Ole Miss Game Notes - Texas A&M

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2016-17 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

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2016-17 SCHEDULE Date 11/3 11/11 11/14 11/18 11/20 11/21 11/24 11/30 12/3 12/11 12/15 12/19 12/22 12/29 1/3 1/7 1/11 1/14 1/17 1/21 1/25 1/28 1/31 2/4 2/8 2/11 2/14 2/20 2/21 2/25 3/1 3/4

Opponent [TV] Time/Result MOREHOUSE (Ex.) [SECN+] W, 90-66 TENNESSEE-MARTIN [SECN+] W, 86-83 UMASS [SECN] W, 90-88 vs. Oral Roberts^ [CBSSPORTS] W, 95-88 (OT) vs. Saint Joseph’s^ [CBSSPORTS] W, 81-68 vs. #12/18 Creighton^ [CBSS] L, 86-77 MONTANA [SECN+] W, 86-81 MIDDLE TENNESSEE [SECN+] L, 77-62 MEMPHIS [SECN+] W, 85-77 at Virginia Tech [ESPNU] L, 80-75 MURRAY STATE [SECN+] W, 78-73 BRADLEY [SECN] W, 66-49 SOUTH ALABAMA [SECN] W, 92-58 #8/8 KENTUCKY* [ESPN2] L, 99-76 at No. 24/24 Florida* [ESPNU] L, 70-63 at Auburn* [SECN] W, 88-85 GEORGIA* [ESPNU] L, 69-47 at RV/RV South Carolina* [ESPNU] L, 67-56 TENNESSEE* [SECN] W, 80-69 at Missouri* [SECN] W, 75-71 TEXAS A&M* [ESPN2] 6:30 p.m. BAYLOR% [ESPN2] 5:00 p.m. MISSISSIPPI STATE* [SECN] 6:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt* [ESPNU] 2:00 p.m. at Tennessee* [SECN] 5:30 p.m. AUBURN* [SECN] 5:00 p.m. LSU* [SECN] 8:00 p.m. at Arkansas* [SECN] 5:00 p.m. at Mississippi State* [ESPN2] 8:00 p.m. MISSOURI* [SECN] 2:30 p.m. at Alabama* [SECN] 7:30 p.m. SOUTH CAROLINA* [SECN] 7:30 p.m.

* SEC Game | Ranking: AP/USA TODAY | All Times CT ^ Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands) % Big 12/SEC Challenge $ SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.)

Texas A&M

AGGIES

(10-8, 2-5 SEC) Head Coach: Billy Kennedy Career: 327-259/19th At A&M: 109-78/6th

GAME 20 Date: Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 Time: 6:30 p.m. CT Location: Oxford, Miss. Arena: The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,051) Television: ESPN2 Joe Tessitore, play-by-play Sean Farnham, analyst Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network David Kellum, play-by-play Keith Carter, analyst Live Audio: OleMissSports.com Live Video: WatchESPN.com Series: A&M Leads 4-2 In Oxford: OM leads 2-0 Streak: A&M, W1 Last Meeting: A&M, W 71-56 (2/16/16)

Ole Miss

REBELS

(12-7, 3-4 SEC) Head Coach: Andy Kennedy Career: 245-146/12th At OM: 224-133/11th

TIP OFF • Ole Miss returns to Oxford Wednesday to face the Texas A&M Aggies at The Pavilion. This game marks the start of a three-game homestand for the Rebels. • The Rebels rank second in the league pulling down 40.3 rpg and have been outrebounded only four times this year. Ole Miss ranks sixth in the SEC grabbing 12.5 offensive rpg this season. • Ole Miss tied a school record with 13 blocked shots versus Bradley and ranks 25th in the nation averaging 5.6 blocked shots a game. • With the win over Bradley, head coach Andy Kennedy moved past former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino into 19th on the SEC career coaching victories list and now has 223 wins at Ole Miss. • Senior F Sebastian Saiz recorded his 22nd career double-double with 19 points and 10 boards in the win over Missouri and now has 13 double-doubles this season, which leads the SEC and ranks fifth nationally. Saiz leads the SEC and ranks sixth in the nation pulling down 11.5 rebounds a game and is the only player in the SEC this season averaging a double-double. The league’s active career rebounding leader, he recently moved past Rahim Lockhart into seventh in Ole Miss history with 818 rebounds. Saiz has topped both 1,000 points and 800 boards in his career and is just the sixth player in Ole Miss history accomplish that feat. • Sophomore G Terence Davis earned SEC Player of the Week honors this week after his second straight double- double in the win at Mizzou with 18 points and 11 rebounds. He is averaging 19.0 points and 11.0 rebounds a game over his last two games and has increased his scoring 10.7 ppg from last year, which is the largest increase for any returning player in the SEC this year. • Two Ole Miss signees - Devontae Shuler and Jamarko Pickett - were recently ranked four-star prospects in the latest release of the Rivals.com 150. Shuler was rated the No. 106 prospect in the nation, while Pickett checked in at No. 113.

PROJECTED OLE MISS STARTERS OLE MISS STYLE GUIDE

F | 11 | SEBASTIAN SAIZ 6-9 | 240 | Sr. | Madrid, Spain

F | 50 | JUSTAS FURMANAVICIUS 6-7 | 210 | Jr. | Kaunas, Lithuania

F | 5 | MARCANVIS HYMON 6-7 | 220 | Jr. | Memphis, Tenn.

G | 4 | BREEIN TYREE 6-2 | 192 | Fr. | Somerset, N.J.

G | 3 | TERENCE DAVIS 6-4 | 201 | So. | Southaven, Miss.

PTS REB BLK STL FG% FT% 15.4 11.5 1.3 0.9 50.5 73.5 PTS REB BLK STL FG% FT% 6.6 5.3 1.5 0.6 50.0 59.6 PTS 3.5

REB 4.4

BLK 1.4

STL 0.7

FG% 53.2

FT% 37.2

PTS 4.2

REB 1.1

AST 1.8

STL 34.8

FG% 30.8

FT% 65.4

PTS REB AST STL FG% FT% 12.5 5.7 1.4 1.3 44.7 67.2


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