# 2013–14 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Billy Kennedy, who is in his third season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and will play in its second season as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

## Before the season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Elston Turner | 31 | G | 6'5" | 220 | RS Senior | Missouri City, Texas | Graduated |
| Jarod Jahns | 42 | F | 6'6" | 195 | RS Senior | Spring, Texas | Graduated |
| Ray Turner | 35 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Houston, Texas | Graduated |
| Keith Davis | 4 | C | 6'10" | 232 | Junior | Dallas, Texas | Left team |
| Daniel Alexander | 20 | F | 6'9" | 215 | RS Sophomore | Dripping Springs, Texas | Transferred to Grand Canyon |

### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tony Trocha PF | Houston, Texas | St. Thomas | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Nov 29, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Devante Fitzgerald SF | Stone Mountain, Georgia | Tucker | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 23, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Tavario Miller PF | Houston, Texas | Wheatley | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Nov 20, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| 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 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. "2013 Texas A&M Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. ||||||
In addition to the three high school recruits signed, head coach Billy Kennedy also received a commitment from junior college transfer Jamal Jones (Lee College), a small forward from Searcy, Arkansas.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 1* 7:00 pm | UT Permian Basin | W 80–70 | 0–0 | 13 – Harris | 8 – Space | 4 – Green | Reed Arena (4,122) College Station, Texas |
| Non-conference games |||||||||
| Nov 8* 7:00 pm, FSSW | Buffalo | W 82–58 | 1–0 | 15 – Green, Roberson | 11 – Roberson | 8 – Caruso | Reed Arena (4,969) College Station, Texas |
| Nov 11* 7:00 pm, FSSW | Mississippi Valley State | W 91–67 | 2–0 | 24 – Roberson | 10 – Roberson | 5 – Caruso | Reed Arena (4,240) College Station, Texas |
| Nov 15* 8:00 pm, FSSW | Rice | W 68–65 | 3–0 | 19 – Roberson | 9 – Roberson | 7 – Caruso | Reed Arena (4,816) College Station, Texas |
| Nov 19* 7:00 pm, FSSW | Prairie View A&M | W 75–65 | 4–0 | 15 – Caruso | 8 – Smith | 4 – Caruso, Harris | Reed Arena (4,194) College Station, Texas |
| Nov 24* 3:00 pm, FSSW | vs. Sam Houston State Corpus Christi Challenge | W 79–62 | 5–0 | 12 – Space | 9 – Space | 5 – Caruso | Reed Arena (4,218) College Station, Texas |
| Nov 26* 7:00 pm, FSSW | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Corpus Christi Challenge | W 88–55 | 6–0 | 18 – Jones | 7 – Roberson | 4 – Harris | Reed Arena (4,351) College Station, Texas |
| Nov 29* 9:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Missouri State Corpus Christi Challenge | L 67–73 | 6–1 | 16 – Roberson | 7 – Space | 3 – Caruso | American Bank Center (1,613) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Nov 30* 5:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. SMU Corpus Christi Challenge | L 52–55 | 6–2 | 12 – Fitzgerald | 10 – Roberson | 2 – Harris | American Bank Center (N/A) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Dec 4* 7:00 pm, ESPN3/FSSW | Houston | W 74–57 | 7–2 | 21 – Jones | 7 – Jones, Roberson | 6 – Green | Reed Arena (4,850) College Station, Texas |
| Dec 14* 7:00 pm, FSSW | McNeese State | W 73–60 | 8–2 | 16 – Jones | 5 – Jones | 7 – Caruso | Reed Arena (4,392) College Station, Texas |
| Dec 21* 6:15 pm, ESPNU | vs. Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 52–64 | 8–3 | 10 – Green | 13 – Roberson | 4 – Caruso | Toyota Center (N/A) Houston |
| Dec 31* 7:00 pm, FSSW | North Texas | L 41–61 | 8–4 | 10 – Caruso | 6 – Roberson | 2 – Caruso, Green | Reed Arena (4,564) College Station, Texas |
