# 2024–25 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represents Texas A&M University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by sixth-year head coach Buzz Williams and play their home games at Reed Arena located in College Station, Texas as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

## Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2023–24 season 21–15, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Ole Miss and Kentucky to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to Florida. The Aggies received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed in the South Region, where they defeated Nebraska, before falling in overtime to the No 1. seed Houston.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Bryce Lindsay | 3 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Freshman | Baltimore, Maryland | Transferred to James Madison |
| Eli Lawrence | 5 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Graduate student | Atlanta, Georgia | Exhausted eligibility |
| Rob Dockery | 9 | G/F | 6'6" | 205 | Freshman | Washington, D.C. | Left the team |
| Wildens Leveque | 10 | F/C | 6'11" | 250 | Graduate student | Brockton, Massachusetts | Exhausted eligibility |
| Tyler Ringgold | 21 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Freshman | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Transferred to Tulane |
| Tyrece Radford | 23 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Graduate student | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Exhausted eligibility |
| Brandon White | 32 | C | 6'10" | 245 | Freshman | Spencer, North Carolina | Transferred to Western Carolina |
| Julius Marble | 34 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Senior | Dallas, Texas | Entered the transfer portal |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Zhuric Phelps | 1 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Midland, Texas | SMU |
| CJ Wilcher | 10 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Graduate student | Plainfield, New Jersey | Nebraska |
| Pharrel Payne | 21 | F/C | 6'9" | 250 | Junior | Cottage Grove, Minnesota | Minnesota |

### Recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| George Turkson Jr. SF | Lowell, Massachusetts | Bradford Christian Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 10, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Andre Mills SG | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | Brimmer and May School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 10, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Chris McDermott PF | Houston, Texas | Booker T. Washington High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2024 Texas A&M Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024. "2024 Texas A&M Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024. ||||||

## Preseason

On October 14, 2024 the SEC released their preseason media poll. Texas A&M was picked to finish fifth in the SEC regular season. Graduate guard Wade Taylor IV was named to the First Team All-SEC.

### SEC media poll

SEC media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | Alabama |
| 2 | Auburn |
| 3 | Tennessee |
| 4 | Arkansas |
| 5 | Texas A&M |
| 6 | Florida |
| 7 | Texas |
| 8 | Kentucky |
| 9 | Ole Miss |
| 10 | Mississippi State |
| 11 | South Carolina |
| 12 | Georgia |
| 13 | Missouri |
| 14 | LSU |
| 15 | Oklahoma |
| 16 | Vanderbilt |
Source

