2011–12 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

2011–12 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #22
AP #22
2011–12 record 8–3 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach Billy Kennedy
Assistant coach Glynn Cyprien
Assistant coach Kyle Keller
Home arena Reed Arena
Seasons
« 2010–11 2012–13 »
2011–12 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Baylor 1   0   1.000     14   0   1.000
#7 Missouri 1   0   1.000     14   0   1.000
#23 Kansas State 0   0   —     11   1   .917
Iowa State 0   0   —     10   3   .769
#14 Kansas 0   0   —     10   3   .769
Texas 0   0   —     10   3   .769
Texas Tech 0   0   —     7   5   .583
Oklahoma State 0   0   —     7   6   .538
Oklahoma 0   1   .000     10   3   .769
Texas A&M 0   1   .000     9   4   .692
† 2012 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of December 31, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Billy Kennedy will take over the head coaching position vacated by Mark Turgeon in May 2011.[1] The team plays its home games in Reed Arena and continue as members of the reformed ten member Big 12 Conference for its final season before they depart for the Southeastern Conference for the 2012-13 season.

Contents

Previous season

The Aggies finished the previous year with a 24–9 record, 12–6 in Big 12 play, a semi-finals appearance in the Big 12 tournament, and a first-round appearance in the NCAA tournament.

Preseason

Player departures

The Aggies will be without starting guard B.J. Holmes and starting forward Nathan Walkup. Other losses include guards Derrek Lewis and Andrew Darko, as well as forward Marshall Carrell.

Recruiting

[2][3][4]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jamal Branch
PG		 Arlington, Texas Grace Prep 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 163 lb (74 kg) Sep 1,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 95
Jordan Green
SG		 Flower Mound, Texas Flower Mound 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 24,
2009 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 91
Overall Recruiting Rankings:

Roster

2012–13 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 20 Alexander, DanielDaniel Alexander 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Dripping Springs, Texas
G 24 Baird, AlexAlex Baird 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Flower Mound, Texas
G 11 Branch, JamalJamal Branch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Arlington, Texas
C 4 Davis, KeithKeith Davis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Dallas, Texas
G 13 Green, JordanJordan Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Flower Mound, Texas
G 5 Harris, DashDash Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California
G 2 Hibbert, NajiNaji Hibbert 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland
F 42 Jahns, JarodJarod Jahns 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Spring, Texas
F 33 Jolly, GrantGrant Jolly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Southlake, Texas
G/F 23 Kinsley, ZachZach Kinsley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 10 Loubeau, DavidDavid Loubeau 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Miami, Florida
G 12 McDonald, BlakeBlake McDonald 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Spring, Texas
F 22 Middleton, KhrisKhris Middleton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr North Charleston, South Carolina
F 32 Roberson, KourtneyKourtney Roberson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Arcadia, Louisiana
G 31 Turner, ElstonElston Turner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Missouri City, Texas
F 35 Turner, RayRay Turner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Glynn Cyprien
  • Kyle Keller
  • John Reese
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-10-02

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Summer European Tour
08/11/11* 12:00 p.m. Swiss National Team Saint-Leonard • Fribourg, Switzerland L 51–62     
08/12/11* 9:00 a.m. Swiss National Team Saint-Leonard • Fribourg, Switzerland L 73–85     
08/14/11* 9:00 a.m. AMW Elite Halles Georges Carpentier • Paris, France W 90–61     
08/16/11* 12:30 p.m. AMW Elite Halles Georges Carpentier • Paris, France W 80–78     
Exhibition
11/03/11* 7:00 p.m. Dallas Baptist #20 Reed Arena • College Station, TX W 91–55  5,472
Regular season
11/09/11* 7:00 p.m. Liberty #20 Reed Arena • College Station, TX
(Coaches vs. Cancer Classic)		 FSSW/FSH W 81–59  6,118 1–0
11/13/11* 3:00 p.m. Southern #19 Reed Arena • College Station, TX FSSW/FSH W 83–58  5,503 2–0
11/17/11* 6:00 p.m. vs. Mississippi State #19 Madison Square Gardens • New York, NY
(Coaches vs. Cancer Classic)		 ESPN2 L 60–69  N/A 2–1
11/18/11* 4:30 p.m. vs. St. John's #19 Madison Square Gardens • New York, NY
(Coaches vs. Cancer Classic)		 ESPN2 W 58–57  N/A 3–1
11/26/11* 3:00 p.m. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi #25 Reed Arena • College Station, TX W 56–43  6,114 4–1
11/30/11* 7:00 p.m. Alcorn State #25 Reed Arena • College Station, TX FSSW/FSH W 56–44  5,315 5–1
12/03/11* 7:00 p.m. Stephen F. Austin #25 Reed Arena • College Station, TX W 55–42  6,465 6–1
12/07/11* 7:00 p.m. Sam Houston State #22 Reed Arena • College Station, TX FSSW/FSH W 64–37  5,431 7–1
12/10/11* 7:00 p.m. ULM #22 Reed Arena • College Station, TX W 67–54  6,875 8–1
12/17/10* 3:30 p.m. vs. #13 Florida #22 Bank Atlantic Center • Sunrise, FL
(Orange Bowl Classic)		 FSSW/FSH/Sun Sports L 64–84  11,262 8–2
12/22/11* 7:00 p.m. Rice Reed Arena • College Station, TX FSSW/FSH L 58–65  8,284 8–3
12/29/11* 7:00 p.m. Arkansas Tech Reed Arena • College Station, TX     
01/02/12 6:00 p.m. at Baylor Ferrell Center • Waco, TX ESPNU     
01/07/12 3:00 p.m. Iowa State Reed Arena • College Station, TX Big 12 Network     
01/08/11 3:00 p.m. at Texas Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX ESPN2     
01/14/12 12:45 p.m. Texas Tech Reed Arena • College Station, TX Big 12 Network     
01/16/12 4:30 p.m. at Missouri Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO ESPN     
01/21/12 3:00 p.m. Oklahoma Reed Arena • College Station, TX Big 12 Network     
01/23/12 8:00 p.m. at Kansas Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPN     
01/28/12 3:00 p.m. Oklahoma State Reed Arena • College Station, TX Big 12 Network     
02/01/12 8:00 p.m. Baylor Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPN2     
02/04/12 3:00 p.m. at Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS Big 12 Network     
02/06/12 8:00 p.m. Texas Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPN     
02/11/12 3:00 p.m. at Iowa State Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA Big 12 Network     
02/14/12 6:00 p.m. at Texas Tech United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX ESPN2     
02/18/12 1:00 p.m. Missouri Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPN2     
02/22/12 8:00 p.m. Kansas Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPN2     
02/25/12 1:00 p.m. at Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK ESPN2     
02/28/12 6:00 p.m. Kansas State Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPN2     
03/03/12 3:00 p.m. at Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK Big 12 Network     
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Standard Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ Texas A&M University. "Source: Texas A&M Announces Billy Kennedy as new Men's Basketball Head Coach". http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/051511aaa.html. 
  2. ^ "Rivals.com 2011 Texas A&M Commitments". http://rivals.yahoo.com/tamu/basketball/recruiting/commitments/2011. 
  3. ^ "Scout.com Texas A&M College Basketball Recruiting Commits". http://tamu.scout.com/a.z?s=187&p=9&c=8&cfg=bb&yr=2011. 
  4. ^ "Texas A&M Basketball Recruiting 2011 – ESPN". http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/245/class/2011. 
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