2008–09 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

2008-09 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
NCAA Second Round vs. UConn, L 92–66
Conference Big 12 Conference
2008-09 record 24–10 (9–7 Big 12)
Head coach Mark Turgeon
Assistant coach Scott Spinelli
Assistant coach Pooh Williamson
Assistant coach Bill Walker
Home arena Reed Arena
Seasons
« 2007-08 2009-10 »
2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#14 Kansas 14   2   .875     27   8   .771
#7 Oklahoma 13   3   .813     30   6   .833
#9 Missouri† 12   4   .750     31   7   .816
Kansas State 9   7   .563     22   12   .647
Texas 9   7   .563     23   12   .657
Texas A&M 9   7   .563     24   10   .706
Oklahoma State 9   7   .563     23   12   .657
Nebraska 8   8   .500     18   13   .581
Baylor 5   11   .313     24   15   .615
Iowa State 4   12   .250     15   17   .469
Texas Tech 3   13   .188     14   19   .424
Colorado 1   15   .063     9   22   .290
† 2009 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by second-year head coach Mark Turgeon, who coached the team to a 25–11 record and an NCAA tournament appearance his first season.

The Aggies went 14–1 in nonconference play, with wins over Alabama, Arizona, and LSU; the one loss was handed by Tulsa.[1]

Contents

Leading into the season

Josh Carter and Bryan Davis received preseason Big 12 honorable mention.[2] The team did not make the top 25 of the preseason AP or Coaches polls, though received votes.[3]

During the 2009 signing period, the Aggies signed Naji Hibbert, Khris Middleton, Kourtney Roberson,[4] and Ray Turner,[5] who are all listed in the Rivals.com Top 150 prospects for the class of 2009. Hibbert, a Rivals four-star, is the highest-ranked recruit at No. 88.[6] The recruiting class placed 23rd in the Rivals' early signing period national rankings compiled on November 12, 2008.[7] ESPN's recruiting services ranked the class 25th in November as well.[8]

2008 recruiting class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
James Blasczyk
PF		 Friendswood, TX Friendswood HS 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 23,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 71
Dashan Harris
PG		 Montverde, FL Montverde Academy 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 17,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 93
David Loubeau
PF		 Davie, FL Westlake Preparatory School 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 10,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:


Roster

2009–10 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
C 12 Blasczyk, JamesJames Blasczyk 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Houston, Texas
F 50 Carrell, MarshallMarshall Carrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Paris, Texas
G 23 Carter, JoshJosh Carter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas
G 31 Chapman, ChrisChris Chapman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 14 Darko, AndrewAndrew Darko 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Conroe, Texas
F 0 Davis, BryanBryan Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas
F 41 Elonu, ChinemeluChinemelu Elonu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 40 Graham, BrysonBryson Graham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas
G 5 Harris, DashDash Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California
G 11 Holmes, B.J.B.J. Holmes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Houston, Texas
G 2 Lewis, DerrekDerrek Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 10 Loubeau, DavidDavid Loubeau 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Miami, Florida
G 3 Roland, DerrickDerrick Roland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas
G 24 Schepel, ShawnShawn Schepel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Dallas, Texas
G 15 Sloan, DonaldDonald Sloan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas
F 45 Walkup, NathanNathan Walkup 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-07-31


