2015–16_Texas_A&M_Aggies_men's_basketball_team

2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
SEC regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 15
Record	28–9 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Kennedy (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Kyle Keller; Rick Stansbury; Amir Abdur-Rahim;
Home arena	Reed Arena
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Billy Kennedy, in his fifth season. The team played their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and its fourth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 28–9, 13–5 in SEC play to win a share of the SEC regular season championship. They defeated Florida and LSU to advance to the championship game of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Green Bay and Northern Iowa to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Oklahoma.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 6* 7:00 pm		Texas A&M International	W 83–45	–	Reed Arena (4,065) College Station, TX
Regular season
Nov. 13* 8:30 pm		USC Upstate	W 104–54	1–0	Reed Arena (6,552) College Station, TX
Nov. 16* 7:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 100–58	2–0	Reed Arena (4,903) College Station, TX
Nov. 19* 7:00 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round	W 95–70	3–0	Reed Arena (5,392) College Station, TX
Nov. 21* 3:00 pm		UNC Asheville	W 75–47	4–0	Reed Arena (5,557) College Station, TX
Nov. 25* 6:00 pm, AXS TV	No. 25	vs. Texas Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals	W 84–73	5–0	Imperial Arena (1,647) Nassau, BS
Nov. 26* 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 25	vs. No. 10 Gonzaga Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals	W 62–61	6–0	Imperial Arena (1,331) Nassau, BS
Nov. 27* 2:00 pm, ESPN	No. 25	vs. Syracuse Battle 4 Atlantis Championship	L 67–74	6–1	Imperial Arena (2,309) Nassau, BS
Dec. 2* 7:00 pm	No. 18	Florida Gulf Coast	W 75–65	7–1	Reed Arena (5,589) College Station, TX
Dec. 5* 9:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 18	at Arizona State	L 54–67	7–2	Wells Fargo Arena (7,608) Tempe, AZ
Dec. 12* 4:30 pm, SECN		Kansas State	W 78–68	8–2	Reed Arena (7,003) College Station, TX
Dec. 19* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 24	No. 16 Baylor	W 80–61	9–2	Reed Arena (9,056) College Station, TX
Dec. 29* 7:00 pm	No. 20	Cal Poly	W 82–63	10–2	Reed Arena (7,442) College Station, TX
Jan. 2 3:30 pm, SECN	No. 20	Arkansas	W 92–69	11–2 (1–0)	Reed Arena (11,332) College Station, TX
Jan. 6 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 21	at Mississippi State	W 61–60	12–2 (2–0)	Humphrey Coliseum (6,693) Starkville, MS
Jan. 9 12:00 pm, SECN	No. 21	at Tennessee	W 92–88	13–2 (3–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena (14,907) Knoxville, TN
Jan. 12 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 15	Florida	W 71–68	14–2 (4–0)	Reed Arena (9,766) College Station, TX
Jan. 16 1:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 15	at Georgia	W 79–45	15–2 (5–0)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
Jan. 19 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 10	LSU	W 71–57	16–2 (6–0)	Reed Arena (13,888) College Station, TX
Jan. 23 3:00 pm, SECN	No. 10	Missouri	W 66–53	17–2 (7–0)	Reed Arena (12,198) College Station, TX
Jan. 27 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 5	at Arkansas	L 71–74	17–3 (7–1)	Bud Walton Arena (14,410) Fayetteville, AR
Jan. 30* 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 5	No. 14 Iowa State Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 72–62	18–3	Reed Arena (12,473) College Station, TX
Feb. 4 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 8	at Vanderbilt	L 60–77	18–4 (7–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (10,432) Nashville, TN
Feb. 6 3:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 8	No. 25 South Carolina	L 78–81	18–5 (7–3)	Reed Arena (11,240) College Station, TX
Feb. 10 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 15	at Alabama	L 62–63	18–6 (7–4)	Coleman Coliseum (11,086) Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 13 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 15	at LSU	L 71–76	18–7 (7–5)	Maravich Center (12,928) Baton Rouge, LA
Feb. 16 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Ole Miss	W 71–56	19–7 (8–5)	Reed Arena (6,460) College Station, TX
Feb. 20 5:30 pm, ESPN		No. 14 Kentucky College GameDay	W 79–77 ^OT	20–7 (9–5)	Reed Arena (12,029) College Station, TX
Feb. 24 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 21	Mississippi State	W 68–66	21–7 (10–5)	Reed Arena (8,312) College Station, TX
Feb. 27 3:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 21	at Missouri	W 84–69	22–7 (11–5)	Mizzou Arena (7,189) Columbia, MO
Mar. 1 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 20	at Auburn	W 81–63	23–7 (12–5)	Auburn Arena (7,238) Auburn, AL
Mar. 5 11:00 am, ESPN2	No. 20	Vanderbilt	W 76–67	24–7 (13–5)	Reed Arena (12,007) College Station, TX
SEC tournament
Mar. 11 12:00 pm, SECN	(1) No. 17	vs. (8) Florida Quarterfinals	W 72–66	25–7	Bridgestone Arena (15,222) Nashville, TN
Mar. 12 12:00 pm, ESPN	(1) No. 17	vs. (4) LSU Semifinals	W 71–38	26–7	Bridgestone Arena (19,108) Nashville, TN
Mar. 13 12:00 pm, ESPN	(1) No. 17	vs. (2) No. 16 Kentucky Championship	L 77–82 ^OT	26–8	Bridgestone Arena (19,613) Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
Mar. 18* 6:20 pm, TBS	(3 W) No. 15	vs. (14 W) Green Bay First Round	W 92–65	27–8	Chesapeake Energy Arena (15,279) Oklahoma City, OK
Mar. 20* 6:40 pm, truTV	(3 W) No. 15	vs. (11 W) Northern Iowa Second Round	W 92–88 ^2OT	28–8	Chesapeake Energy Arena (15,279) Oklahoma City, OK
Mar. 26* 6:37 pm, TBS	(3 W) No. 15	vs. (2 W) No. 7 Oklahoma Sweet Sixteen	L 63–77	28–9	Honda Center (17,601) Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Central Time.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Avery Johnson, Jr.	0	G	5'11"	182	Freshman	Plano, TX	Transferred to Alabama
Derek Cahn	2	F	6'5"	199	Freshman	Highland Park, TX	Walk-on; didn't return
Jordan Green	5	G	6'5"	188	Senior	Flower Mound, TX	Graduated
Kourtney Roberson	14	F	6'9"	247	Senior	Arcadia, LA	Graduated
Davonte Fitzgerald	15	F	6'7"	209	Sophomore	Tucker, GA	Transferred to Minnesota
Ramon White	22	G	6'2"	160	Junior	Fort Worth, TX	Walk-on; didn't return
Peyton Allen	22	G	6'5"	202	Freshman	Chatham, IL	Transferred to Wichita State
Antwan Space	24	F	6'8"	229	RS Junior	DeSoto, TX	Graduated & transferred to Massachusetts
Dylan Johns	45	C	6'11"	228	RS Sophomore	Ipswich, England	Transferred to Cal State Northridge

