1924-25 ..........9- 8 ........6- 8 ...... 5th ..........................D.X. Bible ...............................................Paul Washburn1925-26 ..........8- 9 ........4- 8 ...... 6th ..........................D.X. Bible ...........................................................Sid Kyle1926-27 ........10- 7 ........4- 6 ...... 5th ..........................D.X. Bible ................................................. Stanley Baker
1927-28 ......... 4-12 ........1- 9 ...... 7th ..........................C.F. Bassett..................................................... J.V. Sikes1928-29 ........12- 6 ........4- 6 ...... 5th ..........................C.F. Bassett............................................... S.J. Petty, Jr.1929-30 ......... 8-10 ........4- 6 ......T4th ........................ J.B. Reid ...................................................... H.H. Keeton
1930-31 ........14- 8 ........5- 7 ...... 5th .......................... J.B. Reid .......................................................... C.T. Hoke1931-32 ........10- 9 ........4- 8 ......T5th ........................ J.B. Reid .........................................................C.B. Beard1932-33 ......... 9-10 ........8- 4 ...... 3rd .......................... J.B. Reid ......................................................... Joe Moody
1933-34 ........14- 6 ........7- 5 ...... 2nd .......................... J.B. Reid ......................................................... Joe Merka1934-35 ....... 10-10 ........4- 8 ......T5th ........................ J.B. Reid ................................................. W.C. Breazeale1935-36 ..........9- 9 ........3- 9 ...... 6th ..........................H.R. McQuillan ................................. Monte Carmichael
1936-37 ....... 12-13 ........5- 7 ......T5th ........................H.R. McQuillan .................................................... Ed Lee 1937-38 ........10- 8 ........6- 6 ...... 4th ..........................H.R. McQuillan ......................................... Buddy Harris1938-39 ......... 7-16 ....... 2-10 ...... 6th ..........................H.R. McQuillan .............................................Sam Dwyer
1939-40 ....... 11-11 ........5- 7 ......T5th ........................H.R. McQuillan ...........................................D.W. Varner1940-41 ......... 7-13 ........3- 9 ...... 6th ..........................H.R. McQuillan ............................................Bill Dawson1941-42 ......... 8-16 ........4- 8 ...... 6th ..........................Marty Karow ...........................................Bill Henderson
1942-43 ....... 11-11 ........4- 8 ......T5th ........................Manning Smith ......................................... Mike Cokinos1943-44 ......... 2-15 ....... 0-12 ...... 7th ..........................Manning Smith ......................................... M.E. Mohnke1944-45 ......... 3-18 ....... 2-10 ...... 6th ..........................Manning Smith ................................Charles Weinbaum
1945-46 ......... 9-14 ........4- 8 ...... 6th ..........................Marty Karow ............................................Jamie Dawson1946-47 ......... 9-16 ........4- 8 ...... 5th ..........................Marty Karow ............................................ Homer Adams1947-48 ......... 7-17 ....... 2-10 ...... 6th ..........................Marty Karow .............................................. Sam Jenkins
1948-49 ......... 5-19 ....... 2-10 ...... 6th ..........................Marty Karow ................... Sam Jenkins, Gene Schrickle1949-50 ....... 10-14 ........6- 6 ......T4th ........................Marty Karow ..............................................Bill Turnbow1950-51 ....... 17-12 ........8- 4 ......T1st ...... NCAA ...... John Floyd............................................Jewell McDowell
1951-52 ......... 9-15 ........5- 7 ......T3rd ........................ John Floyd...................Walter Davis, Raymond Walker1952-53 ......... 6-15 ........3- 9 ...... 7th .......................... John Floyd................................................. Leroy Miksch1953-54 ......... 2-20 ....... 1-11 ...... 7th .......................... John Floyd.....................................................Roy Martin
1954-55 ......... 4-20 ....... 1-11 ...... 7th .......................... John Floyd.....................John Fortenbury, Pat McCrory1955-56 ......... 6-18 ........3- 9 ......T5th ........................Ken Loeffler ..................................................Bill Brophy1956-57 ......... 7-17 ........3- 9 ......T6th ........................Ken Loeffler .........................................George Mehaffey
Gillispie Watkins Metcalf
Memphis Grizzlies Interim Head Coach Tony Barone talks strategy with Damon Stoudamire
in 2006-07. Barone was head coach at Texas A&M from 1991-98.
