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
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 17
Record	25–10 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach	Buzz Williams (4th season)
Associate head coach	Devin Johnson
Assistant coaches	Steve Roccaforte Lyle Wolf
Home arena	Reed Arena

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

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
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

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

2022 recruiting class

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:    ESPN: N/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

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 Buzz Williams (Oklahoma City) Assistant coach(es) Devin Johnson (New Orleans) Steve Roccaforte (Lamar) Lyle Wolf (Transylvania) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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

See also

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