The Texas A&M Aggies face off with the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday in Columbia in a momentous SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game, including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.
John H. Sanford, 14Powers SEC Basketball
Venue
South Carolina
Arena Name: Colonial Life Arena
Capacity: 18,000
Year Opened: 2002
Game Date/Time
Saturday, January 14, 2023, 6:00 PM ET
Team Statistical Comparison
Scoring Offense
Scoring Defense
Scoring Margin
Winning %
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Three Point %
FT Made P/G
Three Pointers P/G
FT Attempts P/G
3-Point Attempts P/G
FG % Defense
3-Point % Defense
Fouls Per Game
Rebound Margin
Rebounds (Off.) P/G
Rebounds (Def) P/G
Rebounds Per Game
Assist/Turnover Ratio
TOs Forced P/G
Effective FG pct
Texas A&M
75.1
67.2
7.9
68.8
44.9
73.2
31.9
19.3
6.4
26.4
20.0
40.6
35.3
19.4
5.0
11.94
24.31
36.25
1.05
15.5
0.507
South Carolina
64.7
70.9
-6.2
50.0
40.1
63.5
32.4
9.2
7.8
14.6
24.1
46.5
35.6
15.5
1.4
13.06
22.69
35.75
0.84
10.81
0.467
Players and Stats
Texas A&M
Wade Taylor
4
SO
G
6-0
186
15.3 Pts, 2.4 Reb, 3.6 Ast
Tyrece Radford
23
SR
G
6-2
200
12.9 Pts, 5.1 Reb, 2.0 Ast
Henry Coleman
15
JR
F
6-7
229
10.1 Pts, 5.5 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Julius Marble
34
JR
F
6-8
225
9.1 Pts, 4.7 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Dexter Dennis
0
SR
G
6-5
210
7.9 Pts, 4.9 Reb, 1.4 Ast
Manny Obaseki
35
SO
G
6-4
189
6.9 Pts, 1.7 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Hayden Hefner
2
JR
G
6-6
182
5.2 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Solomon Washington
13
FR
F
6-7
225
3.6 Pts, 2.9 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Andersson Garcia
11
JR
G
6-7
205
2.3 Pts, 3.7 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Andre Gordon
20
SR
G
6-2
188
1.9 Pts, 1.5 Reb, 1.6 Ast
Khalen Robinson
1
JR
G
6-0
175
1.7 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Javonte Brown
31
SO
C
7-0
250
2.0 Pts, 2.0 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Erik Pratt
3
SO
G
6-5
185
1.0 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Ethan Henderson
10
SR
F
6-8
Jaelyn Lee
24
FR
G
6-6
Ashton Smith
32
FR
F
6-9
Davin Watkins
22
SO
G
6-1
Jordan Williams
5
FR
G
6-3
South Carolina
Gregory “GG” Jackson II
23
FR
F
6-9
215
15.8 Pts, 6.8 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Meechie Johnson
5
SO
G
6-2
172
13.1 Pts, 4.3 Reb, 3.6 Ast
Hayden Brown
10
SR
F
6-5
225
11.2 Pts, 5.1 Reb, 1.1 Ast
Chico Carter
2
SR
G
6-2
190
11.2 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 1.7 Ast
Jacobi Wright
1
SO
G
6-2
180
5.9 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 1.8 Ast
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk
31
JR
F
6-8
3.1 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 1.5 Ast
Josh Gray
33
JR
C
6-11
255
2.6 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Daniel Hankins-Sanford
30
FR
F
6-8
233
2.7 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Zachary Davis
12
FR
G
6-8
190
1.7 Pts, 2.4 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Ford Cooper
44
SR
G
6-3
183
0.6 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Ja’Von Benson
21
JR
F
6-7
251
0.8 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Eli Sparkman
14
FR
G
6-0
153
0.5 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Tre-Vaughn Minott
4
JR
C
6-9
280
0.0 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Ebrima Dibba
0
SR
G
6-6
College Basketball Ratings
Texas A&M vs. South Carolina Basketball Series History
Texas A&M leads 9-4
Texas A&M Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Dexter Dennis
G
6′-5″
210
SR
Baker, LA
1
Khalen Robinson
G
6′-0″
180
JR
Little Rock, AR
2
Hayden Hefner
G
6′-6″
185
JR
Nederland, TX
3
Erik Pratt
G
6′-5″
185
JR
Lake Worth, FL
4
Wade Taylor IV
G
6′-0″
185
SO
Dallas, TX
5
Jordan Williams
G
6′-3″
215
FR
Houston, TX
10
Ethan Henderson
F
6′-8″
205
SR
Little Rock, AR
11
Andersson Garcia
F
6′-7″
210
JR
–
13
Solomon Washington
F
6′-7″
225
FR
New Orleans, LA
15
Henry Coleman III
F
6′-8″
245
JR
Richmond, VA
20
Andre Gordon
G
6′-2″
185
SR
Sidney, OH
22
Davin Watkins
G
6′-1″
193
SO
Nolensville, TN
23
Tyrece Radford
G
6′-2″
195
SR
Baton Rouge, LA
24
Jaelyn Lee
G
6′-6″
195
FR
Paris, TX
31
Javonte Brown
F
7′-0″
255
SO
Toronto, ON
32
Ashton Smith
F
6′-9″
270
FR
Spring, TX
34
Julius Marble
F
6′-9″
245
JR
Dallas, TX
35
Manny Obaseki
G
6′-4″
189
SO
Allen, TX
South Carolina Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Ebrima Dibba
G
6′-6″
214
SR
–
1
Jacobi Wright
G
6′-2″
188
SO
Fort Mill, SC
2
Chico Carter Jr.
