2013–14 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–16 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReed Arena
2013–14 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Florida180 1.000363  .923
Kentucky126 .6672911  .725
Georgia126 .6672014  .588
Tennessee117 .6112413  .649
Arkansas108 .5562212  .647
Missouri99 .5002312  .657
LSU99 .5002014  .588
Ole Miss99 .5001914  .576
Texas A&M810 .4441816  .529
Vanderbilt711 .3891516  .484
Alabama711 .3891319  .406
Auburn612 .3331416  .467
South Carolina513 .2781420  .412
Mississippi State315 .1671419  .424
2014 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 2013–14 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented 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 (5,254)
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

  1. Link to AP Poll
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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