2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record14–18 (6–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReed Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 LSU 16 – 2   .889 28 – 7   .800
No. 10 Tennessee 15 – 3   .833 31 – 6   .838
No. 7 Kentucky 15 – 3   .833 30 – 7   .811
No. 5 Auburn† 11 – 7   .611 30 – 10   .750
South Carolina 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500
Mississippi State 10 – 8   .556 23 – 11   .676
Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Florida 9 – 9   .500 20 – 16   .556
Alabama 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Arkansas 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Texas A&M 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
Missouri 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Georgia 2 – 16   .111 11 – 21   .344
Vanderbilt 0 – 18   .000 9 – 23   .281
† 2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach Billy Kennedy was in his eighth and final season at Texas A&M. The Aggies played their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas in their seventh season as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in 11th place. They defeated Vanderbilt in the first round of the SEC tournament[1] before losing to Mississippi State.[2]

On March 15, 2019, the school fired head coach Billy Kennedy after eight seasons.[3][4] On April 3, the school hired Virginia Tech head coach Buzz Williams as the team's next head coach.[5]

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2017–18 season 22–13, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to Alabama. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Providence[6] and North Carolina[7] to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Michigan.[8]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
D. J. Hogg 1 F 6'9" 215 Junior Plano, TX Declared for 2018 NBA draft
J. J. Caldwell 4 G 6'1" 195 RS Freshman Houston, TX Dismissed from team[9]
Tonny Trocha-Morelos 10 C 6'10" 229 RS Senior Cartagena, Colombia Graduated
Duane Wilson 13 G 6'2" 175 RS Senior Milwaukee, WI Graduated
Tyler Davis 34 C 6'10" 266 Junior Plano, TX Declared for 2018 NBA draft
Robert Williams III 44 C 6'10" 241 Sophomore Vivian, LA Declared for 2018 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Wendell Mitchell 11 G 6'3" 185 RS Junior Rockdale, TX Trinity Valley CC
Brandon Mahan 13 G 6'5" 200 Sophomore Birmingham, AL Chipola College.
John Brown 20 F 7'0" 220 RS Sophomore Magnolia, TX Blinn College
Christian Mekowulu 21 F 6'9" 245 RS Senior Lagos, Nigeria Tennessee State

2018 recruiting class

There were no recruiting class of 2018 for Texas A&M.