| Jan 4* 3:00 pm, FSSW | Texas–Pan American | W 63–46 | 9–4 | 16 – Jones | 10 – Roberson | 6 – Caruso | Reed Arena (5,278) College Station, Texas |
| Conference games |||||||||
| Jan 8 8:00 pm, FSSW | Arkansas | W 69–53 | 10–4 (1–0) | 17 – Fitzgerald | 8 – Jones | 11 – Caruso | Reed Arena (5,102) College Station, Texas |
| Jan 11 5:00 pm, FSSW | at Tennessee | W 57–56 | 11–4 (2–0) | 23 – Jones | 6 – Roberson | 8 – Caruso | Thompson–Boling Arena (18,079) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 15 7:00 pm, SEC TV | South Carolina | W 75–67 | 12–4 (3–0) | 22 – Jones | 4 – 3 tied | 7 – Caruso | Reed Arena (9,257) College Station, Texas |
| Jan 18 12:30 pm, SEC TV | at Mississippi State | L 72–81 $^{OT}$ | 12–5 (3–1) | 24 – Jones | 6 – Caruso | 4 – Caruso, Harris | Humphrey Coliseum (7,073) Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan 21 8:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 14 Kentucky | L 51–68 | 12–6 (3–2) | 12 – Caruso, Fitzgerald | 4 – Caruso, Smith | 3 – Caruso | Rupp Arena (22,634) Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 25 12:00 pm, ESPNU | Vanderbilt | L 55–66 | 12–7 (3–3) | 14 – Roberson | 10 – Roberson | 3 – Jones, Smith | Reed Arena (6,520) College Station, Texas |
| Jan 29 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at South Carolina | L 52–80 | 12–8 (3–4) | 9 – Jones, Smith | 5 – Harris, Jones | 2 – Caruso, Green, Harris, Space | Colonial Life Arena (9,950) Columbia, South Carolina |
| Feb 1 3:00 pm, SEC TV | at No. 3 Florida | L 36–69 | 12–9 (3–5) | 7 – Jones, Roberson | 7 – Roberson | 3 – Caruso | O'Connell Center (12,426) Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb 5 8:00 pm, CSS | Mississippi State | W 72–52 | 13–9 (4–5) | 20 – Jones | 7 – Jones | 10 – Caruso | Reed Arena (4,626) College Station, Texas |
| Feb 8 7:00 pm, CSS | at Georgia | L 50–62 | 13–10 (4–6) | 17 – Jones | 7 – Roberson | 1 – Caruso, Jones, McDonald | Stegeman Coliseum (5,831) Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 12 8:00 pm, CSS | LSU | W 83–73 | 14–10 (5–6) | 19 – Jones | 10 – Roberson | 4 – Smith | Reed Arena (4,782) College Station, Texas |
| Feb 15 12:30 pm, SEC TV | at Vanderbilt | L 54–57 $^{OT}$ | 14–11 (5–7) | 17 – Jones | 13 – Jones | 5 – Caruso | Memorial Gymnasium (9,059) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 20 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | Alabama | W 63–48 | 15–11 (6–7) | 19 – Jones | 12 – Space | 4 – Roberson, Space | Reed Arena (7,089) College Station, Texas |
| Feb 22 2:00 pm, ESPNU | Tennessee | W 68–65 $^{OT}$ | 16–11 (7–7) | 14 – Caruso, Jones | 7 – Space | 7 – Caruso | Reed Arena (6,432) College Station, Texas |
| Feb 26 7:00 pm, SEC TV | at LSU | L 49–68 | 16–12 (7–8) | 12 – Green | 8 – Roberson | 5 – Caruso | Maravich Center (7,689) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Mar 1 6:00 pm, FSSW | Ole Miss | W 71–60 | 17–12 (8–8) | 21 – Jones | 7 – Caruso | 9 – Caruso | Reed Arena (6,811) College Station, Texas |
| Mar 5 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Missouri | L 56–57 | 17–13 (8–9) | – – – | – – – | – – – | Mizzou Arena (–) Columbia, Missouri |
| Mar 8 3:00 pm, SEC TV | Auburn | L 64–69 | 17–14 (8–10) | – – – | – – – | – – – | Reed Arena (5,254) College Station, Texas |
| SEC tournament |||||||||
| Mar 13 12:00 pm, ABC/SECN | vs. Missouri Second round | L 83–91 $^{2OT}$ | 17–15 | 28 – Caruso | 8 – Caruso | 7 – Caruso | Georgia Dome (–) Atlanta |
| CBI |||||||||
| Mar 19* 7:00 pm, FCS Pacific | Wyoming First round | W 59–43 | 18–15 | 14 – Roberson | 11 – Space | 10 – Caruso | Reed Arena (2,346) College Station, Texas |
| Mar 24* 8:00 pm | at Illinois State Quarterfinals | L 55–62 | 18–16 | 15 – Space | 7 – Roberson | 6 – Caruso | Redbird Arena (3,251) Normal, Illinois |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||