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All-America1950 Jewell McDowell UPI (HM)
1951 Walter Davis Helms (3)
1961 Carroll Broussard Helms (2)
1962 Carroll Broussard Helms (1)
1963 Bennie Lenox Helms (2)
1966 John Beasley Helms (1)
2005 Antoine Wright SI.com (HM)
2007 Acie Law IV Consensus (1)
All-SWC1915 Max Gilfillan George Everett
1916 Max Gilfillan
1917 Tim Griesenbeck
1918 Eddie Longcope E. E. McQuillen,
1919 Eddie Longcope E. E. McQuillen A. C. Forbes
1920 E. E. McQuillen A. C. Forbes George Hartung
1921 A. C. Forbes Pat Dwyer
1922 Tiny Keen Pat Dwyer Robert Ehlert
1923 Gene Darby E. King Gill Tiny Keen
1924 Gene Darby E. King Gill
1925 Paul Washburn
1926 Stanley Baker
1927 Stanley Baker
1930 Harry Keeton Cecil Hoke John Konecny (HM)
1931 Cecil Hoke
1933 Joe Moody
Individual Honors1934 Joe Merka W.T. Wilkins (2)
1942 Bill Henderson
1943 Leland Huffman
1946 Jamie Dawson
1950 Jewell McDowell John DeWitt (2) Walt Davis (HM)
1951 Jewell McDowell Walter Davis
1952 Walter Davis Jewell McDowell (2) LeRoy Miksch (HM)
1953 LeRoy Miksch (2)
1954 James Addison (HM)
1955 Bill Brophy (HM) John Fortenberry (HM)
1956 Ken Hutto (2)
1957 George Mehaffey (2) Neil Swisher (HM)
1958 Neil Swisher (2) Archie Carroll (HM)
1959 Neil Swisher Archie Carroll (HM)
1960 Carroll Broussard Wayne Lawrence (2)
1961 Carroll Broussard Don Stanley (HM)
1962 Carroll Broussard Jerry Windham (HM)
1963 Bennie Lenox Jerry Windham (HM)
1964 Bennie Lennox John Beasley (2)
1966 John Beasley Randy Matson (2)
1968 Ronnie Peret (1) John Underwood (2) Billy Bob Barnett (2)
1969 Ronnie Peret Billy Bob Barnett Mike Heitmann (HM) Chuck Smith (HM)
1970 Mike Heitmann Steve Niles (2)
1971 Jeff Overhouse Steve Niles (2)
1972 Jeff Overhouse (2) Mario Brown (2)
1973 Randy Knowles (2) Jeff Overhouse (2)
1974 Randy Knowles Cedric Joseph (2)
1975 Sonny Parker Barry Davis
1976 Sonny Parker Barry Davis
1977 Steve Jones (2) Wally Swanson (2)
1978 Willie Foreman (2) Vernon Smith (2)
1979 Vernon Smith Rudy Woods Rynn Wright (2)
1980 Rynn Wright Vernon Smith David Britton
1981 Rynn Wright Vernon Smith
1982 Claude Riley
1983 Claude Riley (2)
1984 Don Marbury (2) Kenny Brown (2)
1986 Don Marbury Winston Crite (2)
1987 Winston Crite
1988 Donald Thompson (2) Darryl McDonald (HM)
1989 Donald Thompson (2)
1990 Tony Milton
1992 David Edwards (2) Damon Johnson (HM)
1993 David Edwards (2) Damon Johnson (HM)
1994 David Edwards Joe Wilbert
1995 Joe Wilbert
1996 Derrick Hart (2)
All-Big 121997 Calvin Davis (HM)
1998 Shanne Jones (3) Brian Barone (HM)
1999 Clifton Cook (3) Shanne Jones (HM)
2000 Bernard King (3) Aaron Jack (HM)
2001 Bernard King (HM)
2002 Bernard King (HM)
2003 Bernard King (2) Antoine Wright (3)
2004 Antoine Wright (HM) Andy Slocum (HM)
2005 Antoine Wright Acie Law IV (HM) Joseph Jones (HM)
2006 Joseph Jones (2) Acie Law IV (3)
2007 Acie Law IV (1) Joseph Jones (2) Antanas Kavaliauskas (2) Josh Carter (HM)
2008 Joseph Jones (HM) Josh Carter (HM)
NABC All-District
1949-50 John Dewitt Walter Davis
1950-51 Walter Davis Jewell McDowell
1951-52 Walter Davis (HM) Jewell McDowell (HM) LeRoy Miksch (HM)
1952-53 LeRoy Miksch
1954-55 John Fortenberry Bill Brophy
1956-57 George Meheffey
1957-58 Neil Swisher (2) Archie Carroll (2)
1958-59 Neil Swisher
1959-60 Carroll Broussard Wayne Lawrence
1960-61 Carroll Broussard
1961-62 Carroll Broussard
1962-63 Bennie Lenox
1963-64 Bennie Lenox John Beasley (2)
1965-66 John Beasley Randy Matson (3) Dick Stringfellow (3)
1967-68 Ronnie Peret (2)
1968-69 Ronnie Peret Billy Bob Barnett (3)
1970-71 Steve Niles (2)
1971-72 Jeff Overhouse
1972-73 Randy Knowles (2)
1973-74 Randy Knowles (3)
1974-75 Sonny Parker (2) Barry Davis (3)
1975-76 Sonny Parker Barry Davis (2)
1976-77 Steve Jones (2)
1978-79 Rudy Woods Vernon Smith (2)
1979-80 Vernon Smith Rudy Woods Rynn Wright (2)
1981-82 Claude Riley (2)
1982-83 Claude Riley (2)
1984-85 Kenny Brown (2)
1985-86 Don Marbury
1986-87 Winston Crite
1987-88 Darryl McDonald
1988-89 Donald Thompson (2)
1989-90 Tony Milton (2)
1993-94 David Edwards (2) Joe Wilbert (2)
1994-95 Joe Wilbert
1999-00 Bernard King (2)
2000-01 Bernard King (2)
2001-02 Bernard King (2)
2002-03 Bernard King Antoine Wright (2)
2003-04 Antoine Wright (2)
2004-05 Antoine Wright
2005-06 Joseph Jones Acie Law IV (2)
2006-07 Acie Law IV Joseph Jones (2)
2007-08 Josh Carter Joseph Jones (2)
NABC District Coach of the Year
1964 Shelby Metcalf
1969 Shelby Metcalf
1975 Shelby Metcalf
1980 Shelby Metcalf
1985 Shelby Metcalf
1994 Tony Barone
2005 Billy Gillispie
USBWA District Coach of the Year
1975 Shelby Metcalf
1980 Shelby Metcalf
1994 Tony Barone
2005 Billy Gillispie
TABC Coach of the Year
1994 Tony Barone
2005 Billy Gillispie
2006 Billy Gillispie
F. P. Naismith Award Finalists
1995 David Edwards (runner-up)
USBWA All-District 1990 Tony Milton
1995 Joe Wilbert
1997 Calvin Davis
