2010–11 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

2010–11 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
AP No. 24
2010–11 record 249 (106 Big 12)
Head coach Mark Turgeon
Assistant coach Scott Spinelli
Assistant coach Pooh Williamson
Assistant coach Bill Walker
Home arena Reed Arena
201011 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#4 Kansas142 .875  353  .921
#16 Texas133 .813  288  .778
Texas A&M106 .625  249  .727
#24 Kansas State106 .625  2311  .676
Missouri88 .500  2311  .676
Colorado88 .500  2414  .632
Nebraska79 .438  1913  .594
Baylor79 .438  1813  .581
Oklahoma State610 .375  2014  .588
Oklahoma511 .313  1418  .438
Texas Tech511 .313  1319  .406
Iowa State313 .188  1616  .500
2011 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll Through March 27, 2011

The 2010–11 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Mark Turgeon returned for his fourth year as coach of the Aggies after renegotiating his contract to stay in College Station.[1] The team played its home games in Reed Arena and are members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 12–6 in Big 12 play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament to their rival Texas. They received an at-large berth in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the second round to Florida State.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the previous year with a 24-10 record and a second-round appearance in the NCAA tournamentone of only two programs in the country to win a game in the tournament each of the previous five years.[2]

Preseason

Player departures

The Aggies will be without guard Donald Sloan and forward Bryan Davis, both of whom graduated as members of the winningest class in Texas A&M history, with 100 victories over four years. Guard Derrick Roland broke his tibia and fibula in a game on December 22, 2009 and missed the rest of the season. Although he used up his four years of NCAA athletic eligibility, he filed a medical redshirt appeal to get an extra year, but was denied.[3]

Recruiting

[4][5][6]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Daniel Alexander
PF
Dripping Springs, Texas Dripping Springs HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 192 lb (87 kg) May 13, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Keith Davis
PF
DeSoto, Texas Lee (ME) HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 5, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Kourtney Roberson
C
Arcadia, Louisiana Christian Life Center Academy (TX) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jun 9, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Overall Recruiting Rankings:

Roster

2011–12 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 15 Daniel Alexander 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Dripping Springs, Texas
G 24 Alex Baird 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Flower Mound, Texas
F 33 Marshall Carrell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Paris, Texas
G 12 Andrew Darko 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Conroe, Texas
C 4 Keith Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Dallas, Texas
G 5 Dash Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
G 23 Naji Hibbert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
G 11 B.J. Holmes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
F 42 Jarod Jahns 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)198 lb (90 kg) Jr Spring, Texas
G 2 Derrek Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 10 David Loubeau 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Miami, Florida
G 00 Blake McDonald 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Spring, Texas
F 22 Khris Middleton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) So North Charleston, South Carolina
F 32 Kourtney Roberson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Arcadia, Louisiana
G 31 Elston Turner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Missouri City, Texas
F 35 Ray Turner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Houston, Texas
F 45 Nathan Walkup 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2011-07-30

