North Carolina A&T

Erin E. Mizelle

Men's basketball coaches around the country will honor legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson by draping a towel over their respective shoulders on Saturday in memory of the groundbreaking coach who passed away in 2020. Aggies head coach Will Jones shows off his towel.

Men's Basketball 2/20/2021 6:51:00 AM

Aggie Men Return to Action After Three Weeks Off

N.C. A&T's last game was played on Jan. 31.

North Carolina A&T (8-9, 4-0 MEAC) vs. Florida A&M (4-8, 3-2 MEAC)
Date: Feb. 20-21, 2021
Time: 2 p.m. & 2 p.m.
Facility: Alfred Lawson, Jr. Multipurpose Center
Series: Aggies lead, 53-32

PROBABLE STARTERS: G Kameron Langley (6-2, 165, Sr., 10.7 ppg, 7.3 apg); G Blake Harris (6-3, 190, Jr., 9.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg); G Kwe Parker (6-2, 180, Sr., 8.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg); F Tyrone Lyons (6-7, 185, Jr., 8.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg); C Webster Filmore (6-7, 225, Jr., 4.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg).

AGGIES OVERVIEW: The last time the Aggies played a game was on Jan. 31, when they rallied from 24 points down to beat Florida A&M, 67-65, on a game-winning 3-pointer by junior Blake Harris at Corbett Sports Center. Preseason Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) player of the year Kameron Langley is the leading scorer for A&T at 10.7 points per game. The Aggies are tops in the conference in scoring margin (+8.0), field goal percentage (49.3 percent), assists (15.0 per game) and turnover margin (+2.75). The Aggies are also riding a five-game winning streak, the longest in the conference. Head coach Will Jones is in his first full year after taking over in late December of 2019 and is 22-14 (.611) overall and 16-4 (.800) in the MEAC.

RATTLERS OVERVIEW: The Rattlers are coming off a weekend sweep of N.C. Central and currently sit in second place in the MEAC's southern division at 3-2, 1 ½ games behind the Aggies. Junior guard MJ Randolph is still the leading scorer for FAMU at 15.1 points per game. In the two contests against A&T, he recorded 12 points and 20 points, respectively. In the first game, Randolph was one assist shy of a triple-double. The other Rattler averaging double-figures is true freshman guard Jalen Speer at 10.8 points per game. FAMU boasts the best scoring defense in the conference, allowing just 60.4 points per game. They also sport the best 3-point field goal percentage defense at 27.7 percent. Fourth-year head coach Robert McCullum is 37-67 (.356) at the program's helm and 29-24 (.547) in the MEAC.

News & Notes:

· Last time these two teams met, N.C. A&T bested FAMU, 67-65, on Jan. 31.
· The Aggies are 2-0 against the Rattlers this season.
· FAMU is 3-0 at home with wins over S.C. State and N.C. Central.
· Langley is tops in the MEAC in assists per game (7.3).
· Langley is tied for second all-time in career steals in Aggies' history (210) and is 16 steals shy of the record (Phillip Allen, 225)

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