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

2013–14 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
Conference Southeastern Conference
2013–14 record 18–16 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach Billy Kennedy (3rd season)
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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#1 Florida180 1.000  363  .923
Kentucky126 .667  2911  .725
Georgia126 .667  2014  .588
Tennessee117 .611  2413  .649
Arkansas108 .556  2212  .647
Missouri99 .500  2312  .657
LSU99 .500  2014  .588
Ole Miss99 .500  1914  .576
Texas A&M810 .444  1816  .529
Vanderbilt711 .389  1516  .484
Alabama711 .389  1319  .406
Auburn612 .333  1416  .467
South Carolina513 .278  1420  .412
Mississippi State315 .167  1419  .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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Elston Turner31G6'5"220RS SeniorMissouri City, TexasGraduated
Jarod Jahns42F6'6"195RS SeniorSpring, TexasGraduated
Ray Turner35F6'9"230SeniorHouston, TexasGraduated
Keith Davis4C6'10"232JuniorDallas, TexasLeft team
Daniel Alexander20F6'9"215RS SophomoreDripping Springs, TexasTransferred to Grand Canyon

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "Texas A&M 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  • "2013 Texas A&M Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.

    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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 2 Shawn Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)192 lb (87 kg) RS FrFaith Baptist Christian Jacksonville, Florida
    F 4 Tavario Miller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)224 lb (102 kg) FrWheatley (TX) Long Island, Bahamas
    G 5 Jordan Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)188 lb (85 kg) JrFlower Mound Flower Mound, Texas
    G 10 Blake McDonald 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrKlein Spring, Texas
    G 11 J-Mychal Reese 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)187 lb (85 kg) SoBryan Bryan, Texas
    G 12 Fabyon Harris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)178 lb (81 kg) SrSouthern Idaho Chicago
    G 13 Juan Aparicio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)201 lb (91 kg) SoSecond Baptist (TX) Bogotá, Colombia
    F 14 Kourtney Roberson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)244 lb (111 kg) JrArcadia Arcadia, Louisiana
    F 15 Davonte Fitzgerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)201 lb (91 kg) FrTucker Tucker, Georgia
    G 20 Don Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrLee College Spring, Texas
    G 21 Alex Caruso 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)183 lb (83 kg) SoA&M Consolidated College Station, Texas
    G 23 Jamal Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)197 lb (89 kg) JrLee College Wynne, Arkansas
    F 24 Antwan Space 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)224 lb (102 kg) RS SoFlorida State DeSoto, Texas
    G 25 Kyle Dobbins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)172 lb (78 kg) FrMemorial Houston, Texas
    C 45 Dylan Johns 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)227 lb (103 kg) RS FrCopleston Ipswich, England
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule and results

    [2]

    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.

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