2014–15 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Billy Kennedy, who was in his fourth season. The team played their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and played in its third season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Auburn. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Montana in the first round before losing in the second round to Louisiana Tech. The Texas A&M men's basketball team and support staff were the recipients of the men's SEC Sportsmanship Award.[1]

2014–15 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2014–15 record21–12 (11–7 SEC)
Head coachBilly Kennedy (4th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReed Arena
2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky †18–0 1.000  38–1  .974
No. 21 Arkansas13–5 .722  27–9  .750
LSU11–7 .611  22–11  .667
Georgia11–7 .611  21–12  .636
Texas A&M11–7 .611  21–12  .636
Ole Miss11–7 .611  21–13  .618
Vanderbilt9–9 .500  21–14  .600
Alabama8–10 .444  19–15  .559
Florida8–10 .444  16–17  .485
Tennessee7–11 .389  16–16  .500
South Carolina6–12 .333  17–16  .515
Mississippi State6–12 .333  13–19  .406
Auburn4–14 .222  15–20  .429
Missouri3–15 .167  9–23  .281
† 2015 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Shawn Smith2G6'4"192RS FreshmanJacksonville, FLTransferred to Northwest Florida State College.
Blake McDonald10G5'11"175SeniorSpring, TXGraduated
J-Mychal Reese11G6'1"187SophomoreBryan, TXDismissed from the team; transferred to North Texas
Fabyon Harris12G5'11"178SeniorChicago, ILGraduated
Don Thomas20G6'0"185JuniorSpring, TXLeft the team
Jamal Jones23G6'8"197JuniorWynne, ARTransferred

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jalen Jones12G6'7"220RS JuniorDallas, TXTransferred from SMU. Since Jones sat out during the 2013-14 season after transferring from SMU during the 2013-14 season. Jones will be eligible to play.
Danuel House23G6'7"195JuniorSugar Land, TXTransferred from Houston. Under NCAA transfer rules, House will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alex Robinson
PG		 Arlington, TX Timberview 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 17, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Peyton Allen
SG		 Chatham, IL Glenwood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Avery Johnson Jr.
PG		 Plano, TX Plano West 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 12, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  • "2014 Texas A&M Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014.

    Recruits for class of 2015
    US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    Chris Harris
    C    		 Houston, TX Madison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 28, 2013 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
    Sidy Ndir
    SG    		 Orlando, FL West Oaks Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 9, 2013 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   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:

      Roster
      2014–15 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
      PlayersCoaches
      Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
      G 0 Avery Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)182 lb (83 kg) FrPlano West HS Plano, Texas
      F 2 Derek Cahn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)199 lb (90 kg) FrHighland Park HS Highland Park, Texas
      G 3 Alex Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)174 lb (79 kg) FrTimberview HS Arlington, Texas
      F 4 Tavario Miller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)226 lb (103 kg) SoWheatley (TX) Long Island, Bahamas
      G 5 Jordan Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)188 lb (85 kg) SrFlower Mound Flower Mound, Texas
      C 10 Tonny Trocha-Morelos (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)221 lb (100 kg) FrMayor Jose Celestino Mutis Cartagena, Colombia
      G/F 12 Jalen Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)223 lb (101 kg) RS JrSMU Dallas, Texas
      G 13 Juan Aparicio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)194 lb (88 kg) JrSecond Baptist (TX) Bogotá, Colombia
      F 14 Kourtney Roberson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)247 lb (112 kg) SrArcadia Arcadia, Louisiana
      F 15 Davonte Fitzgerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)209 lb (95 kg) SoTucker Tucker, Georgia
      G 21 Alex Caruso 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)184 lb (83 kg) JrA&M Consolidated College Station, Texas
      G 22 Peyton Allen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)202 lb (92 kg) FrGlenwood HS Chatham, Illinois
      G 22 Ramon White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrNorth Side HS Fort Worth, Texas
      G 23 Danuel House  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrHouston Sugar Land, Texas
      F 24 Antwan Space 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)229 lb (104 kg) RS JrFlorida State DeSoto, Texas
      G 25 Kyle Dobbins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoMemorial Houston, Texas
      C 45 Dylan Johns 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)228 lb (103 kg) RS SoCopleston Ipswich, England
      Head coach
      Assistant coach(es)
      Legend
      • (C) Team captain
      • (S) Suspended
      • (I) Ineligible
      • (W) Walk-on

