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

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 was led by third-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 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, where they lost to Xavier.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Aggies finished the 2020–21 season 8–10, 2–8 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament 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 Arkansas |
| 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 |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| 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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Wade Taylor IV #22 PG | Lancaster, TX | Lancaster High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Oct 16, 2020 |
| 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 |
| 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

College recruiting information (2022) :
| 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 |
| 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. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | 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 – Tied | 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 (5,206) College Station, TX |
| November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 86–65 | 3–0 | 15 – Jackson | 7 – Diarra | 4 – Tied | Reed Arena (4,696) College Station, TX |
| November 17, 2021* 12:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Houston Baptist | W 73–39 | 4–0 | 13 – Tied | 10 – Cash | 5 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (4,409) College Station, TX |
| November 22, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Wisconsin Maui Invitational tournament quarterfinals | L 58–69 | 4–1 | 15 – Jackson | 5 – Jackson | 5 – Williams | Michelob Ultra Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| November 23, 2021* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Butler Maui Invitational Tournament consolation round | W 57–50 | 5–1 | 15 – Jackson | 10 – Coleman III | 2 – Brown | Michelob Ultra Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| November 25, 2021* 10:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Notre Dame Maui Invitational Tournament 5th place game | W 73–67 | 6–1 | 18 – Jackson | 5 – Williams | 4 – Tie | Michelob Ultra Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| November 30, 2021* 6:00 p.m., SECN+ | | New Orleans | W 85–65 | 7–1 | 15 – Gordon | 8 – Cash | 4 – Gordon | Reed Arena (4,958) College Station, TX |
| December 11, 2021* 5:30 p.m., SECN | | vs. TCU The Battleground 2K21 | L 64–68 | 7–2 | 16 – Williams | 6 – Radford | 3 – Williams | Toyota Center Houston, TX |
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Tulane American/SEC Alliance | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| December 18, 2021* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon State | W 83–73 | 8–2 | 19 – Taylor IV | 8 – Radford | 4 – Taylor IV | Gill Coliseum (3,015) Corvallis, OR |
| December 21, 2021* 5:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Northwestern State | W 80–61 | 9–2 | 19 – Obaseki | 9 – Obaseki | 6 – Williams | Reed Arena (5,440) College Station, TX |
| December 27, 2021* 10:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Dallas Christian | W 102–52 | 10–2 | 16 – Diarra | 8 – Cash | 6 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (2,000) College Station, TX |
| December 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 85–59 | 11–2 | 31 – Jackson | 8 – Cash | 8 – Williams | Reed Arena (7,674) College Station, TX |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Georgia | W 81–79 | 12–2 (1–0) | 23 – Coleman III | 7 – Tied | 5 – Williams | Stegeman Coliseum (5,556) Athens, GA |
| January 8, 2022 12:00 p.m., SECN | | Arkansas | W 86–81 | 13–2 (2–0) | 16 – Jackson | 9 – Coleman III | 4 – Gordon | Reed Arena (7,967) College Station, TX |
| January 11, 2022 7:30 p.m., SECN | | Ole Miss | W 67–51 | 14–2 (3–0) | 18 – Coleman III | 6 – Tied | 8 – Williams | Reed Arena (6,053) College Station, TX |
| January 15, 2022 2:30 p.m., SECN | | at Missouri | W 67–64 | 15–2 (4–0) | 18 – Coleman III | 6 – Tied | 6 – Williams | Mizzou Arena (7,989) Columbia, MO |
| January 19, 2022 7:30 p.m., SECN | | No. 12 Kentucky | L 58–64 | 15–3 (4–1) | 17 – Coleman III | 11 – Cash | 4 – Tied | Reed Arena (14,036) College Station, TX |
