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ASU (14-4, 4-2 LSC) is 9-0 home this season, including a 3-0 conference record at home following wins over Texas A&M-Commerce, West Texas A&M and Midwestern State. The Javelinas (6-12, 1-5 LSC) are 0-3 in LSC road games this season with defeats at A&M-Commerce, WT and MSU. A win against TAMUK would give ASU its first three-game conference win streak since the 2008-09 season when the Rams ran off five straight LSC wins.

The Rams are unblemished at home through the first nine games of the season for the first time since the 2000-01 season. During that run, the Rams finished 10-0 at home and advanced to the NCAA Division II tournament. ASU has only four more home games this season after Saturday's contest.

The Rams and Javelinas split their games last season with the home team winning each game. The Javelinas have a 50-46 all-time advantage in the series against the Rams. ASU won the first ever meeting between the two schools with an 83-71 win on Dec. 18, 1965.
 
PREGAME QUOTES

Angelo State head coach Chris Beard
On playing against Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday at the Junell Center:
"We have a lot of respect for the Texas A&M Kingsville program. Their current record this season is misleading. They are talented enough to win every game on their schedule.  They played a very tough non-conference schedule and have been in several one possession games in the conference. This game is no different from any other conference game in the fact that we will have to play very well to have a chance to win."

On his relationship with Texas A&M-Kingsville head coach Pete Peterson:
"I worked with Coach Pete at the University of Incarnate Word during my first season in college coaching. I was a graduate assistant coach and Pete was the full time assistant coach. I have been very lucky in my career to work with and for some great coaches. Pete is in the top of that list. He is a great teacher and coach, and an even better person. The Lone Star Conference is recognized today as one of the best leagues in college basketball because of the coaches like Pete who have done things the right way for years.  Kingsville is lucky to have Coach Pete and I am fortunate to have him as a mentor and friend. I learned a lot from Pete. Attention to detail and a constant focus on recruiting are two of many things we emphasize today that I learned from Pete."
 
On where the Rams are at coming into the final game of the first half of LSC play:
"It has always been a goal for our team to be playing our best basketball of the season in February and March. Our team continues to be a work in progress. If we can continue to improve daily, I believe we can be a factor during the second half of conference play."
 
ANGELO STATE RAM REPORT

The Rams enter Saturday's game with a two-game winning streak after victories over Midwestern State (83-68) and Cameron (88-75) last week. ASU was void of a midweek game this week and comes into the game with a 9-0 record at home this season. The Rams are averaging 75.7 points per game on offense and have limited their opponents to 69.3 points per game this season. Inside the Junell Center, ASU is averaging 80.6 points per game and is limiting the opposition to 65.6 points.

The Rams are second in the conference by shooting 48.7 percent from the field and limiting opponents to 39.8 percent. ASU is first in the LSC with 269 total assists and third with a plus-4.3 rebounding per game average.

ASU is scoring 71.8 points per game in Lone Star Conference play and is shooting 43 percent from the field. Through six LSC games, ASU is shooting 40 percent on 3-pointers (38 of 95). The Rams have a plus-5.8 rebounding advantage against conference opponents and have limited them to 40 percent shooting.
 
RAM RUNDOWN

Tommy Woolridge was selected as the Lone Star Conference's Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season after recording a career-high 32 points in ASU's win over Cameron last Saturday. Woolridge, who went 6-for-6 on 3-pointers against the Aggies, had a previous career high of 19 at Arkansas-Monticello. A junior from Chicago, he is averaging 9.0 points per game and leads the Rams with 27 3-pointers this season. He has also contributed 24 assists and 16 steals in his first season at ASU. Woolridge was the first Rams to score over 30 points since LaDon Huckaby in 2012 and is now averaging 11.5 points per game in LSC play.

Kenny Williams continues to lead the Rams with 18.4 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. He is first in the conference in scoring and double-doubles and is second in rebounding. A senior from St. Louis, Williams has seven double-doubles this season and has scored in double-digits in 17 of ASU's 18 games. He is averaging 19.5 points and 9.2 rebounds per game in LSC play. His season-high in points came in a 28-point performance against East Central, while his season-high in rebounds was 15 against ENMU. He has averaged 19.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game at home this season. Williams has earned an LSC Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week award this season and is only one double-double away tying Tommy Tyler (1978-79) and Corey Williams (2000-01) for eighth all-time in a single season. The double-double record for a season was established by All-American Ed Wheeler who had 18 double-doubles in the 1992-93 season.

