Texas A&M Aggies basketball

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Texas A&M Aggies
Texas A&M Aggies athletic logo
University Texas A&M University
Conference Big 12
Location College Station, TX
Head Coach TBA ( year)
Arena Reed Arena
(Capacity: 12,500)
Nickname Aggies
Colors Maroon and White

             
Conference Tournament Champions
Southwest Conference: 1980, 1987
Conference Regular Season Champions
Southwest Conference: 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1951, 1964, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1986


The Texas A&M Aggies basketball teams are the official men's and women's basketball teams at Texas A&M University. The men's team is currently searching for a replacement for Billy Gillispie. The women's team is coached by Gary Blair. Both teams play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,500-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M University.

In the 2006-07 season, Texas A&M was the only program in the Big 12 Conference to have both men's and women's teams competing in the NCAA Tournament - the men as a 3 seed and the women as a 4 seed.[1][2]

Contents

[edit] Men's basketball

[edit] 2006-07 Schedule and Results

Big 12 Standing: 2nd [1]
ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll: 9th [2]
AP Poll: 7th [3]
Date Opponent* Rank* Location Time# Result Overall Conference
Exhibition Games
November 1, 2006 Midwestern State College Station, TX W 79-54
November 3, 2006 Lithuanian Academy College Station, TX W 113-74
Regular Season
November 10, 2006 Prairie View A&M 13 College Station, TX W 81-49 1-0 0-0
November 17, 2006 Lamar1 12 College Station, TX W 94-60 2-0 0-0
November 18, 2006 Louisiana Tech1 12 College Station, TX W 75-59 3-0 0-0
November 19, 2006 St. Louis1 12 College Station, TX W 69-33 4-0 0-0
November 25, 2006 Idaho State 10 College Station, TX W 74-44 5-0 0-0
November 27, 2006 Arkansas-Little Rock 8 College Station, TX W 75-35 6-0 0-0
December 2, 2006 Pacific 8 College Station, TX W 74-62 7-0 0-0
December 5, 2006 @ #11 LSU 6 Baton Rouge, LA L 52-64 7-1 0-0
December 9, 2006 vs. #1 UCLA 6 Anaheim, CA L 62-65 7-2 0-0
December 12, 2006 Fordham 13 College Station, TX W 84-61 8-2 0-0
December 16, 2006 Jacksonville 13 College Station, TX W 97-58 9-2 0-0
December 22, 2006 @ Auburn 13 Auburn, AL W 87-58 10-2 0-0
December 28, 2006 Grambling State 12 College Station, TX W 101-27 11-2 0-0
January 2, 2007 Winthrop 11 College Station, TX W 71-51 12-2 0-0
January 6, 2007 Kansas State 11 College Station, TX 7:00 PM W 69-65 13-2 1-0
January 9, 2007 @ Baylor 9 Waco, TX 7:00 PM W 61-51 14-2 2-0
January 13, 2007 @ Colorado 9 Boulder, CO 6:00 PM W 87-69 15-2 3-0
January 20, 2007 #14 Oklahoma State 8 College Station, TX 7:00 PM W 67-49 16-2 4-0
January 24, 2007 @ Texas Tech 6 Lubbock, TX 7:00 PM L 68-70 16-3 4-1
January 27, 2007 Oklahoma 6 College Station, TX 1:00 PM W 70-61 17-3 5-1
January 31, 2007 Iowa State 8 College Station, TX 7:00 PM W 73-49 18-3 6-1
February 3, 2007 @ #6 Kansas 8 Lawrence, KS 8:00 PM W 69-66 19-3 7-1
February 5, 2007 #25 Texas 7 College Station, TX 8:00 PM W 100-82 20-3 8-1
February 10, 2007 @ Nebraska 7 Lincoln, NE 7:00 PM W 66-55 21-3 9-1
February 13, 2007 Texas Tech 6 College Station, TX 6:00 PM L 75-77 21-4 9-2
February 17, 2007 @ Oklahoma 6 Norman, OK 2:30 PM W 56-49 22-4 10-2
February 21, 2007 @ Oklahoma State 9 Stillwater, OK 8:00 PM W 66-46 23-4 11-2
February 24, 2007 Baylor 9 College Station, TX 12:30 PM W 97-87 24-4 12-2
February 28, 2007 @ #15 Texas 6 Austin, TX 8:00 PM L 96-982OT 24-5 12-3
March 3, 2007 Missouri 6 College Station, TX 3:00 PM W 94-78 25-5 13-3
Big 12 Tournament — No. 2 Seed
March 9, 2007 (7) Oklahoma State 7 Oklahoma City, OK 6:00 PM L 56-57 25-6 13-3
NCAA Tournament — No. 3 Seed
March 15, 2007 (14) Pennsylvania 9 Lexington, KY 2:10 PM W 68-52 26-6 13-3
March 17, 2007 (6) Louisville 9 Lexington, KY 2:40 PM W 72-69 27-6 13-3
March 22, 2007 (2) Memphis 9 San Antonio, TX 6:27 PM L 64-65 27-7 13-3
*Rank according to ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. #All times in CST. Conference games in BOLD. 1Shelby Metcalf Classic