2000 Bernard King
2002 Bernard King
2003 Bernard King
Antoine Wright
2005 Antoine Wright
2006 Acie Law IV
2007 Acie Law IV
Big 12 Coach of the Year
2005 Billy Gillispie
Conference Player of the Year
1961 Carroll Broussard
1963 Bennie Lenox
1969 John Beasley
1970 John Beasley
1969 Ronnie Peret
1975 Sonny Parker
1976 Sonny Parker
Conference Defensive
Player of the Year1980 Rynn Wright
Conference Newcomer of the Year
1964 John Beasley
1971 Jeff Overhouse
1974 John Thornton
1975 Sonny Parker
1977 Willie Foreman
1985 Don Marbury
1994 Joe Wilbert
1999 Clifton Cook
Conference Freshman of the
Year1959 Carroll Broussard*
1965 Cedric Joseph
1979 Rudy Woods
1981 Reggie Roberts
1967 Jerald Brown
2000 Bernard King
2003 Antoine Wright
Conference All-Rookie Team
1980 Claude Riley (SWC)
1983 Kenny Brown (SWC)
Jimmie Gilbert
1990 David Harris (SWC)
1992 David Edwards
1993 Lance Broderson
1994 Joe Wilbert (SWC)
1995 Kyle Kessel (SWC)
1996 Tracey Anderson
1999 Clifton Cook
2006 A. Kavaliauskas
2008 DeAndre Jordan
Conference All-Defense Team
1976 Sonny Parker ((SWC)
1979 Rudy Woods ((SWC)
1980 Rynn Wright (SWC)
Rudy Woods (SWC)
1981 Rynn Wright (SWC)
1982 Reggie Roberts (SWC)
1983 Reggie Roberts (SWC)
1984 Darnell Williams
1985 Winston Crite (SWC)
1986 Winston Crite (SWC)
1987 Winston Crite (SWC)
1988 Darryl McDonald
1990 David Harris (SWC)
1992 David Edwards
1993 David Edwards
1994 David Edwards
1994 Tony McGinnis
1998 Steve Houston
2005 Chris Walker
2007 Dominique Kirk Joseph Jones
2008 Dominique Kirk
Conference All-Freshman
Team1953 John Fortenberry
1954 Ted Harrod (SWC)
1955 Bryan Sutherlin
1956 Neil Swisher (SWC)
1959 Carroll Broussard
1961 Bennie Lenox (SWC)
1963 John Beasley (SWC)
Dick Stringfellow
1964 Curley Lenox (SWC)
1966 Sonny Benefield
Billy Bob Barnett
1967 Mike Heitmann
Oliver Biggers (SWC)
1968 Bill Cooksey (SWC)
Chuck Smith (SWC)
1969 Jeff Watkins (SWC)
Skip Carleton (SWC)
Rick Duplantis (SWC)
1970 Jeff Overhouse (SWC)
Bob Gobin (SWC)
1972 Cedric Joseph (SWC)
Mike Floyd (SWC)
1974 Mike Johnson (SWC)
1976 Karl Godine (SWC)
1977 Dave Goff (SWC)
1978 Rynn Wright (SWC)
Vernon Smith (SWC)
1979 Rudy Woods (SWC)
Claude Riley (SWC)
1981 Reggie Roberts (SWC)
1983 Jimmie Gilbert
1984 Todd Holloway (SWC)
Winston Crite (SWC)
1988 Freddie Ricks (SWC)
1990 Brooks Thompson
1992 Damon Johnson
Corey Henderson
1995 Kyle Kessel (SWC)
1996 Calvin Davis (SWC)
1997 Jerald Brown (Big 12)
1999 Joe White (Big 12)
2000 Bernard King
2001 Nick Anderson (Big
2003 Antoine Wright (Big
2005 Joseph Jones (Big 12)
Conference Players of the
Week1986-87 Winston Crite (J16)1986-87 Winston Crite (F23)1989-90 Tony Milton (F27)1992-93 Damon Johnson (F 16)1995-96 Derrick Hart (D19)2001-02 Bernard King (J28)2002-03 Bernard King (D2)2005-06 Acie Law (M5)2006-07 Josh Carter (J2) 2006-07 Acie Law (F5)2006-07 Josh Carter (F12)2006-07 Acie Law (F26)
Conference Rookies of the
Week1993-94 Joe Wilbert (N29) Joe Wilbert (J31)1996-97 Jerald Brown (J27)1997-98 Michael Schmidt (F16)1998-99 Clifton Cook (D8) Clifton Cook (J11) Clifton Cook (F8) Clifton Cook (F22) Clifton Cook (M1)1999-00 Bernard King (F14) Bernard King (M5)2000-01 Nick Anderson (F12)2002-03 Antoine Wright (D2) Antoine Wright (D9) Antoine Wright (F3) Antoine Wright (F10)
SWC Classic All-Tournament
TeamDavid Edwards 1994Donald Thompson 1989Winston Crite (MVP) 1987 Darryl McDonald 1987Winston Crite 1986Don Marbury 1986Winston Crite 1985
Kenny Brown 1984David Britton (MVP) 1980Rynn Wright 1980Vernon Smith 1980Sonny Parker 1976
USA Basketball Junior Team
1996 Jerald Brown2000 Nick Anderson2002 Antoine Wright2004 Joseph Jones2005 Bryan Davis2007 DeAndre Jordan
World University Games
1979 Rudy Woods (won gold medal, named MVP)
Olympic Festival1978 Rudy Woods (all-tournament team)
ESPN.COM NCAA Freshman of
the Week1999-00 Bernard King (J24)
SI Player of the Week
1978-79 Rynn Wright (D18)
Sporting News NCAA Player of the
Week2004-05 Antoine Wright (F28)2006-07 Josh Carter (F12)
CNN Play of the Day
1987-88 Darryl McDonald (J19)
Dick Vitale/ESPN NCAA Coach of the Week
2004-05 Billy Gillispie (F28)
Academic All-Americans
1964 Bill Robinette (1)1987 Paul Crawford (3)1988 Paul Crawford (2)
Academic All-District
1991-92 David Martin2005-06 Chris Walker
Academic All-Conference
1987-88 Paul Crawford1989-90 Darren Rhea1990-91 David Martin1991-92 David Martin1992-93 Damon Johnson1994-95 Jimmy Smith1997-98 Brian Barone (1) Aaron Jack (1) Steve Houston (2) Larry Thompson (2)1998-99 Jason Boeker (1) Aaron Jack (1) Andy Leatherman (2) Michael Schmidt (2)1999-00 Aaron Jack (1)2000-01 Aaron Jack (1)2001-02 Jesse King (1) Andy Slocum (1) Dylan Leal (1) Andy Leatherman (2) Brian Brookhart (2)2002-03 Brian Brookhart (2)2004-05 Chris Walker (1)2005-06 Chris Walker (1) Joseph Jones (2)2006-07 Logan Lee (1) Acie Law IV (2) Dominique Kirk (2) Beau Muhlbach (2)2007-08 Chinemelu Elonu (2)
