# 2011–12 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Billy Kennedy was in his first season as head coach after the position was vacated by Mark Turgeon in May 2011. The team played its home games in Reed Arena as members of the reformed ten member Big 12 Conference for the final season as they departed for the Southeastern Conference in 2012–13.

## Previous season

The Aggies finished the previous year with a 24–9 record, 12–6 in Big 12 play, a semi-finals appearance in the Big 12 tournament, and a first-round appearance in the NCAA tournament.

## Preseason
### Player departures

The Aggies will be without starting guard B.J. Holmes and starting forward Nathan Walkup. Other losses include guards Derrek Lewis and Andrew Darko, as well as forward Marshall Carrell.

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jamal Branch PG | Arlington, Texas | Grace Prep | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 163 lb (74 kg) | Sep 1, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Jordan Green SG | Flower Mound, Texas | Flower Mound | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Aug 24, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Overall Recruiting Rankings: ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Summer European Tour ||||||
| 08/11/11* 12:00 p.m. | | Swiss National Team | L 51–62 | | Saint-Leonard Fribourg, Switzerland |
| 08/12/11* 9:00 a.m. | | Swiss National Team | L 73–85 | | Saint-Leonard Fribourg, Switzerland |
| 08/14/11* 9:00 a.m. | | AMW Elite | W 90–61 | | Halles Georges Carpentier Paris, France |
| 08/16/11* 12:30 p.m. | | AMW Elite | W 80–78 | | Halles Georges Carpentier Paris, France |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/11* 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 | Dallas Baptist | W 91–55 | | Reed Arena (5,472) College Station, TX |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/09/11* 7:00 p.m., FSSW/FSH | No. 20 | Liberty Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 81–59 | 1–0 | Reed Arena (6,118) College Station, TX |
| 11/13/11* 3:00 p.m., FSSW/FSH | No. 20 | Southern | W 83–58 | 2–0 | Reed Arena (5,503) College Station, TX |
| 11/17/11* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 19 | vs. Mississippi State Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | L 60–69 | 2–1 | Madison Square Garden (9,036) New York, NY |
| 11/18/11* 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 19 | vs. St. John's Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 58–57 | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden (6,338) New York, NY |
| 11/26/11* 3:00 p.m. | No. 25 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 56–43 | 4–1 | Reed Arena (6,114) College Station, TX |
| 11/30/11* 7:00 p.m., FSSW/FSH | No. 25 | Alcorn State | W 56–44 | 5–1 | Reed Arena (5,315) College Station, TX |
| 12/03/11* 7:00 p.m. | No. 25 | Stephen F. Austin | W 55–42 | 6–1 | Reed Arena (6,465) College Station, TX |
| 12/07/11* 7:00 p.m., FSSW/FSH | No. 22 | Sam Houston State | W 64–37 | 7–1 | Reed Arena (5,431) College Station, TX |
| 12/10/11* 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 | Louisiana–Monroe | W 67–54 | 8–1 | Reed Arena (6,875) College Station, TX |
| 12/17/10* 3:30 p.m., FSSW/FSH/ Sun Sports | No. 22 | vs. No. 13 Florida Orange Bowl Classic | L 64–84 | 8–2 | BankAtlantic Center (11,262) Sunrise, FL |
| 12/22/11* 7:00 p.m., FSSW/FSH | | Rice | L 58–65 | 8–3 | Reed Arena (8,284) College Station, TX |
| 12/29/11* 7:00 p.m. | | Arkansas Tech | W 76–58 | 9–3 | Reed Arena (8,519) College Station, TX |
| 01/02/12 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at No. 4 Baylor | L 52–61 | 9–4 (0–1) | Ferrell Center (8,424) Waco, TX |
| 01/07/12 3:00 p.m., Big 12 Network | | Iowa State | L 50–74 | 9–5 (0–2) | Reed Arena (6,450) College Station, TX |
| 01/11/12 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Texas | L 51–61 | 9–6 (0–3) | Frank Erwin Center (13,917) Austin, TX |
| 01/14/12 12:45 p.m., Big 12 Network | | Texas Tech | W 67–54 | 10–6 (1–3) | Reed Arena (7,083) College Station, TX |
| 01/16/12 4:30 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 5 Missouri | L 51–70 | 10–7 (1–4) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| 01/21/12 3:00 p.m., Big 12 Network | | Oklahoma | W 81–75 | 11–7 (2–4) | Reed Arena (8,468) College Station, TX |
| 01/23/12 8:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 5 Kansas | L 54-64 | 11–8 (2–5) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/28/12 3:00 p.m., Big 12 Network | | Oklahoma State | W 76–61 | 12–8 (3–5) | Reed Arena (9,027) College Station, TX |
| 02/01/12 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 6 Baylor | L 60–63 | 12–9 (3–6) | Reed Arena (9,309) College Station, TX |
| 02/04/12 3:00 p.m., Big 12 Network | | at Kansas State | L 53–64 | 12–10 (3–7) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/06/12 8:00 p.m., ESPN | | Texas | L 68–70 | 12–11 (3–8) | Reed Arena (9,792) College Station, TX |
| 02/11/12 3:00 p.m., Big 12 Network | | at Iowa State | L 46–68 | 12–12 (3–9) | Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA |
| 02/14/12 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Texas Tech | W 47–38 | 13–12 (4–9) | United Spirit Arena (7,837) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/18/12 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 3 Missouri | L 62–71 | 13–13 (4–10) | Reed Arena (11,818) College Station, TX |
| 02/22/12 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 4 Kansas | L 58-66 | 13–14 (4–11) | Reed Arena (6,868) College Station, TX |
| 02/25/12 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Oklahoma State | L 42-60 | 13–15 (4–12) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,190) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/28/12 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Kansas State | L 60-66 | 13–16 (4–13) | Reed Arena (8,085) College Station, TX |
| 03/03/12 3:00 p.m., Big 12 Network | | at Oklahoma | L 62–65 | 13–17 (4–14) | Lloyd Noble Center (6,188) Norman, OK |
| 2012 Big 12 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/07/12 6:00 p.m., Big 12 Network | | vs. Oklahoma First Round | W 62–53 | 14–17 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| 03/08/12 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 3 Kansas Quarterfinals | L 66–83 | 14–18 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||