Texas A&M Aggies 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Preview
Aggie head coach Billy Kennedy had fans in College Station forgetting about football for a few months, and that’s hard to do in football-crazy school like A&M. Their 24-9 record and trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season was in large part thanks to an all-Big 12 front court of Khris Middleton and David Loubeau. As Middleton enters his possible final year (depending on the status of the NBA) and Loubeu finishes his senior season, there will be an impetus to make a far run in this year’s NCAAs.
The Middleton-Loubeau duo is will be buoyed by a strong supporting staff, including overall five of their top seven scorers from last year and two ESPNU 100 recruits entering the rotation, Jamal Branch and Jordan Green. Senior center Kourtney Roberson will have to replace the boards collected last year by the departed BJ Holmes to solidify the potential for the team that they showed so well in 2010-11.
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Location: College Station, Texas Stadium: Reed Arena Conference: Big 12 Conference Rivals: Texas Longhorns Mascot: Reveille
The Texas A&M Aggies basketball team has established itself in recent years as a real contender for Big 12 honors and NCAA Tournament success. Billie Gillespie, the Texas A&M Aggies’ coach until the recent hiring of Mark Turgeon, took A&M to the NIT quarterfinals, the second round of the NCAA Tournament and the Sweet Sixteen in the three seasons he coached. Gillespie’s success helped get him the prestigious head coaching job at the University of Kentucky. The 2006-2007 season was record breaking for Texas A&M, beating Kansas for the first time, and getting a #3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. A game at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas has become a tough challenge for visiting teams.
Texas A&M Aggies basketball history really begins in 1963 when Shelby Metcalf took over the team and immediately brought it to prominence in the Southwest Conference. Metcalf’s teams would win 6 conference titles, 2 conference tournament championships, and take the Texas A&M Aggies to 6 NCAA Tournament appearances and 4 trips to the NIT. Metcalf was famously fired for commenting that Texas A&M’s athletic director wasn’t “all that bright.” Between Metcalf’s firing in 1990 and the arrival of Billy Gillespie in 2004, the Texas A&M Aggies struggled mightily with a poor winning percentage, NCAA recruiting violations, and no trips to the NCAA Tournament.The Texas A&M Aggies play home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. The arena has a capacity of 12,500. With the help of a student group known as the “Reed Rowdies”, Texas A&M has recently managed to make their home court a tough place to play for visiting teams. The Texas A&M Aggies have a bright future competing within the Big 12 and in future NCAA Tournament play. Buy Texas A&M Aggies basketball tickets and witness a new era of success in College Station!
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