2013–14 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

2013–14 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
CBI Quarterfinals vs. Illinois State, L 55–62
Conference Southeastern Conference
2013–14 record 18–16 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach Billy Kennedy (3rd year)
Assistant coach Glynn Cyprien
Assistant coach Kyle Keller
Assistant coach John Reese
Home arena Reed Arena
2013–14 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Florida 18 0   1.000     36 3   .923
Kentucky 12 6   .667     29 11   .725
Georgia 12 6   .667     20 14   .588
Tennessee 11 7   .611     24 13   .649
Arkansas 10 8   .556     22 12   .647
Missouri 9 9   .500     23 12   .657
LSU 9 9   .500     20 14   .588
Ole Miss 9 9   .500     19 14   .576
Texas A&M 8 10   .444     18 16   .529
Vanderbilt 7 11   .389     15 16   .484
Alabama 7 11   .389     13 19   .406
Auburn 6 12   .333     14 16   .467
South Carolina 5 13   .278     14 20   .412
Mississippi State 3 15   .167     14 19   .424
2014 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2013–14 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team will represent Texas A&M University in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Billy Kennedy, who is in his third season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and will play in its second season as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Before the season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Elston Turner 31 G 6'5" 220 RS Senior Missouri City, Texas Graduated
Jarod Jahns 42 F 6'6" 195 RS Senior Spring, Texas Graduated
Ray Turner 35 F 6'9" 230 Senior Houston, Texas Graduated
Keith Davis 4 C 6'10" 232 Junior Dallas, Texas Left team
Daniel Alexander 20 F 6'9" 215 RS Sophomore Dripping Springs, Texas Transferred to Grand Canyon

Recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tony Trocha
PF
Houston, Texas St. Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 29, 2012 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Devante Fitzgerald
SF
Stone Mountain, Georgia Tucker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 23, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Tavario Miller
PF
Houston, Texas Wheatley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 20, 2012 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

In addition to the three high school recruits signed, head coach Billy Kennedy also received a commitment from junior college transfer Jamal Jones (Lee College), a small forward from Searcy, Arkansas.

Roster

2013–14 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 2 Smith, ShawnShawn Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Fr Faith Baptist Christian Jacksonville, Florida
F 4 Miller, TavarioTavario Miller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Fr Wheatley (TX) Long Island, Bahamas
G 5 Green, JordanJordan Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Flower Mound Flower Mound, Texas
G 10 McDonald, BlakeBlake McDonald 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Klein Spring, Texas
G 11 Reese, J-MychalJ-Mychal Reese 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Bryan Bryan, Texas
G 12 Harris, FabyonFabyon Harris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Southern Idaho Chicago
G 13 Aparicio, JuanJuan Aparicio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Second Baptist (TX) Bogotá, Colombia
F 14 Roberson, KourtneyKourtney Roberson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Jr Arcadia Arcadia, Louisiana
F 15 Fitzgerald, DavonteDavonte Fitzgerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Tucker Tucker, Georgia
G 20 Thomas, DonDon Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lee College Spring, Texas
G 21 Caruso, AlexAlex Caruso 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So A&M Consolidated College Station, Texas
G 23 Jones, JamalJamal Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Lee College Wynne, Arkansas
F 24 Space, AntwanAntwan Space 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS So Florida State DeSoto, Texas
G 25 Dobbins, KyleKyle Dobbins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Memorial Houston, Texas
C 45 Johns, DylanDylan Johns 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS Fr Copleston Ipswich, England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

Nov 1*
7:00 pm
UTPB W 80–70  00
 13  Harris  8  Space  4  Green  Reed Arena (4,122)
College Station, Texas
Non-conference games

Nov 8*
7:00 pm, FSSW
Buffalo W 82–58  10
 15  Green, Roberson  11  Roberson  8  Caruso  Reed Arena (4,969)
College Station, Texas

Nov 11*
7:00 pm, FSSW
Mississippi Valley State W 91–67  20
 24  Roberson  10  Roberson  5  Caruso  Reed Arena (4,240)
College Station, Texas

Nov 15*
8:00 pm, FSSW
Rice W 68–65  30
 19  Roberson  9  Roberson  7  Caruso  Reed Arena (4,816)
College Station, Texas

Nov 19*
7:00 pm, FSSW
Prairie View A&M W 75–65  40
 15  Caruso  8  Smith  4  Caruso, Harris  Reed Arena (4,194)
College Station, Texas

Nov 24*
3:00 pm, FSSW
vs. Sam Houston State
Corpus Christi Challenge
W 79–62  5–0
 12  Space  9  Space  5  Caruso  Reed Arena (4,218)
College Station, Texas

Nov 26*
7:00 pm, FSSW
vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Corpus Christi Challenge
W 88–55  6–0
 18  Jones  7  Roberson  4  Harris  Reed Arena (4,351)
College Station, Texas

Nov 29*
9:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Missouri State
Corpus Christi Challenge
L 67–73  6–1
 16  Roberson  7  Space  3  Caruso  American Bank Center (1,613)
Corpus Christi, Texas

Nov 30*
5:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. SMU
Corpus Christi Challenge
L 52–55  6–2
 12  Fitzgerald  10  Roberson  2  Harris  American Bank Center (N/A)
Corpus Christi, Texas

