2022–23 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Buzz Williams and played their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the 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.

2022–23 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 17
Record25–10 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDevin Johnson
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReed Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Alabama 16 2   .889 31 6   .838
No. 17 Texas A&M 15 3   .833 25 10   .714
Kentucky 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
No. 23 Missouri 11 7   .611 25 10   .714
No. 20 Tennessee 11 7   .611 25 11   .694
Vanderbilt 11 7   .611 22 15   .595
Auburn 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
Florida 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Mississippi State 8 10   .444 21 13   .618
Arkansas 8 10   .444 22 14   .611
Georgia 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
South Carolina 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
Ole Miss 3 15   .167 12 21   .364
LSU 2 16   .111 14 19   .424
2023 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Aggies finished the 2021–22 season 27–13, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a five-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 8 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Florida, Auburn, and Arkansas to advance to the championship game where they lost to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 1 seed. They defeated Alcorn State, Oregon, Wake Forest, and Washington State to advance to the NIT championship game. There they lost to Xavier.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Aaron Cash 0 G 6'6" 201 Junior San Francisco, CA Transferred to UT Arlington
Marcus Williams 1 G 6'2" 197 Sophomore Dickinson, TX Transferred to San Francisco
Quenton Jackson 3 G 6'5" 173 GS Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Hassan Diarra 5 G 6'2" 196 Sophomore Queens, NY Transferred to UConn
Jalen Johnson 11 F 6'6" 210 GS Senior Baton Rouge, LA Graduated
Everett Vaughn 12 F 6'10" 255 Junior Bellaire, TX Walk-on; didn't return
Zach Walker 24 G 6'4" 199 Senior Deer Park, TX Graduate transferred to Texas Southern

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Dexter Dennis 0 G 6'5" 210 GS Senior Baker, LA Wichita State
Khalen Robinson 1 G 6'0" 180 Junior Little Rock, AR Arkansas
Erik Pratt 3 G 6'5" 180 Junior Lake Worth, FL Seward County CC
Andersson Garcia 11 G/F 6'7" 210 Junior Moca, DR Mississippi State
Julius Marble II 34 F 6'8" 245 Senior Dallas, TX Michigan State

Recruiting classes

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2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Solomon Washington
#45 SF
New Orleans, LA G. W. Carver High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 8, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Jordan Williams
PG
Houston, TX Second Baptist 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 16, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 19, 2022.

