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I I 001 Texas A&M Basketball n order to - for contamiw a Alsup, a ^ from Texas nent of Geoi'-’j McMurdo Sts o years. Wofc| GERG, a long-term^ i for Antarctic* base itself isi ’s an o I 1 feels like tl4 ou ever, the l eas are quite f bung Aggie \{uad hopes to surprise ninimum ofl- ■on said DAT an :ommittee. alo:; 1 aerations tnanaii nining the enl Miour-minimuE major issue we enforce the IS n as well as the® i the scheduled ckson said. "Wes rt the students to? We will trf c with those wl n not make M ninimum for )tne reason. - GaT.-® | , Operations^ 1 dback on the it doubt sew® 1 : major chafes ^ ler we have will maintain imum in effect r, along with the md continue tow lents. vill try (o ^ ) cannot make tie some reason ecent DAT ® e of volunteer to further revie >, the As$« ;gie Bus! ABD servet organaM Ihe 2001-2002 Texas A&M men’s basketball team begins its two-game exhibition season against Australia’s Team ezy- bonds at 7 p.m. at Reed Arena. The Aggies are anxious to return to the court and improve on last season’s 10-20 record that included a 3-13 record in Big 12 play. “I think we’re excited about starting off again,” said A&M men’s basketball coach Melvin Watkins. “Any time you come off of a los ing season, if you have the right type of players, they want to get out here and prove that they are winners. So, I hope this group is no dif ferent than that.” This season’s team will be relatively young but not short on experience. A&M returns four starters and nine let- termen from last season. Despite this, the Aggies are among the youngest teams in the Big 12 with only one senior on the roster. Of the 15 players on the roster, nine either are freshmen or sophomores. Still, 12 team mem bers have at least one year of Division 1 college basketball experience. The Aggies will again rely on the play of junior shooting guard Bernard King. King, who has been a fixture in the starting lineup since his fresh man season, ranked third in the Big 12 with an 18.0 scoring average and was listed among the league’s top 10 in assists (4.8), steals (1.5) and three- point field goals (2.1). “He was kind of thrust into that [leadership] roll probably a little unfairly,” Watkins said. “But we had no choice, and I think he’s done a pretty good job.” See YOUNG on page 3B. 313 S. COLLEGE 846-3343 for litions - 20021 Imrsdav 500 Bar Drinks $ 1.00 Longnecks } 8-10 term of office |urfai I o graduate slucH* snt) in (lie semesle ointment and seme* met, at least six Y- ^ in; id Society), oreqwW irial position on He ial newspaper, UR 203 and 303 - lia), or equivalent rancia Cagle, 5^ McDonald Stiilc) November 12,2 ledia Board Ate" 21F ReedMcD<r : d to Diversity. *2.00 Crown Royal Drinks, Chuggers, Longnecks after lO Everyone FREE ‘till 10:00 Ladies 21 & up FREE Al l. NIGHT! Friday Cross Canadian Ragweed w/ special guest Geoft Spain* *2.50 Chuggers All Doors open @ 8:00 A t 2-14, the Texas A&M women’s basketball team did not have the kind of conference season most would hope for. This season, the Aggies will try to improve on their 2-14 conference record, but they will have to do it with a young team that is now without one of the most decorated players in A&M women’s basketball. Jaynetta Saunders, who is the first Aggie on a Women’s Professional Basketball Association roster, is only the second Aggie to score 1,000 points in her career. Saunders accom plished the feat in just two years with the Aggies. She set the career record for average points, with an 18.6 points per game average dur ing her two years at A&M. “She was just instant offense,” said A&M women’s basketball coach Peggie Gillom. “[This season], we have more than one person who can score.” Gillom is in her fourth year at the helm of the Aggie squad. Gillom was an assistant with the Houston Comets before coming to A&M. Senior guard LaToya Rose and sophomore guard Toccara Williams will team up in 2001-2002 to replace the offense that was lost with Saunders’ graduation. Rose averaged 9.6 points per game for the Aggies, and was named to the All-tournament team at last year’s Aggie Invitational. Williams was a standout freshman for the Aggies during the 2000-2001 season. Williams started every game last season and set the school freshman record for assists. See Improve on page 3B. By Brian Ruff THE BATTALION Ags look to improve on Big 12 record GUY ROGERS • THE BATTALION AT0, OCA, & TAMIL AthCetic Dept. Sponsor the ‘Everyone Bleeds Maroon "BhoodDrive! November 12-16,2001 Tickets for TAMU Volleyball or Basketball games will be available to donors! Commons-Lobby Sbisa-Bus Mon.-Fri. Mon.-Thurs-12:00-7:00 10:45-5:45 Fri.-12:00-5:45 Bio-Bio-Lobby Rec Center-Lobby Mon.-Fri. 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