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Who's excited for another season of KP Breakdown's of WF opponents? C'mon raise your hand.
Here we go:
Season to Date:
NC A&T is ranked #345 (the rankings aren't really valid at this point as they are largely based on last year's performance with some adjustments made for returning minutes and scoring); so, they are considered among the worst in D-1. The Aggies opened the season with a competitive home loss to UNC-G 74-66. UNC-G led by only 1 at the half, and A&T hung for 40 minutes against a UNC-G team coached by a legend. The Aggies might have won had they shot better than a dreadful 9 for 21 from foul line. A&T did shoot 50% (9-18) from three, and only committed 12 TOs. UNC-G did out rebound A&T by 10 (42-32). As set forth below, A&T is a small and perimeter oriented.
Team make-up:
Three of A&T's starters are transfers PG Aaron Edmead (Wagner), F Terry Harris (Houston Baptist and E. Michigan) and C Ibrahim Sylla (Northern Colorado). The team is small starting: 5-10 (Edmead), 6-1 Quavius Copeland, 6-2 Kameron Langley, 6-6 (Harris) and 6-8 (Sylla). The Aggies bring Malik Glantz (6-3) and Andre Jackson (6-4) off the bench. With an admittedly small sample size, A&T does appear to have threats from deep: Copeland, Edmead and Harris all hit multiple 3s in the UNC-G opener.
Bottom line:
WF is bigger than the Aggies, and A&T may be one of the few opponents with less depth than the Deacs. Heading into the season, KP gave UNC-G (#93) and WF (#91) almost identical ratings, and A&T remained competitive with UNC-G for 40 minutes. If A&T shoots 50% from 3 again, the game could be tight throughout. KP does not think so as he picks WF in a rout: 86-63.
Looking forward to see how the new young Deacs play tomorrow.
Here we go:
Season to Date:
NC A&T is ranked #345 (the rankings aren't really valid at this point as they are largely based on last year's performance with some adjustments made for returning minutes and scoring); so, they are considered among the worst in D-1. The Aggies opened the season with a competitive home loss to UNC-G 74-66. UNC-G led by only 1 at the half, and A&T hung for 40 minutes against a UNC-G team coached by a legend. The Aggies might have won had they shot better than a dreadful 9 for 21 from foul line. A&T did shoot 50% (9-18) from three, and only committed 12 TOs. UNC-G did out rebound A&T by 10 (42-32). As set forth below, A&T is a small and perimeter oriented.
Team make-up:
Three of A&T's starters are transfers PG Aaron Edmead (Wagner), F Terry Harris (Houston Baptist and E. Michigan) and C Ibrahim Sylla (Northern Colorado). The team is small starting: 5-10 (Edmead), 6-1 Quavius Copeland, 6-2 Kameron Langley, 6-6 (Harris) and 6-8 (Sylla). The Aggies bring Malik Glantz (6-3) and Andre Jackson (6-4) off the bench. With an admittedly small sample size, A&T does appear to have threats from deep: Copeland, Edmead and Harris all hit multiple 3s in the UNC-G opener.
Bottom line:
WF is bigger than the Aggies, and A&T may be one of the few opponents with less depth than the Deacs. Heading into the season, KP gave UNC-G (#93) and WF (#91) almost identical ratings, and A&T remained competitive with UNC-G for 40 minutes. If A&T shoots 50% from 3 again, the game could be tight throughout. KP does not think so as he picks WF in a rout: 86-63.
Looking forward to see how the new young Deacs play tomorrow.