2023–24 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

2023–24 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record21–15 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDevin Johnson
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReed Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Tennessee 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750
No. 20 Kentucky 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
No. 3т Alabama 13 – 5   .722 25 – 12   .676
No. 18 Auburn † 13 – 5   .722 27 – 8   .771
No. 24 South Carolina 13 – 5   .722 26 – 8   .765
Florida 11 – 7   .611 24 – 12   .667
Texas A&M 9 – 9   .500 21 – 15   .583
LSU 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
Mississippi State 8 – 10   .444 21 – 14   .600
Ole Miss 7 – 11   .389 20 – 12   .625
Georgia 6 – 12   .333 20 – 17   .541
Arkansas 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
Vanderbilt 4 – 14   .222 9 – 23   .281
Missouri 0 – 18   .000 8 – 24   .250
† 2024 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Buzz Williams and played their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2022–23 season 25–10, 15–3 in SEC play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Arkansas and Vanderbilt to advance to the championship game, where they lost to Alabama. The Aggies received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed, where they were defeated in the first round by Penn State.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Dexter Dennis 0 G 6'5" 210 GS Senior Baker, LA Graduated
Khalen Robinson 1 G 6'0" 180 Junior Little Rock, AR Transferred to Little Rock
Erik Pratt 3 G 6'5" 185 Junior Lake Worth, FL Transferred to Milwaukee
Jordan Williams 5 G 6'3" 215 Freshman Houston, TX Transferred to Vanderbilt
Ethan Henderson 10 F 6'8" 193 RS Senior Little Rock, AR Graduated
Andre Gordon 20 G 6'2" 185 Senior Sidney, OH Graduate transferred
Davin Watkins 22 G 6'1" 193 Sophomore Nolensville, TN Walk-on; didn't return
Javonte Brown 31 F 7'0" 255 RS Sophomore Toronto, ON Transferred to Western Michigan
Ashton Smith 32 F 6'9" 270 RS Freshman Spring, TX Transferred to Oral Roberts

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Jace Carter 0 G 6'5" 210 Junior Titusville, FL UIC
Eli Lawrence 5 G 6'5" 185 Senior Atlanta, GA Middle Tennessee
Wildens Leveque 10 F/C 6'10" 255 GS Senior Brockton, MA UMass

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brandon White
#41 C 		Charlotte, NC Donda Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 22, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Tyler Ringgold
#61 PF 		Baton Rouge, LA Legacy Early College High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jul 15, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Bryce Lindsay
SG 		Baltimore, MD St. Frances Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Nov 9, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Texas A&M 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 19, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
George Turkson
#28 PF 		Lawrence, MA Bradford Christian School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 10, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Rob Dockery
#38 SF 		Washington, DC Woodrow Wilson High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Dec 25, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Andre Mills
#64 SG 		Chestnut Hill, MA Brimmer & May 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 11, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2023–24 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jace Carter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr UIC Titusville, Florida
G 2 Hayden Hefner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Nederland High School Nederland, Texas
G 3 Bryce Lindsay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Saint Frances Academy Baltimore, Maryland
G 4 Wade Taylor IV 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lancaster High School Lancaster, Texas
G 5 Eli Lawrence 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Middle Tennessee Atlanta, Georgia
F/C 10 Wildens Leveque 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS UMass Brockton, Massachusetts
