2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3-0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Buzz Williams (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Devin Johnson; Steve Roccaforte; Lyle Wolf;
Home arena	Reed Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Auburn	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
No. 16 Kentucky	14	–	4	.778	26	–	8	.765
No. 15 Tennessee †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
No. 8 Arkansas	13	–	5	.722	28	–	9	.757
LSU	9	–	9	.500	22	–	12	.647
Alabama	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
South Carolina	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
Texas A&M	9	–	9	.500	27	–	13	.675
Florida	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Mississippi State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
Vanderbilt	7	–	11	.389	19	–	17	.528
Missouri	5	–	13	.278	12	–	21	.364
Ole Miss	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Georgia	1	–	17	.056	6	–	26	.188

† 2022 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by third-year head coach Buzz Williams, and play their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2020–21 season 8–10, 2–8 in SEC play to finish in thirteeenth place. As the No. 13 seed in the SEC Tournament, they lost in the first round to Vanderbillt

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jay Jay Chandler	0	G	6'4"	183	Senior	Katy, TX	Graduate transferred to South Alabama
Savion Flagg	1	G/F	6'7"	223	Senior	Alvin, TX	Graduate transferred to Sam Houston State
Jaxson Robinson	4	G	6'7"	193	Freshman	Ada, OK	Transferred to Araknsas
Emanuel Miller	5	F	6'7"	208	Sophomore	Scarborogh, ON	Transferred to TCU
Cashius McNeilly	13	G	6'4"	191	RS Freshman	Scarborough, ON	Transferred to TCU
Jonathan Aku	15	F	6'10"	263	Sophomore	Kaduna, Nigeria	Transferred to Stephen F. Austin
LaDamien Bradford	24	G	6'4"	223	Freshman	Lincoln, NE	Transferred to Louisiana Tech
Luke McGhee	31	F	6'11"	247	Junior	San Antonio, TX	Walk-on; didn't return
Jackson Young	33	G	6'2"	193	Freshman	Kerrville, TX	Walk-on; transferred to Hawaii Pacific
Kevin Marfo	45	F	6'8"	247	GS Senior	Bergenfield, NJ	Graduate transferred to Quinnipiac

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Aaron Cash-Johnson	0	G	6'7"		Junior	Raleigh, NC	Grayson College
Marcus Williams	1	G	6'2'	180	Sophomore	Dickinson, TX	Wyoming
Ethan Henderson	10	F	6'8"	210	Senior	Little Rock, AR	Arkansas
Jalen Johnson	11	G/F	6'6"	210	GS Senior	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi State
Henry Coleman III	15	F	6'7"	229	Sophomore	Richmond, VA	Duke
Tyrece Radford	23	G	6'2"	200	RS Junior	Baton Rouge, LA	Virginia Tech

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Manny Obaseki #8 SG	Plano, TX	John Paul II High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Mar 11, 2020
Manny Obaseki #8 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Wade Taylor #22 PG	Lancaster, TX	Lancaster High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 16, 2020
Wade Taylor #22 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Ashton Smith #41 PF	Houston, TX	Legacy The School of Sport Sciences	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Oct 31, 2020
Ashton Smith #41 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Amaree Abram #21 SG	Humble, TX	Southern California Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 15, 2021
Amaree Abram #21 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
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 October 10, 2021. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Aaron Cash	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Grayson College	San Francisco, California
G	1	Marcus Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	So	Wyoming	Dickinson, Texas
G	2	Hayden Hefner	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	So	Nederland High School	Nederland, Texas
G	3	Quenton Jackson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	GS	College of Central Florida	Los Angeles, California
G	4	Wade Taylor IV	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Lancaster High School	Lancaster, Texas
G	5	Hassan Diarra	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	So	Putnam Science Academy	Queens, New York
F	10	Ethan Henderson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Arkansas	Little Rock, Arkansas
F	11	Jalen Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Mississippi State	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F	12	Everett Vaughn (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	St. Thomas High School	Bellaire, Texas
F	15	Henry Coleman III	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	So	Duke	Richmond, Virginia
G	20	Andre Gordon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Sidney High School	Sidney, Ohio
G	22	Davin Watkins (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Nolensville High School	Nolensville, Tennessee
G	23	Tyrece Radford	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Virginia Tech	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	24	Zach Walker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Sr	Deer Park High School	Deer Park, Texas
F	31	Javonte Brown	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	RS Fr	UConn	Toronto, Ontario
F	32	Ashton Smith	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	Fr	Legacy the School of Sport Sciences	Spring, Texas
G	35	Manny Obaseki	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Fr	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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	Texas A&M–Kingsville	W 76-72		13 – 3-Way Tie	7 – Radford	4 – Williams	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	North Florida	W 64–46	1–0	27 – Coleman III	10 – Radford	5 – Williams	Reed Arena (5,129) College Station, TX
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	Abilene Christian	W 81–80 ^2OT	2–0	17 – Gordon	9 – Coleman III	4 – Gordon	Reed Arena (5206) College Station, TX
November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., SECN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 86-65	3-0	16 – Smith	9 – Brinson	4 – Tie	Reed Arena (4696) College Station, TX
November 17, 2021* 12:00 p.m., SECN+	Houston Baptist						Reed Arena College Station, TX
November 22, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Wisconsin Maui Invitational Tournament Quarterfinals						Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV
November 23, 2021* 1:30 p.m./4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	vs. Butler/Houston Maui Invitational Tournament						Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV
November 25, 2021* TBA	vs. Maui Invitational Tournament						Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV
November 30, 2021* 6:00 p.m., SECN+	New Orleans						Reed Arena College Station, TX
December 11, 2021* 5:30 p.m., SECN	vs. TCU The Battleground 2K21						Toyota Center Houston, TX
December 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	Tulane American/SEC Alliance						Reed Arena College Station, TX
December 18, 2021* 7:00 p.m., P12N	at Oregon State						Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
December 21, 2021* 5:00 p.m., SECN+	Northwestern State						Reed Arena College Station, TX
December 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	Central Arkansas						Reed Arena College Station, TX
SEC regular season
January 4, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 8, 2022 12:00 p.m., SECN	Arkansas						Reed Arena College Station, TX
January 11, 2022 7:30 p.m., SECN	Ole Miss						Reed Arena College Station, TX
January 15, 2022 2:30 p.m., SECN	at Missouri						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
January 19, 2022 7:30 p.m., SECN	Kentucky						Reed Arena College Station, TX
January 22, 2022 7:30 p.m., SECN	at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 26, 2022 8:00 p.m., SECN	at LSU						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 29, 2022 7:30 p.m., SECN	South Carolina						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 1, 2022 6:00 p.m., SECN	at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	Missouri						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., SECN	LSU						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 12, 2022 2:30 p.m., SECN	at Auburn						Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., SECN	Florida						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 19, 2022 5:00 p.m., SECN	at Vanderbilt						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 22, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	Georgia						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 26, 2022 2:30 p.m., SECN	at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
March 2, 2022 6:00 p.m., SECN	at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
March 5, 2022 7:30 p.m., SECN	Mississippi State						Reed Arena College Station, TX
SEC Tournament
March 9–13, 2022 TBA	vs.						Amalie Arena Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[1]

References

^ "2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball schedule". 12thman.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[1] "2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball schedule". 12thman.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

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v t e Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
Venues	DeWare Field House (1924–1954) G. Rollie White Coliseum (1954–1997) Reed Arena (1998–present)
Rivalries	Texas
Culture & lore	Reed Rowdies "Aggie War Hymn"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming Transfers

2021 recruiting class

2022 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References