Bryan Hammond is second on the team with 9.9 points per game and leads the Rams with 78 assists. His assist total ranks third in the conference and he is also providing 2.3 rebounds per game and has eight steals this season. A New Orleans native, Hammond is averaging 10.5 points and 3.8 assists per game in conference play. Fellow senior Chris Talkington is averaging 7.2 points per game after scoring 20 last Saturday against the Aggies. He's at 9.5 points per game in LSC play.

Daniel Skinner is scoring 8.4 points per game and is second on the team with 5.3 rebounds per game. A junior from Dallas, Skinner recorded a double-double earlier this season with17 points and 10 rebounds against York College. He had nine rebounds last week at ENMU and seven against MSU. Reggie Sutton and Ryan Marsh have started the past two games for the Rams after coming in as reserves throughout the season. Sutton, a sophomore from San Angelo, is averaging 5.4 points and 2.6 rebounds, while Marsh is tied with Williams for the team lead with 16 blocked shots. Marsh is also adding 2.5 points and 2.2 rebounds per game for ASU. Omari Gudul has scored 4.0 points and secured 3.8 rebounds in his first season after transferring from Ranger College. Gudul recorded a double-double earlier this season with 13 points and 12 rebounds against York College.

Thomas Brandsma has provided a spark throughout the year with 3.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. Brandsma, who is a sophomore from Colleyville along with Nash Nelson, had a season-high 11 points against Commerce. Freshman Chantz Chambers has also provided options for coach Beard and is scoring 4.8 points per game. Chambers, who is from Shreveport, La., has scored in double digits four times this season, had 12 points last Wednesday against Midwestern State. A state long jump champion in Louisiana, he will also compete for the Rams during the track and field season.
 
TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE JAVELINA REPORT
Texas A&M-Kingsville enters San Angelo having lost five of its last six games, including falling 83-62 last Saturday at Midwestern State. The Javelinas are 3-7 away from Kingsville (3-6 away, 0-1 neutral) and are tied with West Texas A&M for last place in the conference standings. Two of the six wins from the Javelinas this season have come against Division III opponents in Schreiner and Texas Lutheran and their lone LSC victory came in a 59-57 victory over Cameron in Kingsville.

The Javelinas are averaging 71.6 points per game and are allowing 78.1 points per game from their opposition. TAMUK is shooting 43 percent from the field, 35 percent on 3-pointers (108-309) and 69 percent from the free-throw line (304-440). They are averaging 6.8 steals per game and have been out rebounded by a 5.2 average per game.

Rashad Basey leads the Javelinas this season with 17.7 points and 1.76 steals per game and is second in the conference behind Williams. A senior guard from Louisville, Ky., Basey is third in the conference with 30 steals this season and has also contributed 42 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game. He transferred to Kingsville after playing at Kirkwood Community College as a sophomore following playing at Moberly as a freshman. He was named to the LSC second team last season after scoring 14 points per game as a junior and established a career-high 30 points against ENMU last season. He's scored 25 points against ENMU this season after opening the year with a season-high 27 points against St. Mary's.

Jordan Jahr, a 6-foot-7 junior from Lake Travis, is second on the team with 10.8 points per game and leads the Javelinas with 5.9 rebounds per game. Jahr also leads the Javelinas with 15 blocked shots and a 79 percent shooting percentage on free throws. Ronald Scott joins the other two Javelinas in double-digit scoring with 10.6 points per game and leads the team with 76 assists. Scott, a junior from Baltimore, is fifth in the conference in assists and is second on his team with 19 steals.

TAMUK is also getting production from Ta'Quan McDew (9.6 ppg., 32. rpg.), Adonis Bailey (8.5 ppg., 3.3 rpg.) and Irvin Hollinger (7.4 ppg., 3.5 rpg.). McDew, a junior from Florida, leads the Javelinas with 23 3-pointers this season and is shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc.
 

MEDIA COVERAGE: The ASU basketball game will be available through online video streaming on AngeloSports.com along with a simulcast of 1260AM KKSA's broadcast. Jeremy Bryant will be calling the game for 1260 AM KKSA and will have pregame and postgame interviews. In-game updates and extended media coverage can also be found at www.twitter.com/AngeloSports and www.facebook.com/AngeloStateSports.

UP NEXT: Angelo State will return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 5 against West Texas A&M in Canyon. The Rams then host ENMU at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Junell Center. ASU earned a 71-59 win over WT in the first meeting between the two teams in San Angelo before falling 72-68 to the Greyhounds in overtime in Portales, N.M.