F 11 Andersson Garcia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Mississippi State Moca, Dominican Republic
F 13 Solomon Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Carver High School New Orleans, Louisiana
F 15 Henry Coleman III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Duke Richmond, Virginia
F 21 Tyler Ringgold 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Southern University Lab School Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 23 Tyrece Radford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Virginia Tech Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 24 Jaelyn Lee (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Paris High School Paris, Texas
C 32 Brandon White 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Donda Academy Spencer, North Carolina
F 34 Julius Marble II 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Michigan State Dallas, Texas
G 35 Manny Obaseki 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr John Paul II High School Allen, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2023*
1:00 p.m. 		No. 15 vs. No. 20 Baylor
Secret Scrimmage 		W 78–73  –
  20 – Tied   5 – Garcia   3 – Tied  Reed Arena (–)
College Station, TX
October 29, 2023*
4:30 p.m. 		No. 15 vs. Texas Tech
Compete 4 Cause Classic 		L 84–89  –
  25 – Taylor IV   9 – Garcia   3 – Radford  The Super Pit (–)
Denton, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 15 Texas A&M–Commerce W 78–46  1–0
  19 – Hefner   8 – Coleman III   6 – Taylor IV  Reed Arena (8,802)
College Station, TX
November 10, 2023*
6:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 15 at Ohio State W 73–66  2–0
  21 – Tied   13 – Garcia   4 – Taylor IV  Value City Arena (12,704)
Columbus, OH
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 13 at SMU W 79–66  3–0
  21 – Radford   15 – Coleman III   5 – Taylor IV  Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 13 Oral Roberts W 74–66  4–0
  19 – Coleman III   10 – Coleman III   4 – Tied  Reed Arena (10,689)
College Station, TX
November 23, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN2 		No. 12 vs. Penn State
ESPN Events Invitational quarterfinals 		W 89–77  5–0
  24 – Coleman III   6 – Tied   4 – Garcia  State Farm Field House (–)
Bay Lake, FL
November 24, 2023*
10:00 a.m., ESPN2 		No. 12 vs. No. 19 Florida Atlantic
ESPN Events Invitational semifinals 		L 89–96  5–1
  35 – Taylor IV   13 – Garcia   5 – Taylor IV  State Farm Field House (–)
Bay Lake, FL
November 26, 2023*
5:30 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 12 vs. Iowa State
ESPN Events Invitational 3rd place game 		W 73–69  6–1
  18 – Washington   8 – Carter   4 – Taylor IV  State Farm Field House (1,964)
Bay Lake, FL
November 29, 2023*
6:15 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 14 at Virginia
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 47–59  6–2
  16 – Coleman III   14 – Coleman III   4 – Taylor IV  John Paul Jones Arena (14,061)
Charlottesville, VA
December 6, 2023*
8:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 21 DePaul W 89–64  7–2
  14 – Carter   9 – Coleman III   6 – Taylor IV  Reed Arena (8,310)
College Station, TX
December 10, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 21 Memphis L 75–81  7–3
  21 – Obaseki   14 – Garcia   8 – Taylor IV  Reed Arena (9,565)
College Station, TX
December 16, 2023*
1:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. No. 4 Houston
The Halal Guys Showcase 		L 66–70  7–4
  34 – Taylor IV   12 – Coleman III   4 – Taylor IV  Toyota Center (12,152)
Houston, TX
December 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN 		Houston Christian W 79–52  8–4
  24 – Hefner   19 – Garcia   5 – Washington  Reed Arena (5,475)
College Station, TX
December 30, 2023*
8:00 p.m., SECN 		Prairie View A&M W 79–54  9–4
  20 – Coleman III   13 – Coleman III   4 – Taylor IV  Reed Arena (8,610)
College Station, TX
SEC regular season
January 6, 2024
7:30 p.m., SECN 		LSU L 53–68  9–5
(0–1) 		 23 – Taylor IV   7 – Carter   3 – Hefner  Reed Arena (10,525)
College Station, TX
January 9, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 16 Auburn L 55–66  9–6