[edit] Notable players

[edit] Men's basketball history

[edit] Metcalf era

Shelby Metcalf took over the A&M basketball program in 1963. His impact was immediate, winning the Southwest Conference with a 13-1 conference record for Texas A&M's first title in 13 years. In his 26 years as head coach at Texas A&M, he won six Southwest Conference titles, two Southwest Conference tournament titles, and led A&M to six NCAA Tournament and four NIT appearances. He was fired by former A&M football player and then-athletic director John David Crow after coaching 19 games of the 1989-1990 season. When asked by the media what happened between the two, Metcalf remarked, "I made a comment that I didn't think John David was all that bright. And I thought I was being generous." Shelby finished his career at A&M with an overall record of 438-306, making him the all-time winningest men's basketball coach in Southwest Conference history.

Metcalf Season-by-Season Results
Coach Season Record Accomplishments Postseason
Overall Conference
Shelby Metcalf 1963-64 18-7 13-1 SWC Champions NCAA Midwest Quarterfinals
Shelby Metcalf 1964-65 14-10 7-7
Shelby Metcalf 1965-66 15-9 10-4
Shelby Metcalf 1966-67 6-18 5-9
Shelby Metcalf 1967-68 14-10 8-6
Shelby Metcalf 1968-69 18-9 12-2 SWC Champions NCAA Midwest Semifinals
Shelby Metcalf 1969-70 14-10 9-5
Shelby Metcalf 1970-71 9-17 5-9
Shelby Metcalf 1971-72 16-10 9-5
Shelby Metcalf 1972-73 17-9 9-5
Shelby Metcalf 1973-74 15-11 7-7
Shelby Metcalf 1974-75 20-7 12-2 SWC Champions NCAA Midwest Quarterfinals
Shelby Metcalf 1975-76 21-6 14-2 SWC Champions
Shelby Metcalf 1976-77 14-14 8-8
Shelby Metcalf 1977-78 12-15 5-11
Shelby Metcalf 1978-79 24-9 11-5 NIT Quarterfinals
Shelby Metcalf 1979-80 26-8 14-2 SWC Champions
SWC Tournament Champions		 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Shelby Metcalf 1980-81 15-12 8-8
Shelby Metcalf 1981-82 20-11 10-6 NIT Quarterfinals
Shelby Metcalf 1982-83 17-14 10-6
Shelby Metcalf 1983-84 16-14 7-9
Shelby Metcalf 1984-85 19-11 10-6 NIT First Round
Shelby Metcalf 1985-86 20-12 12-4 SWC Tri-Champions NIT First Round
Shelby Metcalf 1986-87 17-14 6-10 SWC Tournament Champions NCAA First Round
Shelby Metcalf 1987-88 16-15 8-8
Shelby Metcalf 1988-89 16-14 8-8
Shelby Metcalf
John Thornton		 1989-90 9-10**
5-7		 2-3**
5-6
Total 438-306 239-158

**Partial season; released after 19 games

 

[edit] "The Dark Ages"

After Metcalf was fired, A&M went through the next fourteen years making only one postseason appearance (1994 NIT), finished above .500 in conference play only twice, and posted an overall record of .500 or above only twice. John Thornton finished out the 1990 season as head coach after Metcalf was fired. Soon after, Kermit Davis, Jr. was hired prior to the 1990-91 season. He resigned after posting a record of 8-21 and Texas A&M began investigating recruiting violations by Davis.[3] Tony Barone was hired from Creighton in 1991 to replace Davis. Barone lasted seven years as head coach of the program, finishing below .500 six times. It was in 1994 that he finished with a 10-4 league record for 2nd place in the Southwest Conference and was invited to the NIT. After Barone finished last in the Big 12 Conference in 1998, Melvin Watkins was hired out of UNC-Charlotte. While a good recruiter, Watkins never finished above seventh in the Big 12. He resigned after going winless (0-16) in conference play in 2004.[4]

