North Carolina A&T (8-12), (4-1 MEAC) vs. Bethune-Cookman (9-10), (3-2 MEAC)
Date: January 25, 2020
Time: 4 p.m.
Facility: Corbett Sports Center
Series: A&T leads, 41-34

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AGGIE GAME NOTES
 
PROBABLE STARTERS:  G Andre Jackson (6-4, 175, Sr., 8.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg); G Kameron Langley (6-2, 205, Jr., 8.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg); G Tyler Maye (6-2, 170, Jr., 9.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg); F Ronald Jackson (6-8, 205, Sr., 13.9 ppg, 9.8 rpg); C Devin Haygood (6-8, 180, R-Sr., 7.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg).
 
AGGIES OVERVIEW: The Aggies are tied for second in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) with a 4-1 record. N.C. A&T's lone loss came last Saturday against Coppin State. Preseason MEAC second-team honoree Kameron Langley is averaging a conference-best 8.0 assists per contest in MEAC games only. For the season, he is averaging 6.2 dimes, also good for first in the conference. The junior guard needs just 75 more assists to break the Aggies' all-time record held by Thomas Griffis. Ronald Jackson has made his presence known in conference play averaging 16.8 points and a league-leading 13.8 rebounds in MEAC games only. Since taking over the team in late December, acting head coach Will Jones is 5-2 in the role.
 
WILDCATS OVERVIEW: The Wildcats are coming off an 86-59 loss to N.C. Central on Jan. 18. Bethune was projected to finish second in the MEAC preseason poll. The Wildcats had three players receive preseason all-conference honors in Malik Maitland and Cletrell Pope (first team) and Isaiah Bailey (second team). Pope was also named preseason player of the year. He is averaging a team-high 14.4 points and 11.9 rebounds per game. Bethune is second in scoring offense during conference play averaging 80.6 points per game. Third-year head coach Ryan Ridder is 41-41 overall and 24-13 in the MEAC since taking over the program in 2017.
 
News & Notes:

• Last time these two teams met, N.C. A&T lost 69-53 on Feb. 4, 2019.
• The Aggies have won 18-straight home conference games.
• N.C. A&T is 4-1 at home this season.
• In conference play, the Aggies are first in nine statistical categories (scoring offense, scoring margin, field goal percentage defense, three-point percentage defense, rebounding offense, assists, turnover margin, assist-to-turnover ratio, and defensive rebounds).
• Aggie forward Ronald Jackson leads the league in rebounding in MEAC games only (13.8 per game) through five games while Pope is second at 12.6.
• Kameron Langley has 508 career assists. He sits tied for sixth all-time in the MEAC and needs 115 to become the conference's all-time assist leader.