Season accomplishments

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
11/05/08* 7:30 p.m. Texas A&M–Kingsville Reed Arena • College Station, TX W 72–59  7,963 0–0[12]
Regular season
11/16/08* 5:00 p.m. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Reed Arena • College Station, TX W 76–47  7,354 1–0[13]
11/18/08* 7:00 p.m. Stephen F. Austin Reed Arena • College Station, TX W 55–48  7,595 2–0[14]
11/21/08* 7:00 p.m. Jackson State Reed Arena • College Station, TX
(South Padre Invitational)		 W 96–78  7,866 3–0[15]
11/25/08* 7:00 p.m. UNCW Reed Arena • College Station, TX
(South Padre Invitational)		 W 84–65  6,881 4–0[16]
11/28/08* 7:30 p.m. vs. Tulsa South Padre Convention Centre • South Padre
(South Padre Invitational)		 FCS L 67–56  N/A 4–1[17]
11/29/08* TBA vs. Kent State South Padre Convention Centre • South Padre
(South Padre Invitational)		 W 77–71  1632 5–1[18]
12/05/08* 8:30 p.m. Arizona Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPNU W 67–66  10,393 6–1[19]
12/13/08* 7:00 p.m. at Alabama Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN Full Court W 86–78OT  9,316 7–1[9]
12/15/08* 7:00 p.m. Florida A&M Reed Arena • College Station, TX FSN W 67–57  7,334 8–1[20]
12/17/08* 7:00 p.m. SMU Reed Arena • College Station, TX FSN W 66–56  7,888 9–1[21]
12/20/08* 4:00 p.m. vs. LSU Toyota Center • Houston, TX W 72–61  N/A 10–1[22]
12/28/08* 7:00 p.m. Sam Houston State Reed Arena • College Station, TX FSN W 60–50  9,371 11–1[23]
12/31/08* 3:00 p.m. at Rice Tudor Fieldhouse • Houston, TX W 72–60  5,208 12–1[24]
01/03/09* 8:00 p.m. McNeese State Reed Arena • College Station, TX W 57–52  11,029 13–1[25]
01/05/09* 7:00 p.m. North Dakota Reed Arena • College Station, TX FSN W 76–62  6,066 14–1[26]
01/10/09 8:00 p.m. at Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK ESPNU L 72–61  10,264 14–2[27] (0–1)
01/14/09 8:30 p.m. #21 Baylor Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPN2 W 84–73  9,537 15–2[28] (1–1)
01/17/09 1:00 p.m. #5 Oklahoma Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPN L 69–63  12,720 15–3[29] (1–2)
01/19/09 1:00 p.m. at Kansas Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPN L 73–53  16,300 15–4[30] (1–3)
01/24/09 7:00 p.m. at #15 Texas Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX ESPNU L 67–58  16,755 15–5[31] (1–4)
01/28/09 8:00 p.m. Texas Tech Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPNU W 79–70  10,273 16–5[32] (2–4)
01/31/09 1:00 p.m. Oklahoma State Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPN W 76–64  11,178 17–5[33] (3–4)
02/04/09 8:00 p.m. at #2 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK Big 12 L 77–71  11,494 17–6[34] (3–5)
02/07/09 3:00 p.m. Kansas State Reed Arena • College Station, TX Big 12 L 65–60  10,367 17–7[35] (3–6)
02/14/09 5:00 p.m. at Baylor Ferrell Center • Waco, TX FSN L 72–68  10,407 17–8[36] (3–7)
02/16/09 8:00 p.m. Texas Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPN W 81–66  11,321 18–8[37] (4–7)
02/21/09 5:00 p.m. at Texas Tech United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX ESPN Full Court W 79–73  10,551 19–8[38] (5–7)
02/24/09 8:30 p.m. at Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center • Lincoln, NE ESPN2 W 57–55  9,009 20–8[39] (6–7)
02/28/09 12:30 p.m. Iowa State Reed Arena • College Station, TX Big 12 W 87–69  9,701 21–8[40] (7–7)
03/04/09 8:00 p.m. at Colorado Coors Events Center • Boulder, CO ESPNU W 72–66  4,973 22–8[41] (8–7)
03/07/09 1:00 p.m. #12 Missouri Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPN2 W 96–86  13,007 23–8[42] (9–7)
Big 12 Tournament
03/11/09 8:30 p.m. vs. Texas Tech Ford Center • Oklahoma City, OK
(Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament)		 Big 12 L 88–83    23–9[43]
NCAA Tournament
03/19/09 11:30 a.m. vs. BYU Wachovia Center • Philadelphia, PA
(2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament)		 CBS Sports W 79–66    24–9[44]
03/21/09 2:35 p.m. vs. UConn Wachovia Center • Philadelphia, PA
(2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament)		 CBS Sports L 92–66    24–10[45]
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Central Standard Time.

See also

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