      Roster

      Schedule and results

      [2]

      Date
      time, TV      		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
      city, state
      Exhibition
      11/05/2014*
      7:00 PM      		 Texas A&M–Commerce W 80–71  –
      		  16 – Jones  9 – Jones  8 – Caruso  Reed Arena (4,074)
      College Station, TX
      Non-conference games
      11/14/2014*
      7:00 PM      		 Northwestern State W 109–68  1–0
      		  16 – Tied  9 – Fitzgerald  8 – Caruso  Reed Arena (5,254)
      College Station, TX
      11/20/2014*
      9:30 AM, ESPNU      		 vs. Dayton
      Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals      		 L 53–55  1–1
      		  17 – Caruso  15 – Roberson  5 – Caruso  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (6,723)
      San Juan, PR
      11/21/2014*
      12:00 PM, ESPNU      		 vs. College of Charleston
      Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation round      		 W 59–50  2–1
      		  14 – Allen  11 – Jones  7 – Caruso  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (7,438)
      San Juan, PR
      11/23/2014*
      2:00 PM, ESPNU      		 vs. New Mexico
      Puerto Rico Tip-Off 5th place game      		 W 64–51  3–1
      		  18 – House  8 – Caruso, Jones  10 – Caruso  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (8,002)
      San Juan, PR
      11/28/2014*
      12:00 PM, SECN      		 New Orleans W 87–65  4–1
      		  16 – Allen  6 – Space  9 – Robinson  Reed Arena (5,281)
      College Station, TX
      12/03/2014*
      7:00 PM      		 Sam Houston State W 66–63  5–1
      		  13 – Roberson  8 – Roberson  3 – Tied  Reed Arena (4,746)
      College Station, TX
      12/06/2014*
      8:00 PM, SECN      		 Arizona State W 72–71  6–1
      		  23 – Caruso  6 – Caruso  6 – Caruso  Reed Arena (6,299)
      College Station, TX
      12/09/2014*
      8:00 PM, ESPN2      		 at Baylor L 63–77  6–2
      		  11 – Roberson, Robinson  4 – House  7 – Caruso  Ferrell Center (7,265)
      Waco, TX
      12/13/2014*
      4:00 PM      		 Youngstown State W 81–63  7–2
      		  27 – Jones  8 – Jones  10 – Robinson  Reed Arena (7,065)
      College Station, TX
      12/20/2014*
      6:00 PM, ESPNU      		 vs. Kansas State
      Wichita Wildcat Classic      		 L 64–71  7–3
      		  13 – House, Roberson  6 – Caruso  6 – Caruso  Intrust Bank Arena (14,884)
      Wichita, KS
      12/30/2014*
      7:00 PM, SECN      		 Mercer W 65–50  8–3
      		  20 – Jones  8 – Jones  8 – Caruso  Reed Arena (7,052)
      College Station, TX
      01/03/2015*
      4:00 PM      		 Hartford W 58–49  9–3
      		  12 – Jones  8 – Caruso  10 – Caruso  Reed Arena (6,325)
      College Station, TX
      Conference games
      01/06/2015
      8:00 PM, SECN      		 at Alabama L 44–65  9–4 (0–1)
      		  13 – Allen  8 – Miller  6 – Caruso  Coleman Coliseum (10,264)
      Tuscaloosa, AL
      01/10/2015
      12:00 PM, CBS      		 No. 1 Kentucky L 64–70 2OT 9–5 (0–2)
      		  25 – House  10 – Caruso  3 – Caruso  Reed Arena (10,411)
      College Station, TX
      01/13/2015
      8:00 PM, SECN      		 Mississippi State W 74–70  10–5 (1–2)
      		  21 – Caruso  9 – Caruso  4 – Green  Reed Arena (4,804)
      College Station, TX
      01/17/2015
      11:00 AM, ESPN2      		 at LSU W 67–64  11–5 (2–2)
      		  18 – House, Jones  9 – Jones  6 – Robinson  Maravich Center (10,278)
      Baton Rouge, LA
      01/21/2015
