# 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.

## 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. ||||||

## 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. |||||||||
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