Roster

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2022–23 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dexter Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Wichita State Baker, Louisiana
G 1 Khalen Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas
G 2 Hayden Hefner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Nederland High School Nederland, Texas
G 3 Erik Pratt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Seward County Community College Lake Worth, Florida
G 4 Wade Taylor IV 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lancaster High School Lancaster, Texas
G 5 Jordan Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Second Baptist School Houston, Texas
F 10 Ethan Henderson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 193 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas
F 11 Andersson Garcia 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Mississippi State Moca, Dominican Republic
F 13 Solomon Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Carver High School New Orleans, Louisiana
F 15 Henry Coleman III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Duke Richmond, Virginia
G 20 Andre Gordon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Sidney High School Sidney, Ohio
G 22 Davin Watkins (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Nolensville High School Nolensville, Tennessee
G 23 Tyrece Radford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Virginia Tech Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 24 Jaelyn Lee (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Paris High School Paris, Texas
F 31 Javonte Brown 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS So UConn Toronto, Ontario
F 32 Ashton Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) RS Fr Legacy the School of Sport Sciences Spring, Texas
F 34 Julius Marble II 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Michigan State Dallas, Texas
G 35 Manny Obaseki 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So 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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
Texas A&M–Kingsville W 90–47 
 15  Washington   8  Coleman III   5  Obaseki  Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 87–54  1–0
 18  Taylor IV   7  Coleman III   4  Coleman III  Reed Arena (6,262)
College Station, TX
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Abilene Christian W 77–58  2–0
 21  Taylor IV   11  Coleman III   2  Taylor IV  Reed Arena (6,782)
College Station, TX
November 17, 2022*
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 24 vs. Murray State
Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals
L 79–88  2–1
 19  Radford   6  4 Tied   6  Radford  HTC Center (1,321)
Myrtle Beach, SC
November 18, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ESPNU
No. 24 vs. Colorado
Myrtle Beach Invitational Consolation round
L 75–103  2–2
 13  Hefner   5  2 Tied   3  2 Tied  HTC Center (1,332)
Myrtle Beach, SC
November 20, 2022*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 24 vs. Loyola–Chicago
Myrtle Beach Invitational 7th place game
W 67–51  3–2
 13  Coleman III   6  Garcia   2  3 Tied  HTC Center (1,267)
Myrtle Beach, SC
November 25, 2022*
12:00 p.m., FS1
at DePaul W 82–66  4–2
 31  Radford   7  2 Tied   6  Coleman III  Wintrust Arena (2,703)
Chicago, IL
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
SMU W 83–64  5–2
 23  Coleman III   6  Radford   9  Taylor IV  Reed Arena (6,956)
College Station, TX
December 3, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Boise State
Battleground 2K22
L 71–86  5–3
 16  Taylor IV   5  2 Tied   6  Taylor IV  Dickies Arena (2,812)
Fort Worth, TX
December 11, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
Oregon State W 72–54  6–3
 16  Dennis   7  2 Tied   6  Taylor IV  Reed Arena (7,044)
College Station, TX
December 17, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Memphis L 79–83  6–4
 25  Taylor IV   10  Radford   3  Dennis  FedExForum (11,544)
Memphis, TN
December 20, 2022*
1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Wofford L 62–67  6–5
 20  Taylor IV   6  Dennis   3  Tied  Reed Arena (6,518)
College Station, TX
December 27, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Northwestern State W 64–52  7–5
 24  Coleman III   10  Radford   3  Taylor IV  Reed Arena (6,551)
College Station, TX
December 30, 2022*
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Prairie View A&M W 86–66  8–5
 20  Radford   6  Coleman III   3  Coleman III  Reed Arena (7,174)
College Station, TX
SEC regular season
January 4, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Florida W 66–63  9–5
(1–0)
 17  3 Tied   6  Dennis   2  Taylor IV  O'Connell Center (7,023)
Gainesville, FL
January 7, 2023
5:00 p.m., SECN
LSU W 69–56  10–5
(2–0)
 17  2 Tied   9  Marble   6  Taylor IV  Reed Arena (9,319)
College Station, TX
January 11, 2023
7:30 p.m., SECN
No. 20 Missouri W 82–64  11–5
(3–0)
 16  Radford   12  Dennis   6  Radford  Reed Arena (6,916)
College Station, TX
January 14, 2023
5:00 p.m., SECN
at South Carolina W 94–53  12–5
(4–0)
 20  Taylor IV   11  Coleman III   3  4 Tied  Colonial Life Arena (10,883)
Columbia, SC
January 18, 2023
6:00 p.m., SECN
Florida W 54–52  13–5
(5–0)
 19  Marble   16  Dennis   5  Taylor IV  Reed Arena (12,126)
College Station, TX
January 21, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN
at Kentucky L 67–76  13–6
(5–1)
 22  Radford   6  3 Tied   7  Taylor IV  Rupp Arena (20,017)
Lexington, KY
January 25, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 15 Auburn W 79–63  14–6
(6–1)
 30  Radford   9  Radford   4  Taylor IV  Neville Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
January 28, 2023
7:30 p.m., SECN
Vanderbilt W 72–66  15–6
(7–1)
 18  Coleman III   8  Garcia   7  Taylor IV  Reed Arena (12,646)
College Station, TX
January 31, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Arkansas L 70–81  15–7
(7–2)
 18  2 Tied   14  Coleman III   6  Radford  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
February 4, 2023
7:30 p.m., SECN
Georgia W 82–57  16–7
(8–2)
 15  2 Tied   8  Garcia   6  Taylor IV  Reed Arena (12,640)
College Station, TX
February 7, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
Auburn W 83–78  17–7
(9–2)
 22  Taylor IV   7  Marble   7  Taylor IV  Reed Arena (10,248)
College Station, TX
February 11, 2023
7:30 p.m., SECN
at LSU W 74–62  18–7
(10–2)
 23  Taylor IV   8  Garcia   4  Taylor IV  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,328)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 15, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Arkansas W 62–56  19–7
(11–2)
 18  Taylor IV   11  Dennis   4  Taylor IV  Reed Arena (11,315)
College Station, TX
February 18, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Missouri W 69–60  20–7
(12–2)
 21  Taylor IV   10  Dennis   6  Taylor IV  Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
February 21, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 25 No. 11 Tennessee W 68–63  21–7
(13–2)
 25  Taylor IV   9  Marble   3  Gordon  Reed Arena (12,989)
College Station, TX
February 25, 2023
2:30 p.m., SECN
No. 25 at Mississippi State L 62–69  21–8
(13–3)
 21  Taylor IV   7  Tied   4  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (6,065)
Starkville, MS
February 28, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 24 at Ole Miss W 69–61  22–8
(14–3)
 13  Radford   8  Gordon   7  Taylor IV  SJB Pavilion (6,008)
Oxford, MS
March 4, 2023
11:00 a.m., CBS
No. 24 No. 2 Alabama W 67–61  23–8
(15–3)
 28  Taylor IV   7  Tied   4  Radford  Reed Arena (12,989)
College Station, TX
SEC tournament
March 10, 2023
6:00 p.m., SECN
(2) No. 18 vs. (10) Arkansas
Quarterfinals
W 67–61  24–8
 18  Taylor IV   11  Coleman III   3  Taylor IV  Bridgestone Arena (17,989)
Nashville, TN
March 11, 2023
2:30 p.m., ESPN
(2) No. 18 vs. (6) Vanderbilt
Semifinals
W 87–75  25–8
 25  Taylor IV   7  Dennis   5  Radford  Bridgestone Arena (17,528)
Nashville, TN
March 12, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN
(2) No. 18 vs. (1) No. 4 Alabama
Championship
L 63–82  25–9
 14  Dennis   9  Coleman III   3  Taylor IV  Bridgestone Arena (18,690)
Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2023*
8:55 pm, TBS
(7 MW) No. 17 vs. (10 MW) Penn State
First Round
L 59–76  25–10
 19  Dennis   9  Garcia   3  Radford  Wells Fargo Arena (16,728)
Des Moines, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2022–23 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball schedule". 12thman.com. Retrieved September 19, 2022.