G
6′-3″
192
SR
Columbia, SC
4
Tre-Vaughn Minott
C
6′-9″
258
JR
Montreal, PQ
5
Meechie Johnson
G
6′-2″
180
JR
Cleveland, OH
10
Hayden Brown
F
6′-5″
234
SR
Greer, SC
12
Zachary Davis
G
6′-8″
190
FR
Orangeburg, SC
14
Eli Sparkman
G
6′-0″
153
FR
Cleveland, TN
21
Ja’Von Benson
F
6′-7″
253
JR
Columbia, SC
23
Gregory Jackson II
F
6′-9″
215
FR
Columbia, SC
30
Daniel Hankins-Sanford
F
6′-8″
233
FR
Charlotte, NC
31
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk
F
6′-8″
250
JR
–
33
Josh Gray
F
7′-0″
255
JR
Brooklyn, NY
44
Ford Cooper Jr.
G
6′-3″
193
SR
Charlotte, NC
Texas A&M Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/7/2022
UL Monroe
54
Texas A&M
87
11/11/2022
Abilene Chrstn
58
Texas A&M
77
11/17/2022
Murray St
88
Texas A&M
79
11/18/2022
Colorado
103
Texas A&M
75
11/20/2022
Texas A&M
67
Loyola Chicago
51
11/30/2022
SMU
64
Texas A&M
83
12/3/2022
Boise St
86
Texas A&M
71
12/11/2022
Oregon St
54
Texas A&M
72
12/17/2022
Texas A&M
79
Memphis
83
12/20/2022
Wofford
67
Texas A&M
62
12/27/2022
N’Western St
Texas A&M
12/30/2022
Prairie View
66
Texas A&M
86
1/4/2023
Texas A&M
66
Florida
63
1/7/2023
LSU
56
Texas A&M
69
1/11/2023
Missouri
64
Texas A&M
82
1/14/2023
Texas A&M
South Carolina
1/18/2023
Florida
Texas A&M
1/21/2023
Texas A&M
Kentucky
1/25/2023
Texas A&M
Auburn
1/28/2023
Vanderbilt
Texas A&M
1/31/2023
Texas A&M
Arkansas
2/4/2023
Georgia
Texas A&M
2/7/2023
Auburn
Texas A&M
2/11/2023
Texas A&M
LSU
2/15/2023
Arkansas
Texas A&M
2/18/2023
Texas A&M
Missouri
2/21/2023
Tennessee
Texas A&M
2/25/2023
Texas A&M
Mississippi State
2/28/2023
Texas A&M
Ole Miss
3/4/2023
Alabama
Texas A&M
3/9/2023 to 3/13/2023
SEC Tournament, Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
3/14/2023 to 4/3/2023
NCAA Tournament
South Carolina Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/8/2022
SC State
77
South Carolina
80
11/11/2022
Clemson
58
South Carolina
60
11/17/2022
Colorado St
85
South Carolina
53
11/18/2022
South Carolina
60
Davidson
69
11/20/2022
Furman
79
South Carolina
60
11/25/2022
SC Upstate
53
South Carolina
68
11/30/2022
South Carolina
55
G Washington
79
12/3/2022
South Carolina
74
Georgetown
71
12/11/2022
Presbyterian
57
South Carolina
68
12/14/2022
South Carolina
70
UAB
84
12/17/2022
East Carolina
64
South Carolina
56
12/22/2022
Western KY
58
South Carolina
65
12/30/2022
E Michigan
64
South Carolina
74
1/3/2023
South Carolina
79
Vanderbilt
84
1/7/2023
Tennessee
85
South Carolina
42
1/10/2023
South Carolina
71
Kentucky
68
1/14/2023
Texas A&M
South Carolina
1/17/2023
Ole Miss
South Carolina
1/21/2023
Auburn
South Carolina
1/25/2023
South Carolina
Florida
1/28/2023
South Carolina
Georgia
1/31/2023
Mississippi State
South Carolina
2/4/2023
Arkansas
South Carolina
2/7/2023
South Carolina
Missouri
2/11/2023
South Carolina
Ole Miss
2/14/2023
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
2/18/2023
South Carolina
LSU
2/22/2023
Alabama
South Carolina
2/25/2023
South Carolina
Tennessee
2/28/2023
South Carolina
Mississippi State
3/4/2023
Georgia
South Carolina
3/9/2023 to 3/13/2023
SEC Tournament, Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
3/14/2023 to 4/3/2023
NCAA Tournament
Injuries and Suspensions
Texas A&M
[G] Manny Obaseki (Hand) – Out
South Carolina
None reported
Source: statfox.com
Texas A&M-South Carolina Prediction
Texas A&M 70, South Carolina 69
Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.
Saturday‘s game tips off at 6:00 PM ET ET. TV: SEC Network.