| January 22, 2022 7:30 p.m., SECN | | at Arkansas | L 73–76 $^{OT}$ | 15–4 (4–2) | 25 – Taylor IV | 11 – Radford | 3 – Wiliams | Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 26, 2022 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 19 LSU | L 64–70 | 15–5 (4–3) | 20 – Jackson | 7 – Coleman III | 3 – Williams | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,929) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 29, 2022 7:30 p.m., SECN | | South Carolina | L 63–74 | 15–6 (4–4) | 14 – Gordon | 15 – Coleman III | 3 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (9,079) College Station, TX |
| February 1, 2022 6:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 22 Tennessee | L 80–90 | 15–7 (4–5) | 19 – Taylor IV | 7 – Radford | 3 – Tied | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,607) Knoxville, TN |
| February 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Missouri | L 66–70 | 15–8 (4–6) | 17 – Tied | 6 – Jackson | 5 – Williams | Reed Arena (8,013) College Station, TX |
| February 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., SECN | | LSU | L 68–76 | 15–9 (4–7) | 15 – Radford | 12 – Coleman III | 5 – Jackson | Reed Arena (6,636) College Station, TX |
| February 12, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPN | | at No. 1 Auburn College GameDay | L 58–75 | 15–10 (4–8) | 11 – Jackson | 13 – Coleman III | 3 – Taylor IV | Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL |
| February 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., SECN | | Florida | W 56–55 | 16–10 (5–8) | 16 – Jackson | 8 – Radford | 3 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (6,349) College Station, TX |
| February 19, 2022 5:00 p.m., SECN | | at Vanderbilt | L 67–72 | 16–11 (5–9) | 23 – Jackson | 6 – Jackson | 3 – Williams | Memorial Gymnasium (6,702) Nashville, TN |
| February 22, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Georgia | W 91–77 | 17–11 (6–9) | 31 – Jackson | 4 – Tied | 5 – Diarra | Reed Arena (5,587) College Station, TX |
| February 26, 2022 2:30 p.m., SECN | | at Ole Miss | W 76–66 | 18–11 (7–9) | 19 – Radford | 7 – Radford | 3 – Radford | SJB Pavilion (6,654) Oxford, MS |
| March 2, 2022 6:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 25 Alabama | W 87–71 | 19–11 (8–9) | 28 – Jackson | 11 – Coleman III | 3 – Jackson | Coleman Coliseum (9,281) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 5, 2022 7:30 p.m., SECN | | Mississippi State | W 67–64 | 20–11 (9–9) | 18 – Jackson | 9 – Radford | 3 – Gordon | Reed Arena (9,955) College Station, TX |
| SEC tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2022 11:00 a.m., SECN | (8) | vs. (9) Florida Second Round | W 83–80 $^{OT}$ | 21–11 | 22 – Coleman III | 8 – Coleman III | 4 – Radford | Amalie Arena (10,295) Tampa, FL |
| March 11, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPN | (8) | vs. (1) No. 4 Auburn Quarterfinals | W 67–62 | 22–11 | 19 – Radford | 10 – Coleman III | 3 – Coleman III | Amalie Arena (16,094) Tampa, FL |
| March 12, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN | (8) | vs. (4) No. 15 Arkansas Semifinals | W 82–64 | 23–11 | 20 – Jackson | 5 – Tied | 6 – Jackson | Amalie Arena Tampa, FL |
| March 13, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN | (8) | vs. (2) No. 9 Tennessee Championship | L 50–65 | 23–12 | 13 – Radford | 7 – Coleman III | 3 – Jackson | Amalie Arena (16,643) Tampa, FL |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 15, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (1) | Alcorn State First Round – Texas A&M Bracket | W 74–62 | 24–12 | 14 – Radford | 14 – Radford | 3 – Tied | Reed Arena (6,379) College Station, TX |
| March 19, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN | (1) | Oregon Second Round – Texas A&M Bracket | W 75–60 | 25–12 | 17 – Jackson | 11 – Radford | 3 – Radford | Reed Arena (6,498) College Station, TX |
| March 23, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (1) | (2) Wake Forest Quarterfinals – Texas A&M Bracket | W 67–52 | 26–12 | 12 – 2 tied | 8 – Radford | 3 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (8,201) College Station, TX |
| March 29, 2022* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (4) Washington State Semifinals | W 72–56 | 27–12 | 18 – Jackson | 7 – Radford | 6 – Jackson | Madison Square Garden (8,506) New York City, NY |
| March 31, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN | (1) | vs. (2) Xavier Championship | L 72–73 | 27–13 | 23 – Jackson | 9 – Coleman III | 3 – Diarra | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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