(0–2) 		 17 – Coleman III   13 – Garcia   3 – Radford  Neville Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 6 Kentucky W 97–92 OT 10–6
(1–2) 		 31 – Taylor IV   9 – Radford   5 – Taylor IV  Reed Arena (9,540)
College Station, TX
January 16, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN 		at Arkansas L 77–78  10–7
(1–3) 		 41 – Taylor IV   12 – Garcia   2 – Radford  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
January 20, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at LSU W 73–69  11–7
(2–3) 		 19 – Taylor IV   10 – Garcia   4 – Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,085)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 23, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN 		Missouri W 63–57  12–7
(3–3) 		 19 – Taylor IV   8 – Washington   3 – Taylor IV  Reed Arena (9,623)
College Station, TX
January 27, 2024
7:30 p.m., SECN 		Ole Miss L 68–71  12–8
(3–4) 		 30 – Taylor IV   12 – Carter   3 – Tied  Reed Arena (12,610)
College Station, TX
February 3, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Florida W 67–66  13–8
(4–4) 		 26 – Radford   6 – Tied   3 – Washington  Reed Arena (11,793)
College Station, TX
February 7, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Missouri W 79–60  14–8
(5–4) 		 22 – Radford   16 – Garcia   5 – Garcia  Mizzou Arena (9,814)
Columbia, MO
February 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 6 Tennessee W 85–69  15–8
(6–4) 		 27 – Radford   17 – Garcia   7 – Taylor IV  Reed Arena (12,995)
College Station, TX
February 13, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Vanderbilt L 73–74  15–9
(6–5) 		 18 – Taylor IV   6 – Garcia   4 – Radford  Memorial Gymnasium (6,564)
Nashville, TN
February 17, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN 		at No. 15 Alabama L 75–100  15–10
(6–6) 		 22 – Radford   12 – Garcia   3 – Taylor IV  Coleman Coliseum (13,474)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 20, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		Arkansas L 71–78  15–11
(6–7) 		 14 – Carter   15 – Garcia   9 – Taylor IV  Reed Arena (8,789)
College Station, TX
February 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 5 Tennessee L 51–86  15–12
(6–8) 		 11 – Tied   8 – Tied   5 – Taylor IV  Thompson–Boling Arena (22,322)
Knoxville, TN
February 28, 2024
7:30 p.m., SECN 		No. 18 South Carolina L 68–70  15–13
(6–9) 		 19 – Radford   12 – Garcia   4 – Taylor IV  Reed Arena (9,255)
College Station, TX
March 2, 2024
5:00 p.m., SECN 		at Georgia W 70–56  16–13
(7–9) 		 20 – Radford   10 – Tied   4 – Tied  Stegeman Coliseum (8,165)
Athens, GA
March 6, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Mississippi State W 75–69  17–13
(8–9) 		 17 – Obaseki   9 – Washington   6 – Taylor IV  Reed Arena (8,163)
College Station, TX
March 9, 2024
1:00 p.m., CBS 		at Ole Miss W 86–60  18–13
(9–9) 		 25 – Obaseki   13 – Garcia   7 – Taylor IV  SJB Pavilion (7,819)
Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
March 14, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN 		(7) vs. (10) Ole Miss
Second Round 		W 80–71  19–13
  20 – Taylor IV   14 – Garcia   4 – Taylor IV  Bridgestone Arena (13,771)
Nashville, TN
March 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN 		(7) vs. (2) No. 9 Kentucky
Quarterfinals 		W 97–87  20–13
  32 – Taylor IV   7 – Tied   6 – Radford  Bridgestone Arena (−)
Nashville, TN
March 16, 2024
2:30 p.m., ESPN 		(7) vs. (6) Florida
Semifinals 		L 90–95  20–14
  30 – Taylor IV   9 – Washington   4 – Taylor IV  Bridgestone Arena (16,499)
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024*
5:50 p.m., CBS 		(9 S) vs. (8 S) Nebraska
First Round 		W 98–83  21–14
  25 – Taylor IV   10 – Radford   5 – Tied  FedExForum 
Memphis, TN
March 24, 2024*
7:40 p.m., TNT 		(9 S) vs. (1 S) No. 2 Houston
Second Round 		L 95–100 OT 21–15
  27 – Radford   15 – Radford   6 – Radford  FedExForum (13,506)
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South region.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2023–24 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball schedule". 12thman.com. Retrieved 19 September 2023.