2013–14 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2013–14 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Billy Kennedy , who is in his third season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and will play in its second season as a member of the Southeastern Conference .
Before the season
Departures
Recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Tony Trocha PF
Houston, Texas
St. Thomas
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Nov 29, 2012
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 77
Devante Fitzgerald SF
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Tucker
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sep 23, 2012
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 75
Tavario Miller PF
Houston, Texas
Wheatley
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Nov 20, 2012
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 70
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : Not Ranked Rivals : Not Ranked ESPN : Not Ranked
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:
In addition to the three high school recruits signed, head coach Billy Kennedy also received a commitment from junior college transfer Jamal Jones (Lee College ), a small forward from Searcy, Arkansas .
Roster
2013–14 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
2
Shawn Smith
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
RS Fr
Faith Baptist Christian
Jacksonville, Florida
F
4
Tavario Miller
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
224 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Wheatley (TX)
Long Island, Bahamas
G
5
Jordan Green
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
Jr
Flower Mound
Flower Mound, Texas
G
10
Blake McDonald
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Klein
Spring, Texas
G
11
J-Mychal Reese
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
So
Bryan
Bryan, Texas
G
12
Fabyon Harris
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
Sr
Southern Idaho
Chicago
G
13
Juan Aparicio
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
So
Second Baptist (TX)
Bogotá, Colombia
F
14
Kourtney Roberson
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
244 lb (111 kg)
Jr
Arcadia
Arcadia, Louisiana
F
15
Davonte Fitzgerald
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Tucker
Tucker, Georgia
G
20
Don Thomas
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Lee College
Spring, Texas
G
21
Alex Caruso
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
So
A&M Consolidated
College Station, Texas
G
23
Jamal Jones
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
Jr
Lee College
Wynne, Arkansas
F
24
Antwan Space
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
224 lb (102 kg)
RS So
Florida State
DeSoto, Texas
G
25
Kyle Dobbins
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
Fr
Memorial
Houston, Texas
C
45
Dylan Johns
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
227 lb (103 kg)
RS Fr
Copleston
Ipswich, England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
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Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1 *7:00 pm
UT Permian Basin
W 80–70
0–0
13 – Harris
8 – Space
4 – Green
Reed Arena (4,122)College Station, Texas
Non-conference games
Nov 8 *7:00 pm, FSSW
Buffalo
W 82–58
1–0
15 – Green, Roberson
11 – Roberson
8 – Caruso
Reed Arena (4,969)College Station, Texas
Nov 11 *7:00 pm, FSSW
Mississippi Valley State
W 91–67
2–0
24 – Roberson
10 – Roberson
5 – Caruso
Reed Arena (4,240)College Station, Texas
Nov 15 *8:00 pm, FSSW
Rice
W 68–65
3–0
19 – Roberson
9 – Roberson
7 – Caruso
Reed Arena (4,816)College Station, Texas
Nov 19 *7:00 pm, FSSW
Prairie View A&M
W 75–65
4–0
15 – Caruso
8 – Smith
4 – Caruso, Harris
Reed Arena (4,194)College Station, Texas
Nov 24 *3:00 pm, FSSW
vs. Sam Houston State Corpus Christi Challenge
W 79–62
5–0
12 – Space
9 – Space
5 – Caruso
Reed Arena (4,218)College Station, Texas
Nov 26 *7:00 pm, FSSW
vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Corpus Christi Challenge
W 88–55
6–0
18 – Jones
7 – Roberson
4 – Harris
Reed Arena (4,351)College Station, Texas
Nov 29 *9:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Missouri State Corpus Christi Challenge
