What to know: #17 Florida Gators vs. Texas A&M Aggies
Game Information
When: Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 12 p.m. (ET)
Where: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, Gainesville, Fla.
Records: Florida (19-5, 9-2 SEC); Texas A&M (13-10, 5-6 SEC)
Coaches: Mike White- 40-20 (2nd season at Florida), 141-60 (6th season overall); Billy Kennedy- 112-80 (6th season at Texas A&M), 323-259 (19th season overall)
TV: ESPN2
Streaming: WatchESPN
Radio: Gator IMG Sports Network
Projected Starters
FLORIDA POS. HT. WT. CLASS PER GAME
DEVIN ROBINSON
F 6-8 200 Junior 11.8 pts / 5.7 reb
JUSTIN LEON
F 6-8 206 Senior 6.5 pts / 3.7 reb
JOHN EGBUNU C 6-11 255 R-Junior 7.6 pts / 6.5 reb
KASEY HILL G 6-1 175 Senior 10.0 pts / 4.9 asts
KEVAUGHN ALLEN G 6-2 183 Sophomore 13.3 pts / 2.4 reb
TEXAS A&M POS. HT. WT. CLASS PER GAME
ROBERT WILLIAMS F 6-9 237 Freshman 11.3 pts / 7.2 reb
TONNY TROCHA-MORELOS C 6-10 224 Junior 8.1 pts / 5.0 reb
TYLER DAVIS C 6-10 270 Sophomore 13.8 pts / 7.2 reb
ADMON GILDER G 6-4 198 Sophomore 13.7 pts / 4.0 asts
JC HAMPTON G 6-1 192 Graduate 6.6 pts / 2.0 asts
Preview
Texas A&M enters the game on a two-game winning streak. The Aggies just got by with a home win over Missouri 76-73 last game and defeated LSU on the road 85-73 the game before.
Florida is now on its third streak of the season of five wins or more. All five of those wins have come by double digits, with the most recent in a 72-60 win at Georgia on Tuesday. The Gators’ 19 wins so far this season have already surpassed last year’s regular season total of 18, and nine conference wins matches the total from last season.
The Aggies bring in five different players averaging double-digits this season. Tyler Davis leads the team with 13.8 points per game. Admon Gilder comes in just behind with 13.7. DJ Hogg, who started the first 18 games of the season, averages 12.2 off the bench and Robert Williams comes in at 11.3. Gilder has a team-high 93 assists and 45 three-pointers (.425, 45-for-106) this season.
Texas A&M is at the top of the SEC in offensive rebounding and fourth in total rebounding, led by Davis and Williams, who both pull down 7.2 per game. The Aggies also lead the SEC in opponent rebounds.
Florida and Texas A&M have met just nine times, with the Gators holding a 5-4 all-time record. The Gators are 3-3 against the Aggies since they joined the SEC in 2012 and 0-2 under Mike White. Florida lost both meetings of this matchup last season, in College Station and in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals. Five Gators scored double digits in the SEC Tournament matchup against the Aggies last season, but still took a 72-66 loss.
On the bright side, the Gators are 3-0 at home in this series and look to keep that record alive in front of the sixth home sellout crowd of the season on Saturday.