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INDIVIDUAL GAME
PointsBennie Lenox vs. Wyoming, 1963-64 ....................53
ReboundsCedric Joseph vs. Angelo St., 1972-73 ..................23
Field Goals Made Randy Knowles vs. Arkansas, 1972-73 .................20
Field Goal AttemptedJohn Beasley vs. Arkansas, 1965-66 .....................36Bennie Lenox vs. Wyoming, 1963-64 ....................36
Field Goal PercentageVernon Smith vs. Alaska, 1978-79 .................. 13-13
3-Point Field Goals MadeJosh Carter vs. Nebraska, 2006-07 .........................8Josh Carter vs. Grambling, 2006-07 .......................8Josh Carter vs. Idaho State, 2006-07 ......................8Bernard King vs. Lamar, 2000-01 ...........................8Jerald Brown vs. Nebraska, 1996-97 ......................8
3-pointers AttemptedBernard King vs. Lamar, 1999-00 .........................15
3-Point PercentageJosh Carter vs. Grambling, 2005-06 ..................... 5-5Antoine Wright vs. Texas Tech, 2004-05 .............. 7-8Lynn Suber vs. Connecticut, 1989-90 ................. 7-8
Free Throws MadeCarroll Broussard vs. Texas, 1960-61 ...................19
Free Throws AttemptedMike Heitmann vs. La. Tech, 1970-71 ..................22 Carroll Broussard vs. Texas, 1960-61 ...................22 James Addison vs. SMU, 1953-54 .........................22
Free Throw PercentageBennie Lenox vs. Arkansas, 1962-63............... 17-17
AssistsAcie Law IV vs. Texas, 2006-07.............................15Kyle Kessel vs. TCU, 1995-96 ...............................15David Edwards vs. TCU, 1993-94 .........................15Tony Milton vs. Marshall, 1989-90 .......................15
StealsDavid Edwards vs. Prairie View, 1991-92 ................9Darryl McDonald vs. SMU, 1987-88 .......................9 Darryl McDonald vs. Lehigh, 1986-87 ....................9
Blocked ShotsDavid Harris vs. Baylor, 1989-90 ............................9
INDIVIDUAL SEASON
PointsDon Marbury, 1985-86 .........................................697
Scoring AverageJohn Beasley, 1965-66 ........................................27.8
Rebounds Claude Riley, 1981-82 ..........................................317
Rebound AverageJohn Beasley, 1965-66 ........................................11.9
Field Goals MadeDon Marbury, 1985-86 .........................................285
Field Goals Attempted John Beasley, 1964-65 .........................................557
Field Goal PercentageRudy Woods, 1978-79 ......................................... .622
3-Point Field Goals MadeBernard King, 1999-00 ..........................................86
3-Pointers Attempted Josh Carter, 2006-07 ..............................................86
3-Point PercentageJosh Carter, 2006-07 .......................................... .500
Free Throws MadeBennie Lenox, 1962-63 ........................................190
Free Throws AttemptedJoe Wilbert, 1994-95 ............................................245
Free Throw PercentageMike Floyd, 1974-75........................................... .865
AssistsDavid Edwards, 1993-94 ......................................265
StealsDarryl McDonald, 1987-88 ....................................90
Blocked ShotsDavid Harris, 1989-90 .........................................108
Games PlayedSix players ..............................................................36
Games StartedJoseph Jones, 2007-08 ...........................................36Josh Carter, 2007-08 ..............................................36Dominique Kirk, 2007-08 ......................................36Donald Sloan, 2007-08 ...........................................36
INDIVIDUAL CAREERPoints Bernard King, 1999-03 .....................................1,990
Scoring AverageJohn Beasley, 1963-66 ........................................21.8
Rebounds Vernon Smith, 1977-81 ........................................978
Rebound AverageJohn Beasley, 1963-66 ........................................10.8
Field Goals MadeVernon Smith, 1977-81 ........................................796
Field Goals Attempted Vernon Smith, 1977-81 .....................................1,700
Field Goal PercentageRudy Woods, 1978-82 ......................................... .584
3-Point Field Goals MadeBernard King, 1999-03 ........................................232
3-pointers Attempted Bernard King, 1999-03 ........................................700
3-Point PercentageJosh Carter, 2005-08 .......................................... .423
Free Throws MadeBernard King, 1999-03 ........................................488
Free Throws AttemptedBernard King, 1999-03 ........................................680
Free Throw PercentageMike Floyd, 1972-75........................................... .846
AssistsDavid Edwards, 1991-94 ......................................602
StealsDavid Edwards, 1991-94 ......................................228
