Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball

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2007-08 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
Texas A&M Aggies
University Texas A&M University
Conference Big 12
Location College Station, Texas
Head Coach Mark Turgeon (1st year)
Arena Reed Arena
(Capacity: 12,500)
Nickname Aggies
Colors Maroon and White

             
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Home shorts
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Away jersey
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NCAA Tournament Appearances
1951, 1964, 1969, 1975, 1980, 1987, 2006, 2007, 2008
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 men's basketball team is the official men's basketball team at Texas A&M University. On 10 April 2007, Mark Turgeon replaced Billy Gillispie as the head men's basketball coach.[1] The Aggies 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.[2][3]

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] The Early Years season records

[4]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
F.D. Steger (1912 — 1915)
1912–1913 F.D. Steger 4–2 — —
1913–1914 F.D. Steger 5–2 — —
1914–1915 F.D. Steger 13–2 4–1 3rd
F.D. Steger: 22–6 4–1
Tubby Graves (1915 — 1916)
1915–1916 Tubby Graves 11–2 6–2 2nd
Tubby Graves: 11–2 6–2
W.H.H. Morris (1916 — 1917)
1916–1917 W.H.H. Morris 11–8 3–3 2nd
W.H.H. Morris: 11–8 3–3
Bill Driver (1917 — 1920)
1917–1918 Bill Driver 9–9 7–7 3rd
1918–1919 Bill Driver 14–4 7–3 2nd
1919–1920 Bill Driver 19–0 16–0 1st
Bill Driver: 42–13 30–10
Dana X. Bible (1920 — 1927)
1920–1921 Dana X. Bible 16–6 10–2 1st
1921–1922 Dana X. Bible 18–3 13–3 1st
1922–1923 Dana X. Bible 16–4 15–3 1st
1923–1924 Dana X. Bible 13–10 12–11 4th
1924–1925 Dana X. Bible 9–8 6–8 5th
1925–1926 Dana X. Bible 8–9 4–8 6th
1926–1927 Dana X. Bible 10–7 4–6 5th
Dana X. Bible: 90–47 64–41
C.F. Bassett (1927 — 1929)
1927–1928 C.F. Bassett 4–12 1–9 7th
1928–1929 C.F. Bassett 12–6 4–6 5th
C.F. Bassett: 16–18 5–15
J.B. Reid (1929 — 1935)
1929–1930 J.B. Reid 8–10 4–6 T–4th
1930–1931 J.B. Reid 14–8 5–7 5th
1931–1932 J.B. Reid 10–9 4–8 T–5th
1932–1933 J.B. Reid 9–10 8–4 3rd
1933–1934 J.B. Reid 14–6 7–5 2nd
1934–1935 J.B. Reid 10–10 4–8 T–5th
J.B. Reid: 65–53 32–38
H.R. McQuillan (1935 — 1941)
1935–1936 H.R. McQuillan 9–9 3–9 6th
1936–1937 H.R. McQuillan 12–13 5–7 T–5th
1937–1938 H.R. McQuillan 10–8 6–6 4th
1938–1939 H.R. McQuillan 7–16 2–10 6th
1939–1940 H.R. McQuillan 11–11 5–7 T–5th
1940–1941 H.R. McQuillan 7–13 3–9 6th
H.R. McQuillan: 56–70 24–48
Marty Karow (1941 — 1942)
1941–1942 Marty Karow 8–16 4–8 6th
Marty Karow: 8–16 4–8
Manning Smith (1942 — 1945)
1942–1943 Manning Smith 11–11 4–8 T–5th
1943–1944 Manning Smith 2–15 0–12 7th
1944–1945 Manning Smith 3–18 2–10 6th
Manning Smith: 16–44 6–30
Marty Karow (1945 — 1950)
1945–1946 Marty Karow 9–14 4–8 6th
1946–1947 Marty Karow 8–17 4–8 5th
1947–1948 Marty Karow 7–17 2–10 6th
1948–1949 Marty Karow 5–19 2–10 6th
1949–1950 Marty Karow 10–14 6–6 T–4th
Marty Karow: 39–81 18–42
John Floyd (1950 — 1955)
1950–1951 John Floyd 17–12 8–4 T–1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1951–1952 John Floyd 9–15 5–7 T–3rd
1952–1953 John Floyd 6–15 3–9 7th
1953–1954 John Floyd 2–20 1–11 7th
1954–1955 John Floyd 4–20 1–11 7th
John Floyd: 38–82 18–42
Ken Loeffler (1955 — 1957)
1955–1956 Ken Loeffler 6–18 3–9 T–5th
1956–1957 Ken Loeffler 7–17 3–9 T–6th
Ken Loeffler: 13–35 6–18
Bob Rogers (1957 — 1963)
1957–1958 Bob Rogers 11–13 7–7 T–5th
1958–1959 Bob Rogers 15–9 6–8 T–5th
1959–1960 Bob Rogers 19–5 10–4 T–2nd
1960–1961 Bob Rogers 16–8 10–4 2nd
1961–1962 Bob Rogers 15–9 9–5 3rd
1962–1963 Bob Rogers 16–8 9–5 T–2nd
Bob Rogers: 92–52 51–33
Total:

      National Champion         Conference Champion         Conference Tournament Champion


[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.