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyler Davis #7 C	Plano, TX	Plano West High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Aug 22, 2014
Tyler Davis #7 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Elijah Thomas #8 C	Lancaster, TX	Lancaster High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Oct 21, 2014
Elijah Thomas #8 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
D. J. Hogg #6 SF	Plano, TX	Plano West High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 7, 2014
D. J. Hogg #6 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
Admon Gilder #22 SG	Dallas, TX	James Madison High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 16, 2014
Admon Gilder #22 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85
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: "Texas A&M 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015. "2015 Texas A&M Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015.

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Robert Williams #12 PF	Vivian, LA	North Caddo High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 20, 2015
Robert Williams #12 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86
J. J. Caldwell #15 PG	Houston, TX	Cypress Woods High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 3, 2015
J. J. Caldwell #15 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81
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: "Texas A&M 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015. "2016 Texas A&M Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015.

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2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Texas A&M	13	–	5	.722	28	–	9	.757
No. 10 Kentucky †	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
South Carolina	11	–	7	.611	25	–	9	.735
Vanderbilt	11	–	7	.611	19	–	14	.576
LSU	11	–	7	.611	19	–	14	.576
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Georgia	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Florida	9	–	9	.500	21	–	15	.583
Arkansas	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Alabama	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Mississippi State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Tennessee	6	–	12	.333	15	–	19	.441
Auburn	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Missouri^*	3	–	15	.167	10	–	21	.323

† 2016 SEC tournament winner ^*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban. Rankings from AP poll

Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	25т	18	RV	24	21	20	21	15	10	5	8	15	RV	21	20	17	15	N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	20	25	24	19	19	17	14	8	5	8	13	24	21	18	17	15	12