# 2010–11 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Mark Turgeon returned for his fourth year as coach of the Aggies after renegotiating his contract to stay in College Station. The team played its home games in Reed Arena and are members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 12–6 in Big 12 play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Big 12 men's basketball tournament to their rival Texas. They received an at-large berth in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost in the second round to Florida State.

## Previous season

The Aggies finished the previous year with a 24–10 record and a second-round appearance in the NCAA tournament–one of only two programs in the country to win a game in the tournament each of the previous five years.

## Preseason
### Player departures

The Aggies will be without guard Donald Sloan and forward Bryan Davis, both of whom graduated as members of the winningest class in Texas A&M history, with 100 victories over four years. Guard Derrick Roland broke his tibia and fibula in a game on December 22, 2009, and missed the rest of the season. Although he used up his four years of NCAA athletic eligibility, he filed a medical redshirt appeal to get an extra year, but was denied.

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Daniel Alexander PF | Dripping Springs, Texas | Dripping Springs HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | May 13, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Keith Davis PF | DeSoto, Texas | Lee (ME) HS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Oct 5, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Kourtney Roberson C | Arcadia, Louisiana | Christian Life Center Academy (TX) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Jun 9, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Overall Recruiting Rankings: ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/10* 7:00 p.m. | | St. Mary's (Texas) | W 70–53 | 0–0 | Reed Arena (5,621) College Station, TX |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/10* 7:00 p.m. | | Alcorn State | W 88–56 | 1–0 | Reed Arena (7,010) College Station, TX |
| 11/15/10* 7:00 p.m., Southland TV | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 86–65 | 2–0 | American Bank Center (6,071) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 11/19/10* 7:00 p.m. | | Texas A&M International | W 77–46 | 3–0 | Reed Arena (7,741) College Station, TX |
| 11/25/10* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Boston College Old Spice Classic opening round | L 65–67 | 3–1 | HP Field House (3,018) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/26/10* 1:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Manhattan Old Spice Classic second round | W 74–45 | 4–1 | HP Field House (3,229) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/28/10* 10:00 a.m., ESPNU | | vs. No. 21 Temple Old Spice Classic consolation game | W 54–51 | 5–1 | HP Field House (N/A) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 12/02/10* 7:00 p.m., FSSW | | Stephen F. Austin | W 62–53 | 6–1 | Reed Arena (5,755) College Station, TX |
| 12/04/10* 7:00 p.m. | | Pacific | W 79–59 | 7–1 | Reed Arena (6,683) College Station, TX |
| 12/8/10* 7:00 p.m., FSSW | | Prairie View A&M | W 87–63 | 8–1 | Reed Arena (6,270) College Station, TX |
| 12/11/10* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 21 Washington Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | W 63–62 | 9–1 | Reed Arena (10,296) College Station, TX |
| 12/18/10* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 25 | vs. Arkansas The Showcase | W 72–61 $^{OT}$ | 10–1 | American Airlines Center (11,077) Dallas, TX |
| 12/21/10* 7:00 p.m., FSSW | No. 25 | Wagner | W 86–51 | 11–1 | Reed Arena (8,007) College Station, TX |
| 12/31/10* 3:00 p.m. | No. 18 | McNeese State | W 66–57 | 12–1 | Reed Arena (7,747) College Station, TX |
| 01/03/11* 7:00 p.m. | No. 16 | Nicholls State | W 66–55 | 13–1 | Reed Arena (7,432) College Station, TX |
| 01/08/11 3:00 p.m., Big 12 Network | No. 16 | at Oklahoma | W 69–51 | 14–1 (1–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (9,968) Norman, OK |
| 01/12/11 7:00 p.m., Big 12 Network | No. 14 | Oklahoma State | W 71–48 | 15–1 (2–0) | Reed Arena (12,310) College Station, TX |
| 01/15/11 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 14 | No. 15 Missouri | W 91–89 $^{OT}$ | 16–1 (3–0) | Reed Arena (11,005) College Station, TX |
| 01/19/11 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 11 | at No. 10 Texas Lone Star Showdown | L 61–80 | 16-2 (3–1) | Frank Erwin Center (16,734) Austin, TX |
| 01/22/11 1:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 11 | Kansas State | W 64–56 | 17–2 (4–1) | Reed Arena (12,715) College Station, TX |
| 01/29/11 1:00 p.m. | No. 13 | at Nebraska | L 48–57 | 17–3 (4–2) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,101) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/31/11 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 16 | No. 3 Texas Lone Star Showdown | L 49–69 | 17–4 (4–3) | Reed Arena (13,300) College Station, TX |
| 02/05/11 1:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 16 | Baylor Battle of the Brazos | L 74–76 $^{OT}$ | 17–5 (4–4) | Reed Arena (10,398) College Station, TX |
| 02/09/11 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 22 | at Colorado | W 73–70 $^{OT}$ | 18–5 (5–4) | Coors Events Center (7,517) Boulder, CO |
| 02/12/11 12:30 p.m., Big 12 Network | No. 22 | at Texas Tech | W 70–67 | 19–5 (6–4) | United Spirit Arena (9,091) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/16/11 7:00 p.m., Big 12 Network | No. 21 | Iowa State | W 71–66 | 20–5 (7–4) | Reed Arena (7,041) College Station, TX |
| 02/19/11 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 21 | at Oklahoma State | W 67–66 | 21–5 (8–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,234) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/23/11 6:30 p.m., FSSW | No. 21 | Oklahoma | W 61–47 | 22–5 (9–4) | Reed Arena (8,315) College Station, TX |
| 02/26/11 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 21 | at Baylor Battle of the Brazos | L 51–58 | 22–6 (9–5) | Ferrell Center (9,338) Waco, TX |
| 03/02/11 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 24 | at No. 2 Kansas | L 51–64 | 22–7 (9–6) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 03/05/11 12:30 p.m., Big 12 Network | No. 24 | Texas Tech | W 66–54 | 23–7 (10–6) | Reed Arena (12,377) College Station, TX |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| 03/10/11 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (3) | vs. (6) Missouri Big 12 Quarterfinals | W 86–71 | 24–7 | Sprint Center (18,910) Kansas City, MO |
| 03/11/11 8:30 p.m., Big 12 Network | (3) | vs. (2) No. 10 Texas Big 12 Semifinals | L 58–70 | 24–8 | Sprint Center (18,910) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 03/18/11* 3:10 p.m., TBS | (7 SW) No. 24 | vs. (10 SW) Florida State NCAA Second Round | L 50–57 | 24–9 | United Center (17,352) Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||