2022–23 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 25 |
AP | No. 17 |
Record | 25–10 (15–3 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Devin Johnson |
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Home arena | Reed Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Alabama† | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 31 | – | 6 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Texas A&M | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Missouri | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Tennessee | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 15 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2023 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2022–23 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Buzz Williams and played their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 25-10, 15–3 in SEC play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Arkansas and Vanderbilt to advance to the championship game, where they lost to Alabama. The Aggies received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed, where they were defeated in the first round by Penn State.
Previous season
[edit]The Aggies finished the 2021–22 season 27–13, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a five-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 8 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Florida, Auburn, and Arkansas to advance to the championship game where they lost to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 1 seed. They defeated Alcorn State, Oregon, Wake Forest, and Washington State to advance to the NIT championship game. There they lost to Xavier.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Aaron Cash | 0 | G | 6'6" | 201 | Junior | San Francisco, CA | Transferred to UT Arlington |
Marcus Williams | 1 | G | 6'2" | 197 | Sophomore | Dickinson, TX | Transferred to San Francisco |
Quenton Jackson | 3 | G | 6'5" | 173 | GS Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
Hassan Diarra | 5 | G | 6'2" | 196 | Sophomore | Queens, NY | Transferred to UConn |
Jalen Johnson | 11 | F | 6'6" | 210 | GS Senior | Baton Rouge, LA | Graduated |
Everett Vaughn | 12 | F | 6'10" | 255 | Junior | Bellaire, TX | Walk-on; didn't return |
Zach Walker | 24 | G | 6'4" | 199 | Senior | Deer Park, TX | Graduate transferred to Texas Southern |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Dexter Dennis | 0 | G | 6'5" | 210 | GS Senior | Baker, LA | Wichita State |
Khalen Robinson | 1 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Junior | Little Rock, AR | Arkansas |
Erik Pratt | 3 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Junior | Lake Worth, FL | Seward County CC |
Andersson Garcia | 11 | G/F | 6'7" | 210 | Junior | Moca, DR | Mississippi State |
Julius Marble II | 34 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Michigan State |
Recruiting classes
[edit]2022 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Solomon Washington #45 SF |
New Orleans, LA | G. W. Carver High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 8, 2021 | |
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Jordan Williams PG |
Houston, TX | Second Baptist | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 16, 2020 | |
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 4, 2022* 7:00 p.m. |
Texas A&M–Kingsville | W 90–47 | 15 – Washington | 8 – Coleman III | 5 – Obaseki | Reed Arena College Station, TX | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Louisiana–Monroe | W 87–54 | 1–0 |
18 – Taylor IV | 7 – Coleman III | 4 – Coleman III | Reed Arena (6,262) College Station, TX | ||||
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | W 77–58 | 2–0 |
21 – Taylor IV | 11 – Coleman III | 2 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (6,782) College Station, TX | ||||
November 17, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 24 | vs. Murray State Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals |
L 79–88 | 2–1 |
19 – Radford | 6 – 4 Tied | 6 – Radford | HTC Center (1,321) Myrtle Beach, SC | |||
November 18, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPNU |
No. 24 | vs. Colorado Myrtle Beach Invitational Consolation round |
L 75–103 | 2–2 |
13 – Hefner | 5 – 2 Tied | 3 – 2 Tied | HTC Center (1,332) Myrtle Beach, SC | |||
November 20, 2022* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 24 | vs. Loyola–Chicago Myrtle Beach Invitational 7th place game |
W 67–51 | 3–2 |
13 – Coleman III | 6 – Garcia | 2 – 3 Tied | HTC Center (1,267) Myrtle Beach, SC | |||
November 25, 2022* 12:00 p.m., FS1 |
at DePaul | W 82–66 | 4–2 |
31 – Radford | 7 – 2 Tied | 6 – Coleman III | Wintrust Arena (2,703) Chicago, IL | ||||
November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
SMU | W 83–64 | 5–2 |
23 – Coleman III | 6 – Radford | 9 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (6,956) College Station, TX | ||||
December 3, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
vs. Boise State Battleground 2K22 |
L 71–86 | 5–3 |
16 – Taylor IV | 5 – 2 Tied | 6 – Taylor IV | Dickies Arena (2,812) Fort Worth, TX | ||||
December 11, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Oregon State | W 72–54 | 6–3 |
16 – Dennis | 7 – 2 Tied | 6 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (7,044) College Station, TX | ||||
