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

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.

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 (5th season) Rick Stansbury (2nd season) Amir Abdur-Rahim (2nd season)
Home arena	Reed Arena
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 SEC men's basketball standings

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

Previous season

The team had a 21–12 (11–7 in Conference Play) record and entered the SEC Tournament as the 5th seed after losing two games to end conference play, where it lost to Auburn. The team earned an NIT Bid as a 2 seed (despite making noise for a bid to the NCAA Tournament which was silenced after a losing skid at the end of the season) and lost in the 2nd round of the NIT To Louisiana Tech after beating Montana in the 1st round.

Departures

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

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Anthony Collins	11	G	6'1"	175	Senior	Houston, TX	Transferred from South Florida. Will be eligible to play immediately since Collins graduated from South Florida.

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	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
	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
	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
	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.

Recruits for class of 2016

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
	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
	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.

Roster

2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kobie Eubanks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Our Savior New American School Fort Lauderdale, Florida F 1 D. J. Hogg 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr Plano West Plano, Texas G 3 Admon Gilder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr James Madison Dallas, Texas C 10 Tonny Trocha-Morelos 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 229 lb (104 kg) RS So Mayor Jose Celestino Mutis Cartagena, Colombia G 11 Anthony Collins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Westbury Christian School/South Florida Houston, Texas G/F 12 Jalen Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Kimball/SMU Dallas, Texas G 13 Juan Aparicio (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Second Baptist (TX) Bogotá, Colombia G 20 Chris Collins (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Friendswood Friendswood, Texas G 21 Alex Caruso 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr A&M Consolidated College Station, Texas G 22 Frank Byers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr South Oak Cliff Dallas, Texas G 23 Danuel House 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Sr Hightower HS/Houston Sugar Land, Texas G 25 Kyle Dobbins (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Memorial Houston, Texas G 33 T. J. Distefano 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr St. Joseph College Station, Texas C 34 Tyler Davis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Plano West Plano, Texas F 42 Tavario Miller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Wheatley (TX) Long Island, Bahamas	Head coach Billy Kennedy (Southeastern Louisiana) Assistant coach(es) Kyle Keller (Oklahoma State) Rick Stansbury (Campbellsville) Amir Abdur-Rahim (Murray State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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.

Rankings

See also: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.

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

References