| 2022–23 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, First Round  | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference | 
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 25 | 
| AP | No. 17 | 
| Record | 25–10 (15–3 SEC) | 
| Head coach | 
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| Associate head coach | Devin Johnson | 
| Assistant coaches | 
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| Home arena | Reed Arena | 
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| 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  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Previous season
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
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | 
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| 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 Connecticut | 
| 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
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | 
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| 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
2022 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| 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 | |
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| Jordan Williams  PG  | 
Houston, TX | Second Baptist | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 16, 2020 | |
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV  | 
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance)  city, state  | |||
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| 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  | ||||
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| 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.  | |||||||||||
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See also
References
- ↑ "2022–23 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball schedule". 12thman.com. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
 