December 17, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Memphis | L 79–83 | 6–4 |
25 – Taylor IV | 10 – Radford | 3 – Dennis | FedExForum (11,544) Memphis, TN | ||||
December 20, 2022* 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Wofford | L 62–67 | 6–5 |
20 – Taylor IV | 6 – Dennis | 3 – Tied | Reed Arena (6,518) College Station, TX | ||||
December 27, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Northwestern State | W 64–52 | 7–5 |
24 – Coleman III | 10 – Radford | 3 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (6,551) College Station, TX | ||||
December 30, 2022* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Prairie View A&M | W 86–66 | 8–5 |
20 – Radford | 6 – Coleman III | 3 – Coleman III | Reed Arena (7,174) College Station, TX | ||||
SEC regular season | |||||||||||
January 4, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Florida | W 66–63 | 9–5 (1–0) |
17 – 3 Tied | 6 – Dennis | 2 – Taylor IV | O'Connell Center (7,023) Gainesville, FL | ||||
January 7, 2023 5:00 p.m., SECN |
LSU | W 69–56 | 10–5 (2–0) |
17 – 2 Tied | 9 – Marble | 6 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (9,319) College Station, TX | ||||
January 11, 2023 7:30 p.m., SECN |
No. 20 Missouri | W 82–64 | 11–5 (3–0) |
16 – Radford | 12 – Dennis | 6 – Radford | Reed Arena (6,916) College Station, TX | ||||
January 14, 2023 5:00 p.m., SECN |
at South Carolina | W 94–53 | 12–5 (4–0) |
20 – Taylor IV | 11 – Coleman III | 3 – 4 Tied | Colonial Life Arena (10,883) Columbia, SC | ||||
January 18, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN |
Florida | W 54–52 | 13–5 (5–0) |
19 – Marble | 16 – Dennis | 5 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (12,126) College Station, TX | ||||
January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Kentucky | L 67–76 | 13–6 (5–1) |
22 – Radford | 6 – 3 Tied | 7 – Taylor IV | Rupp Arena (20,017) Lexington, KY | ||||
January 25, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at No. 15 Auburn | W 79–63 | 14–6 (6–1) |
30 – Radford | 9 – Radford | 4 – Taylor IV | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL | ||||
January 28, 2023 7:30 p.m., SECN |
Vanderbilt | W 72–66 | 15–6 (7–1) |
18 – Coleman III | 8 – Garcia | 7 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (12,646) College Station, TX | ||||
January 31, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Arkansas | L 70–81 | 15–7 (7–2) |
18 – 2 Tied | 14 – Coleman III | 6 – Radford | Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR | ||||
February 4, 2023 7:30 p.m., SECN |
Georgia | W 82–57 | 16–7 (8–2) |
15 – 2 Tied | 8 – Garcia | 6 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (12,640) College Station, TX | ||||
February 7, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Auburn | W 83–78 | 17–7 (9–2) |
22 – Taylor IV | 7 – Marble | 7 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (10,248) College Station, TX | ||||
February 11, 2023 7:30 p.m., SECN |
at LSU | W 74–62 | 18–7 (10–2) |
23 – Taylor IV | 8 – Garcia | 4 – Taylor IV | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,328) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
February 15, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Arkansas | W 62–56 | 19–7 (11–2) |
18 – Taylor IV | 11 – Dennis | 4 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (11,315) College Station, TX | ||||
February 18, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Missouri | W 69–60 | 20–7 (12–2) |
21 – Taylor IV | 10 – Dennis | 6 – Taylor IV | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO | ||||
February 21, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 25 | No. 11 Tennessee | W 68–63 | 21–7 (13–2) |
25 – Taylor IV | 9 – Marble | 3 – Gordon | Reed Arena (12,989) College Station, TX | |||
February 25, 2023 2:30 p.m., SECN |
No. 25 | at Mississippi State | L 62–69 | 21–8 (13–3) |
21 – Taylor IV | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Humphrey Coliseum (6,065) Starkville, MS | |||
February 28, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 24 | at Ole Miss | W 69–61 | 22–8 (14–3) |
13 – Radford | 8 – Gordon | 7 – Taylor IV | SJB Pavilion (6,008) Oxford, MS | |||
March 4, 2023 11:00 a.m., CBS |
No. 24 | No. 2 Alabama | W 67–61 | 23–8 (15–3) |
28 – Taylor IV | 7 – Tied | 4 – Radford | Reed Arena (12,989) College Station, TX | |||
SEC tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN |
(2) No. 18 | vs. (10) Arkansas Quarterfinals |
W 67–61 | 24–8 |
18 – Taylor IV | 11 – Coleman III | 3 – Taylor IV | Bridgestone Arena (17,989) Nashville, TN | |||
March 11, 2023 2:30 p.m., ESPN |
(2) No. 18 | vs. (6) Vanderbilt Semifinals |
W 87–75 | 25–8 |
25 – Taylor IV | 7 – Dennis | 5 – Radford | Bridgestone Arena (17,528) Nashville, TN | |||
March 12, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN |
(2) No. 18 | vs. (1) No. 4 Alabama Championship |
L 63–82 | 25–9 |
14 – Dennis | 9 – Coleman III | 3 – Taylor IV | Bridgestone Arena (18,690) Nashville, TN | |||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 16, 2023* 8:55 pm, TBS |
(7 MW) No. 17 | vs. (10 MW) Penn State First Round |
L 59–76 | 25–10 |
19 – Dennis | 9 – Garcia | 3 – Radford | Wells Fargo Arena (16,728) Des Moines, IA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2022–23 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball schedule". 12thman.com. Retrieved September 19, 2022.