Blocked ShotsWinston Crite, 1983-87 ........................................200
Games PlayedDominique Kirk, 2004-08 ....................................132
Games StartedDominique Kirk, 2004-08 ....................................132
Minutes PlayedTodd Holloway, 1983-87 ...................................4,071
TEAM GAMEPointsvs. Houston Baptist, 1975-76 ..............................127
Field Goals Madevs. Arkansas ...........................................................49
Field Goals Attemptedvs. Houston Baptist, 1975-76 ..............................104
Best Field Goal Percentagevs. Stephen F. Austin, 1988-89 ......................... .727
3-Point Field Goals Madevs. Texas, 2006-07 ..................................................13vs. Baylor, 1999-00 .................................................13vs. Southern, 2005-06 ............................................13
3-Pointers Attemptedvs. Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1995-96 ........................33
3-Point Percentagevs. Baylor, 1992-93 ............................................. .800
Free Throws Madevs. Pepperdine, 1954-55 .........................................46
Free Throws Attemptedvs. Pepperdine, 1954-55 .........................................67
TEAM SEASONMost Points2006-07 ..............................................................2,570
Highest Scoring Average1975-76 ................................................................84.5
Most Field Goals Made1978-79 ..............................................................1,039
Most FG Attempted1989-90 ..............................................................2,168
Best Field Goal Percentage1985-86 ............................................................... .510
3-Point Field Goals2006-07 .................................................................215
School Records 3-Pointers Attempted2007-08 .................................................................588
3-Point Percentage2006-07 ............................................................... .422
Most Free Throws Made1968-69 .................................................................582
Most Free Throws Attempted1968-69 .................................................................859
Best Free Throw Percentage1967-68 ............................................................... .744
Most Rebounds2007-08 ..............................................................1,402
Best Rebound Margin1965-66 ............................................................. + 9.4
Most Personal Fouls1978-79 .................................................................694
Average Victory Margin2006-07 ........................................................... + 16.2
Most Assists2006-07 .................................................................591
Most Steals1997-98 .................................................................288
Most Blocks1989-90 .................................................................181
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AA Adams, Billy J. ’40 Adams, Homer B. ’43, ’46, ’47 Addai, Jeffery ’05 Addison, James M. ’52, ’53, ’54 ** Aldrich, Chad ’04 * Alford, Mark ’72, ’73, ’74 Ali, Waseem ’95 Anderson, Nick ’01, ’02, ’03. ’04 Anderson, Shedrick ’91, ’92 Anderson, Tracey ’96, ’97 Annett, Wayne Edward ’60, ’61 Arciniega, Joseph P. ’72, ’73, ’74 Atkinson, William C. ’64, ’65 Atlas, Joe ’44 Avery, Hank ’44
B Baird, Bruce ’79 Baker, S.J. ’25, ’26, ’27 * Banks, Matt ’02, ’03 ** Barker, Brandon ’91 Barnes, James R. ’15, ’16 Barnett, Billy Bob ’67, ’68, ’69 Barone, Brian ’97, ’98 Barone, Tony ’92, ’93, ’94 Barrett, Brian ’77, ’78 Batey, William C. ’47, ’48, ’49 Bayer, Ralston B. ’41, ’42 Bean, Keith ’01, ’02, ’03 Beard, Charles B. ’30, ’31, ’32 Beasley, Brian ’07 Beasley, John M. ’64, ’65, ’66 Beckcom, Brian ’92 Been, Terry ’77 Bell, R.C. ’30, ’31 Benac, Drew ’06 Benefield, Fendley, Jr. ’67, ’68, ’69 Bennett, Martellus ’06 Biggers, Oliver ’68, ’69 Bilbrey, Donnie Ray ’55, ’56 Binford, Capt. Donald D. ’52, ’53 * Birch, Erich ’99, ’00 Bisbey, J.B. ’34, ’35 Blackburn, Brian ’05, ’06, ’07 Blake, Cody ’90 Blanks, Keith ’04 Bluntson, Lionnel ’82 Bock, Roger Alan ’83 Boeker, Jason ’99, ’00 Boring, Joseph ’54 Bostic, Harry ’68, ’69 Braumiller, N.M. ’13, ’15, ’16 Braumiller, Walter E. ’13, ’15, ’16 Breazeale, W.C. ’33, ’34, ’35 Brient, Albert S. ’23 Britton, David ’79, ’80 Broderson, Lance ’93, ’94 Broad, J.F. ’26 Brookhart, Brian ’00, ’01, ’02, ’03 Brophy, William ’55, ’56 Broussard, Carroll ’60, ’61, ’62 ** Brown, Adam ’96 Brown, Bill ’68, ’69 Brown, Carlton ’00, ’01 Brown, J.E. ’28, ’29
Brown, Jerald ’97, ’98, ’99, ’00 Brown, Kenneth E. ’83, ’84 Brown, Mario ’72, ’73 Brown, Mike ’81, ’82 Brown, T.J. ’98, ’99 Buford, R.C. ’80 Burditt, Jesse N. ’44 Burkett, H.J. ’15, ’16, ’17 Burton, Fred ’85 Butterfras, Nolan ’01, ’02, ’03