[edit] Metcalf season records

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Shelby Metcalf (1963 — 1990)
1963–1964 Shelby Metcalf 18–7 13–1 1st NCAA First Round
1964–1965 Shelby Metcalf 14–10 7–7 4th
1965–1966 Shelby Metcalf 15–9 10–4 2nd
1966–1967 Shelby Metcalf 6–18 5–9 6th
1967–1968 Shelby Metcalf 14–10 8–6 T–2nd
1968–1969 Shelby Metcalf 18–9 12–2 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1969–1970 Shelby Metcalf 14–10 9–5 2nd
1970–1971 Shelby Metcalf 9–17 5–9 7th
1971–1972 Shelby Metcalf 16–10 9–5 T–3rd
1972–1973 Shelby Metcalf 17–9 9–5 T–2nd
1973–1974 Shelby Metcalf 15–11 7–7 4th
1974–1975 Shelby Metcalf 20–7 12–2 1st NCAA First Round
1975–1976 Shelby Metcalf 21–6 14–2 1st
1976–1977 Shelby Metcalf 14–14 8–8 T–4th
1977–1978 Shelby Metcalf 12–15 5–11 7th
1978–1979 Shelby Metcalf 24–9 11–5 3rd NIT Quarterfinals
1979–1980 Shelby Metcalf 26–8 14–2 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1980–1981 Shelby Metcalf 15–12 8–8 T–4th
1981–1982 Shelby Metcalf 20–11 10–6 3rd NIT Quarterfinals
1982–1983 Shelby Metcalf 17–14 10–6 3rd
1983–1984 Shelby Metcalf 16–14 7–9 5th
1984–1985 Shelby Metcalf 19–11 10–6 T–2nd NIT First Round
1985–1986 Shelby Metcalf 20–12 12–4 T–1st NIT First Round
1986–1987 Shelby Metcalf 17–14 6–10 8th NCAA First Round
1987–1988 Shelby Metcalf 16–15 8–8 6th
1988–1989 Shelby Metcalf 16–14 8–8 T–4th
1989–1990 Shelby Metcalf 9–10* 2–3*
Shelby Metcalf: 438–306 239–158

(*) Partial season, released after
19 games
John Thornton (1990 — 1990)
1989–1990 John Thornton 5–7 5–6 T–5th
John Thornton: 5–7 5–6
Total:

      National Champion         Conference Champion         Conference Tournament Champion


[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.[5] 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.[6]

[edit] Davis, Barone, Watkins season records

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Kermit Davis, Jr. (1990 — 1991)
1990–1991 Kermit Davis, Jr. 8–21 2–14 9th
Kermit Davis, Jr.: 8–21 2–14
Tony Barone (1991 — 1998)
1991–1992 Tony Barone 6–22 2–12 8th
1992–1993 Tony Barone 10–17 5–9 6th
1993–1994 Tony Barone 19–11 10–4 T–2nd NIT First Round
1994–1995 Tony Barone 14–16 7–7 5th
1995–1996 Tony Barone 11–16 3–11 T–7th
1996–1997 Tony Barone 9–18 3–13 T–10th
1997–1998 Tony Barone 7–20 1–15 12th
Tony Barone: 76–120 31–71
Melvin Watkins (1998 — 2004)
1998–1999 Melvin Watkins 12–15 5–11 T–10th
1999–2000 Melvin Watkins 8–20 4–12 T–8th
2000–2001 Melvin Watkins 10–20 3–13 T–11th
2001–2002 Melvin Watkins 10–22 3–13 T–10th
2002–2003 Melvin Watkins 14–14 6–10 T–7th
2003–2004 Melvin Watkins 7–21 0–16 12th
Melvin Watkins: 61–112 21–75
Total:

      National Champion         Conference Champion         Conference Tournament Champion


[edit] Modern resurgence

After Watkins resigned, 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.[7]

On April 6, 2007, Gillispie resigned his position as head coach at Texas A&M to coach at the University of Kentucky.[8] Four days later, on April 10, Mark Turgeon, head coach of Wichita State University, was announced as the new men's basketball head coach at A&M.[1]

