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

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2013–14 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
Texas A&M University aTm logo.svg
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
Seasons
« 2012–13 2014–15 »
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 Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tony Trocha
PF
Houston, TX 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, GA 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, TX 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.

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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 High school/previous college Home town
G 2 Shawn Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Fr Faith Baptist Christian Jacksonville, Florida
F 4 Tavario Miller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Fr Wheatley (TX) Long Island, Bahamas
G 5 Jordan Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Flower Mound Flower Mound, Texas
G 10 Blake McDonald 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Klein Spring, Texas
G 11 J-Mychal Reese 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Bryan Bryan, Texas
G 12 Fabyon Harris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Southern Idaho Chicago, Illinois
G 13 Juan Aparicio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Second Baptist (TX) Bogotá, Colombia
F 14 Kourtney Roberson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Jr Arcadia Arcadia, Louisiana
F 15 Davonte Fitzgerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Tucker Tucker, Georgia
G 20 Don Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lee College Spring, Texas
G 21 Alex Caruso 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So A&M Consolidated College Station, Texas
G 23 Jamal Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Lee College Wynne, Arkansas
F 24 Antwan Space 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS So Florida State DeSoto, Texas
G 25 Kyle Dobbins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Memorial Houston, Texas
C 45 Dylan 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

[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  0–0
 13  Harris   8  Space   4  Green  Reed Arena (4,122)
College Station, TX
Non-conference games
Nov 8*
7:00 pm, FSSW
Buffalo W 82–58  1–0
 15  Green, Roberson   11  Roberson   8  Caruso  Reed Arena (4,969)
College Station, TX
Nov 11*
7:00 pm, FSSW
Mississippi Valley State W 91–67  2–0
 24  Roberson   10  Roberson   5  Caruso  Reed Arena (4,240)
College Station, TX
Nov 15*
8:00 pm, FSSW
Rice W 68–65  3–0
 19  Roberson   9  Roberson   7  Caruso  Reed Arena (4,816)
College Station, TX
Nov 19*
7:00 pm, FSSW
Prairie View A&M W 75–65  4–0
 15  Caruso   8  Smith   4  Caruso, Harris  Reed Arena (4,194)
College Station, TX
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, TX
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, TX
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, TX
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, TX
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, TX
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, TX
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, TX
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, TX
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, TX
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, TX
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, TN
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, TX
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, MS
Jan 21
8:00 pm, ESPN
at #14 Kentucky L 51–68  12–6 (3–2)
 12  Caruso, Fitzgerald   4  Caruso, Smith   3  Caruso  Rupp Arena (22,634)
Lexington, KY
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, TX
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, SC
Feb 1
3:00 pm, SEC TV
at #3 Florida L 36–69  12–9 (3–5)
 7  Jones, Roberson   7  Roberson   3  Caruso  O'Connell Center (12,426)
Gainesville, FL
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, TX
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, GA
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, TX
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, TN
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, TX
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, TX
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, LA
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, TX
Mar 5
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri L 56–57  17–13 (8–9)
 –     –     –    Mizzou Arena (–)
Columbia, MO
Mar 8
3:00 pm, SEC TV
Auburn L 64–69  17–14 (8–10)
 –     –     –    Reed Arena (–)
College Station, TX
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, GA
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, TX
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, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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