Dec 4*
7:00 pm, ESPN3/FSSW
Houston W 74–57  7–2
 21  Jones  7  Jones, Roberson  6  Green  Reed Arena (4,850)
College Station, Texas

Dec 14*
7:00 pm, FSSW
McNeese State W 73–60  8–2
 16  Jones  5  Jones  7  Caruso  Reed Arena (4,392)
College Station, Texas

Dec 21*
6:15 pm, ESPNU
vs. Oklahoma
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 52–64  8–3
 10  Green  13  Roberson  4  Caruso  Toyota Center (N/A)
Houston

Dec 31*
7:00 pm, FSSW
North Texas L 41–61  8–4
 10  Caruso  6  Roberson  2  Caruso, Green  Reed Arena (4,564)
College Station, Texas

Jan 4*
3:00 pm, FSSW
Texas–Pan American W 63–46  9–4
 16  Jones  10  Roberson  6  Caruso  Reed Arena (5,278)
College Station, Texas
Conference games

Jan 8
8:00 pm, FSSW
Arkansas W 69–53  10–4 (1–0)
 17  Fitzgerald  8  Jones  11  Caruso  Reed Arena (5,102)
College Station, Texas

Jan 11
5:00 pm, FSSW
at Tennessee W 57–56  11–4 (2–0)
 23  Jones  6  Roberson  8  Caruso  Thompson–Boling Arena (18,079)
Knoxville, Tennessee

Jan 15
7:00 pm, SEC TV
South Carolina W 75–67  12–4 (3–0)
 22  Jones  4  3 tied  7  Caruso  Reed Arena (9,257)
College Station, Texas

Jan 18
12:30 pm, SEC TV
at Mississippi State L 72–81 OT 12–5 (3–1)
 24  Jones  6  Caruso  4  Caruso, Harris  Humphrey Coliseum (7,073)
Starkville, Mississippi

Jan 21
8:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 14 Kentucky L 51–68  12–6 (3–2)
 12  Caruso, Fitzgerald  4  Caruso, Smith  3  Caruso  Rupp Arena (22,634)
Lexington, Kentucky

Jan 25
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Vanderbilt L 55–66  12–7 (3–3)
 14  Roberson  10  Roberson  3  Jones, Smith  Reed Arena (6,520)
College Station, Texas

Jan 29
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Carolina L 52–80  12–8 (3–4)
 9  Jones, Smith  5  Harris, Jones  2  Caruso, Green, Harris, Space  Colonial Life Arena (9,950)
Columbia, South Carolina

Feb 1
3:00 pm, SEC TV
at No. 3 Florida L 36–69  12–9 (3–5)
 7  Jones, Roberson  7  Roberson  3  Caruso  O'Connell Center (12,426)
Gainesville, Florida

Feb 5
8:00 pm, CSS
Mississippi State W 72–52  13–9 (4–5)
 20  Jones  7  Jones  10  Caruso  Reed Arena (4,626)
College Station, Texas

Feb 8
7:00 pm, CSS
at Georgia L 50–62  13–10 (4–6)
 17  Jones  7  Roberson  1  Caruso, Jones, McDonald  Stegeman Coliseum (5,831)
Athens, Georgia

Feb 12
8:00 pm, CSS
LSU W 83–73  14–10 (5–6)
 19  Jones  10  Roberson  4  Smith  Reed Arena (4,782)
College Station, Texas

Feb 15
12:30 pm, SEC TV
at Vanderbilt L 54–57 OT 14–11 (5–7)
 17  Jones  13  Jones  5  Caruso  Memorial Gymnasium (9,059)
Nashville, Tennessee

Feb 20
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Alabama W 63–48  15–11 (6–7)
 19  Jones  12  Space  4  Roberson, Space  Reed Arena (7,089)
College Station, Texas

Feb 22
2:00 pm, ESPNU
Tennessee W 68–65 OT 16–11 (7–7)
 14  Caruso, Jones  7  Space  7  Caruso  Reed Arena (6,432)
College Station, Texas

Feb 26
7:00 pm, SEC TV
at LSU L 49–68  16–12 (7–8)
 12  Green  8  Roberson  5  Caruso  Maravich Center (7,689)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Mar 1
6:00 pm, FSSW
Ole Miss W 71–60  17–12 (8–8)
 21  Jones  7  Caruso  9  Caruso  Reed Arena (6,811)
College Station, Texas

Mar 5
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri L 56–57  17–13 (8–9)
             Mizzou Arena (–)
Columbia, Missouri

Mar 8
3:00 pm, SEC TV
Auburn L 64–69  17–14 (8–10)
             Reed Arena (–)
College Station, Texas
SEC Tournament

Mar 13
12:00 pm, ABC/SECN
vs. Missouri
Second round
L 83–91 2OT 17–15
 28  Caruso  8  Caruso  7  Caruso  Georgia Dome (–)
Atlanta
CBI

Mar 19*
7:00 pm, FCS Pacific
Wyoming
First round
W 59–43  18–15
 14  Roberson  11  Space  10  Caruso  Reed Arena (2,346)
College Station, Texas

Mar 24*
8:00 pm
at Illinois State
Quarterfinals
L 55–62  18–16
 15  Space  7  Roberson  6  Caruso  Redbird Arena (3,251)
Normal, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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