No. 21 Aggies Face Stiff Challenge From Memphis Tigers

Sunday, December 10

Bryan-College Station

3:00 PM

Texas A&M

Memphis

Dec 09, 2023 | Men's Basketball

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By: Brad Marquardt, Assistant AD/Athletics Communications

BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION, Texas --- The No. 21 Texas A&M men's basketball (7-2) team faces a stiff challenge with 3 p.m. matchup against the Memphis Tigers (6-2) on Sunday at Reed Arena.

Memphis holds a 6-4 advantage in the all-time series against the Aggies, including a 83-79 conquest in last year's matchup at the FedEx Forum.

PROMOTIONS UPDATE

HOLIDAY HOOPS: Tickets beginning at $5 (Balcony) available in advance or on gameday.
SANTA AT REED ARENA: Arrive to the game early to visit Santa in the Fan Zone located at the North entry of Reed Arena!
AGGIE BASKETBALL FAN ZONE: Located at the North entry of Reed Arena, the Fan Zone includes games, giveaways, and activities for the whole family! For ALL fans opening one hour prior to tip-off.
STUDENT GIVEAWAY: '23-'24 Reed Rowdies shirts available for ALL students in the Fan Zone.

TV/RADIO INFORMATION

The game will be televised on ESPN2 with John Schriffen (play-by-play) and former Penn State and UCLA standout Jon Crispin (analyst) on the call.
The matchup airs on the Texas A&M Radio Network, locally on 1620 AM/94.5 FM or worldwide on the 12th Man Mobile App with Andrew Monaco and Dr. John Thornton describing the action.

TRENDS AND NOTABLES

The first NET rankings of the year were released by the NCAA on 12/4. As of 12/8, the Aggies were No. 13 nationally and No. 2 in the SEC in NET, with their strength of schedule rated at No. 10 nationally.
Another NET notable: Texas A&M is the lone P5 team to have played more than 2 road games as of 12/7.
Texas A&M's 62 first-half points vs. DePaul were second-most in program history. The Aggies didn't have a turnover until 12:59 of the 2nd half and had just 4 for the entire game.
Texas A&M's 17.7 offensive rebounds/game ranks No. 2 nationally and its 11.6 rebound margin leads the SEC and ranks No. 12 nationally. A&M has posted 12+ offensive rebounds in every game.
The 2nd-chance opportunities have led to 75 more FGA than A&M opponents in the 1st 9 games (8.3/G) and 39 more FGM (4.3/G).
Texas A&M ranks No. 2 nationally with a 45.8 offensive rebounding percentage, according to Kenpom.com. In fact, the Aggies are one of just seven teams over 40%. The Aggies rank No. 7 in Kenpom's adjusted offensive efficiency (119.5).
Jace Carter has emerged as a mainstay of the rotation with 5 straight games with at least 23:00 of action (26.3 avg.) after not reaching 20:00 in the first 4 games of 2023-24.
Henry Coleman III has been a monster in the middle with a points/rebounds slash of 14.3/9.1. He has four double-doubles this season, which is tied for the SEC lead and tNo. 16 nationally.
Texas A&M is the only team in the nation with two players ranked in the top 30 in offensive rebounds/G - Coleman (t8th/3.9 OR/G) and Andersson Garcia (t26th/3.4 OR/G).
Garcia leads the nation in offensive rebounding off the bench (minimum 8 games played). In fact, he's one of only 3 bench players averaging more than 3.0/G.
Wade Taylor IV is one of just eight DI players with at least 50 field goals, 40 assists and 15 steals.
After starting the first 81 games of his Texas A&M career, Tyrece Radford has now missed the Aggies' past three games.

RANDOM NOTABLES:

Buzz Williams' assistants have a combined 93 years of experience on his coaching staff, more than any other staff in the nation.
The Aggies have posted at least five "turkeys" in each of their last three games. A "turkey" in Aggie Basketball vernacular is making defensive stops on three straight possessions.
Texas A&M hit 14 3-pointers in its most recent game vs. DePaul, which was the second-most in school history and matched the most in the Buzz era.
The Aggies made the 14 treys on 31 3-point tries for a 45.2 shooting percentage, which was a school record with a minimum of 30 attempts.
The M&W suffered just 4 turnovers against DePaul, which was the lowest amount of the Buzz era.

MANNING THE MIDDLE:
Senior F Henry Coleman III is one of 10 Power 5 players averaging at least 14.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.

P5 POINTS AND REBOUNDS
(Sorted by Points)

Player, School	Pts.	Rebs.
Zach Edey, Purdue	23.7	11.2
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas	20.1	12.2
Johni Broome, Auburn	18.3	9.1
Kel'el Ware, Indiana	17.1	9.4
Fardaws Aimaq, California	16.5	10.0
Jesse Edwards, West Virginia	16.3	9.9
Norchad Omier, Miami (Fla.)	16.1	9.8
Armando Bacot, North Carolina	15.9	11.9
Julian Reese, Maryland	15.9	10.2
Henry Coleman III, Texas A&M	14.3	9.1

DOUBLING THE FUN:
With four double-doubles already in 2023-24, Henry Coleman III is nearing his career high for double-doubles in a season. "Hen" had five double-doubles in each of the past two seasons.