L 67–73
6–1
16 – Roberson
7 – Space
3 – Caruso
American Bank Center (1,613)Corpus Christi, Texas
Nov 30 *5:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. SMU Corpus Christi Challenge
L 52–55
6–2
12 – Fitzgerald
10 – Roberson
2 – Harris
American Bank Center (N/A)Corpus Christi, Texas
Dec 4 *7:00 pm, ESPN3 /FSSW
Houston
W 74–57
7–2
21 – Jones
7 – Jones, Roberson
6 – Green
Reed Arena (4,850)College Station, Texas
Dec 14 *7:00 pm, FSSW
McNeese State
W 73–60
8–2
16 – Jones
5 – Jones
7 – Caruso
Reed Arena (4,392)College Station, Texas
Dec 21 *6:15 pm, ESPNU
vs. Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 52–64
8–3
10 – Green
13 – Roberson
4 – Caruso
Toyota Center (N/A)Houston
Dec 31 *7:00 pm, FSSW
North Texas
L 41–61
8–4
10 – Caruso
6 – Roberson
2 – Caruso, Green
Reed Arena (4,564)College Station, Texas
Jan 4 *3:00 pm, FSSW
Texas–Pan American
W 63–46
9–4
16 – Jones
10 – Roberson
6 – Caruso
Reed Arena (5,278)College Station, Texas
Conference games
Jan 8 8:00 pm, FSSW
Arkansas
W 69–53
10–4 (1–0)
17 – Fitzgerald
8 – Jones
11 – Caruso
Reed Arena (5,102)College Station, Texas
Jan 11 5:00 pm, FSSW
at Tennessee
W 57–56
11–4 (2–0)
23 – Jones
6 – Roberson
8 – Caruso
Thompson–Boling Arena (18,079)Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 15 7:00 pm, SEC TV
South Carolina
W 75–67
12–4 (3–0)
22 – Jones
4 – 3 tied
7 – Caruso
Reed Arena (9,257)College Station, Texas
Jan 18 12:30 pm, SEC TV
at Mississippi State
L 72–81 OT
12–5 (3–1)
24 – Jones
6 – Caruso
4 – Caruso, Harris
Humphrey Coliseum (7,073)Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 21 8:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 14 Kentucky
L 51–68
12–6 (3–2)
12 – Caruso, Fitzgerald
4 – Caruso, Smith
3 – Caruso
Rupp Arena (22,634)Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 25 12:00 pm, ESPNU
Vanderbilt
L 55–66
12–7 (3–3)
14 – Roberson
10 – Roberson
3 – Jones, Smith
Reed Arena (6,520)College Station, Texas
Jan 29 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Carolina
L 52–80
12–8 (3–4)
9 – Jones, Smith
5 – Harris, Jones
2 – Caruso, Green, Harris, Space
Colonial Life Arena (9,950)Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 1 3:00 pm, SEC TV
at No. 3 Florida
L 36–69
12–9 (3–5)
7 – Jones, Roberson
7 – Roberson
3 – Caruso
O'Connell Center (12,426)Gainesville, Florida
Feb 5 8:00 pm, CSS
Mississippi State
W 72–52
13–9 (4–5)
20 – Jones
7 – Jones
10 – Caruso
Reed Arena (4,626)College Station, Texas
Feb 8 7:00 pm, CSS
at Georgia
L 50–62
13–10 (4–6)
17 – Jones
7 – Roberson
1 – Caruso, Jones, McDonald
Stegeman Coliseum (5,831)Athens, Georgia
Feb 12 8:00 pm, CSS
LSU
W 83–73
14–10 (5–6)
19 – Jones
10 – Roberson
4 – Smith
Reed Arena (4,782)College Station, Texas
Feb 15 12:30 pm, SEC TV
at Vanderbilt
L 54–57 OT
14–11 (5–7)
17 – Jones
13 – Jones
5 – Caruso
Memorial Gymnasium (9,059)Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 20 6:00 pm, ESPN2
Alabama
W 63–48
15–11 (6–7)
19 – Jones
12 – Space
4 – Roberson, Space
Reed Arena (7,089)College Station, Texas
Feb 22 2:00 pm, ESPNU
Tennessee
W 68–65 OT
16–11 (7–7)
14 – Caruso, Jones
7 – Space
7 – Caruso
Reed Arena (6,432)College Station, Texas
Feb 26 7:00 pm, SEC TV
at LSU
L 49–68
16–12 (7–8)
12 – Green
8 – Roberson
5 – Caruso
Maravich Center (7,689)Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 1 6:00 pm, FSSW
Ole Miss
W 71–60
17–12 (8–8)
21 – Jones
7 – Caruso
9 – Caruso
Reed Arena (6,811)College Station, Texas
Mar 5 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri
L 56–57
17–13 (8–9)
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Mizzou Arena (–)Columbia, Missouri
Mar 8 3:00 pm, SEC TV
Auburn
L 64–69
17–14 (8–10)
– – –
– – –
– – –
Reed Arena (5,254)College Station, Texas
SEC tournament
Mar 13 12:00 pm, ABC /SECN
vs. Missouri Second round
L 83–91 2OT
17–15
28 – Caruso
8 – Caruso
7 – Caruso
Georgia Dome (–)Atlanta
CBI
Mar 19 *7:00 pm, FCS Pacific
Wyoming First round
W 59–43
18–15
14 – Roberson
11 – Space
10 – Caruso
Reed Arena (2,346)College Station, Texas
Mar 24 *8:00 pm
at Illinois State Quarterfinals
L 55–62
18–16
15 – Space
7 – Roberson
6 – Caruso
Redbird Arena (3,251)Normal, Illinois
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
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