C Caldwell, Robert E. ’13 * Callihan, Craig ’06, ’07 Campbell, Herbert H. ’61 * Cangelose, Johnny ’81, ’83 Cardwell, Matt ’93 Carmichael, M.E. ’34, ’35, ’36 Carpenter, William A. ’51 Carrell, Marshall ’08 Carrigan, J.A. ’39 Carroll, Archie, ’58, ’59 Carter, Josh ’06, ’07, ’08 Carter, Keith ’77 * Carter, Zeb ’07, ’08 Caudle, T.G. ’29 Chandler, Byron ’68, ’70 * Chapman, Chris ’06, ’07, ’08 Chapman, Kelly G. ’59, ’60 Cherno, M.J. ’45 * Cherry, Edmond Brent ’66 * Cinatl, Frank ’82 Clark, E.C., Jr. ’36, ’37, ’38 Clark, Sander A. ’26, ’27 Clayton, Chris ’98, 99 Clemente, Luis ’04, ’05 Clifford, Mike ’84, ’85, ’86, ’87 * Cloutier, Marc ’94 * Cochran, Robert ’95, ’96 * Coffey, Hugh David ’58 Cokinos, Chris ’86, ’87, ’88 Cokinos, Mike P. ’42, ’43 Collier, Jackson Edmond ’58, ’59 Collins, Bob Tipton, Jr. ’45 Connally, Fritzie ’56, ’57, ’58 * Conner, Stafford ’75 ** Conway, Warren ’89, ’90 ** Coppage, Paul ’84 Cook, Clifton ’99 Cooksey, Bill ’69, ’70, ’71 Cornelius, Jason ’96 Corson, David W. ’60 Cox, Wilmer D. ’59, ’60 Craig, Elliott ’59, ’60, ’61 Crawford, Paul ’85, ’86, ’87, ’88 ** Crawford, Terry +88 Crite, Winston ’84, ’85, ’86, ’87 Culton, Albert ’78, ’79 Cunningham, Kevin ’82
D Damon, Archie ’24, ’25 Darby, E.B. ’22, ’23, ’24 Darby, M. ’28 Darko, Andrew ’08
Davis, Barry ’75, ’76 Davis, Bryan ’07, ’08 * Davis, C.J. ’15 Davis, Calvin ’96, ’97, ’98 * Davis, Johnny M. ’35 Davis, Walter F. ’50, ’51, ’52 Davis, William E. ’27, ’28, ’29 Dawson, Jamie T. ’43, ’44, ’45, ’46 Dawson, William H. ’39, ’40, ’41 * Dealy, Gayle David ’62 Dealy, M.E. ’25 ** Dean, Jeff ’94, ’95 Deegan, Joe ’89, ’90 Dennis, Doug ’88, ’89 Deere, Donald R. ’44 * Delorge, Brandon Devezin, David ’06 DeWitt, John ’49, ’50, ’51 * Dieterich, Brandon ’97 Ditto, Larry ’67 Dominguez, Edward ’65, ’66 Dowling, A.P. ’36, ’37 * Downs, Jonathan ’95, ’96, ’97 Dreiss, Edward, Jr. ’13 ** Drew, Jeff ’94 Duckett, H.D. ’23, ’24, ’25 * Duggan, Lee ’47 Duncan, Daryl ’88, ’89, ’90 Duncan, Harold V. ’40, ’41 Duplantis, Rick ’70, ’71, ’72 Durbon, Ronald Lee ’61, ’62 Dwyer, Pat A. ’18, ’20, ’21, ’22 Dwyer, Sam J. ’38, ’39, ’40, ’41
E * Edmission, Logan ’07 Edwards, David ’92, ’93, ’94 Ehlert, R.J. ’20, ’21, ’22 Ekas, C.P. ’44 Elliott, Bass P. ’44 Ellis, Herbert W. ’45 Elonu, Chinemelu ’07, ’08 Erwin, Gates ’75, ’76 * Ethridge, Russ ’88, ’89 Evans, P.C. ’37 Everett, G. Dudley ’15
F Farmer, Robert D. ’51, ’52 Farnsworth, Frank ’70 * Farrar, Kevin ’96, ’97 Ferguson, William, Jr. ’63, ’64 * Fernandez, Ricky ’02, ’03, ’04 Fethkenher, Sonny Glen ’65 Finley, Chris ’90, ’91 Floyd, Mike ’73, ’74, ’75 Forbes, A.L., Jr. ’20, ’21 Foreman, Willie ’77, ’78 Fortenbury, John ’54, ’55, ’56 * Frasier, Lee C., Jr. ’50 * Frazier, Matt ’06 * Freeburn, Liam ’97, ’99, ’00 * Frerking, Brian ’96, ’97 Frieberger, L.D. ’38 * Fuller, Neill ’05
G Garcia, Mike ’48, ’49, ’50 Garcia-Morales, Leandro ’03, ’04 Garrett, Don L. ’51 Gasway, William B., II ’64, ’65 Gilbert, Jimmie ’83, ’84, ’85, ’86 Gilbreath, James Reginald ’65 Gilchrist, Jamaal ’00, ’01 Gilfillian, Max D. ’15, ’16, ’17 Gill, E. King ’22, ’23, ’24 Glass, Ethan ’81 Goad, R.C. ’45 Gobin, Bob ’71, ’72, ’73 Godine, Karl ’76, ’78 * Goetze, Paul ’94 Goff, Dave ’77, ’78, ’79, ’80 Gouger, G. Bryan ’18, ’20 Graham, Bryson ’07, ’08 Graves, Keron ’87, ’88 Green, Edjuan ’05, ’06 Griesenbeck, C.T. ’17 Guthrie, C.W. ’74
H * Hairgrove, Ross ’06, ’07, ’08 Hall, Hilton ’46 Hall, Jared ’02 * Hammonds, Charles E. ’64 Hankins, Harrison ’63, ’64 Hanson, W.K. ’15 Haralson, Matt ’92, ’93, ’96 Harris, David ’90 ** Harris, Jay ’81, ’82 Harris, J.D. ’29 Harris, Virgil B. ’37, ’38 Harrod, Tedford ’55, ’56, ’57 Hart, Derrick ’96 Hartung, George Herman ’21, ’22 Harvey, Roger Read ’55 Hazel, Mike ’68 ** Heath, David ’75 Heft, Don E. ’52, ’53 Heitmann, Mike ’68, ’69, ’70 Heller, Stewart F. ’57 Henderson, Chuck ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94 Henderson, Corey ’92, ’93, ’94, ’95 Henderson, Bill ’40, ’41, ’42 Henry, John Stephen ’55, ’56** Hinojosa, Greg ’08 Hoke, C.T. ’30, ’31 Holloway, Todd ’84, ’85, ’86, ’87 Holmes, B.J. ’08 * Holmes, Robert C. ’47, ’48 Homeyer, Howard C. ’54 Horn, Earl S. ’33 Houser, Edward F. ’50, ’52 Houston, Steve ’98 Howard, Wayne ’71, ’72 Huffman, Leland E. ’43 Hutto, Tommy L. ’34, ’35 Hutto, Ken ’56, ’57, ’58
I ** Inglehardt, Tanner ’03
J Jack, Aaron ’98, ’99, ’00, ’01 Jackson, Bradley ’02 Jackson, Larry ’00 * Jackson, Randle ’06 Jacobs, Paul ’99, ’00 James, Phil ’84 James, Quinton ’95, ’96 Jarratt, Raymond L. ’42 Jenkins, Charles ’71, ’72, ’74 Jenkins, Sam ’47, ’48, ’49 Jenkins, Wyley Herbert ’66 Johnson, Bennie Wayne ’62 Johnson, Damon ’92, ’93, ’94, ’95 Johnson, David Allen ’62 Johnson, Mike ’74 Johnson, Robert E. ’53, ’58 Johnston, Josh ’05, ’06, ’07 Jones, Clyde L. ’36 Jones, Joseph ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08 * Jones, Kenny ’90 Jones, Roy ’79, ’81, ’82, ’83 Jones, Shanne ’97, ’98, ’99 Jones, Steve ’76, ’77 Jordan, DeAndre ’08 Joseph, Cedric ’73, ’74, ’75 Jungers, John ’94, ’95
