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Texas A&M Aggies Team on the rise has people talking
Last season8-20, 4-12 Big 12
CoachMelvin Watkins (3rd season, 20-35; 62-55 overall)
Projected starting lineup
G Jamaal Gilchrist, 5-11, So.
G Bernard King, 6-4, So.
F Nick Anderson, 6-6, Fr.
F Keith Bean, 6-8, So.
C Andy Slocum, 6-11, So.
Top guy off the benchF Aaron Jack, 6-9, Sr. Compared to the rest of these kids, he should collect social secuity; hustling big man one of two Aggie seniors.
Key gamesvs. North Carolina (Dec. 9 at Houston). A&M's highest-profile game in a while.vs. Kansas State (Jan. 6). Opener could be only shot at above-.500 record in league. at Texas (Jan. 30). Rivalry road game real test of how far Aggies have come.
OutlookNo doubt about it, Watkins can recruit. In a year or two, he will boast some backcourt if King and Gilchrist stick around, and Anderson looks like another stud up front. And then there's this year. A&M should give some teams headaches, and their talent has a modicum of buzz going in football-mad College Station. For people to talk about anything besides their potential, the Aggies need to find someone to score besides Saint Bernard. Anderson and Bean make the frontcourt more formidable. Teams had better get their licks on this team this season. They may not get a chance later on. --Adam Thompson
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