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/10*
7:00 p.m.
St. Mary's (Texas) W 70–53  0–0
Reed Arena (5,621)
College Station, TX
Regular season
11/12/10*
7:00 p.m.
Alcorn State W 88–56  1–0
Reed Arena (7,010)
College Station, TX
11/15/10*
7:00 p.m., Southland TV
at Texas A&M-CC W 86–65  2–0
American Bank Center (6,071)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/19/10*
7:00 p.m.
Texas A&M-Int. W 77–46  3–0
Reed Arena (7,741)
College Station, TX
11/25/10*
11:00 a.m., ESPN2
vs. Boston College
Old Spice Classic opening round
L 65–67  3–1
HP Field House (3,018)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/26/10*
1:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Manhattan
Old Spice Classic second round
W 74–45  4–1
HP Field House (3,229)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/28/10*
10:00 a.m., ESPNU
vs. No. 21 Temple
Old Spice Classic consolation game
W 54–51  5–1
HP Field House (N/A)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
12/02/10*
7:00 p.m., FSSW
Stephen F. Austin W 62–53  6–1
Reed Arena (5,755)
College Station, TX
12/04/10*
7:00 p.m.
Pacific W 79–59  7–1
Reed Arena (6,683)
College Station, TX
12/8/10*
7:00 p.m., FSSW
Prairie View A&M W 87–63  8–1
Reed Arena (6,270)
College Station, TX
12/11/10*
3:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 21 Washington
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
W 63–62  9–1
Reed Arena (10,296)
College Station, TX
12/18/10*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 25 vs. Arkansas
The Showcase
W 72–61 OT 10–1
American Airlines Center (11,077)
Dallas, TX
12/21/10*
7:00 p.m., FSSW
No. 25 Wagner W 86–51  11–1
Reed Arena (8,007)
College Station, TX
12/31/10*
3:00 p.m.
No. 18 McNeese State W 66–57  12–1
Reed Arena (7,747)
College Station, TX
01/03/11*
7:00 p.m.
No. 16 Nicholls State W 66–55  13–1
Reed Arena (7,432)
College Station, TX
01/08/11
3:00 p.m., Big 12 Network
No. 16 at Oklahoma W 69–51  14–1 (1–0)
Lloyd Noble Center (9,968)
Norman, OK
01/12/11
7:00 p.m., Big 12 Network
No. 14 Oklahoma State W 71–48  15–1 (2–0)
Reed Arena (12,310)
College Station, TX
01/15/11
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 14 No. 15 Missouri W 91–89 OT 16–1 (3–0)
Reed Arena (11,005)
College Station, TX
01/19/11
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 11 at No. 10 Texas
Lone Star Showdown
L 61–80  16-2 (3–1)
Frank Erwin Center (16,734)
Austin, TX
01/22/11
1:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 11 Kansas State W 64–56  17–2 (4–1)
Reed Arena (12,715)
College Station, TX
01/29/11
1:00 p.m.
No. 13 at Nebraska L 48–57  17–3 (4–2)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,101)
Lincoln, NE
01/31/11
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 16 No. 3 Texas
Lone Star Showdown
L 49–69  17–4 (4–3)
Reed Arena (13,300)
College Station, TX
02/05/11
1:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 16 Baylor
Battle of the Brazos
L 74–76 OT 17–5 (4–4)
Reed Arena (10,398)
College Station, TX
02/09/11
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 22 at Colorado W 73–70 OT 18–5 (5–4)
Coors Events Center (7,517)
Boulder, CO
02/12/11
12:30 p.m., Big 12 Network
No. 22 at Texas Tech W 70–67  19–5 (6–4)
United Spirit Arena (9,091)
Lubbock, TX
02/16/11
7:00 p.m., Big 12 Network
No. 21 Iowa State W 71–66  20–5 (7–4)
Reed Arena (7,041)
College Station, TX
02/19/11
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 21 at Oklahoma State W 67–66  21–5 (8–4)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,234)
Stillwater, OK
02/23/11
6:30 p.m., FSSW
No. 21 Oklahoma W 61–47  22–5 (9–4)
Reed Arena (8,315)
College Station, TX
02/26/11
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 21 at Baylor
Battle of the Brazos
L 51–58  22–6 (9–5)
Ferrell Center (9,338)
Waco, TX
03/02/11
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 24 at No. 2 Kansas L 51–64  22–7 (9–6)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
03/05/11
12:30 p.m., Big 12 Network
No. 24 Texas Tech W 66–54  23–7 (10–6)
Reed Arena (12,377)
College Station, TX
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship
03/10/11
8:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Missouri
Quarterfinals
W 86–71  24–7
Sprint Center (18,910)
Kansas City, MO
03/11/11
8:30 p.m., Big 12 Network
vs. No. 10 Texas
Semifinals
L 58–70  24–8
Sprint Center (18,910)
Kansas City, MO
2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/18/11*
3:10 p.m., TBS
No. 24 vs. Florida State
Second Round
L 50–57  24–9
United Center (17,352)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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