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 13 | at No. 4 Houston | L 64–79 | – | 18 – Taylor IV | 6 – Garcia | 2 – Garcia | Fertitta Center (5,981) Houston, TX |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 13 | at UCF | L 61–64 | 0–1 | 15 – Payne | 9 – Washington | 7 – Taylor IV | Addition Financial Arena (8,808) Orlando, FL |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 13 | East Texas A&M | W 87–55 | 1–1 | 18 – Phelps | 8 – Tied | 6 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (8,673) College Station, TX |
| November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 23 | Lamar | W 97–71 | 2–1 | 16 – Phelps | 9 – Garcia | 7 – Phelps | Reed Arena (7,195) College Station, TX |
| November 15, 2024* 8:00 p.m., SECN | No. 23 | No. 21 Ohio State | W 78–64 | 3–1 | 15 – Tied | 8 – Washington | 3 – Phelps | Reed Arena (11,658) College Station, TX |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 23 | Southern | W 71–54 | 4–1 | 17 – Taylor IV | 11 – Washington | 6 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (7,061) College Station, TX |
| November 26, 2024* 3:30 p.m., TBS | No. 20 | vs. Oregon Players Era Festival Power Tournament | L 70–80 | 4–2 | 20 – Phelps | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 27, 2024* 5:30 p.m., Max | No. 20 | vs. No. 21 Creighton Players Era Festival Power Tournament | W 77–73 | 5–2 | 18 – Taylor IV | 9 – Coleman III | 4 – Taylor IV | MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 30, 2024* 2:30 p.m., TruTV | No. 20 | vs. Rutgers Players Era Festival 5th place game | W 81−77 | 6–2 | 24 – Taylor IV | 6 – Tied | 5 – Taylor IV | MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV |
| December 3, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 22 | Wake Forest ACC–SEC Challenge | W 57−44 | 7–2 | 15 – Taylor IV | 16 – Garcia | 4 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (8,833) College Station, TX |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 22 | vs. Texas Tech Coast-to-Coast Challenge | W 72–67 | 8–2 | 19 – Taylor IV | 9 – Washington | 4 – Taylor IV | Dickies Arena (12,642) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 14, 2024* 11:00 a.m., CBS | No. 17 | vs. No. 11 Purdue Indy Classic | W 70–66 | 9–2 | 16 – Tied | 9 – Payne | 5 – Taylor IV | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (15,045) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 20, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | No. 12 | Houston Christian | W 77–45 | 10–2 | 19 – Hefner | 11 – Washington | 4 – Obaseki | Reed Arena (5,023) College Station, TX |
| December 28, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN | No. 13 | Abilene Christian | W 92–54 | 11–2 | 15 – Taylor IV | 10 – Phelps | 10 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (11,086) College Station, TX |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN | No. 13 | Texas Lone Star Showdown | W 80–60 | 12–2 (1–0) | 18 – Phelps | 10 – Washington | 4 – Phelps | Reed Arena (12,236) College Station, TX |
| January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN | No. 10 | at No. 17 Oklahoma | W 80–78 | 13–2 (2–0) | 34 – Phelps | 6 – Washington | 4 – Obaseki | Lloyd Noble Center (7,604) Norman, OK |
| January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 10 | No. 5 Alabama | L 88–94 | 13–3 (2–1) | 24 – Phelps | 11 – Coleman III | 3 – Phelps | Reed Arena (12,997) College Station, TX |
| January 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 11 | at No. 8 Kentucky | L 69–81 | 13–4 (2–2) | 21 – Phelps | 7 – Phelps | 2 – Phelps | Rupp Arena (20,039) Lexington, KY |
| January 18, 2025 7:30 p.m., SECN | No. 11 | LSU | W 68–57 | 14–4 (3–2) | 13 – Phelps | 7 – Tied | 6 – Phelps | Reed Arena (12,812) College Station, TX |
| January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 13 | at No. 16 Ole Miss | W 63–62 | 15–4 (4–2) | 14 – Phelps | 7 – Washington | 5 – Taylor IV | SJB Pavilion (10,008) Oxford, MS |
| January 25, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 13 | at Texas Lone Star Showdown | L 69–70 | 15–5 (4–3) | 15 – Taylor IV | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Moody Center (11,313) Austin, TX |
| January 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN | No. 13 | Oklahoma | W 75–68 | 16–5 (5–3) | 15 – Phelps | 11 – Payne | 3 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (9,379) College Station, TX |
| February 1, 2025 7:30 p.m., SECN | No. 13 | at South Carolina | W 76–72 | 17–5 (6–3) | 25 – Taylor IV | 8 – Coleman III | 3 – Phelps | Colonial Life Arena (12,856) Columbia, SC |
| February 8, 2025 2:30 p.m., SECN | No. 10 | at No. 15 Missouri | W 67–64 | 18–5 (7–3) | 20 – Payne | 16 – Coleman III | 3 – Tied | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN | No. 8 | Georgia | W 69–53 | 19–5 (8–3) | 17 – Washington | 6 – Coleman III | 6 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (9,283) College Station, TX |
| February 15, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN | No. 8 | Arkansas | W 69–61 | 20–5 (9–3) | 18 – Taylor IV | 9 – Phelps | 9 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (10,752) College Station, TX |
| February 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN | No. 7 | at No. 21 Mississippi State | L 54–70 | 20–6 (9–4) | 13 – Phelps | 10 – Garcia | 4 – Taylor IV | Humphrey Coliseum (9,313) Starkville, MS |
| February 22, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN | No. 7 | No. 6 Tennessee | L 69–77 | 20–7 (9–5) | 18 – Taylor IV | 11 – Phelps | 9 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (12,989) College Station, TX |
| February 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN | No. 12 | Vanderbilt | L 84–86 | 20–8 (9–6) | 23 – Payne | 11 – Garcia | 6 – Taylor IV | Reed Arena (9,287) College Station, TX |
| March 1, 2025 7:30 p.m., SECN | No. 12 | at No. 3 Florida College GameDay | L 70–89 | 20–9 (9–7) | 16 – Phelps | 8 – Payne | 1 – Tied | Exactech Arena (10,784) Gainesville, FL |
| March 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 22 | No. 1 Auburn | W 83–72 | 21–9 (10–7) | 19 – Phelps | 11 – Garcia | 5 – Garcia | Reed Arena (12,257) College Station, TX |
| March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., SECN | No. 22 | at LSU | W 66–52 | 22–9 (11–7) | 17 – Taylor IV | 10 – Coleman III | 2 – Obaseki | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,768) Baton Rouge, LA |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN/SECN | (5) No. 14 | vs. (13) Texas Second round | L 89–94 $^{2OT}$ | 22–10 | 29 – Taylor IV | 13 – Coleman III | 3 – Taylor IV | Bridgestone Arena (13,558) Nashville, TN |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 20, 2025* 6:25 p.m., TBS | (4 S) No. 19 | vs. (13 S) Yale First round | | | | | | Ball Arena Denver, CO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 13 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 19 | |
| Coaches | 15 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 18 | |