Coleman, from Richmond, Va., is tied for the SEC lead and tied for No. 16 nationally in double-doubles. He averages a team-best 9.1 rebounds/G and he's the team's No. 2 scorer at 14.3 points/G.
He was named SEC Player of the Week on 11/20 after posting double-doubles in wins over SMU and ORU.
He had three straight double-doubles entering the ESPN Events Invitational and then produced a season-high 24 points with six rebounds in the win over Penn State. He had hit 4-of-5 shots vs. FAU before exiting at the 3:03 of the first half. He missed the entire second half and the subsequent game vs. Iowa State before returning to the lineup vs. UVa.

SEC DOUBLE-DOUBLE LEADERS

Player, School	Gm.	High Pt. Game	Double Doubles
Henry Coleman III, Texas A&M	8	24	4
Johni Broome, Auburn	7	30	4
Trevon Brazile, Arkansas	9	19	3
Jimmy Bell Jr., Mississippi St.	8	14	2
Allen Flanigan, Ole Miss	8	29	2
Tyrese Samuel, Florida	8	20	2
Colin Smith, Vanderbilt	6	14	2

FILLING THE BOX SCORE:
Junior guard Wade Taylor IV is one of six Division I players producing at least double-digit points, while also contributing at least 40 assists, 30 FT made and 15 steals.

MAKING THEIR TEAMS GO
(Sorted by Points)

Player, School	FT-FTA	Asts.	Stls.	Pts.
Xavier Johnson, SIU	63-69	40	15	24.3
DeMarcus Sharp, Austin Peay	30-44	51	27	19.0
Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M	39-49	41	18	18.0
Ahmad Robinson, UNH	51-68	48	17	16.6
Kellen Tynes, Maine	36-53	41	22	14.5
Jaeden Zackery, Boston College	32-37	44	22	12.3

CLEANING THE OFFENSIVE GLASS:
Texas A&M ranks No. 2 nationally in offensive rebounding (17.7) and No. 26 in total rebounding (41.8).

Texas A&M is the only team in the nation with two players ranked in the top 30 in offensive rebounds/G - Coleman (t8th/3.9 OR/G) and Andersson Garcia (t26th/3.4 OR/G).
Garcia leads the nation in offensive rebounding off the bench (min. 8 games played). In fact, he's one of only 3 bench players averaging more than 3.0/G.
Texas A&M has posted 12 or more offensive rebounds in every game, including 20+ efforts in two games -- 28 vs. ORU and 22 vs. FAU.
The M&W rank No. 2 nationally with a 45.8 offensive rebounding %, according to Kenpom.com. In fact, the Aggies are one of just seven teams over 40%.

Division I Top Rebounding Teams
(Sorted by Offensive Rebounds/G)

School	Off.	Def.	Total
St. John's	18.0	24.4	42.4
Texas A&M	17.7	24.1	41.8
Eastern Kentucky	17.1	29.0	46.1
Florida	16.5	26.6	43.1
Troy	16.5	27.1	43.6

(Sorted by Offensive Rebounding % - Kenpom.com)

School	Off. Reb.%
St. John's	46.5
Texas A&M	45.8
Florida	42.6
Towson	42.4
Arizona	41.6

ONE OF A KIND RADFORD
Graduate G Tyrece Radford is the nation's lone 6-foot-3 or shorter player with 1,500+ points and 750+ rebounds for his career. He is one of three 1,500/750 guards nationally and one of eight 1,500/750 players of any size.

Active Players with 1,500 Point/750 Rebounds
(Sorted by Points)

Player, School	Ht.	Pts.	Rebs.
Armando Bacot, North Carolina	6'11"	1,939	1430
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas	7'2"	1,784	885
Zach Edey, Purdue	7'4"	1,746	948
Baylor Scheierman, Creighton	6'7"	1,740	1,001
Tyler Burton, Villanova	6'7"	1,712	882
Charles Pride, St. Bonaventure	6'4"	1,605	790
Johni Broome, Auburn	6'10"	1,581	969
Tyrece Radford, Texas A&M	6'3"	1,521	769

As of Dec. 5, 2023

ABOUT TAYLOR IV'S 35 POINTS:
Junior G Wade Taylor IV poured in a career-high 35 points vs. No. 13 FAU in game 2 of the ESPN Events Inv.

Taylor is one of three DI players to log at least 35 points and 5 assists in a game this season.
It was the most points by an Aggie during the Buzz Williams era at Texas A&M (since 2019-20) and the highest point total by an Aggie since Elston Turner had 37 vs. Ole Miss in 2013.
It was the third-most points in the 17-year history of the Orlando tournament. Markus Howard of Marquette holds the top two spots with 51 and 40 in 2019.

35 Points / 5 Assists in a Game (2023-24)

Player, School	Pts.	Asts.	Opponent
Tyler Thomas, Hofstra	40	5	vs. HIgh Point
Tucker DeVries, Drake	36	6	Lipscomb
Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M	35	5	vs. FAU

21-POINT RALLY VS. ISU:
The 21-point rally vs. Iowa State in the 3rd-place game of the ESPN Event Invitational stands as the largest in school history.

TEXAS A&M'S BIGGEST RALLIES