Davis, Barone, Watkins Season-by-Season Results
Coach Season Record Accomplishments Postseason
Overall Conference
Kermit Davis, Jr. 1990-91 8-21 2-14
Tony Barone 1991-92 6-22 2-12
Tony Barone 1992-93 10-17 5-9
Tony Barone 1993-94 19-11 10-4 NIT First Round
Tony Barone 1994-95 14-16 7-7
Tony Barone 1995-96 11-16 3-11
Tony Barone 1996-97 9-18 3-13
Tony Barone 1997-98 7-20 1-15
Melvin Watkins 1998-99 12-15 5-11
Melvin Watkins 1999-2000 8-20 4-12
Melvin Watkins 2000-01 10-20 3-13
Melvin Watkins 2001-02 10-22 3-13
Melvin Watkins 2002-03 14-14 6-10
Melvin Watkins 2003-04 7-21 0-16
Total 145-253 54-160
 

[edit] Gillispie era

The most recent head coach of the program, Billy Gillispie, was hired out of UTEP after leading the Miners to an NCAA Tournament appearance and having the largest turnaround of any team in the nation, from 6-24 in 2002-03 to 24-8 in 2003-04. The Aggies, though picked by Big 12 coaches to finish last in the conference, immediately improved under Gillispie, winning their first 10 games and finishing at 21-10, 8-8 in conference. Along the way, the team defeated ranked, in-state rivals Texas and Texas Tech. The team earned an NIT bid, Texas A&M's first postseason in 11 years, reaching the quarterfinals of the tournament.

Gillispie's second year featured further improvement, with the Aggies defeating three ranked opponents in Colorado, Texas, and Syracuse. The team finished with a league record of 10-6 and a win in the Big 12 Tournament, Texas A&M's first since the conference first began play in 1996-97. The Aggies reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1987 as a 12-seed, upsetting fifth-seed Syracuse in the first round. The Aggies fell in the second round to LSU.

In 2007, as Gillispie's team began to gel, A&M was ranked as high as #10 in the pre-season polls. Despite early-season losses to LSU and UCLA, the Aggies accomplished several feats not seen in years by the Aggies, including a win at Allen Fieldhouse over then-#6 Kansas, a first for a Big 12 South team since the conference was formed. They suffered three losses in conference play, a sweep by Texas Tech and a double-overtime loss to a Kevin Durant-led Texas in Austin, and were able to secure the #2 seed in the Big 12 Tournament. The Aggies lost in the quarterfinals to Oklahoma State. The Aggies received a #3 seed in the 2007 NCAA championship tournament, their highest seed ever. In the postseason, the Aggies achieved a #9 ranking by the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today coaches polls, the highest ranking ever attained in school history.[5]

On April 6, 2007, it was announced that Gillispie had left A&M to coach at the University of Kentucky.[6]

Gillispie Season-by-Season Results
Coach Season Record Accomplishments Postseason
Overall Conference
Billy Gillispie 2004-05 21-10 8-8 NIT Quarterfinals
Billy Gillispie 2005-06 22-9 10-6 NCAA Second Round
Billy Gillispie 2006-07 27-7 13-3 No. 9 postseason rank[5] Sweet Sixteen
Total 70-26 31-17
 