The Aggies started the 2007-08 season ranked 14th in the preseason Coaches Poll. Once the season progressed, they won the 2007 NIT Season Tip-Off to extend their winning streak to 7–0. Their first loss of the season came to unranked Arizona. After the Arizona game, they would then win eight straight home games against unranked opponents. Team performance spiraled down once conference play had begun, losing three straight unranked teams—at Texas Tech, at Michael Beasley-led Kansas State, and at home to Baylor. The Aggies could post wins at their next five matchups, including one over the 10th-ranked rival Texas Longhorns and three away games. They then regressed, losing to Oklahoma State and Nebraska at home. Another high point came when they defeated Texas Tech 98–54 at home, matching their highest margin of victory in school history (set in 1959 against Texas).[9] The Aggies regressed once again, this time losing 64–37 at Oklahoma. After the blowout, the Aggies were able to revenge Baylor in Waco, though came back home to lose their final regular season game to eventual national champion Kansas to finish the season at 8-8 in conference play. The team received a No. 6 bid to the Big 12 tournament, defeating Iowa State and Kansas State in the first two rounds, but lost to Kansas again in the semifinals. With their 24–10 record after the Big 12 tournament, the Aggies received a No. 9 at-large bid to the West Regional of the NCAA tournament. In the first round, they defeated 8th-seeded BYU 67–62 at Anaheim. In the second round, they faced UCLA at the same site, though allowed them to escape with a close 51–49 win.[10] The Aggies finished the season with a 25–11 record. The 25 wins matches the record for most wins by a first-year coach at a Big 12 school, set by former Texas coach Tom Penders in the 1988–89 season.[11]

[edit] Gillispie, Turgeon season records

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Billy Gillispie (2004 — 2007)
2004–2005 Billy Gillispie 21–10 8–8 7th NIT Quarterfinals
2005–2006 Billy Gillispie 22–9 10–6 4th NCAA Second Round
2006–2007 Billy Gillispie 27–7 13–3 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Billy Gillispie: 70–26 31–17
Mark Turgeon (2007 — present)
2007–2008 Mark Turgeon 25-11 8-8 6th NCAA Second Round
Mark Turgeon: 25-11 8-8
Total:

      National Champion         Conference Champion         Conference Tournament Champion


[edit] Notable players

Name Class year Notability Reference
John Beasley 1966 Former ABA player [12]
R.C. Buford 1980 San Antonio Spurs General Manager [13]
David Britton 1979 Former NBA player [12]
Winston Crite 1987 Former NBA player [12]
Walt Davis 1952 Former NBA player [12]
Jimmie Gilbert 1986 Former NBA player [12]
Antanas Kavaliauskas 2007 Player for Panionios Forthnet [14][15]
Bernard King 2003 Player for Mersin BŞB. S.K. [16]
Acie Law IV 2007 NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks [17]
Doug Lee 1984 Former NBA player [12]
Darryl McDonald 1988 NBL player [18]
Sonny Parker 1976 Former NBA player [12]


Antoine Wright 2006 NBA player for the Dallas Mavericks [12][19]

[edit] Records

[edit] Career Points Scored

[20] Name Seasons Points
1 Bernard King 1999-2003 1,990
2 Vernon Smith 1977-1981 1,778
3 Acie Law IV 2003-2007 1,669
4 John Beasley 1963-1966 1,594
5 Winston Crite 1983-1987 1,576
6 Rynn Wright 1977-1981 1,495
7 Claude Riley 1979-1983 1,383
8 Carroll Broussard 1959-1962 1,382
9 Bennie Lennox 1961-1964 1,344
10 Antoine Wright 2002-2005 1,338

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Turgeon Named Texas A&M Men's Basketball Coach. Texas A&M Athletics (2007-04-10). Retrieved on 2007-06-29.
  2. ^ 2007 NCAA Basketball Men's Viewable Brackets. NCAA (2005-03-11). Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
  3. ^ 2007 NCAA Basketball Women's Viewable Brackets. NCAA (2005-03-12). Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
  4. ^ Texas A&M Athletics Men's Basketball - Year-by-Year Results
  5. ^ Aggies' Coach Resigns. The New York Times (1991-03-16). Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
  6. ^ Melvin Watkins Resigns As Texas A&M Basketball Coach. AggieDaily (2004-03-11). Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
  7. ^ Aggies Ranked No. 9 in Final USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll. Texas A&M Athletics (2007-04-04). Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
  8. ^ Billy Gillespie to become new UK basketball coach | SPORTS | WHAS11.com | News for Louisville, Kentucky
  9. ^ Davis, Brian. "Texas A&M snaps losing skid in win over Texas Tech", Dallas Morning News, 2008-02-28. Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 
  10. ^ Miller, John. "Last-second loss to UCLA mirrored much of season", Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2008-03-24. Retrieved on 2008-03-31. 
  11. ^ "WEST REGION", Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2008-03-21. Retrieved on 2008-03-31. 
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h Texas A&M University. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
  13. ^ RC Buford San Antonio Spurs. Hoopshype. Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
  14. ^ Texas A&M Athletics (2007-08-09). "Texas A&M Student-Athletes are Set to Graduate". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
  15. ^ Πανιωνιοσ – On Telecoms
  16. ^ Bernard King:2007-2008 Season Game Log. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
  17. ^ HAWKS: Hawks Roster
  18. ^ 44. Darryl McDonald. Melbourne Tigers. Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
  19. ^ NETS: Nets Roster
  20. ^ http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/mbasketball/docs/0708-factbook.pdf (Texas A&M Basketball Media Guide 2006-07 pg. 120)

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