K * Kana, Louis ’67, ’68, ’69 Kavaliauskas, Antanas ’06, ’07 Kavanagh, Pat ’70, ’71 Keen, L.S. ’22, ’23 Keeton, H.H., Jr. ’29, ’30 Keller, James Lewis ’61, ’62 Keller, John C. ’60 Kelly, David C. ’13 Kemperman, Robert ’48 Kenn, L.S. ’22, ’23 Kennedy, Ernest Freeman ’54 Kessel, Kyle ’95, ’96 King, Bernard ’00, ’01, ’02, ’03 King, Jesse ’01, ’02, ’03, ’04 King, J.S. ’44 Kirk, Dominique ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08 Kirkland, James E. ’46, ’47, ’48, ’49 Kirsner, Robert Scott ’83, ’84 Knowles, Randy ’72, ’73, ’74 Koeneke, Matt ’05 Kolle, Elmer Thomas ’57 Konecny, J.F. ’28, ’29, ’30 * Kopil, Matt ’07 Kotrla, Kyle ’04 Kyle, Sid M. ’25, ’26
L Ladson, Tyrone ’79, ’80, ’81 * Lagrasta, Michael ’06, ’07, ’08 Lamb, R.T. ’29 Lang, Dr. J.T. ’40, ’41 Law IV, Acie ’04, ’05, ’06, ’07 Lawrence, Wayne ’58, ’59, ’60 Leach, Bobby ’04, ’05 Leal, Dylan ’01, ’02, ’03, ’04 Leatherman, Andy ’99, ’00, ’01, ’02 Lee, Douglas Edward ’83, ’84 Lee, L.E. ’37
Lee, Logan ’05, ’06, ’07 Lenox, Bennie ’62, ’63, ’64 Lewis, Derrek ’08 Lewis, Gary ’82, ’85, ’86 Lewis, Rashone ’91 Little, Ray ’89, ’90 Loewe, Justin ’04, ’05 Longcope, E.M., Jr. ’19 * Lauterjung, Dana ’95, ’96, ’97 ** Luna, Saul ’99, ’00 ** Lyday, Jeremy ’97
M * Malm, Darren ’91 Marbury, Don ’85, ’86 Marcum, C.E. ’32, ’33 * Marcum, T.J. ’97, ’99 Marrero, Carlos ’90 Martin, David ’90, ’91, ’92 Martin, Edwin K. ’30 Martin, Marvin ’50, ’51 Martin, Roy A. ’53, ’54 Matson, James Randel ’66 McAlpine, Roddy ’69 McCormick, W.J. ’45 McCrory, Pat S. ’54 McDonald, Darryl ’87, ’88 * McDonough, Melissa ’94, ’95 McDowell, Jewell ’50, ’51, ’52 McGhee, James ’88 McGinnis, Tony ’92, ’93, ’94, ’95 McHenry, Lowell ’83 McHugh, Jay ’80, ’81 McIntosh, Marcus ’05 * McMillon, James ’04, ’05 * McNeely, Taylor ’06 McNichol, James J. ’57, ’58, ’59 McQuillen, E.E. ’18, ’19, ’20 Megarity, C.H. ’21, ’22, ’23 Mehaffey, George ’55, ’56, ’57 Mercer, Jerry ’73, ’74, ’75 Merka, Joe ’33, ’34 Merritt, Arthur Lynn ’63, ’64 Mezger, Doug ’75 * Middleton, Meredith ’94, ’95 Miksch, Leroy J. ’51, ’52, ’53 Miller, Jack ’49 Milton, Tony ’89, ’90 Minor, Charles Richard ’61, ’63 Mitchell, J.W. ’19 Mobley, Truett T. ’49 Mohnke, Max E. ’44 Moody, Joe C. ’32, +33 Moon, Wallace W. ’49, ’50 Moore, D.S. ’15 Moore, Gordon A. ’48 Moore, Steve ’69, ’70 Morrow, Johnnie ’36, ’37 Muhlbach, Beau ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08 Murry, Brett, ’93, ’94 Myatt, Fronze Franklin ’66, ’67
N Nabors, Fred L. ’42 Nason, Lonnie ’90 Naulls, Tyren ’82, ’83 Neighbors, Matthew ’95, ’96 Neal, Jerry ’88 * Nichols, Ryan ’07, ’08
Niles, Steve ’69, ’70, ’71 Nottingham, Gary ’96 Norman, Kenneth ’64, ’65 ** Note, Jeff ’05 * Nugent, Darcy ’07 Nutto, William J. ’43
O Ockey, Joel ’96 O’Connell, James ’49 O’Connor, Daniel Patrick ’13 Overhouse, Jeff ’71, ’72, ’73 ** Owen, Mike ’79, ’80
P Parker, Sonny ’75, ’76 Pauley, Brad ’72 Payne, Jerry Leslie ’66 Peden, Leslie E. ’42, ’43 Pederson, Doug ’77, ’79 Pennington, P.B. ’43 Peppercorn, Mark ’83 Peret, Ronnie ’67, ’68, ’69 Petersen, David ’90 Petty, S.J. ’28 Pirtle, Rodney W. ’53 Pompey, Marlon ’04, ’05, ’06, ’07 Price, A.J. ’17 Pulliam, Al ’84, ’85, ’86 Pulliams, Chris ’94
Q Qualls, Lewis ’61, ’62, ’63 Quesada, Dario ’95, ’96, ’97
R Ramirez, Vidal ’88, ’89 * Ratkowski, Ryan ’96, ’97, ’99, ’00 Rector, Richard Lee ’65, ’66, ’67 Reed, Rhett ’82, ’83, ’84 Reeves, John ’97, ’98 * Reitmeyer, Tom ’97, ’99 Ress, Tomas ’00, ’02, ’03 ** Reyes, Al ’77 Reynolds, John W. ’64, ’65 Rhea, Darren ’89, ’90 Richardson, Chris ’98 ** Ricke, Mike ’83 Ricks, Freddie ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91 Riley, Claude ’80, ’81, ’82, ’83 Robert, Walter L. ’37, ’38 Roberts, James E. ’33 * Roberts, James E., Jr. ’59, ’60, ’61 Roberts, Ray ’74, ’75, ’76 Roberts, Reggie ’81, ’82, ’83 Robinette, William ’62,’63, ’64 Robinson, Joey ’76, ’77, ’78, ’79 Roland, Derrick ’07, ’08
S Salibo, Nicholas J. ’44 Sample, Joe Tom ’43
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Schepel, Shawn ’07 Schleder, Max ’95, ’96 Schlicher, John ’77, ’78, ’79, ’80 * Schmidt, Gary R. ’65 Schmidt, Michael ’98, ’99 Schrickel, Gene ’48, ’49 Schwake, Dr. Jack C. ’57 Scott, Larry ’00, ’01, ’02 Settegast, Marion E., Sr. ’16, ’17 Shepherd, Earl T. ’34 ** Shivers, Robert A. ’62 Sikes, Jules Vern ’26, ’27, ’28 * Simpson, Jonathan ’05, ’06 Sloan, Donald ’07 Slocum, Andy ’00, ’02, ’03, ’04 Smith, Chuck ’69, ’70, ’71 Smith, Eddie ’06 Smith, Jimmy ’94, ’95 Smith, Jude W. ’40 Smith, Lynn E. ’47 Smith, Michael ’93, ’94 Smith, Thomas E. ’60, ’61, ’62 Smith, Vernon ’78, ’79, ’80, ’81 ** Sockler, Jim ’72, ’74 Sooter, Bruce ’80, ’81, ’82 Stanley, Don ’60, ’61 Stanley, Pat ’60, ’61 Stansel, Ellis F. ’34, ’35 Starnes, J.L. ’18 * Stavlo, Charlie ’02, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06 Steger, F.D. ’13, ’14, ’15 Stevenson, Charles H. ’40, ’41 Stewart, Elbert R. ’44 Stiles, David Edwin ’64, ’65 Stricker, Brad ’96, ’97 Stringfellow, Dick ’64, ’65, ’66 Suber, Lynn ’89, ’90, ’91 Sutton, Kenneth J. ’50 Swanson, Wally ’76, ’77, ’78 Swisher, Neil ’57, ’58, ’59 Sylestine, Steve ’77, ’78, ’79, ’80
