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[sketball team and its fans are talking
3tit the possibility of the Aggies
aking the National Invitation
bled a team this year that is nothing
short of spectacular, considering the
state of the program when Watkins
arrived four years ago. The A&M bas
ketball program was sinking quickly,
and Watkins was assigned the task of
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othe NCAA Tournament.
The 1986-87 season was A&M’s
ist recent trip to the NCAA
mmament. That was the same year
jnior guard Bernard King and the
it of this year’s senior class began
dergarten.
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Watkins may have been treading
water in his first four seasons, but this
year he could be on to something.
Watkins has recruited players from
around the nation and even the world
to bring in fresh, new talent to play in
a state and at a school that revolves
around football. That new talent has
given the Aggies a chance to do
something they haven’t done in a
long time - win.
The biggest recent recruit, freshman
forward Antoine Wright, has lifted
much of the burden off the shoulders of
senior guard Bernard King, who in his
first three years at A&M single-hand
edly carried the load for the Aggies.
Wright, who was named Big 12
Freshman of the Week this week for the
third time this season, has turned in six
double-doubles as a freshman and is
among the top five in the conference in
defensive rebounds and three-pointers.
Rather than fight for the spotlight,
King and Wright have created an
impressive one-two punch for the
Aggies and have said themselves that
they cannot be stopped.
“There are no two players on any
team who can stop both of us,” King
told reporters following A&M’s win
over Kansas State earlier this season.
That kind of confidence is something
JOHN C. I.IVAS • THE BATTALION
See Postseason on page 8 Senior Bernard King and freshman Antoine Wright celebrate after defeating Texas Tech
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pus, the Ladyjacks (2-0) continued to Houston,
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players did feel personally affected by the day’s
tragic events.
“(The wins) were bittersweet,” Poulsen said.
“We played well in a couple of games, but in the
back of our minds, we knew what we were com
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“A couple of kids made the comment that it
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day, whether it be at home, in the classroom or
on the field,” Poulsen said.
A&M Head Coach Jo Evans and her team
could not agree more. While preparing to begin
play this week, Evans spoke of the unimaginable
grief that Columbia crew members' families
must be feeling, while also voicing an admira
tion for those individuals who lived their lives
doing what they loved most.
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