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

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

Conference	Big 12 Conference
2011–12 record	14–18 (4–14 Big 12)
Head coach	Billy Kennedy
Assistant coach	Glynn Cyprien
Assistant coach	Kyle Keller
Home arena	Reed Arena

2011–12 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Kansas	16	–	2	.889	32	–	7	.821
#3 Missouri†	14	–	4	.778	30	–	5	.857
Iowa State	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
#9 Baylor	12	–	6	.667	30	–	8	.789
Kansas State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	10	.688
Texas	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Oklahoma State	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
Oklahoma	5	–	13	.278	15	–	16	.484
Texas A&M	4	–	14	.222	14	–	18	.438
Texas Tech	1	–	17	.056	8	–	23	.258

† 2012 Big 12 Tournament winner As of March 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Billy Kennedy was in his first season as head coach after the position was vacated by Mark Turgeon in May 2011.^[1] The team played its home games in Reed Arena as members of the reformed ten member Big 12 Conference for the final season as they departed for the Southeastern Conference in 2012–13.

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	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jamal Branch PG	Arlington, Texas	Grace Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	Sep 1, 2008
Jamal Branch PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Jordan Green SG	Flower Mound, Texas	Flower Mound	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 24, 2009
Jordan Green SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A 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
3.5 !F	20	Alexander, DanielDaniel Alexander	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Dripping Springs, Texas
1.5 !G	24	Baird, AlexAlex Baird	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Flower Mound, Texas
1.5 !G	11	Branch, JamalJamal Branch	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Arlington, Texas
5.0 !C	4	Davis, KeithKeith Davis	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Dallas, Texas
1.5 !G	13	Green, JordanJordan Green	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Flower Mound, Texas
1.5 !G	5	Harris, DashDash Harris	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Los Angeles, California
1.5 !G	2	Hibbert, NajiNaji Hibbert	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Baltimore, Maryland
3.5 !F	42	Jahns, JarodJarod Jahns	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Spring, Texas
3.5 !F	33	Jolly, GrantGrant Jolly	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Southlake, Texas
2.5 !G/F	23	Kinsley, ZachZach Kinsley	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
3.5 !F	10	Loubeau, DavidDavid Loubeau	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Miami, Florida
1.5 !G	12	McDonald, BlakeBlake McDonald	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Spring, Texas
3.5 !F	22	Middleton, KhrisKhris Middleton	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	North Charleston, South Carolina
3.5 !F	32	Roberson, KourtneyKourtney Roberson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Arcadia, Louisiana
1.5 !G	31	Turner, ElstonElston Turner	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Missouri City, Texas
3.5 !F	35	Turner, RayRay Turner	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Houston, Texas

Head coach

Billy Kennedy (Southeastern Louisiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Glynn Cyprien
Kyle Keller
John Reese