Roster

2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jay Jay Chandler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Cinco Ranch Katy, Texas
G/F 1 Savion Flagg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So Alvin Alvin, Texas
G 2 TJ Starks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Lancaster Lancaster, Texas
G 3 Admon Gilder Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Sr James Madison Dallas, Texas
G 4 Mark French (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Prestonwood Christian Plano, Texas
C 10 Everett Vaughn (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Fr St. Thomas Bellaire, Texas
G 11 Wendell Mitchell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Rockdale
Baylor/Trinity Valley CC 		Rockdale, Texas
G 12 Chris Collins (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Friendswood Friendswood, Texas
G 13 Brandon Mahan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Central Park Christian
Chipola College 		Birmingham, Alabama
F 15 Isiah Jasey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 246 lb (112 kg) So Sunrise Christian Killeen, Texas
F 20 John Brown (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Magnolia
Texas Tech/Blinn College 		Magnolia, Texas
F 21 Christian Mekowulu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Covenant Christian
Tennessee State 		Lagos, Nigeria
G 22 Frank Byers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr South Oak Cliff Dallas, Texas
F 24 John Walker III 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Fr Fort Bend Marshall Missouri City, Texas
F 31 Luke McGhee (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Fr Clark San Antonio, Texas
F 32 Josh Nebo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 244 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Cypress Lakes
Saint Francis 		Houston, Texas
G 33 Cameron Alo (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 174 lb (79 kg) So St. Thomas Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Source[10]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2018*
8:30 pm, SECN+ 		Savannah State W 98–83  1–0
  24 – Flagg   16 – Flagg   6 – Collins  Reed Arena (6,757)
College Station, TX
November 9, 2018*
8:30 pm, SECN+ 		UC Irvine L 73–74  1–1
  15 – Nebo   10 – Nebo   3 – Tied  Reed Arena (7,689)
College Station, TX
November 15, 2018*
10:30 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 3 Gonzaga L 74–91  1–2
  18 – Flagg   10 – Mekowulu   4 – Starks  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
November 18, 2018*
9:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Minnesota
Vancouver Showcase 		L 64–69  1–3
  17 – Mahan   9 – Flagg   5 – Starks  Vancouver Convention Centre (3,107)
Vancouver, BC
November 20, 2018*
10:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Washington
Vancouver Showcase 		L 67–71  1–4
  21 – Chandler   8 – Chandler   5 – Starks  Vancouver Convention Centre 
Vancouver, BC
November 23, 2018*
6:30 pm, SECN+ 		South Alabama W 74–62  2–4
  25 – Flagg   8 – Mekowulu   5 – Chandler  Reed Arena (8,569)
College Station, TX
December 3, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN 		Northwestern State W 80-59  3-4
  18 – Mitchell   9 – Nebo   6 – Flagg  Reed Arena (4,805)
College Station, TX
December 8, 2018*
5:00 pm, SECN 		Boston College Cancelled [11] Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
December 15, 2018*
10:00 pm, P12N 		vs. Oregon State
Dam City Classic 		W 67-64  4-4
  18 – Starks   8 – Flagg   8 – Starks  Moda Center (5,802)
Portland, OR
December 19, 2018*
7:30 pm, SECN+ 		Valparaiso W 71–49  5–4
  20 – Tied   9 – Mitchell   5 – Mitchell  Reed Arena (6,684)
College Station, TX
December 22, 2018*
1:00 pm, SECN+ 		Marshall W 92–68  6–4
  17 – Tied   12 – Flagg   4 – Tied  Reed Arena (7,894)
College Station, TX
December 29, 2018*
2:30 pm, SECN+ 		Texas Southern L 73–88  6–5
  21 – Mitchell   9 – Flagg   6 – Flagg  Reed Arena (7,925)
College Station, TX
January 5, 2019
5:00 pm, SECN 		Arkansas L 71–73  6–6
(0–1) 		 23 – Starks   15 – Flagg   5 – Starks  Reed Arena (10,049)
College Station, TX
January 8, 2019
6:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 18 Kentucky L 74–85  6–7
(0–2) 		 18 – Tied   9 – Flagg   5 – Mitchell  Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 12, 2019
2:30 pm, SECN 		at Alabama W 81–80  7–7
(1–2) 		 21 – Nebo   7 – Tied   2 – Tied  Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 16, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 14 Auburn L 66–85  7–8
(1–3) 		 22 – Tied   7 – Tied   2 – Tied  Reed Arena (8,730)
College Station, TX
January 19, 2019
2:30 pm, SECN 		Missouri L 43–66  7–9
(1–4) 		 12 – Nebo   7 – Flagg   3 – French  Reed Arena (6,396)
College Station, TX
January 22, 2019
7:30 pm, SECN 		at Florida L 72–81  7–10
(1–5) 		 25 – Mitchell   9 – Nebo   6 – Starks  Exactech Arena (9,063)
Gainesville, FL
January 26, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN 		Kansas State
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		W 65–53  8–10
  22 – Mitchell   12 – Flagg   6 – Starks  Reed Arena (7,100)
College Station, TX
January 30, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 19 LSU L 57–72  8–11
(1–6) 		 21 – Starks   11 – Nebo   3 – Starks  Reed Arena (6,554)
College Station, TX
February 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 Tennessee L 76–93  8–12
(1–7) 		 18 – Mitchell   6 – Tied   8 – Starks  Reed Arena (10,234)
College Station, TX
February 6, 2019
6:00 pm, SECN 		at Ole Miss L 71–75  8–13
(1–8) 		 23 – Mitchell   10 – Nebo   4 – Tied  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,718)
Oxford, MS
February 9, 2019
5:00 pm, SECN 		at Missouri W 68-59  9-13
(2-8) 		 20 – Mitchell   10 – Mekowulo   3 – Starks  Mizzou Arena (11,171)
Columbia, MO
February 12, 2019
6:00 pm, SECN 		Georgia W 73–56  10–13
(3–8) 		 19 – Starks   15 – Mekowulu   4 – Flagg  Reed Arena (5,782)
College Station, TX
February 16, 2019
12:00 pm, SECN 		at South Carolina L 77–84  10–14
(3–9) 		 24 – Flagg   7 – Flagg   4 – Mitchell  Colonial Life Arena (13,473)
Columbia, SC
February 19, 2019
8:00 pm, SECN 		Alabama W 65–56  11–14
(4–9) 		 18 – Tied   9 – Flagg   3 – Tied  Reed Arena (5,459)
College Station, TX
February 23, 2019
7:30 pm, SECN 		at Arkansas W 87–80  12–14
(5–9) 		 22 – Flagg   9 – Flagg   4 – Flagg  Bud Walton Arena (16,108)
Fayetteville, AR
February 26, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 13 LSU L 55–66  12–15
(5–10) 		 14 – Mitchell   8 – Mahan   2 – Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,614)
Baton Rouge, LA
March 2, 2019
5:00 pm, SECN 		Vanderbilt W 64-57  13-15
(6-10) 		 22 – Flagg   12 – Tied   3 – Tied  Reed Arena (7,679)
College Station, TX
March 5, 2019
6:00 pm, SECN 		South Carolina L 54–71  13–16
(6–11) 		 15 – Mitchell   11 – Flagg   4 – Mitchell  Reed Arena (5,032)
College Station, TX
March 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Mississippi State L 81–92  13–17
(6–12) 		 23 – Flagg   15 – Mekowulu   3 – Flagg  Humphrey Coliseum (8,732)
Starkville, MS
SEC tournament
March 13, 2019
8:00 pm, SECN 		(11) vs. (14) Vanderbilt
First Round 		W 69–52  14–17
  29 – Flagg   9 – Mekowulu   3 – Mitchell  Bridgestone Arena (10,849)
Nashville, TN
March 14, 2019
8:00 pm, SECN 		(11) vs. (6) Mississippi State
Second Round 		L 54–80  14–18
  21 – Flagg   10 – Flagg   2 – Tied  Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[12]

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