Happy Championship Sunday!
Texas A&M (23-11) and No. 9 Tennessee (25-7) in the SEC Tournament Title Game coming up at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Here's your usual pre-game readying material..... Updates and coverage to follow.
Notes on today’s matchup:
Projected Texas A&M (23-11) starting lineup:
Key Texas A&M bench players:
Texas A&M offensive strengths: — No. 67 in offensive efficiency (109.5)
Texas A&M offensive weaknesses:
Texas A&M defensive strengths: — No. 37 in defensive efficiency (94.7)
Texas A&M defensive weaknesses:
Refs for today’s game: (Rank per KenPom)
TV Crew (ESPN):
Texas A&M (23-11) and No. 9 Tennessee (25-7) in the SEC Tournament Title Game coming up at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Here's your usual pre-game readying material..... Updates and coverage to follow.
Notes on today’s matchup:
- Tennessee is 10-6 all-time against Texas A&M
- Today is the first meeting between the two teams in the SEC Tournament
- Tennessee won this season's lone meeting, 90-80, in Knoxville
- Tennessee is making its 13th all-time appearance in the SEC Tournament championship game
- The Vols have now reached the title game both times the SEC Tournament has been played in Tampa (2009 and 2022)
- Tennessee has won the SEC Tournament four times, tying Florida for third-most
- The Vols won in 1936, 1941, 1943 and 1979.
Projected Texas A&M (23-11) starting lineup:
- G, Wade Taylor, Fr.
- 8.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, 27.9% from three, 32.8 FG%
- Averaging 8.3 points per game in SEC play
- Scored a team-high 19 points in the first game against Tennessee
- G, Tyrece Radford, Jr. — Virginia Tech transfer
- 10.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 42.7 3P%, 50.9 FG%
- Has scored in double figures in eight of the last nine games
- The only Aggie to start in every game this season
- G, Manny Obaseki, Fr.
- 2.9 points, 1.6 rebounds, 31.8 3P%, 34.8 FG%
- G, Quenton Jackson, Sr. — All-SEC Second Team
- leads the team at 14.8 points per game, and has scored in double figures 28 times
- 3.4 rebounds, 36 3P%, 48.8 FG%
- F, Henry Coleman, So. — Duke transfer
- Leads the team rebounds (6.3) and is second in points at 12.1 in SEC play
- Shooting 56.8% from the floor in SEC play
- 11.2 points, 55.8 FG%
Key Texas A&M bench players:
- PG, Marcus Williams, So. — Wyoming transfer
- Has scored in double figures in 10 games
- 7.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, 28.3 3P%, 36.2 FG% in 24.3 minutes
- G, Andre Gordon, Jr.
- 6.1 points, 2.4 rebounds, 39.8 3P%, 42.4 FG% in 22.0 minutes
- Has scored in double figures in seven games
- G, Hassan Diarra, So.
- 5.9 points, 1.8 rebounds, 30.8 3P%, 36.7 FG% in 15.0 minutes
- F, Ethan Henderson, Sr. — Arkansas transfer
- 2.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 62.3 FG% in 14.1 minutes
- G, Aaron Cash, Jr.
- 2.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 56.3 FG% in 12.4 minutes
- G, Hayden Hefner, So.
- 3.5 points, 1.0 rebounds, 38.5 3P%, 43.9 FG% in 10.0 minutes
- F, Javonte Brown, Fr. — UConn transfer
- 1.3 points, 1.6 rebounds, 52 FG% in 7.3 minutes
- Texas A&M is No. 42 in KenPom entering the game — KenProm projects a 69-62 Tennessee win
- KenPom gives Tennessee a 73% chance of winning
- 27th in bench minutes (39.1%)
- 53rd in strength of schedule
- 194th in adjusted tempo (66.8)
- 270th in experience (1.54 years)
- 281st in minutes continuity (32.8%)
- 297th in average height (76.2”)
- 325th in 2-foul participation (325th)
Texas A&M offensive strengths: — No. 67 in offensive efficiency (109.5)
- 29th in offensive rebound% (33.7)
- 53rd in FTA/FGA (35.4)
- 119th in A/FGM (53.1)
- 122nd in non-steal TO% (8.6)
Texas A&M offensive weaknesses:
- 167th in effective FG% (50.2)
- 170th in 2P% (49.9)
- 52.2% of points come from two (139th)
- 172nd in 3P% (33.8)
- 28.2% of points come from three (256th)
- 235th Turnover% (19.3)
- 247th in 3PA/FGA (34.7)
- 252nd in FT% (69.5)
- 19.7% of points come from free throws (78th)
- 312th in steal% (8.6)
- 346th in block% (12.6)
Texas A&M defensive strengths: — No. 37 in defensive efficiency (94.7)
- 3rd in steal% (14.3)
- 8th in turnover% (24.0)
- 51st in 3P% defense (31.1)
- 29.0% of opponent’s points come from three (259th)
- 103rd in block% (10.1)
- 81st in effective FG% defense (47.9)
- 103rd in non-steal TO% (9.7)
- 136th in 2P% defense (48.6)
- 49.9% of opponent’s points come from three (211th)
Texas A&M defensive weaknesses:
- 182nd in 3PA/FGA (37.7)
- 268th in FT% defense (73.4)
- 21.1% of opponent’s points come from free throws (40th)
- 288th in FTA/FGA (34.8)
- 339th in offensive rebound% (33.0)
- 352nd in A/FGM (63.4)
Refs for today’s game: (Rank per KenPom)
- Terry Oglesby (No. 3)
- Joe Lindsay (No. 25)
- Tony Greene (No. 49)
TV Crew (ESPN):
- Karl Ravech (pxp)
- Jimmy Dykes (analyst)
- Marty Smith (sideline)