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-10-02

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Summer European Tour
08/11/11* 12:00 p.m.		Swiss National Team	L 51–62		Saint-Leonard Fribourg, Switzerland
08/12/11* 9:00 a.m.		Swiss National Team	L 73–85		Saint-Leonard Fribourg, Switzerland
08/14/11* 9:00 a.m.		AMW Elite	W 90–61		Halles Georges Carpentier Paris, France
08/16/11* 12:30 p.m.		AMW Elite	W 80–78		Halles Georges Carpentier Paris, France
Exhibition
11/03/11* 7:00 p.m.	#20	Dallas Baptist	W 91–55		Reed Arena (5,472) College Station, TX
Regular season
11/09/11* 7:00 p.m., FSSW/FSH	#20	Liberty Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	W 81–59	1–0	Reed Arena (6,118) College Station, TX
11/13/11* 3:00 p.m., FSSW/FSH	#19	Southern	W 83–58	2–0	Reed Arena (5,503) College Station, TX
11/17/11* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	#19	vs. Mississippi State Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	L 60–69	2–1	Madison Square Garden (9,036) New York, NY
11/18/11* 4:30 p.m., ESPN2	#19	vs. St. John's Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	W 58–57	3–1	Madison Square Garden (6,338) New York, NY
11/26/11* 3:00 p.m.	#25	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 56–43	4–1	Reed Arena (6,114) College Station, TX
11/30/11* 7:00 p.m., FSSW/FSH	#25	Alcorn State	W 56–44	5–1	Reed Arena (5,315) College Station, TX
12/03/11* 7:00 p.m.	#25	Stephen F. Austin	W 55–42	6–1	Reed Arena (6,465) College Station, TX
12/07/11* 7:00 p.m., FSSW/FSH	#22	Sam Houston State	W 64–37	7–1	Reed Arena (5,431) College Station, TX
12/10/11* 7:00 p.m.	#22	Louisiana–Monroe	W 67–54	8–1	Reed Arena (6,875) College Station, TX
12/17/10* 3:30 p.m., FSSW/FSH/ Sun Sports	#22	vs. #13 Florida Orange Bowl Classic	L 64–84	8–2	BankAtlantic Center (11,262) Sunrise, FL
12/22/11* 7:00 p.m., FSSW/FSH		Rice	L 58–65	8–3	Reed Arena (8,284) College Station, TX
12/29/11* 7:00 p.m.		Arkansas Tech	W 76–58	9–3	Reed Arena (8,519) College Station, TX
01/02/12 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		at #4 Baylor	L 52–61	9–4 (0–1)	Ferrell Center (8,424) Waco, TX
01/07/12 3:00 p.m., Big 12 Network		Iowa State	L 50–74	9–5 (0–2)	Reed Arena (6,450) College Station, TX
01/11/12 3:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Texas	L 51–61	9–6 (0–3)	Frank Erwin Center (13,917) Austin, TX
01/14/12 12:45 p.m., Big 12 Network		Texas Tech	W 67–54	10–6 (1–3)	Reed Arena (7,083) College Station, TX
01/16/12 4:30 p.m., ESPN		at #5 Missouri	L 51–70	10–7 (1–4)	Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO
01/21/12 3:00 p.m., Big 12 Network		Oklahoma	W 81–75	11–7 (2–4)	Reed Arena (8,468) College Station, TX
01/23/12 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at #5 Kansas	L 54-64	11–8 (2–5)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/28/12 3:00 p.m., Big 12 Network		Oklahoma State	W 76–61	12–8 (3–5)	Reed Arena (9,027) College Station, TX
02/01/12 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		#6 Baylor	L 60–63	12–9 (3–6)	Reed Arena (9,309) College Station, TX
02/04/12 3:00 p.m., Big 12 Network		at Kansas State	L 53–64	12–10 (3–7)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
02/06/12 8:00 p.m., ESPN		Texas	L 68–70	12–11 (3–8)	Reed Arena (9,792) College Station, TX
02/11/12 3:00 p.m., Big 12 Network		at Iowa State	L 46–68	12–12 (3–9)	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
02/14/12 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Texas Tech	W 47–38	13–12 (4–9)	United Spirit Arena (7,837) Lubbock, TX
02/18/12 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		#3 Missouri	L 62–71	13–13 (4–10)	Reed Arena (11,818) College Station, TX
02/22/12 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		#4 Kansas	L 58-66	13–14 (4–11)	Reed Arena (6,868) College Station, TX
02/25/12 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Oklahoma State	L 42-60	13–15 (4–12)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,190) Stillwater, OK
02/28/12 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		Kansas State	L 60-66	13–16 (4–13)	Reed Arena (8,085) College Station, TX
03/03/12 3:00 p.m., Big 12 Network		at Oklahoma	L 62–65	13–17 (4–14)	Lloyd Noble Center (6,188) Norman, OK
2012 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/07/12 6:00 p.m., Big 12 Network		vs. Oklahoma First Round	W 62–53	14–17	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
03/08/12 2:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. #3 Kansas Quarterfinals	L 66–83	14–18	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

References

Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball

Venues	DeWare Field House (1924–1954) G. Rollie White Coliseum (1954–1997) Reed Arena (1998–present)

Rivalries	Texas

Culture & lore	History Reed Rowdies "Aggie War Hymn"

People	Head coaches

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