T * Tatum, Steve ’92 * Teetes, George ’85, ’86 * Thieme, Jay ’92 Tewell, Dennis Patrick ’66 Thomas, Mike ’82 Thomas, Tadd ’86, ’87 Thompson, Brooks ’90, ’91 Thompson, David ’85, ’86 Thompson, Donald ’88, ’89 Thompson, Larry ’97, ’98 Thornton, Charles J. ’47 Thornton, John ’74, ’75 Thornton, Penn B. ’17 Threadgill, Robert ’70, ’71, ’72 Tighe, Louis T. ’19 * Timmerman, Eric ’07 Timmerman, Tim ’64,’65, ’66 Timmins, Paul ’63, ’64, ’65 Tinker, J. Thomas ’40 Tohline, Max B. ’35 Tone, Chuck ’73, ’75 Trezvant, John ’87 Trippett, Terry ’66,’67, ’68 Tucker, Hollis H. ’25, ’26 Turnbow, Deryl ’48, ’49, ’50 Turner, Erwin, Jr. ’57, ’58, ’59 Turner, Kevin ’03, ’04
U Underwood, John ’67, ’68 Underwood, William ’43, ’44, ’45
V Varner, Durward B. ’40 Vass, Claude Perry ’46 Veltman, L.H. ’31, ’32 Volding, Donald J. ’47
W Walker, Chris ’05, ’06 Walker, Edward Lee ’62, ’63 Walker, Raymond ’51 Walker, Walter R. ’52 * Walters, Kerry ’99, ’00 * Warden, Peter ’02, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06 Ware, Anthony ’91, ’92 Washburn, Paul J. ’23, ’24, ’25 Watkins, Jeff ’70 Watkins, Marcus ’03, ’04 Watkins, Pete K. ’43 Webster, Norman A. ’28, ’29 Weinbaum, Charles, Jr. ’44, ’45 Weishuhn, Slade ’05, ’06, ’07 * Wellborn, Hank ’70 Wheelis, Col. R.E. ’39 White, Joe ’99 White, Kenneth ’05, ’06 White, Oscar ’45, ’46 ** Whitfield, Charles A. ’13 Wilbert, Joe ’94, ’95 Wilcox, M.W. ’25 Wilkins, W. Taylor ’34, ’35, ’36 Williams, Darnell ’84 Williams, David ’89 Williams, Glen R. ’51 Williams, Jarvis ’76, ’78 Williams, Michael ’75 Williams, W. Howell, Jr. ’20, ’21, ’22 Williams, Webb ’73, ’74, ’75 Wills, Roy ’94 * Wilson, Roy Don ’62, ’63 Windham, Jerry ’61, ’62, ’63 * Winkler, Thomas ’02, ’03 Wise, Paul E. ’18 Wise, Shelton ’99 Wofford, Paul O. ’39 Woodard, Gerald Brunson ’63 Woodley, Milton ’81, ’82 Woods, Rudy ’79, ’80, ’82 Wright, Antoine ’03, ’04, ’05 Wright, Charles ’44 * Wright, Greg ’92 Wright, Rob ’80 Wright, Rynn ’78, ’79, ’80, ’81
Y Yeoman, William F. ’46 Young ’61
* Manager ** Trainer
“Reed Arena is an unbelievable facility, one of the neatest college
basketball facilities I’ve seen.The spirit at A&M is great and the Aggies really root for their team.”
Billy PackerCBS Sports
Construction will be completed this season on the $22 million Cox-McFerrin Center For Aggie BAsketBAll, a 68,000-square-foot team facility that features a rotunda entrance, two practice gyms, luxuri-ous locker rooms, player lounges, coaches offices, weight room, meet-ing and film rooms, and training and medical accommodations. the locker room and practice gym already are open and the weight room and coach-es offices will be ready by January.
“Reed Arena is an unbelievable facility, one of the neatest college
basketball facilities I’ve seen.The spirit at A&M is great and the Aggies really root for their team.”
Billy PackerCBS Sports
Construction will be completed this season on the $22 million Cox-McFerrin Center For Aggie BAsketBAll, a 68,000-square-foot team facility that features a rotunda entrance, two practice gyms, luxuri-ous locker rooms, player lounges, coaches offices, weight room, meet-ing and film rooms, and training and medical accommodations. the locker room and practice gym already are open and the weight room and coach-es offices will be ready by January.
FlashbackA&M 73, Kentucky 69Rynn
Wright
Spa
Reed Arena
Practice Gym
Players’ Lounge
Locker Room
Training Room Training PoolOak Locker
Spa
Reed Arena
Practice Gym
Players’ Lounge
Locker Room
Training Room Training PoolOak Locker
Texas A&M ended 11th-ranked
Kentucky’s 26-game home win-
ning streak with a 73-69 victory
in the first round of the Wildcat Invita-
tional at Rupp Arena. Vernon Smith led
the Aggies with 22 points, David Britton
scored 20 points with 7 assists and 4
steals, and Rynn Wright added 10 points
and 8 rebounds. Dave Goff did not score
but contributed 7 assists. A&M got out-
rebounded 37-28, but shot a blazing 55.7
percent from the field to just 41.7 percent
by the Wildcats. The game closed out an
incredible week in which the Aggies
defeated three straight ranked teams.
A&M won the Golden Gate Invitational
the previous week with wins against
No. 15 UNLV (101-99) and No. 19 San
Francisco (68-65). Earlier in the season,
A&M also upset No. 10 Indiana at the
Great Alaska Shootout.
Dec. 22, 1978Lexington, Kentucky
“I never thought I’d see Rupp Arena let alone winning
over Kentucky here. I’ve never had
a bigger victory.”Shelby Metcalf
Texas A&M Head Coach (1964-90)