      6:00 PM, SECN      		 Missouri W 62–50  12–5 (3–2)
      		  16 – House, Jones  9 – Jones  3 – Caruso  Reed Arena (6,849)
      College Station, TX
      01/24/2015
      12:00 PM, FSN      		 at Tennessee W 67–61  13–5 (4–2)
      		  18 – Jones  9 – Jones  6 – House  Thompson–Boling Arena (16,547)
      Knoxville, TN
      01/27/2015
      8:00 PM, SECN      		 at Auburn W 71–61  14–5 (5–2)
      		  22 – House  6 – Roberson  5 – Caruso  Auburn Arena (7,184)
      Auburn, AL
      01/31/2015
      3:30 PM, SECN      		 Vanderbilt W 69–58  15–5 (6–2)
      		  15 – Jones  11 – Roberson  10 – Caruso  Reed Arena (12,722)
      College Station, TX
      02/04/2015
      6:00 PM, SECN      		 at Ole Miss L 59–69  15–6 (6–3)
      		  13 – Miller, Caruso  11 – Jones  5 – Caruso  Tad Smith Coliseum (7,739)
      Oxford, MS
      02/07/2015
      5:00 PM, ESPNU      		 at Missouri W 83–61  16–6 (7–3)
      		  20 – House  5 – Roberson  11 – Caruso  Mizzou Arena (8,970)
      Columbia, MO
      02/11/2015
      6:00 PM, SECN      		 Georgia L 53–62  16–7 (7–4)
      		  20 – Caruso  6 – Caruso  4 – Caruso  Reed Arena (6,441)
      College Station, TX
      02/14/2015
      5:30 PM, SECN      		 Florida W 63–62  17–7 (8–4)
      		  20 – Roberson  7 – Caruso  9 – Caruso  Reed Arena (9,418)
      College Station, TX
      02/17/2015
      8:00 PM, SECN      		 LSU W 68–62  18–7 (9–4)
      		  20 – House  11 – Roberson  5 – Caruso  Reed Arena (6,701)
      College Station, TX
      02/21/2015
      11:00 AM, SECN      		 at South Carolina W 62–52  19–7 (10–4)
      		  25 – House  10 – Robertson  8 – Caruso  Colonial Life Arena (12,390)
      Columbia, SC
      02/24/2015
      8:00 PM, SECN      		 at No. 18 Arkansas L 75–81  19–8 (10–5)
      		  28 – House  13 – Jones  5 – Caruso  Bud Walton Arena (16,117)
      Fayetteville, AR
      02/28/2015
      7:30 PM, SECN      		 Auburn W 80–55  20–8 (11–5)
      		  19 – Jones  11 – Roberson  4 – Caruso, House  Reed Arena (9,809)
      College Station, TX
      03/03/2015
      8:00 PM, ESPNU      		 at Florida L 62–66  20–9 (11–6)
      		  20 – Caruso  9 – Jones  4 – Roberson  O'Connell Center (8,591)
      Gainesville, FL
      03/07/2015
      1:00 PM, FSN      		 Alabama L 60–61  20–10 (11–7)
      		  13 – Green, Jones  9 – Jones  4 – Caruso  Reed Arena (9,064)
      College Station, TX
      SEC Tournament
      03/12/2015
      2:30 PM, SECN      		 vs. Auburn
      Second round      		 L 59–66  20–11
      		  11 – Caruso, Robinson  12 – Roberson  4 – Caruso, Robinson  Bridgestone Arena (10,563)
      Nashville, TN
      NIT
      03/17/2015*
      8:00 PM, ESPNU      		 No. (2) (7) Montana
      First round      		 W 81–64  21–11
      		  25 – Jones  8 – Jones, Roberson  6 – Green  Reed Arena (2,583)
      College Station, TX
      03/23/2015*
      6:00 PM, ESPN      		 No. (2) (3) Louisiana Tech
      Second round      		 L 72–84  21–12
      		  21 – Robinson  8 – Roberson  5 – Caruso, Robinson  Reed Arena (3,859)
      College Station, TX
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
      All times are in Central Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

      References
      1. "SEC announces 2014-15 Sportsmanship Award Winners". Retrieved 20 June 2015.
      2. http://www.aggieathletics.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_LANG=C&&DB_OEM_ID=27300&SPID=93246&SPSID=632724
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