[edit] Women's basketball

[edit] 2006-07 Schedule and Results

BIG 12 CHAMPIONS [4]
ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll: 15th [5]
AP Poll: 13th [6]
Date Opponent* Rank* Location Time# Result Overall Conference
Exhibition Games
November 3, 2006 Athletes in Action College Station, TX W 77-57
November 6, 2006 Houston Jaguars College Station, TX W 94-36
Regular Season
November 10, 2006 Pepperdine 14 College Station, TX W 72-48 1-0 0-0
November 16, 2006 Mercer 14 College Station, TX W 95-41 2-0 0-0
November 21, 2006 McNeese State 13 College Station, TX W 109-26 3-0 0-0
November 24, 2006 vs. West Virginia1 13 Los Angeles, CA W 55-52 4-0 0-0
November 25, 2006 @ Loyola Marymount1 10 Los Angeles, CA W 77-52 5-0 0-0
December 28, 2006 Arizona 10 College Station, TX W 64-44 6-0 0-0
December 1, 2006 @ Rice 10 Houston, TX L 66-79 6-1 0-0
December 6, 2006 @ Washington 14 Seattle, WA L 59-65 6-2 0-0
December 18, 2006 North Texas 19 College Station, TX W 70-52 7-2 0-0
December 20, 2006 Delaware State 19 College Station, TX W 70-43 8-2 0-0
December 29, 2006 Sam Houston State 17 College Station, TX W 93-43 9-2 0-0
January 2, 2007 Western Illinois 17 College Station, TX W 70-36 10-2 0-0
January 6, 2007 @ Kansas State 17 Manhattan, KS 7:00 PM L 45-48 10-3 0-1
January 10, 2007 @ Texas Tech 19 Lubbock, TX 7:00 PM W 49-47 11-3 1-1
January 13, 2007 #9 Baylor 19 College Station, TX 6:00 PM W 60-52 12-3 2-1
January 18, 2007 Colorado 18 College Station, TX 3:00 PM W 74-58 13-3 3-1
January 21, 2007 @ #24 Texas 18 Austin, TX 7:00 PM L 45-64 13-4 3-2
January 24, 2007 #25 Nebraska 20 College Station, TX 7:00 PM W 66-65 14-4 4-2
January 27, 2007 @ #6 Oklahoma 20 Norman, OK 1:00 PM W 54-52 15-4 5-2
January 30, 2007 Oklahoma State 20 College Station, TX 7:00 PM W 64-63 16-4 6-2
February 3, 2007 Kansas 20 College Station, TX 8:00 PM W 64-53 17-4 7-2
February 7, 2007 @ Missouri 19 Columbia, MO 6:30 PM W 69-63 18-4 8-2
February 10, 2007 #9 Oklahoma 19 College Station, TX 1:00 PM W 78-68 19-4 9-2
February 14, 2007 @ Iowa State 16 Ames, IA 7:00 PM L 54-61 19-5 9-3
February 17, 2007 @ Oklahoma State 16 Stillwater, OK 7:00 PM W 62-60 20-5 10-3
February 21, 2007 Texas Tech 18 College Station, TX 7:00 PM W 67-51 21-5 11-3
February 25, 2007 @ #14 Baylor 18 Waco, TX 1:00 PM W 63-58 22-5 12-3
February 28, 2007 Texas 16 College Station, TX 6:00 PM W 67-60 23-5 13-3
Big 12 Tournament — No. 1 Seed
March 7, 2007 (8) Colorado 15 Oklahoma City, OK 12:00 PM W 62-45 24-5 13-3
March 8, 2007 (5) Iowa State 15 Oklahoma City, OK 6:00 PM L 51-57 24-6 13-3
NCAA Tournament — No. 4 Seed
March 17, 2007 (13) Texas-Arlington 15 Los Angeles, CA 1:00 PM W 58-50 25-6 13-3
March 19, 2007 (5) George Washington 15 Los Angeles, CA 7:00 PM L 47-59 25-7 13-3
*Rank according to ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. #All times in CST. Conference games in BOLD. 1LMU Ayres Hotel Thanksgiving Tournament

[edit] Women's basketball history

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2007 NCAA Basketball Men's Viewable Brackets. NCAA (2005-03-11). Retrieved on March 13, 2007.
  2. ^ 2007 NCAA Basketball Women's Viewable Brackets. NCAA (2005-03-12). Retrieved on March 13, 2007.
  3. ^ Aggies' Coach Resigns. The New York Times (1991-03-16). Retrieved on March 15, 2007.
  4. ^ Melvin Watkins Resigns As Texas A&M Basketball Coach. AggieDaily (2004-03-11). Retrieved on March 15, 2007.
  5. ^ a b Aggies Ranked No. 9 in Final USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll. Texas A&M Athletics (2007-04-04). Retrieved on April 5, 2007.
  6. ^ http://www.whas11.com/sports/stories/040607whasbhTopBillyGillespie.39cc9906.html

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